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Student Laureate Speaks On

Inaugural PoemPAGE 4

Council Crowns Mark-Viverito

As New Speaker PAGE 3

City Festival Brings ChamberMusic To Queens

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Borough sees major felonies decline, with a 30 percent drop Citywide over the last 12 years. By Joe Marvilli … Page 3.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: HDJ JAMAICA HOLDING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/25/13. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 150-23 27th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.________________________

Notice of Formation of Ajar Pictures LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 11/05/13. Office located in Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2617 30th St. #2R Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: any lawful purpose and activity.________________________

Lonestar, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/7/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 160-15 13th Ave, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: General.________________________

NOTICE OF FORMATION of KISSENA PROPERTIES LLC. Article of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY(SSNY) on 09-30-2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is C/O the LLC 136-20 38th Avenue, Ste 11G, Flushing NY 11354. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act of activity. Street address of Principal business location is: 42-07 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11355.________________________

Prudent Accounting Ser-vices, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Amanda Zhang, 14323 22nd Rd, Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: General.________________________62-22 FLUSHING AVE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/24/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent

upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 71-36 Edsall Ave., Glendale, NY 11385. Gen-eral Purpose.________________________

Notice of Formation of AR ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY SERVICES, PLLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 11/13/13. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O The PLLC, 61-07 77th St., Middle Vil-lage, NY 11379. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Medicine.________________________JIAHE REALTY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Xiao Ya Wang, 14938 34th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354. Pur-pose: Any Lawful Purpose.________________________SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index#: 4665/2012 Filed: 3/5/2012 SUMMONS Plain-tiff designates Queens Coun-ty as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. MidFirst Bank Plaintiff, -against- Juan Duran, Board of Managers of Oak Point Condominium, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City En-vironmental Control Board, New York City Transit Adju-dication Bureau Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, ex-clusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. 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 LOS-ING 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 fore-closure 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 informa-tion on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclo-sure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York March 1, 2012 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: Todd Falasco At-torneys for Plaintiff 20 West Main Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-052743-FOO NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a mortgage to secure $76,200.00 and inter-est, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on September 15, 2000, covering premises known as 18-11 123rd Street, Unit 1A, College Point, NY 11356. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above.________________________ADVANCED XL ANALYTICS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/22/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Rosen-blum, 3006 29th St. Apt. 5L, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.________________________At an IAS Part17 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, held at 88-11 Sut-phin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435 on the 27 day of November, 2013 Index No. 705414/13 OR-DER TO SHOW CAUSE Justice Assigned: PRESENT: HON. ORIN R. KITZES J.S.C. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS In the Matter of the Application of KORALIA TOUMAZATOS, as an Officer, Director and Fifty Percent Shareholder, Petitioner, For the Judicial Dissolution of EVANA COR-PORATION d/b/a Skyline Diner, -against- ANNA NOD-AROS, as an Officer, Director and Remaining Fifty Percent Shareholder, Respondent. Upon reading and filing the annexed Petition of Koralia

Toumazatos, verified on the 19th day of November, 2013, together with all of the ex-hibits annexed thereto, and the affirmation of Petitioner’s counsel, Lisa Dvoskin, Esq., dated November 19,2013, and it appearing that Peti-tioner, Koralia Toumazatos (“Petitioner”), is the owner of one-half of the outstanding and issued shares of EVANA CORPORATION (the “Cor-poration”) d/b/a SKYLINE DINER (the “Diner”); that Petitioner is a director and officer of the Corpora-tion; that said Corporation is a business corporation organized and existing by virtue of the Laws of the State of New York, and that said Corporation has its of-fice and principal place of business located at 271-27 Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park, County of Queens, New York; and it further appearing that there is op-pressive conduct toward Petitioner (pursuant to BCL § 1104-a(a)(1)); and it further appearing that the assets of the Corporation and monies received from the Corpora-tion’s operation of the Diner are being looted, wasted, or diverted for non-corporate purposes by Respondent and those in control of the Corporation (pursuant to BCL § 1104-a(a)(2)); and it further appearing that the directors of the Corporation (Petitioner and Respondent) are so divided regarding the management of the Corpora-tion’s affairs that the votes required for action by the board cannot be obtained (pursuant to BCL § 1104(a)(1)); and it further appearing that the shareholders are so divided that the votes required for the election of directors cannot be obtained (pursuant to BCL § 1104(a)(2)); and it further appearing that there is internal dissen-sion and division between the equal shareholders of the Corporation regarding the management of the Corporation’s affairs and the operation of the Diner; and it further appearing that the Corporation is acting in a manner detrimental to the Petitioner; and it further appearing that the directors are equally divided with respect to the business of the Corporation and the operation of the Diner so severe and irreconcilable that the continued function-ing of the Corporation and the Diner under efficient management is impossible (pursuant to BCL § 1104(a)(3)); and it further appearing that it would be beneficial to the interests of the sharehold-ers that said Corporation be dissolved and its property placed in the custody of the Court; and it also appearing

that it will be for the best interests of the shareholders that a receiver/custodian be appointed to wind up the Corporation’s affairs and to conduct the business of the Corporation and the diner in his/her discretion, subject to the order of the Court. NOW THEREFOR, LET Respon-dent, Anna Nodaros, Evana Corporation d/b/a Skyline Diner, and all persons inter-ested in the said Corporation or their attorney SHOW CAUSE at Part CMP, located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435 on the 23rd day of January, 2014 at 2:15 p.m. in the af-ternoon or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard: 1. Why judgment should not be entered dissolving EVANA CORPORATION d/b/a SKY-LINE DINER, pursuant to the rules and practice of the Court, and further; 2. Why a receiver should not be ap-pointed pursuant to Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) § 1113 and 1202 to wind up the Corporation’s affairs; and 3. Why a custodian should not be appointed to manage the business of Evana and the operation of the Diner; and 4. Why an Order should not be entered ordering the immediate production to Petitioner by Respondent of the books and records of the Corporation and the operation of the Diner, in-cluding the day-to-day cash sales of the Diner, and for an accounting of same; and 5. Why an Order should not be entered requiring Evana Corporation to furnish the Court with a schedule of the corporate assets and li-abilities, and the name and address of each creditor and claimant, including any with whom the Corporation has unfulfilled contracts; and 6. Why an Order should not be entered prohibiting Respon-dent, and those in control of the Corporation and the operation of the Diner, from diverting, transferring or otherwise distributing funds and assets of the Corporation and the operation of the Diner to themselves or oth-erwise; and 7. Why judgment should not be entered upon dissolution as prayed for in the Petition and compelling Respondent, Anna Nodaros, to take such action and ex-ecute such documents as are necessary to effectuate pay-ment of the Corporation’s liabilities and distribution of its assets to the shareholders; and 8. Why judgment should not be entered compelling Respondent, Anna Nodaros, to account to the Corpora-tion for its funds Petitioner believes, upon information and belief, have been ex-pended for Respondent’s sole and personal benefit

as described in the Petition; and 9. Why judgment should not be entered compelling Respondent, Anna Nodaros, to account to the Corpora-tion for all sums Petitioner believes, upon information and belief, have been re-ceived and expended by Respondent, since Respon-dent and those in control of the Corporation and Diner excluded Petitioner from the business of the Corporation and the operation of the Diner as described in the Pe-tition; and 10. For such other and further relief as to this Court may seem just, proper and equitable. SUFFICIENT CAUSE THEREFOR AP-PEARING, IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this Order be published in Queens Tribune, a newspaper pub-lished in Queens County, New York once a week for each of the three weeks immediately preceding the time appointed for the hear-ing thereon, and ORDERED that a copy of this Order to Show Cause and the papers upon which it was granted, be made upon Respondent, Anna Nodaros, by personal service on or before the 20 day of December, 2013; and ORDERED that a copy of this Order to Show Cause and the papers upon which it was granted, be made upon the State Tax Commission and the New York State Attorney General and Evana Corpora-tion d/b/a Skyline Diner, and all others entitled to notice under BCL via personal service on or before the 20 day of December, 2013, be deemed good and sufficient service. ENTER: HON. ORIN R. KITZES J.S.C.________________________

Notice of Formation of KPRH IV REALTY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/04/13. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 20 Franklin Pl., Wood-mere, NY 11598. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Abrams Fensterman, Attn: Greg Stol-ler, Esq., 1111 Marcus Ave., Ste. 107, Lake Success, NY 11042. Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________

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By Steven J. FerrariEditor-in-Chief

Bill de Blasio stated a preference for City Council Speaker from the be-ginning, and on Wednesday, the new Mayor got his wish.

While de Blasio was in Albany on Wednesday for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address, the City Council unanimously supported Me-lissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan/the Bronx) as she was elected the first Latina Council Speaker.

Mark-Viverito declared victory in the race weeks before the Council came together to vote, based on the Mayor’s support. While supporters of her chief rival, Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan), continued to back him in the days leading up to the reorganiza-tion meeting, Garodnick announced his support for Mark-Viverito before

By JOe MarviLLiStaff Writer

Queens’ felony rates fell even fur-ther in 2013, continuing a 20-year trend away from crime.

On Monday, the New York Police Department released its statistics for Dec. 23 to Dec. 29, the last full week of 2013. In that chart was a category for year-to-date crimes, compiling the entirety of crimes for the year up to that point. It also included the stats for the year-to-date crimes of 2012, for the purpose of comparison. The num-bers showed that many major felonies were down in the Borough, with only a couple of categories ticking upward.

In Queens this year, there were a total of 23,900 felonies. Out of those crimes, only 59 were murders. There were 311 rapes, 3,962 robberies, 3,947 felony assaults, 4,808 burglaries, 8,421 grand larcenies and 2,392 grand lar-ceny autos.

The 112th precinct, which covers Forest Hills and Rego Park, contin-ued its streak of being murder-free for the second year, an achievement not shared by any other Queens precinct.

“A lot of it has to do with the com-mand, particularly with the captain, Thomas Conforti. The guys and gals who work there are really on the ball,” Frank Gulluscio, district manager for Community Board 6, said. “We’re very impressed and we’re proud of them.”

The 111th precinct also got through 2013 without a murder in its borders. The 100th and 111th tied for the low-est amount of rapes, with three each.

By JOe MarviLLiStaff Writer

U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Garden City) announced on Wednesday that she will not run for re-election this year.

The 70-year old Congresswoman had struggled with health is-sues in recent years, un-dergoing treatment for lung cancer since June. While McCarthy’s dis-trict, the 4th Congressional District, is mostly based in Long Island, the redistricting process gave her a sliver of territory in Queens, specifically in Floral Park and Bellerose.

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Mark-Viverito Named New Speaker

Queens’ Crime Rates Dropped In 2013

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The 100th also had the lowest amount of robberies (61), burglaries (151), grand larcenies (172) and grand larce-ny autos (20). The 112th had 58 felony assaults, the lowest in Queens. Over-all, the 100th precinct had the lowest crime total during the course of 2013.

Compared to 2012, the number of felonies in Queens has mostly decreased. There were 24,428 major crimes in that year, a two percent drop. In 2012, 83 murders, 334 rapes, 4,126 robberies, 3,885 felony assaults, 5,262 burglaries, 8,059 grand larcenies and 2,679 grand larceny autos were committed.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown noted in a recent interview with the Queens Tribune that while violent crimes are down, the economic climate in the country has led to a spike in eco-nomic crimes, like identity theft.

His statement is reflected in the crime stats, as the only increases from 2012 to 2013 were in the categories of felony assaults, an almost two percent bump, and grand larcenies, a four per-cent jump.

The 109th precinct had the high-est crime rate in the Borough, with 2,130 incidents occurring in the past 12 months. This is mostly attributed to its high grand larceny and burglary rates, which made up nearly half of the crimes committed.

When put alongside the statistics at the end of 2001, the number of City-wide felonies went from 162,064 to about 110,338, a 30 percent drop.

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

the Council was called to order. Garodnick publicly conceded as the

Council was asked for nominations. “In the spirit of strengthening the

Council, I want to formally concede my support to Melissa Mark-Viveri-to,” he said. “I look forward to work-ing with Speaker Mark-Viverito… to bring a respectful and strong counter-balance to the Mayor.”

With Garodnick throwing his sup-port behind his opponent, no other name was nominated.

While some have voiced concern over whether Mark-Viverito would be independent from the Mayor, she stressed that she would stand with her colleagues to ensure de Blasio did what was best for the City.

“We will unite to hold the admin-istration and the Mayor accountable,” she said. “This is our vision for this City Council.”

Mark-Viverito also praised Garodnick as she accepted the position. She also briefly referenced the potential divide between her supporters and those who backed her opponent, including County Leader-ship from the Bronx and Queens.

“I’m proud to say Councilmember Garod-nick and I conducted the most transparent speaker’s race in history,” she said. “We will work together, because that is what New Yorkers expect and that is what New Yorkers de-serve.”

