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CB 9 and 10 Approve Ozone Park Rezoning

The proposed Ozone Park rezon-ing was given a seal of approval from two community boards last week, as Community Boards 9 and 10 both voted for the measure.

The proposal would change the zoning for residential and business properties of 530 blocks in Ozone Park to promote new types of busi-nesses to open in the area, like on Liberty and 101st avenues and Rock-away Boulevard, while still maintain-ing its current character in residen-tial neighborhoods like South Ozone Park and Tudor Village. The rezon-ing is split between the two Commu-nity Boards that cover Ozone Park, about 318 blocks in CB 10 and ap-proximately 212 blocks within CB 9’s region, and it has not been updated since 1961.

Thomas Smith, a Dept. of City Planning representative who gave a presentation on the proposal to both community boards before they voted, said the problem with the cur-rent zoning is that it does not differ-entiate between commercial areas and the residential streets that many people live on and the rezoning aims to keep commercial businesses from opening in residential areas.

“So you can see the same type of development happening on Liberty Avenue as you could on the residen-tial side streets next to it,” he said.

Smith also said the increase of the foreign-born population in Ozone Park was another factor in rezoning the neighborhood.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) praised DCP for making the neighborhood a priority when it came with rezoning and it will have a positive impact on Ozone Park’s future.

“If you are born and raised in Ozone Park or you lived in Ozone Park for a long time, you will know that this is

our time,” he said. “This is our way to finally protect the residential char-acter and integrity of our community, while also allowing for the strengthen-ing of commercial areas and stimulat-ing economic development.”

A DCP spokesperson said the re-zoning still needs to be approved by the Queens Borough President, the City Planning Commission and the City Council before it goes into ef-fect.

Murray Endorsed By Fire Marshall Benevolent Association

The New York City Fire Marshall Benevolent Association endorsed Scherie Murray earlier this week.

According to a press release an-nouncing the endorsement, the As-sociation endorsed Murray because of her strong work ethic.

“Instead of shouting from the crowds, Scherie has stepped to take on the task of representing the southeast district. Her strong work ethic will make a strong impact in improving the quality of life in the 31st District,” said William Kregler, president of the FMBA.

Murray is running against incum-bent Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton). The 31st District cov-ers Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens and parts of Far Rockaway.

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After successfully helping the Rockaways curb its trash problem, the DOE Fund has expanded its efforts to Merrick Boulevard in Laurelton.

The initiative, which began three weeks ago, was funded by Council-man Donovan Richards (D-Laurel-ton) in an effort to restore Merrick Boulevard and to ensure that the strip reflects the beauty of the community.

“One of the biggest problems we’ve incurred over the past few years is the problem of garbage. Certain days, it looks like a pigsty on this boulevard and it does not reflect the beauty of this community,” said Richards at Tuesday’s press conference. “It also hurts our small businesses, because who wants to stop in a store with gar-bage literally outside of the store?”

The DOE Fund is strategically scheduled to do clean-ups from 219th Street to Francis Lewis Boulevard on Fridays and Sundays, in addition to the Dept. of Sanitation’s scheduled pick-up days. But the Councilman made it clear that the DOE Fund is not supple-menting the work of the DOS.

“I want to be clear that although I am funding this program, sanitation still

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has a job to do and that job is to ensure that store owners are keeping their store fronts clean,” he warned. “We are not going to subsidize you being lazy. We want you to also do your part.”

Richards also warned community residents and store owners that the initiative should not serve as an ex-cuse or reason to litter or violate laws set forth by the DOS.

“If they [community members] feel they must throw their trash in City waste baskets because they are too lazy to put it out on trash day –

we are going to call the City to in-crease fines on you,” he said.

The DOE Fund, founded by for-mer Republican mayoral candidate George McDonald, is a nonprofit or-ganization which provides paid tran-sitional work, housing and employ-ment opportunities to people with histories of homelessness, incarcera-tion and substance abuse – giving them a second chance at life.

“I can tell you from my personal ex-perience after all these years, that if you give someone an opportunity, they will

go out and straighten up, nine out of 10 times,” said McDonald at the press conference. “It’s our responsibility, as people who are privileged enough to serve the public of this great City, to provide them with that opportunity.”

And Victor Pacheco, one of the two men selected to do the clean-ups along Merrick Boulevard, is a prime example of McDonald’s theory.

“I’m out of the projects in the Bronx area. There are some unhealthy neigh-borhoods, and I’ve been involved with some unhealthy people – selling drugs and doing some unhealthy things,” Pacheco said. “A friend of mine had told me about the DOE Fund and how it was a good place and it changed his life. He gave me the address, I did the necessary things and it helped me turn my life around.”

Although the initiative is still fairly new to Laurelton, Richards al-ready revealed his plans to bring the DOE Fund to Rosedale and parts of Springfield Gardens – areas that he believes are also plagued by trash.

To learn more about the DOE Fund, visit www.doe.org.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or [email protected] or @nkozikowska.


LIFE Camp, an anti-gun initiative with an office on Sutphin Boulevard, is still waiting on a much-needed grant that the group was awarded by the City more than a year ago.

After successfully lobbying for $500,000 to start LIFE Camp’s CureViolence program from the New York City Council, Erica Ford, founder of the intervention program, opened an office at 111-12 Sutphin Blvd. and hired 12 staffers.

But the group, which has been tackling senseless shootings and deaths in South Jamaica – one of the most crime-ridden areas in Queens – is still owed more than $130,000 in grant money and as a result, the organization has fallen behind on rent and has been unable to pay its employees.

“You have people volunteer-ing – people who really believe in the cause and then you introduce money into the situation, make a promise to pay people and it takes a long while for people to get paid … people really lose their belief in the entire thing,” explained Almitra

LIFE Camp Still Waiting On Much-Needed CashGasper, LIFE Camp’s pro-gram manager.

“In my community, people are already walking around with a considerable level of discouragement,” she added. “People still have to deal with the bills they have to pay or other financial obli-gations. We had people that quit their jobs – people who have made choices based on the promise that they are get-ting a salary and now, they have to leave.”

Gasper, who has been working on a volunteer basis, is also concerned that the credibility of the organization will be questioned as a result of the delay.

“I have taken time to study the process so I know where the account-ability lies, but most people just blame the organization,” she said. “And it’s a disservice to the organiza-tion and the communities that they serve.”

In previous years, LIFE Camp has relied on a private company to offer the group with a bridge loan – a short-term loan, to fund its programs

while it waits for the grant. But the company that used to fund the orga-nization is no longer willing to front cash.

“It has left us looking for someone else to do that and quite frankly, they seem to be the only game in town that’s able to front the money,” said Gasper.

Gasper and LIFE Camp’s volun-teers have contacted the City on multi-ple occasions and have still not gotten a clear answer as to when the organi-zation will see its promised money.

“We speak to the City almost ev-

ery day and the constant response is, ‘It’s coming, it’s coming – just wait.’ But they can not say what date,” she said. “There is no absolute time that it’s going to happen or if its even going to happen. No-body over there knows.”

In the meantime, LIFE Camp has turned to Queens-born entrepre-neur Russell Simmons and the Internet for some help.

Earlier this month, Simmons launched a fundraising campaign for the organization on the popular website, Crowdtilt. To date, the website has raised nearly $40,000 in funds, with the hope of securing $100,000.

To donate, visit www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/give-life-to-life-camp-no-more-bullets-in-the-hood.

For more information regarding CureViolence, visit www.peaceisal-ifestyle.com or call (646) 258-0936.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikows-ka at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or [email protected].

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Erica Ford and volunteers stand near their CureViolence office on Sutphin Boulevard last year.

Councilman Donovan Richards and former Mayoral candidate George McDon-ald announce plans to bring the DOE Fund to Laurelton.



On Tuesday, more than a dozen local leaders gathered on the steps of Queens Borough Hall to protest the Dept. of Education’s proposed co-locations in the Borough beginning the 2014-2015 school year.

Elected officials, community board members and representa-tives from the United Federation of Teachers each slammed the propos-als, which they fear will have a dev-astating impact on New York City public school students, teachers and parents.

