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Vol. 45, No. 41 Oct. 8-14, 2015 • queenstribune.com
QUIETER
IS CLEANER
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U.S. Rep. Grace Meng
wants EPA, not FAA, to
regulate airplane noise.
By Trone Dowd Page 3
Queens
A Look At Astoria’s
Library Branches
Ever-Changing
Expanding Hours Commercial Strips
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Queens
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Queens DeaDline
Meng Proposes The EPA Regulate Airplane Noise
By Trone DowD
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens)
is drawing the line when it comes to the
noisy air traffic that has long disturbed
the airport-bordering neighborhoods
of Queens with the introduction of
new legislation last Friday.
The new legislation, which Meng
is calling the Quiet Communities Act
of 2015, will hand the responsibility
of controlling and limiting noise pollution in neighborhoods like Jackson
Heights and Springfield Gardens to
the Environmental Protection Agency. Previously, that responsibility belonged to the Federal Aviation Agency. However, according to Meng, the
FAA produced little to no results.
“The FAA has failed the residents
of Queens,” Meng said. “It continues
to ignore the borough by making no
real attempt to decrease the excessive
aircraft noise over the area. I believe
that the Environmental Protection
Agency is better suited to handle the
problem, and this bill is the best way
for the agency to take control of it.
Noise is an environmental issue and
decades, Meng is making an effort “to give
the EPA a try.”
If the legislation
was passed, the EPA
would have to conduct studies of airport
noise as soon as possible. The EPA would
also have to review the
FAA’s previous procedures and study results
making sure that they
are up to the EPA’s
PHOTO BY LYnn EdmOnds
new standards.
Grace Meng, left, and CB 11 Chair Christine
While noise issues
Haider at Monday’s meeting.
have been a problem
the EPA has handled mitigation ef- for some time now, when the FAA introduced new flight patterns for planes
forts in the past.”
Meng attended a Community Board exiting and entering both LaGuardia
11 meeting on Monday to explain this and John F. Kennedy airports in 2012,
there was a boost in the amount of
proposed legislation, among others.
The FAA’s involvement in manag- noise made by air traffic.
The piece of legislation comes right
ing airplane noise began more than 30
years ago. Before then, the EPA took on the heels of several developments
on the responsibility until their Noise pertaining to New York’s City’s two
Abatement and Control office funding airports. In August, Vice President Joe
was cut by President Ronald Reagan in Biden, Governor Andrew Cuomo and
1981. Now, for the first time in three Chair of the governor’s Airport Master Plan Advisory Panel Dan Tishman
said that LaGuardia would be getting
$4 billion worth of improvements,
including a single unified terminal
expanded transportation access and
will provide a total of 18,000 jobs
across the board. Just this month, JFK
our libraries open on the weekends
and provide greater access to them is
a great victory for us all.”
“If budgets are a reflection of our
values, then truly this budget shows By Jon Cronin
that we, as a City, value the life changLast week Councilwoman Elizaing services of our City’s libraries,”
said Council Majority Leader Jimmy beth Crowley (D-Glendale) presented
to Community Board 5 TransportaVan Bramer (D-Sunnyside).
“The expansion of Queens Library tion Committee her idea to establish
hours into the weekend has long been a light rail commuter service line from
awaited by families of every neighbor- Glendale to Long Island City on the
hood throughout the borough,” said LIRR Lower Montauk line.
The line, which currently only carBorough President Melinda Katz.
The announcement is a big victory ries freight through the bedroom comof the library system, which has been munities in the middle of the night, had
fighting to regain its reputation that passenger service until the late 1990s.
Crowley proposes a stop on the
was tarnished when it was revealed
former CEO Tom Galante misused tracks near The Shops at Atlas Park,
capital funds and was forced out after which would provide potentially
Katz and de Blasio replaced members 1300 parking spaces for light rail pasof the Board of Trustees who sup- sengers. There will be other stops at
ported Galante. Katz had lobbied the Metro Mall, with similar parking and
state legislature to pass legislation al- a connection to the M subway line on
lowing her to remove borough presi- Metropolitan Avenue.
The line would end at Vernon Boudent appointees on the board. She has
since allocated $14 million toward the levard and Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. Passengers could then conlibrary system.
Bridget Quinn-Carey, Queens Li- nect to the 7, E, G subway lines or the
brary’s Interim President and CEO East River Ferry.
Crowley is looking to have the sysadded that she wanted to see the
tem operated by New York City Tranfunding kept in place permanently.
“We hope that next fiscal year, sit so riders can use their MetroCards
they will lock in the gains by adding and not pay higher LIRR prices.
Crowley’s Communications Directhe increased funding to future budgets so all New Yorkers can continue tor Maggie Hayes said the light cars
are, “approximately the size of three
to benefit,” she said in a statement.
Queens Library Will
Expand Weekend Hours
By DomeniCk rafTer,
Editor in Chief
Only a few years after being threatened with branch closures and a little
more than a year after a spending
scandal threatened its public funding
commitments, the Queens Library
announced Monday its hours will be
expanding.
Owing to an increase in the City
budget’s allocation to the library system, each of the library’s branches
will be open at least one day during
the weekend. The Central Branch in
Jamaica and the Flushing branch will
be open seven days a week and will
now open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, instead of the current 1 p.m.
The expanded schedule was made
possible when the City budget included additional operating expenses
of $43 million citywide, including $12
million in Queens.
Additional funding provided for
hiring approximately 100 new employees to serve the public, and 30
percent more funding to purchase
books, e-books, videos and other library materials. Additional funding
was also allocated to create programs,
such as early literacy programs and
more structured after school programs.
Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East
Elmhurst), Chair of the City Council
Finance Committee said, “To have
Airport runway repairs saw completion after nearly a year of construction. Next year, a new hotel is slated
to begin construction near the historic
Eero Saarinen TWA terminal next to
JetBlue’s Terminal 5.
Councilman Donovan Richards
(D-Laurelton) told the Queens Tribune that he was very much behind
the switch proposed by Meng.
“We can’t wait another year, we
can’t another day,” Richards said.
“Our children have to deal with this
in particular. You can’t even enjoy
a concert in the park without airplanes flying over your head every
minute.”
Richards specifically referred to
Brookville Park which suffers severely
from noisy, low flying planes, often
huge 747’s, overhead.
“If this will push the envelope in
ensuring that we get justice, then we
definitely support this,” he said.
But while he was interested to see
the results, Richards pointed out that
it was important that air pollution
not get lost in the shuffle as the EPA
moves to alleviate the noise problem
in the affiliated neighborhoods.
The EPA told the Queens Tribune
that they are not yet ready to officially
comment on the piece of legislation.
Reach Trone Dowd at (718) 3577400 x123, tdowd@queenspress.com or
@theloniusly.
CB 5 Looks At Light Rail
city buses.” They are three times the
size of a city bus and will have life
spans over four times as long. Crowley anticipates the light rail cars to cost
about three million each, which she
claims is similar to the cost of a city
bus. Since a bus needs to be replaced
every 13 years, it would make the light
rail more cost efficient during its life.
Gary Giordano, district manager
for CB 5, said some of the board members would also like to see the light rail
move east to Jamaica where the freight
line joins with the LIRR’s main line.
He noted, “We have also been proponents of the re-institution of the
Rockaway Line.” He added, “because
of the congestion at the current trend,
it’s just gonna get worse and worse
and worse.”
He agrees that they need to, “transport people in an effective way as
convenient as possible through mass
transit, preferably by train.” Giordano
is grateful bus riders are not in their
individual cars, but, “buses are still in
the same traffic.”
Hayes said, “residents every day
deal with unreliable bus service and or
very congested streets.”
Reach Reporter Jon Cronin at (718)
357-7400 x125, jcronin@queenstribune.com or @JonathanSCronin
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Coachella May Be Coming To Queens
By yvette Brown
Staff Writer
One of the most popular music festivals in America may be coming to
Queens.
One of the nation’s biggest concert promoters is talking about bringing Coachella to Flushing Meadows
Corona Park next June, reported The
Daily News. AEG Live, the entertainment company behind Coachella,
explained that they are specifically
thinking about rocking out under the
Unisphere.
This would be one of the biggest
events in Queens since the 1964-65
World’s Fair and there’s a possibility
that it could draw fans and acts away
from another popular festival known
as Governors Ball on Randalls Island.
Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East
Elmhurst) has had preliminary conversations with AEG about bringing a
festival to Flushing Meadows Corona
Park.
“As with any major project in her
district, she will work in the best interest of the community and the longterm future of the park,” said Lillian
Zepeda, director of communications
at Ferreras-Copeland’s office.
A source confirms that there have
been talks with AEG, but Parks Department rules say that no final pro-
posals may be submitted until November.
AEG is talking about scheduling the event for two weeks after the
Governors Ball and possibly draining
headlines from the city’s only major
three-day music festival.
“Borough President [Melinda] Katz
has expressed her significant concerns
to the administration about the type of
precedent it would set to rent public
parkland for paid-admission events,
especially when it has never been done
before in Queens,” said Sharon Lee,
the communications director for Katz.
“In lieu of official policy on the matter,
Borough President Katz is in ongoing
discussions with the administration to
develop a policy that includes public
input and that makes sense for Queens
and for the City.”
Coachella wouldn’t be AEG’s first
foray in the East Coast, they also conducted the All Points West which was
held in Liberty State Park in Jersey
City in 2008 and 2009.
Last week Katz’s office told the
press that, “Queens is increasingly
becoming a premier destination for
entertainment, culture and tourism.
While we encourage public events of
any scale that enhance our borough,
this proposal appears to raise significant concerns, especially the precedent
it would potentially set. If the applica-
The Unisphere might serve as a
music festival.
tion is granted, this would be the first
time ever for Queens to lend its treasured public parkland to a for-profit
company for a charged-admission
event. We welcome the opportunity to
learn more about the proposal.”
Community Board 4 has not yet discussed or voted on this festival coming
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backdrop for a Coachella-style
to Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Headliners that have been a part
of Coachella include Kanye West, the
Black Keys, Drake, Lana Del Ray and
AC/DC.
Reach Yvette Brown at (718)3577400 ext.128, ybrown@queenstribune.
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Pols: Rethink Redesign Of 111th Street
By Jon Cronin
Staff Writer
In response to Corona residents
upset at the proposed redesign of
111th Street, Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) presented his own redesign at a town
hall meeting in Corona at St. Leo’s
Parish.
The current street design has parking on the east and west sides with two
lanes going north and three headed
south. The DOT redesign reduces it
to one lane each way and includes the
addition of bike lanes.
Moya believes that this would
bring, “more congestion and more
accidents,” adding that during large
events at CitiField, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, the US Open or Terrace
On The Park “it would be a parking
lot.”
He said during the conception of
DOT’s design, “111th Street residents
were not significantly consulted.”
Moya’s design will keep current
traffic lanes, but gives the option
of either putting the bike paths in
the median strip or on the side walk
on the park side of the street. He
notes, “The median is sufficient for
two-way bike lanes.” Moya not only
believes it is more practical to the
flow of traffic, but safer for the bicyclists.
State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East
Elmhurst) said he and Moya have met
with DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg to explain the proposal and
the conversation is on-going.
Moya said The DOT’s plan is not
cemented and they intend to continue
having a dialogue with the community
before anything solidifies.
The packed basement at St. Leo’s
Church had support on both sides of
the DOT design. Supporters and detractors yelled out during the presentation while Moya did his best to calm
the overzealous audience members,
asking them to please write down their
questions and pass them up front for a
Q&A at the end of the session.