While the Queens County Democratic orga-nization had been back-ing Garodnick up until the day of the vote, a number of Queens Council members, who associated with the Progressive Caucus, publicly threw their sup-port behind Mark-Viverito. Among them were Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst), Daniel Dromm (D-Jack-son Heights) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside).

“She is a profile in courage, she is a fighter for our immigrant communi-ties,” Dromm said during the Council hearing. “Now is the time for us to unite to get busy with the business of government.”

Ferreras spoke about the signifi-cance of electing the first Latina Coun-cil Speaker, stressing that beyond her ethnicity, Mark-Viverito is also a highly-qualified individual, more than capable to handle the position.

“We owe it to the people to elect

a strong, independent and principled woman to lead us,” she said.

Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens), who was also a candidate for the position, said he was looking forward to deliberations in the coming year, adding that he was proud to be a member of the City Council.

He did note, however, that while the Council unanimously backed Mark-Viverito on Wednesday, the members should not be afraid of speaking their minds in opposition to someone else’s opinion.

“We shouldn’t be afraid of dissent, of discussion,” he said. “There’s never anything wrong with that.”

Reach Steven J. Ferrari at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 122, at [email protected] or @stevenferrari.

Photo courtesy of Mark-ViVerito’s facebookBill de Blasio campaigns with Melissa Mark-Viverito at an event last year. The Mayor was clear in his support of the new speaker as soon as he was elected.

years ago, this was a whole new world for me. You’re thrown into Congress, like be-ing a freshman in high school, they didn’t want you to know everything. It was my job to educate myself, my staff,” Mc-Carthy said in an online video announcing her retirement. “Helping the constituents, mak-ing their lives betters, that was a whole team effort. Whether it’s the

business people having problems, our hospitals, our nursing homes, those are things I’m really, really proud of.”


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On Jan. 1, St. John’s University freshman and Queens native Ramya Ramana captivated New Yorkers at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inauguration, where she recited her original poem, “New York City.”

Though only 18-years-old, Ramana has been very successful as a poet, even earning a full scholarship to St. John’s after winning the New York Knicks Poetry Slam competition this past spring.

Ramana said poetry has always been a big part of her life, but she did not become very serious about it until she was a sophomore in high school. It was her experiences with bullying and peer pressure, she said, that led her to become more passionate about the art.

“When I was younger, I just always needed poetry. I didn’t even always need to write it – sometimes I just needed to live it. I found the poetry in things. It was the only thing that understood me,” she said. “I didn’t choose poetry. It’s what I needed. I needed poetry to live.”

Her passion for poetry was further nurtured upon joining Urban Word NYC, a literary arts education program that helped give her the platforms she needed to get her work out there.

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But even with all her success, Ra-mana said she was surprised to learn that she was selected as the 2014 Youth Poet Laureate and was asked to par-ticipate in such an important event in the City’s history – especially since she finds poetry to be a dying art form.

“I was shocked because poetry is not necessarily a commercial art where it’s appreciated a lot in the mainstream

media, so it was shocking to me that they wanted a poet,” she said. “I was really happy [and] I was really excited be-cause I didn’t think poetry could get so far in the main-stream media – it’s often ne-glected.”

At the swearing-in cer-emony, Ramana read her poem, “New York City,” which she dedicated to de Blasio. The poem seeks to shed light on some of the harsh realities that still ex-ist in the City, with a heavy focus on social injustices in communities of color.

“I think what is interest-ing about art is that it has the ability to build a com-munity and to bring people together. Since it was a new mayor, a new change and a new progression, I really wanted to highlight that,”

she said. “I also wanted to highlight that there are still people that are op-pressed within New York City, this country and this world. Me, being a woman of color, I fall under that cat-egory, so I wanted to give voice to the people that are often misrepresented or underrepresented.”

Although Ramana said she was re-ally nervous before going up on stage,

she realized that the message she wanted to convey to New Yorkers far exceeded her fear.

“I was just afraid I would mess up a word or do something wrong but when I went up there, I realized this is not about my nervousness, this is about the people,” she said. “When I reflected on my own words, I real-ized that this was about the people and about how I feel and the change in so-ciety that needs to happen so when I went up there, I let go.”

“The most memorable moment was looking at the people’s faces and real-izing that this is not about me. This is what I want to do,” she added. “Some-times, when you get so caught up in the logistics part of art, you forget the truth of it and you get disconnected – so when I went up there and felt connected, I un-derstood that this is my passion.”

Ramana is currently studying gov-ernment, philosophy and politics at St. John’s. She hopes to pursue a career as a community organizer where she can marry her two passions – community activism and poetry.

“I really want to be a community organizer and full-time artist, so if there is some way I can use my art for social justice, I think that’s where my heart would be at,” she said.

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

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A convention center and hotel/apartment complex is coming to Co-rona.

The DiBlasi Ford dealership at 112-21 Northern Blvd. was bought by the Flushing-based Fleet Financial Group Inc. for $17 million in December. It expects to break ground on the project in June, at a cost of $200 million.

Richard Xia, the president of Fleet Financial Group, said the site was chosen due to its location near trans-portation and entertainment hubs. The center will be right off the Grand Central Parkway and positioned near the Whitestone Expressway, Long Is-land Expressway and LaGuardia Air-port.

“The location is ideal for a conven-tion center as its proximity to two ma-jor airports and on the intersection of almost all major highways,” he said. “It will create thousands of new jobs for the local community and adjacent areas and more importantly, keep lots of business travelers in Queens, which will in turn to increase more business activity.”

Fleet Financial Group’s conven-tion center will be a state-of-the-art, 106,000-square-foot structure situ-ated on the 1.67 acre site. A building on top of the convention center would include 292 five-star hotel rooms and 236 apartments. The group also plans to include 97,000-square-feet of re-tail space, a restaurant, parking and a “breathtaking” view of Flushing Bay. It will also be environmentally-

friendly, as they are aiming for LEED Gold cer-tification.

The conven-tion center and hotel is sched-uled to be com-pleted by 2017.

Fleet Finan-cial Group has also made ef-forts to keep the surround-ing community informed about

the development, having reached out to Community Board 3 and Council-woman Julissa Ferreras’ office.

Ferreras said she was pleased to see the convention center and hotel com-ing to Corona.

“In the spirit of economic develop-ment, it is my hope that the new de-velopers will be a good neighbor and bring a wealth of job opportunities to the local community,” she said.

The project will take place just across the Grand Central Parkway

Convention Center/Hotel Headed For Queens

Flushing-based Fleet Financial Group is planning to construct a convention center and hotel/apart-ment complex in Corona, starting in June.

A Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at an Ozone Park church was vandalized earlier this week. According to the NYPD, the statue was discovered be-headed outside of St. Mary Gate of Heaven Parish, just off of 101st Avenue in Ozone Park, at around 10:30 a.m. Monday. Police said the head was knocked off the statue, located in front of the church, and taken from the scene. The head is still missing and was not found at the scene after police arrived.

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from another massive project that includes a retail center and housing: Willets Point. Xia said the convention center would complement that devel-opment once it is complete.

“It will serve as a good venue for lo-cal and regional business meetings and events, which will certainly be needed as result of large development project in Willets Point,” he said.



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EDIT PAGEIn Our OpInIOn

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We Need A Balance The City Council came together yesterday after a sharp divide over the last few

weeks to throw its support behind Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito, making her the first Latina Speaker in the City’s history.

We look forward to what she has planned as the legislative body’s new leader, and we hope she stands firm in the promise she made on Wednesday to ensure that the City Council holds Mayor Bill de Blasio accountable to the City of New York.

It has been no secret that Mayor de Blasio wanted Mark-Viverito as City Council Speaker, and there is something to be said for having an ally when it comes to passing legislation. After all, de Blasio won with a commanding percentage of the vote in No-vember, which means that voters are comfortable with his vision of the City’s future. But the Council needs to have an agenda separate from the Mayor’s as well.

A number of officials chastised former Speaker Christine Quinn for being too close to Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s agenda, and it likely cost her support last year when she ran for Mayor, not to mention some resentment with her colleagues in the Council.

Those potential problems are still off in the distance. If she keeps her promises, Mark-Viverito can avoid the appearance of being Bill de Blasio’s attack dog.

We look forward to what the new Speaker will bring to the table with this Council.

Remembering RobertTo the Editor:

Mourning the passing of Robert Feller, 90 years young: Born in

Brooklyn and raised in Queens, he lived in Bayside for nearly 60 years. His very first job was working with his father Harry and mother Sadie at their Rich-mond Hill store, Feller’s Ladies Shop, at 102-59 Jamaica Ave. While growing up, Robert saw Harry the inventor in action; Robert’s passion for all things engineering-related was born. He lived above the store, gradu-ated from Richmond Hill High School, graduating in 1944 from NYU’ College of Engineering, with a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering. Robert’s contribu-tions to the WWII effort were focused on aiding the Bulova Watch Corporation’s crash pro-gram to fabricate advanced timer devices for use on bombs and other ordinance.

In 1947 Robert met his beau-tiful future bride, Sylvia, on the sands of Long Beach, right in front of the Lido Hotel, and they married in 1949. Sylvia was born to and raised by Sadie at 346 East 17th Street in Manhattan. Sylvia was an actress before meeting Robert., and continued her acting and directing career while living in Japan in the 1950s. Robert and Sylvia raised their two sons in Bayside, Queens. Sylvia died at the young age of 65 at Englewood Hospital, NJ, on Sept. 24, 1992.

Robert’s successes as a leading post-war engineer ran in parallel to the momentous changes under-way within the world economy. The Atoms for Peace program, initiated by Pres. Eisenhower, meant a focus on designing and building the first medical and commercial reactors. On Nov 17, 1955, while working at Combus-tion Engineering headquarters, Robert received “Q” Clearance, for access to secrets, from the Atomic Energy Commission’s Nuclear Power Division. His two-year stint in Japan was prompted by the West’s early post-war busi-ness openings to Asia. US-based

American Machine and Foundry Corp. sent him (with Sylvia and Matthew) to help lead an expert team tasked with developing that country’s first reactor, which in the decades following provided medical isotopes for Japan’s health care organizations. (By 1955, AMF was awarded its fifteenth reactor project.)

As the focus shifted toward providing fuels for the growing global economy, Robert joined Electric Bond and Share Com-pany (EBASCO), which was pioneering new approaches to solving complex engineering problems. From the nuclear he transitioned to the environmen-tal and chemical, as the economic focus shifted. At Chemeco Corp and Envirotech Corp he worked with teams on the process engineering for hydrocarbon facilities located as far away as Algeria and Alaska and as close to home as Lebanon, PA. His final employer was General Electric, where he worked . After retiring from GE wis very last project was as the on-site consultant to the Port Authority’s prime contractor working to complete a major facility expansion of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) line con-necting NY and NJ.

Robert was the loving father of Matthew and Gordon; the hus-band of Sylvia Feller; the brother to Jean Dick and Sherman Feller; the grandfather to Hillary Feller, Ethan Feller, Daphne Feller, Jessie Feller; father-in-law to Mary Feller and Susan Feller; the friend and teacher to many. His loving kind-nesses will all be sorely missed.

Robert’s many productive decades were focused on his growing family. In that con-text, doing the smart thing was great, but that was never enough. Although Robert was always focused on the doing, the real question for him was doing it right, and doing it for the right reasons, with all the right outcomes.

Gordon Feller,Bayside

To The Editor:

On Christmas Eve, I read in your paper how won-derful Mr. Bloomberg

has been (“Bloomberg’s Legacy,” Dec. 19-25, 2013).

Your article did not mention the illegal Stop and Frisk policy he and Commissioner Kelly instituted.

Harmful, Not Helpful

To The Editor:

The Freedom of Informa-tion Law is an instru-ment of democracy and

sometimes, therefore, a pain in the ass. And that’s the way it should be. Whether or not it is exercised in a particular situa-tion depends on whose ass may be gored by public disclosure. The Department of Education availed itself of the Law to get its admittedly error-riddled data about teachers released, pro-claiming the public interest, but really for the undeclared reason of damaging their reputation

Information Necessaryand popularizing its campaign of bullying them.

Much as they reveled in rip-ping off the mask of teachers’ privacy because it suited them, the Agency hid and continues to hide behind a veil of secrecy to avoid incriminating them-selves. The expired Bloomberg administration has broadcast to the world its fantasy of fabu-lous success as a fixer of public education. It has itemized a list of triumphant “reforms” and revolutionary improvements in many areas. Now a professional organization of educators, the UFT, has filed a FOIL request

for the release of DOE data that was used to justify some very controversial policies. Yes, that organization is the teachers union, but don’t let your skepti-cism be activated. After all, the data that is being sought will speak for itself and be accessible to experts from all quarters.

