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CALL FOR JUSTICE
VICTIM OF
JAMAICA ATTACK
SAYS ASSAILANT
SHOULD BE
CHARGED WITH
HATE CRIME
BY JAMES FARRELL
An assault on a Bangladeshi immigrant should
be prosecuted as a hate crime, attorney Ali Najmi
argued on Monday at a press conference in front
of the Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens.
Immigrant Gazi Rahman was allegedly assaulted by a stranger, later identified as a man
named Christopher Porr, while talking on his cell
phone on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica back in May.
Rahman suffered a broken nose, and witnesses’
pictures showed a significant amount of blood
at the scene. Immediately after the attack, both
Rahman and Porr were arrested for assault and
released on desk appearance tickets. However, at
the press conference, Najmi pointed to newly un-
covered NYPD surveillance footage that he said
exonerates Rahman of wrongdoing. Najmi added
that witness testimony - which included several accounts of Porr’s shouting “F**k Indians” as he attacked Rahman - shows that the attack should be
tried as a hate crime.
Najmi said that he shared copies of the video,
witness testimonies and pictures of Rahman’s injuries at a July 8 court date at the Kew Gardens
Criminal Court. Since then, Najmi added, the
Queens District Attorney’s office said they would
drop the charges against Rahman, but there was
no word yet as to whether they would prosecute
the incident as a hate crime.
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Improvements Coming to
Far Rock A Train Line
State Senator James Sanders Jr.
(D-South Ozone Park) announced
Thursday morning that major improvements are scheduled to come to
the A train line to Far Rockaway.
The $12.94 million procurement
is a part of the 2016 budget for a
multi-year state transportation plan
organized by Gov. Andrew Cuomo,
Sanders along and his colleagues in
the senate.
“As someone who has taken public
transportation for most of my life, I
understand how important it is to have
fast reliable options to get to work,
school and important appointments,”
Sanders said in a press release. “This
capital investment in our mass transit
system and surrounding pedestrian
areas will bring much needed changes
to Far Rockaway, which has long been
a transportation desert.”
The reconstruction project will
create open spaces to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility while
stimulating economic development.
This includes the addition of a new
pedestrian plaza to both the Far
Rockaway Station and Beach 22nd
to Beach 21st streets, as well as the
expansion of the New York City
Parks Department Green Street on
Central Avenue and Mott Avenue.
The green street project will allow for
the creation of more inviting spaces
featuring greenery, seats for commuters and other accommodations.
The NYC Department of Transportation and MTA are also collaborating on improvements to provide
increased transfer convenience for
buses and commuter van operations
between the Far Rockaway Station
and the MTA Bus Terminal on Beach
21st Street.
Last year, all A train stations from
the Lefferts Boulevard stop to 80th
Street and Hudson, were completely
redesigned from the ground up.
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Attorney Calls Jamaica Attack A Hate Crime
“We are here gathered today, as a
community, to make a statement that
we absolutely believe this amounts to
a hate crime,” Najmi said, surrounded by Rahman and a number of eyewitnesses, one of whom was holding
a blown-up picture of Rahman bleeding on the sidewalk.
Najmi pointed to Porr’s social
media presence, claiming that it
showed Porr is an “avid supporter
of Donald Trump,” anti-immigrant
and anti-Muslim. After the conference, he Tweeted snapshots of
Porr’s Facebook account, which included a number of posts in support
of Trump and about Muslims. One
post read, “As long as there’s one
homeless child in America, we have
no room for Muslim refugees.” Another read, “I don’t think it’s fair to
put illegal immigrants ahead of the
but that he turned it down. He said
American worker.”
“In an era of racial incitement that they believe a prison sentence
that we live in, and
would be appropriate.
At the scene, Porr
the political envimade a statement that
ronment that we are
unfortunately living
Rahman had assaulted
him, and in those cases,
through, we have
it is common for the pocome together as a
community to say
lice to arrest both parties, Najmi said. Howthat we will absoever, Najmi expressed
lutely not tolerate
any hate crimes, esfrustration that the
arrest had happened,
pecially in the county
and even more so that
of Queens, and that
we are calling on the
Porr was released on a
desk appearance ticket,
office of the Queens
which Najmi said is not
District Attorney to
take this matter very
appropriate for a hate
crime. Meanwhile, the
seriously and to prosecute it accordingly,”
Rahman after the attack. video shows a man, allegedly Rahman, speakNajmi said.
