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VOL 2 NO 24 - THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015
rsquo s T e S e a s on
P h o t o b y
P e t e r B r a
d y
Little North Pole is Sunday BoutiquesTree LightingsSanta too
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By Katie McFadden
lsquowas the week before thelighting of the Little NorthPole as Joe Mure and friendsdedicated their time heartand soul hey double checked
decorations and hung eachlight with care knowing thatthe big day would soon bethere Finishing touches wereadded to Murersquos Neponsithome last weekend as he pre-pared for the biggest holidayevent on the peninsula heLittle North Pole featuringanimated holiday figures andtens of thousands of lights isset to illuminate for the seasonstarting with an unforgettableshow on Sunday December 6
Mure says this is the 20th year of the Little North PoleFor those not familiar with theannual holiday display Mureelaborately decorates hishome at 144-03 Neponsit Av-enue each year transformingit into a holiday wonderlandand he holds an extravagantlighting ceremony that fea-
tures food toys and local stu-dent performers to big nameacts all for a good cause ldquoWedo this for two reasons Oneto put a smile on every childrsquosface and give them a mem-
ory of the holidays that I tru-ly believe will last the rest oftheir lives and two to help aspecial group of children thatlive each and every day with
juvenile diabetesrdquo Mure saidhe big lighting event is free tothe community but each yearMure puts out donation boxesfor the Juvenile Diabetes Re-search Foundation to help acause that affects thousands ofchildren and his own family
Mure a Canarsie native anda criminal defense attorneyfirst started this tradition af-ter moving to Rockaway ldquoI
was hanging our first Christ-mas lights on our first homeon Beach 145th Street when Igot a phone call from a client
who was just arrested in SouthFlorida and he asked me tocome out there and help him
I left December 18 and spentChristmas in Florida with-out my family and was therefor six months After that I
decided I was never going tomiss Christmas again he fol-
Here Comes the Little North Pole
Continued on page 14
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Rockaway Rocks
Awareness
for Autism
NYFACrsquos 2nd
Annual ToyRun at the VFW
On Saturday December 12the Blue Bungalow is holdinga special event called Rocka-
wa y Ro cks Awa rene ss to ra is emoney for Autism Speaks heevent will take place from 12pm to 5 pm at the Blue Bun-galow (165 Beach 116th Street)James Gallinaro Quinn Breslinand several Rockaway children
will be holding a bak e sale anda Chinese auction during theevent to raise money for a dis-ease that one in 68 children inthe US are born with autismSeveral local businesses havealready donated raffle priz-es including Hot Yoga Rock-away Beach Picorsquos Sullivanamp Galleshaw Plum omatoesJamesons Polly amp Esther heBlue Bungalow Nurture U Mas-sage he Blue Bungalow Spahai Rock Umas Pure Body
iberios Surferkai designsCirorsquos Bakery and more
he Blue Bungalow has part-nered with hai Rock and otherlocal busineses for a pre-eventthat will help raise money forRockaway Rocks AwarenessOn hursday December 10 at7 pm local businesses likeLola Star Zingara Vint age PureBody Rockaway Summer Rock-away Gliders Polly amp Estherand others will hold a pop-upholiday shop at hai Rock (375Beach 92nd Street) hose whocanrsquot attend either event canmake a direct donation to thecause Checks can be made outto Autism Speaks Put ldquoRock-away Rocks Awarenessrdquo in thememo and mail checks to LizBreslin he Blue Bungalow165 Beach 116th Street Rocka-
way Park 11 69 4
lsquois the season of giving Grab anunwrapped toy and help make theholidays special for children in needas part of the NYFAC Foundationrsquos2nd Annual oy Run Starting at 1pm on Sunday December 6 allare invited to spread good cheer atthis toy drive Te ldquorunrdquo starts at theForest Park Bandshell Tose withmotorcycles classic cars or otherrides are encouraged to ride along to
the VFW Post 260 at 713 Shad CreekRoad in Broad Channel where there will be a celebration with food drinksand live music by Walker Hornungand the Brotherhood of the GrapeTe cost is $25 per bike but those
without one can head directly to the VFW and make a $20 donation ifthey like Te toy drivefundraiser ishosted by New York Families for Au-tistic Children ldquoItrsquos a good day and agood causerdquo Kevin Bautz of the VFWsaid Last year more than 200 bik-ers participated raising more than$3000 for NYFAC For more info callonia Cimino at 347-566-3122 x305
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B o o k Y o u r
H o l i d a y
P a r t i e s N o w
Kevin BoylePUBLISHEREDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Pat McVeighMANAGING DIRECTOR
Katie McFaddenASST EDITOR
Dylan WattonREPORTER
Fred Marino Frank ChimeraSALES
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Side EffectsStopping here is like tuning into
a V show ndash Irsquove got to remind
viewers what happened last weekbecause what I write isnrsquot memo-rable So anyway the doctor tellsme I probably have some infec-tion and donrsquot worry ldquo98 out 100timesrdquo therersquos no need to operate
What causes this infection inthe large intestine No one real-ly knows And then he says itrsquosan old wivesrsquo tale that peanutsor other nuts and seeds settle inthere and cause the problem Butitrsquos just a wivesrsquo tale
Do I confess to him that in theairport the night before my stom-ach pain started I wolfed down a
family-sized bag of peanuts And when I say family-sized I mean afamily of elephants
I bought the sack of peanutsand threw it over my shoulderthinking itrsquod be a good snackthroughout the 3-day trip to Flor-ida My son likes peanuts hersquodhelp me make a dent
he flight was supposed to takeoff around 630 but big shockit was delayed We hadnrsquot eatendinner and we were stuck in thatshould-we or shouldnrsquot-we try toeat before getting on the planeMy son said he wasnrsquot all that
hungry while chomping into aSalty amp Sweet granola barI opened the suitcase of Plant-
errsquos peanuts and grabbed my firsthandful
his would be my dinner Irsquollskip the peanuts on the plane
I really should have gotten aplate and a knife and fork be-cause I just kept going like i t wasit was Chinese all-you-can-eatbuffet Finally the Jetblue guyannounced something aboutthe plane just arriving and thattheyrsquod have to clean it beforeboarding ime for another
handful Peanuts are a healthy
option and Irsquom just being extrahealthy
And then I realize I better keepeating this bag of peanuts is toobig for carry-on So I kill the
whole bag I figure the worst thatcould happen is Irsquoll have a baddream about George WashingtonCarver
urns out I prove the old wivesrsquotale true I get some kind of bugthat 98 times out 100 doesnrsquot re-quire surgery 98 out of 100 likeI said last week are not the kindof odds I like Irsquom hoping the an-tibiotics work before Irsquom disem-boweled
I turn on the V hoping to take
my mind off an operation that Irsquomstarting to think is a done deal Inever win anything but thisrsquoll bethe one time they call my num-ber
So some commercial comeson about some new pill Itrsquos a60 second commercial with 55seconds devoted to the possibleside effects You got toe fungusherersquos a pill for that Yoursquoll havebeautiful toenails but you mightsuffer from diarrhea vomitinghigh fever dizziness vision prob-lems and severe depression Insome cases this wonder drug has
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Participatory Budgeting
for 2016 in Progress
By Dylan WattonTe participatory budget pro-
cess is underway once again Asmattering of residents gatheredat Peninsula Library on MondayNovember 30 for the second offour preliminary meetingsmdashorneighborhood awareness ses-sionsmdashto gather input fromcommunity members schoolrepresentatives civic associa-tions and more for ideas abouthow to spend $1 million in cap-ital funds allocated to Council-man Eric Ulrichrsquos 32nd DistrictRobert Schwach of Ulrichrsquos of-1047297ce led the meeting with thecouncilman joining a few min-utes after it commenced
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the backgroundof the participatory budget pro-cess and the types of projectsthat can be approved and putup for a vote ldquoTe credit is giv-en to a city in Brazil in 1989 andnow over 1500 cities in the worlduse participatory budgetingrdquo hesaid Most council members setaside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets butUlrich decided to set aside $2million and split the funds be-tween the northern half of hisdistrict (Ozone Park and othernearby Queens neighborhoods)and the southern half (most ofthe Rockaways and Broad Chan-nel) Ulrich had previously de-scribed Rockaway as ldquoa labora-tory for democracyrdquo since it wasone of the 1047297rst four places whereparticipatory budgeting was 1047297rsttested out in New York City
Only capital projects (ldquostuffrdquo inSchwachrsquos words) can be put upfor a vote meaning ideas such asmore staff in schools or higher sal-aries cannot be included Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least 1047297ve years and projectsmust exceed at least a $35000minimum for cost School-relatedproposals are bundled together toprevent competition between in-dividual schools
While the cityrsquos outline for theprocess calls for 1047297ve phases withmultiple steps Schwach saidthat Ulrichrsquos offi ce had chosento ldquostreamlinerdquo parts of the sys-tem due to strong and frequentparticipation from local civicgroups time constraints and ef-1047297ciency ldquoIn November and De-cember we will solicit proposalsfrom the community hostingand attending meetings that willexplain the programrdquo literatureprovided by Schwach read Ear-
ly next year volunteer budgetdelegates will be chosen to re-
view proposals with input fromcity agencies Te delegates willmake their 1047297nal decisions on 10-12 projects at the end of Febru-ary 2016 and by late March thecommunity will vote on theseto determine which ones willreceive funding Te top voteitems totaling $1 million in pro-
ject costs will win and be putinto the budget for next year
Ulrich and Schwach com-mended Rockaway and BroadChannelrsquos civic groups for theirstrong advocacy for projects im-portant to them ldquoExpectationsfor the community are very high
wanting everything done yes-terdayrdquo Ulrich said Schwachnoted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent1047297scal year were improvementsmade to Broad Channel roadsand parks following a major
voting push from organizationsand residents in that area (the
Continued on page 39
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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The attorneys are currently members of The New York State Bar Associationrsquos Elderlaw Trust amp Estates amp Real Estate Sections NAELA (National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys)
Attorney Advertisement
Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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Sadhana Gupta MD
Zoya Koroleva DO
Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
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Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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YOUR ONESTOP SHOP
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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firsthandrdquo
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to helping and supporting all those
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0 1
7 7 1 r t
By Katie McFadden
lsquowas the week before thelighting of the Little NorthPole as Joe Mure and friendsdedicated their time heartand soul hey double checked
decorations and hung eachlight with care knowing thatthe big day would soon bethere Finishing touches wereadded to Murersquos Neponsithome last weekend as he pre-pared for the biggest holidayevent on the peninsula heLittle North Pole featuringanimated holiday figures andtens of thousands of lights isset to illuminate for the seasonstarting with an unforgettableshow on Sunday December 6
Mure says this is the 20th year of the Little North PoleFor those not familiar with theannual holiday display Mureelaborately decorates hishome at 144-03 Neponsit Av-enue each year transformingit into a holiday wonderlandand he holds an extravagantlighting ceremony that fea-
tures food toys and local stu-dent performers to big nameacts all for a good cause ldquoWedo this for two reasons Oneto put a smile on every childrsquosface and give them a mem-
ory of the holidays that I tru-ly believe will last the rest oftheir lives and two to help aspecial group of children thatlive each and every day with
juvenile diabetesrdquo Mure saidhe big lighting event is free tothe community but each yearMure puts out donation boxesfor the Juvenile Diabetes Re-search Foundation to help acause that affects thousands ofchildren and his own family
Mure a Canarsie native anda criminal defense attorneyfirst started this tradition af-ter moving to Rockaway ldquoI
was hanging our first Christ-mas lights on our first homeon Beach 145th Street when Igot a phone call from a client
who was just arrested in SouthFlorida and he asked me tocome out there and help him
I left December 18 and spentChristmas in Florida with-out my family and was therefor six months After that I
decided I was never going tomiss Christmas again he fol-
Here Comes the Little North Pole
Continued on page 14
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Rockaway Rocks
Awareness
for Autism
NYFACrsquos 2nd
Annual ToyRun at the VFW
On Saturday December 12the Blue Bungalow is holdinga special event called Rocka-
wa y Ro cks Awa rene ss to ra is emoney for Autism Speaks heevent will take place from 12pm to 5 pm at the Blue Bun-galow (165 Beach 116th Street)James Gallinaro Quinn Breslinand several Rockaway children
will be holding a bak e sale anda Chinese auction during theevent to raise money for a dis-ease that one in 68 children inthe US are born with autismSeveral local businesses havealready donated raffle priz-es including Hot Yoga Rock-away Beach Picorsquos Sullivanamp Galleshaw Plum omatoesJamesons Polly amp Esther heBlue Bungalow Nurture U Mas-sage he Blue Bungalow Spahai Rock Umas Pure Body
iberios Surferkai designsCirorsquos Bakery and more
he Blue Bungalow has part-nered with hai Rock and otherlocal busineses for a pre-eventthat will help raise money forRockaway Rocks AwarenessOn hursday December 10 at7 pm local businesses likeLola Star Zingara Vint age PureBody Rockaway Summer Rock-away Gliders Polly amp Estherand others will hold a pop-upholiday shop at hai Rock (375Beach 92nd Street) hose whocanrsquot attend either event canmake a direct donation to thecause Checks can be made outto Autism Speaks Put ldquoRock-away Rocks Awarenessrdquo in thememo and mail checks to LizBreslin he Blue Bungalow165 Beach 116th Street Rocka-
way Park 11 69 4
lsquois the season of giving Grab anunwrapped toy and help make theholidays special for children in needas part of the NYFAC Foundationrsquos2nd Annual oy Run Starting at 1pm on Sunday December 6 allare invited to spread good cheer atthis toy drive Te ldquorunrdquo starts at theForest Park Bandshell Tose withmotorcycles classic cars or otherrides are encouraged to ride along to
the VFW Post 260 at 713 Shad CreekRoad in Broad Channel where there will be a celebration with food drinksand live music by Walker Hornungand the Brotherhood of the GrapeTe cost is $25 per bike but those
without one can head directly to the VFW and make a $20 donation ifthey like Te toy drivefundraiser ishosted by New York Families for Au-tistic Children ldquoItrsquos a good day and agood causerdquo Kevin Bautz of the VFWsaid Last year more than 200 bik-ers participated raising more than$3000 for NYFAC For more info callonia Cimino at 347-566-3122 x305
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Side EffectsStopping here is like tuning into
a V show ndash Irsquove got to remind
viewers what happened last weekbecause what I write isnrsquot memo-rable So anyway the doctor tellsme I probably have some infec-tion and donrsquot worry ldquo98 out 100timesrdquo therersquos no need to operate
What causes this infection inthe large intestine No one real-ly knows And then he says itrsquosan old wivesrsquo tale that peanutsor other nuts and seeds settle inthere and cause the problem Butitrsquos just a wivesrsquo tale
Do I confess to him that in theairport the night before my stom-ach pain started I wolfed down a
family-sized bag of peanuts And when I say family-sized I mean afamily of elephants
I bought the sack of peanutsand threw it over my shoulderthinking itrsquod be a good snackthroughout the 3-day trip to Flor-ida My son likes peanuts hersquodhelp me make a dent
he flight was supposed to takeoff around 630 but big shockit was delayed We hadnrsquot eatendinner and we were stuck in thatshould-we or shouldnrsquot-we try toeat before getting on the planeMy son said he wasnrsquot all that
hungry while chomping into aSalty amp Sweet granola barI opened the suitcase of Plant-
errsquos peanuts and grabbed my firsthandful
his would be my dinner Irsquollskip the peanuts on the plane
I really should have gotten aplate and a knife and fork be-cause I just kept going like i t wasit was Chinese all-you-can-eatbuffet Finally the Jetblue guyannounced something aboutthe plane just arriving and thattheyrsquod have to clean it beforeboarding ime for another
handful Peanuts are a healthy
option and Irsquom just being extrahealthy
And then I realize I better keepeating this bag of peanuts is toobig for carry-on So I kill the
whole bag I figure the worst thatcould happen is Irsquoll have a baddream about George WashingtonCarver
urns out I prove the old wivesrsquotale true I get some kind of bugthat 98 times out 100 doesnrsquot re-quire surgery 98 out of 100 likeI said last week are not the kindof odds I like Irsquom hoping the an-tibiotics work before Irsquom disem-boweled
I turn on the V hoping to take
my mind off an operation that Irsquomstarting to think is a done deal Inever win anything but thisrsquoll bethe one time they call my num-ber
So some commercial comeson about some new pill Itrsquos a60 second commercial with 55seconds devoted to the possibleside effects You got toe fungusherersquos a pill for that Yoursquoll havebeautiful toenails but you mightsuffer from diarrhea vomitinghigh fever dizziness vision prob-lems and severe depression Insome cases this wonder drug has
been known to cause cardiac ar-rest or suicidal thoughts In other words if you l ive --IF---your toes will look great
Oh boy I Google the drugs Irsquovebeen prescribed Do not drinkalcohol (even if a crush of familyshows up for hanksgiving) Pos-sible side effects include a longlist of unpleasant things includ-ing hallucinations and paranoiandash which might explain why I seea seven-foot peanut on my frontlawn and I think itrsquos staring at me
What ever happened to taketwo aspirin and call me in the
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Participatory Budgeting
for 2016 in Progress
By Dylan WattonTe participatory budget pro-
cess is underway once again Asmattering of residents gatheredat Peninsula Library on MondayNovember 30 for the second offour preliminary meetingsmdashorneighborhood awareness ses-sionsmdashto gather input fromcommunity members schoolrepresentatives civic associa-tions and more for ideas abouthow to spend $1 million in cap-ital funds allocated to Council-man Eric Ulrichrsquos 32nd DistrictRobert Schwach of Ulrichrsquos of-1047297ce led the meeting with thecouncilman joining a few min-utes after it commenced
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the backgroundof the participatory budget pro-cess and the types of projectsthat can be approved and putup for a vote ldquoTe credit is giv-en to a city in Brazil in 1989 andnow over 1500 cities in the worlduse participatory budgetingrdquo hesaid Most council members setaside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets butUlrich decided to set aside $2million and split the funds be-tween the northern half of hisdistrict (Ozone Park and othernearby Queens neighborhoods)and the southern half (most ofthe Rockaways and Broad Chan-nel) Ulrich had previously de-scribed Rockaway as ldquoa labora-tory for democracyrdquo since it wasone of the 1047297rst four places whereparticipatory budgeting was 1047297rsttested out in New York City
Only capital projects (ldquostuffrdquo inSchwachrsquos words) can be put upfor a vote meaning ideas such asmore staff in schools or higher sal-aries cannot be included Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least 1047297ve years and projectsmust exceed at least a $35000minimum for cost School-relatedproposals are bundled together toprevent competition between in-dividual schools
While the cityrsquos outline for theprocess calls for 1047297ve phases withmultiple steps Schwach saidthat Ulrichrsquos offi ce had chosento ldquostreamlinerdquo parts of the sys-tem due to strong and frequentparticipation from local civicgroups time constraints and ef-1047297ciency ldquoIn November and De-cember we will solicit proposalsfrom the community hostingand attending meetings that willexplain the programrdquo literatureprovided by Schwach read Ear-
ly next year volunteer budgetdelegates will be chosen to re-
view proposals with input fromcity agencies Te delegates willmake their 1047297nal decisions on 10-12 projects at the end of Febru-ary 2016 and by late March thecommunity will vote on theseto determine which ones willreceive funding Te top voteitems totaling $1 million in pro-
ject costs will win and be putinto the budget for next year
Ulrich and Schwach com-mended Rockaway and BroadChannelrsquos civic groups for theirstrong advocacy for projects im-portant to them ldquoExpectationsfor the community are very high
wanting everything done yes-terdayrdquo Ulrich said Schwachnoted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent1047297scal year were improvementsmade to Broad Channel roadsand parks following a major
voting push from organizationsand residents in that area (the
Continued on page 39
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
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718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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no pets pay all utilities
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pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
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Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
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bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ce
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Y
Ne
ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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By Katie McFadden
lsquowas the week before thelighting of the Little NorthPole as Joe Mure and friendsdedicated their time heartand soul hey double checked
decorations and hung eachlight with care knowing thatthe big day would soon bethere Finishing touches wereadded to Murersquos Neponsithome last weekend as he pre-pared for the biggest holidayevent on the peninsula heLittle North Pole featuringanimated holiday figures andtens of thousands of lights isset to illuminate for the seasonstarting with an unforgettableshow on Sunday December 6
Mure says this is the 20th year of the Little North PoleFor those not familiar with theannual holiday display Mureelaborately decorates hishome at 144-03 Neponsit Av-enue each year transformingit into a holiday wonderlandand he holds an extravagantlighting ceremony that fea-
tures food toys and local stu-dent performers to big nameacts all for a good cause ldquoWedo this for two reasons Oneto put a smile on every childrsquosface and give them a mem-
ory of the holidays that I tru-ly believe will last the rest oftheir lives and two to help aspecial group of children thatlive each and every day with
juvenile diabetesrdquo Mure saidhe big lighting event is free tothe community but each yearMure puts out donation boxesfor the Juvenile Diabetes Re-search Foundation to help acause that affects thousands ofchildren and his own family