Last year they kicked and screamed when a FOIL re-quest, after the Agency threw monkey-wrenches and land mines in its way, led ultimately to the disclosure of some rather absurd e-mails pertaining to the ex-mayor’s hand-picked prize of magazine exemplar Cathie Black to be skipper of the system’s 1,700 public schools. Maybe they misread the Act to read the “Freedom From Information Law.”

If the DOE is really proud of its legacy under the departed administration, it should wel-come and not feel threatened by the public’s consciousness of its sordid mode of operation.

Ron Isaac,Fresh Meadows

Also, Mr. Bloomberg spent around a million dollars trying to make a smaller soda bottle. That money could have been spent clothing, feeding and sheltering the homeless babies in this City.

His illegal third term was harmful, not helpful.

John Duffy, Whitestone


NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FRIZSU ENTER-TAINMENT, LLC; Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/13/2013; Office Location: 105-50 Van Wyck Expy. Jamaica, NY 11419, Queens County; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served; SSNY shall mail copy of pro-cess to105-50 Van Wyck Expy, Jamaica, NY 11419; Purpose: Any lawful purpose.________________________Notice of Formation of Ste-phen Strober, D.D.S., PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/2/13. Of-fice location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 70-31 108th St., Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: practice dentistry.________________________DIVING INDIAN FILMS LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/19/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2141 34thAve., Apt. 7D, Long Island City, NY 11106. General Purposes.________________________Notice of Qualification of 37-06 81ST STREET, LLC Author-ity filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/13/13. Of-fice location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/11/13. Princ. office of LLC: c/o A & E Real Estate Holdings, LLC, 1065 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Douglas F. Eisenberg at the princ. of-fice of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________File No. 2011-1609/A CI-TATION SURROGATE’S COURT, ONONDAGA COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: “JOHN DOE” and “MARY ROE,” the aforesaid names being ficti-tious and used to designate the issue of LAWRENCE BAKER a/ka LARRY BAKER deceased, if any there be, all of whose names, places of residence and post office ad-dresses are unknown and can-not, after due diligence and diligent inquiry therefor, be ascertained A petition having

been duly filed by Katharine Branton, who is domiciled at 7322 Pusch Ridge Loop, Austin, TX 78749, United States. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, ONONDAGA County, at 401 Montgomery Street, Syra-cuse, New York, on February 5, 2014, at 8:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why the account of Katharine Branton a copy of which has been served herewith, as Executor of the estate of Catherine W. Speickhoff, should not be judi-cially settled. Dated, Attested and Sealed, December 18, 2013 HON. S/MARY ELLEN SOFINSKI Ava S. Raphael, Surrogate Clerk Seal Nancy L. Giardina Attorney Name Kall and Reilly, LLP Firm 3522 James St., Syracuse, New York 13206 Address (315) 437-3321 Telephone 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 that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.________________________LUX ET VERITAS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/21/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Edward Torres CPA, 7050 Austin St., Ste. 101, Forest Hills, NY 11375-4746. General Purpose.________________________CSN11 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/10/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 39-46 65th Place, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.________________________Please take notice, that the court appointed guardian is offering for sale the real property located at 59-32 155th Street, Flushing, NY 11355, block 6732, lot 114, sale terms no contingencies, “as is” condition, immediate 10% downpayment. Bid at Queens County Supreme Court, Part 22G, on February 4, 2014 at 9:30 a.m., Index No. 7449/2013.________________________Notice of Qualification of 32-06 47TH STREET, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/13/13. Office loca-tion: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/11/13. Princ. office


of LLC: c/o A & E Real Estate Holdings, LLC, 1065 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Douglas F. Eisenberg at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Center-ville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilming-ton, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________RHIZOME MANAGEMENT L.P.filed an App. for Author-ity with the Department of State of NY on 3/27/2013. Jurisdiction: DE, and the date of its formation is 3/25/2013. Office location in NYS: Queens. The Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is: 104-29 37th Road, Corona NY 11368 The address in its jurisdiction if required or the office address: 615 So. DuPont Hwy, Dover DE 19901. A copy of the Articles of Organization may be obtained from DE Sec’ty of State, 401 Federal St. #4, Dover DE 19901. The list of names and addresses of all general partners is available from the Secretary of State. The purpose of the LP is any lawful act.________________________872 ATLANTIC HOLD-ING, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/20/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Rafael Sondon, 130-24 Liberty Ave., Richmond Hill, NY 11419. General Purpose.________________________SM TRADING MANAGE-MENT LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/15/2013. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 73 25 173rd St., Fresh Meadows, NY 11366. Gen-eral Purposes.________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: 44-05 FLB MANAGEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/03/13. 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 the LLC, 44-05 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Bayside, New York 11361. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 6015 MAIN ST LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal address: 60-15 Main St Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful act.________________________Samdavid & Harry LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 102-10 Metropolitan Ave Ste 200, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: General.________________________SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS EN-TERED 12/19/13 NUNC PRO TUNC – Index No. 10730/2013 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintiff des-ignates Queens County as the place of trial, VIVIAN S. OTERO, Plaintiff, -against- ED-GAR R. OTERO, Defendant. – ACTION FOR DIVORCE – To the above-named Defendant YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED to serve a notice of appearance on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons is complete and in case of your failure to ap-pear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Law Offices of DC 37 H&S, By: JOAN L. BERANBAUM, Esq., Plaintiff’s Attorney, SHEERA GEFEN, 125 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10007. NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties on the grounds of (1) abandonment of Plaintiff by the Defendant for a period of more than one year pursu-ant to DRL Section 170(2). The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. NOTICE OF AU-TOMATIC ORDERS: Pursuant to domestic relations law section 236 part b, sec. 2, the parties are bound by certain automatic orders which shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action. For further details you should contact the clerk of the matrimonial part, Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11434 Tel (718) 298-0950. DRL 255 Notice: Please be advised that once the judgment of divorce is

signed in this action, both par-ties must be aware that he or she will no longer be covered by the other party’s health insurance plan and that each party shall be responsible for his or her own health insur-ance coverage, and may be entitled to purchase health insurance on his or her own through a COBRA option, if available.________________________NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNT Y OF QUEENS MorEquity, Inc., Plaintiff, against Lorna A. Gil-bert a/k/a Lorna Gilbert; Wil-liam A. Gilbert, III a/k/a Wil-liam A. Gilbert a/k/a William Gilbert; et al, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/3/2013 I, the un-dersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York 11435, in Courtroom #25 on 01/31/2014 at 10:00AM, premises known as 115-45 198th Street, Saint Albans, NY 11412 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improve-ments erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens and State of NY, Block 11039 Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment $222,511.36 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provi-sions of filed Judgment Index# 21469/2012. Wyatt N. Gib-bons, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney for secured party State of New York Mortgage Agency 250 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Suite One, Rochester, NY 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: December 17, 2013 1074606 1/2, 1/9, 1/16, 01/23/2014________________________Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1274952 for a “Restaurant Wine License” has been applied for by the undersigned to serve Beer/Wine at retail in the restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at A & Y Café Inc. DBA Café Muscat, located at 178-05 178-07 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadow, NY 11366 for on premises consumption.________________________Lockhart–Estrada Hardwood Flooring LLC a domestic LLC filed with SSNY on 07/01/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is des-ignated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lockhart-Estrada Hardwood Flooring LLC 90-05 161 Street Apt 3A Jamaica, NY 11432________________________Notice of Formation of KPRH IV REALTY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/04/13. Office

location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 20 Frank-lin Pl., Woodmere, NY 11598. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Abrams Fensterman, Attn: Greg Stoller, Esq., 1111 Marcus Ave., Ste. 107, Lake Success, NY 11042. Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on DEC 16 2013 bearing Index Number NC-001135-13/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) Natasha (Middle) Mohanie (Last) Jagessar My present name is (First) Mohanie (Last) Jagessar My present address is 126-10 97th Avenue, 2nd Fl., South Richmond Hill, NY 11419-1502 My place of birth is Guyana My date of birth is September 28, 1989________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on NOV 26 2013 bearing In-dex Number NC-001109-13/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) Marjorie (Last) Dominguez My present name is (First) Margarita (Last) Dominguez aka Marjorie Wilk-erson, aka Marjorie Bellas My present address is 249-01 88th Road, Bellerose, NY 11426 My place of birth is New York, NY My date of birth is May 19, 1957________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Civil Court, Queens County, on DEC 16 2013 bearing Index No. 1142/13, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the Clerk located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to as-sume the name of David Minchul Park. My present address is #42-09 164th St., 3rd Fl., Flushing, NY 11358. The date of birth is January 30, 1958. The place of birth is Seoul, South Korea. The present name is Antonio Minchul Park.________________________Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1275034 for liquor and wine has been ap-plied for by the undersigned to sell liquor and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 36-35 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11354 for on-premises consumption. (TSYZ Hotpot Inc.)


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CB11 Covers Property Proposals, ElectionsBY JOE MARVILLIStaff Writer

Community Board 11 started the year with a low-key meeting that went over a couple of building proposals and looked toward the board’s up-coming elections.

Chairman Jerry Iannece theorized that the lower-than-usual attendance on Jan. 6 at MS 158 in Bayside was due to the polar vortex that impacted parts of the country including New York, sending temperatures plummet-ing. Despite the weather, there was a hodgepodge of topics that the board went over, including a couple of prop-erty proposals.

One of the notable items on the agenda was the East Flushing/North Bayside Zoning Committee’s report on a renovation by Barney’s Gulf Sta-tion. The report was read by that com-mittee’s chair, Christine Haider.

The station, located at 200-05 Hor-ace Harding Expy., is applying to the Board of Standards and Appeals to add two car bays to the existing build-ing. Before he sent in the applica-tion though, owner Anthony Panvini wanted to know if CB11 would sup-port his proposal.

“There does not appear to be a prob-lem for him to go forward with the for-mal BSA process. The motion was ap-proved unanimously,” Haider said.

Barney’s Gulf Station was not the only announced property looking to change. Iannece mentioned that the City BSA granted a permit for a long-vacant site in Little Neck. The E. Gluck Corporation, a watch manufac-turer, has decided to move its head-quarters into the former Leviton site on Little Neck Parkway. The building is now from local high schools in the district can send in applications as well. The scholarship dinner dance will take place on May 22 at New Hyde Park Inn, located at 214 Jericho Tpke. Winners will be given a check

valued up to $1,000 at the dance. Kevin Anderson of the FDNY safety

division offered some tips on home fire safety education. He warned against dried-out Christmas trees in their house or leaning against their house, as the slightest spark can set it ablaze.

“Having a dried-out Christmas tree is like having a can of gasoline in your living room,” he said. “They light up with a tremendous amount of force, a tremendous amount of heat. It’ll en-gulf a room in less than a minute.”

Anderson added that space heat-ers can cause fires if they are misused. He said they are meant as a temporary heating measure and should not be plugged in 24-hours-a-day. The devic-es should also be plugged into a wall socket, not a surge protector.

Marguerite Manela, the project coordinator of the NYC Compost Project in Queens at Queens Botani-cal Garden, talked about an upcoming Master Composter course at the gar-den. Those who take the course will have a deeper understanding of com-posting in the City and how to educate others about it. The course costs $40 and is for people who are 18 or older. The application deadline is Feb. 7. To register, call (718) 539-5296 or email [email protected].

Iannece also mentioned that an Af-fordable Care Act Seminar will take place on Jan. 15 at Brandywine Assist-ed Living, located at 5515 Little Neck Pkwy.


Bayside Historical Society’s Annual Art Show ReturnsBY JOE MARVILLIStaff Writer

Art lovers will have a chance to view some pieces created by mostly unknown artists, as the Bayside His-torical Society’s art show returns to Fort Totten this weekend.

The society’s 13th annual art exhib-

CB11 Chair Jerry iannece listens as Marguerite Manela (right) talks about the NYC Compost Project at Queens Botanical Garden. the board also went over building proposals and its upcoming elections.

it will kick off with an opening recep-tion on Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. The display will include works from 40 different participants, many of whom will have two pieces each available for viewing. The show includes watercolor paint-ings, oil paintings, installations and photography.

While the exhibit is meant to show off the distinct styles of all the artists, it is also a contest, with prizes being given out for first, second and third place. The awards include ribbons, certificates and small monetary pay-ments. The art will be judged by Faus-tino Quintanilla, executive director of Queensborough Community Col-lege’s art gallery, and Neill Slaughter, an artist and professor of fine arts at LIU-C.W. Post. Slaughter will also give a gallery talk at the opening re-ception.

The art show will remain on dis-play until Jan. 26. It is free for Bayside Historical Society members but costs $8 for the general public. The society and art show are located at 208 Totten Ave., Bayside.


LeFrak City Library Sees More FundingBY TRIshA sAkhuJAStaff Writer

The LeFrak City Library in Corona is expanding its programs, thanks to funding from local elected officials.