To illustrate community concerns,
Moya, Peralta and Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx) penned a letter to Trottenberg stating that they are for the
expansion of bike lanes, but, as their
letter states, “Placement decisions
must take a host of factors into account, including pre-existing traffic
patterns, congestion, safety, and suitability for the local area.”
Borough President Melinda Katz
wrote in a similar letter regarding the
DOT proposed bike lanes, “many of
the proposed bike lanes do not connect
with existing lanes or have a clear and
obvious goal and create more dangerous road conditions rather than safer
passage.” She added that all bike lanes
should be part of the borough-wide
plan.
She further criticized the plan by
asking, “Where are the turns and intersections onto side streets and into
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, how
will NYCDOT’s new plan address
pedestrian, cyclist, and motorist safety?”
Reach Reporter Jon Cronin at (718)
357-7400 x125, jcronin@queenstribune.com or @JonathanSCronin
By Lynn Edmonds
Staff Writer
which was proposed by local historian
Jason Antos and promoted by Paul
DiBenedetto of the Bayside Historical
Society, through the City Council.
In addition to being a part of the
Matinecock’s ancestral home and the
location of the last battle, the intersection is near the site of Matinecock
graves that were dug up in the 1930s
when the city widened Northern Boulevard – also originally a Matinecock
thoroughfare.
The remains were moved to a mass
grave at the Zion Episcopal Church
with an inscription that says “here lie
the last of the Matinecock.”
But the Matinecock Nation had a
message at Monday’s street naming
ceremony: we’re still here.
“This has been a struggle for the
present day Matinocock to receive
some level of recognition,” Chief of the
Matinecock Nation Osceola Townsend
said.
Harry Wallace, Chief of Unkechaug
Nation, echoed the sentiment.
“When we talk about history here,
to us it is a living history,” he said, “We
have more history yet to make.”
Reach Lynn Edmonds at (718) 3577400 x127, ledmonds@queenstribune.
com or @Ellinoamerikana
A Right At Matinecock Way
A street in Douglaston was renamed
for the Matinecock Nation, the Native
American tribe that called the area
home for centuries before it was settled
by the Dutch.
The intersection of Matinecock
Way, previously Marathon Parkway,
and Northern Boulevard carries a special significance as the site of the last
battle between the Matinecock and settlers in 1656.
Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) shepherded the street re-naming,
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EDIT PAGE
In Our OpInIOn
In YOur OpInIOn
Quiet! Listen To Rep. Meng Faith-Based Rehabilitation
For decades, Queens has bore the brunt of airplane
noise. It’s a trade off we make for the millions upon
millions of dollars JFK and LaGuardia pump into the
local economy, and the jobs the airports provide. We’re
happy to make that trade, but in recent years, the noise
of jets coming to and from the borough’s two airports
have made some communities almost unlivable.
Frustrated by the Federal Aviation Administration’s
inability, or apathy, in alleviating the problem, Rep.
Grace Meng is pushing a bill to allow the Environmental
Protection Agency to regulate airplane noise.
It’s an intriguing idea.
Looking at airplane noise through an environmental
lens is something civic activists have long called for.
Noise pollution is that just…pollution. The FAA’s primary
responsibility is the safety and efficiency of air travel.
It’s hard to do that and control noise. Further, the EPA
has experience doing this. As Meng noted, the agency
had an Office of Noise Abatement and Control, which
was defunded during the Reagan administration.
This problem isn’t isolated to Queens. Since the arrival
of NextGen, which allows for more frequent landings and
takeoffs, communities near airports around the country
have been dealing with noise issues. Notably, Meng’s bill
is cosponsored by representatives of communities near
airports in Chicago, Boston and Phoenix, Ariz.
We praise Meng for her leadership and call on Congress to pass her legislation. Give the EPA back a toll
that they are already experienced in using to give us
the better quality of life we deserve.
I
To The Editor:
am writing in response
to the Op-Ed of Council
Member Lancman (DFresh Meadows), The Fight
Against Substance Abuse (Oct.
1-7, 2015), in which he got
more free advertisement space
for his next plan to waste taxpayer dollars for an Office of
Drug Strategy, as proposed by
Manhattan Councilman Corey
Johnson. The present system
of criminal and rehabilitative
services in New York City
already protects public safety
by criminal prosecution of
all drug-related crimes (drug
and drug paraphernalia possession, larceny, robbery and
burglary), and ensure rehabilitative programs (“rehab”)
for abusers. However, Lancman essentially endeavors to
decriminalize drug-related
misdemeanors beyond the
present “Get Out of Jail Free”
cards, which characterize the
criminal justice system pertinent to these and other social
miscreants. In addition, the
fact of the matter is that standard “rehab” of medical and
psychotherapeutic modalities
is a dismal failure with a high
rate of recidivism in both drug
abuse and drug--associated
crimes.
Therefore, I would like
to recommend a mandatory
for anyone who identifies as
Christian one-year residential
holistic alcohol and drug treatment program at Teen Challenge, which is for both teens
and adults. Teen Challenge is
the only effective substance
abuse set of programs of Christian faith-based principles and
applications to regenerate (not
“rehabilitate”) persons with
substance abuse problems.
No other substance abuse programs are as effective as Teen
Challenge in a holistic - bodily,
emotionally, and spiritually program of healing.
Teen Challenge programs
target the root of the physical
and emotional problems of
substance abuse - the human
spirit, since the grace of Jesus
Christ is the only power which
heals the causative existential
despair. Despair - a spiritual
sickness - is sin, according to
the Christian theologian and
existentialist, Soren Kierkegaard: : “Qualified despair is
synonymous with sin for sin
is precisely a determinant of
spirit” (The Sickness Unto
Death, 1849). And, “Whatever is not from faith is sin”
(Romans 14: 23). Therefore,
from a Christian psychological
exposition of all human behaviors, we must recognize three
elements in all counseling: the
principle of human autonomy
(free-will), the ontology of sin
in the degenerate soul, and the
efficacy of the Divine grace
through Jesus Christ in any
healing process.
Mere judicial reform and
secular “rehab” programs
financed by the City as promoted in City Council legislation as per Council Members
Johnson, Lancman and their
“progressive” caucus shall be
useless to prevent and cure the
drug and alcohol epidemic in
New York City. All I am saying,
to paraphrase John Lennon, is
Give Faith A Chance.
Joseph N. Manago,
Flushing
In YOur OpInIOn
Businessmen Make Bad Presidents
R
To The Editor:
ecent polls are saying
that most of the Republican’s surveyed like
Donald Trump and Ben Carson
because they’re business people.
History has shown us that
those who are good at business make failed presidents.
In fact, no highly successful
businessman has ever become
a successful president, and no
highly successful president
has been a highly successful
businessman.
George Dubya Bush’s 20 years
in business shows he failed as an
oilman, but made millions for
himself by investing in the
Texas Rangers. During his
term, we saw some of the biggest corporate scandals and
bankruptcies since the great
depression. He got us into two
wars that weren’t paid for, our
economy tanked, and millions
lost their jobs. Surveys rank
him in the bottom fourth of
the successful presidents.
By definition, the objectives for being in business and
government are diabolically
opposed. A business is in
business to make money, and
employees oftentimes get fired
to meet that end. A CEO’s world
is dictated by hard facts, not
emotions or people.
Contrast that with the objective of government which
is to provide services on a
collective basis, services for
the general good of the people.
They are constrained by budgets, yes, but their goal is to
provide a service, not to make
a profit by providing stat less
service.
The president has to work
with members of Congress,
and other leaders who are all
elected and he can’t fire them.
To be effective, he or she requires a very different skill set
from a CEO.
Tyler Cassell,
Flushing
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Drummers and bagpipers commemorated the event
Whitestone
Firehouse Celebrates
It’s Centennial
BY lYnn EdMonds
Staff Writer
A Whitestone fire station celebrated its 100th anniversary on Thursday,
bringing in Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, Chief of Department James
Leonard, and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside), as well as bagpipers
and drummers, to commemorate the
occasion.
The FDNY as a whole, which is the
largest fire department in the country,
celebrated its 150th anniversary this
year.
Members of Engine Company 295
and Ladder Company 144, past and
present, as well as their families and
friends, spilled out of the clean-swept
fire station and onto the sidewalk as
they listened to the commemorative
addresses.
While celebrating the occasion, the
officers took time to remember three
members of Ladder 144 that lost their
lives in service to the city.
Among them, Firefighter Walter
Voight, who recently passed away due
to World Trade Center related illness.
Firefighters Frederick Zeigler and
William Austin were killed in 1947
while responding to a boat fire in the
East River.
But the event, which culminated
in the dramatic unveiling of a special
plaque, also emphasized the joy and satisfaction involved in the work.
Captain of Engine 295 Ken Ruggerio
reflected on what drove him to the profession.
“I remember being a kid and seeing
fire trucks come down the block, and
everybody would stop and we would
look at the fire trucks. And to me that
was like, ‘wow, that’s a pretty cool job, I
think I want to do that when I grow up,’”
he said. “If there was a firefighter there,
they could take care of any problem that
might arise. They could do it.”
“Nothing has changed. It’s that commitment, that dedication, that bravery,
that draws one to want to be a firefighter,” he added.
Reach Lynn Edmonds at (718) 3577400 x127, ledmonds@queenstribune.
com or @Ellinoamerikana
Residence For
Disabled To Open In
Lindenwood
BY Jon Cronin
Staff Writer
Services for the Underserved,
a non-for-profit that aids 25,000
developmentally disabled people
in the city, will be opening a location on South Conduit Avenue in
the Lindenwood section of Howard
Beach.
Doris Figorora, Judith Jackson and
Carmen Lopez, of Services for the Underserved presented to Community
Board 10 last Thursday night at the
Knights of Columbus Hall in South
Ozone Park.
“We consider ourselves to be good
neighbors,” said Figorora. Jackson
noted that over 240 individuals supported by their program live in Queens
and so far 10 of them live within the
perimeter of CB 10.
Figorora stated this will be a kind
of on-site service for two elderly physically and mentally disabled individuals who will be living in a ground floor
apartment at 89-14 South Conduit
Ave. She said the new residents will
be commuting to a day rehabilitation
center Monday through Friday and
there will be round the clock aids, as
well as visits from physicians and psychiatrists.
CB 10 Member and Howard Beach
Civic Association President Joann
Ariola, said, “When you say you want
to be good neighbors, I hope you
mean it.” She advised them to keep an
open dialogue with both the community board and the civic association in
order to
Jackson said the purview of the
program is to “help individuals prepare for life outside the Services for
the Underserved.” Their website states
their 37 year-old program is there
“to provide services and supports for
individuals with special needs to live
with dignity in the community, direct
their own lives and attain personal fulfillment.”
According to their website, “SUS
employs a staff of over 100 in Queens,
and has close to 200 staff members who
live in the borough. We launched our
first program in Queens in 1992 and
since then, SUS’ presence in Queens
has grown to be an integral part of the
communities that host our programs
and services.”
Reach Reporter Jon Cronin at (718)
357-7400 x125, jcronin@queenstribune.com or @JonathanSCronin
Big Changes For Big
Bush Park
BY lYnn EdMonds
Staff Writer
Big Bush Park in Woodside will
undergo major renovations in the upcoming year, to the tune of $1.8 million.
The park serves the almost 1,000
families that reside in the Big Six Towers Cooperative housing, as well as
other neighboring residents, and it offers far more recreational opportunities than other parks in the area.
As such, Councilman Jimmy Van
Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said the renovations were crucial.
“It’s the right thing to do for the big
six and for this portion of Woodside,”
Van Bramer said.
Updates will include additional
planting areas, activities for a variety
of park users, play swings for toddlers, a new spray shower in a sunny
location, a new drinking fountain, upgraded seating and game tables, adult
exercise equipment, rejuvenated lighting, and tree maintenance.