Mure a Canarsie native anda criminal defense attorneyfirst started this tradition af-ter moving to Rockaway ldquoI
was hanging our first Christ-mas lights on our first homeon Beach 145th Street when Igot a phone call from a client
who was just arrested in SouthFlorida and he asked me tocome out there and help him
I left December 18 and spentChristmas in Florida with-out my family and was therefor six months After that I
decided I was never going tomiss Christmas again he fol-
Here Comes the Little North Pole
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Rockaway Rocks
Awareness
for Autism
NYFACrsquos 2nd
Annual ToyRun at the VFW
On Saturday December 12the Blue Bungalow is holdinga special event called Rocka-
wa y Ro cks Awa rene ss to ra is emoney for Autism Speaks heevent will take place from 12pm to 5 pm at the Blue Bun-galow (165 Beach 116th Street)James Gallinaro Quinn Breslinand several Rockaway children
will be holding a bak e sale anda Chinese auction during theevent to raise money for a dis-ease that one in 68 children inthe US are born with autismSeveral local businesses havealready donated raffle priz-es including Hot Yoga Rock-away Beach Picorsquos Sullivanamp Galleshaw Plum omatoesJamesons Polly amp Esther heBlue Bungalow Nurture U Mas-sage he Blue Bungalow Spahai Rock Umas Pure Body
iberios Surferkai designsCirorsquos Bakery and more
he Blue Bungalow has part-nered with hai Rock and otherlocal busineses for a pre-eventthat will help raise money forRockaway Rocks AwarenessOn hursday December 10 at7 pm local businesses likeLola Star Zingara Vint age PureBody Rockaway Summer Rock-away Gliders Polly amp Estherand others will hold a pop-upholiday shop at hai Rock (375Beach 92nd Street) hose whocanrsquot attend either event canmake a direct donation to thecause Checks can be made outto Autism Speaks Put ldquoRock-away Rocks Awarenessrdquo in thememo and mail checks to LizBreslin he Blue Bungalow165 Beach 116th Street Rocka-
way Park 11 69 4
lsquois the season of giving Grab anunwrapped toy and help make theholidays special for children in needas part of the NYFAC Foundationrsquos2nd Annual oy Run Starting at 1pm on Sunday December 6 allare invited to spread good cheer atthis toy drive Te ldquorunrdquo starts at theForest Park Bandshell Tose withmotorcycles classic cars or otherrides are encouraged to ride along to
the VFW Post 260 at 713 Shad CreekRoad in Broad Channel where there will be a celebration with food drinksand live music by Walker Hornungand the Brotherhood of the GrapeTe cost is $25 per bike but those
without one can head directly to the VFW and make a $20 donation ifthey like Te toy drivefundraiser ishosted by New York Families for Au-tistic Children ldquoItrsquos a good day and agood causerdquo Kevin Bautz of the VFWsaid Last year more than 200 bik-ers participated raising more than$3000 for NYFAC For more info callonia Cimino at 347-566-3122 x305
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Pat McVeighMANAGING DIRECTOR
Katie McFaddenASST EDITOR
Dylan WattonREPORTER
Fred Marino Frank ChimeraSALES
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Side EffectsStopping here is like tuning into
a V show ndash Irsquove got to remind
viewers what happened last weekbecause what I write isnrsquot memo-rable So anyway the doctor tellsme I probably have some infec-tion and donrsquot worry ldquo98 out 100timesrdquo therersquos no need to operate
What causes this infection inthe large intestine No one real-ly knows And then he says itrsquosan old wivesrsquo tale that peanutsor other nuts and seeds settle inthere and cause the problem Butitrsquos just a wivesrsquo tale
Do I confess to him that in theairport the night before my stom-ach pain started I wolfed down a
family-sized bag of peanuts And when I say family-sized I mean afamily of elephants
I bought the sack of peanutsand threw it over my shoulderthinking itrsquod be a good snackthroughout the 3-day trip to Flor-ida My son likes peanuts hersquodhelp me make a dent
he flight was supposed to takeoff around 630 but big shockit was delayed We hadnrsquot eatendinner and we were stuck in thatshould-we or shouldnrsquot-we try toeat before getting on the planeMy son said he wasnrsquot all that
hungry while chomping into aSalty amp Sweet granola barI opened the suitcase of Plant-
errsquos peanuts and grabbed my firsthandful
his would be my dinner Irsquollskip the peanuts on the plane
I really should have gotten aplate and a knife and fork be-cause I just kept going like i t wasit was Chinese all-you-can-eatbuffet Finally the Jetblue guyannounced something aboutthe plane just arriving and thattheyrsquod have to clean it beforeboarding ime for another
handful Peanuts are a healthy
option and Irsquom just being extrahealthy
And then I realize I better keepeating this bag of peanuts is toobig for carry-on So I kill the
whole bag I figure the worst thatcould happen is Irsquoll have a baddream about George WashingtonCarver
urns out I prove the old wivesrsquotale true I get some kind of bugthat 98 times out 100 doesnrsquot re-quire surgery 98 out of 100 likeI said last week are not the kindof odds I like Irsquom hoping the an-tibiotics work before Irsquom disem-boweled
I turn on the V hoping to take
my mind off an operation that Irsquomstarting to think is a done deal Inever win anything but thisrsquoll bethe one time they call my num-ber
So some commercial comeson about some new pill Itrsquos a60 second commercial with 55seconds devoted to the possibleside effects You got toe fungusherersquos a pill for that Yoursquoll havebeautiful toenails but you mightsuffer from diarrhea vomitinghigh fever dizziness vision prob-lems and severe depression Insome cases this wonder drug has
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Participatory Budgeting
for 2016 in Progress
By Dylan WattonTe participatory budget pro-
cess is underway once again Asmattering of residents gatheredat Peninsula Library on MondayNovember 30 for the second offour preliminary meetingsmdashorneighborhood awareness ses-sionsmdashto gather input fromcommunity members schoolrepresentatives civic associa-tions and more for ideas abouthow to spend $1 million in cap-ital funds allocated to Council-man Eric Ulrichrsquos 32nd DistrictRobert Schwach of Ulrichrsquos of-1047297ce led the meeting with thecouncilman joining a few min-utes after it commenced
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the backgroundof the participatory budget pro-cess and the types of projectsthat can be approved and putup for a vote ldquoTe credit is giv-en to a city in Brazil in 1989 andnow over 1500 cities in the worlduse participatory budgetingrdquo hesaid Most council members setaside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets butUlrich decided to set aside $2million and split the funds be-tween the northern half of hisdistrict (Ozone Park and othernearby Queens neighborhoods)and the southern half (most ofthe Rockaways and Broad Chan-nel) Ulrich had previously de-scribed Rockaway as ldquoa labora-tory for democracyrdquo since it wasone of the 1047297rst four places whereparticipatory budgeting was 1047297rsttested out in New York City
Only capital projects (ldquostuffrdquo inSchwachrsquos words) can be put upfor a vote meaning ideas such asmore staff in schools or higher sal-aries cannot be included Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least 1047297ve years and projectsmust exceed at least a $35000minimum for cost School-relatedproposals are bundled together toprevent competition between in-dividual schools
While the cityrsquos outline for theprocess calls for 1047297ve phases withmultiple steps Schwach saidthat Ulrichrsquos offi ce had chosento ldquostreamlinerdquo parts of the sys-tem due to strong and frequentparticipation from local civicgroups time constraints and ef-1047297ciency ldquoIn November and De-cember we will solicit proposalsfrom the community hostingand attending meetings that willexplain the programrdquo literatureprovided by Schwach read Ear-
ly next year volunteer budgetdelegates will be chosen to re-
view proposals with input fromcity agencies Te delegates willmake their 1047297nal decisions on 10-12 projects at the end of Febru-ary 2016 and by late March thecommunity will vote on theseto determine which ones willreceive funding Te top voteitems totaling $1 million in pro-
ject costs will win and be putinto the budget for next year
Ulrich and Schwach com-mended Rockaway and BroadChannelrsquos civic groups for theirstrong advocacy for projects im-portant to them ldquoExpectationsfor the community are very high
wanting everything done yes-terdayrdquo Ulrich said Schwachnoted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent1047297scal year were improvementsmade to Broad Channel roadsand parks following a major
voting push from organizationsand residents in that area (the
Continued on page 39
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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The attorneys are currently members of The New York State Bar Associationrsquos Elderlaw Trust amp Estates amp Real Estate Sections NAELA (National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys)
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
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HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
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Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
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Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
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92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
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SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
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203 Beach 113th Street
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4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
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COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
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am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
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7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
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12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
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different restaurants $10
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SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
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See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
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Tuesdays730 pm
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Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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Rockaway Rocks
Awareness
for Autism
NYFACrsquos 2nd
Annual ToyRun at the VFW
On Saturday December 12the Blue Bungalow is holdinga special event called Rocka-
wa y Ro cks Awa rene ss to ra is emoney for Autism Speaks heevent will take place from 12pm to 5 pm at the Blue Bun-galow (165 Beach 116th Street)James Gallinaro Quinn Breslinand several Rockaway children
will be holding a bak e sale anda Chinese auction during theevent to raise money for a dis-ease that one in 68 children inthe US are born with autismSeveral local businesses havealready donated raffle priz-es including Hot Yoga Rock-away Beach Picorsquos Sullivanamp Galleshaw Plum omatoesJamesons Polly amp Esther heBlue Bungalow Nurture U Mas-sage he Blue Bungalow Spahai Rock Umas Pure Body
iberios Surferkai designsCirorsquos Bakery and more
he Blue Bungalow has part-nered with hai Rock and otherlocal busineses for a pre-eventthat will help raise money forRockaway Rocks AwarenessOn hursday December 10 at7 pm local businesses likeLola Star Zingara Vint age PureBody Rockaway Summer Rock-away Gliders Polly amp Estherand others will hold a pop-upholiday shop at hai Rock (375Beach 92nd Street) hose whocanrsquot attend either event canmake a direct donation to thecause Checks can be made outto Autism Speaks Put ldquoRock-away Rocks Awarenessrdquo in thememo and mail checks to LizBreslin he Blue Bungalow165 Beach 116th Street Rocka-
way Park 11 69 4
lsquois the season of giving Grab anunwrapped toy and help make theholidays special for children in needas part of the NYFAC Foundationrsquos2nd Annual oy Run Starting at 1pm on Sunday December 6 allare invited to spread good cheer atthis toy drive Te ldquorunrdquo starts at theForest Park Bandshell Tose withmotorcycles classic cars or otherrides are encouraged to ride along to
the VFW Post 260 at 713 Shad CreekRoad in Broad Channel where there will be a celebration with food drinksand live music by Walker Hornungand the Brotherhood of the GrapeTe cost is $25 per bike but those
without one can head directly to the VFW and make a $20 donation ifthey like Te toy drivefundraiser ishosted by New York Families for Au-tistic Children ldquoItrsquos a good day and agood causerdquo Kevin Bautz of the VFWsaid Last year more than 200 bik-ers participated raising more than$3000 for NYFAC For more info callonia Cimino at 347-566-3122 x305
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Dylan WattonREPORTER
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Side EffectsStopping here is like tuning into
a V show ndash Irsquove got to remind
viewers what happened last weekbecause what I write isnrsquot memo-rable So anyway the doctor tellsme I probably have some infec-tion and donrsquot worry ldquo98 out 100timesrdquo therersquos no need to operate
What causes this infection inthe large intestine No one real-ly knows And then he says itrsquosan old wivesrsquo tale that peanutsor other nuts and seeds settle inthere and cause the problem Butitrsquos just a wivesrsquo tale
Do I confess to him that in theairport the night before my stom-ach pain started I wolfed down a
family-sized bag of peanuts And when I say family-sized I mean afamily of elephants
I bought the sack of peanutsand threw it over my shoulderthinking itrsquod be a good snackthroughout the 3-day trip to Flor-ida My son likes peanuts hersquodhelp me make a dent
he flight was supposed to takeoff around 630 but big shockit was delayed We hadnrsquot eatendinner and we were stuck in thatshould-we or shouldnrsquot-we try toeat before getting on the planeMy son said he wasnrsquot all that
hungry while chomping into aSalty amp Sweet granola barI opened the suitcase of Plant-
errsquos peanuts and grabbed my firsthandful
his would be my dinner Irsquollskip the peanuts on the plane
I really should have gotten aplate and a knife and fork be-cause I just kept going like i t wasit was Chinese all-you-can-eatbuffet Finally the Jetblue guyannounced something aboutthe plane just arriving and thattheyrsquod have to clean it beforeboarding ime for another
handful Peanuts are a healthy
option and Irsquom just being extrahealthy
And then I realize I better keepeating this bag of peanuts is toobig for carry-on So I kill the
whole bag I figure the worst thatcould happen is Irsquoll have a baddream about George WashingtonCarver
urns out I prove the old wivesrsquotale true I get some kind of bugthat 98 times out 100 doesnrsquot re-quire surgery 98 out of 100 likeI said last week are not the kindof odds I like Irsquom hoping the an-tibiotics work before Irsquom disem-boweled
I turn on the V hoping to take
my mind off an operation that Irsquomstarting to think is a done deal Inever win anything but thisrsquoll bethe one time they call my num-ber
So some commercial comeson about some new pill Itrsquos a60 second commercial with 55seconds devoted to the possibleside effects You got toe fungusherersquos a pill for that Yoursquoll havebeautiful toenails but you mightsuffer from diarrhea vomitinghigh fever dizziness vision prob-lems and severe depression Insome cases this wonder drug has
been known to cause cardiac ar-rest or suicidal thoughts In other words if you l ive --IF---your toes will look great
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Participatory Budgeting
for 2016 in Progress
By Dylan WattonTe participatory budget pro-
cess is underway once again Asmattering of residents gatheredat Peninsula Library on MondayNovember 30 for the second offour preliminary meetingsmdashorneighborhood awareness ses-sionsmdashto gather input fromcommunity members schoolrepresentatives civic associa-tions and more for ideas abouthow to spend $1 million in cap-ital funds allocated to Council-man Eric Ulrichrsquos 32nd DistrictRobert Schwach of Ulrichrsquos of-1047297ce led the meeting with thecouncilman joining a few min-utes after it commenced
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the backgroundof the participatory budget pro-cess and the types of projectsthat can be approved and putup for a vote ldquoTe credit is giv-en to a city in Brazil in 1989 andnow over 1500 cities in the worlduse participatory budgetingrdquo hesaid Most council members setaside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets butUlrich decided to set aside $2million and split the funds be-tween the northern half of hisdistrict (Ozone Park and othernearby Queens neighborhoods)and the southern half (most ofthe Rockaways and Broad Chan-nel) Ulrich had previously de-scribed Rockaway as ldquoa labora-tory for democracyrdquo since it wasone of the 1047297rst four places whereparticipatory budgeting was 1047297rsttested out in New York City
Only capital projects (ldquostuffrdquo inSchwachrsquos words) can be put upfor a vote meaning ideas such asmore staff in schools or higher sal-aries cannot be included Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least 1047297ve years and projectsmust exceed at least a $35000minimum for cost School-relatedproposals are bundled together toprevent competition between in-dividual schools
While the cityrsquos outline for theprocess calls for 1047297ve phases withmultiple steps Schwach saidthat Ulrichrsquos offi ce had chosento ldquostreamlinerdquo parts of the sys-tem due to strong and frequentparticipation from local civicgroups time constraints and ef-1047297ciency ldquoIn November and De-cember we will solicit proposalsfrom the community hostingand attending meetings that willexplain the programrdquo literatureprovided by Schwach read Ear-
ly next year volunteer budgetdelegates will be chosen to re-
view proposals with input fromcity agencies Te delegates willmake their 1047297nal decisions on 10-12 projects at the end of Febru-ary 2016 and by late March thecommunity will vote on theseto determine which ones willreceive funding Te top voteitems totaling $1 million in pro-
ject costs will win and be putinto the budget for next year
Ulrich and Schwach com-mended Rockaway and BroadChannelrsquos civic groups for theirstrong advocacy for projects im-portant to them ldquoExpectationsfor the community are very high
wanting everything done yes-terdayrdquo Ulrich said Schwachnoted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent1047297scal year were improvementsmade to Broad Channel roadsand parks following a major
voting push from organizationsand residents in that area (the
Continued on page 39
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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The attorneys are currently members of The New York State Bar Associationrsquos Elderlaw Trust amp Estates amp Real Estate Sections NAELA (National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys)
Attorney Advertisement
Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
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Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
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Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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YOUR ONESTOP SHOP
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ankingCutting
so you cann event t atts you up for a
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a en
e u
or
ce
-
-
Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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Side EffectsStopping here is like tuning into
a V show ndash Irsquove got to remind
viewers what happened last weekbecause what I write isnrsquot memo-rable So anyway the doctor tellsme I probably have some infec-tion and donrsquot worry ldquo98 out 100timesrdquo therersquos no need to operate
What causes this infection inthe large intestine No one real-ly knows And then he says itrsquosan old wivesrsquo tale that peanutsor other nuts and seeds settle inthere and cause the problem Butitrsquos just a wivesrsquo tale
Do I confess to him that in theairport the night before my stom-ach pain started I wolfed down a
family-sized bag of peanuts And when I say family-sized I mean afamily of elephants
I bought the sack of peanutsand threw it over my shoulderthinking itrsquod be a good snackthroughout the 3-day trip to Flor-ida My son likes peanuts hersquodhelp me make a dent
he flight was supposed to takeoff around 630 but big shockit was delayed We hadnrsquot eatendinner and we were stuck in thatshould-we or shouldnrsquot-we try toeat before getting on the planeMy son said he wasnrsquot all that
hungry while chomping into aSalty amp Sweet granola barI opened the suitcase of Plant-
errsquos peanuts and grabbed my firsthandful
his would be my dinner Irsquollskip the peanuts on the plane
I really should have gotten aplate and a knife and fork be-cause I just kept going like i t wasit was Chinese all-you-can-eatbuffet Finally the Jetblue guyannounced something aboutthe plane just arriving and thattheyrsquod have to clean it beforeboarding ime for another
handful Peanuts are a healthy
option and Irsquom just being extrahealthy
And then I realize I better keepeating this bag of peanuts is toobig for carry-on So I kill the
whole bag I figure the worst thatcould happen is Irsquoll have a baddream about George WashingtonCarver
urns out I prove the old wivesrsquotale true I get some kind of bugthat 98 times out 100 doesnrsquot re-quire surgery 98 out of 100 likeI said last week are not the kindof odds I like Irsquom hoping the an-tibiotics work before Irsquom disem-boweled
I turn on the V hoping to take
my mind off an operation that Irsquomstarting to think is a done deal Inever win anything but thisrsquoll bethe one time they call my num-ber
So some commercial comeson about some new pill Itrsquos a60 second commercial with 55seconds devoted to the possibleside effects You got toe fungusherersquos a pill for that Yoursquoll havebeautiful toenails but you mightsuffer from diarrhea vomitinghigh fever dizziness vision prob-lems and severe depression Insome cases this wonder drug has
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morning
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Participatory Budgeting
for 2016 in Progress
By Dylan WattonTe participatory budget pro-
cess is underway once again Asmattering of residents gatheredat Peninsula Library on MondayNovember 30 for the second offour preliminary meetingsmdashorneighborhood awareness ses-sionsmdashto gather input fromcommunity members schoolrepresentatives civic associa-tions and more for ideas abouthow to spend $1 million in cap-ital funds allocated to Council-man Eric Ulrichrsquos 32nd DistrictRobert Schwach of Ulrichrsquos of-1047297ce led the meeting with thecouncilman joining a few min-utes after it commenced
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the backgroundof the participatory budget pro-cess and the types of projectsthat can be approved and putup for a vote ldquoTe credit is giv-en to a city in Brazil in 1989 andnow over 1500 cities in the worlduse participatory budgetingrdquo hesaid Most council members setaside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets butUlrich decided to set aside $2million and split the funds be-tween the northern half of hisdistrict (Ozone Park and othernearby Queens neighborhoods)and the southern half (most ofthe Rockaways and Broad Chan-nel) Ulrich had previously de-scribed Rockaway as ldquoa labora-tory for democracyrdquo since it wasone of the 1047297rst four places whereparticipatory budgeting was 1047297rsttested out in New York City