Pat Martin, president of the Le-Frak City Library, said she is proud of Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) and Councilman Dan-iel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) for what they have done for the library.

“They have really stepped up to the plate and really supported LeFrak Library,” she said. “We are putting in new programs at the library. It’s fan-tastic.”

One of those new programs in-cludes a town hall meeting where the library invites elected officials to discuss the many issues pertaining to the surrounding community, Dromm said.

For the fiscal year 2014, Ferreras allocated a total of $180,000 to the Le-Frak branch.

“This funding was used to make vital technical upgrades and fund an after-school program that offers chil-dren a variety of structured and infor-mation services, including academic support and enrichment, early college awareness and guidance and parent engagement,” Ferreras said.

“The LeFrak Library continues to provide our community with a wealth of tools needed to enhance literacy and knowledge. An investment in our libraries is an investment for the fu-ture of our children,” she added.

Dromm said the Queens Library is

a great institution that needs support. “Queens’ libraries offer services be-

yond the typical including computer access, resume writing workshops and English as a Second Language classes,” he said.

For the last four years, Dromm was allocated a total of $500,000 in capital finds towards upgrades at the LeFrak branch of the Queens Library.

One of those upgrades includes a new ATM-style 24-hour book-return kiosk to the front of the building, at 98-30 57th Ave., Corona.

The LeFrak branch resumed its dai-ly hours of operation on Jan. 9, after being closed for a week to upgrade its checkout system.

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

Longtime CB10 Member Ruffin Passes AwayBY LuIs GROndAStaff Writer

A 32-year member of Com-munity Board 10 passed away at the end of last month.

Robert Ruffin Sr., a South Ozone Park resident and long-time mem-ber of CB10, died on Dec. 28. He was 94 years old.

Ruffin was heavily involved in the community and matters involving the board, according to Betty Braton, Chairwoman of CB10.

He was the 2nd Vice Chairman of the board and head of its transporta-tion committee. Ruffin was also ac-tive in veterans affairs, according to Braton. He served in the Army during World War II and was honorably dis-charged from the military in 1945.

Braton described him as a very nice person and whose presence will be missed on CB10.

“He was very sweet, he always had a chuckily laugh,” she said.

Ruffin was born in Fort Worth, Texas and had six siblings, four broth-ers and two sisters. He graduated from high school in Texas.

Ruffin went back to college, after 31 years as a post-office worker, graduat-ing with a Bachelor’s degree of Politi-cal Science from York College.

Braton said the board will vote at their next meeting for a new 2nd Vice Chairman to replace Ruffin as the by-laws call for a vote. She said they would have done that at their January meet-ing but they did not have a quorum. A replacement for head of the transpor-tation committee will also be named in the future, according to Braton.

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

Robert Ruffin Sr.



At IAS Part 4, Court Room 66 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of Queens, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, December 6, 2013 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No.: 22216/13 Assigned Justice: HON. MARGUERITE A. GRAYS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SEEKING: a) INJUNC-TION UNDER BCL § 1115; b) RECEIVER UNDER BCL §§ 1008(a), 1113, AND 1203; c) DISSOLUTION UNDER BCL §1104-a; d) JUDICIAL SUPERVISION UNDER BCL §1008(a); e) DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY UNDER BCL §1111(c), AND f) BOOKS AND RECORDS UNDER BCL §§ 624 and 1104-a(c) Peti-tioner’s Address: 10 West Broadway, Apt. 7J, Long Beach, New York Venus Basis: Situs of Transaction and Re-spondents’ Principal Place of Business In the Matter of the Application of Patrick Quadrozzi, Petitioner, for the Judicial Dissolution of BAY 32ND PLACE DEVELOP-MENT CORP., BEACH CHAN-NEL DRIVE LAND ENTER-PRISES, INC., AMSTEL RECY-CLING AND CONCRETE CORP., QUALITY ASSUR-ANCE CONCRETE CORP., QUALITY CONCRETE OF N E W YO R K , I N C . , QUADROZZI ENTERPRISES INC., GOWANUS INDUS-TRIAL PARK, INC., MASPETH CONCRETE LOADING CORP., QUEENS CONCRETE DELIVERY & LEASING CORP., and RED HOOK CONCRETE LOADING CORP., pursuant to Business Corporation Law § 1104-a, and for the Judicial Supervision Pursuant to Busi-ness Corporation Law § 1008(a) of the Winding Up of the Affairs of QUADROZZI EQUIPMENT LEASING CORP., ATLANTIC CON-CRETE CORP., QUADROZZI REALTY CORP., EDGEWATER CONCRETE LOADING CORP., HARLEM CONCRETE LOADING CORP., MANHAT-TAN WEST CONCRETE LOADING CORP., MASPETH TRUCK DEPOT CORP., and QUADROZZI ACQUISI-TION CORPORATION, dis-solved corporations, Respon-dents, and THE ESTATE OF JOHN QUADROZZI, THE-RESA (TESS) QUADROZZI, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ES-TATE OF JOHN QUADROZZI, JOHN QUADROZZI, JR., CATHERINE QUADROZZI, THERESA QUADROZZI, (JR.), REGINA QUADROZZI, AND JULIANNA FORTNEY, CROPSEY AVENUE LAND ENTERPRISES, LLC, FAE HOLDINGS 390783R, LLC, CONCRETE MANUFACTUR-ING COMPANY LLC, SOUTH RED HOOK WORKS CORP., QUADROZZI NUTRAX

CORP., and QUADROZZI STUDIOS, INC.,Additional Respondents. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE UPON review and consideration of: (i) the Verified Petition for Judicial Dissolution, dated December 5, 2013 (the “Petition”), and the accompanying exhibits; (ii) the Memorandum of Law dated December, 2013; and (iii) upon all other papers and proceedings heretofore had and filed herein, LET the Re-spondents and the Additional Respondents show cause at Part CMP, Room 25 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of Queens, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, to be held on the 30th day of January, 2014 at 2:15, or as soon thereafter as coun-sel can be heard, (the “Hear-ing Date”) why an Order should not be made and en-tered, as follows: (1) pursuant to New York Business Corpo-ration Law (“BCL”) §1115, a temporary restraining order, preliminary and permanent injunction enjoining and re-straining the Estate of John Quadrozzi, Theresa (Tess) Quadrozzi, both individually and as Executrix of the Estate of John Quadrozzi, John Quadrozzi, Jr., Catherine Q u a d r o z z i , T h e r e s a Quadrozzi, (Jr.), Regina Quadrozzi, and Julianna Fortney (collectively, the “Majority”) and BAY 32ND PLACE DEVELOPMENT CORP., BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE LAND ENTERPRISES, INC., AMSTEL RECYCLING AND CONCRETE CORP., QUALITY ASSURANCE CONCRETE CORP., QUALI-TY CONCRETE OF NEW YORK, INC., QUADROZZI ENTERPRISES INC., GOW-ANUS INDUSTRIAL PARK, INC., MASPETH CONCRETE LOADING CORP., QUEENS CONCRETE DELIVERY & LEASING CORP., RED HOOK CONCRETE LOADING CORP., (collectively, the “Ac-t i ve C o r p o ra t i o n s ” ) , QUADROZZI EQUIPMENT LEASING CORP., ATLANTIC C O N C R E T E C O R P. , QUADROZZI REALTY CORP. (including its wholly owned subsidiary Cropsey Avenue Land Services LLC, and, to the extent it holds any interest in 1705 Hart Place, Brooklyn, New York a/k/a 3068 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn, New York [the “Cropsey Property”], FAE Holdings 390783R, LLC), EDGEWATER CONCRETE LOADING CORP., HARLEM CONCRETE LOADING CORP., MANHATTAN WEST CONCRETE LOADING CORP., MASPETH TRUCK DEPOT CORP., QUADROZZI ACQUISITION CORPORA-TION (collectively, the “Inac-tive Corporations,” and along with the Active Corporations, collectively, the “Corpora-

tions”), and CONCRETE MANUFACTURING COM-PANY LLC, SOUTH RED HOOK WORKS CORP., QUADROZZI NUTRAX CORP., and QUADROZZI STUDIOS, INC., (collectively, the “Diversion Corpora-tions”), together with all of their respective employees, agents, attorneys, servants, and all persons acting on their behalf, at their request, or with their knowledge, without the express written consent of the Petitioner, the Court, or a receiver appointed by the Court, from: a) utilizing the funds of the Corporations or the Diversion Corporations to pay counsel fees for the Majority or the Diversion Corporations incurred in the defense of the instant Petition; b)transacting any business or exercising any corporate pow-ers and/or authority on behalf of the Corporations or the Diversion Corporations with-out the express written con-sent of Petitioner, the Court, or a receiver appointed by the Court; c) collecting or re-ceiving any assets, debts, or property of the Corporations or the Diversion Corporations and from paying out or oth-erwise transferring or deliver-ing any assets or property of the Corporations or the Diver-sion Corporations; and/or d) selling, transferring, leasing, assigning, encumbering, dis-sipating, or otherwise divert-ing any assets of the Corpora-tions or the Diversion Corpo-rations including but not limited to the Cropsey Prop-erty, unless the proceeds of the sale of the Cropsey Prop-erty are deposited into the attorney escrow account of the Petitioner’s counsel; (2) pursuant to BCL § 1104-a, dissolving the Active Corpora-tions; (3) pursuant to BCL § 1008(a), subjecting the Inac-tive Corporations to this Court’s judicial supervision of the winding up of their affairs; (4) pursuant to BCL §§ 1008(a), 1113, and 1203, appointing ___________ as a temporary/interim receiver to manage the affairs of the Corporations pendente lite and pending the dissolution of the Active Corporations and the judicial supervision of the Inactive Corpora¬tions; (5) pursuant to BCL § 624 and 1104-a(c), directing the Re-spondents and the Additional Respondents to immediately make available to Petitioner: a) for inspection and copying, all of the books and records of the Corporations and the Diversion Corporations for the last three years, including all minutes of shareholder meetings and current annual balance sheets and profit and loss statements and; b) for inspection, all of the real properties, buildings, and/or equipment pertaining thereto,

owned and/or leased by the Corporations and the Diver-sion Corporations; (6) pursu-ant to BCL § 1111(c), ordering the distribution of property of all the Corporations, ac-cording to the respective rights of the shareholders; and (7) granting to Petitioner such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper. SUFFICIENT CAUSE APPEAR-ING, it is hereby ORDERED that, pursuant to New York Business Corporation Law §1115, pending hearing and determination of the Verified Petition for Judicial Dissolu-tion, dated December 5, 2013, the Estate of John Quadrozzi, Theresa (Tess) Quadrozzi, both individually and as Executrix of the Estate of John Quadrozzi, John Quadrozzi, Jr., Catherine Q u a d r o z z i , T h e r e s a Quadrozzi, (Jr.), Regina Quadrozzi, and Julianna Fortney (collectively, the “Majority”) and BAY 32ND PLACE DEVELOPMENT CORP., BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE LAND ENTERPRISES, INC., AMSTEL RECYCLING AND CONCRETE CORP., QUALITY ASSURANCE CONCRETE CORP., QUALI-TY CONCRETE OF NEW YORK, INC., QUADROZZI ENTERPRISES INC., GOW-ANUS INDUSTRIAL PARK, INC., MASPETH CONCRETE LOADING CORP., QUEENS CONCRETE DELIVERY & LEASING CORP., RED HOOK CONCRETE LOADING CORP., (collectively, the “Ac-t i ve C o r p o ra t i o n s ” ) , QUADROZZI EQUIPMENT LEASING CORP., ATLANTIC C O N C R E T E C O R P. , QUADROZZI REALTY CORP. (including its wholly owned subsidiary Cropsey Avenue Land Services LLC, and, to the extent it holds any interest in 1705 Hart Place, Brooklyn, New York a/k/a 3068 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn, New York [the “Cropsey Property”], FAE Holdings 390783R, LLC), EDGEWATER CONCRETE LOADING CORP., HARLEM CONCRETE LOADING CORP., MANHATTAN WEST CONCRETE LOADING CORP., MASPETH TRUCK DEPOT CORP., QUADROZZI ACQUISITION CORPORA-TION (collectively, the “Inac-tive Corporations,” and along with the Active Corporations, collectively, the “Corpora-tions”), and CONCRETE MANUFACTURING COM-PANY LLC, SOUTH RED HOOK WORKS CORP., QUADROZZI NUTRAX CORP., and QUADROZZI STUDIOS, INC., (collectively, the “Diversion Corpora-tions”), together with all of their respective employees, agents, attorneys, servants, and all persons acting on their behalf, at their request, or with their knowledge, are immedi-

ately restrained and enjoined, without the express written consent of the Petitioner, the Court, or a receiver appointed by the Court, from: a) utilizing the funds of the Corporations or the Diversion Corporations to pay counsel fees for the Majority or the Diversion Corporations incurred in the defense of the instant Petition; b) selling, transfer-ring, leasing, assigning, en-cumbering, dissipating, or otherwise diverting any assets of the Corporations or the Diversion Corporations, other than in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to the Cropsey Prop-erty, unless the proceeds of the sale of the Cropsey Prop-erty are deposited into the attorney escrow account of the Petitioner’s counsel; and it is further, ORDERED that a copy of this Order be pub-lished in the Queens Tribune Press, a newspaper with a general circulation that in-cludes Queens county, once a week on each of the three (3) weeks immediately pre-ceding the return date of this Order to Show Cause, and that a copy of this Order also be served upon: a) the Depart-ment of Taxation and Finance (Office of Counsel, W. A. Harriman Campus Building, Albany, NY 12227); and b) the Office of the Attorney General (The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224-0341) by mail, at least twenty (20) days before the return date of this Order to Show Cause; and it is fur-ther ORDERED that personal service of a copy of this Amended Order together with a copy of the Order to Show Cause and all papers which these Orders are based, shall be made upon Respon-dents and the Additional Respondents on or before January 10, 2014. The within action shall be adjourned from January 14, 2014 to January 30, 2014. /s/ Mar-guerite A. Grays, JSC________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on DEC 18 2013 bearing Index Number NC-001171-13/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) Helena (Middle) Jayoung (Last) Kim My pres-ent name is (First) Ja Young (Last) Kim (infant) My present address is 224-08A 64th Ave., 1Fl., Bayside, NY 11364 My place of birth is Kyungnam, S Korea My date of birth is May 21, 1998________________________Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 18th day of December,