“Once again, the Bloomberg ad-ministration is trying to implement policies in our schools without un-derstanding the consequences – without understanding the impact on people,” said organizer and Deputy Majority Leader, Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans).

The DOE has proposed 23 co-locations in Queens within the next four years – one of which would place an elementary school inside a high school while another would place three schools in the same building.

“The Dept. of Education should not take space and resources from the children in its traditional schools in order to provide those things to a se-

lect group of other students,” Queens Borough President Helen Marshall said in a statement. “But all too often, that is what co-location does. That’s why I join with the Queens Delega-tion of the City Council in speaking out against the DOE’s extensive co-location plans for Queens.”

The timing of the proposals, just two-and-a-half months before Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 12-year regime will come to an end, had many pro-testors convinced that the adminis-tration is trying to impose its will on students long after they leave office.

“It’s important to note, especially

for the press, that this is going to be a new administration in two-and-a-half months,” said Democratic candidate for Borough president, Melinda Katz. “To do co-locations now, which sets the policy for a long time to come – it really just doesn’t make sense. Let’s wait until January to have the discus-sions. It is crazy to do this now.”

“We need a change, and it’s out-rageous that the new administra-tion will be hindered and saddled with these old ideas when we want reforms in our education system,” echoed Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens). “We will be

working hard together, all of us in Queens, to make sure our Mayor doesn’t try to force his old policies on our new administration.”

Before the DOE can propose a school co-location, it is required to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement to study its impact. While some argued that the DOE is not do-ing enough to make the statements as easily assessable to parents as they should be, others, like Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) claimed that the EIS statements were simply inaccurate.

“We have the EIS statement now – they are trying to put an elemen-tary school inside August Martin [High School] and everything that they have in their EIS statement is totally untrue,” Wills said. “If you do not want to affect enrollment or the educational options of the students currently at August Martin – how is that possible? What you’re saying is a lie, automatically from the start. If you bring down enrollment to 800 children and you’re stopping the op-tions we have put in, then you’re af-fecting enrollment.”

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikows-ka at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or [email protected] or @nkozikowska.

Queens Leaders Slam Proposed Co-Locations

More than a dozen local leaders protested the DOE’s 23 proposed co-locations in the Borough.

Photo by Ira Cohen



On Oct. 12, New Hope Lutheran Church in Jamaica will hold its 11th Annual Domestic Violence Aware-ness Walk to shed light and educate community residents about domestic violence.

The walk, which is strategically scheduled in October during Domes-tic Violence Awareness Month, is part of a large-scale effort to combat domestic violence in America. Every year, New Hope Lutheran distributes educational pamphlets to the South-east Queens community – where domestic violence arrests are most prevalent in the Borough.

“Our goal is to save a life in some small way by educating people,” said Ophelia Coleman, the church’s evan-gelism committee chairperson and event organizer. “We will be distrib-uting material that tells people about the resources available to them if they find themselves, or know a friend or relative involved in a domestic vio-lence relationship.”

The Domestic Violence Aware-ness Walk is open to all who wish to attend, including the youth and men, who also fall victim to do-mestic violence but are often swept under the rug because they do not

Church To Hold Annual Domestic Violence Walk

make up a majority of statistics. “People forget, but men can be

victims of domestic violence too,” Coleman said. “And we also like to bring awareness to our youth. The youth that is out there, they may think they are in love but its not love – it’s usually a control issue, which will ultimately result in domestic vio-lence, one way or another.”

According to the Partnership Against Domestic Violence’s web-site, every nine seconds in America, a woman is assaulted or beaten and

around the world, at least one in every three women has been beat-en, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Domes-tic violence is also the leading cause of injury to women – more than car accidents, muggings and rapes com-bined.

“Sometimes people that are in-volved in the situation do not fully understand what they have and what resources are available to them,” she added. “They don’t know that they don’t have to remain in that relation-

ship – they can get out and make a better life for themselves.”

Coleman has long been involved in bringing awareness to the cause, especially after having seen friends fall victim to domestic violence.

“I’ve been very, very close with people that just didn’t understand that they were being abused,” she said. “That’s why this event, and the educational component, is so impor-tant to bring to the people. Hope-fully, they will be able to pass along the information to friends and family and co-workers and neighbors.”

The Domestic Violence Aware-ness walk is scheduled to take place at 9:15 a.m. and will meet at New Hope Lutheran Church. New Hope Lutheran Church is located at 167-24 118th Ave., Jamaica.

For more information about the walk, you may call the church office at (718) 528-0453.

If you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation, you may call the New York State office for the Prevention of Domestic Vio-lence hotline at 1-800-942-6906 or visit www.opdv.ny.gov to learn more.


Every year, New Hope Lutheran Church in Jamaica holds a Domestic Violence Awareness walk to educate community residents.

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Israel: Time For Vote To End Shutdown

To the Editor:There’s a lot of blame

and finger pointing for the recent federal government shutdown. Today I’m offering a common-sense solution.

Originally, House Repub-licans in the majority offered a resolution to temporarily continue governing opera-tions. It had two conditions: Fund the government at a level that many Democrats felt was insufficient; and de-fund and delay the Affordable Care Act. I could not support both of those conditions, particularly using a shutdown of the federal government to effectively repeal the Afford-able Care Act.

Now I have been advanc-ing a common-sense com-promise that would reopen the federal government im-mediately. We should vote on a budget that agrees to the original funding level proposed by Republicans, but does not defund or repeal the Affordable Care Act. This extension would give us the time to negotiate long-term budget issues while keeping our government open.

If you are on the far right, you will disagree with me that we should not defund or re-peal the Affordable Care Act. If you are on the far left, you will disagree with me that we should accept, even temporar-

There have been few educational solutions that have caused more controversy than the co-location proposals that have plagued this City, if any. And now, with just weeks left of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s third and final term, the Dept. of Education has proposed 23 more over the next four years.

These co-locations seem to be a disruptive influence within the educational facilities where they are to be implemented. Teachers and administrators dislike them, as do parents, as placing more than one school within one building can create a divide between students and the resources they need to learn.

Instead of putting resources toward creating new schools, training new administrators and splitting these schools up into pieces, we should be putting these resources towards education, using resources for the schools that already exist and ensuring that kids are taught in the best possible way.

With only weeks to go before we get a new Mayor, we should not be pushing through the old one’s policies for the future.

Hopefully, the next Mayor will have a better solution.

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ily, the Republican-proposed budget levels. However, I be-lieve that most people whom I represent do not want to use the Affordable Care Act to shut down services they are paying for with tax dollars, and they expect that I will work hard and responsibly to keep the govern-ment open while negotiating our differences.

I believe that there are enough votes in Congress to-day to pass this compromise immediately. I have urged Republican Speaker John Boehner to just bring it to a vote. People can vote for it or against it, but we owe the American people a vote.

Steve Israel,U.S. Congressman

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Blame Both Sides To The Editor:

In the Oct. 3-9 issue, there was a letter from Tyler Cas-sell relaying his experiences of receiving emails mocking President Obama and Demo-crats, and his claims of having left speechless acquaintances when defending policies of this administration.

Tyler, I have news for you. I’ve had the same experi-ences.

There are readers, such as yourself, who write letters to this fine newspaper. Week after week, the same writers use that as a forum to end-lessly knock Republicans, the Tea Party, conservatives, and their policies.

I, too, get emails ridiculing and mocking Republicans, Joe Lhota, the Tea Party, and their opposition to Obamacare. I will remind you that Obama-care remains unpopular even among many Democrats. My employer has told me that once implemented it will cost him dearly, and he may very likely have to let workers go. More unemployment, more dissatisfaction. Alas, the pro-gram is not the silver bullet the Democrats, liberals, Bill Maher, many one-sided news networks and Nancy Pelosi have made it out to be. I’ve tried to discuss this with some of my more left-wing friends, but they refused to listen.

As for those who you disagree with being unable to answer, I have had the same response. I ask Democrats why I can’t be allowed guns to defend myself and family, but it is perfectly alright for politicians, the Hollywood elite and certain left-wingers to own them. They can’t an-swer me.