Only capital projects (ldquostuffrdquo inSchwachrsquos words) can be put upfor a vote meaning ideas such asmore staff in schools or higher sal-aries cannot be included Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least 1047297ve years and projectsmust exceed at least a $35000minimum for cost School-relatedproposals are bundled together toprevent competition between in-dividual schools
While the cityrsquos outline for theprocess calls for 1047297ve phases withmultiple steps Schwach saidthat Ulrichrsquos offi ce had chosento ldquostreamlinerdquo parts of the sys-tem due to strong and frequentparticipation from local civicgroups time constraints and ef-1047297ciency ldquoIn November and De-cember we will solicit proposalsfrom the community hostingand attending meetings that willexplain the programrdquo literatureprovided by Schwach read Ear-
ly next year volunteer budgetdelegates will be chosen to re-
view proposals with input fromcity agencies Te delegates willmake their 1047297nal decisions on 10-12 projects at the end of Febru-ary 2016 and by late March thecommunity will vote on theseto determine which ones willreceive funding Te top voteitems totaling $1 million in pro-
ject costs will win and be putinto the budget for next year
Ulrich and Schwach com-mended Rockaway and BroadChannelrsquos civic groups for theirstrong advocacy for projects im-portant to them ldquoExpectationsfor the community are very high
wanting everything done yes-terdayrdquo Ulrich said Schwachnoted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent1047297scal year were improvementsmade to Broad Channel roadsand parks following a major
voting push from organizationsand residents in that area (the
Continued on page 39
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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The attorneys are currently members of The New York State Bar Associationrsquos Elderlaw Trust amp Estates amp Real Estate Sections NAELA (National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys)
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
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HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
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Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
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Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
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92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
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SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
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203 Beach 113th Street
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COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
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am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
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7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
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See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
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Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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Participatory Budgeting
for 2016 in Progress
By Dylan WattonTe participatory budget pro-
cess is underway once again Asmattering of residents gatheredat Peninsula Library on MondayNovember 30 for the second offour preliminary meetingsmdashorneighborhood awareness ses-sionsmdashto gather input fromcommunity members schoolrepresentatives civic associa-tions and more for ideas abouthow to spend $1 million in cap-ital funds allocated to Council-man Eric Ulrichrsquos 32nd DistrictRobert Schwach of Ulrichrsquos of-1047297ce led the meeting with thecouncilman joining a few min-utes after it commenced
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the backgroundof the participatory budget pro-cess and the types of projectsthat can be approved and putup for a vote ldquoTe credit is giv-en to a city in Brazil in 1989 andnow over 1500 cities in the worlduse participatory budgetingrdquo hesaid Most council members setaside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets butUlrich decided to set aside $2million and split the funds be-tween the northern half of hisdistrict (Ozone Park and othernearby Queens neighborhoods)and the southern half (most ofthe Rockaways and Broad Chan-nel) Ulrich had previously de-scribed Rockaway as ldquoa labora-tory for democracyrdquo since it wasone of the 1047297rst four places whereparticipatory budgeting was 1047297rsttested out in New York City
Only capital projects (ldquostuffrdquo inSchwachrsquos words) can be put upfor a vote meaning ideas such asmore staff in schools or higher sal-aries cannot be included Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least 1047297ve years and projectsmust exceed at least a $35000minimum for cost School-relatedproposals are bundled together toprevent competition between in-dividual schools
While the cityrsquos outline for theprocess calls for 1047297ve phases withmultiple steps Schwach saidthat Ulrichrsquos offi ce had chosento ldquostreamlinerdquo parts of the sys-tem due to strong and frequentparticipation from local civicgroups time constraints and ef-1047297ciency ldquoIn November and De-cember we will solicit proposalsfrom the community hostingand attending meetings that willexplain the programrdquo literatureprovided by Schwach read Ear-
ly next year volunteer budgetdelegates will be chosen to re-
view proposals with input fromcity agencies Te delegates willmake their 1047297nal decisions on 10-12 projects at the end of Febru-ary 2016 and by late March thecommunity will vote on theseto determine which ones willreceive funding Te top voteitems totaling $1 million in pro-
ject costs will win and be putinto the budget for next year
Ulrich and Schwach com-mended Rockaway and BroadChannelrsquos civic groups for theirstrong advocacy for projects im-portant to them ldquoExpectationsfor the community are very high
wanting everything done yes-terdayrdquo Ulrich said Schwachnoted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent1047297scal year were improvementsmade to Broad Channel roadsand parks following a major
voting push from organizationsand residents in that area (the
Continued on page 39
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
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718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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no pets pay all utilities
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pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
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Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
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bayside restaurants $439000
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This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
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417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
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4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
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What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Wounded Warrior Project
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COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
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St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
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See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
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For boys ages 6-10
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ankingCutting
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or
ce
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Y
Ne
ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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Te Rockaway imes has a newsleeker look starting this weekEvery page has color and is print-ed on somewhat heavier paperstock Te paper is now the samesize as Te Daily News Te ab-let Queens Courier and others
And the paper is now being print-ed at the Daily News plant in Jer-sey City Te move saves us somemoney which now allows us toexpand our door-to-door deliv-ery Knock Knock RockawayBeach
Te tickets are in the mail StJohnrsquos Basketball tickets that is
We really did pull the names outof hat Congrats to the lucky win-ners Joseph Foye Nancy Corrig-an Will Deher Mike Carey JaneCanner Maureen Quigley RichieMikell Jack Weber Bob Killianand Margaret Guzzo Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway If yousent in your name but werenrsquotselected your odds are increasedthe next time around
If yoursquore not one to go near thebeach after Labor Day you might
want to know what yoursquore miss-ing Whales are still being spottednot far off shore
Oh and you can still see modelsin photo shoots wearing clotheslike itrsquos the middle of July
Te Boyle-Donohue family got alittle exotic for Tanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destina-tion holiday When the numbersgrew too large for the house theyrented out Grassy Point in BroadChannel What a great place
And some of the family rented aubridy house right on the water
As Peter Mahon might say in hiscolumn Broad Channel - -whyhave Tanksgiving anywhere else
Good with your camera phone
Have a killer Canon Well wipe
off the lens and start clicking TeRockaway imes will be hold-ing its 1047297rst ever Rockaway PhotoExpo photo contest Tere willbe cash prizes and the winner willget his or her photo on our frontpage Stay tuned for details JohnCori is in charge
Just ahead Saturday December12 (from noon to 6 pm) is theaste of Rockaway Beach whichhas become a fun fun canrsquot-miss day in Rockaway Tis timearound 15 establishments arepart of the fun at which you makethe rounds enjoying sample foodand drinks at local places icketscan be picked up at any of the par-ticipating places for $10 (a steal)in advance Te day of ticketscost $15 (still a steal) Te Rock-away Beach Civic Association willbe holding their annual HolidaySeason Ceremony the same day
starting at 330 pm in front of Pen-insula Library
Friday December 4 is the Beach116th Street Christmas reeLighting Entertainment and re-freshments will be part of the fes-tivities And we hear a guy in a redsuit will make an appearance
Itrsquos not just your imagination itgets dark ridiculously early TisTursday the sun sets at 428 pm
As we get closer to December 21the days get even shorter as sun-rise comes later But look at thebright side the sun sets at 431 onDecember 21 a whopping threemore minutes of daylight in theafternoon
Happy Birthday to Mike Green-stein aka Mighty Atom Junior
who turns 95 on December 6 Asa spry 93-year-old Mike pulleda car with his teeth at the 116thStreet Fall Festival delightinghundreds of people He stoppedby Te Rockaway imes booth his
week and hersquos still going strong
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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no pets pay all utilities
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pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
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122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
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MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
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Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
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bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
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bull
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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Uncle Louie G rsquos of
hellipand of course our premium
whorsquos unclehellip
Overpass Reopens Happy Holidays from Beach116th Street
Te new Rockaway Point Boule- vard overpass between Rockawayand Fort ilden was completed justbefore Tanksgiving
On Wednesday November 25the new overpass before the MarineParkway Bridge was reopened raf-1047297c was shifted from the temporaryoverpass which had been in servicesince the spring when contractorserected it adjacent to the originaloverpass Te temporary structureallowed rebuilding to proceed with-out loss of traffi c capacity and withminimal impact
Te $139 million project award-ed to John Picone Construction anddesigner KS Engineers in January
2015 employed the designbuildmethod of construction effective-ly accelerating the work and con-densing it into one season ratherthan several ldquoIrsquom pleased to say
we made good on our promise toreopen the permanent overpass byTanksgivingrdquo William McCannDirector of Bridges South said
Replacement of the old overpassroadway built in 1967 was neces-sary Te concrete roadway slab andsupporting steel had suffered dete-rioration from the salty sea-air envi-ronment Te new overpass featuresa galvanized steel superstructureand new concrete deck and otherupgrades such as safety impact de-
vices and guiderails on the rampsand roadways leading to it
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights will be added beneath the overpassand on light poles Remaining workunder this contract will entail reha-bilitation of the nearby Jacob RiisPedestrian Path
Te temporary overpass will bedemolished before the end of the
year Tis work will require one fullovernight closure of the MarineParkway Bridge with detours tothe Cross Bay Veterans MemorialBridge except for emergency vehi-cles and the Q35 bus
Te largest shopping corridor onthe west end is getting in the spiritof the holidays Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmastree and Hanukkah Menorah light-ings this weekend
On Friday December 4 from 4pm to 6 pm all are welcome to
join in front of the 1047297rehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive cele-bration and tree lighting Tere willbe performances by Mrs ElainersquosSchool of Dance the St Francis deSales Choir JUMP Dance Schoolthe St Camillus Catholic Acad-emy Choir and the PSMS 114glee club Tere will be some guestspeakers and of course the biggestguest of all Santa Claus will makean appearance Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate willbe served and guests can get specialcoupons for holiday shopping at thestores on the block
With the 1047297rst night of Hanukkah
just two days later Beach 116th willhold its annual Menorah Light-ing celebration from 4 to 6 pm onSunday December 6 Tis eventcosponsored with West End em-ple and emple Beth El will alsoinclude complimentary refresh-ments music and holiday shop-ping coupons will be available Tisevent will be held near RockawayBeach Boulevard
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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no pets pay all utilities
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122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
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no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
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MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
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Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
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bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
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718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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no pets pay all utilities
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pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
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What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
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Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
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COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
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St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
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SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
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SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
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375 Beach 92nd Street
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12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
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Tuesdays730 pm
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Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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thethis
ankingCutting
so you cann event t atts you up for a
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e u
or
ce
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Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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The Lazer Speaks
Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk althoughI am sure that was fun And no
not the drinking and drugs talka hard one in a town like Rock-away his is the ldquomoney talkrdquo
You know the one where you areliterally pulling your hair outof your head because your kidsdonrsquot understand that the treein the backyard actually doesnrsquotsprout 100-dollar bills
Maybe itrsquos a millennial thingNot sure about Gen-Xrsquoers butcertainly baby-boomers under-stand that itrsquos more importantfor money to be coming into anaccount rather than going out If
you are bles sed enough to have
children then you have probablygotten to that point where theyneed to go out into the world andearn a living No easy task thesedays he United States seemsto have moved from its agrarianroots through its industrial agezipping right past the serviceeconomy to land fully into thedigital economy What does thatmean Damned if I know except
itrsquos harder than ever to find a joba profession a career
If the kiddos are lucky enoughto land a job it may or may not
come with benefits hings likehealth insurance a pension a401k or 403b plan maybe evenlife insurance Some tradition-al jobs like fireman policemannurse and teacher come withalmost all these things althoughnot in great abundance Other
jobs have some but not all of theabove
So why is all this important Well it turns out that pare nts arethe ones who fill the gap hingslike co-signing for apartmentsand cars subsidizing part of therent paying for cell phone plans
paying for grad school all takethe place of paying for grammarhigh school and college
Itrsquos not easy but there aresome things the kids can start tolearn to take control of their fi-nances and help out really basicthings of personal finance that
will help them and their pare ntstremendously now and in the fu-ture he first is this have a life
plan A life plan is really nothingmore than a set of goals for your
own life Itrsquos kinda like a busi-ness plan for your life It can besimple really college soul matefamily home career retirementhose are milestones that re-quire a plan to accomplish thembut first you have to decide whatit is you really want out of life Iknow heavy stuff but really stuff
you know alre ady but just hav-enrsquot written down Write it down
and do it every year to see if itchanges
Once you have your goals setthen itrsquos a matter of financing
your own drea ms Not mom ordad or the government but youthatrsquos right I am talking to youmillennial people - how are yougoing to get from point A to pointB A job is a great start Somepeople work multiple jobs sometake jobs knowing that it rsquos not forthem but itrsquos a means to an endto the job or life y ou really want
When you start dow n this path you begi n to realize that person-al budgeting plays a huge role inlife You simply write down allthe cash that comes in and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over hatsimple exercise defines where you ca n live and what y ou can af-ford If you are conservative youshould have something left overhis is where it gets tricky be-cause you have to decide what todo with the left over cash Sayingthat you have to save it is too sim-
Continued on page 11
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plistic You need to reward your-self and so you should spend iton yourself but some needs togo to fund your dreams ndash boththe short and long term ones
In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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W a lk - In s A r e We l c om e - N o A p o in t me n ts N e c es s ar y
Sadhana Gupta MD
Zoya Koroleva DO
Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
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What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ce
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Y
Ne
ot
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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In this digital age millennialsprobably donrsquot keep checkbookshey probably have automaticpayments from their accountsfor the items they spend moneyon his is what the world tells usto do you know save a tree Butthe folks telling you that donrsquottell you that they take the moneyimmediately out of your account
while the checks you deposit takedays to clear hatrsquos called reversefloat he bank has your mon-ey before you get yours Writingchecks imposes a certain disci-pline because you have to look atthe bills coming in and pay themIn this way you know exactly howmuch is going out and can controlit hat float works in your favor
If you have been working for a whil e you probab ly have been of-fered credit cards here is a dif-ference between American Ex-press and say Visa he formermust be paid immediately whilethe latter allows you to pay overtime Itrsquos important to know t his
he next Rockaway Beach Civ-ic Association meeting will meetat the Knights of Columbus (333Beach 90th Street) at 7 pm on
Wedne sday Decembe r 9 On
the agenda is an informationalpresentation about Project Res-toration here will also be adiscussion about ParticipatoryBudgeting for the use of $1 mil-lion toward capital projects inDistrict 32 under CouncilmanEric Ulrich Guests will have achance to identify some capitalprojects for Rockaway Beachidentify some of the locations
where voti ng will take plac e andcan sign up as volunteers to help
with the project here will alsobe an update from the November30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handballcourts at Beach 103rd and Beach105th and the performance spaceon Beach 94th Street he Civic
will also talk about th e upcomingholiday lighting on December 12and people will have an opportu-nity to sign up as volunteers Anyother concerns about RockawayBeach may also be discussed
In what may come as a relief tomany Belle Harbor and Neponsitresidents the Parks Department an-
nounced that they have decided tosuspend Phase 6 proposals for thebeach access plan AssemblymanPhilip Goldfeder shared the news onhis Facebook page For several weeksmembers of those communities hadexpressed concern and frustrationover the plan to install ADA-com-plaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches128 132 137 142 and 147th StreetsTe ramps were described as intru-sive costly and unnecessary
Due to the suspension of the Phase6 plans mobimats will once again beinstalled at each beach access be-tween Beach 127th and 149th Streets
Residents have professed their pref-erence for the ramps for their con- venience and unobtrusiveness
ldquoI want to thank all the communityleaders and residents who attendedthe meetings to ensure that our beachis not only accessible to everyone butalso representative of the families
who live in the communityrdquo Gold-feder said
LAZERContinued from page 10
RBCA MeetingWednesday
Mobimatsto Return to
Beaches for 2016
when the bil ls co me oday AMcards or debit cards are easy toswipe at almost every store But
when you do this the moneycomes right out here is some-thing to be said about carryingcash and spending only what youhave
If you are in a job that doesnrsquothave a pension it is so importantto fund your retirement If you
would like to stop working at somepoint it would be unrealistic tothink that Social Security will fund
your dreams So you need to con-tribute to a plan that will accumu-late tax-free over a lifetime