Najmi also added that both par- ing on the phone when another man,
ties were offered a cross-dismissal, allegedly Porr, approaches him and
where both cases would be dismissed, says something. There is no audio in
Courtesy Photo
(continued from page 1)
the video, but after Rahman appears
to dismiss Porr, Porr shoves Rahman
and a fight breaks out, which ends after Porr punches Rahman, knocking
him to the ground.
Rahman said that Porr approached him asking for money and
attacked him after Rahman rebuffed
his request. Witness Glen Rozado,
present at the press conference,
corroborated Rahman’s claims that
Porr yelled either “f**k Indians” or
“f**king Indian” during the fight,
and added that he tried to explain
to police that Porr had started the
fight.
“They weren’t that interested to
listen to what I say,” Rozado said of
the NYPD.
Rahman added that he was still
shaken after the attack.
Reach James Farrell at (718) 3577400, [email protected], or
@farrellj329.
CM Miller and Community Clean Up Local Park
Councilman I. Daneek Miller
(D-St. Albans), his staff and members of the community spent last Friday taking their community’s needs
into their own hands and cleaning
up Daniel O’ Connell Park in St. Albans.
Located on Murdock Avenue
and 196th Street, O’Connell Park is
popular with the community. It hosts
many summer time events that are
sponsored by locate officials and celebrities.
“We came out at around 8:30
a.m.,” Miller told the Press of Southeast Queens. “We hold a number of
events here. Back in June we did our
roller skating event, we’ve had movie
nights, last month we held a [basketball] tournament with the [state]
senator and now this weekend, LL
[Cool J] will start his basketball
tournament that’s been going on for
about a decade. There’s jump rope
and competitions, tennis lessons,
and so much more. The park gets
filled up and we want it to be ready
to receive our young people.”
For the last year, the New York
City Parks Department has been
working to renovate the comfort
stations at O’ Connell Park located
towards the back of the space. Unfortunately, as those renovations have
been coming along, other amenities
have taken a back seat.
“There was a number of things
going on that I was not happy with,”
Miller said. “Number one, with the
heat waves that were rolling in, because of the work being done on the
comfort stations, there were issues
with the water in the park. Our sprinklers and water foundations were cut
off. Our lack of bathrooms meant
that our office had to have portapotties brought in for our constituents.”
Miller said that he was unhappy with the progress that was to be
made at O’Connell Park, but figured
the best way to deal with the situation is to do something about it.
“A crisis, like many other things
that we see, is an opportunity,” Miller
said. “If you look at what took place
in places like Hollis and what we’ve
been able to do with additional housing that’s being created, opportunities like the new library, the fact that
we’ve been able to address the issues
over in places like Hollis Court, a lot
has come out of that.”
The often times long procurement process led to a community
outreach to fix some of the apparent issues at the park. Volunteers
took the day to paint over the rusted
fencing and clean up litter scattered
throughout the park.
Among the participants was
Southeast Queens author and Parks
Department employee Delicia Davis, family members and staff of the
councilman, civic groups and young
men local from the community.
One of the local young men was
24-year-old Chris Peguero. Peguero, a
former intern with the New York City
Council who recently
became an officer with
the New York City Police Department, told
the Press of Southeast
Queens that cleaning
up his community is
something he likes to
do. It was two years
ago that he started
his own organization,
the Southeast Queens
Clean Up group.
“It was that summer that I was walking by and noticed the The office of Councilman Miller helped clean up
conditions of some of o’Connell Park last week.
my parks,” he said. “I
figured why not roll up my sleeves, proving overall safety for kids and recall up a couple of friends and get placing broken and missing gates that
the job done?”
surround the park.