Notwithstanding the pres-ent government shutdown, both parties are to blame, as well as their supporters. Alas, Tyler, it works both ways.

Edward Riecks,Howard Beach

Collapse ConcernsTo The Editor:

The Woodhaven Business Improvement District is very concerned with the lack of action since the collapse of the building at 78-19 Jamaica Avenue on April 15, 2013. This collapsed building also

damaged our Woodhaven Senior Citizens Center, which is located next door. The owner, 78-19 Jamaica Avenue LIC, had 42 open building violations at the time of the collapse, which still have not been corrected. During these past five months, no action has been taken by the owner to repair or reconstruct this building, other than to build a fence (which is constantly graffiti vandalized). This lack of repair has resulted in the Senior Citizen Center elderly members having to vacate the premises due to the dangerous conditions. This Senior Citizen Center is such a necessary service and an asset to our commu-nity and was opened for our seniors due to our elected officials funding and support. This is why it is so imperative that the owner of 78-19 be forced to repair their premises complying with all building certifications and codes. If they do not, then their build-ing should be demolished. The Woodhaven Business Improvement District and the Greater Woodhaven Develop-ment Corporation would ap-preciate your intervention in this dangerous situation. It is very important that we make this our Woodhaven Senior Citizen Center structurally sound and fully repaired. In this way, our elderly once more will have their beauti-ful meeting place that we all worked so hard to give them.

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By Luis Gronda

Could the Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority possibly re-activate a defunct Long Island Rail Road line in the next two de-cades?

That is what transit activists hope after reading the MTA’s Capital Needs Assessment from 2015-2034.

In page 133 of the report, the agency lists possibly reviving the train line as a way to address the growing need for more subway and bus patterns.

“A possible option is the utiliza-

MTa includes Queens Lirr in Capital Plan

By ConGressMan GreGory W. Meeks

If it wanted to, the House Repub-

lican majority could immediately end the government shutdown it has caused. While Americans wait, over 800,000 federal employees have been furloughed; millions more are working without pay; vital federal services, programs, facilities, nation-al parks and monuments have been suspended or closed; federal intelli-gence and federal law enforcement agencies are understaffed; cities and communities where federal facilities are located and the tens of thousands of small businesses with federal con-tracts and the hundreds of thousands of workers they collectively employ, are being hurt. Some of these busi-nesses may not recover.

Constituents ask: How much lon-ger is the shutdown going to affect me? Why did things come to this and who’s responsible for this mess? What needs to be done to reopen the government?

We’ve reached this impasse be-cause of the total war Tea Party Re-publicans in Congress are waging on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Frankly, it’s hard to tell whether it’s just that they don’t like the ACA or all things Obama.

Republicans are a 234-201 ma-jority in the House. Democrats are a 54-46 majority in the Senate. The 49 members of the House Tea Party Caucus account for only 20 percent of all House Republicans. The five members of the Senate Tea Party Caucus make up just 10 percent of Republican senators. Nonetheless, these minorities have cowed their

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GOP colleagues into going on the impossible mission of undoing the historic health care reform that Con-gress enacted and President Obama signed three years ago; that already has three years of implementation un-der its belt; that the Supreme Court ruled constitutional 16 months ago; and that voters affirmed 11 months ago by reelecting President Obama by five million votes along with a 332-206 landslide victory in the Electoral College against a Republican who pledged to repeal “Obamacare.” Yet, the Tea Party still wants repeal of the law that is finally making affordable, quality health care insurance accessi-ble to tens of millions of Americans regardless of pre-existing conditions, age, or employment status.

During my 15 years in Congress, members, whether Democrat or Republican, addressed a law they didn’t like by fulfilling their legisla-tive oversight responsibility to moni-tor that law’s impact or by seeking to

negotiate adjustments they thought would improve the law. Not so with Congressional Tea Party Republi-cans. They’ve bullied the House Re-publican leadership and bulldozed a majority of the Republican confer-ence into incorporating their ideo-logical objections to Obamacare into the continuing resolution (CR) that would otherwise simply fund the gov-ernment for a period of time while the House and Senate, Congress and the White House, Democrats and Republicans, work out their differ-ences on the budget for the 2014 fis-cal year.

Again and again, the President said he is willing to discuss any Re-publican proposal designed to im-prove the Affordable Care Act. The fact is the ACA itself is an example of what can happen when both sides listen to each other. It is modeled after the Massachusetts health care program proposed by a Republican governor and authored by a Repub-lican think tank. ACA includes over 160 proposals House or Senate Re-publicans made in committee.

If the President and Congressio-nal Democrats give in to the hostage taking and extortion tactics of Tea Party Republicans in this instance, there is absolutely no doubt that they would use the debt limit negotiations a week from now or next year’s bud-get process to dismantle other laws and programs they don’t like, namely Social Security and Medicare. We cannot allow a small faction of our government to wreak such havoc on our nation. The long term ramifica-tions of this kind of brinksmanship are grave. We have already had a taste of the consequences.

So, here we are. The shame of it is that there are enough votes in the House to pass a clean CR. Until the Obama presidency, enacting clean continuing resolutions were the norm. Congress has done so 45 times since Ronald Reagan was president. John Boehner has voted to approve a clean CR numerous times. The fed-eral government had been operating under a clean CR all year long.

Last week, 200 House Democrats sent Speaker Boehner a letter call-ing for a floor vote on a clean CR. Over 20 House Republicans have said they would vote yes. Together, this is enough votes for passage. Given the majority Democratic Senate, Con-gress could quickly enact it and the President just as quickly sign it into law. The government could be fully re-opened. All federal employees could return to work with all federal agen-cies, services, programs, national parks and monuments resuming op-eration. Plus, a bipartisan predicate will have been laid for raising the debt limit and preventing a default without another deliberately engineered cri-sis. I hope House leadership will soon put our country’s economic stability above its party politics; that’s what I’m fighting for until this is resolved. We should all be.

Congressman Gregory W. Meeks is the U.S. Representative for New York’s Fifth Congressional District, and a member of the House Financial Services Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee. For additional in-formation or questions, contact Con-gressman Meeks’ district office at (718) 725-6000; log onto http://meeks.house.gov or follow him on Twitter @GregoryMeeks.

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tion of abandoned or underutilized Rights of Way (ROW) such as...the abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch...Conversion of existing ROWs...could help reduce land ac-quisition and construction costs, and facilitate construction time in dense-ly developed areas,” it says in their report, released last week.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park), who has long been an advocate for revitalizing the train line that would run from the Rock-aways to Rego Park, praised the tran-sit agency for including the train line in their capital needs report.

“The MTA has heard our calls for

smart investment in existing Right of Ways to improve transit infrastruc-ture, create jobs, while helping each family in Queens and across the City in their daily commutes,” he said in a statement.

But Andrea Crawford, a member of the Friends of the QueensWay group, which supports creating an elevated bike path on the 3.5-mile stretch of vacant land instead of revi-talizing the train line, said this does not mean the QueensWay will not happen and the feasibility study for the project, which began last month, is still ongoing.

“The study does not say its in-

tent is to activate or fund the train line,” she said. “We continue to move forward in a way that sup-ports the economic development of Queens without impacting its ecology.”

Kevin Ortiz, an MTA Spokes-man, said its inclusion in their re-port does not mean the agency is considering activating the train line and nothing has been done regard-ing that issue at this time. He added the 20-year plan gives possibilities for all potential projects.

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St. Francis Prep Brother Leonard Conway, St. Francis Prep Head Coach Vince O’Connor, Allstate Agent Kevin Spann, Vince Lombardi’s grandson John Lombardi, Rutgers University Head Coach Kyle Flood and George Veras, President of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprises, honoring Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi with a plaque.