Should you have health insur-ance Well itrsquos the law now youhave to have health insurance inthe United States or they tax youmore Te only good coming out ofObamacare is that kids can be cov-ered through their 26th year Butif you are past that point you needto initiate coverage through work
And if your work doesnrsquot providethat itrsquos Obamacare then
Why am I going on about thisBecause I donrsquot think that schoolsteach personal 1047297nance anymoreand I think that our future is in thehands of our kids and the morethey know the better off we all willbe So I ask you have you had thetalk with your kids yet Our futuredepends upon it
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0 1 8 2 9 R T
The attorneys are currently members of The New York State Bar Associationrsquos Elderlaw Trust amp Estates amp Real Estate Sections NAELA (National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys)
Attorney Advertisement
Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
Rentals Rentals
Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
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The attorneys are currently members of The New York State Bar Associationrsquos Elderlaw Trust amp Estates amp Real Estate Sections NAELA (National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys)
Attorney Advertisement
Breezy Point Puts Wind to UseBy Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnrsquot calledldquobreezyrdquo for nothing Now thoseocean winds at the tip of the pen-insula are being put to work Aspart of a pilot project a wind and
solar powered street lamp is nowbeing put to the test on Beach208th Street
In early November Governor Andrew Cuomo shot down a planto install a deepwater Liquid Nat-ural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority hasbeen considering turning it intoa wind farm Part of Cuomorsquosreasoning for vetoing the pro-
ject was so the wind farm whichsome consider to be a more envi-ronmentally safe energy option
could be developed in that area without being impacted No de- velopments have been made asfar as that project goes but thetown of Breezy Point isnrsquot hesi-tating to take advantage of an un-derused resource
On November 18 a wirelesssolar and wind-powered street-light was installed on Beach 208thStreet as part of a pilot projectTe technology comes from Ire-land-based company Airsynergy
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy LLC in2013 to manufacture and sell itstechnology in the United Statesand the Caribbean Airsynergydirector and co-founder Adri-an Kelly had tweeted a photo ofthe new product in Breezy Pointon November 18 saying it wasthe ldquo4th US Airsynergy turbine togo up in the last three daysrdquo Teproduct being used in the pilotprogram in Breezy Point is calledthe Aris Wind Remote Power Unit(RPU) Off-Grid WindSolar Light-ing Solution Airsynergy productshave been used in Ireland and arenow being marketed and tested inthe United States and the Carib-bean for the 1047297rst time
Due to the strategic location ofBreezy Point which is suscepti-ble to windy conditions and un-blocked sun exposure the com-pany proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative gen-eral manager Arthur Lighthall
According to a knowledgeablesource Co-op management met
with technical representatives ofthe company to review the prod-uct and the co-oprsquos Board of Di-rectors approved the product tobe tested on site Te product willbe tested for six months and willrecord data so the company candetermine how effective it is at nocost to the co-op If all goes welland the product proves to be ben-e1047297cial it could be something thatis used more regularly in BreezyPoint as the community makesan effort to become more ldquogreenrdquothe source said
Te product is a light pole thatcan function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind tur-bine and solar panel Te solarpanel runs the product duringthe day and the wind turbine can
Continued on page 13718 945 5885
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
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no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
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Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
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Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ankingCutting
so you cann event t atts you up for a
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a en
e u
or
ce
-
-
Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
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718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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power it during the night but with winds an almost constant factorin Breezy Point the wind turbinealone can power the product Teproduct also comes with a batterythat can store enough energy to
power the lamp for 1047297ve days inthe event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight making it usefulin situations like in the days afterHurricane Sandy
Te Aris Wind website says theproduct is a 30-foot 300w capaci-ty light pole that contains no wiresas it doesnrsquot need to be connectedto a power grid meaning it could
work well in a remote area such asthe beach where power lines arehard to reach Te product alsocontains USB ports so a personcan use it to charge their elec-tronic devices According to oursource the pilot product containsa data logger to record how muchenergy is generated in BreezyPoint and the product can becontrolled remotely meaning itcan be turned on or off manually
Visually the product might sparksome mixed reviews After all a
BREEZYContinued from page 12
wind turbine is something not of-ten seen in urban communitiesHowever some might appreciatethe modern look
Such technology doesnrsquot comecheap Our source said the onlydownside of the product is thecurrent price Following thestudy the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing inTe price could come down if theproduct proves to be bene1047297cialand there is a higher demand forit Wind and solar powered lampscould become a permanent 1047297x-ture in places like Breezy Point oranywhere around the peninsulaor the country
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light Aris Wind is planning to launchlarger products in the UnitedStates in 2016 according to its
website A larger 44-foot off-gridor grid-tied wind turbine prod-uct called otal Energy Solution(ES) available in early 2016could be used to power smallhomes and small businesses Inmid-2016 Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on themarket Te 45-foot tower couldpower schools farms municipalbuildings and more
Te Broad Channel ChristmasLight Fundraiser was a bright suc-cess Te Christmas lights are of-1047297cially up along Cross Bay Boule-
vard thanks to some help from afundraiser coordinated by Stepha-
nie Wagner Four hundred tickets were sold as part of a raffl e for a$5000 top prize and all sold out OnFriday November 20 the BungalowBar hosted a party where the win-ners of the raffle were announced
he top $5000 prize went toJames Shea Stephanie Wagnerhad sold the winning ticket whichearned her $500 A $1000 secondprize went to Shannon Barr-Jack-owski Te $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson erence ubridy wonthe 5th prize of $250 Pat HanningCindy Mangan Debbie Lonnborgthe Broad Channel Volunteer FireDepartment and Alana Davidsoneach won $100
he event and successful raffle was made possible by Stephanie Wagner Margaret Wagner AshleyKeane Monique Henglein Alli-son Zeller Mary Kay Francavil-la Ellen Cuomo Ginger OrsquoHareDanielle McMahon and JennyMurray DJ Paddy ubs of DJrsquos
Work donated his time to providemusic and entertainment at theBungalow Bar which hosted theevent and offered drink specialsall evening
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Bayswater Players To Perform GreaseItrsquos Grease lightning In the
mood for a good show Te Bay-swater Players Community Teat-er Performers will be presentingldquoGreaserdquo on Saturdays December5 12 and January 9 and 16 at 800PM and on Sundays December
6 13 and January 10 17 at 300pm All performances are at theBayswater Jewish Center Teaterlocated at 2355 Healy Avenue inFar Rockaway For ticket informa-tion please call Michael Gliner at516-239-9500
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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Sadhana Gupta MD
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Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
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718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
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Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
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12 pm to 4 pm
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92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
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COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
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St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
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lowing year I started to deco-rate and I figured it would bea good way to help a specialcause that was important tome so we started decoratingand raising money for juve-
nile diabetes researchrdquo Murerecalled He then carried onthe tradition at his most recenthome on Neponsit Avenue
he Little North Pole eventhas gotten bigger and evolvedover the years but it has al-
ways been done for a goodcause ldquoIt has grown Wersquoveexpanded Wersquove added newstuff and wersquove repaired someold stuff and it gets expen-sive but none of the expens-es come out of the money weraiserdquo Mure said Mure saysbetween an annual cocktaildinner fundraiser and dona-tions from the Little NorthPole he raised $170000 last
year and more than $2 millionin the nearly 20 years that hehas been doing this Most ofthe money raised has gone toJDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile dia-betes have also benefittedldquoWe started research projectsat SUNY Downstate MedicalCenter and the Naomi BerrieDiabetes Center at ColumbiaPresbyterian and we were ableto start the first childrenrsquos dia-betic center in Queens at Pen-insula Hospital when it wasstill openrdquo he said
Mure has also donatedmoney to non-diabetes re-lated causes after significant
events ldquoAfter 911 we started
the Rockaway Childrenrsquos Fundto raise money for local kidsthat lost a parent in the Worldrade Center attacks or dur-ing the crash of Flight 587rdquo hesaid After Hurricane SandyMure scaled down the eventand didnrsquot focus so much onraising money but any money
raised that year went to somelocal families who neededhelp after the hurricane and tofamilies impacted by the trag-ic shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-mentary in Newtown C
As always this yearrsquos eventis expected to be a big one asup to 4000 people are antici-pated here will be plenty offood entertainment and goodcheer to go around he pre-show starts at 2 pm on Sunday
wit h music and dance perfor-mances by local groups likePS 114 PS 317 he Scholarsrsquo
Academy JUMP Dance the Adelphi Academy of Brook-lyn Steps Ahead Dance Stu-dio the Fazio Dance CenterLouise Benes Dance Groupand more he big show startsat 3 pm with performancesby solo singers and groupslike Dani Dante DominiMonroe Adrianna LouiseJames Johnson the duetDeep the trio New Shadesof Soul CNR rilogy and fa-
mous tenor Christopher Mac-chio here will also be somebig name performers w ho hadradio hits like Lucas PrataGeorge Lamond and FranceJolie Sopranos star ony Sir-ico will also pay a visit and the
whole event wil l be hosted byGoumba Johnny and Joe Cau-si who usually broadcast itlive on WCBS 1011 FM heactual lighting is expected totake place around sundown
As always the biggest guestof all Santa Claus will make aspecial entrance to deliver toysto all of the children in attend-ance Tanks to a collection bythe Marine oys for ots foun-dation every child gets a toy atthe end of the event Everyonein attendance is also treated tofree food and drinks All of thefood is donated from places likethe Soup Nazi Grimaldirsquos Piz-za Vetro La Villa Pizza UnorsquosRagtime Matteorsquos Applebeesand more
For the 1047297rst time the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday ldquoOur MC and manyof our performers had prior en-gagements that Saturday butalso itrsquos the 1047297rst night of Ha-nukkah We wanted everyoneto come out and celebrate to-gether We plan on lighting the1047297rst candle of the menorah be-fore we light up the house thatnightrdquo Mure said
ldquoI hope that everyone fromRockaway comes out because
we have some great food agreat show that will be en-
joyed by not only the childrenbut by every adult toys for the
kids and our hope and plan isto put a smile on everyonersquosfacerdquo Mure said
he following day Mure will do it all again for a largegroup of special needs chil-dren from eight differentschools and later that nightfor the St Camillus SpecialOlympics he Little NorthPole will remain lit into Jan-uary Guests are encouragedto leave a donation in the boxoutside Murersquos home or on-line at www2jdrforggotolittlenorthpole
NORH POLEContinued from page 3
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Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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no pets pay all utilities
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120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
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122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
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MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
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Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
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bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
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bull
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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Sadhana Gupta MD
Zoya Koroleva DO
Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
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417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
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With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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YOUR ONESTOP SHOP
Enterprise amp HertzRental Cars Available
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ankingCutting
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a en
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or
ce
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Y
Ne
ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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Sadhana Gupta MD
Zoya Koroleva DO
Stanislav Kaminyar DOAlla Buzinover DO
By Peter Mahon
he Atlantic Basinrsquos 2015Hurricane Season came to aclose this past Monday aftergenerating a total of 11 namedstorms four of which becamehurricanes hankfully noneof these storms impacted ourarea here in Broad ChannelOf course now is the time we
all start to look forward to whatthe 2015-16 winter season willbring NOAA is predicting wet-ter-than-average conditions inthe Southern ier of the Unit-ed States from central andsouthern California across
exas to Florida and up theEast Coast to southern NewEngland Above-average tem-peratures are favored acrossmuch of the western and thenorthern half of the contigu-ous United States NOAArsquos sea-sonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstormsmay hit or provide total sea-sonal snowfall accumulationsSnow forecasts are dependentupon the strength and track of
winter storms which are gen-erally not predictable morethan a week in advance but wecan all assume there will be atleast one or two norrsquoeastersthat will ultimately visit ourarea
his week in higher ed-ucation saw the ldquowe ne-ed a safe space becausee v e r y t h i n g - i s - o f f e n s i v e rdquo
brand of campus activismstrike a new low Students atthe University of Minnesotarecently voted down a pro-posed moment of silence for911 victims due to concernsthat Muslim students would be
offended One self-describedldquoDirector of Diversityrdquo studentgovernment representativeexplained ldquoThe passing ofthis resolution might make anunsafe space for students oncampus as holding a momentof recognition over a trage-dy committed by non-whiteperpetrators could increaseracist and islamophobic at-titudes which are alreadyalive and well on campusrdquo Ofcourse I believe that collegestudents have a right to bephysically safe but they mostcertainly do not have a rightto be protected and shieldedfrom ideas thoughts or imag-es that might make them feeluncomfortable or heaven for-bid cause them to think forthemselves Unfortunately Iam also starting to believe that
many of our institutions ofhigher learning appear to bechurning out a generation ofelitist young people who mis-takenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount tothat of our Constitutionrsquos First
Amendment guarantee of freespeech
A very special thank you toour friends Diane and Dan-ny over on Walton Road whoinvited our family to sharehanksgiving dinner withthem last week he holidayfeast was absolutely memora-ble consisting of a pre-dinnercheese platter courtesy of mylovely wife Grace with overeight different types of from-age surrounded by avocadoradishes and apple followedby a main course of a deliciousturkey a green bean salad withmushrooms and onions that
was to die for fried cauliflow-er mashed potatoes yams (orsweet potatoes I never couldtell the differencehellipif there
Weather Or Not
Continued on page 38
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
Rentals Rentals
Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
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am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
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For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
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Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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Gifted a Present for Rockaway Art LoversBy Dylan Watton
Te white walls were lined with sailboats and surfers anda fat man in a kiddie pool Darkphotographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to im-pressionism-in1047298uenced pondsand blowing leaves suspend-ed in canvas At the Rockaway
Artists Alliancersquos (RAA) Gift-ed exhibit these and more ofthe best works from several ofthe organizationrsquos members
were showcased at the sudio6 gallery in Fort ilden Te ex-hibitrsquos opening ceremony washeld on Sunday November 29
Te reception was attendedby many of the artists being ex-hibited in the show and mem-bers of the public RAA Presi-dent Dan Guarino thanked allof the members and maestrosfor participating and organiz-ing the event saying ldquoIrsquom surethese walls would be intriguing
without your art but you helpmake it come aliverdquo Also inattendance was Adrienne On-
ofri who wrote a book entitled Walking Queens which covers walking tours throughout theborough including three inRockaway
Maryann McEvoy and ReneeRadenberg are board membersfor the RAA and curated Giftedalong with a panel of other art-ists ldquoTis is an annual showrdquoRadenberg said adding that ithas been held for roughly 15
years ldquoWe try to pick two worksfrom each artist that are similarto each other Terersquos no sub-
ject and no theme to the exhi-bitionrdquo McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases worksfrom each artist that submitspaintings photographs or
whatever other medium theychoose ldquoItrsquos called Gifted toencourage people to buy thepieces for the holidaysrdquo she
addedTe Pool was painted by John
Hedderson who said that hehad been painting ldquosince get-ting the measles when I waslike 12rdquo Te tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in anin1047298atable pool on the beach
with seabirds and an NYPDhelicopter soaring overheadand the Marine Parkway Bridgein the background ldquoI was
walking on the beach and ba-sically saw him in a swimmingpool made for kidsrdquo Hedder-son said ldquoI thought it was oddand hilarious I took a photoand showed it my daughter
who said that he was the fatherof her best friend o me itrsquos areal iconic 1047297gurerdquo
Jessica Schulman showcasedtwo of her photos as part ofGifted Te Marine Park-nativetook pictures of 1047298owers in a na-ture preserve in the Brooklynneighborhood then used Pho-toshop to enhance the lines
Continued on page 18
Art at Te Gifted Exhibit
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0 1 8 1 0 R T
around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
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HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
Rentals Rentals
Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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0 1 8 1 0 R T
around the 1047298owers and darkenthe backgrounds Her currentstylistic choice is a long wayremoved from the Kodak BabyBrownie she used in her youthldquoI do nature photography of-
tenrdquo she said Of the 1047298owersone in striking green and pur-ple (Tistle 1) and one in 1047297eryred and yellow (Marsh Flow-
er) she explained ldquoTey werethere And theyrsquore different Ithink both of them were justpurerdquo
Perhaps the most uniquestyle of art was presented byStephen Cohen His pieces
Witch amp Vampire and Moth-er amp Child consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtackson a black background Co-hen asserted that the tissue
wou ld fall to the floor andhe would present the resultas is ldquoherersquos no tweakingno tampering no fiddling Itturns out I thought I discov-ered a new art form but psy-chologists have been using itfor yearsrdquo he said referring tothe Rorschach inkblot tests
Gail Levine went on a tripto Israel over the summerand was struck by the color-ful beauty of a rock formationin a nature reserve part of theNegev desert ldquohe image Ihad was of a rainbow in thedesertrdquo she said o Levine arainbow symbolized the pro-gress that needed to be madeto rid Israel and the MiddleEast of the pervasive violence
that has plagued the regionfor decades ldquoA rainbow is anot a wall and it doesnrsquot di-
vide or separaterdquo Her travelsinspired Levine to create twopiecesmdashthe watercolor Rain-bow in the Desert and the col-lage Rainbow in the DesertConnecting wo Peoples Inthe latter Levine insertedthe words ldquoUnitesrdquo ldquoIsraelisrdquo
and ldquoPalestiniansrdquo somewhatclandestinely ldquoItrsquos my hopethat the beauty in the desertcan connect the two peoplesrdquoshe explained
he Gifted exhibition willbe open on Saturdays andSundays from 12 pm to 4pm until December 20 atsudio 6 It is free and open tothe public
GIFED
Continued from previous page 17
Gail Levine were among those who presented
Steve Cohen shows his workusing tissues
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
Rentals Rentals
Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula Wom-en A large number of local busi-
nesses and organizations areowned and operated by femalesor female co-owners And theydeserve recognition As part ofan ongoing series the Rockawayimes is pro1047297ling local female en-trepreneurs each week Tis weekis Lisa Jackson owner of Rocka-way Properties
Over the past 1047297ve years LisaJackson has led a successfulall-female real estate empirecalled Rockaway Properties
From a young age Jacksonknew she wanted to work in realestate ldquoI started working for realestate when I was 18 I was a re-ceptionist at this offi ce on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I ad-mired the broker and the agentsand I always just found it veryinteresting I enjoy looking athouses I enjoy meeting peopleI enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stressrdquo Jackson joked She wenton to obtain her real estate li-cense at age 20 However Jack-son also found success in other
1047297elds ldquoI was a manager of an in-surance company on Wall StreetI started out supervising the mailroom and I worked my way up tomanager of the companyrdquo