Peguero said that he and his
“I will continue to keep on top of
friends would try to keep an ear to the Parks Department to upgrade the
the ground and address local eyesores resting station and make sure there is
that local residents would report.
functioning water, along with other
“This is something that I’ve always amenities, so it can continue to be
been interested in and I have fun do- used by the community,” Miller wrote
ing,” Peguero said about community in his weekly newsletter. “Thank you
service. “This is actually my off time. to everyone who made this successful
I saw the councilman’s post on Face- and I look forward to seeing everyone
book and I figured I’d stop by and give there in the coming months.”
a hand. If we can give the neighborMiller said that he hopes to prohood a better look than why not?”
vide similar services to parks that
Although the volunteers were able may need that kind of attention. He
to address some of the smaller issues encouraged his constituents to reach
with O’Connell Park, Miller said that out to his office to report these ishe will not lose sight of the improve- sues at the number (718) 776-3700.
ments he’d like to see. Amongst those
Reach Trone Dowd at (718) 357issues are repairing the unleveled and 7400 x123, [email protected]
missing tiling and brick floors, im- or @theloniusly
Photo by Trone Dowd
By TRone DowD
Baisley Library Getting Accessibility renovations
Tuesday afternoon, state Sen.
James Sanders Jr. (D-Far Rockaway)
announced that the Queens Library
Baisley Park Branch is set to receive
long overdue amenities that will give
disabled members of the community
a chance to access the library and all
of its offerings with ease.
Sanders was joined by community leaders, Friends of Baisley Park
Library and representatives with
the Queens Library, unveiling the
$494,548 that has since been allocated to redesign and reconfigure
bathrooms and the library’s overall
layout to comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act which was put
through in 1990.
“We’re about to take a library that
has been an oasis of knowledge for
many different people and open it up
to even more people,” Sanders said.
“Sadly, this library was built at a time
when we didn’t think about making
sure that the disabled could utilize
this space also. So, we are going to
straighten that out. They are part of
our family too, and we want to make
sure that everybody in our family is
allowed in. We are going to take away
every impediment that has prevented
the disabled from coming to this library. We as a society have pledged
Photo by Trone Dowd
By Trone DowD
The Baisley Park branch of the Queens Library will get overhauls that will allow people with disabilities better access.
that we are not going to handicap the
disabled.”
Sanders said that he had a special
connection with local library as it
played a significant part in his own
upbringing.
“Most of my education came from
a library,” Sanders said about his early
childhood. “I learned about the world
and traveled through books, and was
able to speak to anybody in any place
about anything thanks to the books I
read. And I want my friends and my
neighbors and my bosses who may be
disabled to have those same opportunities. As a state Senator my role is to
get up into Albany to shake the tree
and make sure that any money that
needs to be released are released and
target my community.”
Sanders thanked the staff of the
Baisley Park Branch, as well as CEO
and President of the Queens Library
Dennis Walcott, Assemblywoman
Vivian Cook (D-South Jamaica) and
Borough President Melinda Katz
who put forth some of the funding
for the project.
Kelvin Watson, who attended on
behalf of Walcott said, “We appreciate the investment in our libraries
because it has a fond impact on our
communities and the lifelong learning that we provide through our books
and the programs and services that
we have. We need to modernize ourselves in order to become the world
class facilities that we can be.”
“This is a very exciting time for
me a resident, for the young people
in the community and for the people
that patronize this institution,” said
Kevin Livingston, founder of local
nonprofit 100 Suits for 100 Men.
“This has been needed for a mighty
long time and I’m happy to finally
see these renovations that’s about to
come here.”
The funding for the project will finalize next Spring. Work on the renovations is scheduled to begin shortly
afterward.
Reach Trone Dowd at (718) 3577400 x123, [email protected]
or @theloniusly
the New and Improved Cardozo Playground
State and City elected officials, as
well as the NYC Parks Department,
celebrated news renovations for the
Cardozo Playground adjacent to
Goldie Maple Academy on Arverne
Boulevard between Beach 57th and
Beach 56th streets. A ribbon cutting
ceremony was held on-site on Tuesday to mark the occasion.
The renovated space features an
Olympic-size track and field, volleyball and tennis courts, chess tables
and playground equipment. Planting
areas have been built to add some
greenery to the park, as well as two
water fountains to quench the thirst
of visitors.
During his time as a City Councilman, state James Sanders Jr. (D-Far
Rockaway) was responsible for securing $2 million in renovations for the
playground and surrounding area.
Councilman Donovan Richards (DLaurelton) contributed an additional
$1 million to finally make the project
a reality.
“I remember a time when this
was a barren space,” said Sanders.
“It was in such a bad state that the
teachers were using it to park their
cars. There was no real place for the
children to play or exercise and en-
(Photo via NyS Sentate)
By Matt Shortall
as well as Richards for
sharing in his vision to
breath new life into Cardozo Playground.