“It hadn’t been done in a while,
it’s starting to look a little gray in the
tooth, and I want all the parks in my
district to be state of the art, brand
new; and for the people in those communities to have the best, the absolute
best,” Van Bramer said.
Project goals are increasing opportunities for active as well as passive
recreation, as well as the amount of
green space.
Funding for the renovation was
provided through a $1 million capital allocation from Borough President
Melinda Katz, and an $800,000 allocation from Van Bramer.
Construction is anticipated to begin in Fall 2016.
Reach Lynn Edmonds at (718) 3577400 x127, ledmonds@queenstribune.
com or @Ellinoamerikana
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LPC May Expand Douglaston Historic District
By Lynn Edmonds
Staff Writer
The Landmark Preservation Commission is holding a meeting Thursday to discuss whether the Douglaston
Historic District in Douglas Manor
should be extended.
The public hearing is part of an
effort to clear the commission’s 95property backlog, which has left some
homeowners in limbo when it come to
renovating their house.
On Monday, the New York Times
drew attention to the local issue with
an article describing conflict – that became ugly – among area residents over
whether the designation would be a
boon to their neighborhood.
The Douglaston Historic District
was created in 1997 and includes over
600 homes. The proposed extension
includes about 22 buildings, immediately south of the present historic
district.
The commission says that the area
is historic for the buildings’ architectural quality and because they “recall
the transformation of the community
from the large farms and estates to
smaller farms and later to the suburban-style community that it is today.”
Paul Graziano, urban planner and
proponent of the Historic District extension, said that the area under consideration should have been part of
the historic district all along.
“This was never supposed to have
been left out in the first place,” he said.
“The fact that this was left out was extremely arbitrary.”
At the time of the original designation, the landmark status had both
popular and political support, he added.
Now some say the majority of residents are against it, and Councilman
Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) did not support landmark status on that basis,
Graziano said.
Graziano argued, however, that if
one counted household by household,
rather than building by building, most
were for the designation.
Because the “limbo” of awaiting
historic designation from the LPC can
put stress on homeowners, Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) sponsored a bill to establish a maximum
period of time that a site could be under consideration by the commission.
That bill is currently under consideration by the Land Use Committee.
The public hearing on the historic
district extension will take place from
12:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the commission’s
office, located at 1 Centre St., 9th
Floor, in Manhattan. Other Queens
items include the Old Calvary Cemetery Gatehouse, the Fairway Apartments, Spanish Towers, Lydia Ann
Bell and J. Williams Ahles House, the
Pepsi Cola Sign, the First Reformed
Church and Sunday School of College
Point, and the Bowne Street Community Church.
Reach Lynn Edmonds at (718) 3577400 x127, ledmonds@queenstribune.
com or @Ellinoamerikana
One Dead in Richmond Hill Wreck
By domEnick RaftER
Editor in Chief
A woman was killed and four others, including a two-year-old girl, were
injured in a car accident in Richmond
Hill Tuesday.
The crash occurred at 5:53 p.m. on
Tuesday when a 43-year-old female
traveling westbound on Atlantic Avenue jumped the red light, crashing
into a black Kia driven by a 23-yearold female that was traveling northbound on 108th Street. The white SUV
mounted the sidewalk hitting three
people including a 2-year-old infant,
waiting at a bus top. Meena Mahabir,
52, of Richmond Hill was pronounced
dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center a short time
later. Both drivers,
the second woman
and the infant were
both taken to the
same hospital, all
in stable condition.
According
to
several sources, the
driver of the white
SUV who ran the
red light blamed
the glare of the sun
and noted that the
traffic light at 108th
Street was tilted so
the red light could
not be seen to oncoming traffic.
Photo by Domenick RafteR
DOT crews replace a traffic light on Atlantic Avenue and 108th Street Wednesday morning, the
day after a woman was killed and two others injured in an accident at the Richmond Hill intersection.
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Energy Conservation Bill Passes Council
By yvette Brown
Staff Writer
The City Council passed a bill on
Sept. 17, sponsored by Councilman
Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) and
Mayor Bill de Blasio, aimed at conserving energy throughout the city.
The bill mandates that all stores
keep their doors closed while the air
conditioning is running. This will
limit power demands during the peak
periods of the summer, and it will also
help decrease pollution.
“Shutting the front doors of businesses so that air-conditioning doesn’t
escape can help reduce carbon emissions by thousands of tons,” said Constantinides. “There is no evidence that
shows leaving doors open during hot
days helps business owners increase
sales. In fact, this practice of saving
power will see business owners reap
real savings in their energy bills. This
commonsense policy will help us reach
our goal of reducing carbon emissions
by 80 percent by 2050. It will take the
cooperation of everyone to make our
city greener and save energy.”
The bill is an expansion of a 2008
law, Local Law 38, sponsored by thenCouncil member and now Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
Under that law, all chain stores and
commercial establishments over 4,000
square feet were mandated to keep
their doors closed while air conditioners are operating.
“We passed Local Law 38 to protect
both our environment and everyone
who has to pay an electric bill,” said
Brewer. “Over the course of this summer, too many stores were still blasting cold air into the streets, and it became clear increased enforcement and
a broader law were necessary.”
The new bill removes the exemption for stores and other establishments under 4,000 square feet and
raises the penalty for repeat offenders.
Any sidewalk cafe or sidewalk business that leaves their doors open are
exempt from this bill.
With this bill, 10,000 businesses
would be affected and this would result in the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions by 22,000 tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to removing
close to 3,600 cars from the road, according to the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Leaving the doors or windows open
while the air conditioner is running
can increase electricity by 25 percent.
“Throughout New York City, many
businesses open their doors during the
hot summer months to lure customers
inside with cool air,” said Department
of Consumer Affairs Commissioner
Julie Menin. “This practice should
never be seen as a cost of doing business, but a harmful cost to our city’s
environment and a waste of money for
the business. This is why, over the past
summer, DCA increased enforcement
and outreach to educate businesses
about the environmental and financial
impacts.
The bill would impact the city’s
power grid, where most of the city’s
plants are over 40 years old and have
been equipped with technology that
has a lower efficiency and larger air
emissions impact than the more modern plants. More than half of the city’s
power is generated from plants in Astoria and Long Island City.
“Cooling the outdoors on a hot
muggy day by leaving doors open
makes no sense. By requiring businesses to close their doors, this bill
also closes a loophole, and in doing so
will improve air quality while bringing down greenhouse gas emissions,”
said Nilda Mesa, director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. “This bill
marks yet another step forward as we
implement Mayor de Blasio’s sweeping sustainability plan, including an
80 percent reduction in emissions by
2050.”
Reach Yvette Brown at (718)3577400 ext.128, ybrown@queenstribune.
com or @eveywrites.
Borough Hall Lot Will Open in 2017
With the need for parking still
great around Borough Hall, the city
plans to turn the former parking garage behind the hall into a flat parking area.
The crumbling garage was demolished this past July. Sharon Lee, a
spokesperson for Borough President
Melinda Katz, stated there will be an
“at grade (flat, not elevated) street
level municipal parking lot.”
“They are working on the parking
lot design now,” said Lee, adding that
there will be a January 2016 procurement, bid and anticipated construction completion is first quarter of
2017.”
The project was initially slated to
finish this fall, but has been extended
for one year.
The parking garage was shut down
in September of 2014 after the city
engineers realized it was too dangerous to stay open. Borough Hall lost
500 parking spaces in the demolition.
The lot was mainly used by jurors and
employees who needed all day parking, a need the city has yet to fill.
At the time of the demolition the garage had 20 violations still open, which
dated back to 1989. The garage had
falling concrete throughout and was in
general poor structural condition.
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POLICE BLOTTER
106th Precinct
MAN MURDERED IN CAR – On
Sunday, Oct. 4 at approximately 10:28
p.m., police responded to an assault
in front of 111-21 120th St. in South
Richmond Hill.
Upon arrival, officers determined
that Vickiran Ramlogan, 27, was shot
in the head and neck while inside a
2005 Toyota at the location. EMS responded and pronounced the victim
dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made and the
investigation is ongoing.
109th Precinct
PEDESTRIAN KILLED – On
Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1:09 a.m., police
responded to a call of a pedestrian
struck at 40-05 College Point Blvd. in
Flushing.
Upon arrival, officers discovered
Mariano Contreras, 41, of Corona
unconscious and unresponsive in the
street. EMS also responded and transported the male to New York Hospital
Queens, where he was pronounced
dead.
Preliminary investigation shows
that the pedestrian was attempting to
cross College Point Boulevard from
east to west, mid-block, outside of any
marked crosswalks. The pedestrian
entered the northbound lane, when
he was struck by a vehicle, which was
identified as a dark-colored 2014-15
model Jeep Grand Cherokee, which
fled the scene northbound on College
Point Boulevard. The pedestrian was thrown to
the pavement, coming to
rest in the right shoulder
of the northbound lane.
There are no arrests
and the investigation is
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is wanted in connection to a Burglary
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On Wednesday, July 22 at 5:40 a.m.,
in the vicinity of 21st Street and 26th
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through a side window which was unlocked. A 38-year-old
female was sleeping on
the couch at the time of
the incident. The victim
confronted the suspect
who fled through the
front door. Property was
not removed from the
residence and the victim
was not injured as a re114th Precinct
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40-08 30th Ave., where he brandished at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also
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The LLC 73-62 196th PL Fresh
Meadows, NY 11366. DE address of LLC: 3411 Silverside
Rd #104 Wilmington, DE
19810. Arts. Of Org. filed
with DE Secy. of State, PO
Box 898 Dover, DE 19903.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
________________________
Notice of Formation of
Mount Hope Preservation
Apartments LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 8/28/15. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
The LLC, 29-10 120th Street,
Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
________________________
Assured Properties LLC, a
domestic LLC, filed with the
SSNY on 8/12/15. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to The Tax-
advocate Group LLC, 7516
Metropolitan Ave., Middle
Village, NY 11379-2639.
General purpose.
________________________
Notice of formation of While
We Were Young LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with the
Secretary of State of New
York SSNY on 8/3/2015.
Office located in Queens.
SSNY has been designated
for service of process. SSNY
shall mail copy of any process
served against the LLC at 183
W 10th St New York, NY
10014. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
________________________
ADMINISTRATION CITATION File No. 2015-335
SURROGATE’S COURT –
QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK,
By the Grace of God Free
and Independent, TO:
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
OF QUEENS COUNT Y
Walter L. McDowell, III To
the heirs at law, next of kin,
and distributees, of WALTER
MCDOWELL a/k/a WALTER
MCDOWELL, JR. deceased, if
living, and if any of them be
dead to the heirs at law, next
of kin, distributees, legatees,
executors, administrators,
assignees and successors
in interest whose names
are unknown and cannot
be ascertained after due
diligence. A petition having
been duly filed by Select
Portfolio Servicing, Inc. as
servicer for Wells Fargo Bank,
N. A., as Trustee, in trust for
the registered holders of
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I
Trust 2005-WMC5, Mortgage
Pass- Through Certificates,
Series 2005-WMC5, who is
domiciled at 1270 Northland
Drive, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, YOU ARE HEREBY
CITED TO SHOW CAUSE
before the Surrogate’s Court,
Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York
on November 19, 2015 at
9:30 o’clock in the fore noon
of that day, why a decree
should not be made in the estate of WALTER MCDOWELL
a/k/a WALTER MCDOWELL,
JR. lately domiciled at 17726 Ursina Road, Jamaica, in
the County of Queens, New
York, granting Limited Letters
of Administration to the distributes Walter L. McDowell,
III, or upon their default, to
the Public Administrator of
Queens County, and if permitted to renounce the right
to Letters, then to Petitioner’s
Nominee Christina Lombardi,
to represent the estate of the
Deceased in a foreclosure
action on note and mortgage
on the property known as
177-26 Ursina Road, Jamaica,
New York 11434, dated February 23, 2005 and recorded
April 15, 2005 in CFRN
2005000220497 in the sum
of $250,000.00 executed by
the Decedent which is now
in default. Dated, Attested
and Sealed, September 17,
2015 HON. PETER J. KELLY
Surrogate, Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk, Name of
Attorney for Petitioner: John
J. Ricciardi, Gross Polowy,
LLC, Tel No. 716-204-1700
Address of Attorney: 900
Merchants Concourse, Suite
412, Westbury, New York
11590 Note: This Citation is
served upon you as required
by law. You are not required
to appear. If you fail to appear
it will be assumed you do not
object to the relief requested.