When Jackson got pregnant with her daughter Katie shedecided to focus on another im-portant job being a mother ldquoMydaughter was young and beinga mom was the most importantthing to me I was in a position atthe time where I could stay home
with herrdquo Jackson said However when she moved to Rockawayfrom Staten Island 10 years agoJackson saw an opportunity tosell real estate in a way that wasdifferent from others in the localbusiness ldquoWhen I moved here Isaw how the real estate operation
worked here I had learned a verydifferent way of doing real estatethan how the other women were
doing it here so I was very inter-ested in putting that to userdquo Jack-son said
She started actively pursuing areal estate career in 2008 starting
with long-established real estateagent Geri Lipsman of NeponsitRealty However Jackson knewshe would eventually go on to
work for herself ldquoI was very hon-
est with Geri You have to workfor a broker for two years before
you become your own broker soshe always knew I wouldnrsquot bethere long I helped Geri tremen-dously in picking up her business
Women of RockawayLisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
Continued on page 20
Lisa Jackson
Joseph P Addabbo Jr
District 15
New York State Senator
District Office88-08 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Rockaway Beach NY 11693(718) 318-0702
(718) 318-0194 ndash FAX
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
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HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
Rentals Rentals
Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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and she helped me tremendous-ly I actually wound up staying
with her for three years becauseI love her dearlyrdquo Jackson said ofLipsman
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred Jackson knewit was time to pursue her dreamsldquoI didnrsquot want to leave Geri but
what made me 1047297nally open myown business was when my sis-ter-in-law passed away at a youngage It made me realize that lifeis really short Owning my ownreal estate company was some-thing I always wanted and I real-ized that I needed to pursue mydreams It happened quickly Shepassed away in September 2010and in December 2010 I openedup Rockaway Properties withouteven thinking I just knew I had todo itrdquo Jackson said
Te success of Rockaway Prop-erties is something that Jacksonnever imagined ldquoI thought it
would just be me selling my ownhouses and maybe Irsquod have oneagent because a lot of the brokersare small out here but it worked
out well I got an email from NiaCasilla saying she wanted to meetand work with me I was workingout of a home offi ce at 1047297rst andNia came along and she was justas passionate as me All we did
was work We were so interest-ed in the market and we were
just so excited and it took offrdquo
Jackson said Rockaway Proper-ties opened its 1047297rst storefront onBeach 129th street in early 2011and the agency has grown eversince Tere are now 10 femalesbehind Rockaway Properties in-cluding Jackson Casilla BarbaraFerguson Melissa Carrington
Ariana David Colleen BradyGail Opromalla Jenny Dantone
Alla Pankevich and receptionistKristin Vasquez ldquoI have all these
women who I trust 100 percentrdquoJackson said
Jackson has a few guessesfor why real estate is such a fe-male-dominated 1047297eld on thepeninsula ldquoItrsquos a great businessfor women Some might say
women are approachable andless intimidating Itrsquos also a good
job for moms because of the1047298exibility Married men mightnot do this because itrsquos not the
easiest job and yoursquore not a sal-ary based employee so if yoursquorea man looking to support a fam-ily you might need something
where you have constant in-come coming inrdquo she said
Jackson has plenty to be proudof as far as accomplishments goldquoIrsquom proud of all of our sales but
Irsquom very fortunate to have soldquite a few oceanfront homesrdquoshe said Te 1047297rst oceanfront shesold in 2011 went for $31 mil-lion Te largest sale was a $51million beachfront Te 2012sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive homeever sold in Queens ldquoTat waspretty luckyrdquo Jackson said
Jackson says there are severalreasons that set Rockaway Prop-erties apart from other agenciesldquoWersquore a fully-licensed staff witha full-time offi ce open seven daysa week so wersquore always reach-able Wersquore part of two multiplelisting services that no other bro-kers on the peninsula are a partof Our staff is also multilingual
We have someone who speaksSpanish someone who speaksHebrew someone who speaksRussian and even someone who
is 1047298uent in sign language Showme another company that hasthatrdquo Jackson said
Real estate can be a challeng-ing 1047297eld to be in ldquoYou donrsquothave much of a life working inreal estate Wersquore on call all thetimerdquo Jackson said ldquoBut welive and breathe real estate and
wersquove been successful becausethis is what we are this is what
we dordquo Casilla added Te 1047297eldalso has its rewards ldquoWhen wehave a happy seller and a happybuyer which is 95 percent of thetime it makes us happyrdquo Jack-son said
For those looking to start theirown business Jackson offers thisadvice ldquoItrsquos very time consum-ing and itrsquos a lot of hard work
You need to be dedicated butlife is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue your dreams and enjoy it andnot stress out too muchrdquo
Rockaway Properties is locat-ed at 417 Beach 129th Street Teoffi ce is open from 10 am to 6pm Monday through Saturdayand by appointment on Sun-days Check out rockapropcomfor more info
LISA JACKSONContinued from previous page 19
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Family Dining At Its Finest
ElegantePIZZERIA RESTAURANT
HOT amp FRESH MAKES US BEST CALL AHEAD FOR FAST TAKE OUT
718-634-3914 bull 718-634-322592-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd Rockaway Beach NY 11693
wwwelegantepizzanet
By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
Continued on page 45
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Homes For Sale
Highest sales volume in RockawayVisit our office and see what we do thats different
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
bull Edgemere Build Your Business And Dock Your Boat 71 x 125 Lot $250000
UNDER CON TRAC T
417 Beach 129th St bull (718) 634-3134 bull Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
Lic RE Agents Melissa Carrington bull Ariana David bull Colleen Brady bull Alla Pankevich bull Jenny Dantone
BR O O KL Y N M E M BE R
4 Year Member
Condos amp Co-op For Sale
With Honesty Integrity and TrustOur Team of Agents Get The Job Done
Rentals Rentals
Land For Sales
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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YOUR ONESTOP SHOP
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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By Dylan Watton
Tis is the ninth in a seriesof articles about the neighbor-
hoods of Rockaway In an ef- fort to pro1047297le these areas wersquovetalked to residents and businessowners about their little sliceof the peninsula Tis week isBroad Channel
Peter Mahon closes his ldquoBe-tween the Bridgesrdquo columnevery week with the wordsldquoBroad Channelmdashwhy wouldanyone want to live anywhereelserdquo For generations manyfamilies in the mile-long res-idential enclave have askedthemselves the same questionand stayed put
Te southern half of BroadChannel contains around 3000residents in an area 20 blockslong and four blocks wide atits peak Many of the homesare tightly packed together agrave laLong Beach Te northern por-tion of the island is occupiedby part of the Gateway Nation-al Recreation Area and its Ja-maica Bay Wildlife Refuge theonly such refuge in the Nation-al Parks System Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
sunset the sanctuary is the sitefor the some of the best bird-
watching in New York City andthe country in general with os-
preys being one of the primaryattractions (their large nests arefrequently visible from CrossBay Boulevard perched highatop a specially constructedpole off the bike trails) Unsur-prisingly marine life includ-ing diamondback turtles andhorseshoe crabs is abundantand the refugersquos marshes pro-
vide mating grounds for hun-dreds of species
For most of its history BroadChannelrsquos physical land wasowned by New York City whichthen leased home and businessproperties to residents Temajority of homes constructedin the early 20th century wereone-story bungalows ldquoIn the1920s Broad Channel peoplecame down here to have funrdquoDan Mundy Sr 77 said Hisparents met in Broad Channeland settled in the area afterchoosing to leave ManhattanldquoTey would take the Long Is-land Railroad and go to the bigdancehalls Tis was not unu-
sualrdquo
Mundy Sr has spent his en-tire life in the area ldquoTere wereno libraries there were no cityparksrdquo he said of his youth ldquoWe
went to play stickball and foot-ball in empty lots Being on the
water was really unique Whena child was 6 or 7 he was al-lowed to go out into his rowboatand the parents would showhim how to go up and downthe canal We used to have funrowing our boats When you
were a little older you could puta motor on it but couldnrsquot leave
the canals until you were ready Yoursquore mastering some of thearts of boatmanship at a very
young agerdquo Another longtime resi-
dent is Margaret Wagner ldquoMygreat-grandfather built thehouse here in 1910rdquo she saidldquoMy son Robertrsquos children arethe sixth generation in BroadChannel I love having familyroots and history here My dadcan tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I cantell my kids about them odaypeople are getting further andfurther away from that I thinkrdquo
ldquoI have lived here my wholelife and so has my mom andgrandmotherrdquo Moira Horan 20said ldquoEverybody knows eachother [and] everybody looks outfor each other Your dog getsout of your yard someone usu-ally recognizes it and brings itback to you before you realizeitrsquos gone Whether people havechildren of their own or not
everyone is always looking outfor the kidsrdquo
Broad Channel was drastical-ly changed following the sale ofthe land to residents in Septem-ber 1982 On numerous occa-sions the city tried to convinceresidents to leave their homesfor a variety of projects mostnotably an expansion of JFK
ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODSBROAD CHANNEL
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
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Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
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Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
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bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
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bull
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ce
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ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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By Helen Kilgallen
All is quiet when the Tanks-giving holiday is over and thebusiest time has yet to come
We all know moderation is keyto the success in our health butin reality we donrsquot always fol-low the rules Life is too shortnot to cheat on diets workoutsetc But seriously this holidayseason perhaps you can makethe intention to stay healthyand stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decentthings We have so many op-tions in Rockaway and I knowthere are many people who arededicated to their workouts Italways amazes me how manyin our community wake up for
530 am classes Tese are thepacked classes with students
who are making changes physi-cally and mentally What a great
way to start off your day Teyare disciplined and focused
with great things happening be-fore sunrise Te most I can dobefore sunrise is sit quietly andmeditate One day I will sched-ule a 530 am class
Tis holiday season whenthe parties begin set the inten-tion to be mindful of what you
will eat Do not try everythingthe hostess offers you Limit
your cocktails drinking waterbetween drinks Stay with thesame drink do not mix Alcohol
will dull your senses and putunwanted weight on you Tisis the time to step up your work-out You will have less stress andfeel better Donrsquot be hard on
yourself if you donrsquot follow allthe rules you make for yourselfRules were made to be brokenJust start fresh the next day
Cardio is really important for
everyone Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength1047298exibility and space in the bodyand mind However I feel thereneeds to be some form of cardiosuch as running biking swim-ming or brisk walking as wellTe heart rate needs to be in-creased and cardio will providethis Mix up your workout If youdo the same exact thing expectthe same results Again thereare so many great places to go inRockaway Find where you arecomfortable and support themTey need our business
Shop locally this holiday sea-son even if it does cost moreMaybe you could buy less andpurchase unique gifts such asthey offer in Rockaway So manygreat shops to choose from and
they need us to be successfulTey have invested a lot in theirbusinesses support them if youcan
Eat out locally as well Tis isthe time to meet with old friendsand family for a bite to eat andchat We have great options
with healthy choices on mostof the menus Make choicesthat will bene1047297t you in the longrun So many parties and peo-ple to meet but slow it downEat drink and exercise mind-fully oo much of one thing isnot always optimal Tis seasonpromise yourself to limit yourfood and drink intake I hope Ican follow my columnrsquos adviceHappy Holidays all month long
Holiday Mindset
Say YouSaw it in
TeRockaway
imes
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
bull Arverne LARGE 120X104 vacant lot with stunning water views $399000
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Wounded Warrior Project
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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ONE BEDROOM
120th Сharming amp grand apt with high ceilings
large rooms hard wood floor large eat in kitchen
new bath pay electric amp cooking gas parking
Сall Susan 347 260 3891 $1400 ndash need good credit
TWO BEDROOMSArverne by the Sea Upper level newly renovated
no pets pay all utilities
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1600 ndash RENTEDArverne By The Sea ndash units available mint
pay all utilities $1800-$2200
120th Open floor plan deck LOFT pets ok parking WD
pay all utilities PET OK $1700
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1700
121st large Loft style 2 baths small terrace
year round parking WD PET OK $2150
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $2150
122nd Walk in EIK new stainless steelappliances summer parking no pets
pay Gas amp Elec $1650 ndash RENTED
122nd extra-large rooms terrace 15 baths hardwood floors
summer parking pay only electric
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1900
123rd Ocean views with terrace new kitchen amp bath
no pets parking extra PAY ELECTRIC
Call Susan 347-260-3891 $1900
THREE BEDROOMS
109th Hardwood flooring throughout 2 baths terrace
pay all utilities Avail116
Call Susan 347 260 3891 $1800
Happy Hanukkah
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WATER VIEWS DELIGHTNeponsit - 51 x 122 Lot
PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
SPRAWLING SPLIT LEVELNeponsit - 60 x 100 Lot
MOVE IN READY Belle Harbor - 40 x 100 Lot
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEOversized Multi Family Home
2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEBroad Channel - New Contruction
Beautiful 2BR15 bath homeQuartz counter tops and Hand MadeCabinets HW thru and CAC Large
backyard $399000
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Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
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bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ot
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
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PRICED TO SELLUpper Belle Harbor
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2nd HOME FROM OCEANBelle Harbor - Stunning Views
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVELast Oceanfront Lot Left
FABULOUS LOCATIONNeponsit - 5 Years Young
BRAND NEW TO MARKETUpper Belle Harbor
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - 66 x 100 Lot
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Belle Harbor - Lovely amp Spacious
Large open LRDR with beautiful HW1047298ooring brand new kitchen with granitecounters 3 BRrsquos 3 baths and private
parking $870000
Spacious 5BR 35 bath GORGEOUSkitchen which has a Sub Zero double Wolfwall oven 2 sinks and granite counters
HW 1047298oors 1047297n bsmt $839000
Bright and spacious 4 BR 3 bath splitlevel Gorgeous corner property withpatio private parking and garage Come
take a look $1125000
Impeccably maintained 4BR brick homeItalian tile 1047298oors and open oak staircaseLarge EIK with granite counters and
private parking $859000
2BR apt rented for $1200 2nd 1047298r 4BR25 bath rented for $2200 and $1400for 1st 1047298oor Private parking and large
back yard $725000
Entertain your family and guests in thisfabulous open 1047298oor plan with a largedeck with spectacular ocean views
Call today $749000
Imagine waking up to this fabulousBelle Harbor ocean view every morningwell this dream view can be a reality
Just give us a call $1850000
Spectacular 3 BR 3 bath side Hall Colonialhas a stately two story entrance 10rsquoceilings throughout radiant heat central
air and pvt parking $1275000
Spacious 3 BR with HW 1047298oors throughoutLR with 1047297replace bright and sunny fullyupdated EIK with granite counters SubZero and 1047297nished basement $929000
Rare 2 family home on a beautiful treelined block 2BR rental over 3BR ownersapt with a full bsmt garage and long
private driveway $825000
LEGAL 2 Fam 3 BR 2 bath over 3 BR 2bath with 2 car garage and private driveGleaming HW 1047298oors EIK with granite
counters $775000
LEGAL 2 FAMILY Rockaway Beach - Surf Town
Charming 2BR 1 bath with a front andback deck over 2BR 1 bath Centrallylocated between the most popular
bayside restaurants $439000
SIMPLY ADORABLEBroad Channel - Water Delight
This turn key 2BR 1 bath bungalow ona double lot will wow you Perfect fora family just starting out or looking to
downsize $390000
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backyard $399000
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Lic Broker-Owner Lisa Jackson
Lic Associate Brokers Barbara Ferguson bull Nia Casilla bull Gail Opromalla
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OCEANFRONT CONDORockaway Beach - Hot Hot Hot
Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
Parking included $580000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
SUN FILLED 3BR CONDOLindenwood - Howard Beach
Luxurious Beach Living at its BestSpacious 2 BR 2 bath with huge rooftop terrace with ocean views and private
parking $475000
Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEModern Oceanfront
Sunny and spacious 2BR 2 bath condowith 1047298oor to ceiling windows SSappliances private terrace and a hugerooftop with fab ocean views $415000
OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
Beautiful Oceanfront 2 BR apartmentwith 10 windows and direct oceanfrontterrace updated tiles and HW 1047298oors
$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
Second 1047298oor walk up with plenty ofclosets Maintenance includes taxeswater and heat Pet friendly building
Private parking $269000
OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
Enjoy this cozy 1BR apartment whichhas a bike and storage room be in justin time for the Rockaway summer fun
$119000
PRIME OCEANFRONTRockaway Park
Premiere 2 BR 2 baths oceanfrontapartment with spacious terrace andglorious ocean views Give us a call for a
private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
bull 131st Beach Block Spacious 1BR 1BA Completely renovated (BF) $2100
bull 66th 2BR model with bonus room and deck SS appliances and WD (NC) $1950
bull 122nd Top 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with walk in closets and parking (MC) $1900
bull 128th Beautiful 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with parking and washerdryer (CB) $1900
bull 134th 2 BA 2BA apt with spacious bedrooms and one car parking (AD) $1875
bull 73rd Pristine 2BR 1BA second 1047298oor apt with CAC and washerdryer (MC) $1850
bull 69th Spacious 2 BR 1BA apt with dishwasher WampD CAC and parking (MC) $1800
bull 122nd Renovated 2BR 1BA apartment Heat amphot water included (MC) $1700
bull 80th Large top 1047298oor end unit 2 BR Terrace and gated parking (NC) $1650
bull 119th Third 1047298oor 2BR 1BA apartment with washerdryer and parking (NC) $1600
bull 89th Redone second 1047298oor 2BR apartment Heat and hot water included (NC) $1525
bull 118th Newly renovated 1 BR basement apartment with WampD (MC) $1475
bull 72nd Large 1 BR duplex with full basement HW 1047298oors and backyard (NC) $1400
bull 119th Third 1047298oor walk up 1BR with plenty of closets parking for 1 car (NC) $975
bull
bull Rockaway Beach 50x100 lot can build condos 2 x FAR $750000
bull Arverne HUGE 5 vacant lots mulit family zoned Build 5 two family homes $599000
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
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1
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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Donrsquot miss your chance to own a pieceof Rockaway Beach with this swankyspacious 2 BR 2 bath oceanfront
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BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVEThe Ocean Grande - 6th Floor
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Spacious 3BR 2 bath condo has everythingyou need vaulted ceilingsWD in unitskylights 2 terraces and 4 car parking and
garage $374900
SPECTACULAR VIEWSRockaway Beach Stunner
STUNNING ocean views from 2 balconiesContemporary 3BR 2 bath condo withWD included and gorgeous 1047297nishes
throughout $499000
ONE BLOCK TO BEACHRockaway Park - PS114 School Dist
THIS HOME CHECKS ALL THE BOXESGorgeous 2BR 2 bath condo with largeLR plus family room Private yard andparking for two comfortably $499000
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OCEANFRONT BUILDINGRockaway Park
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$289000
CLOSE TO ALLBelle Harbor
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OWN THE BEACHRockaway Park
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$119000
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private viewing $349000
bull 69th Victorian 6 BR 2BA house rental in Arverne (NC) $3600
bull 101st 3BR 25BA duplex with SS appliances and rooftop terrace (MC) $3200
bull 137th 3 BR 2BA lovely house for rent Open 1047298oor plan (AD) $2800
bull 101st Immaculate 2BR 2BA rental frac12 block from the beach Pets ok (MC) $2500
bull 91st Spacious 2BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan laundry and backyard (NC) $2200
bull 91st Spacious 3BR 2BA apt with open 1047298oor plan terrace and ocean views (NC) $2200
bull 117th Spacious 2 BR 2BA unit in Ocean Grande building (NC) $2200
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
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What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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Costume contests trailer screenings amp more
December 5 983085 6 bull 10 am
By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ce
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Y
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ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
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Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
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Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
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12 pm to 4 pm
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4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
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COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
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am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