Library Foundation Gala

At its annual gala this week, the Queens Library Foundation honored Spiros Voutsinas, president of Atlantic Bank, and the Stavros Niar-chos Foundation, for their support of the libraries. Pictured (from left) are Thomas Galante, president of Queens Library; Amalia Delicari, programs officer, Niarchos Foundation; Joseph Ficalora, president, Queens Library Foundation Board of Directors; Vasili Tsamis, CFO, and Stelios Vasilakis, senior program officer, Niarchos Foundation; Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer; honoree Spiros Voutsinas; Mayor Mi-chael Bloomberg; Melinda Katz; Jacqueline Arrington, board of trustees president; Diana Chapin, executive director, Queens Library Foundation; and Roula Siklas, program officer, Niarchos Foundation.

Taking CareMiss USA 2012 Nana Meri-wether receives a flu vac-cination at Queens Hospital Center’s “Take Care NY” event, Oct. 9 in Jamaica. Sponsored by the City Health and Hospitals Cor-poration, the 10th annual “Take Care NY” series of 60 public health fairs is open in October to all New Yorkers to screen for health issues such as cholesterol levels, blood pressure, HIV status and Body Mass Index (BMI). HHC President Alan D. Aviles (left) and Dr. Jean-Bernard Poulard, Deputy Medical Director, Queens Hospital Center (right), joined Nana as she was vaccinated by Jennifer Henry, RN.

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Borough Beat

105th Precinct

Robbery The NYPD is asking the public’s

assistance identifying and locating the following three suspects wanted in connection with a robbery.

At 6:20 a.m. on Sept. 21, the three male suspects approached a male victim in the rear of his home in the vicinity of 218th Street. The first suspect struck the victim in the head and face with a gun while the second and third suspects removed his property. The suspects fled with property and the victim sustained minor injuries. Queens DA Richard Brown is pictured with 1,100 cartons of illegal ciga-

rettes seized after a search of an apartment on Saul Street in Flushing. Qinghai Wei, 50, of Flushing, was charged last week with various viola-tions of the New York State Tax Law regarding cigarettes and tobacco. He faces up to four years in prison.

These three suspects are wanted in connection to a robbery within the confines of the 105th Precinct.

109th PrecinctFatal Collision

At approximately 5:36 p.m. on Oct. 6, police responded to a 911 call for a pedestrian struck at the inter-section of Cherry Avenue and Main Street in Flushing. Upon arrival, police discovered a three-year-old female, identified as Allison Liao, unconscious and unresponsive with severe body trauma.

EMS transported the child to a nearby hospital, where she was pro-nounced dead.

A preliminary investigation re-vealed that the child and her grand-mother were walking eastbound on Cherry Avenue, attempting to cross at

the intersection of Main Street, when the child was struck by an SUV also traveling eastbound on Cherry Avenue, which was attempt-ing to make a left turn on to Main Street. The driver remained on the scene and the inves-tigation is ongoing.

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113th PrecinctHomicide

At 1:34 a.m. on Oct. 5, police re-sponded to a 911 call of a male shot in front of 184-09 140th Ave., Spring-field Gardens.

Upon arrival, police observed the victim, a 29-year-old Black male, with five gunshot wounds to the body. EMS responded and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pro-nounced dead. There have been no ar-rests and the investigation is ongoing.

BY STeveN J. FeRRARi

The contentious split between Queens County Republicans has be-come deeper, with allegations of rac-ism and bullying on one side and a court case filed from the other.

The latest source of discontent spilled over after the Sept. 27 reorga-nizational meeting, where longtime Republican leader Phil Ragusa held on to his position, despite a challenge from former U.S. Rep. Bob Turner.

According to members present at the Sept. 27 Queens Republican Par-ty reorganizational meeting, a fac-tion led by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) made a number of racist and disparaging remarks about and towards individuals at the meet-ing. Some members in attendance said they felt they were bullied and belittled by Ulrich.

Ulrich was said to become increas-ingly agitated when the vote was not going his way. Sources say that Ul-rich’s faction, which also included Bart Haggerty, Ulrich’s former chief of staff, and Tony Nunziato, a Re-publican District Leader in Maspeth,

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continued to disrupt the meeting. Natalie Dubovici, a member of the

party’s credentials committee tasked with verifying the votes, said Ulrich “was acting like a child” and made “a mockery” of the process.

She noted that Ulrich and his companions loudly accused her of doing her job poorly and belittled her when she defended herself and explained her decisions.

“I was just disgusted about how an elected official belittled me,” she said. “As an elected official, [Ulrich] should not be talking to people like that.”

Ulrich called the meeting “a cir-cus,” and responded it was being run unfairly and they were attempting to maintain order. He noted that a court case has been filed to attempt to wrest leadership from Ragusa.

“Just because you declare yourself the winner and tell people to shut up doesn’t mean you’re the chair,” Ul-rich said.

An email written by Kathy Huang, who served as parliamentarian for the meeting, detailed a number of racist remarks made by the group, both towards her and other Asian-Americans present.

The email obtained by the PRESS of Southeast Queens was sent to a party member who was not present at the meeting.

When Huang explained who she was and her role at the meeting, a mem-ber of Ulrich’s group was said to have asked, “Is she even American? Where does she practice law, in China?”

Huang’s email also stated that when a speaker had trouble pronouncing an Asian district leader’s name, Nunziato stated, “Ching Chong Won, what’s the difference, they all sound the same.”

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Nunziato also reportedly referred to Eben Brofman, John Catsimatidis’ Mayoral campaign manager, deroga-torily, saying “there’s that fat pig’s Jew coming to do his dirty work,” the email also detailed.

Another source at the meeting, who wished to remain nameless, said Ulrich berated an older woman at the meeting after Ulrich challenged a proxy vote the woman had cast.

Robert Hornak, the party’s execu-tive director, said the comments were upsetting.

“Those kinds of sentiments are completely unacceptable in the polit-ical sphere, as they are in any other aspect of life,” he said.

Ulrich denied the allegations.“Nothing could be further from

the truth,” he said. “It’s such an out-rageous claim to make.”

Nunziato added that no one in their camp made racist remarks at the meeting.

“I would never say or do anything like that to personally offend some-one,” he said. “I just want to get real people to come out and run, so there’s real choice on the ballot.”


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BY JOE MARVILLI

While the music environment at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is usually for the patients to use themselves, the room was used on Thursday for a special appearance by Nick Cannon.

The musician, philanthropist and host of “America’s Got Talent” visited St. Mary’s on Oct. 3 to meet the pa-tients and create a lead-in to a charity concert for St. Mary’s that took place that night. Before Cannon arrived, around 50 patients of St. Mary’s sat in the music environment and listened to performances by up-and-coming artists like Wonder Boyz, a rap duo, 4Count, a boy band, and Gabi Wil-son, a singer/songwriter.

The children were very enthusias-tic, cheering for every artist.

When Cannon arrived, he talked to the kids as a group for a minute before meeting each of them one-on-one. The entertainer was signing autographs, taking photos and shaking hands until all the patients had left.

“It’s such a pleasure to be here. This music room is awesome. We’re going to have an incredible time,” he said. “I can’t wait to get a chance to meet everyone.”

Cannon said that helping the youth is a very important cause to him, and that he was happy to meet so many of the kids.

“This is one of those things where it’s kind of near and dear to my heart. It is a passion of mine at the end of the day,” Cannon said. “Meeting the kids is the best part of the whole ex-perience, and the staff too. When you think about the experience and when-

ever you can make these people have a smile on their face when they’re go-ing through tough times.”

Later that day, the three musicians and Cannon performed at “Nick Can-non ROCKS Times Square,” a benefit

BY LuIs GROndA

Latin music, art and fashion will engulf the Queens Center Mall this weekend.

The shopping center will host the first-ever CultureArte event on Oct. 12-13, which aims to celebrate His-panic culture during Hispanic Heri-tage Month. It is hosted by Macerich, the company that operates Queens Center, and LatinSphere, an adver-tising company that focuses on the Hispanic market.

The two-day event will include live music, dance performances and a fashion show.

Aurora and Zon Del Barrio, a sal-sa music group, will headline the live performances at the event. They will

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BY TRIsHA sAkHuJA

Join the party at the Louis Arm-strong Museum as it celebrates its 10 year anniversary on Oct. 15, start-ing at 6 p.m.