You have a right to have an
attorney-at-law appear for
you. 1148373
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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY
OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.
16116/2012 HSBC BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR
WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION,
MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-PA3,
Plaintiff, -vs- SANDRA VIERA,
GUSTAVO VIERA, and JOHN
DOE, Defendants. To the
above named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned
to answer the complaint in
this action and to serve a
copy of your answer, or if
the complaint is not served
with this summons, to serve
a notice of appearance on
the plaintiff’s attorneys within
thirty days after the service
of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service, and in
case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the complaint. NOTICE YOU
ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do
not respond to this summons
and complaint by serving a
copy of the answer on the
attorney for the mortgage
company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against
you and filing the answer with
the court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. This
is an attempt to collect a
debt and any information
obtained will be used for
that purpose. The foregoing
summons is served upon
you by publication pursuant
to an Order of Honorable
Frederick D. Sampson, Justice
of the Supreme Court of the
State of New York, signed the
8th day of September, 2015
at Part 31, Queens County
Supreme Court, New York.
The object of this action is
to foreclose a mortgage on
the following property: Tax
I.D. No. Block 9066 Lot 37
ALL that certain plot, piece
or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the Fourth Ward
of the Borough and County
of Queens, City and State of
New York, which is bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on
the northerly side of 101st
Avenue distant 43.06 feet (actual) 43.00 feet (map) easterly
from the corner formed by the
intersection of the northerly
side of 101st Avenue with
the easterly side of 92nd
Street; RUNNING THENCE
Northerly and at right angles
to the northerly side of 101st
Avenue, 100.04 feet (actual)
100.00 feet (map); THENCE
Easterly and parallel to the
northerly side of 101st Avenue, 18.11 feet (actual) 18
feet 01 inch (map); THENCE
Southerly and at right angles
to the northerly side of 101st
Avenue, 100.04 feet (actual)
100.00 feet (map); THENCE
Westerly along the northerly
side of 101st Avenue, 18.11
(actual) 18 feet 01 inch
(map) to the point or place
of BEGINNING. Subject to
easements, covenants, and
restriction of record. These
premises are also known as
92-05 101st Avenue, Ozone
Park, NY 11416.
________________________
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, NAME: CRACKERJACK PRODUCTS, LLC Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on
06/01/2015. Office location:
Queens County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to Merrilly E. Noeth,
35-30 81 Street, Suite 1K,
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
for any lawful purpose.
________________________
ALLSTATEFUNDINGGROUP
LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the
SSNY on 09/01/15. Office:
Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to the
LLC, c/o Trop Spindler LLP 1902 Whitestone Expressway,
Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
________________________
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Commercial Gentrification?
Astoria’s
Businesses
Reinforce
A Changing
Community
BY LYNN EDMONDS
Staff Writer
When people think gentrification,
they usually think housing.
But changes in the commercial
sector can be felt just as powerfully.
In the past couple months, the Ditmars neighborhood in the heart of Astoria has seen a swath of shops open
and close. Popular Greek Café Lefkos
Pirgos on 23rd Avenue and 31st
Street was replaced by Time Warner Cable; On Ditmars Boulevard the
Greek seafood restaurant Okeanos
shut up shop; Francis café is to be replaced with another restaurant; right
next door restaurant The Blvd is under
construction, gastropub The Pomeroy
is near complete; Create, serving Quinoa bowls and “slamwiches,” opened;
Friends Hair Salon was replaced by
Coif; and while the pink awning of “The
Candy Bar” next to PS 122 still promises candy and balloons, the window
advertises boot camp classes.
One might wonder if new businesses catering toward young professionals might be edging out some
of the older, and often Greek-themed
establishments.
But others, like local real estate
agent Thiago Pinto from Zikos Realty, believe its mainly underperforming businesses that are getting
pushed out.
Okeanos, for instance? Some locals said it just wasn’t good enough
to compete with the famous seafood
restaurant across the street – Taverna Kyklades.
As for Lefkos Pirgos, the neighborhood mainstay named after the
iconic white tower of Thessaloniki,
simply moved down the block to 33rd
Street and Ditmars Boulevard.
“Coming Soon”
Regardless of the individual circumstances, however, it’s undeniable that plenty of commercial tenants are leaving, while others are
moving in.
And that sparked some interesting reactions.
Photo by Lynn Edmonds
Café Lefkos Pyrgos moved from 31st Street to Ditmars Boulevard.
Someone posted a Burger King
“coming soon” sign in empty storefront where Okeanos once stood,
as well as a Home Depot sign in
a closed hardware shop just two
blocks over.
Other signs pasted on empty
storefronts included a fake Donald Trump campaign sign, a poster
advertising a concert by a mythical
Greek vocalist, Tony Kliftonopoulis,
and a sign for an “Astoria Needle Exchange.”
Reports and community leaders
were not able to determine who was
behind the spoofs, and what their intended message was.
In an interview with the Astoria
Post, Community Board member Antonio Meloni said the signs were a
“commentary on something – we don’t
know quite what.”
Waves of Newcomers
This isn’t the first time the neighborhood has undergone changes in
recent history. While the Greek immigrants from the 1960s and 1970s
define Astoria for many, the neighborhood had a strong Italian flavor
before that. It isn’t just Europeans
that call the neighborhood home.
Steinway houses “Little Egypt,” and
many Latinos live in the neighborhood as well.
Michael Falsetta, a new development analyst and Executive Vice
President at Miller Cicero, said the
current wave of real estate interest
and development in Astoria is the
third, following one in the early 1990s
and one in the 2000s.
Rising Rents
Accompanying that interest is an
increase in rents.
“I know for a fact that they are up
significantly in the last three years,”
Falsetta said.
He said the housing boom was a
factor.
‘The retail in this neighborhood
is being pulled along by the fact that
there has been a lot of development,”
Falsetta said.
Development, both retail and residential, under the N/Q “el” train on 31st
Street “is a symbol of the pressure and
lack of available land in the heart of the
neighborhood,” he added.
Pinto agreed.
“It’s very expensive. Five years
ago it wasn’t that expensive,” he
said.
Fillipides Prodromos, from the
Pontion Society Komninoi, said he
heard a rumor that the corner once
occupied by Lefkos Pirgos – and
replaced by Time Warner Cable
– would be rented for $38,000 a
month. That price would include the
three additional storefronts adjacent
to the old Lefkos Pirgos, which are
owned by the same landlord as the
former cafe. The rumored price was
not confirmed.
The anecdote raises the question
as to whether the neighborhood’s
small businesses might be at risk.
National chains are typically the only
kind of businesses that can afford to
pay such high rents. At some point,
even those businesses can tap out,
as Tim Wu, Professor and former
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
reported for the New Yorker in May.
In May, Wu wrote about how
“High-rent blight,” the New Yorker
investigated why the thriving, expensive neighborhoods like Manhattan’s
West Village can become plagued by
empty storefronts, that may stay that
way for years at a time.
“If you’re a landlord, why would
you keep renting to a local café or
restaurant at five thousand or ten
thousand dollars a month when you
might get twenty thousand or even
forty thousand dollars a month from
Chase?” Wu wrote.
Wu said that when corporate
chains are able to outbid small businesses, the local economy suffers.
“The area may become merely an
importer of goods and services supplied by CVS or Dunkin’ Donuts,” he
wrote, “local wealth isn’t created.”
Supporting Small Business
At the moment, Astoria doesn’t
seem to be overwhelmed by either
empty storefronts or national chains
–despite the high turnover. But that
is not to say that local small businesses don’t need support.
Councilman Costa Constantinides
(D-Astoria) said that he was focused
on keeping rents affordable for small
business owners and residents. So
far, residential rents rather than com-
mercial rents have been the overwhelming concern.
“It’s the number one call that I
get in my district – by far – not even
close,” he stressed.
But Constantinides said rising
rents affect small businesses too.
“The issue of commercial rents,
the issue of affordability is widespread, it’s about commercial rent,
and about residential,” he said, adding that his office would be focusing
on the issue.
The Councilman said he allocated $22,000 from the City Council’s
Neighborhood Development Grant
initiative toward maintaining and
supporting businesses on the Steinway Street strip, which runs perpendicular to Ditmars, about ten blocks
east of the N/Q subway line.
He said that that despite affordability issues, it was a great time for
small businesses on Ditmars.
“Small businesses are growing at a very rapid pace,” Constantinides said, citing the examples of
local businesses that took off like 60
Beans, Bare Burger, Brooklyn Bagel,
The Bonnie, The Thirsty Koala and
Tru.
“We’re seeing a lot of really interesting restaurants popping up on
Ditmars,” he said, “It’s just a matter
of making sure we have the services
to support them.”
Constantinides even noted that
some of the chains, like CVS and
Fabco, had closed or been replaced
with local shops.
Falsetta noted that Ditmars Boulevard businesses are still heterogenous. “There’s a real mixed bag
of stuff there,” he said. But he predicted upstart businesses might end
up concentrating under the train, or
in less commercially developed parts
of Astoria, like 14th Street, or 21st
street, if rents keep rising.
Embracing Change
Florence Koulouris, district manager at Community Board 1, echoed
the sentiment that small businesses
were thriving in the neighborhood.
“Right now Astoria’s the hottest place; it’s the center of the universe,” she said. “Ditmars is growing
by leaps and bounds, and has a lot
to offer someone who is interested
in coming into Astoria, because it’s
fresh, it’s new, and it’s reinventing
itself.”
Koulouris said the changes benefited both residents and business
owners looking for a new location.
“Astoria right now is a win-win,”
she said.
Asked about the danger of older
businesses being priced out, she
said she wanted to focus on the positive. She also dismissed concerns
that the neighborhood was losing its
authentic Greek character.
“We have every single ethnic
group here. It’s not like the 60s and
the 70s when you have groups of
one. You see a co-mingling of everyone, and we like it that way,” Koulouris said.
Reach Lynn Edmonds at (718)
357-7400 x127, ledmonds@queenstribune.com or @Ellinoamerikana
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Xaverian Starts First Year Of Co-Ed Enrollment
in March 2015, xaverian’s President, robert B. alesi ’78, together
with Brother lawrence harvey,
cFx, chairman of the Board of
trustees, proudly announced that
the Board of trustees voted unanimously to commence the latest
phase of xaverian’s longrange strategic plan,
which includes expanding co-education
from its highly successful middle school
program, genesis, to
the high school grade
levels, as well as the
continued progression
of multi-phased renovation
and expansion initiatives.
“We are excited to implement the next phase of our longrange strategic plan to become
an even stronger school,” alesi
said. “over the last five years,
we have strengthened our admissions requirements, enhanced our
academic offerings and expanded
our curricular and extracurricular
programs. as part of our strategic
plan, in addition to offering a coeducational high school program,
we are moving ahead with major
capital initiatives that will continue
to improve our facilities and allow
us to better prepare students for
the future.”