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SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
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SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
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See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
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MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ankingCutting
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or
ce
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Y
Ne
ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
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Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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By Bert Sanders
Rockawayrsquos favorite beachbum band Indaculture is at it
again On December 19th they will be opening up for Te Bog-men in Huntington New Yorkat ldquoTe Paramountrdquo GuitaristChris ldquoRudyrdquo Rudolph madethe offi cial announcement onhis sci-1047297 podcast in late Octo-ber Te band which has beenplaying together for over 15
years kicks off the evening at7pm
I caught up with Jenna ldquoBoo-ty Shakerrdquo Baker who simplystated ldquoIts good to be back withthe boysrdquo before entering herfancy new whip Tere is a busleaving from the Bungalow Barat 5 pm Seats on the round tripbus will be sold on a 1047297rst come1047297rst served basis for $60 whichincludes a general admissionticket
Sean ubridy lifelong Bog-men fan and head of Indacul-
ture Security Inc says he is ex-cited to be a part of the bandrsquosresurrection ldquoI just want every-one to be safe and have a goodtimerdquo he said with a mischie-
vous grino purchase tickets for the
bus text 347-234-2087 or signup at Te Bungalow Bar ick-ets to the concert are also avail-able online through Te Para-mountrsquos Webpage Te band
which has been working onnew material hopes to keepthe gigs coming throughout the
winter
Te 4th Annual Santarsquos SleighRun Ride is coming throughtown on Saturday December19 Each year the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to BelleHarbor as Santa and his helpersgive out candy and toys to kidsalong the way and stop for pic-tures Te annual event is host-ed by MakeMyMotherProudldquoTe Santa Sleigh Run was in-spired by wanting to help peo-ple that lived in locations that
were too far from distributionsites parents that were disa-
bled and couldnrsquot make it outto locations to get toys for theirchildren and wanting to bringholiday cheer right to peoplersquos
doorstepsrdquo founder Lakia Ech-ols said Te event is made pos-sible by sponsors volunteersand donations and this yearrsquosevent could use some supportMonetary donations can bemade at wwwgofundmecommmmpxmas and more infor-mation can be found at wwwfacebookcomMakeMyMoth-erProud
Indaculture to Open forThe Bogmen
Santarsquos Sleigh RunComing Soon
Indaculture at work
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
NYFAC OY RUN VFW Post 260 Broad
Channel713 Shad Creek Road
Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ankingCutting
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a en
e u
or
ce
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-
Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
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Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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Te USA is experiencing anepidemic of obesity especiallyin children Obesity is a complexmedical condition involving anexcessive amount of body fatObesity is not just a cosmeticdisorder It can lead to serioushealth problems including dia-betes hypertension metabolicsyndrome (diabetes hyperten-sion low ldquogoodrdquo cholesterol[HDL] and high triglycerides)heart disease stroke cancerarthritis and many other disor-ders
Te body stores excess calo-ries as fat If you consume morecalories than you burn you willgain weight Te body mass in-
dex (BMI) is used to determine
weight status BMI is calculatedby dividing weight in kilogramsby height in meters squaredBMI tables can easily be foundon the Internet A BMI of over 30is considered to be obese whileover 40 is considered extremeobesity BMI is only a guidelinehowever Very muscular indi-
viduals for example may have aBMI over 30 but have little to nobody fat
While there are a few medi-cal conditions that can causeobesity most cases of obesityare caused by inactivity and ahigh-calorie high-fat diet Tereare some genetic factors how-ever obese parents tend to have
obese children not because of
genetics but because of sharedinactivity and dietary habits Ageis a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass whichis replaced by fat and often ourmetabolism slows down Addi-tionally as most people age theybecome less active
If you need to lose weightstart with a proper diet Eatmore fruits vegetables nutsand whole grains and reduceportion sizes Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products Avoidfoods with high energy densi-ty (a small volume has a highnumber of calories) such asdesserts candies fats and pro-cessed foods Fruits and vege-tables are low energy densityso you feel full on fewer calo-ries Most adult women requireonly 1200 to 1500 calories perday to maintain body weightMen need 1500 to 1800 An ac-tive lifestyle will require morecalories Avoid fad and crashdiets You want to 1047297nd a dietthat will be right for life
Exercise is important as wellStart slowly and increase grad-ually as your strength and en-
durance improve Keep mov-
ing ndash start with simple thingslike parking farther away froma store or walking to it You can
join a gym and use a treadmillor a pool Get up and movearound often You might evenbuy a pedometer which willtrack how many steps you takeduring the day If your kids areobese start by getting themaway from the kitchen tableand electronic gadgets andoutside to play
If you think you need to lose weight or want to start an ex-ercise program 1047297rst see yourdoctor Your doctor can help
you set up a diet that is a 1047297t with you as well as an exercise pro-gram that is safe for you Tereare weight-loss medicationshowever they may not be safeor right for you As a last resultthere is always weight-loss sur-gery if you qualify So get goingndash what are you ldquoweightingrdquo for(sorry couldnrsquot resist )
For more info go to wwwnhl-binihgovhealtheducationalwecan
Please direct questions andcomments to editorrockaway-
timescom
What Are You Weighting For
By Peter Galvin MD
Ask the DOC
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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ThursdayDecember 3
6 pm to 11 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
EVENBelle Harbor Yacht Club533 Beach 126th StreetMore than 30 vendors
available
Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
CHRISMAS REELIGHING
Beach 116th Streetin front of Firehouse
Special performancesSanta and more
Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
SaturdayDecember 5
9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
amp CHRISMAS SALE American Legion
Post 1404209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Jewelry ornamentsbaked good raffl esProceeds bene1047297t
Wounded Warrior Project
SaturdayDecember 5
12 pm to 4 pm
HOLIDAY CRAF SALEPlayland Motel
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
SaturdayDecember 5 1 pm
to 3 pmPHOOS WIH SANA
Bungalow BarBring a camera
SaturdayDecember 5 2 pm
TO 5 pmJINGLE BELL SWING
WIH RICHARD LANHAMPeninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach BlvdConcert featuring favorite
Christmas songs and carols
SaturdayDecember 5 9 pm
SQUID RIO PERFORMSRogers Pub
203 Beach 113th Street
Sunday December6 1 pm
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Bring a new unwrappedtoy $25 per motorcycle
Leaves from Forest ParkBand Shell to VFW $20
donation to VFW Call oniafor more info 347-566-3122
x305
Sunday December6 3 pm
LILE NORH POLELIGHING
144-03 Neponsit AvenuePerformances house
lighting Santa visits withgifts
SundayDecember 6
4 pm to 6 pmHANNUKAH MENORAH
LIGHINGBeach 116th Street Near
RBBHanukah festivities and
refreshments
Tuesday December 8715 pm
COMMUNIY BOARD 14MEEING
333 Beach 90th StreetDiscuss water pollution
plant Sunset Cove sur1047297ngbeaches beach access
WednesdayDecember 9 930
am to 3 pmFREE FLU SHO FAIR
St Johnrsquos Hospital495 Beach 20th Street
For 1047297rst 200 peopleto show up
ThursdayDecember 10
7 pmHOLIDAY SHOPPING
POP-UPTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Shop with Lola StarZingara Vintage Blue
Bungalow PureBody amp More
SaturdayDecember 12
12 pm to 6 pmASE OF ROCKAWAY
BEACHry samples at 15
different restaurants $10
for tour card available atparticipating restaurants
SaturdayDecember 12 3 pm
ROCKAWAY BEACHCIVIC CHRISMAS
REELIGHING
Peninsula Library 92-25 Rockaway
Beach blvd
SaturdayDecember 12 9 pm
COOL HAND LOU ampHE DOWNOWN
DADDY 0rsquoSTai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Saturdays andSundays
12 pm to 4 pmRAArsquos GIFED
sudio 6 Fort ilden
See the RAArsquos last artexhibit of the year
Tuesdays andThursdays 730 pm
AL-ANONFirst Congregational
Church320 Beach 94th Street
Tuesdays730 pm
FREE ZUMBA WIH LISA G8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 formore info
Thursdays 6 pmCUB SCOU PACK 147
MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 6-10
Thursdays 730
pmBOY SCOU ROOP
147 MEEINGBuilding -149 Fort ilden
For boys ages 11-18
Santa ComingTo Bungalow Bar
Saturday Dec 5 from
1PM-3PM
All welcome
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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so you cann event t atts you up for a
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a en
e u
or
ce
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-
Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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Friday December4 4 pm to 6 pm
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Friday December4 6 pm to 9 pm
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9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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Wounded Warrior Project
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12 pm to 4 pm
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pmBOY SCOU ROOP
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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Where Grooming Your Pet
Is An Art
Open Thursday thru Sunday
115-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd646-283-6547
BE AUTY SALON OPPORTUNITIES
-Booths for Rent-We do perms weaves
braiding and lots more Nail technician needed Braider also
Clicqers Beauty Salon
91-21 Rockaway Beach Blvd718-945-2500
SPECIALIZING IN HOME CLEAN-OUTS amp UNWANTED ITEMS bull Construction Debris bull Furniture
bull Demolition bull InteriorExteriorbull Painting bull Concrete bull Bricks
bull Taping bull Sheetrock
W H E N Y O U M E N T I O N T H I S AD
RUBBISH REMO VAL
CALL BOBBY
917-373-2166
We Carry Shoes bull Slippers
Pocketbooks Also Zippers
Also Hem Pants
205 Beach 116th Street Rockaway Park NY 11694
Monday - Saturday bull 9a-7p
ATLANTIC SHOE REPAIR
We Give Your Shoes A New Life Tailoring Menrsquos amp Ladies Alterations
Tel 718-945-1740
WE DO WATCH REPAIR
amp JEWELRY REPAIR
ATTORNE Y
Victor Re Attorney At Law
Accidents bull Criminal bull DWIrsquos
Also Other Matters
718-474-1111Rockaway NY
HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DOYOUR PART SHOP LOCAL BUSINESSrsquo AND SERVICES DONATE (TIME MONEY ORITEMS) TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE IN IT HOWEVER YOU CAN EVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP MAKESOMEONErsquoS HOLIDAYS A LITTLE BETTER THANK YOU
ROCKWAYS HANDYMAN
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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Costume contests trailer screenings amp more
December 5 983085 6 bull 10 am
By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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or
ce
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Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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Facts You ProbablyDonrsquot Need
Due to their great size andstrength St Bernards havebeen used for years as moun-tain rescue dogs Te most suc-
cessful was Barry who saved 40lives during his time in service
Australia has over 10000beaches You could visit a newbeach everyday for over 27 years
In 2002 alone more people inthe US were killed by dogs thanin shark attacks in the past 100 years
Black Friday is the busiest dayof the year for plumbers As bi-zarre as this may sound it wasreported by CNN who explainthat the plumbers are neededto clean up after guests ldquoover- whelm the systemrdquo
While some may think hestudied theology Pope Francisactually studied for a masterrsquos
degree in Chemistry and used toteach the subject in high schools
In Kentucky it is illegal to
carry an ice cream cone in yourback pocket
Lettuce is a member of thesun1047298ower family
Te Goliath frog is the larg-est of the frog species foundon Earth and can grow up to125 inches and weigh up to 72pounds
A group of zebras is called aldquozealrdquo Tere are different typesof zebra each with a differentstripe pattern Te mountainzebra normally has verticalstripes on its neck and acrossits torso while horizontal stripscover their legs(Te above facts have not beenveri1047297ed We just like to sharestuff we came across)
DECEMBER 3Lola Star was bornDiana Cardwell was bornBarbara (Costello) King was born
1967 - Dr Christiaan N Barnard
performed the worldrsquos 1047297rst suc-cessful human heart transplant
DECEMBER 41875 - William Marcy ldquoBossrdquoweed of New Yorkrsquos ammanyHall escaped from jail and 1047298edthe country1991 - Associated Press corre-spondent erry Anderson is re-leased after seven years as a hos-tage in Lebanon1993 - Rock musician and com-poser Frank Zappa died at age 52
DECEMBER 5
Dan Guarino was bornLisa Fernandez was born
1933 - Te 21st Amendment tothe Constitution repealing pro-hibition was rati1047297ed
DECEMBER 6Sophia Skeans was born1884 - Construction of the Wash-ington Monument was completed
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn inas vice president replacing Spiro Agnew
DECEMBER 71941 - Te Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor1972 - Americarsquos 1047297nal moon mis-sion Apollo 17 blasted off fromCape Canaveral2002 - Iraq formally declared tothe UN that it had no weapons ofmass destruction
DECEMBER 81980 - John Lennon formermember of the Beatles was shotand killed in New York City by aderanged fan1993 - President Bill Clintonsigned Te North American Freerade Agreement (NAFA) into
lawDECEMBER 9Mary Heslin Reed was born
1941 - China declared war againstJapan Germany and Italy1958 - Te anti-Communist JohnBirch Society was formed1990 - Lech Walesa was electedpresident of Poland
This Week in History
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9 am to 7 pmBROAD CHANNEL CRAF
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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Costume contests trailer screenings amp more
December 5 983085 6 bull 10 am
By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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ce
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Y
Ne
ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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By Rick Horan
State Senator James Sandersweighs in on the second half ofRockaway-centric transporta-tion questions that we recent-ly asked Part I appeared lastweek7 Cross Bay Bridge olls ndash Whyare they still thereTe MA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget andthe Cross Bay Bridge olls are
just one way they have decid-ed to raise funds I suggest thatthere are far better solutionsthan taxing Rockaway residentsto get around their own com-munity but there I go thinkingagainRH What can you do as ourState Senator to make thesetolls go away permanentlyJS I support my colleague As-sembly Member Phil Goldfederrsquosbill A03950 which would elimi-nate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls8 Proposed East River Crossingolls and Congestion Pricing inNYC
JS When I was a member of theCity Council I voted in favorof congestion pricing and it issomething I still support todayI try to use mass transit as of-ten as possible but sometimesI have to take my car into Man-hattan for meetings I like manyof you have sat in gridlock traf-1047297c and traveled one block every15 minutes and thought ndash therehas to be a better way Conges-tion pricing is one way to allevi-ate those crammed streets andthe money that would be raisedcould go to repairing our infra-structure and improving oursubways and buses Itrsquos simple- by raising tolls in areas wherepublic transportation is moreavailable and reducing it whereoptions are less viable we en-sure travel equity for all New
YorkersRH Public transportation is nota viable option for everyoneIsnrsquot congestion pricing justanother tax on motorists some
who are already scraping to get
by
JS Everyone would like to have
a great mass transit system andpristine roads without everhaving to pay a fare or toll in-crease but thatrsquos not realityTe key is to 1047297nd the fairest wayof distributing an unavoidable1047297nancial burden and I thinkcongestion pricing does that9 Does the Mayor have toomuch power regarding trans-portation policy and fundingI think we can all agree thatthe MA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spendingour money so in that respecta strong leader is needed tostrictly monitor what the agen-cy is doing and how it is doingit However I would be remissif I didnrsquot also stress the impor-tance of having a transparentsystem in which the voices of allNew Yorkers are taken into con-siderationRH Can the State of NY useits signi1047297cant powers to forcethe City secretive agencies likeDO to be more transparentJS In general the state govern-
ment should have greater pow-er than the city governmentand should be able to push city-run organizations to be moretransparent10 How should the MA capi-tal budget gap be closedTe MA needs to think outsidethe box oo often they go totheir default setting of citywidefare and toll hikes One way ofgenerating funding is throughcongestion pricing which Ihave already talked about An-other way would be to raise1047297nes for those who break thelaw while using mass transit bydoing things like smoking onsubway platforms fare dodgingor riding between subway carsTe MA also has a lot of prop-erty that is unused or underuti-lized which could be sold
Another idea that has beensuggested is placing a sales taxon Uber and for-hire cars in thesame way that yellow taxis pay a50 cent tax to the MA for eachfare that they pick up
RH Reducing spending and in-
creasing effi ciency might also
help to close the gap11 What transportation im-provement for Rockaway areyou most proud ofI think the new Q114 bus linehas made life a lot easier forpeople here in the Rockawaysincluding myself It travelsalong the route of the Q113 butmakes 27 fewer stops Tat cutsabout an hour off the time ittakes to get from Rosedale andFar Rockaway to the subwaystations in JamaicaRH Tat sounds like a real time-saver Perhaps that is a modelfor other bus lines and could beused successfully on corridorslike Woodhaven Blvd12 What is your big idea to im-prove Rockaway transportationgoing forward
When it comes to transporta-tion more is better More buses
more subways ndash more options ndash
and that includes permanentfull-time ferry service for theRockaways I also think the cityneeds to invest in repairing thecrumbling roadways in thiscommunity We are tired of ourcars shimmying and shakingdown the street as we dodgegiant potholes and streets thathave turned into small lakesdue to 1047298oodingRH Agreed I hope that yourldquomore is betterrdquo philosophyincludes studying the feasibil-ity of rebuilding the RockawayBeach LineTank you for your respons-es Senator Next week we willnot hear from Queens BoroughPresident Melinda KatzGot an idea for Smarter rans-portation Send your 500 wordarticle to RickHoranSmarter-Streetsorg
State Senator James Sanders Jr ndash On the Record
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
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LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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By Payson Parmenter
1) ake them for a ride in thecar 2) Do their nails
I wrote this on my calen-dar because I felt that thetwo street kittens I was aboutto catch needed to get usedto those things right awayI would probably trim theirnails 1047297rst and then drive themaround in the car although itmight be a better idea to drivethem around before doingtheir nails I couldnrsquot decideI knew I would probably onlyhave them for two weeks at themost before someone wouldadopt them and I didnrsquot wantto make any mistakes while I
was socializing them What actually happened was
that they escaped up into thebasement ceiling had to be re-trapped could not be touchedat all wouldnrsquot stop hissingand spitting long enough to eata meal When they would eatthey could only be fed if thefood was folded in a piece of tinfoil dropped through the barsof their large dog crate andunfolded with the end of a very
long stick Also surprisinglyno one wanted to adopt them
Feral cats--they are so NOCUDDLY But they are inno-cent Tey didnrsquot choose theshort and miserable lives theylead and they desperatelyneed help
Tere is a feral cat popula-tion in almost every commu-nity in America and that in-cludes Rockaway We also havea number of feral cat care pro-
viders who are not just feedingthe cats but trapping spayingand neutering as best they canTere are programs in placethat are helpful such as theSPCA mobile spayneuter pro-gram But despite this and allthe time and effort expendedthe situation is never stabilizedbecause it is nearly impossi-ble to control the reproductionrate of cats living on the streetTe most devoted animal lov-ers can become overwhelmedand discouraged and get to thepoint where they feel they just
have to walk away But they
donrsquot really want to Tey justreally need a way to get aheadof the seemingly endless prolif-eration
I was shocked to learn re-cently that there IS a way to dothis and that it has been im-plemented by resourceful feralcat care providers for years
Te inexpensive syntheticprogesterone megestrol ace-tate will prevent female catsfrom going into heat It is givenin food in carefully preparedprecise dosages once or twice
per week depending on thenumber of cats It has beenfound to be effective and safe
when administered correctlyand is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battleto help homeless animals byanimal welfare groups such asSpayFIRS and Te FairchildFoundation (ranked a op-Rat-ed Non-Pro1047297t by Great Non-pro1047297ts)
Animal shelters in this coun-try euthanized over 25 millioncats and dogs last year yetsomehow strangely and unfor-tunately the use of megestrolacetate as a feline contracep-tive is controversial Tere area number of animal organiza-tions that are very much againstit One reason offered for thisstance is the possibility of sideeffects - such as mammary tu-mors - if the dosage is too largeMegestrol acetate can only beobtained by veterinary pre-scription but many veterinar-ians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy
and upon investigation maycome across misleading infor-mation Tis includes studiesthat have conducted researchbased on much larger amountsthan are needed for the pur-pose of feline contraceptionTe amount needed to preventa female cat from going intoheat is very small
Proponents of megestrol ace-tate do not propose it as a re-placement for spayneuter sur-gery but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untena-ble situation while continuingto spay and neuter as fundsand opportunity allow As perDr Jennifer Frey of Te Fairch-ild Foundation ldquoTe averagelifespan for an outdoor feral catis about 1047297ve years but in those1047297ve years hundreds of kittenscould be born so I feel that[megestrol acetate] is a tool tohelp population control Somany cats are killed in sheltersevery day that we need to useall of our resourcesrdquo
For much more on thisplease go to wwwbirthcon-trolforcatscom wwwfairch-ildcatorg or Birth Control forCats - What Happened to Fe-ralstat by Dr RJ Peters (Ez-ine-article)