Known as the founding father of jazz, Louis Armstrong’s legacy will be celebrated with a special perfor-mance by The Hot Sardines.

The menu for the anniversary bash will include Creole creations based on Louis’ own recipes, pre-pared by the Cooking Channel’s Tamara Reynolds, a self taught cook and the owner of Van Alst Kitchen.

The museum will also unveil Louis Armstrong’s life mask, which has been recently restored and will be on display for the first time in the museum’s history.

“The life mask of Louis Arm-strong, made in the 1950s, captures broad scars on his lips, heavy bags under his eyes and deep creases on

his forehead,” said David Reese, the museum’s curator. “Viewing this plaster portrait is almost like seeing Louis’ real face, and it re-veals his character as no other im-age can.”

The Louis Armstrong House Museum’s anniversary bash will be held in the Armstrong garden at 34-56 107th St. Tickets ranging from $30, $45 and $100, include beer and wine, but must be purchased in advance. The $45 ticket includes a limited-edition commemorative print of Louis Armstrong and $100 ticket includes the print plus a one-year museum membership.

Tickets can be purchased online at LouisArmstrongHouse.org. For more information, call the Louis Armstrong House Museum at (718) 478-8274.

Reach Reporter Trisha Sakhuja at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected], or @Tsakhuja13.

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concert for St. Mary’s that took place that same night at the Hard Rock Cafe. According to Leslie Johnson, director of communications and mar-keting at St. Mary’s, children from the hospital’s afterschool program were able to attend the show. Some of the kids even got the chance to introduce the acts, along with Cannon. This is the second charity concert the hospi-tal has held.

“We’re so honored to have Nick Cannon being the host and a per-former and bringing all this incredible talent together for St. Mary’s Kids,” Johnson said. “We are thrilled that they can be a part of it, to help build awareness and raise funds for St. Mary’s Health System for Children.”

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, [email protected], or @Joey788.

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be playing songs with another salsa legend, Larry Harlow. The dancing will feature “Dancing With The Stars” performers Yesenia Adame and Ro-drigo Guzman, who will perform vari-ously throughout both days. The fash-ion show will showcase clothing from several companies like Club Monaco, J.C. Penney and Steve Madden.

Dawn Bankert, the regional Assis-tant Vice President of Marketing for Macerich, said they wanted to honor Hispanic diversity and culture and gear the event towards its large His-panic shopping base. According to Bankert, 36 percent of people who go to shopping centers owned by Macerich are of Hispanic origin.

“We feel that it is relevant given the time period and hopefully it will enhance the shopping experience at Queens Center,” she said.

Bankert said the company was brainstorming ideas of what event they can put on their east coast prop-erties as it is different for the shop-ping market in the western United States.

Harlow, who has been a performer for more than 50 years and has pro-duced over 300 albums while sing-ing in 50 of his own albums, said it is important to remember Hispanic culture especially with more Latin people moving to the United States each year.

“Pretty soon, it’ll be a bilingual town,” Harlow said.

Bankert said the performances will be kept to about 15-20 minutes each to keep the traffic in the shopping center moving throughout the day.

The event will run from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturday while on Sunday, it will begin at 11 a.m. and finish at 8 p.m. The performances will begin at the top of every hour from noon until 8 p.m. on Saturday and noon until 7 p.m. on Sunday.

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

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Rodrigo Guzman (above) and Yesenia Adame (far right) will perform at the CultureArte event this weekend.

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PeopleNew York Army National Guard

Lt. Col. David Feeley, a veteran of the Iraq war, takes charge of the 1st Bat-talion 258th Field Artillery, an Army National Guard unit headquartered in Jamaica, on Oct. 27.

Local students have enrolled in Rochester Institute of technology’s National Institute for the Deaf for the fall 2013 semester. They include:

Cambria Heights: Serena Dorch. Jamaica: Raiheim Marshall.

Isaiah Henderson of Jamaica was one of 36 students honored for out-standing academic achievement for the 2012-13 school year at the Pom-fret Academy in Connecticut.

Local students have enrolled as full-time students at SUNY Adiron-

dack in Queensbury for the fall 2013 semester. They include:

Jamaica: Kalyn Credle and Elvis Lettman.

Laurelton: Elijah Jones.

Tabernacle Community CME Church and the American Italian Can-cer Foundation will host no-cost digi-tal mammograms and clinical breast exams from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Care Clinic at the church, 115-62 Farmers Blvd., St. Albans.

An appointment is needed. To schedule an appointment, call (877) 628-9090.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proclaimed October 2013 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in New York State, and has encouraged New Yorkers to participate in the State’s annual Shine

the Light on Domestic Violence cam-paign by wearing purple on Oct. 16.

Albert Cole of Rosedale has en-rolled as a student at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire for the fall 2013 semester.

Investors Bank will present the inaugural Queens Not-for-Profit con-ference from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at the LaGuardia Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst.The conference theme is “The Art of Thriving” and will feature a keynote address, special presentation and four breakout sessions.

Tom Finkelpearl, executive direc-tor of Queens Museum of Art, will deliver the keynote address.

For information or to register, visit myinvestorsbank.com/queensnfp. Tom Finkelpearl


It has been nine years since Dr. Cheryl James overheard that fateful conversation between her daughter and a classmate, Taylor.

Taylor, a second grade student at the time, suffered from a brain aneurism which left her bald, and although she was well enough to re-turn to school, she worried about be-ing teased.

Moved by what she heard, James, a minister from Jamaica, felt as though she needed to do something to help Taylor regain her self confi-dence and feel comfortable about going back to school. So, rather than buy Taylor a Barbie doll or another toy, she came up with an idea.

“I credit God with giving me an idea. I had always played around with a lot of wigs or hair pieces. I never had a cosmetology degree or license, but it was some-thing I always had a love for, so it was easy for me to try to create things,” James said. “I recalled having a beautiful yellow scarf and I took some of my hair pieces and cut them up a little bit and placed a bang on the scarf.”

Excited by her creation, James and her daughter visited Taylor in the hospital with the headpiece in hand and wrapped it around her head.

“The smile on her face was so big and I was pleased that she was so happy,” she said. “It looked like

her real hair.”And before she had known it,

James had paved the way to the start of Where There’s A Need – a nonprofit that seeks to provide support and en-couragement to women and children with cancer and other diseases that result in hair loss and baldness.

The nonprofit creates scarves, hats, baseball caps and turbans with hair, giving women and girls suffer-ing from medical conditions such as cancer, alopecia, discoid lupus, scalp eczema and female baldness the ap-pearance of having hair.

“I tell you, you feel a lot of joy,” James said. “There’s emotion be-hind it because you realize the dif-ference that this really makes for some. Sometimes, you don’t under-stand until you’re in the position or

you know a close friend that is in the position – it really hits home.”

Since it was founded, Where There’s A Need has given away hun-dreds of headpieces and hundreds of wigs to children, women and seniors who would not normally be able to afford them on their own.

“You leave happy and you leave with a sense of purpose, but some-times, you also leave with tears in your eyes because you understand that it might be minor for someone, but it’s major for someone else,” she said. “It’s hard to comprehend what these women are going through. They are fighting for their lives.”

To raise money for its cause, Where There’s A Need will hold their Fifth Annual Luncheon fund-raiser event at Thomasina’s Cater-ing Hall on Oct. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. Thomasina’s Catering Hall is located on 205-35 Linden Blvd., Jamaica.

Tickets are $40 and $20 for chil-dren 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at www.wheretheresaneed.org. Attendees can enjoy dinner, live jazz entertainment, a silent auction, raffles and door prizes.

For more information about the event or Where There’s A Need, visit www.wheretheresaneed.org or call Dr. Cheryl James at (347) 223-2774.


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It has been nearly a decade since Jamaica resident Dr. Cherly James started Where There’s A Need - a nonprofit which seeks to help children and women from diseases that result in hair loss.