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Brother lawrence harvey, cFx,
chairman of the Board of trustees, reflected on the latest step
forward in the school’s esteemed
history saying, “never before has
there been a time when the need
for quality, catholic education is
so critical to the church’s
ministry of evangelization.
that is the very purpose of xaverian high
school’s
existence.
xaverian has a nearly
60 year history of producing talented alumni
who are leaders in their
communities and who
contribute to the world
in so many ways. the expansion of xaverian’s grades 9 to 12
to include both male and female
students, as well as the continued
enhancements to the school’s facilities and programs, will allow us
to influence for the better an even
greater number of young lives,
as well as to create a larger community of faith, strengthening the
mission of the school.”
With unique offerings such as
a one-to-one computing environment with the iPad, the renowned
Max (Music at xaverian) program,
the Michael t. strianese ’74 steM
program, an internship program
featuring partnerships with more
Photo: xaverian high school
Xaverian High School goes
co-ed this year.
than 50 mentors in the areas of
law, medicine, business, politics,
law enforcement, arts and culture,
military, and journalism, as well as
consistently impressive college
placements at prestigious institutions, such as Princeton University, cornell University, University
of Pennsylvania, Brown University,
University of notre Dame, Macaul-
ay honors at cUnY, Us naval
academy, Us Military academy at
West Point, there are no limits as
to what young men and women
will accomplish at xaverian.
ritvik taneja, who was the
valedictorian of the class of 2015
and is attending cornell University, reflected on his experience at
xaverian, saying, “at xaverian, we
found no limits. no barriers. no
obstacles. xaverian taught us that
the greatest restriction we can
place on ourselves is what we expect of ourselves. as we grew and
matured, we saw these expectations begin to parallel our desires
for achievement. the timid and
apprehensive boys we once were
became outgoing and determined
men. Whether it be men that play
it out on the field, convey their
own messages through music, or
work to coach and mentor the under and upperclassmen of today,
we all have grown to embody what
it means to be a part of xaverian.
and what that means is to be fearless but respectful, to be altruistic
and givers of hope in a world that
is in need of such light.”
learn more about xaverian by
attending the open house on sunday, oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the school’s Bay ridge campus,
7100 shore rd., Brooklyn. .
X A V E R I A N
Xaverian is proud to welcome
its first co-ed class of incoming
freshmen for fall 2016!
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, October 18th, 10am to 2pm
Sons and Daughters of Alumni Tours at 9am
A Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory
school in the tradition of the Xaverian Brothers
since 1957, Xaverian offers:
+ College credit opportunities available through
numerous AP, St. John’s University, and Syracuse
University courses
+ A cutting edge, one-to-one learning
environment with iPads for every student
+ College placements at prestigious schools
such as Princeton University, Cornell University,
University of Pennsylvania, Brown University,
University of Notre Dame, Macaulay Honors
at CUNY, US Naval Academy, and US Military
Academy at West Point, with the class of 2015
earning $25,012,637 in scholarships!
+ Project and problem-based learning through
hands-on classroom experiences within the
Michael T. Strianese ‘74 STEM Program, Xaverian’s
highly acclaimed Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math curriculum in conjunction
with Project Lead the Way
+ College counseling and Internship Program
+ Unique extracurricular offerings, including
the renowned MAX (Music at Xaverian)
Program, as well as a competitive athletic
program for boys and girls
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OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, October 1ˇ—11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m
For details, please call our Admissions Office 718.721.7200 ext 699
or visit us at stjohnsprepschool.org.
Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders
The marks of true leadership—knowledge, faith,
virtue, service to others, a passion for learning,
innovation, and creativity—are embedded in our
school’s culture. St. John’s Prep is a foundation
for success and fulfillment, in college and life.
• High standards of learning including AP, Honors,
and enrichment courses
• Faculty dedicated to the needs of each student
• Close-knit, vibrant community of Catholic faith
“ The bar was set high at St. John’s
Prep. We were challenged to be
our best, to make a difference,
and to be lifelong learners.”
— 2013 St. John’s Prep Graduate
Attending Harvard University
• Active engagement outside the class in athletics,
arts, service, campus ministry, and more
• Experiential learning through apprenticeships,
global travel, STEM, and partnership programs
with St. John’s University
718.721.7200 | stjohnsprepschool.org
21-21 Crescent Street | Astoria, NY 11105
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Rethinking Breast Cancer Treatment
In the United States, one in five
new breast cancer cases is stage
0 disease, but for Amy Thigpen, a
mother of three who works in an oncology clinic, breast cancer is not a
statistic; it is personal. After all, her
mother is a breast cancer survivor,
and later she too faced-off with a
similar diagnosis.
After Thigpen’s mother was diagnosed with early-stage invasive breast cancer, Thigpen was
determined to be proactive about
her breast health. She had a feeling something was not right and
requested a mammogram from
her doctors at the age of 34, even
though clinical practice guidelines
do not recommend screening before
the age of 50. The mammogram
found a small tumor that was confined to the milk ducts; fortunately,
it had not spread to the surrounding
tissue. At that point, Thigpen faced
her diagnosis - stage 0 breast cancer, known as ductal carcinoma in
situ, or DCIS.
An oncology nurse, Thigpen
worked alongside a breast cancer
specialist and had seen many patients battle the disease and struggle
with the many decisions that had to
be made - including whether or not to
pursue post-surgery treatment. After
caring for so many cancer patients
over the years, Thigpen now was speaking with her doctors
about a difficult decision of her own, as it
was not clear whether her cancer would
come back and if
she needed radiation
therapy.
Thigpen was familiar with genomic testing and
a tool doctors
sometimes used
to guide treatment decisions.
Her mother had
received the Oncotype DX test for
her invasive breast
cancer and used the
test
results to help inform her decision of
whether she needed chemotherapy.
Inspired by her mother’s experience,
Thigpen talked to her doctor about
genomic testing, and since the Oncotype DX test was now available and
validated to provide the 10-year risk
of an invasive or a DCIS local recurrence in DCIS patients, they decided
to move forward. The Oncotype DX
DCIS Score result has been shown
to change treatment recommendations in 30 percent of patients and
Breast Cancer survivor Amy Thigpen.
doctors rank it as the most important
factor in treatment planning for DCIS
patients.
When Thigpen received her Oncotype DX test results, her DCIS
Score result was zero. “ The test
probably saved me from having to
go through six weeks of radiation
that my body really did not need, as
well as the side effects that it can
cause.”
“When a woman is diagnosed with
DCIS, my goal as a physician is to
accurately assess her individual risk
for cancer returning so we can define and personalize an appropriate
treatment plan with greater confidence,” said Michael Alvarado, M.D.,
breast cancer surgeon, the University of California, San Francisco Helen
Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer
Center. Reflecting on a UCSF-led
study of the clinical utility of the Oncotype DX test for DCIS, Alvarado
added that that test was “an objective
biomarker that provides independent
information beyond what has been
available to physicians before, which
can be seen as the biggest advancement in the management of DCIS in
more than a decade.”
To encourage other women to
pursue personalized treatment,
Thigpen decided to share her story
on MyBreastCancerTreatment.org,
a patient education resource providing information around breast
cancer and the benefits of genomic
testing. The tools, resources and eligibility quiz offered on this website
enable patients and their loved ones
to empower themselves with information about their specific cancer
and work with their doctor to confidently select a treatment plan that
can guide personalized treatment
decisions based on their individual
tumor.
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Four Foods To Ease Stiffness and Chronic Pain
By Joanne Barry
Did you know that millions of
Americans suffer from chronic pain
related to headaches, back pain,
foot pain, shoulder pain, joint pain
and arthritis
Research shows that by getting
a good night sleep, stretching daily,
participating in daily strengthening
exercises for upper and lower extremities and eating a healthy low fat
diet that is low in sugar, white flour
and avoiding processed foods may
help decrease stiffness and chronic
pain.
As a Certified Personal Trainer for
more than 25 years and specializing
in Nutrition Coaching, I know firsthand the benefits of a well-balanced
low fat diet. I recommend the following four foods to help decrease stiffness and chronic pain.
Olive Oil
Studies revealed that a compound
in the oil called oleocanthal prevents
the production of inflammatory COX-1
and COX-2 enzymes, the same way
ibuprofen works. Extra- virgin olive
oil has additional benefits for heart
health, bone loss and neurological
diseases affecting the brain, spine,
muscles and connecting nerves. A
serving of 3 1/2 Tbsp of oil is equal
to a 200-mg tablet of ibuprofen. Be
aware that this serving of olive oil is
equal to 400 calories. So, it’s a good
idea to use in moderation.
Ginger
Ginger has been used for thousands of years to help treat colds,
nausea, migraines, hypertension,
digestive issues and stiffness and
chronic pain. What makes ginger
so helpful? Ginger has
anti-inflammatory, antiulcer and antioxidants
activities, as well as a
small amount of analgesic property. I recommend boiling one cup
of water and using pure
ginger root and chop- Ginger
ping up in small pieces.
root
For additional flavor,
add one small cube of
brown sugar and make a soothing
tea. For best result, drink first thing
in the morning on a empty stomach.
Onions and Garlic
Research shows that onions and
garlic are among the richest source
of flavonoids – plant chemicals and
fight inflammation in rheumatic con-
ditions. Garlic cloves contain plant
chemicals that shut down inflammatory pathways in ways similar to
ibuprofen. Onions have a wealth of
health benefits they are anti-allergic,
anti-histaminic,
anti-inflammatory,
and antioxidants.
Onions are also beneficial for the
following:
• Lower Risk of Cancer
• Heart Health
• Bones, Digestive Tract, Diabetes Prevention and more
Water
Has it occurred to you that you are
thirsty? By time you get the desire
to drink water, you are already dehydrated. That thirst is your body calling for re-hydration.
Your body is composed of 60 percent
water. How important
is drinking water?
• Without drinking
water you will die. We
can live a few days
without water, maybe
a week. We can live
much longer without
food.
• Prevents cancer: staying hydrated can reduce risk of colon cancer
by 45%, bladder cancer by 50% and
possibly reduce breast cancer risk
as well.
• Be less cranky: Research says
dehydration can affect your mood
and may cause you to be confused
• Perform Better: Proper hydra-
tion contributes to increase athletic
performance. Our muscles tissues
are composed of 75 percent water.
Dehydration can lead to weakness,
fatigue, dizziness, cramping and
electrolyte imbalances
• Have less joint pain: Drinking
water can reduce pain in your joints
by keeping the cartilage soft and
hydrated. This is how glucosamine
helps reduce joint pain, by aiding in
cartilage’s absorption of water.
• Feed your body: Water is essential for the proper circulation of
nutrients in the body. When we are
dehydrated we just can’t get around
as well.
How much water should you
drink? Drink half your body weight
in ounces of water (if you weigh 200
pounds, drink 100 ounces of water
each day) If you participate in daily
physical activities drink an additional
8oz of water for every 20 minutes of
physical activities. Be sure to drink
water throughout the day to avoid
dehydration.
The benefits of drinking lukewarm
or warm water:
• Drink room temperature or warm
water: For optimal health drink warm
water instead of cold to help slow
down your heart rate and decrease
body temperature.
• Relieves pain: A cup of warm
water can soothe your headache or
any other joint pain. Heat improves
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What Do You Know About Social Security?