(I kept the cats Wersquore crazyabout each other now)
ABOUT ANIMALS Feral Cats A Fierce Challenge
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness
The family of Brian Monaghan
would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
Grybeards The Timothy Stackpole Foundation and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Bene1047297t Committee
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
cou e t e
egr
re atips
thethis
ankingCutting
so you cann event t atts you up for a
y Becauseing Beur three a cou-
u e must e trule
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a en
e u
or
ce
-
-
Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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By Bruce Bernfeld
Tatrsquos a great holiday tip yousee in print and all over the in-ternet during the holiday sea-son What in heck does thatmean It does not make anysense at all
If we all ate what we wantedthis holiday season the world
would run out of food by Jan-uary 2 But how do we getthrough the holidays withoutblimping up
You may be familiar with myhealthy living philosophy of ldquonot even a sliver of cakerdquo as itsmotto But I admit that is notfor everyone I am not goingto recommend ldquoeverything inmoderationrdquo either because
while that sounds like goodadvice it could be the1047297rst stepto the slip-pery slopeof beginningto stuff yourface
So here are afew holiday tips
for doing theright thing thisseason
Avoid BankingCalories Cuttingback all day so you canindulge at an event thatnight only sets you up for apig-out Why Because
yoursquore starving Besure to eat your threesquares and a cou-ple of snacks Aim forlots of fruits and veggies wholegrains and lean protein
Donrsquot swear off desserts Butpractice the three-bite rule tokeep your sweet tooth in check
Yoursquoll get that amazing 1047297rsttaste a satisfying middle oneand then a lingering third bite
Donrsquot go to a party when yoursquore starving Have a proteinsnack before you go
Donrsquot forget that therersquos moreto a holiday party than foodDonrsquot look at the party as just afood event Enjoy your friendsrsquocompany or dancing Focus on
something other than food
Herersquos a tough one Avoiddrinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties Itrsquos not justabout calories itrsquos also aboutcontrol If you drink a lot you
wonrsquot have as much controlover what you eat
One thing that I really havetrouble with is eating whiletalking to someone whether itis sitting down at a meal or at aparty When Irsquom preoccupied Idonrsquot fully taste everything so Itend to overeat Tere are eventimes at a restaurant that I lookdown at my plate and itrsquos emp-ty and I donrsquot really remembereating ry to give your full at-tention to the conversation orsit down to concentrate on thefood in front of you
If you are at a buffet a strictrule must be ldquothe one plate
rulerdquo (and this isnot a chal-lenge to pileup as much
as you can)Use at least half
of the plate forldquohealthy choic-
esrdquo like salador veggies And
while yoursquorechoosing what to
put on your plateNO PICKING with
your 1047297ngers at the buf-fet Itrsquos not only bad for
you but it is very likelythat yoursquoll be spread-ing germs
So Have funthis holiday season by
trying to 1047297gure out how to havefun without overeating rybringing up politics at a partyTat will always lead to a lotof fun (And you canrsquot eat toomuch after someone punches
you in the jaw)
Te scorecardJune 9 288 lbsJuly 6 275 -13 lbsAug 5 259 -31 lbsSept 9 247 -41 lbsOct 7 236 -52 lbsNov 4 226 -62 lbsDec 2 217 -71 lbs
Diary of a Fat ManEat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
cou e t e
egr
re atips
thethis
ankingCutting
so you cann event t atts you up for a
y Becauseing Beur three a cou-
u e must e trule
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a en
e u
or
ce
-
-
Y
Ne
ot
o r io
mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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ot
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mall Cl
LNG VetoA Lose-Lose
Dear EditorSome ten days after Gover-
nor Cuomo vetoed the Port Ambrose project - you knowthe proposed privately-fi-nanced project 22 miles off-shore Rockaway to bring moreclean green cheap and abun-dant natural gas to New York- just a week or two later thelocal pols were touting theirheating-energy subsidies (NYStatersquos HEAP) to offset NYrsquoshigh heating bills
Certainly for the local pol-itician this lsquoabsurdityrsquo is a
win-winhellipdemonstrating onthe one hand his great com-passion for the little guy andon the other fighting night andday the lsquoevil and conspirato-rialrsquo energy industry to pro-tect the environment HugoChavez would be proud
For the average guy though
this is a win-sin (or better puta lose-lose) as he and shegotta pay their own high costenergy bills AND they gottasubsidize the less-than-for-tunate heating needs of theirneighbors
Since JFK New York has lost16 Congressional voices and
votes (thatrsquos a 37 percent di-minishment since John-Johnand Caroline were in he
White House) As New YorkStatersquos power and prosperityhave diminished state lsquolead-ersrsquo block new investmentslegislate increased subsidieshire more administrators andmandate the highest taxes inthe nation
Andhellipto return for just a mo-ment to the foolishly-rejectedPort Ambrose Project he En-
vironmental Impact Statementfor Port Ambrose (USGC 2013-0363) states on page ES-16hellipldquoConstruction operation anddecommissioning of the pro-posed Project would be high-
ly localized and is expected to
have no significant impact onthe physical oceanography ofthe New York Bight Any im-pact that does occur wouldbe minor Salinity tempera-ture dissolved oxygen (DO)turbidity trace elements andother parameters and hu-man-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EISrdquoBW this is a 549 page docu-ment
Ask Shelly Silverhellipthe New York tide has been running outfor far too long --- now the fishare exposed
Seasonrsquos Best Happy Holi-days and Letrsquos Hope 2016 willbe NY Statersquos urnaround
Peter J Stubben
Planes over BelleHarbor
Dear EditorIf there is one thing in the
community here we can fix it isthe problem with the constantplanes flying over the westend of the peninsula Literallyevery five seconds plane afterplane heyrsquore always flyingover my house the whole en-tire day and night It drives menuts and lots of neighbors tooIf you watch how the planes1047298y they are actually taking offfrom JFK which is east of Belle
Harbor then 1047298ying west untilthey reach Belle Harbor andthen the planes make a sharpturn towards the ocean andcontinue west Doesnrsquot it makemore sense for the planes totake off and head straight outI want to be able to sleep with-out being woken in the mid-dle of the night because of theplanes 1047298ying twenty feet abovemy house I want to be ableto breathe the old fresh air ofBelle Harbor like it was beforethese planes
David Semel
Money Well Spent
Dear EditorSometimes shopping local-
ly costs a little bit more butshopping locally is a long terminvestment in Rockaway Wemight pay more at the holi-days but wersquoll have a strongerlocal economy the year roundTanks for reminding read-ers
John McNally
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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Tere are so many awesomepeople on our peninsula whodo some pretty generous actsin our community We all knowthat is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to livehere in Rockaway
Tis past Tanksgiving EveI had the good fortune of wit-nessing the efforts of two ex-traordinary women
Tese two amazing peo-ple these two Wonder Wom-en Marissa Bernowitz andSusanne Max through theirgroup We Care New York did
what they have done for several years in a row Tey put togeth-er a Tanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homesTese great ladies go to greatlengths with months of prepa-ration to make sure so many ofthe less fortunate on our pen-insula can celebrate enjoy andbe thankful for a very specialTanksgiving meal with all thetrimmings even if it is inside aschool cafeteria
Of course they get big helpfrom lots of local volunteers
who give their time so otherscan have a good time
I also had the good fortuneof coming across a ldquoPay it For-
wardrdquo board that I found in-side of the recently reopenedUncle Louie Grsquos on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevardhe Pay it Forward board isthe brainchild of Uncle LouieGrsquos manager Christina san-garoulis
Her idea is simple there isa bunch of post-it notes on atable near the Pay it Forwardboard You write down a dol-
lar amount two or three bucksor whatever yoursquod like to givepost the note to the boardthen give that amount to UncleLouie Grsquos to cover the cost ofsomeone elsersquos treat
Itrsquos amazing how a far free cupof the best hot chocolate thisside of Hershey Park can go forsomeone in need Not only willthe Pay it Forward give a per-son in need a little treat it willalso give everyone who wants togive something back a chanceto sample Uncle Louie Grsquos new
winter menurust me it is awesomehellip
And psssst try the Original HotChocolate Floats and Hot Choc-olate Liege Waffl es importedfrom Belgium
And they even have soup You canrsquot go wrong by doing it
right
They Make A Difference
Attention Bishop McDonnellgrads Mark your calendarshellipyour high school reunion might
be coming up Te originalBishop McDonnell High Schoolin Brooklyn may not exist any-more as it is now Bishop Laugh-lin Memorial but the alumnaecommittee of Bishop McDon-nell will be holding a reunionfor its grads On Saturday April23 2016 there will be a reun-ion at Gargiulorsquos Restaurant inBrooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)for the classes on 1941 19461951 1956 1961 1966 and 1971A Mass will be held at 1130 am
at OL of Solace Church locat-ed two blocks from the restau-rant Te reception will be heldfrom 1230 pm to 5 pm Allgrads and guests are welcomefor $90 per person For furtherinformation contact ReunionCoordinator Rita Monaghan-Maloney at 718-857-2700 ext2253 or rmaloneyblmhsorg
Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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BAY RIDGE LEXUS
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By Artie Wallace
With the holidays comingthis week we are going to focuson 1047297ve projects that you can
with the kids1- Personalized mugs
All you need is a permanentSharpie (any color) and a whiteporcelain mug
Decorate the mug with thesharpie Once decorated placethe mug in the oven bake for30 minutes at 350 degrees thenallow it to cool Your decoratedmug is now ready to use Do notplace decorated mugs in thedishwasher hand wash only
2- Make a jewelry hangerfrom a wooden clothes hang-er or an old wooden pictureframe
Decorate the clothes hangeror picture frame using paint orpermanent markers For coathangers simply install smallhooks along bottom of hang-er For picture frames string apiece of yarn across (you canput multiple yarns across) andhang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on3- ea light holders made
from painted jarsUsing an old jar remove label
(empty sauce jars work 1047297ne) Wrap a piece of yarn aroundthe jar to create a pattern Paintthe jar with the color of choice
Allow to dry and then removethe yarn Place your tea lightcandle in the jar and the designcreated by the yarn will glowthrough
Holiday Tips
4- Waterless snow globe You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed works 1047297ne) glue (Elmerrsquos) 1047297g-ure or insert (small holiday 1047297g-ure can be found at most craftstores) Glue your 1047297gure or in-sert to the center on the insideof the lid Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow itto dry Once dried remove theglue by rubbing this will causeit to come off in 1047298akes Put theglue 1047298akes into the jar and putthe lid on the jar Now you have
your waterless snow globe5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapesUse four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mir-ror can be found at most craftstores) Glue the edges of thecassette tapes creating a boxthen glue the bottom of the boxto the mirror (for best result usecrazy glue)
Next week we will bring an-other 1047297ve projects to do withthe kids ell me what you
would like to read about in fu-ture DIYer articles email me atrocktimesdiygmailcom
is one) stuffing and a gra- vy Martha Stewart would be jealous of Dessert followed with pumpkin bread and a wide variety of homemadepies (pumpkin peach cher-ry and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale Diane also whipped up a strawberry gel-atin pie with whipped creamthat my daughter Vickie fell inlove with he highlight of themeal for me was when Dianersquos38-year-old parrot ldquoBogierdquo
joined us all at the dinner tableto enjoy his meal of mashedpotatoes and yams he onlything missing that would havemade the day complete wasmy older daughter Amy whois living in Ohio and could notmake it home to Broad Chan-nel because of work he goodnews is that she will be com-ing later this month to spendChristmas with us and need-less to say we are all lookingforward to her visit
Broad Channel ndash Why wouldanyone want to live anywhereelse
BRIDGESContinued From Page 16
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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$9995
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C hannel D r i v e
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-14 Beach hannel Drive
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So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
AgeWell New York LLC is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the New York State Medicaid Program Enrollment in AgeWell New York LLC depends
on contract renewal The benefit information provided is a brief summary not a complete description of benefits For more information contact the plan Limitations
copayments and restrictions may apply Benefits formulary pharmacy network premium andor copaymentscoinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
Youmust continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium unless paid for by the state medical assistance program Premiums co-pays co-insurance and deductibles
may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive Please contact the plan for further details This information is available for free in other languages Please call
customer service at 1-866-586-8044 or (TTY TDD) 1-800-662-1220 seven days a week fro m 800 am to 800 pm Eastern time or visit agewellnewyork com
Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in AgeWell New York LLC through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center located at wwwmedicaregov
16_4002RH4922_AWNY_MA 10042015UseampFile
Seriously choosing aMedicare Advantage Plan is not easyWe work hard to make it easier Depending on the Medicare Advantage Plan benefits may include
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Contact us for eligibility and enrollment
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Wersquore here for your callToll Free 18665868044
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UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
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Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
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Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
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other two were technologicalupgrades to area schools andimprovements to ribute Parkon Beach 116th Street)
ldquoEven if it is a project I donrsquotagree with if my constituents voteon it I put it into the budgetrdquo Ul-
rich said He added that the onlyfrequently requested upgrade herefuses to support is air condi-tioning in schools due to the highcost of installation the large num-ber of public schools in his district(29) and a feeling that ldquothe moneycould be better spent elsewhererdquo
On Monday the only projectidea brought to the table wasproposed by Stephen Grill theprincipal of PS114 who suggest-ed improvements to be made tothe fencing around PS114 butno speci1047297cs were offered Ulrichand Schwach encouraged Grillto 1047298esh out the idea more andbring it to future meetings
Ulrich stated that projects cantake a long time to become realityHe and Schwach expressed somefrustration with having to coor-dinate efforts with city agenciesand putting funding towards pro-
jects that do not come to fruitionldquoMany city agencies are not hap-py with thisrdquo Schwach said ldquoTey
would rather go through the nor-mal budgeting processrdquo Despite
this both affi rmed their supportfor participatory budgeting
Schwach said that 35-40 pro-posals have been submitted sofar and that they will be acceptingideas in the coming weeks In-terested parties can submit theirideas via Facebook and witter Rockawaypb32 in person at theRockaway offi ce (114-12 BeachChannel Drive Suite 1) by phoneat 718-318-6411 or by email atRSchwachcouncilnycgov
In search of a job Te newRockaway Workforce 1 CareerCenter is here to help Te offi ce
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the RockawayEconomic Advancement Initiativeat 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boule-
vard offi cially opened on uesdayTe Rockaway Workforce1 Ca-
reer Center will offer wrap-aroundcareer readiness and recruitmentservices responsive to the needs oflocal residents including tailoredintensive career planning and jobsearch preparatory services ndash in-cluding pre-employment assess-ments individual employmentplans and career counselinghigh quality recruitment and jobmatching for jobseekers Candi-date services will include resumedevelopment and interview sup-port as well as connections tosupportive services includingHigh School Equivalency Diplomaprograms group and one-on-one1047297nancial counseling to supportsmart earning and saving practic-es on-site industry approved oc-cupational training for in-demand
jobs assistance for businesses inRockaway to 1047297nd hire and train aquali1047297ed workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockawaycommunity-based organizations
workforce development provid-ers training providers faith-basedorganizations and social serviceagencies
Te Rockaway location will bethe 1047297rst Workforce1 Career Centerto include a dedicated training labspace equipping Rockaway resi-dents with the skills necessary tosecure in-demand jobs Te train-ing lab will begin in 2016
Donrsquot put your garbage outearly A reader recently told usthat the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and 1047297ningresidents for putting out theirgarbage out too early after re-ceiving a complaint Sanitationoffi cers were doing checks be-tween Beach 126th and Beach138th Street speci1047297cally buttake it as a warning to the wholeneighborhood According to theSanitation Department the rule
is as follows ldquoResidential units
may place receptacles out forcollection on the sidewalk rightby the curb no earlier than 400PM the day before their sched-uled collection Residential unitsmust remove receptacles fromtheir collection place by 900 PMon their collection dayIf collec-tion occurs after 400 PM recep-tacles must be removed by 900 AM the next dayrdquo Te 1047297ne for a1047297rst and second offense is $100
Violate it a third time and yoursquoll
be hit with a $200 1047297ne
Shop lsquoTil You Drop forthe Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
New Workf orce1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
Better Late Than Early
By Katie McFadden
ime to shop local Tere aremany shops and local vendorson the peninsula and several ofthem are coming together forholiday pop-up shops aroundtown allowing you to get yourshopping done conveniently
West End emple held a suc-cessful holiday shopping eventlast week in its brans new gymIn case you missed it there areseveral other opportunities toshop from local vendors Tenext one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126thStreet) on Tursday Decem-ber 3 From 6 pm to 11 pmthe BHYC will host more than30 vendors on two 1047298oors Youcan pick up accessories bed-ding and pillows ornaments
American Doll clothing bookscosmetics lotions and soaps
jewelry glassware paintingsphotographs baked goods andmore
Broad Channel will be host-ing the 27th Annual Craft andChristmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6pm to 9 pm on Friday De-cember 4 and 9 am to 7 pmon Saturday December 5 Tisspecial sale features jewel-ry ornaments baked goodsdecorations and more and allproceeds bene1047297t the Wounded
Warrior FoundationOn Saturday December 5 be
sure to stop by the BungalowBar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 pm and 3 pm asSanta will be there to greetkids and take holiday photosTen head to Playland Motelfor a holiday pop-up that willfeature crafty items from local
vendors Te Playland HolidayCraft Fair will take place be-tween 12 pm and 4 pm onDecember 5
On Tursday December 10head to Tai Rock between 7pm and 10 pm for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star Zin-gara Vintage Pure Body Scrubsthe Blue Bungalow Polly amp Es-ther Rockaway Gliders Rocka-
way Summer and moreNext weekend in between
stuffi ng your face during asteof Rockaway Beach be sureto stop by St Camillus Catho-lic Academy (185 Beach 99thStreet) for its annual ChristmasBoutique in Springman Hall It
will be open from 11 am to 6pm on Saturday December 12and 9 am to 4 pm on SundayDecember 13 Vendors are still
wanted so if you have some-thing to sell call 718-634-5260for more info Also that week-end the Rockaway Beach SurfClub will be hosting a holidaymarket from 11 am to 4 pmon Sunday December 13
If yoursquore one of those that wait until the last minute donrsquotfret Te Community House
will host a Rockaway Shop-ping Extravaganza on Turs-
day December 17 from 6 pmto 10 pm featuring roughly 25
vendors Tere will be a DJ anddrinks and food for sale duringthis event Vendors interestedin a table can contact Liz Smithat 917-991-7462
Finally the Broad Channel VFW (713 Shad Creek Road) will be holding a last minuteChristmas Bazaar from 10 amto 4 pm on Saturday Decem-ber 19 and Sunday Decem-ber 20 Interested vendors cancontact Crystal at 917-246-3126for more info
BUDGEContinued from page 6
ADVERISEIN HE
ROCKWAYIMES
718-634-3030
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Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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Lube Oil Filter Starter TestDrain amp Refill Coolant
Rotate Check Hoses amp BeltsBrake Test Battery TestFront End amp SuspensionCheck Charging System
Celebrating our 65th YearServing Rockaway
$9995
(Mi )ni u urcha e 1onday th - 5 PMugh Friday 8 A
Satu Md - mdash With coupon mdash
10 OFFANY SERVICE
C hannel D r i v e
Shell
-14 Beach hannel Drive
718-474-9300heck s ut At
wwwchanneldriveservicecom
I I
MAINTENANCE SPECIAL
4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT
$6995
CAR WASH
$12Best Wash On The BeachSUV Truck Van extra
FULL SERVICE
O N L Y
FREE
CAR
WASHwith allshop
services
p n e w r e s
Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
AgeWell New York LLC is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the New York State Medicaid Program Enrollment in AgeWell New York LLC depends
on contract renewal The benefit information provided is a brief summary not a complete description of benefits For more information contact the plan Limitations
copayments and restrictions may apply Benefits formulary pharmacy network premium andor copaymentscoinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
Youmust continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium unless paid for by the state medical assistance program Premiums co-pays co-insurance and deductibles
may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive Please contact the plan for further details This information is available for free in other languages Please call
customer service at 1-866-586-8044 or (TTY TDD) 1-800-662-1220 seven days a week fro m 800 am to 800 pm Eastern time or visit agewellnewyork com
Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in AgeWell New York LLC through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center located at wwwmedicaregov
16_4002RH4922_AWNY_MA 10042015UseampFile