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On Oct. 13, the Kingdom House Youth Ministry of the Greater Beth-el Ministries in Queens Village will host its annual movement, E.D.G.E: Light the World – an event which seeks to empower, mobilize and manifest positive influences in the community’s youth.

“It’s aimed at bringing youth to a greater relationship to God and the idea is to relate to them on their lev-el,” Pastor John Boyd said. “It’s very youthful, there’s music and we want to create a certain type of accommo-dating atmosphere.”

E.D.G.E, which stands for ‘Ex-treme Degree of God Encounter,’ be-gan three years ago when the church’s youth group, Kingdom House Youth Ministry, and then-youth-pastor An-dre Jones wanted to teach the com-munity’s younger generation to learn

Church Aims To Empower The Youth to love and open up their hearts to God using unique platforms in enter-tainment, media and technology.

“They wanted to reach this gen-eration. They saw so much negativ-ity and they wanted to transform it into something positive,” Boyd said. “They not only wanted to change their lives – they wanted to change the lives of their peers.”

“We thought it was very necessary to do something positive that can re-late to them – that’s our long-term vi-sion,” he added. “At times, we’ve had situations where there are gangs and kids getting beat up on the buses – we see this deterioration and negativ-ity in our youth.”

The event proved to be a success as church youth groups from all over the City came out for the celebration. In its first year, E.D.G.E. drew out more than 500 young adults and the number has grown every year since.

“We’ve had a lot of testimonies from kids who went who were on drugs, on the brink of suicide – this experience literally changed their lives,” he said. “We, as individuals of God, should bring light to the community and be mentors to our youth.”

The movement, which was put together by the church’s Kingdom House Youth Ministry, will feature a skit, a dance performance, music and spoken word.

“It’s in the church but it doesn’t look like the church,” the Pastor said. “They take the stage apart. It looks like a theater – like you’re at-tending a Broadway play and so they go through a lot of work to create this atmosphere. It really has this concert feel.”

After all is said and done, Boyd is just hopeful that the community’s youth will be able to take away from

the experience and find themselves closer to God.

“My hope is that our young people who are in search for some-thing that can only be filled by God, find it,” he said. “I believe that when Christ comes into your life, you can become a more caring and compassionate person. I hope they find new direction and feel in-spired to do something more – to go back into the community and be a light.”

The event is free and will be held at Greater Bethel Ministries at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Greater Bethel Ministries is located at 215-32 Jamaica Ave., Queens Village.

For more information about the event, you may call the church office at (718) 740-4357.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or [email protected] or @nkozikowska


On Friday, Oct. 4, York College and CUNY schools across the City held its eighth annual Black Male Ini-tiative – an all-day conference with a theme centralized around race, law and justice.

The CUNY-wide initiative ex-plored a wide variety of civil rights themes that demonstrated and tout-ed the significant progress that has been made since the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic, “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.

But while keynote speakers and guests reflected upon the progress that has been made over the course of 50 years, the BMI conference also explored a number of topics, such as Stop, Question and Frisk, which may still be hindering complete social jus-tice for minorities.

According to a statement released by York College, the initiative repre-sents the University’s acknowledge-ment of its stature as the nation’s largest urban public university and its obligation to raise societal aware-ness of the challenges facing under-

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represented students, particularly Black males.

“Through its programming, par-

ticularly the annual Conference, CUNY BMI fulfills its role of raising awareness and sharing information about the pronounced challenges that many African American/Black males face in the present society that frustrate their access to higher education,” the statement read. “With this in mind, the CUNY BMI Con-ference should reach a broad audience of persons within the CUNY community and beyond.”

Since the Universi-ty’s Task Force on the Black Male Initiative was first convened in 2004, the University and its colleges have been actively pursu-

ing ways to increase and support the inclusion and educational suc-cess of under-represented groups in

higher education.“I take great pride in the many

programs and services the initiative offers our students and the broader CUNY and New York City commu-nities, including doctoral study prep-aration programs, a distinguished speaker series, summer pipeline programs and a range of academic support services at CUNY’s cam-puses across the five boroughs,” said William Kelly, interim chancellor of CUNY in a statement.

Hundreds of students and profes-sors flocked to the auditorium to hear the morning’s keynote speaker, Juan Cartagena, a constitutional and civil rights attorney, speak about some of the cases he has worked on in his career.

During his speech, Cartagena highlighted his experiences defend-ing minority clients who have suf-fered at the hands of discrimination – noting that America is on its way to curbing racial profiling, but still has a long way to go.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikows-ka at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123 or [email protected].

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What’s UpOct. 11Spectacular Arts Gala

The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning and the Jamaica Perform-ing Arts Center will hold its first-ever Spectacular Arts Gala designed to ex-pose the community to the resources that are available to them – right in their backyard.

The gala will be held at the Ja-maica Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. VIP ticket holders are welcome to come to the center at 6 p.m. for a special VIP reception. The Jamaica Performing Arts Center is located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave.

VIP tickets are $150, general ad-mission tickets are $100 and student tickets, which must be purchased with a valid student ID, cost $50. To purchase tickets, visit www.web.ova-tiontix.com/trs/pe/9812569.

For more information about the gala, visit www.jamaica-performin-gartscenter.org or call (718) 658-7400.

“the World Is My Home”From 10 a.m. to noon, Stogie Ke-

nyatta will bring “The World Is My Home: The Life of Paul Robeson” to the Black Spectrum Theatre. Portray-ing 10 characters, he chronologically goes through the life of history’s first Black Renaissance man and one of America’s most complex, brilliant citizens.

Tickets are $7. The Black Spec-trum Theatre is located at 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard. For more information, call (718) 732-1800 or visit www.blackspectrum.com. The play will be performed on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 as well.

Oct. 12Annual Luncheon

All are cordially invited to People United for a Better Community’s first annual luncheon. Join them as they pay tribute to Adrienne Eadie-Ad-ams – Chair, Community Board 12; Dorrin Ferguson - Detective, 113th Precinct; Charles Norris – Bishop, Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church; Jo-Ann Gonzalez – Sergeant, 113th Precinct and Tanya Duhaney, Police Officer, 113th Precinct.

For tickets, contact Bishop Mel-vin Artis at (718) 551-2575. Tickets are $65. The Luncheon will be held at La Bella Vita from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. La Bella Vita is located at 106-09 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park.

St. Albans congregational church college Fair

Mark your calendars now for the St. Albans Congregational Church

15th Annual College Fair. Do not miss the opportunity to hear from over 150 college representatives, participate in career counseling and workshops, learn more about finan-cial aid and receive SAT/ACT testing tips. The Reverend Dr. Henry T. Sim-mons will be the guest speaker. For additional information, contact Rev. Gular H. Glover at (718) 657-8282. The College Fair will be held at the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center is located at 172-17 Linden Blvd. It is free to attend.

Personal GrowthEducator Dr. Sharon M. Cadiz,

author of “Traveling Directions for Women,” will lead an interactive workshop exploring strategies for personal growth and enrichment and creative ways to sustain your well-being. The free event will be held at Queens Central Library from 2 to 3 p.m. For more information, call (718) 990-0700.

Oct. 13Open Mic Night for Poets

Paolo Javier, the current Queens Borough Poet Laureate, is the au-thor of four chapbooks and three full-length poetry collections, in-cluding “The Feeling Is Actual.” He edits “2nd Ave Poetry,” and curates Queens Poet Lore, a roving literary series that takes place across the Bor-ough. The free event will be held at the Queens Central Library from 2 to 3 p.m.

Oct. 17Fifty Shades Book club

A new book discussion group be-gins this fall at Central Library. We will meet on the third Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. to discuss popular works of fiction, such as “Fifty Shades of Grey.” No registration is required. The book club will meet at Queens Central Li-brary from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is free to attend.