Americans may have faith in the
Social Security system, but many
still don’t really understand how it
works. That’s a key take-away from
a recent survey of Americans’ knowledge of Social Security retirement
benefits. While 63 percent of respondents said they do believe Social
Security benefits will be available to
them when they retire, many were
confused about who qualifies for
benefits, how much they’ll be eligible
to receive, and when they can start
drawing benefits without penalty.
The survey, by Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company
(MassMutual), included a true/false
quiz about Social Security facts. Just
28 percent of those surveyed scored
a passing grade, and only one person out of the 1,500 polled was able
to answer all survey questions correctly. The survey results illustrated
a significant lack of knowledge about
Social Security, including:
• Although 75 percent of those
surveyed thought being an American
citizen is a requirement to receive
Social Security retirement benefits,
this is not the case. Non-citizens lawfully living in the U.S., and who have
permission to work here, can obtain
a Social Security number, pay into
the Social Security system and draw
benefits.
• More than seven in 10 respondents mistakenly thought that 65 is
the age when everyone can begin
drawing full retirement benefits.
Actually, your full retirement age
depends on what year you were
born.
• Fifty-five percent of those surveyed incorrectly believed they could
continue working during retirement
while collecting full Social Security
benefits, regardless of their age.
If you work during retirement, but
have not yet reached your full retirement age, your Social Security benefits may be reduced if you earn too
much. Once you reach full retirement
age, those withheld benefits will be
repaid over your lifetime.
“Perhaps the greatest Social Security deficit in this country is the
lack of education around the retirement benefits of the program,” says
Michael R. Fanning, executive vice
president, U.S. Insurance Group,
MassMutual. “With millions of Americans nearing retirement each year,
many may be at risk of underutilizing
a critical component of their retirement income stream.”
Still, some good news emerged
from the survey. Americans seem
aware that Social Security should be
only one component of their overall
retirement savings plan. Just 39 percent said they expected to rely more
on Social Security than their personal
savings or income during retirement,
and just 15 percent expected to rely
solely on Social Security.
You can test your Social Security
knowledge by taking the MassMutual
quiz.
Here are some Social Security
facts to help improve your knowledge:
* No single filing strategy works
for everyone filing for Social Security benefits; there are just too many
variables. For example, a married
couple may have hundreds of options for filing for Social Security retirement benefits.
* Americans are living longer. It’s
no longer sufficient to plan for just
10 years of retirement. You may well
need savings and income to carry
you for three decades or longer.
* While Social Security can be an
important component of your retirement plan, you need to have other
income as well. Under- or over-valuing your Social Security retirement
benefits could keep you from getting a true picture of your retirement
savings plans. A qualified financial
professional can better help you understand how Social Security fits into
your personal situation.
For additional information on saving for retirement and Social Security benefits, visit MassMutual.com/
SocialSecurity or the Social Security
Administration.
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Chronic Pain
they help the body regulate blood
sugar level, which prevents craving
for junk food and sweets which contribute to stiff ness and pain.
• Drinking lemon water: Drinking
lemon water daily may decrease
the levels of acidity within the body,
which is where disease is most likely to occur. It works to remove uric
acid in the joints which contributes to
joint pain and inflammation. It’s best
to drink lemon water in the winter at
lukewarm temperature to fight off the
effects of cold- weather stiffness.
Be sure to consult with your physician before starting this regiment.
For best results, work with a Certified
Nutrition Coach or Holistic Practitioner. Email your additional questions
to: healingwithin34@aol.com
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circulation and relaxes nerves and
muscles while relieving stress and
tension
• Improves circulation: Do you
suffer with soreness and stiffness in
the morning? This is related to poor
circulation and a slight decrease in
heart rate. Warm water improves
blood circulation instantly.
• Regulates weight: Warm water boosts metabolism and triggers
weight loss instantly. Cold water slows
down heart rate and decreases body
temperature. Moreover, Kidneys also
benefit from warm water because
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When It Comes to Cancer Screening,
It’s Time to Start Using Your
Head (and Neck)
Head and neck cancers affect the tongue, mouth, lips, throat, voice
box, nose, salivary glands and thyroid. This year, more than 55,000
people will develop new cases of head and neck cancers.
Are you at risk?
You might discover early indications of head and neck cancer,
such as sores, pain, lumps or red/dark patches in your mouth,
but the best way to determine your risk is to be screened
by a doctor.
Come to the screening at the Hearing and Speech Center at
Long Island Jewish Medical Center on October 22.
It’s free and the actual screening takes just 10 minutes.
Plus, it can save your life.
Now that’s using your head.
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Free Screening for Head and Neck Cancers
Date: Thursday, October 22
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Hearing and Speech Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
430 Lakeville Road
New Hyde Park
To schedule an appointment, call
1-855-858-8550.
Space is limited.
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PIX
In Memory Of David
Dominican Pride
As sculptor Robin Antar unveils her work entitled, “David’s Knot in Flames” during
a ceremony held at Zucker Hillside Hospital in New Hyde Park, she is supported by
(from left to right) Chantal Weinhold, SVP, Regional Executive Director; John Kane,
MD, Chairman, Dept of Psychiatry, SVP, Behavioral Health Services, North Shore-LIJ
Health System; Brendan Foley, MA, HillCare Health Home; and Mitchell Shuwall, PhD,
Exec. Director, ZHH. Antar dedicated the work to her late son David, a former patient
at the hospital, who died in 2013 at age 26. Photo Courtesy Zucker Hillside Hospital
Marchers in traditional Dominican dress entertain spectators on 37th Avenue in
Jackson Heights during the annual Dominican Day Parade on Monday.
Touch-ATruck
The 2nd Annual Touch-A-Truck Fall
Festival was held on Sept. 28 at the
Cross Island YMCA in Bellerose. This
event gave kids a chance to encounter
working trucks and vehicles they see
in everyday life up close and personal. Kids climbed inside, touched and
explored the trucks and cars they see
every day.
Below, children pose in front of an
NYPD police car. Photos By Daria
Haines
On the Champion Car & Limo float, a sea of waving Dominican flags. Photos Courtesy NYPD
Let’s Go Mets!
New
Leadership At
Kiwanis
A Mets fan shows his pride during the last regular season game at Citi Field on Sunday. The Mets open their first playoff series in nine years this Friday against the Los
Angeles Dodgers in California. Photo by Bruce Adler
Newly-elected Howard Beach Kiwanis President Joseph DiMarco,
left to right, joins Assemblyman
Phil Goldfeder, outgoing President
John Spagnuolo, and Vice President
Bobby LoCascio during the group’s
monthly meeting at Lenny’s Clam
Bar in Howard Beach. Photo Courtesy NYS Assembly
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LEISURE
Queens Restaurant Week Kicks Off In Glendale
By Jon Cronin
Staff Writer
Like flies to honey, consumers were
drawn to the intoxicating aroma of
the borough’s buffet at the Atlas Park
Common that kicked off the 12th Annual Queens Restaurant Week at noon
on Monday.
Five restaurants and the Queens
Brewery gave away free samples of their
food and beverages to an estimated 300
passers-by on the common.
To satisfy eager Queens foodies
there was: Jamaica’s Vintage Curry,
Astoria’s Christos’ Steak House, and
Maspeth’s Connolly’s Corner, and two
restaurants from The Shops at Atlas
Park: Shiro of Japan and Chili’s as well
as Queens Brewery handing out liquid
refreshment.
The Queens Tourism Council is
sponsoring the two week event which
runs Monday through Thursday beginning on Oct. 12 and ending Oct. 23.
It will be up to each establishments’
owners if they want to offer the discount specials on weekdays, weekends
or both. A list of participants are at
itsinqueens/restaurantweek.com. The
prices will be $14 for lunch and $28 for
a three course dinner, although some
owners may choose to count wine as
a course.
“ This is NYC’s most delicious
bargain, as there truly is something
for every taste bud,” added Queens
Economic Development Corporation
Executive Director Seth Bornstein
“Plus, it fits in perfectly with the
Queens Tourism Council’s mission to
inform on the borough’s wonderful
places to eat, shop, enjoy culture and
have family fun.”
Borenstein said, “This is just a tiny
sample of what’s out there in the borough of Queens.”
State Senator Joe Addabbo (DHoward Beach) said our palettes are
fortunate because, “This is the most
diverse borough with the most diverse
restaurants.”
Queens Brewery founder Nelson D.
Rockefeller was
happily handing
out their signature brew, Queens
Lager, and even
samples to a select
few of their new
beer called Queens
Boulevard. He
added that Queens
Brewery will be
opening a location
in Ridgewood at
1539 Covert St.
The 2,500 square
foot beer hall with
brewery on the first
floor and more on
the second. Rockefeller hopes it will be
open by St. Patrick’s Day 2016.
The owners of Vintage Curry in
Jamaica also catered samples to a long
line of passers-by on the common.
“We just opened six months ago,” said
Sarwar Chowdhury, who co-owns the
restaurant with business partner Jewel
Ahmed.
He exclaimed, “I t houg ht we
brought too much, but I wish I brought
more!”
Borough President Melinda Katz
said in a press statement, “One of the
reasons we are known as ‘The World’s
Borough’ is that our amazing diversity
allows us to offer an incredible variety
of the best dishes from around the
world,” adding, “Queens Restaurant
Week is a great way to highlight this
fact and encourage both borough
residents and visitors to enjoy some
of this outstanding cuisine. I hope
everyone will take advantage of this
great opportunity to enjoy some really
amazing food!”
Reach Reporter Jon Cronin at (718)
357-7400 x125, jcronin@queenstribune.
com or @JonathanSCronin
Shiro of Japan satisfies shoppers with free samples of sushi roles.
Nelson D. Rockfeller (Inset) hands out Queens Brewery’s signature brew the Queens Lager.
Connelly’s Corner serves up a long line.
A Night With Narcissus In Astoria This Friday
By Lynn Edmonds
Staff Writer
Fans of Greek culture can rejoice as
poets, singers, and actors dramatize the
Greek myth of Narcissus in Astoria on
Friday night.
The night’s entertainment, appropriate for all ages, will drive up on the
POEMobile, a “wildy-decorated art
truck covered with poems and wings,”
Steve Zeitlin from City Lore, one of the
event’s organizers, said.
The free event is part of the larger
Onassis Festival NY, which runs Oct. 8
through the 11th and includes lectures,
performances, literature, music and
more. The theme this year is “Narcissus
Now: The Myth Reimagined.”
Zeitlin said the theme was meant
to encourage reflection on “the selfabsorption that people have these days,”
apparent in phenomena like our “selfie”
culture.
The word Narcissism, of course,
stems from the Greek myth of Narcissus, which is about a young man who
falls in love with his reflection in a pool
of water.
The POEMobile belongs to City
Lore, an organization that “documents,
presents, and advocates for grassroots
cultures.” Their truck, which comes
equipped with a high-powered projector that displays the poems onto buildings, has visited ethnic communities
all over the city and engaged with their
stories and art.
Friday’s event will be MCed by
Greek American poet Dean Kostos, a
winner of the Benjamin Saltman poetry
award.
Kostos will read a few of his own
poems, as well as some poems on the
theme of Narcissus and other Greek
myths.
He will be joined by the Queens Poet
Laureate Maria Lisella.
Two-time Obie Award winner Dennis Boutsikaris will also dramatize
several Narcissus-related poems, as
will Martha Tompoulidou, who has
worked with the National Theater of
Greece.
Tompoulidou will read poems in
Greek as well as English, while a special
software will make the projected words
morph from Greek to English as she
reads them.
Lastly, the band Mighty Third Rail
will play music on the theme of Narcissus as well.
The New York City-based trio mixes
hip hop, poetry, beat boxing, violin,
and upright base, and has performed
all over the city from Blue Note to the
Apollo, event organizer Sahar Muradi
said.