Seriously choosing aMedicare Advantage Plan is not easyWe work hard to make it easier Depending on the Medicare Advantage Plan benefits may include
Plan premium
Copays or low copays for doctor visits
Copays for generic drugs
Prescription drug deductible
Dental and vision carehearing
Transportation services
Over-the-counter pre-paid cards
Contact us for eligibility and enrollment
infoagewellnewyorkcom | agewellnewyorkcom
Wersquore here for your callToll Free 18665868044
TTYTDD 18006621220
$0
UBULARContinued from page 42
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ST JOHNrsquoS EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 45THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
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FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 40 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
Become a NYCParks Lifeguard
Take the lifeguard
qualifying test fora great summer job in 2016
Far Rockaway High School8-21 Bay 25th StreetDec 14 600ndash800 pmDec 21 600ndash800 pmJan 5 600ndash800 pm
Grover ClevelandHigh School21-27 Himrod StreetDec 8 630ndash830 pmDec 15 630ndash830 pm
Richmond Hill High School89-30 114th StreetDec 2 715ndash900 pmDec 9 715ndash900 pm
Visit nycgovparks or call311 for additional qualifyingtest dates and locationsMen and women ages 16and up Paid training ifhired Full-time seasonalwork at City beaches andpools Minimum startingsalary approx $1350hourNYC Parks is an EqualOpportunity Employer
Outside NYC call (212) NEW-YORK
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Lube Oil Filter Starter TestDrain amp Refill Coolant
Rotate Check Hoses amp BeltsBrake Test Battery TestFront End amp SuspensionCheck Charging System
Celebrating our 65th YearServing Rockaway
$9995
(Mi )ni u urcha e 1onday th - 5 PMugh Friday 8 A
Satu Md - mdash With coupon mdash
10 OFFANY SERVICE
C hannel D r i v e
Shell
-14 Beach hannel Drive
718-474-9300heck s ut At
wwwchanneldriveservicecom
I I
MAINTENANCE SPECIAL
4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT
$6995
CAR WASH
$12Best Wash On The BeachSUV Truck Van extra
FULL SERVICE
O N L Y
FREE
CAR
WASHwith allshop
services
p n e w r e s
Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
AgeWell New York LLC is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the New York State Medicaid Program Enrollment in AgeWell New York LLC depends
on contract renewal The benefit information provided is a brief summary not a complete description of benefits For more information contact the plan Limitations
copayments and restrictions may apply Benefits formulary pharmacy network premium andor copaymentscoinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
Youmust continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium unless paid for by the state medical assistance program Premiums co-pays co-insurance and deductibles
may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive Please contact the plan for further details This information is available for free in other languages Please call
customer service at 1-866-586-8044 or (TTY TDD) 1-800-662-1220 seven days a week fro m 800 am to 800 pm Eastern time or visit agewellnewyork com
Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in AgeWell New York LLC through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center located at wwwmedicaregov
16_4002RH4922_AWNY_MA 10042015UseampFile
Seriously choosing aMedicare Advantage Plan is not easyWe work hard to make it easier Depending on the Medicare Advantage Plan benefits may include
Plan premium
Copays or low copays for doctor visits
Copays for generic drugs
Prescription drug deductible
Dental and vision carehearing
Transportation services
Over-the-counter pre-paid cards
Contact us for eligibility and enrollment
infoagewellnewyorkcom | agewellnewyorkcom
Wersquore here for your callToll Free 18665868044
TTYTDD 18006621220
$0
UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 44 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
ST JOHNrsquoS EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 45THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4748
Page 47THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4848
Page 48 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4148
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4248
Page 42 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
Lube Oil Filter Starter TestDrain amp Refill Coolant
Rotate Check Hoses amp BeltsBrake Test Battery TestFront End amp SuspensionCheck Charging System
Celebrating our 65th YearServing Rockaway
$9995
(Mi )ni u urcha e 1onday th - 5 PMugh Friday 8 A
Satu Md - mdash With coupon mdash
10 OFFANY SERVICE
C hannel D r i v e
Shell
-14 Beach hannel Drive
718-474-9300heck s ut At
wwwchanneldriveservicecom
I I
MAINTENANCE SPECIAL
4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT
$6995
CAR WASH
$12Best Wash On The BeachSUV Truck Van extra
FULL SERVICE
O N L Y
FREE
CAR
WASHwith allshop
services
p n e w r e s
Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 43THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
AgeWell New York LLC is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the New York State Medicaid Program Enrollment in AgeWell New York LLC depends
on contract renewal The benefit information provided is a brief summary not a complete description of benefits For more information contact the plan Limitations
copayments and restrictions may apply Benefits formulary pharmacy network premium andor copaymentscoinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
Youmust continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium unless paid for by the state medical assistance program Premiums co-pays co-insurance and deductibles
may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive Please contact the plan for further details This information is available for free in other languages Please call
customer service at 1-866-586-8044 or (TTY TDD) 1-800-662-1220 seven days a week fro m 800 am to 800 pm Eastern time or visit agewellnewyork com
Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in AgeWell New York LLC through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center located at wwwmedicaregov
16_4002RH4922_AWNY_MA 10042015UseampFile
Seriously choosing aMedicare Advantage Plan is not easyWe work hard to make it easier Depending on the Medicare Advantage Plan benefits may include
Plan premium
Copays or low copays for doctor visits
Copays for generic drugs
Prescription drug deductible
Dental and vision carehearing
Transportation services
Over-the-counter pre-paid cards
Contact us for eligibility and enrollment
infoagewellnewyorkcom | agewellnewyorkcom
Wersquore here for your callToll Free 18665868044
TTYTDD 18006621220
$0
UBULARContinued from page 42
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ST JOHNrsquoS EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
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112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
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FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 42 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
Lube Oil Filter Starter TestDrain amp Refill Coolant
Rotate Check Hoses amp BeltsBrake Test Battery TestFront End amp SuspensionCheck Charging System
Celebrating our 65th YearServing Rockaway
$9995
(Mi )ni u urcha e 1onday th - 5 PMugh Friday 8 A
Satu Md - mdash With coupon mdash
10 OFFANY SERVICE
C hannel D r i v e
Shell
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718-474-9300heck s ut At
wwwchanneldriveservicecom
I I
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4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT
$6995
CAR WASH
$12Best Wash On The BeachSUV Truck Van extra
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Computer align 4wheels Set all adjustableangles - ront rear tospecificationCheck componentsSet tire pressureRoa test vehicle
So if yoursquove had a strollalong the beach lately af-ter some of the storms thathave come through yoursquod besure to notice the exposure ofthose ugly stick jetties againhe littoral current movingfrom east to west has migrat-ed a lot of sand to exposethem all along the peninsula
And now that itrsquos Decembershouldnrsquot that report be com-ing out soon from the ArmyCorp of Engineers
So I got on the phone senta few texts to try and get trac-tion to find out whatrsquos goingon and did get a number tocall I canrsquot say whom I spoketo but I was told there is
mandatory media blackoutOut on the subject of this re-port but I did get some juicydetails
While I was told that there
was ldquohellipnothing shocking inthe reportrdquo I was told that sofar nothing has changed aboutthe Atlantic Ocean facing partof the report his includes
Alternative 3 which wil l in-clude 12 new groins equidis-tant from the last jetty at 89thStreet all the way up to 122ndStreet Also four extended jet-ties down in the 30s
he Reformulation Reportfor our area should be out ina few weeks I was told withpublic discussions slated forMarch I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from Decem-ber to March to start a conver-sation or debate He agreedand mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start thepublic feedback
One part that is still up to
Whatrsquos Next
Continued on page 43
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a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
AgeWell New York LLC is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the New York State Medicaid Program Enrollment in AgeWell New York LLC depends
on contract renewal The benefit information provided is a brief summary not a complete description of benefits For more information contact the plan Limitations
copayments and restrictions may apply Benefits formulary pharmacy network premium andor copaymentscoinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
Youmust continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium unless paid for by the state medical assistance program Premiums co-pays co-insurance and deductibles
may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive Please contact the plan for further details This information is available for free in other languages Please call
customer service at 1-866-586-8044 or (TTY TDD) 1-800-662-1220 seven days a week fro m 800 am to 800 pm Eastern time or visit agewellnewyork com
Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in AgeWell New York LLC through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center located at wwwmedicaregov
16_4002RH4922_AWNY_MA 10042015UseampFile
Seriously choosing aMedicare Advantage Plan is not easyWe work hard to make it easier Depending on the Medicare Advantage Plan benefits may include
Plan premium
Copays or low copays for doctor visits
Copays for generic drugs
Prescription drug deductible
Dental and vision carehearing
Transportation services
Over-the-counter pre-paid cards
Contact us for eligibility and enrollment
infoagewellnewyorkcom | agewellnewyorkcom
Wersquore here for your callToll Free 18665868044
TTYTDD 18006621220
$0
UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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ST JOHNrsquoS EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 45THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 47THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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Page 48 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4348
Page 43THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
a decision is the Jamaica Baypart he ACOE scientists arestill weighing if there is goingto be a perimeter wall or theuse of gates as a hurricanebarrier hey use some in-
ternal mechanism called theldquoNational Economic Develop-ment Planrdquo which calculatesthe ldquonet benefitsrdquo of whichplan provides the best bene-fit at the best cost In this dayand age of climate changenot sure that any potentialskimping on resources wouldbenefit anyone out here
It was mentioned to me thatthis is all budgeted for in theDisaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 201 3 which invo lves $3billion in the Sandy Bill to fo r-tify the coast from Virginia toMaine but once this report isreleased and does the roundsof public discussion therersquosstill more to get this passedand eventually constructed
After the ACOE releases thereport to the public it needsapproval from ACOE HQ and
the Presidentrsquos Office of Man-agement and Business hey
wil l also do an external inde-pendent peer review Appar-ently this process will easilytake another year before they
wil l move forward with de-sign and construction henthe final report will have to
go to Congress but my insideman is not sure what level ofapproval will be required atthat point He also mentionedsome alternatives might needmore approvals than others
he process is long andcomplex but I was told it isthe only way to do this basedon their regulations and lawsldquoNo way to sidestep theseprocesses but we will seek totake the least amount of timepossiblerdquo
With the original trac k ofHurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out ver y muchresembling that of HurricaneSandy god knows how soonit all happens again this timeletrsquos pray that all this approv-al and construction process isdone before anything comesour way again
Te 3rd Annual Co-Ed Mid-dle School Soccer urkey Bowlournament took place on No-
vember 23rd 2015 Five teamsplayed in the tournament this
year MS 232 MS 105 Wa-terside Scholarsrsquo White andScholarsrsquo Blue MS 232 playedin the tournament for the 1047297rsttime this year and took 1047297rstplace Te Scholarsrsquo Whiteeam earned 2nd place and
Waterside earned 3rd placeTe urkey Bowl tournament
is hosted by Te Scholarsrsquo Acad-
emy Athletic Director JosephLunati Principal Brian OrsquoCon-nell Principal Lisa JosephsonPrincipal Dana Gerendasi Prin-cipal Laurie Shapiro and CoachMelissa Pascarella were praisedfor their support with the tour-nament Te Co-Ed MiddleSchool urkey Bowl ourna-ment is part of the PeninsulaSports League (PSL) which iscurrently in its 11th year TePSL provides athletic opportu-nities to students across Rocka-
way and Queens
AgeWell New York LLC is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the New York State Medicaid Program Enrollment in AgeWell New York LLC depends
on contract renewal The benefit information provided is a brief summary not a complete description of benefits For more information contact the plan Limitations
copayments and restrictions may apply Benefits formulary pharmacy network premium andor copaymentscoinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
Youmust continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium unless paid for by the state medical assistance program Premiums co-pays co-insurance and deductibles
may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive Please contact the plan for further details This information is available for free in other languages Please call
customer service at 1-866-586-8044 or (TTY TDD) 1-800-662-1220 seven days a week fro m 800 am to 800 pm Eastern time or visit agewellnewyork com
Medicare beneficiaries may also enroll in AgeWell New York LLC through the CMS Medicare Online Enrollment Center located at wwwmedicaregov
16_4002RH4922_AWNY_MA 10042015UseampFile
Seriously choosing aMedicare Advantage Plan is not easyWe work hard to make it easier Depending on the Medicare Advantage Plan benefits may include
Plan premium
Copays or low copays for doctor visits
Copays for generic drugs
Prescription drug deductible
Dental and vision carehearing
Transportation services
Over-the-counter pre-paid cards
Contact us for eligibility and enrollment
infoagewellnewyorkcom | agewellnewyorkcom
Wersquore here for your callToll Free 18665868044
TTYTDD 18006621220
$0
UBULARContinued from page 42
Waterside Wins Turkey Bowl
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4448
Page 44 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
ST JOHNrsquoS EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4548
Page 45THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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December To
Remember
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Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
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FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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ST JOHNrsquoS EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
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112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
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Page 47THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
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FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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112-30 Beach Channel DriveRockaway Park
Proudly serving our community for over 25 years
John Lepore Insurance Agency718-945-1900
1
2 3 2 3 1
Protect your worldAuto bull Home bull Life bull Retirement
Insurance subject to terms qualifications and availability Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co AllstateIndemnity Co Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co Life insurance and annuities issued by Lincoln Benefit Life Company Lincoln NE AllstateLife Insurance Company Northbrook IL In New York Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York Hauppauge NY Northbrook IL copy 2010 Allstate
Insurance Co
Call me today to discuss your optionsSome people think Allstate only protects your car Truth is
Allstate can also protect your home or apartment your
boat motorcycle - even your retirement and your life And
the more of your world you put in Good Handsreg the more
you can save
Airport but ultimately failedMundy Sr was among the1047297rst 13 people to purchase theproperty beneath his homeldquoNow you owned the land andhomerdquo he explained ldquoBefore
you couldnrsquot get a mortgage on
a home Now you could sell ahome and get the money out-right From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and alot of money being invested inthose homesrdquo
Freddy Ciappetta has run local watering hole Te Ruffl e Bar for10 years ldquo[Te bar] allows meto connect with people keepsme up to date on whatrsquos goingon People come in here thatIrsquove known my whole life andnew people come toordquo He saidthat the change in homes is thesingle de1047297ning change over hislifetime ldquoTe houses have im-proved Years ago it was a sum-mer place with lots of bunga-lows Now the homes are builtbetter and theyrsquore beautifulrdquo
Stores like the All AmericanChannel Market Roccorsquos Pizzaand Rock N Roll Bagel are bus-tling places serving locals andpeople passing through GrassyPoint Bar amp Grill is a long timefavorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collect-
ibles and antiques Te Bay Viewrestaurant at the foot of the CrossBay Bridge will reopen in 2016
Te neighborhood was hardhit by Hurricane Sandy Sever-al homes remain uninhabitedand construction crews are everpresent One house on CrossBay Boulevard had become abillboard advocating for Buildit Back reform ldquoInitially Sandy
was tremendous blow Peopleare still feeling the adverse ef-
fectsrdquo Leo Chavanne a 37-yearresident and 1047297re1047297ghter (oneof many in Broad Channel)said Chavanne helped foundthe BCPD which despite itsname did not police the areabut instead helped gut over300 homes following the stormldquoWersquove lost some great people
who have moved onrdquo he saidldquoTerersquos still that lingering ef-fect but I think overall the com-munity has been on a tremen-dous uptick thanks to the BroadChannel Civic Association andpeople trying to make the com-munity better than it ever wasrdquo
Most residents seem to viewthe Cross Bay Bridge as a symbolof the communityrsquos connectionto the Rockaways ldquoRockawaygave Broad Channel the supportthat was needed to 1047297ght for theright to buy our landrdquo MundySr said ldquoYou could easily walkover to Rockaway go over toPlayland and go to the beach togo swimmingrdquo Wagner agreedstating ldquoIrsquom personally veryconnected to Rockaway more
so than Howard Beach We havea lot of family and friends thatlive in Rockaway that joinedsports programs hererdquo
For Sean ubridy whose fam-ily has been a staple of BroadChannel since at least 1904Broad Channel represents one
word ldquoFreedomrdquo he said ldquoYoucould go anywhere exploring theball1047297elds or to the park If there
was ever a problem your par-
ents knew about it before you gothome Te guys I grew up withare all still my closest friendsTatrsquos unique Terersquos no otherplace Irsquod rather grow uprdquo
We will continue to feature dif- ferent Rockaway neighborhoodsin the coming weeks If yoursquodlike to talk about your neighbor-hood and what makes it specialto you contact the author at dy-lanrockawaytimescom
BROAD CHANNELContinued from page 21
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4748
Page 47THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
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FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
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01785RT
BAY RIDGE LEXUS
December To
Remember
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4748
Page 47THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4848
Page 48 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4748
Page 47THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015The Rockaway Times
Since 1974
Go With The Pros That Are Well-Known
AARP Fr iendlySe Habla Espantildeol
DCA833060
NY Repair Shop 7044293
71-02 Beach Channel Drive New York NY 11692Corner of Beach Channel Drive amp Beach 71st St
Hours Monday-Friday 900 am - 500 pm
Saturday - By Appointment bull Sunday - Closed
t te of e A t --FriendlyC A DRAF pr oth
nta Pr es
CASINO AUTO BODY
Claims Handled by
Licensed Appraisers
All Major
Insurance Companies Accepted
ed an er te s
FREE
24 Hour Towing to our Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
(718) 318-2018wwwcasinoautobodycom
416 BEACH 116th StOn Jamaica Bay
(Behind the Getty Gas Station )7184748807
Open Year Round bull 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Lunch amp Dinner
9am-8pm bull Mon - Thurs
9am - 10pm bull Fri Sat Sun
W H ARFTHERockawayrsquos Restaurant On The Bay
ldquo Therersquos No Other Place Quite Like Itrdquo
COME SEE WHY
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALSMONDAY Steak( 1375) Chicken( 1075)
Shrimp( 1375) Sizzlers
TUESDAY Loin of Pork - $975
WEDNESDAY - Turkey - $975
THURSDAY - Pot Roast - $975
FRIDAY - Chicken Flounder Shrimp Francaise
or Shrimp Scampi $1475SATURDAY amp SUNDAY - Brunch 9am - 3pm
Or Check out our full dinner menu
Rentable For All Occasions
FOOTBALL SPECIAL
$2 Can Beers Throughout The GameSunday Monday and Thursday NFL FootballCatch The Game Here
Rockaway Word Search- Sporty -
BCAC
BREEZY BOWLINGBUGSY
CYO
DOLPHINS
FISHEADS
JIMMY WALSH
RUGBY BOB
SEAHORSES
SEAWOLVES
HINT 12TH
UNSCRAMBLE
MECDEBRE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S Z G N N G F D F O S S W G LR E M Y S V O J I L Q S U N HS E A W O L V E S C I O N I GN A P H P R F Z H A Y N R L OM Y Z H O X S J E C M O R W KE G I K Y R O K A B I D H O DH N G Y G M S W D O J S V B LS L A D V L S E S V L O G Y RB O B Y B G U R S A D J W Z VA Z Q F E V H O W Y G O N E BK E K N D Z I Y R B S M I E QM K F Z Q M M K O T V G R R A
T C L G R M P B H I V L U B JS A A H I I I V X J U A B B EX H O J A K X Q E A X J E W I
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4848
Page 48 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
7232019 Rockaway Times 12315 A
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrockaway-times-12315-a 4848
Page 48 THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 2015 The Rockaway Times
FIERO Collision Inc
Established 1973
e take your familyrsquos safety as seriously as you do
Thatrsquos why wersquove invested in training and have achieved Gold Class status
the industry standard for training that contributes to complete and safe repairs
As a Gold Class business wersquore trained to fix your vehicle the right way
We look for hidden damage you may not see We know what can be repaired and
what needs to be replaced So why take chances
ecausesafetymatters
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