Oct. 19“Fruitvale Station” Screening

Christ Church International is pleased to present a showing of “Fruitvale Station.” During the events based on this true story, on January 1, 2009, the writer Rayan Coogler was in USC’s graduate program for Cinematic Arts. He was compelled to write this script about the last day of Oscar Grant’s life before being killed by a BART police officer. This movie was not written to promote

riots or revenge but to seek acts of non-violence to insure a peaceful community. For additional informa-tion, contact Pastor Kelly Riggins or Sister Akea Lyels of Christ Church International at (347) 878-5290. The movie will be shown at the Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas located at 159-02 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Tickets are $10. The movie will be shown from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Author talk with Robert Kolker

“Lost Girls” is a haunting and humanizing account of the true-life search for a serial killer still at large on Long Island. In a triumph of re-porting, and in a riveting narrative, Robert Kolker presents the first de-tailed look at the shadow world of es-corts in the Internet age, where mak-ing a living is easier than ever but the dangers remain all too real. Come and meet Kolker at the Queens Cen-tral Library from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is free.

Singing WorkshopDo you love to sing? Then join the

musical director of Braata Produc-tions for an afternoon singing work-shop! Space is limited and the event is free. Preregistration is required, online or by calling (718) 990-0728. The workshop will be held at Queens Central Library from 3 to 4 p.m.

Josephine BakerThe Black Spectrum Theatre Com-

pany will present a documentary on one of the most famous and popular performing artists of the 20th cen-tury, Josephine Baker. “A Black Diva in a White Man’s World” looks at her life and work from a perspective that analyses images of Black people in popular culture.

The event will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Black Spectrum The-atre, located at 177th Street and Bais-ley Boulevard. It costs $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors and stu-dents under the age of 18.

For more information, call (718) 723-1800 or visit www.blackspectrum.com.

“Melvin & Jean: An American Story”

The Black Spectrum Theatre Com-pany will hold a screening of “Melvin & Jean: An American Story” from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Melvin and Jean McNiar hijacked a plane from De-troit to Algeria in 1972 with their two babies on board. They called it an act of political resistance. The hijacking was also an act of desperation com-

mitted by two people in their early twenties who saw no other way to escape what they felt was the con-stant state of racial oppression in America.

There will be a Q&A with director Maia Wechsler after the screening. Tickets cost $12 for general admis-sion and $10 for students under the age of 18 and seniors.

Call (718) 723-1800 for more in-formation.Oct. 20“Danse Macabre”

Not for the squeamish or faint of heart! A contemporary tribute to the theatrical horror genre comes to cen-ter stage with dance and plays that combine physical and psychological terror with a strong dose of humor. The show is free and will be held at the Queens Central Library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“After Earth”The Central Library will hold a

free screening of the sci-fi film, “Af-ter Earth,” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. M. Night Shyamalan teams up with Will and Jaden Smith in this tale chroni-cling the journey of a father and son whose spacecraft crashes on the long-barren Earth 1,000 years in the future.

Youth Mentoring MeetingThe National Council of Negro

Women, Queens County Youth Sec-tion is seeking girls 12 to 18 years old for their mentoring program. The program will assist girls in de-veloping into young women through leadership and etiquette skill training with mentorship, using real-talk and entertaining activities.

The first meeting will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Dave & Busters in Westbury. If you are interested, please contact them on Facebook at “NCNW Queens Youth” and leave a message. You can also contact the Youth Advisor, Sakinah Black, at (516) 241-8800.

Ongoing: Early Exposure to tennis tryouts

Youth and Tennis Inc. will present their “Early Exposure to Tennis Pro-gram” for children ages 4-8. The try-outs will be held at the Roy Wilkins Tennis Courts located at the inter-section of 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard. Scholarships and partial scholarships will be available for the talented youth.

For more information, call (718) 658-6728.

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NEA JAzz MASTERSNational Endowment for the Arts jazz masters Jimmy Heath (saxo-phone), Barry Harris (piano) and Jimmy Owens (trumpet) will per-form at Flushing Town Hall, starting at 8 p.m. The three musicians will be joined by bassist Christian McBride, guitarist Russell Malone and drummer Tootie Heath for an evening of music. There will be a panel discussion beforehand at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for general admission, $32 for members and $20 for students.

ChAMbER MuSIC LIvEChamber Music Live and Queens College will present “Year of Brazil,” a performance at LeFrak Concert Hall. The concert will take place at 10 a.m. and will feature guitarist-vocalist Richard Boukas and his Brazilian Jazz Ensemble. Individual tickets cost $30, though the show is free for Queens College students, faculty and staff. Free park-ing is available. For informa-tion, call (718) 997-3800.

ANNuAL PuMPkIN FAIR The Annual Pump-kin Fair at All Saint’s Church is back for the fall. Come for a day of fun and good food from 11 a.m. un-til 6 p.m. Have something to eat and shop for bargains. The fair will take place at

43-12 46th St. in Sunnyside. The entrance to the fair is free.

JONAThAN LEThEMSunnyside Community Ser-vices will host a conversa-tion with author Jona-than Lethem to discuss and sign his latest book, “Dissident Gardens.” Jack-son Heights based author/artist Franklin Bruno will also join the conversation. Lethem is the author of eight novels, and recipient of the MacArthur fellow-ship. The event starts at 2 p.m. To RSVP, visit https://scsny.eventbrite.com.

ART FOR FAMILIESMake costumes with your kids, from ages 5 to 11 at the Noguchi Museum. Advanced registration is required. The Museum is located at 9-01 33rd Rd. in Long Island City. The arts-and-crafts day starts at 10:30 a.m. For more information visit, www.noguchi.org/programs/edu-cation/families.

MASkEd MARvELSMichael Cooper will spin tales using a strange and colorful cast of characters at the Queens Theatre, with shows at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. “Masked Marvels & Won-dertales” references Coo-per’s experiences growing up on a ranch. The world he creates has oddities like hat-wearing dogs, giant noses and fish bait candy to catch children in a pond. Featur-ing outlandish antics and thrilling adventures, this show is for all ages. Tickets are $14. For more informa-tion, call (718) 760-0064.

hARvEST FESTIvAL The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society will host its annual harvest festival, from noon to 4 p.m. at The Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. Cost is $3 for adults, children 12 and younger are free with an adult. The first 500 children in attendance will receive a free pumpkin. For informa-tion, call (718) 456-1776.

MIChELE LEE ANd ThE bROAdwAy bOySBroadway star Michele Lee will perform at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. On the stage, she is known for her roles in “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “Seesaw” and “The Tale of the Allergist Wife.” The Broadway Boys joining her are male actors working in various Broadway shows, such as “Wicked,” “Jersey Boys” and “Hair.” Tickets are $40. For more informa-tion or to buy tickets, call (718) 631-6311.

AMERICAN LEgION LuNChEONThe American Legion Post 118 in Woodhaven will host a lunch to honor the past president and com-mander of the legion post from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The following foods will be served: roast beef, turkey, mashed potatoes, string beans, bread/rolls, beer, wine and soda, coffee, tea and cake. Music will also be provided by DJ Walter. Tickets are $25 per person. Call Loretta Phillips at (718) 848-1292 for tickets and more information. Seating is limited. The Legion Post is located at 89-02 91st St. in Woodhaven.

QuEENS OF QuEENS The Laughing Devil Come-dy Club in Long Island City

JES Entertainment and Queens College will present “Ronnie Spector: Beyond the Beehive” at LeFrak Concert Hall. Starting at 8 p.m., the two-hour show will take attendees on a 50-year journey through Spector’s rock and roll. Accompanied by a full band, Spector will tell stories, display unseen images and home videos and sing up to 15 songs from her career.

Tickets are $50. For more information, call (718) 997-3800.

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will host the latest edi-tion of its popular queer comedy event, hosted by comedian Leighann Lord and including Frank Liotti, Lousine Shamamian, Rich Kiamco and “Clutter Cow-girl” Jeni Aron. The show begins at 8 p.m. and has an admission price of $10. For information, visit www.laughingdevil.com.

LIbRARy gRANd OPENINgYou are invited to the Grand Opening of the Little Free Library at 4 p.m. This celebration will include children’s books storytelling and a Compost-ing for Kids class. Little Free Libraries are local commu-nity based and run book ex-changes, that are springing up all over the world. The LIC Community Garden is located at 49th Ave. between Vernon Blvd. and 5th St. For more information about Little Free Libraries, visit littlefreelibrary.org.