“Our community now
has a park it can be proud
of and appreciate,” said
Richards. “Health and
Wellness can now be a
focus in our community.
I’d like to thank Parks
Commissioner Mitchell
Silver, Bryan McGinn
from SCA, Senator
James Sanders Jr. and
all of our local residents
who remind me every
day about the need for
more park space in the
Rockaways.”
Cardozo Playground
is named in honor of
Benjamin N. Cardozo, a
officials cut the ribbon at the new Cardozo Playground in arverne.
United States Supreme
many years of struggle we made the Court Justice and a native New
joy themselves.”
Sanders said he had a vision of impossible, possible,” said Sand- Yorker. An eminent figure in the
an Olympic-size track and field, bas- ers. “Now we have a place in the legal community, Cardozo spent
ketball and tennis courts – a space community, which is rated among most of his career in New York bewhere student athletes can train for the most obese, that will serve as fore being appointed to the United
a brighter future and also where par- an oasis of recreation and physical States Supreme Court by President
Herbert Hoover in 1932. The City
fitness.”
ents can bring their children.
Sanders thanked the Parks De- of New York acquired this land in
“We gathered with community
leaders, the school’s principal and partment and the School Construc- April 1955, and the playground was
the parent association and after tion Authority for their hard work, opened in August 1957.
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Fight Hate
It seems like every week we hear another report about some
sort of bias attack or hate crime. This time, the victim of an attack in Jamaica earlier this summer is claiming his attacker beat
him up because of his ethnicity.
It would be far more shocking if this was something that wasn’t
unfortunately all too common. In June, a Muslim man was attacked in Queens Village in an apparent hate crime. In April, a
man entered the Jamaica Muslim Center and attacked several
people while yelling anti-Islamic slurs. Twice in the past year,
Muslim individuals have been attacked in Astoria in alleged hate
crimes. In 2014, a Sikh man in Ozone Park was run over by a car
driven by a man who allegedly called him “Osama.”
While the vast majority of us reject this type of hate, it is scary
and concerning to see how often it seems to be manifesting itself.
Why is this happening? What can we do to stop it?
It seems like we are powerless and helpless in fighting hate,
but we’re not. We saw how communities banded together to fight
hate in the past, whether it be after the attacks at the Jamaica
Muslim Center or after the shootings in Charleston, S.C. and
Orlando.
We as a community need to stand up and speak out against
hate. Not only when it manifests itself violently as it did against
Gazi Rahman in Jamaica last month, but also when it is openly
endorsed, whether by our friends, family and neighbors or by
presidential candidates. We cannot just allow people to spew hateful
statements and let them go unanswered. It must be marginalized
if we are ever going to defeat it. It is when hateful rhetoric is accepted as mainstream that it risks manifesting itself into actions.
We must, as a society, challenge it at every turn.
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Comptroller
Trump Finds A New Low, But Now Low Enough
A Personal Perspective
By MARCIA MOXAM
COMRIE
Every time we think that
this year’s Republican nominee for president couldn’t
possibly sink any lower, say
anything dumber or say anything more vile, he proves us
wrong.
Denigrating a couple who
sacrificed their child in the service of our country, is beyond
insensitive and ungrateful.
But implying that gun
rights activists (“Second
Amendment People”) could
do something about a possible
Hillary Clinton presidency,
that they can stop her, borders
on criminally insane. Trump
was in his glory again at another campaign rally earlier this
week spouting rubbish from a
lectern emblazoned with this
ubiquitous moniker, when he
told the crowd that should
she win, Hillary Clinton will
appoint judges to take away
their right to bear arms (the
Second Amendment).
“…and there’s nothing
we can do about it, folks”
he said pausing for dramatic
effect. “Although the Second
Amendment people…I don’t
know….”
Can anyone imagine Richard Nixon saying that at a rally
when he campaigned against
Kennedy during their heated
campaign? Presidential campaigns, no matter who heated,
have never brought out this
kind of vitriol before. No other
presidential candidate has ever
implied such an action before –
in the history of our nation.
When Mike Bloomberg
referred to Trump at the DNC
Convention as “a dangerous
demagogue,” sane people
everywhere agreed. What even
Bloomberg did not know then,
is that the danger of this man
would go beyond dangerous
demagoguery, but downright
dangerous. These are words of
a person who has lost touch
with reality.