The festivities start at 8 p.m. at the
Hellenic Federations’ Stathakion Center, 22-51 29th St., Astoria. The performances will be followed by a simple
reception inside the center.
Reach Lynn Edmonds at (718) 3577400 x127, ledmonds@queenstribune.
com or @Ellinoamerikana
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Queens today
FRIDAY 10/9
BEEThoVEN STRING QUARTET
PRojEcT
The Beethoven String Quartet Project comes to St. Ann’s
Church at 7:30 p.m., performing
two Beethoven classic string quartets. Free-will offering. St. Ann’s
Church is located at 58-02 146th St.
(at 58th Ave.), Flushing. Via public
transporatation, take the 7 train to
the Q44 or Q20. For more information call (718) 359-5996.
MoNK TANGo
The music of genius Thelonius
Monk, arranged, played and
danced Tango style. Featuring
Konrad Adderley, bass; Nick Danielson, violin; Tito Castro, bandoneon;
Gustavo Casenave, piano; Reno
Padilla, vocals, with dancers Yaisuri
Salamanca, John Hernan Gaigoza,
Mariana Parma and Herman Brisuela. Music starts at 8 p.m., at Flushing Town Hall, 137-535 Northern
Blvd., Flushing.
sATURDAY 10/10
ST. KEVIN’S AUcTIoN
St. Kevin Church will hold
its 1st annual benefit auction in the parish center, 45-21
194 St., Flushing. There will be
a 9 a.m. viewing of all items with
the auction being held at 10 a.m..
Paddle registration is $5. Call (718-)
357-8888 for more information.”
FRIDAY 10/9
PUBLIc SQUARE RoSARy RALLy
ANNUAL GREEK
FESTIVAL
hALLowEEN coSTUME SwAP
The Greek Orthodox
Shrine Church of St.
Nicholas will hold
its annual Greek
Festival starting Friday.
Greek music will set
the mood of being in an Athenian café or on a Grecian isle. Warm
atmosphere and buf fet style dining will of fer delicious home cooked
Greek specialties.
Buf fet prices range between $18-22, and a $10 cover includes a
drink. The George Ramob Rebetiko band will play for your dining
and dancing pleasure. For those looking for a bargain, there will be
a flea market. For the serious shopper, there will also be vendors
selling new merchandise. For the youngsters, there will be games,
popcorn and sweets.
The festival is Friday 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday noon to midnight,
Sunday noon to 10 p.m., and Monday noon to 8 p.m. The church is
located at 196-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing.
The rosary
rally will be in
Juniper Park,
Middle Village
at noon near the
flagpole. In case
of rain it will be
held at St. Adalbert’s lower church
on 83rd Street in Elmhurst.
Socrates Sculpture Park (by the
Greenmarket information tent)
Vernon Boulevard and Broadway
Long Island City, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free. You don’t have to bring something to take something.
AUTUMN TREASURE BAKE ANd
BooK SALE
The Church of the Resurrection will be holding their
Bake and Book Sale from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct.
11th from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
85-09 118 St., Richmond Hill/ Kew
Gardens. Used clothing, books,
household items, one-of-a-kind
items, delicious homemade baked
goods, snacks and lunch. For more
info call 718-847-2649.
“Kids Meals 50% OFF
At Ben’s!!”
Purchase any sandwich or entrée at
regular price in Ben’s dining
room during October and select
an item of equal or lesser
value for 50% OFF from Ben’s
Kids’ Menu.*
Visit Ben’s today!!!
*Each 50% OFF Kid’s Meal requires a separate regular price
purchase of equal or greater value. Offer valid during October
2015 for in-store dining only. No takeout please. May not be
combined with any other Ben’s special, coupon, discount, offer or
Ben’s Friends Reward.
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QLI
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
sUnDAY 10/11
EdUcATIoNAL LEcTURE
The Adult Education Committee
of Hillcrest Jewish Center and the
Schlein Family present the Ruth and
Irving Schlein Memorial Lecture.
Professor Mark Meirowitz, an
attorney, professor, and political analyst, will discuss Turkey,
Israel, and the Turkish Jewish
Community: challenges and
prospects. The event will take
place at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 83-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing,
at 10:30 a.m. For more information,
call (718) 380-4145.
monDAY 10/12
MyQ KAPLAN & FRIENdS
Myq Kaplan presents his favorite comedians, friends, rappers,
humans, robots, and/or aliens
from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Q.E.D.
Featuring: Joe Zimmerman; Giulia
Rozzi; Nate Fernald; Matt Ruby; Nick
Vatterott; Joe Karg and guest beatboxer/co-host Kaila Mullady! Myq
is a headlining comedian who has
made multiple appearances on Late
Show with David Letterman, The
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Night with Seth Meyers,
The Tonight Show, Conan and Last
Comic Standing. Currently,
he is host of a regular podcast
called Hang Out With Me and has a
new one-hour special Small, Dork
and Handsome available on Netflix.
8 p.m. Doors/8:30 p.m. Show. $5
TUEsDAY 10/13
KEIShA ST. joAN SINGS
BARBRA STREISANd
The singer pays a musical
tribute to
Barbra Streisand with selections such
as “Somewhere” and
“The Way We
Were.” 1:30
to 2:30 p.m.
at the Queens
Library in Bay
Terrace, 18-36 Bell Blvd.
dEMocRATIc dEBATE wATch
PARTy
Join us at the Q.E.D from 7:30 to
10:30 p.m. for what is sure to be
a hilarious viewing of the Democratic Presidential Debate. We will
be screening the event “Mystery
Science Theater 3000” style as comedians/political commentators
add their two cents over a microphone during the debate. Featuring pre-show comedy and debate commentary by: Frank Conniff (Mystery
Science Theater 3000) John Fugelsang
(Sirius XM, America’s Funniest Videos)
& Myka Fox (Senior editor @distractify & freelance contributor for SNL
Weekend Update)
THURsDAY 10/15
TURKISh cooKING cLASS
Join Alley Pond Environmental
Center for an interactive evening
with instructor Sila Asa, Program
Coordinator at the Turkish Cultural
Center, Queens. She will show us
how to prepare some delicious
Turkish food. Take home recipes
after a wonderful sampling of
dishes, including dessert. Limited to 20 adult participants. This
program for adults will take place
at APEC at 228-06 Northern Blvd.
in Douglaston from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. and costs $20 per person.
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Index No. 700375/2015
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY
OF QUEENS GREEN TREE
SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff,
-vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF
BESSIE MCKENZIE, deceased,
and all persons who are
husbands, widows, grantees,
mortgagees, lienors, heirs,
devisees, distributes, successors in interest of such of
them as may be dead, and
their husbands and wives,
heirs, devisees, distributes
and successors of interest of
all of whom and whose names
and places are unknown to
Plaintiff; DEBRA MCKENZIE,
JUDY MCKENZIE, AND HAYWOOD WHITE, ALL AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE
OF BESSIE MCKENZIE; CACH
LLC; CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CITY OF NEW YORK
TRANSIT ADJUDICATON
BUREAU; CITY OF NEW
YORK ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL BOARD; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE” AND
“JANE DOE” said names being
fictitious, it being the intention
of Plaintiff to designate any
and all occupants of premises
being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 116-28 192ND STREET,
SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE
HEREBY SUMMONED to
answer the Complaint in the
above entitled action and to
serve a copy of your Answer
on the plaintiff’s attorney
within twenty (20) days of
the service of this Summons,
exclusive of the day of service,
or within thirty (30) days after
service of the same is complete where service is made
in any manner other than by
personal delivery within the
State. The United States of
America, if designated as a
defendant in this action, may
answer or appear within sixty
(60) days of service hereof.
Your failure to appear or
answer will result in a judgment against you by default
for the relief demanded in the
Complaint. In the event that
a deficiency balance remains
from the sale proceeds, a
judgment may be entered
against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy
discharge and such other or
further relief as may be just
and equitable. NOTICE YOU
ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING
YOUR HOME If you do not
respond to this summons and
complaint by serving a copy
of the answer to the attorney
for the mortgage company
who filed this foreclosure
proceeding against you and
filing the answer with the
court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. That this
action being amended to
include THE HEIRS AT LARGE
OF BESSIE MCKENZIE, deceased and DEBRA MCKENZIE, JUDY MCKENZIE, AND
HAYWOOD WHITE, AS
POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF BESSIE MCKENZIE.
That this action is also being
amended to include CACH
LLC, CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK
TRANSIT ADJUDICATON
BUREAU, CITY OF NEW
YORK ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL BOARD, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE,
AND UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA as necessary parties to the action. QUEENS
Count y is designated as
the place of trial. The basis
of venue is the location of
the mortgaged premises.
Dated: MARCH 16, 2015
Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN
SUCH & CRANE,LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and
P.O. Address 28 East Main
Street, Suite 1800 Rochester,
New York 14614 Telephone
No. (585) 232-7400 Block:
11062 Lot: 10 NATURE AND
OBJECT OF ACTION The
object of the above action is
to foreclose a mortgage held
by the Plaintiff recorded in the
County of QUEENS, State of
New York as more particularly
described in the Complaint
herein. TO THE DEFENDANT,
the plaintiff makes no personal
claim against you in this action. To the above named
defendants: The foregoing
summons is served upon you
by publication pursuant to an
order of the HON. THOMAS
D. RAFFAELE, a justice of the
Supreme Court of the State of
N.Y., dated MARCH 26, 2015
and filed along with the supporting papers in the QUEENS
County Clerk’s Office. This
is an action to foreclose a
Mortgage. The premises is
described as follows: ALL that
certain plot, piece or parcel
of land, with the buildings
and improvements thereon
erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County
of Queens, City and State of
N.Y. bounded and described
as follows: BEGINNING at a
point on the westerly side of
192nd St. distant 234.87 feet
northerly from the corner
formed by the intersection
of the westerly side of 192nd
St. with the northerly side of
Linden Blvd. THENCE westerly
at right angles to the westerly
side of 192nd St. 100.025
feet; THENCE northerly parallel with the westerly side of
192nd St. 47.38 feet; THENCE
easterly on a line which forms
an interior plot angle of 90
deg. 33 minutes 00 seconds
with the preceding course,
100.03 feet to the westerly
side of 192nd St; THENCE
southerly along the westerly
side of 192nd St. 48.34 feet
to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known
as: 116-28 192ND STREET,
SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412.
________________________
Notice of Formation of 33rd
Street Partnership L.P. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 9/2/15. Office
location: Queens County.
SSNY designated as agent
of LP upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to:
116-55 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375. Name/
address of each genl. ptr.
available from SSNY. Term:
until 12/31/2099. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
________________________
BDKO2148 LLC, a domestic
LLC, filed with the SSNY on
7/30/15. Office location:
Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom
process against the LLC may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to BDKO2148 LLC,
22-64 38TH St.., Astoria, N.Y.,
11105. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose.
________________________
YIMI SUNSHINE, LLC, Arts.
of Org. filed with the SSNY
on 09/21/2015. Office loc:
Queens County. SSNY has
been designated as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: 239-25
66th Avenue, Douglaston,
NY 11362. Purpose: Any
Lawful Purpose.
________________________
Notice is hereby given that
an on premises license,
#TBA has been applied for by
Diden Corp to sell beer, wine
and liquor at retail in an on
premises establishment. For
on premises consumption
under the ABC law at 271-11
Union Turnpike New Hyde
Park, NY 11040.
________________________
Notice is hereby given that
a catering establishment
license, #TBA has been applied for by VYG Group 1,
Inc. d/b/a Versailles Place to
sell beer, wine and liquor at
retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises
consumption under the ABC
law at 63-34 Austin Street
Rego Park NY 11374.