2013 bearing Index Number 1155QNC2012, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Queens County Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Isabelle Lang Hart. My present address is 16001 28th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11358. The date of birth is March 28,1998; I was born in Geneva, Switzerland; My present name is Isabelle Lang Crombez.________________________SAL-FR ANCO REALT Y MGMT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/30/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Salvatore Salamone & Rosa Salamone, 17-12 147th Street, Whites-tone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 30 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000881-13/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) Kayden (Middle) Daniel (Last) Brito My pres-ent name is (First) Kayden (Middle) Yosiah (Last) Brito (infant) My present address is 137-27 79th St., Howard Beach, NY 11414 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is July 16, 2013________________________

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 19 2013 bearing Index Number NC-000824-13/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) Hannah (Last) Lee My present name is (First) Hanna (Last) Lee My present address is 58-37 220th St., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is March 30, 1995________________________Notice of formation of Limit-ed Liability Company. Name: MetroMaids NYC LLC Ar-ticles of Organization were filed with NY Sec. Of State (SSNY) 09/12/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 4705 Center Blvd Apt 315 Purpose: For any lawful purpose.


By Trisha sakhujaStaff Writer

Parents, teachers and students con-tinue to struggle with the overcrowd-ing at schools in District 24, more spe-cifically at PS 143 in Corona.

The Louis Armstrong School is meant for about 1,000 students but it has more than 1,800 students enrolled.

After being in cor-respondence with State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), the Dept. of Education has acknowl-edged the overcrowding and is working towards a solution.

In a letter sent to the DOE last spring, Peralta said in order to accom-modate all of the stu-dents, they have to use a mini-building, trans-portables and off-site buildings.

“The transportables and mini-building are not in optimal condi-tion,” Peralta said. “The buildings are in constant need of repair, includ-ing a flooding situation in one of the classrooms in the mini-building.”

Peralta proposes a new permanent school be built on the site where the mini-building and transportables are located to alleviate the overcrowding problem.

Angelica Salgado, a mother of two children at PS 143 and a member of the School Leadership team, said “There is no room at the main building.”

“The situation is that a school with a separate building does not work the same, even if there is an assistant prin-cipal there,” she said.

Since her son Pablo Ramirez, 5, spends his school days at the annex building, she understands the difficul-ties he faces when walking back and forth from the main building to the annex, especially during the cold, win-ter days.

“All the children have to go back and forth from the main building to the portables to have breakfast and lunch. In this weather, I feel really bad for the little children,” she said.

Peralta echoed similar concerns in the letter written to the DOE.

“Safety and security are a major concern,” he said. “Students from the mini-building have to walk from their classrooms to the main building for lunch or other school related activi-ties, exposing them to outside situa-tions that may arise.”

Some other concerns Salgado men-tioned were not enough space for all

of the students to take part in physi-cal activities and the lack of attention teachers pay to each individual student in an overcrowded classroom.

“Our classrooms have 32 and some have 34 students,” she said. “With so many students, our children won’t get the same attention.”

In a letter sent to Peralta, signed by Schools Deputy Chan-cellor Kathleen Grimm in late November, it states that the DOE ac-knowledges the over-crowding in District 24 is a challenge.

“We agree that one potential solution to the overcrowding at PS 143 would be to build a permanent addition on the site where the mini-building and the tem-porary classroom units are currently located,” Grimm said.

It goes on to say, since the land is owned by the Dept. of Parks, the DOE has to make a visit with both agencies on site to discuss the potential to build an ad-dition on that property.

Till then, the DOE will continue to main-tain and repair the mini-

building and the temporary classroom units as best as they can, until a site is organized.

Since PS 330 in Elmhurst opened its doors in Sept., the DOE did put into effect a new zone that was approved by the Community Education Council, which was aimed to reduce the zone size of PS 143. According to the capi-tal plan for 2015-19, seven new school buildings will be constructed in D24, for a total of 4,045 seats.

The letter also states that it has leased a new annex space for PS 143 in the Transfiguration building, located at 98-07 38th Ave., Corona.

As of now, DOE spokesperson Marge Feinberg said, “We are in dis-cussions about exploring an addition in place of the mini building.”

Dept. of Parks spokesperson Zach-ary Feder said the use of this land is being discussed with the DOE.

Peralta said the DOE and Parks Dept. “need to make this happen for the sake of the kids of this commu-nity.”

“Rezoning plans amount to games of musical chairs and temporary units are never temporary and certainly aren’t an option worthy of our chil-dren,” he added.


DOE Concerned With PS 143’s Overcrowding

“The buildings are in constant need of repair, including a flooding situa-tion in one of the classrooms in the mini-building.”

— State Sen. Jose Peralta



Although it has yet to break ground, the Flushing Commons project is due to cause headaches for Queens drivers starting next week.

Given that the Flushing Commons complex is going to take over Mu-nicipal Parking Lot 1, found between Union Street and 138th Street as well as 37th and 39th Avenues, the Dept. of Transportation has handed control of the lot over to a private company, Stan-dard Parking. As a result, drivers can expect to pay more to park on the lot.

Rather than paying a quarter for 15 minutes, rates will now be $3 per hour, $4 for two hours, $5 for three hours, $15 for eight hours and $16 for 24 hours. At the moment, parking is re-portedly free as the lot switches hands, though that will end on Jan. 15, when the new rates go into effect.

The temporarily free parking is meant to give drivers time to adjust to the new prices, according to Council-man Peter Koo (D-Flushing).

“Municipal Lot 1 is no longer un-der City control and is now being run by a private entity. As such, the new parking rates will be in line with other private parking facilities in the area,” Koo said in a statement. “To ease con-stituents into this transition, I led the efforts to make parking free at this lo-cation until Jan. 15.”

Some community leaders were not pleased with the increase in pricing for the lot, which is widely-used by the community and frequently filled to capacity.

“The chairperson [Eugene Kelty Jr.] was not very happy about the rates. He said they were too high,” Marilyn Bitterman, district manager

New Flushing Lot Owners Raise Rates

of Community Board 7, said. The developers of Flushing Com-

mons, Rockefeller Development Corporation of Manhattan and TDC Development and Construction Cor-poration, had to push back the start date for construction from last fall, in order to close on a $20 million pur-chase of the municipal lot. Phase one is due to start construction this year.

About 160 residential units, 350,000- square-feet of retail or commercial space, an underground parking garage, one-and-a-half acres of open space with a fountain plaza and amphitheater and a new 62,000 square foot YMCA will be built in the first phase.

Phase two will see the develop-ment of 450 residential units, 150,000 square feet of retail or commercial space and 15,000-square-feet of com-munity space. The second phase does not have a start date at the moment

While the municipal lot has 1,020 spaces, making it the largest in Queens, the development plans to add 500 more parking spaces once con-struction is complete.

Monthly parking permits are avail-able for the lot, with rates being acces-sible by calling (877) 876-2927. The pricing is ranges between more than $100 and $235, making it comparable to Queens municipal lot permit prices.

Business leaders said it was too early to tell how the price increase would impact businesses in down-town Flushing.

“We don’t know yet. The lower park-ing rate is disappearing in downtown Flushing,” Dian Yu, executive director of the Flushing Business Improvement District, said. “Only time will tell.”


BY LuIs GROndAStaff Writer

A struggling eatery inside Resorts World Casino had its doors shuttered this week, leaving about 175 workers without a job.

On Monday, the Casino officially shut down the Aqueduct Buffet res-taurant, which was located near the food court on the first floor.

Officials said it was not a popular destination for people who visit the Ca-sino to try their luck at winning money.

“It has been losing money since it opened. It never did well,” said John Turchiano, a spokesman for the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, which is the union that represents work-ers at casinos such as Resorts World.

The Casino sent out a statement on Monday confirming that the buffet had been shut down.

“We have made the difficult de-cision to close the Aqueduct Buf-fet, which never caught on with our customers and has consistently lost money. We sincerely regret the im-pact this closure has on the buffet’s employees and are working closely with the Hotel Trades Council to ease this transition,” said Ed Farrell, Re-sorts World Casino’s president, in a statement.

Turchiano said the laid-off workers will get a one to five week severance package, depending on their experi-ence, and 120 days of full family medi-cal coverage.

He said the workers will also be meeting with the Council’s job place-ment office to find new employment for the out-of-work employees.


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RobbeRy ARRest – On Jan. 3, police arrested Genero Placenia, 18, of Brooklyn and charged him with first-degree robbery, second-degree crimi-nal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and resisting arrest in regards to an incident that took place within the confines of the 106th Precinct.

According to a police report, Placenia allegedly robbed a 19-year-old victim after he aided the victim in freeing his car from a snow bank and then received a ride from the victim to 75th Street and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn, within the confines of the 75th Precinct.

The suspect was caught after a can-vass by officers from the 106th and 75th Precincts.

City employee ARRested – At 4:55 p.m. on Jan. 5, Kenneth Avila, 42, an off-duty NYPD officer, was ar-rested on a charge of criminal obstruc-tion of breathing.

Collision investigA-tion – At 9:09 p.m. on Jan. 5, police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident in-volving a pedestrian struck at the intersection of 169th Street and Highland Avenue.

Upon arrival, officers ob-served a 38-year-old female, identified as Mosa Khatun of Jamaica, lying on the road-way, with head trauma. EMS also responded to the location and removed Khatun to a local hospital, where she was pro-nounced dead.

Further investigation re-vealed that a 2004 Nissan Path-finder Armada, operated by a 20-year-old female, was traveling westbound on Highland Avenue and attempted to make a left turn onto 169th Street, when the vehicle struck the pedestri-an. At the time of the incident, the pe-destrian was attempting to cross 169th Street from west to east in the vicinity

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of a marked crosswalk. There have been no arrest and the

investigation is ongoing.

HomiCide – At 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 3, police responded to a report of mul-tiple people shot in the vicinity of 134th Avenue and Farmers Boulevard.

Upon arrival, officers discovered four victims with gunshot wounds. The first victim, identified as Jamal Green, 42, of Jamaica, was discovered with a gunshot wound to his torso. EMS de-clared Green dead at the scene.

The other three victims were trans-ported to area hospitals. The second victim was listed in critical condition, while the third and fourth victims were listed in stable condition. There have been no arrests made yet and the investigation is ongoing.

HomiCide – The New York Po-lice Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating Sheldon Smith, wanted in connection with a homicide

on Jan. 1 within the con-fines of the 113th Precinct.

According to police re-ports, the NYPD responded to a 911 call of a male stabbed at 1:14 a.m. Upon arrival, police observed the victim, identified as Julio Mora, 22, of Jamaica, with stab wounds to the chest. EMS responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Smith is described as a 26-year-old Black male, 6-foot-tall, 160 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with informa-tion should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-8477, visit www.nypdcrimestop-

pers.com or texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Sheldon Smith is wanted in connection to a homicide on Jan. 1, within the confines of the 113th Pre-cinct.