‘kOCh’St John’s University will present a free screening of the documentary “Koch,” a movie detailing the life of former New York City mayor Ed Koch, beginning at 5:30 p.m. A panel discussion fea-turing political experts will follow the presentation. The event will take place at the Little Theater on St. John’s Queens Campus, 80-00 Utopia Pkwy. Contact Brian Browne at (718) 990-2762 or [email protected] for more information.

CRAFT TuESdAyS AT FOREST hILLS LIbRARyThe Forest Hills Library will host the first of six craft Tuesdays from 3:30

to 4:30 p.m. Children aged 5 and older will explore their artistic side using materials to create projects that they will be able to take home. The library is located at 108-19 71st Ave. in Forest Hills.

ROLLINg STONES TRIbuTE A Rolling Stones Tribute Band, called Streetfight-er, will perform at Resorts World New York City Casino starting at 8:30 p.m. They will perform many Rolling Stones classics like “Paint It Black,” “Gimme Shelter,” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” The Casino is located at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park.

IT’S gREEk (ANd ROMAN) TO METhe Adult Education Com-mittee of Hillcrest Jewish Center and Rabbit Manes Kogan will present “It’s Greek (and Roman) to Me,” a program on Jew-ish life under the Greeks and Romans. Liora Ben-Harari will discuss this pe-riod of Jewish history, going over topics like Alexander the Great, the Hasmoneans, Herod, the Bar Kokhba Revolt, the start of Christi-anity and the origins of rab-binic Judaism. The event is free, starts at 7:30 p.m. and takes place at 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows.

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A documentary showcas-ing the craziness of “Linsanity” appeared on the big screen last week.

The popularity of former New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin was shown in a biographical movie entitled “Linsanity: The Jeremy Lin Story.”

Two years ago, Lin burst onto the scene, coming off the bench and becoming a promi-nent player on the team that year. His run was highlighted by scoring 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers and hitting a game-winning three pointer against the Toronto Raptors.

Many fans, especially those of Asian descent because of Lin’s

When Anthony Mavilia creates art, he prefers to use media like charcoal and acrylics. The artist said that charcoal is “almost an exten-sion of the hand.” Given how ingrained art is in his life, it comes as no surprise that he would prefer a medium that extends that dedication.

Ever since he was young, Mavilia has spent his time drawing or painting what-ever caught his eye, even to the point where it got him in trouble in the classroom. But that enthusiasm paid off in the long run, as he pursued his interests through college.

“I remember my parents were proud of what I did and invited people to see my work,” he said “Eventually, I began taking classes at Parsons New School and the Art Students League.”

In 1991, Mavilia joined Abingdon Square Painters, an organization that offers a space where artists can work freely in any style they choose. While originally located in Manhattan, it ran into financial trouble due to rising rent in the late 2000s. Mavilia spearheaded a plan to move the studio to Long Island City. He is now the director of Abingdon Square Painters.

When it comes to art, Ma-vilia’s work is abstract and mood-setting, a preference that evolved over time. Origi-nally, he drew and painted in a realistic style, but grew to appreciate and take inspira-

Good news “Breaking Bad” fans. If you still have the “Breaking Bad” blues after September’s series finale, you can come relive your favorite moments at the Museum of Moving Image. The exhibit dedicated to AMC’s hit show will be open at the Astoria museum through Oct. 27. The museum had a sold-out gathering for the finale on Sept. 29. Museum admission is $12 for adults and $9 for senior and students. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tues-days. The Museum of Moving Image is located at 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information about the exhibit or the museum, call (718) 777-6888.

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Asian-American background, flocked to Madison Square Gar-den and restaurants and bars to watch him play and “Linsanity” engulfed New York City in 2012, including the heavily-Asian Flushing.

Although many in New York barely pay mind to Lin anymore, he is no longer on the team as the Knicks declined to match an offer sheet made by the Houston Rockets, they can revisit that time by watching the movie.

Comptroller John Liu, a Flushing resident, has sent out emails promoting the movie and his appearance at its premiere last week in Manhattan.

We guess Liu is grasping for some attention since his bid for

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tion from the abstract.“I also looked at and read

about Asian art. In those cultures, depictions of living things like bamboo and plum trees stand in for human values like flexibility and beauty under adversity,” he said. “My vine drawings are a way of dealing with the way that society coerces individu-als to conform to its values and restrictions and in some cases, suffocates individual aspirations.”

His work depicting nature was inspired by his own home setting, as he lives in a Kew Gardens complex situated in Forest Park. He is very involved in the community’s gardening.

“Most of the values that ap-ply to art - line, color, texture etc. - apply to a garden, with the added complexity that it is a three dimensional space which changes over time,” Mavilia said.

For those who wish to pursue art as well, Mavilia recommends that they take a good foundation course that will expose them to essential elements such as composi-tion, value, color theory and more.

“Drawing is essential as is daily practice, whether in a sketch book or at the easel or table,” he said. “It is also important to look at other art, both contemporary and historic, to inform one's taste and expand one's notion of what is possible in art.”

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'Linsanity' Returns To New York City

To ensure the City grows as a global hub of technology and innovation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to a leave a tech-savvy legacy behind, by launching free public wireless networks in certain parts of the five boroughs, in collaboration with the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

One of the 10 commercial districts chosen is the warehouse-turned-tech-savvy-hub of Queens, Long Island City.

In addition to the launch of free public networks, WiredNYC will spearhead a program that consists of a rating platform that evaluates the broadband connectivity and infrastructure of office buildings.

The program will create a “LEED for broadband’ certification to give businesses information about a building’s connectivity. It also allows landlords to better market a building’s positives.

Long Island City Partnership, along with GOWEX, will install Smart Points to the corridors of Queens Plaza, Jackson Avenue and Vernon Boulevard.

The first informational session will be held on Oct. 16 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Munducatis Rustica. For more information, email Dana Frankel at [email protected].

We at QConf are excited to see Queens on the map of the Smart Points initiative. With our newly-launched, revamped website (make sure to check out Queenstribune.com), the Wi-Fi initiative means that more folks will be able to check out our site wherever they are!

Not 'Bad' News

Musician Sonia Rao, who was featured on the first season of "The Voice," stopped by our office last week to discuss her new album, "Los Angeles, Part 1," and her time on "The Voice." Rao even performed for the staff. See video of the interview and her performance at the revamped Queenstribune.com.

Mayor was unsuccessful last month. We also wonder about all the hoopla around Lin back then, since he has turned out to be an above-average player at best.


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At an IAS Part 7 of theSupreme Court of the State ofNew York, held in and for theCounty of Queens, at theCourthouse at 88-11 SutphinBlvd., Jamaica, State of NewYork on the 9th day of Septem-ber 2013 PRESENT: HON.DAVID ELLIOT INDEX NO.10657/13 JESSE C. DAVEN-PORT III, JOHN RIVERS,STEPHANIE MCCRAE,NICOLE FRIDAY, and CYN-THIA ABRAHAM, Trustees ofBIBLE WAY CHURCH OFOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,INC., Petitioner, To DissolveBIBLE WAY CHURCH OFOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,INC., Pursuant to New YorkNot-for-Profit Corp. Law §1102(a)(2)(A) UPON readingand filing the petition ofBIBLE WAY CHURCH OFOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,INC. verified by JESSEE C.DAVENPORT III, JOHNRIVERS, STEPHANIE MC-CRAE, NICOLE FRIDAY andCYNTHIA ABRAHAM allTrustees of BIBLE WAYCHURCH OF OUR LORDJESUS CHRIST, INC., and theaffidavit JESSE C. DAVEN-PORT III, the affirmations ofEVERETT HOPKINS, ESQ.affirmed the 9th day of August2013 and ANDREW PTUREAUD ESQ. affirmed the12th Day of August 2013, allannexed hereto, and upon allprior pleadings had herein;LET, all persons interestedshow cause at the CentralizedMotion Part of this Court, to beheld in and for the County ofQueens, at the Supreme Court,88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, NYon the 7th day of November,

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