________________________
Anderson Law Group, PLLC,
a domestic PLLC, Arts. of
Org. filed with the SSNY on
9/11/15. Office location:
Queens County. SSNY is
designated as agent upon
whom process against the
PLLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to Greta
Gainer Anderson, 114-14
Merrick Blvd., St. Albans, NY
11434. Purpose: Law.
________________________
Notice of formation of G&L
4321 LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on
08/27/2015. Office located
in Queens County. SSNY has
been designated for service
of process. SSNY shall mail
copy of any process served
against the LLC to: The LLC,
137-40 Kalmia Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355, Purpose: Any
lawful activity or purpose.
________________________
Notice of formation of FERRAIUOLO, PIAZZA & DE
MATTIA DEVELOPMENT
LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on 07/30/15. Office
in Queens County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to
the LLC, 42-36 235 St Douglaston, NY 11363. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose
________________________
Notice of Formation of THE
LEGENDARY HUT, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on
09/24/15. Office location:
Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to Reginald Smith,
88-56 165th St., Jamaica,
NY 11432, regd. agent upon
whom and at which process
may be served. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
________________________
SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK –
COUNT Y OF QUEENS
INDEX# 370/15 FILED:
8/14/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates
QUEENS Count y as the
place of trial. Venue is based
upon the County in which
the mortgage premise is
situated. HSBC BANK USA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA
HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC.
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FM1,
Plaintiff(s), against FAMOSA
A. SHERIFAT AKA FAMOSA
SHERIFAT; if living, and if she
be dead, any and all persons
unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to
have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the
real property described in
this action; such unknown
persons being herein generally described and intended
to be included in the following designation, namely:
the wife, widow, husband,
widower, heirs at law, next
of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees,
legatees, creditors, trustees,
committees, lienors, and
assignees of such deceased,
any and all persons deriving
interest in or lien upon, or
title to said real property
by, through or under them,
or either of them, and their
respective wives, widows,
husbands, widowers, heirs at
law, next of kin, descendants,
executors, administrators,
devisees, legatees, creditors,
trustees, committees, lienors
and assigns, all of whom
and whose names, except
as stated, are unknown to
plaintiff; FATNY REALT Y
HOLDINGS, LLC; MERS AS
NOMINEE FOR FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN;
EQUITY ONE, INC; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
BOARD; UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
and JOHN DOE #1 through
#7, the last seven (7) names
being fictitious and unknown
to the Plaintiff, the persons or
parties intended being the
tenants, occupants, persons
or parties, if any, having or
claiming an interest in or lien
upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendant(s). YOU
ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
to answer the Complaint in
this action and to serve a
copy of your answer, or, if
the Complaint is not served
with this Summons, to serve
a notice of appearance on the
Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within
20 days after the service of
this Summons, exclusive of
the day of service (or within
30 days after the service is
complete if this Summons is
not personally delivered to
you within the State of New
York); the United States of
America, if designated as a
Defendant in this action, may
appear or answer within (60)
days of service thereof; and in
case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the Complaint. To the above
named Defendants: The
foregoing Summons is served
upon you by publication
pursuant to an order of the
Supreme Court of the State
of New York and filed along
with the supporting papers
in the Office of the Clerk of
the County of Queens on
9/28/2015. This is an action
to foreclose on a mortgage.
ALL that certain plot, piece
or parcel of land, thereon
erected, situate, lying and
being in the Borough and
County of Queens, City and
State of New York (Block
10907 and Lot 6). Said premises known as 204-12 109th
Ave, Queens, NY 11412.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING AN ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. Clarfield,
Okon, Salomone, & Pincus,
P.L. 425 RXR Plaza, 4th Floor,
UNIONDALE, NY 11556
________________________
Notice is hereby given that
an Order entered by the
Civil Court, Queens County
SEP 24 2015 bearing Index
Number NC-000616-15/
QU, a copy of which may
be examined at the Office
of the Clerk, located at 89-17
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
NY 11435, grants me the
right to: Assume the name of
(First) Fezaad (Middle) Yakub
(Last) Kay My present name
is (First) Mohamed (Middle)
Fezaad (Last) Yakub aka
Mohamed Yakub My present address is 107-58 116
St., South Richmond Hill, NY
11419 My place of birth is
Guyana My date of birth is
June 28, 1991
________________________
Notice is hereby given that
an Order entered by the
Civil Court, Queens County
SEP 17 2015 bearing Index
Number NC-000561-15/
QU, a copy of which may
be examined at the Office
of the Clerk, located at 89-17
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
NY 11435, grants me the right
to: Assume the name of (First)
Kimberly (Middle) Gina (Last)
Ali My present name is (First)
Kimberly (Middle) Gina (Last)
Gray My present address is
237-12 92nd Rd., Bellerose,
NY 11426 My place of birth
is Manhattan, NY My date of
birth is September 23, 1966
________________________
Notice is hereby given that an
Order entered by Civil Court,
Queens County, City of New
York, State of New York, on
the 18 day of September,
2015, bearing Index Number
NC 000544/2015, a copy of
which may be examined at
the office of the Clerk, located
at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard,
Jamaica, Queens New York,
in Room 357, grants me the
right, to assume the name
of FAROOQ MUHAMMAD
SHAMSI. My address is 6830 Jay Avenue, Maspeth, NY
11378. My date of birth is
June 13, 1963. The place of
my birth is Pakistan. My present name is MOHAMMAD
FAROOQ a/k/a MUHAMMAD FAROOQ.
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St. John’s Reels In Guard Shamorie Ponds
By Carmine CarCieri
Since his opening press conference, new St. John’s head coach
Chris Mullin has vowed to dominate
the New York City’s recruiting trail
in order to build the program back
to it’s potential.
Last week, the Johnnies did
just that by landing 2016 Brooklyn
combo guard Shamorie Ponds over
the Providence Friars and Creighton
Blue Jays. Ponds is the highest recruit
from the new New York area to commit to St. John’s since Moe Harkless,
who signed in 2011.
The 6’1” Ponds, who is ranked
41st on ESPN’s top 100 recruiting
list for next year’s class, has the ability to score from beyond the three
point line, dominate in transition
and attack the basket. He has underrated passing skills. If his strength
improves over the course of the next
year, Ponds will be even more difficult defend, as he will be able to
Ponds averaged 16.1 points and 2.9
assists per game while finishing second on the circuit in steals due to his
quick hands and defensive speed.
The guard took official visits at
St. John’s, Providence and Creighton
during his recruiting process but
was most intrigued by staying home
and playing under the bright lights
at Madison Square Garden. He also
has a unique relationship with Mullin, who also played for the Johnnies,
led the team to their only Final Four
appearance and was a lefty back in
his playing days.
Providence sold Ponds on the
chance to take over for future pro
Photo Courtesy twitter @shamorieP
Guard Shamorie Ponds is coming Kris Dunn, but instead, Ed Cooley
and his staff landed three-star point
to the Red Storm
guard Maliek White. Creighton has
overpower his opponents with both an already deep backcourt for next
season, featuring former Kansas
size and skill.
The Thomas Jefferson High School State star Marcus Foster, Isaiah Ziproduct played his AAU basketball erden and Boston University transthis past summer on the Nike EYBL fer Maurice Watson.
The Red Storm now have an incircuit with the New York Lightning.
triguing set of guards for 2016 as
Marcus LoVett, Federico Mussini
and Malik Ellison will all have a year
of experience under their belt when
2016 rolls around. Mullin will certainly rely on their group’s speed,
aggressiveness and athleticism to
create an up-tempo style that will be
tough to slow down.
Now, Mullin and assistants Matt
Abdelmassih and Barry ‘Slice’ Rohrssen will focus on trying to convince
former Christ The King stud Rawle
Alkins and Bronx native Bashir
Ahmed to play alongside Ponds.
Following Ponds’ press conference to announce his college decision, he told the media that he was
already texting Alkins, trying to lure
him to Queens.
The Red Storm will face fierce
competition for both intriguing talents but if they do land one of the two,
the program will have a strong opportunity to reach the top of the Big East
Conference in the year’s to come.
Yogi Berra (1925-2015)
Mets Greats Remember Former Manager
By DaviD russell
The late Yogi Berra is in the Hall
of Fame for his iconic career with
the Yankees, but the quotable catcher also played, coached, and managed for the Mets. Berra, who died
on September 22, was the first-base
coach on the 1969 Mets championship team and also managed the
1973 team to the World Series.
“As everyone knows, Yogi was a
very nice and humble man,” said Rod
Gaspar, a Mets outfielder from 196970. “He fit in very well with the 1969
Mets. Who else should coach first for
our team, but Yogi? We treated him
and the other coaches, Eddie Yost,
Joe Pignatano and Rube Walker like
teammates.”
Berra actually came to Queens as
a player-coach, following his surprising firing after leading the Yankees
to the 1964 World Series. Yogi collected two hits in four games before
retiring as a player. Ron Swoboda
was hitting behind the legend. “I’m
standing on deck and there’s a fastball at his eyes and he just ripped it
up the middle,” said Swoboda, a Met
from 1965-70. “This is not a game
that I’m familiar with.”
Yogi coached under Casey Stengel, Wes Westrum and Gil Hodges.
“I never got the sense that Westrum
was as permanent as Yogi was,” Swoboda said. “He was so popular in
New York even though it was the
Mets.”
Just how popular was Berra?
“There was a kid who ran on the
team bus and asked Ralph Kiner if
he could get him Yogi’s autograph,”
Swoboda said. “Or sometimes people would ask us if we could get them
Yogi’s autograph.”
Ed Charles was the oldest member of the 1969 Mets, and actually
played against Berra in the American League. “Yogi was the type of
guy that you could approach very
easily,” said Charles, the Mets third
baseman from 1967-69. “If you had
a question or two he could help you
improve your game. When I played
with Kansas City we feared Berra
more than we did Mickey Mantle in
a clutch situation. Mickey had a tendency to strike out. Yogi could hit
the ball if it was in the dirt or if it
was over his head he’d hit it.”
Charles had a nice relationship
Photo by bruCe adler
Yoga Berra, seen here during the
closing ceremonies after the last
game at Shea Stadium in 2008,
played one game with the Amazin’s after his long career with the
Yankees, before serving as a first
base coach and manager at Shea
during the late 1960s and early
1970s.
with Berra. “I’d bring cigarettes to
the clubhouse and I’d stash them.
I’d count them and I noticed I’m
missing quite a few cigarettes. I later
found out Yogi was the one who was
having a puff or two between in-
nings. We’d always exchange Christmas cards. One card I told him that
I want him to reimburse me for the
cigarettes. We’d laugh and tease each
other. He was one of the best people
that anyone could meet.”
Berra didn’t brag about his Hall
of Fame career or 10 World Series
titles. “Yogi never came at you with
‘I’ve seen great teams’”, Swoboda
said. “He came at you as Yogi. He
was a completely authentic character. Sometimes he did act like English was his second language.”
There was a game in Cincinnati where Swoboda hit what looked
like a grand slam, as the ball hit the
wooden extension above the yellow
line but the umpires said it didn’t.
Yogi told the umpires ‘if you couldn’t
hear the ball hit the wood, then you
must be blind’.
Gaspar was at a card show with
another 1969 Met when he asked
Berra to sign a couple of baseballs.
“He looked up and said, ‘sure’. Then
he said, ‘Gee Rod, you’re getting taller’. That was Yogi. Quite a guy.”
“Yogi was one of the best that
New York had to offer,” Charles said.
“Rest in peace my buddy.”
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