QUEENS FOCUS

Expanding FamilyNational Alliance on Mental Illness and Greater Allen AME Cathe-dral of New York have introduced new Family to Family classes at five Queens locations: Greater Allen A.M.E Cathedral of New York, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens Hospital Center, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, and NS-LIJ Zucker Hillside Hospital. Pictured (from left) are Jeannette Wells, Don Capone, executive director, NAMI-NYS; and Majose Carrasco, director, NAMI Multicultural Action Center. For information, call (718) 347-7284 or visit www.namiqn.org.

Heather Harrison of Forest Hills was one of four attorneys promoted by the law firm Farrell Fritz in New York. She was promoted to counsel. Harri-son is a commercial litigation attorney concentrating in business litigation and partnership disputes.

New Borough President Melinda Katz will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the 112th Precinct Community Council, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the precinct, 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills. Refreshments will be served.

The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens has announced its annual Winter Dance Party from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42nd Ave., Corona. Raffles and refreshments will be made available.

The free program will include mu-

sical entertainment by Francisco Can-tilo. Space is limited. To RSVP, call (718) 261-7664 or email [email protected].

Angela Amor of Whitestone and Mia Polizzotto of Flushing were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at York College of Pennsylvania.

Deanna D’Alessio of Bayside was named to the President’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.

Clifford Guilloteau of Queens Vil-lage was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Hudson Val-ley Community College in Troy.

The Bayside Historical Society will host its annual Contemporary Art Exhibition at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 at the so-ciety building. Cost is $8 for general admission. BHS members are free. To reserve parking, call (718) 352-1548.

Animal Care and Control of NYC will host an adoption special every Fri-day, Saturday and Sunday in January. Adult cats will be available for a $20 adoption fee, rabbits for $35 and dogs for $40. All adoptions include vaccina-tions, a microchip, spay/neuter, a free office visit at a participating vet and a free ID tag.

AC&C is open from noon to 7 p.m. daily at three locations: 326 E. 110th St., Manhattan; 2336 Linden Blvd., Brooklyn; and 3139 Veterans Road West, Staten Island. For information, visit www.nycacc.org.

Queens Botanical Garden will host a NYC Compost Project: Teach-er Wormshop, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 15. The program will discuss the benefits of

Contest WinnersCentury 21 Amiable, located at 69-39 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale, was the first place winner of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Decoration contest. Pictured (from left) are Anne Ma-rie Chirichigno, Andrea Scelisi, Margaret Bruce, Sonia Kulesxa, Jian Jun Li, Dino Doxakopoulos and Joseph Guidici.

composting with worm bin in the classroom. Fee is $5 per person and registration is required. To register, email [email protected] or call (718) 539-5296.

The Community District Educa-tion Council 26 meeting scheduled for Jan. 30 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held on Feb. 25.

The Feb. 25 meeting, to be held in the Martin Van Buren High School auditorium, 230-17 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, will start at 7:30 p.m. On the agenda is Nikki Scott, from the Office of New Schools, who will in-troduce Hoa Tu, the proposed leader for the New Early College and Career High School coming to the district.

The Samuel Field Y and the Cen-tral Queens Y have announced that the Business Council’s fourth annual breakfast will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on March 11 at Douglaston Manor, 6320 Commonwealth Blvd., Douglaston.

Honorees include: Gus Buitrago, Flushing Bank vice

president, 2014 Business Leadership Award.

Susan Cohen, Brandywine Senior Living at the Savoy director of com-munity relations, 2014 Community Leadership Award.

Ronald Fatoullah, attorney, Ron-

ald Fatoullah and Associates, 2014 Community Leadership Award.

For information on reservations and sponsorship, call Jennifer Collet-ti-Membreno at (718) 225-6750, Ext. 238, or email [email protected].

Upcoming events at the Kew Gar-dens Community Center include:

Concert, a musical program by Johnny Mathis, noon, Jan. 13.

Open Mic, under the direction of Sheryl Simler, Jan. 15.

Health Talk, with Dr. Herbert Gin-gold, 11 a.m. Jan. 15.

Healthy Living, with Felice Ivy, “Staying Healthy in Winter,” 11 a.m. Jan. 28.

The Kew Gardens Community Center is located at 80-02 Kew Gar-dens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens. For information, call (718) 268-5960.

Jose Luis of Richmond Hill was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas.

Ryan Rayder of Belle Harbor was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at York College of Pennsylvania.

Shanaj Hoque of Ozone Park was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Hudson Valley Com-munity College in Troy.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio got a stern test of managing the City on his third day aft er a strong snowstorm hit New York City last week.

Th e storm, called snowstorm Hercules, brought about 10 inches to the City, bringing Gotham to almost a standstill, as schools and many businesses closed on Friday.

De Blasio was forced to get to work quickly, devising a plan with Dept. of Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty and other members of his cabinet to clean the City’s streets while temperatures dipped below 20 degrees. He was also seen shovel-ing snow outside of his Park Slope home aft er the storm passed.

Th e new mayor held a press confer-ence last week in Woodside to update the media on the snow clean-up.

Both he and Doherty, a holdover from the Michael Bloomberg admin-istration, warned residents not to go outside unless it was absolutely neces-sary due to the low temperature and icy roads.

“I want to say to my fellow New Yorkers, if you want safe, clear streets, stay home and let these good folks at Sanitation do their job to clear the streets,” de Blasio said.

Keeping young children out of freezing temperatures and inside their warm homes was the main reason de Blasio said he decided to close public schools on Friday. Th e safety of the children was paramount when making that decision, he said.

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New York City has a new mayor.Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in

as the City’s 109th mayor at midnight on New Year’s Day in his Brooklyn home. Th is brief swearing-in led to a formal inauguration at noon on the steps of City Hall on Jan. 1. During the ceremony, de Blasio pushed forward his progressive agenda, promising to tackle New York’s inequality gap.

Th e administration of the oath of offi ce for mayor took place aft er Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptrol-ler Scott Stringer recited their oaths and gave their speeches as well. For his oath, de Blasio was assisted by his old boss, former president Bill Clinton.

De Blasio started his speech by thanking his family and friends as

well as his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, for his work to revitalize the City between 2002 and 2013.

“Your passion on issues such as environmental protection and public health has built a noble legacy,” he said. “We pledge today to continue the great progress you made in these critically important areas.”

While he admired some of Bloomberg’s policies, de Blasio soon switched over to his own progressive agenda, which plans to address the City’s growing economic gap between the rich and the poor.

“When I said we would take dead aim at the Tale of Two Cities, I meant it,” he said.

Th ose goals de Blasio mentioned included revising the City’s Stop and Frisk policy, expanding the Paid Sick Leave law, building more aff ordable

housing and asking the wealthy to pay higher taxes to support full-day uni-versal Pre-k.

“Our march towards a fairer, more just, more progressive place, our march to keep the promise of New

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York alive for the next generation,” the City’s new mayor concluded. “It begins today.”


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He was also asked if his son, Dante, petitioned him to shut all City schools down due to the inclement weather.

“If Dante was not lobbying me, there would be something wrong with him,” he said. “Of course, he’s 16.”


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This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would pursue an exec-utive action to allow the limited use of medical marijuana in New York. His pilot program will allow 20 hospitals across the State to prescribe marijuana to people suffer-ing from debilitating diseases like cancer and glaucoma.

The news comes as a stark contrast to Cuomo’s previous stance. During his first three years in office, the governor vehemently re-sisted the legalization of medical mar-ijuana. His shift comes after a number of states have taken increasingly lib-eral positions on it, most notably Col-orado, where cannabis became legal for recreational use on Jan. 1.

Although it is too soon to tell when the drug will be available to patients, a number of politicians are weighing in on the news, many of which seem to be in support of the governor’s pilot program.

Former City Comptroller John Liu, who sat on the health committee while serving as a Queens Council-man, has long been in favor of legal-izing marijuana. During his mayoral campaign Liu even put out a concrete

proposal to legalize and tax marijua-na for recreational use, so it comes as no surprise he has thrown his full support behind the plan.

“This is great news for the estimat-ed 100,000 plus New Yorkers suffer-ing in pain whose doctors will finally

be able to prescribe marijuana, much the same way doc-tors in 20 other states already do,” Liu said.

Others, like State Sen. Jose Peralta, who sits on the New York State Health Committee, took a

more cautious approach.“This is potentially welcome news

for the many New Yorkers suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer and glaucoma, but I’m going to with-hold comment on the order until the details are spelled out,” he said.

Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), who sponsored legislation to restrict the use of e-cigarettes in-side establishments last month, also came out in favor of Cuomo’s plan to legalize marijuana.

“Some people don’t necessarily like to take medication and marijuana plays a role in soothing some of the pain. For those legitimate people who really do have medical issues and want to utilize it for that reason, I see it as a plus for them,” Richards said.

“I had an aunt who passed away about three years ago from cancer. It spread so immensely and she was in so much pain,” he added. “Her body did not take to the medication well and I’m sure that could have aided her. We want to give people avenues that will help those suffering stay around a little longer and ease the discomfort.”

Though Richards said he believes Cuomo’s plan is a worthy pilot, he does have some reservations.

“One of the things we have to see is how that reverts down to the local communities. Do the big hospitals just get it? Will smaller community hospi-tals benefit from this program? I don’t

think the community hospitals should be left out if they are doing legitimate work and working with cancer patients as well,” he said.

Richards also expressed concerns that the pilot program might give New Yorkers the wrong perception of med-ical marijuana.

“Especially when it comes to drugs, you want to make sure that first we understand how it works,” he said. “Of course, we don’t want to promote that if you burn your finger on a stove, you need medical marijuana.”


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The Preferred Choice Medicare Advantage plan is one of just 40 Medicare plans nationally, and the only plan in the New York metro area, to be recognized with the Senior Choice Gold Award.

“With decreas-ing Medicare re-imbursement and much uncertainty ahead in the field of healthcare, the baby boomer population is worried – and in many cases, struggling to make ends meet on fixed or limited incomes,” Kevin Grace, president and CEO of Liberty Health Advantage, said. “By provid-ing a well-managed, cost-effective Medicare Advantage benefit plan that has notably lower out-of-pocket expenses, we can help our parents and grandparents to live healthier and with less stress.”

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Before he moved to Jamaica to pursue his academic career for a second time, Wright suffered from an alcohol and drug addiction that eventually spiraled him into homelessness.

“I did not have prop-er role models. My role models were degener-ates from the street – drug dealers,” he said. “I assimilated with them and thought that it was a right of passage – that is what I had to do in order to survive. I lived in the streets and I couldn’t find my way back. I used narcotics and I was in and out of prison, doing petty crimes.”

After several stints in the peniten-tiary, an older and wiser Wright said that one day, while sitting in jail, he had a rude awakening and began to realize that he had the power to change his destiny.

“When I was incarcerated, I had time to think about it and I decided that this is not where I needed to be,”

Jamaica Man Goes From Homeless To Homeworkhe said. “As I got older, I just looked one day and saw what was going on in my neighborhood and the part I played in it.”

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Inspired to help those who faced simi-lar challenges, Wright decided to take class-es at York College, majoring in communi-ty health, with the goal of one day starting up his own nonprofit.

“As a community, we have a need for mentors,” he said. “Young people looked up to the guys who had the best sneakers, but that’s not a good role model. That’s how I used to look at it. I didn’t look at the guys who wake up every morning and taking care of their families.”

Though Wright admits that return-ing to college in his 50s has not been easy, he is grateful that he has so many professors at York that have helped him and encouraged him on the way.

“I have professors I call my men-

tors and they want the best for me,” he said. “When I get down on my-self, they’ll tell me it’s alright and to hang in there. They give me the support I really, really need. Being an older man in school, I’m trying to keep up. York College was there for me.”

Last semester, Wright even en-rolled in a “Drug Use and Abuse” course – a subject he was very inter-ested in as a recovering drug addict. He had done so well in the course that his professor, Martin Colucci,

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A number of Queens notables were on hand for the Inauguration as well. Pictured (clockwise from top left) are former Comptroller John Liu with wife, Jenny, and son, Joey; Deputy Borough President Leroy Comrie, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng with husband, Wayne Kye, Councilman Mark Weprin, Councilman Peter Koo and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. Bottom left: As activist and singer Harry Belafonte speaks, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sandra Lee, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton watch on. (Rozic, Crowley and Goldfeder photo provided, all others by Ira Cohen.)

Councilmen Paul Vallone and Rory Lancman held swearing-in ceremonies over the weekend. At left, Val-lone addresses the crowd after he took the oath of office, administered by his father, former Council Speaker Pe-ter Vallone Sr. At right, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer in-troduces Lancman, seated with his wife, Morgan. Pho-tos by Ira Cohen.


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By Trisha sakhujaStaff Writer

A new artist-run gallery is here to stay in Long Island City.

After building 15 years of experience in the art world, three Bangladeshi-American artists launched an art gallery in early December with the hopes of helping and encouraging other artists.

The trio, Bishwajit Chawdhury, Alam Tipu and Kaiser Kamal, have worked in different art galleries and participated in various art shows throughout Man-hattan, Brooklyn, Queens and around the world.

Kamal said since the trio has been “living on art for a while now,” they understand the needs artists have, es-pecially the ones initially starting their careers in art.

“I can feel being an artist, the need and the necessity of other artists, so we really want to try to help them,” he said.

The ArtistRun Gallery, located at 36-21 22nd St. in LIC, is different from the others lining the neighborhood.

New Artist Space In Long Island City“The name says it all, it’s run and

owned by artists,” Kamal said. “We started a gallery to create op-

portunities for other artists,” he said. “When we approach other galleries, the management of the gallery owner is not an artist and they have more of a business perspective.”

The art gallery’s first official show took place on Dec. 6, where Kamal said he saw a very “lively crowd.”

Even though there was heavy down-pour the night of the show, Kamal said, “we were lucky enough to have 100-plus guests. It was a very nice, decent and diverse crowd on opening night.”

Along with their regular art gallery ac-tivities, the founders run a printing shop to help cover maintenance costs. They will also organize many programs aimed at helping young artists. The Artist Devel-opment program will assist young artists with resume building, their photography portfolios, bios and much more.

“The services and initiatives that we have can be helpful and can encourage artists in different ways,” Kamal said. “I also want art collectors who think

paintings are too expensive to buy, to buy affordable high-quality art work here.”

Being stationed in LIC is also very important to the gallery owners because it makes their newly renovated gallery “very accessible,” Kamal said.

On Jan. 24, the curators have planned to put on an informal art show to pres-ent their personal artwork and they will celebrate graduating the 2013 Entrepre-

By jOE MarViLLiStaff Writer

This month, a chamber music celebration will return to Queens, as part of a Citywide showcase.

The Five Boroughs Music Festival will feature chamber music perfor-mances in Queens during January and March. The festival is meant to bring affordable, world-class chamber music to every borough in the City, rather than sticking to Manhattan, where those types of performances are more widespread.

Five Boroughs Music Festival is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to showing performances of traditional and contemporary cham-ber music in the hopes of cultivating a new audience for the genre. Artistic director Jesse Blumberg founded the group in 2007, and it has put on more than 30 shows since then.

“The impetus was to break away from the Manhattan-centric attitude of classical music,” executive director Donna Breitzer said. “The mission is to encourage New Yorkers to explore their own City and to bring this music to underserved neighborhoods that don’t have as many cultural resources as Manhattan.”

The first featured artist for the festival this year will be Trio Cava-tina, which will perform at Flushing Town Hall on Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. Pianist

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Ieva Jokubaviciute, violinist Harumi Rhodes and cellist Priscilla Lee will perform pieces by Beethoven and Brahms, along with a New York pre-miere by Douglas Boyce.

Two months later, French baroque group Les Délices will perform in Jamaica, at King Manor Museum. The band will make its Five Boroughs Music Festival debut and will use the opportunity to play a new program, “Conversations galantes,” in New York City for the first time. That concert takes place on March 14 at 6:30 p.m.

“From the beginning, we were in-terested in exploring chamber music of all varieties,” Breitzer said. “It really comes down to the quality of the musi-cians, the artists and the music and the interest-aspect of the programming.”

Besides recruiting a variety of artists, Five Boroughs Music Festival likes to book their shows in many dif-ferent venues that best showcase the music and the surrounding commu-nity. The festival has been at Flushing Town Hall a few times before, but the Jamaica show will be the first at King Manor Museum.

“They’re just fantastic, fantastic en-sembles. We hope they enjoy meeting these artists,” Breitzer said. “We hope people explore new neighborhoods they haven’t seen before.”


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Starting on Feb. 2, the art gallery will host a 10-day contemporary art show.

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Independent Films Celebrated In MarchBy Trisha sakhujaStaff Writer

The Queens World Film Festival is back for its fourth year and will return in March.

The five-day film festival, spanning from March 4-9, will host 130 screenings in thematic blocks at venues in Jackson Heights, Long Island City and Sunnyside.

Festival director Katha and her husband, film maker Don Cato, cultivated their own film festival to celebrate the independent filmmaking spirit by encouraging the novice and the student film-maker.

“ There is an incred-ible renaissance going on in Queens,” Katha said. “We think the Borough can support a world-class film festival.”

The husband-wife team feature filmmakers who take chances to bring challenging stories by providing them with a platform to screen their films that otherwise may be overlooked, Katha said.

The films will play on the big screen according to thematic blocks, which the couple said maximizes each film’s audience potential. Every screening will be treated as its own mini event with its own event page on Facebook, Katha said.

“We are bringing films made from all over the world,” Katha said. “Some of these filmmakers live in countries where it is very difficult to express yourself and they have a very limited budget.”

The filmmakers come from Iran, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Indo-nesia and 12 of the films are made by Queens-based filmmakers.

The films come with hardcore themes that make you want to think, Katha said.

One of the many thematic blocks Don spoke in great detail about was an “O.M.G.” block that consists of

films made “outside the realm of reality or reach.” Some of the other blocks he mentioned were, “All About the Music,” “Transmigration,” “Very Moving Images,” “La Familia” and many more.

Don said watching independent films is very different from watching a big-box office movie with famous actors.

“If I just let myself go and just try to watch it as just an experience, let it wash over me, I can then enjoy it for what it is,” he said.

Katha is undergoing her last ra-diation session to combat cancer and expects to be in good health for the opening night of the Queens World Film Festival on March 4 at the Museum of Moving Image.

“The Queens World Film Festival is evolving and expanding alongside the Borough itself,” Carl Goodman, execu-tive director of Museum of the Moving Image, said.

For more information about the festival, visit www.queensworldfilm-festival.com.


Katha and Don Cato with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer during last year’s Queens World Film Festival.

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DAVID HAZELTINE TRIOFlushing Town Hall will present a performance by pianist David Ha-zeltine at 8 p.m. Known as a “musician’s musician,” Hazeltine will display his distinctive style on the keys, accompanied by bass-ist Peter Washington and drummer Louis Hayes. The concert costs $15 for the general audience and $10 for students and members. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. For more information, call (718) 463-7700.

A FULLISH DECK Join the Queen’s Secret Improv Club as it curates a roster of house-formed and veteran indie improv teams from all over the subway map. The show consists of six improv comedy sets featuring two shows every hour between 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for the whole night, one show or all six! The Secret Theatre is located at 44-02 23rd St, LIC. For more information, visit www.web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9861448.

DATE NIGHT TERRARIUMSoft music, wine and nibbles will be served while you and your date create a one of a kind living world. The class will supply one large terrari-um, soil, plants, sand, moss, crystals/pebbles/rocks, instructions, care cards and a gift box. You will supply your imagination. The class will take place at Luludi Liv-ing Frames, located at 23-07 24th Ave., Astoria, from 6:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. The class is $80 per couple and it is limited to eight people. To make a reservation, visit www.luludi.net or call 1-888-9luludi.

CHINESE SHADOW PLAYSThis Chinese shadow play

at Flushing Library is the story of a wise old rab-bit telling her grand-daughter about some of the adventures of her eventful life, including her hair-raising encounters with Tiger, the reigning King of the Jungle. The event will run from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. The library is located at 41-17 Main St.

HOLOCENTER VAULT GALLERYThe Vault Gallery and Archive at the Clock Tower in Long Island City offers visitors a chance to view holographic art-works. Currently on display is a selection of works from the exhibition, Interference: Coexistence. The Holocen-ter is located at 29-27 41st Ave., LIC. The gallery is open from 2 p.m. till 6 p.m. For more information, visit www. Holocenter.org/vault-gallery

PATRICIA SPEARS JONESPatricia Spears Jones will appear at the Queens Museum as part of

its Poets in the Galler-ies series. Taking place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the event will start in

the museum café and then head to the galleries as Jones selects pieces to highlight, reads works along the way and strikes up a discussion with attendees. Jones’ most recent book is called “Pain-killer.” For more informa-tion, call (718) 592-9700.

TRIO CAVATINATrio Cavatina will perform at Flushing Town Hall at 3 p.m. as part of the Five Boroughs Music Festival. Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute, violinist Harumi Rhodes and cellist

Priscilla Lee will play pieces by Beethoven and Brahms, as well as a New York City premiere by Douglas Boyce. The concert costs $25 for the general audience, $20 for Queens residents and members and $15 for stu-dents. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. For more information, call (718) 463-7700.

CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONThe Bayside Historical Society will celebrate the arts with its annual contemporary art exhibi-tion. The opening reception takes place at 2 p.m. and costs $8 for general admis-sion. The event is free for Bayside Historical Society members. It is supported in part by public funds from the City Dept. of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The soci-ety is located at 208 Totten Avenue, Bayside. For more information, call (718) 352-1548.

THINK POSITIVEThe Central Queens Y will host a think posi-tive workshop, aiming at giving adults 10 tips to overcome negative thoughts and reduce their stress. The event is free and open to the public. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. The Central Queens Y is located at 67-09 108th Street in Forest Hills.

WRITING PROJECT Readings from the Af-ghan Women’s Writing Project will be featured at the Richmond Hill Library. Masha Hamilton, founder of the project, will read a number of poems

and literature featured on the project’s website, aw-wproject.org. A few of the authors from Afghanistan will read to the audience as well. A question and answer session will follow the read-ings. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. The library is located at 118-14 Hillside Ave. in Richmond Hill.

NEW YEAR’S CONCERTThe Forest Hills Library will host a concert called “Celebrate New Year 2014 with a Concert of Music from Around the World.” The show will include songs in Russian, Italian, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese and Eng-lish. Soprano Liora Michelle and friends will be accom-panied by Inna Leytush on piano. The concert runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSEThe Voelker Orth Mu-seum will hold an open house for attendees to learn about volunteer opportunities while en-joying a cup of tea. Volun-teers play an important role

at the Museum, helping in the garden, getting word out about programs, participat-ing in educational pro-grams, working on research and offering a welcome at festivals and concerts. The open house runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (718) 359-6227 or email [email protected].

TEACHER WORMSHOPQueens Botanical Garden will present a teacher workshop on the ben-efi ts of composting with a worm bin in a class-room. Running from 6 to 8 p.m., attendees will learn about earthworms, how to set up a worm bin and how to maintain the system effectively. Registration is required. Email [email protected] or call (718) 539-5296. Queens Bo-tanical Garden is located at 43-50 Main St., Flushing.

MEATLOAF TRIBUTE A Meatloaf tribute band, called All Revved Up, will play Resorts World Casino beginning at 8 p.m. The band will perform classics such as “‘I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” “Bat Out of Hell,” and “I’m Gonna Love Her For Both of Us.” The casino is located at 110-00 Rock-away Blvd. in South Ozone Park.

Bring your holiday tree to Astoria Park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the City!

Join the Dept. of Parks & Recreation, the Dept. of Sanitation, and GreeNYC to recycle your Christmas trees into wood chips. These wood chips are used to nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide. Or, take home your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree. More than 26,000 trees were recycled last year.

The mulching will take place from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. Please remember to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a MulchFest site.

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEKSPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEKBring your holiday tree to Astoria Park to be recycled

into mulch that will nourish plantings across the City! Join the Dept. of Parks & Recreation, the Dept. of

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The mulching will take place from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. Please remember to remove all lights and ornaments

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QUEENS LIBRARIEScheck local libraries for toddler, pre-school, youth and teen programs.TEENS TUTOREDWeekdays at the central library. register.HW HELPcontact Laurelton, McGol-drick, Bayside and Auburn-dale libraries.TODDLER STORIESFriday, January 10 north Forest Park at 11:15.PRE-SCHOOL STORYFriday, January 10 north Forest Park librar y at 12:15.THEATER PERFORMFridays, January 10, 17 east elmhurst library at 4. Ages 7-14.GAME DAYFridays, January 10, 17 Woodhaven librar y at 4:30.TEEN CHESSFridays, January 10, 24 Laurelton library at 3.TALENT SHOWFriday, January 10 ridge-wood library at 4.CRAFTSFridays ozone Park library at 3, Briarwood and east Flushing at 4, Pomonok library at 4:30.STORYTIMEFridays Hollis library at 11:15.BOARD/VIDEO GAMESFridays rochdale Village at 4. Grades 1-6.BOARD GAMEFridays Windsor Park at 4. Ages 5-12.GAME DAYFridays 5:30 McGoldrick library.KAPLAN TESTSaturday, January 11 cen-tral library. register.SCIENCEFAIR HOW-TOSaturday, January 11 cen-tral library at 11. Ages 6-12.TIGER TALESSaturday, January 11 chi-nese Shadow Plays at the Flushing library at 1:30.MATH HELPSaturdays, January 11, 18, 25 Flushing library at 10.OPEN MICSunday, January 12 cen-tral library at 2.FAMILY STORYTIMEMondays, January 13, 27 Woodhaven library at 4:30. Ages 6-12.YOUNG CRAFTSMonday, January 13 Stein-way library at 11.FAMILY STORYTIMEMondays, January 13, 27 Auburndale library at 3:30. Pre-K to 2.COMPUTER SKILLSMondays, January 13, 27 rochdale Village library at 4. Grades 1-6.THE CLUBMondays, January 13, 27 Woodhaven library at 4:30. Ages 6-12.

GAME DAYMondays, Januar y 13, 27 McGoldrick library at 5:30.CRAFTSMonday, January 13 Stein-way library at 6.GAME DAYTuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 McGoldrick library at 5:30.TOTS & TOYSTuesday, January 14 Mc-Goldrick library at 11:15. Ages 2-5 and caregivers.GARDEN PROJECTTuesdays, January 14, 21 Whitestone library at 4.YOUNG MENTuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 Laurelton library. Ages 14-19. 3:30.DRAMA CLUBTuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 central library. Grades 7-12. register.TEENS SMARTPHONESWednesday, January 15 Flushing library at 4.BOYS YOUTH GROUPWednesday, January 15 South Hollis library at 4.PLAYGROUPWednesdays, January 15, 22 Steinway library at 11.FASHION MAVENSThursdays, January 16, 23, 30 central library.4:30. Ages 13-18.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSThursdays, January 16, 30 Glen oaks library at 1:30. Ages 3-5.ZUMBA FITNESSThursdays, January 16, 23 Windsor Park library. register.ARTS & CRAFTSThursdays, January 16, 23, 30 4:30 at the Auburndale library.DRAMA POSSEThursdays, January 16, 23, 30 Hillcrest library at 4:30.FINANCIAL AID TEENSThursday, January 16 Le-frak city library at 4:30.ROBOTIC WORKSHOPThursday, January 16 Pop-penhusen library at 4.CLAY ANIMALSThursday, January 16 Mc-Goldrick library. register.CREATIVE WRITINGThursdays, January 16, 23, 30 Auburndale library at 5. Ages 8-12.

INTRO COMPUTERFriday, January 10 Hillcrest library. register.INTER. POWERPT.Fridays, January 10, 24 central library. register.BEGIN COMPUTERSFridays, January 10, 17, 24, 31 Auburndale library. register.BEGIN WORDSaturday, January 11 cen-tral library. register.BEGIN EXCELSaturday, January 11 cen-tral library. register.INTER. WORDSunday, January 12 cen-tral library. register.INTRO INTERNETMonday, January 13 cen-tral library. register.E-READERMonday, January 13 digi-tal Media and e-reader classes at the Lefferts li-brary at 6.MAC BASICSMonday, January 13 cen-tral library. register.OPEN LABMondays 1-5 at the central library.INTRO COMPUTERSTuesday, January 14 Flush-ing library. register.INTRO POWERPT.Tuesday, January 14 Stein-way library. register.TECHNOLOGIST IS INTuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 personal instruction on devices. Pomonok library. register.INTRO WORDTuesday, January 14 cen-tral library. register.BEGINNERSTuesdays Laurelton and rosedale library. registerBUY COMPUTERThursday, January 16 cen-tral library. register.MASTER EXCELThursday, January 16 cen-tral library. register.BEGIN COMPUTERSThursdays, January 16, 23, 30 ozone Park library. register.NETWORKINGFridays, January 10, 24 central library. register.

ART HISTORYFriday, January 10 Glen oaks library at 2:30.DIVAS OF OUR TIMEFriday, January 10 Mas-peth library at 2:30.TALENT SHOWFriday, January 10 ridge-wood library at 4.RED HOT & FELASaturday, Januar y 11 ridgewood library at 1.CHINESE SHADOWSaturday, January 11 Flush-ing library at 1:30.DARIN, DIAMONDSaturday, January 11 For-est Hills library at 2:30.SONGS OF FREEDOMSaturday, January 11 cen-tral library at 3.“HIGHWAY” FILMSaturday, January 11 Jack-son Heights library at 3.CON BRIO ENSEMBLESunday, January 12 at 4:30. 551-8244.OPEN MICSunday, January 12 cen-tral library at 2.INTERNATIONAL FILMMonday, January 13 “Shu Li and the Poet” shown at the Glen oaks library at 2.WARRIORS DON’T CRYMonday, January 13 Bais-ley Park library at 4.C H A R L E S , WO N D E R , GAYEMonday, January 13 Lau-relton library at 5:45.OPEN MICM o n d ay, J a n u a r y 1 3 Barnes & noble, 176-60 Union turnpike, Fresh Meadows at 7:30.D A R I N , D I A M O N D , ANKATuesday, January 14 east Flushing at 2:30.WORLD MUSICTuesday, January 14 Forest Hills library at 5:30.POP CLASSICSThursday, Januar y 16 north Hills library at 1:30.DIVAS OF JAZZThursday, Januar y 16 Windsor Park library at 2.MOTOWN & DISCOThursday, January 16 rich-mond Hill library at 5:30.DOUBLE INDEMNITYThursday, January 16 mov-ie at noon at the central library.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORTdo you provide care to a family member, friend or neighbor? could you use some help yourself? 268-5960, ext. 226.DANCE FITNESSFriday, January 10 rich-mond Hill library at 5:30.CALYPSO CARDIOFridays, January 10, 17, 24, 31 Laurelton library at 6:30.ZUMBASaturdays, January 11, 18, 25 ridgewood library at 10:15.GROW YOUR DIETSaturday, January 11 Stein-way library at 4.DANCE FITNESSMondays, January 13, 27 north Forest Park library at 11:30.TAI CHITuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 Bayside library. reg-ister.ZUMBATuesdays, January 14, 21 north Forest Park library. register.INTRO YOGATuesdays, January 14, 21 Poppenhusen library. reg-ister.TOTAL WORKOUTTuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 Briarwood library at 5:30 and ridgewood library at 6.ALZHEIMERSTuesdays, January 14, 28 caregiver support group in Forest Hills. 592-5757, ext. 237.CHAIR YOGAWednesdays, January 15, 22, 29 Jackson Heights library. register.NATURAL PAIN RELIEFThursday, January 16 cen-tral library at 11:30.C H A N G I N G H E A LT H CAREThursdays, January 16, 23, 30 McGoldrick library at 1:30.SHAPE UP NYCFridays, January 17, 24, 31 Briarwood library at 11:30.MEDITATION CLUBThursday, January 23 Glen oaks library at 5:30.

DEFENSIVE DRIVINGMonday, January 13 Hollis library. register.AARP 3334Monday, January 13 St. Kevin’s Parish in Flushing. 224-0478.AARP 4158Tuesday, January 14 north Flushing chapter at noon at church on the Hill, 167-07 35th Avenue, Flushing.BASIC COMPUTERSWednesday, January 15 central library. register.

RICHMOND HILLM o n d ay, J a n u a r y 1 3 Masha Hamilton reads from her works at 6:30.WHITESTONETuesday, January 14 “in the Shadow of the Banyan” discussed at 2.HILLCRESTTuesday, January 14 “de-fending Jacob” at 3.CENTRAL LIBRARYWednesday, January 15 “Zeitoun” at 11:30.ST. ALBANSThursday, Januar y 16 “Playing the Hand You’re dealt” discussed at 5:30.

CATHOLIC VETSMonday, January 13 Amer-ican Martyrs catholic Vet Veterans Post 1772 in Bay-side. 468-9351.VFW 4787Monday, January 13 Whit-estone VFW community Post meets. 746-0540.SE QUEENS CAMERATuesday, January 14 roy Wilkins center. 347-7178.FDR DEMOCRATSThursday, January 16 in Bayside 7:30. 460-8285.

BOOK SWAPSaturday, Januar y 11 Broadway library at 2.CANNED FOOD DRIVET h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 6 Hillcrest library during hours.THRIFT SHOPThursdays 10-1 at All Saints church, 214-35 40th Avenue, Bayside.

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It’s as if the world was on hold until Dante de Blasio woke up Friday morning to shovel the snow in front of the family’s Park Slope home. Schools were closed, thanks to his father, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and newly appointed Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina, so what does Dante have to do? The Mayor joked at a press conference in Wood-side Friday morning that his son was lobbying him to close schools on Friday, but that doesn’t mean it was no work and all play for the City’s First Son. The new Mayor made it clear that his son was to finish what his father started, clear-ing the snow from the sidewalk in front of their home, and to continue to do so as the snow piled on. His minute-by-minute morning routine was recount-

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Coming from a family where every member has a musical talent, it was clear that Mary Desiree would grow up writing and performing. The 23-year-old Jamaica resident said her decision to pursue a career in music was inevitable.

“Music is in my blood and it is my passion. It wasn’t much of a decision to pursue a career in music,” she said. “It’s just one of those things you know you were meant to do.”

The singer/guitarist writes numbers that touch on blues, soul and rock music and take full advantage of her passion-ate, powerful vocals. Many of her songs deal with difficul-ties she has faced in her life but are also full of hope.

When Desiree first started writing, it was in the form of short stories and poetry, rather than songs. It was during her time at Forest Hills High School when she started to lean towards writ-ing music. She took a vocal training course and was given an assignment to write a song using the poetry structure. That moment marked the beginning of her songwriting career.

“There are so many things I can’t express to people and can’t find words to explain my feelings, but with song-writing, it all just comes out naturally,” Desiree said. “It’s an escape and a way for

A Good Deed

people to see through my eyes and feel the emotion I’m going through at that moment when I wrote that particular song.”

One of Desiree’s biggest inspirations is her two-year-old son, Noah. His presence changed her life completely, giving her the drive and focus she needs to keep writing and keep moving forward.

“I have gone through so many hardships in life so far, at such a young age, but seeing a smile on my son’s face, it definitely helps me,” she said. “I want to be a role model for Noah so that he can see that he can keep reaching for his dreams, no matter what.”

Desiree’s music has also helped her cope with hurtful moment in her past, such as being cyber-bullied in high school. Her experience with this issue led her to become the program director for “Sticks ‘N Stones,” an anti-bullying program from a non-profit called Windows of Opportunity.

“I want to be able to help out kids deal with this ridicu-lous epidemic,” she said.

While Desiree mostly plays at bars and venues in the City, she did audition for several television music competitions in the hopes of boosting her career. She tried out for “The Voice,” “X- Fac-tor,” “America’s Got Talent” and “The Glee Project,” the latter of which she reached the top two for online audi-tions from New York.

Although she currently resides in Jamaica, Desiree plans to move to Astoria to be closer to the music scene where she got started. She can often be seen performing in The Shillelagh Tavern’s Open Mic night, with her next show scheduled for Jan. 11. The Shillelagh Tavern is located at 4722 30th Ave.

Over the weekend, most of Queens was struggling to dig itself out of the storm that dumped about six inches of snow between Thursday night and Friday morning. While such a snowfall usually creates a problem for senior citizens, a few Whitestone residents had some help from their state senator. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) came by the homes of a few seniors on Saturday after-noon to shovel the snow that had built up on their property. The senator did this as part of his snow removal program to help seniors during the winter months. “I am so thrilled. This man deserves some recognition,” said Esther Picard, one of the seniors whose property was cleared up by the senator and one of his staffers. Avella also gave a helping hand to two other seniors in the area, one of whom is dis-abled. “I think it was a very good deed,” Maurice Bronstein, another Whitestone resident, said. We here at QConf would like to credit and thank Avella for helping out Queens’ seniors during the storm recovery. Job well done!

Breaking News: Dante Shovels

5Pointz Twitter War

The white-washed former graffiti mecca continues to be a point of contention for some, as a Twitter confrontation broke out between the artists and a candy company.

Last week, Jolly Rancher, the popular hard candy owned by the Hershey Company, tweeted out a bizarre photo of its candy superimposed over the now white-washed 5Pointz build-ing, with the caption “5 Pointz Untamed” written with it.

The pic (as seen above) ap-peared to be a tribute to the graf-fiti mural, but people associated with it were none too pleased.

In response to the tweet, the 5Pointz Twitter account, @5pointzNYC, expressed con-fusion and dismay over the picture, saying it was trying to copy a similar tribute Absolut,

the well-known vodka company, did late last year.

“Such a disgrace two months after it happened try-ing to copy a cool absolut tribute wooooaaaaaw so bad ..” read one tweet by 5Pointz.

A public relations representa-tive from Hershey responded, saying it meant no disrespect to 5Pointz. The company eventually deleted the tweet.

“We apologize for our tweet re: @5PointzNYC. We meant no disrespect to the area or artists. The tweet has been deleted,” it read on Jolly Rancher’s Twitter page.

Here at QConf, we don’t see much of a point to the argument, and we certainly don’t under-stand why the 5Pointz artists are so upset. Much ado about nothing, to be honest.

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