And yet his groupies continue to support him.
Trump is so empowered
by his supporters’ glee, that
earlier in the campaign he
declared that he “could shoot
someone in the middle of
Fifth Avenue and not lose a
single vote.” But that wasn’t
just bluster, that was the truth,
based on the Beatlemania-like
circus provided by his “fans.”
In fact, during the primary,
one woman declared, “The
only thing that would maybe
make me not vote for Mr.
Trump is if he [were to] shoot
my daughter in the face.”
So no, Trump can do no
wrong in the eyes of these
people. They are of like mind
and temperament. They eat
up his incoherent ramblings
because he “tells it like it
is.” Well how is it? What is
it that a moronic candidate
for the nation’s most crucial
job telling you like it is, that
makes you want him in the
Oval Office?
The presidency is not
about “telling it like it is.” It’s
not about making you laugh,
and it’s not about having
someone you could “have a
beer with.”
You’re not getting to have
a beer with POTUS. We’re
electing a commander in chief,
not a beer buddy.
And when pundits say he
doesn’t have the temperament
to be president, that’s stopping
short. He also doesn’t have the
depth of understanding, the
experience and the gravitas
in general.
The presidency of the
United States is no joke with
a big “T” on it. Let’s wake up
and grow up on this issue.
50 Plus Lifestyles
Seven Cancers Linked To
alcohol Consumption
By Dr. DaviD SamaDi
Despite those stories about red
wine curing all sorts of ills that pop
up regularly in the health magazines
and the internet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
Office for Disease Control and Prevention still don’t recommend that
anyone who isn’t drinking should
start, nor are they likely to, following
a new study that shows how alcohol
causes seven forms of cancer, and
people consuming even low to moderate amounts are at risk.
Everyone knows about the connection between liver cancer and
alcohol consumption, but the association between drinking and cancer
of the liver and six other organs –
oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, colon, rectum and breast – is new.
With more than a link or statistical association between alcohol and
cancer, the study upholds that there
is enough credible evidence to say
conclusively that drinking is a direct
cause of cancer.
“There is strong evidence that alcohol causes cancer at seven sites in
the body and probably others,” writes
Jennie Connor, of the preventive and
social medicine department at Otago
University in New Zealand, in her
conclusion. “Even without complete
knowledge of biological mechanisms
[of how alcohol causes cancer], the
epidemiological evidence can support the judgment.”
Connor cautions that even drinking alcohol in small quantities – such
as a glass or two of wine – puts you
at risk for cancer. Though heavy
drinkers are in greater jeopardy, the
researcher says that everyone should
cut down on their consumption, regardless of how great or small it currently is.
“The highest risks are associated
with the heaviest drinking but a con-
Dr. David Samadi
siderable burden is experienced by
drinkers with low to moderate consumption, due to the distribution of
drinking in the population,” Connor
said.
The correlation may even go past
these first seven cancers. Connor
sees a dose-response relationship
between alcohol and cancers of the
skin, prostate and pancreas as well.
On a brighter note, Connor’s research found some evidence that
drinkers who gave up alcohol could
reverse their risk of laryngeal, pharyngeal and liver cancer, and that
their risk reduced the longer they
avoided alcohol.
Dr. Samadi is a board-certified urologic oncologist trained in open and
traditional and laparoscopic surgery
and is an expert in robotic prostate surgery. He is chairman of urology, chief
of robotic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and professor of urology at Hofstra
North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.
He is a medical correspondent for the
Fox News Channel’s Medical A-Team
Learn more at roboticoncology.com.
Visit Dr. Samadi’s blog at SamadiMD.
com. Follow Dr. Samadi on Twitter,
Instagram, Pintrest and Facebook.
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Affordable Housing High:
Mayor Touts Progress on Cost of Living
By Trone DowD
Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s
announced that during the 2016 fiscal year, his administration was responsible for securing the most affordable housing in the history of
the city since the Koch Administration in the 1980’s.
A total of 23,284 affordable apartments and homes have been constructed or preserved in some manner. The figure is the second highest
production in New York City history. Queens accounts for a total of
2,705 of those homes.
“The biggest and most progressive
affordable housing plan in the nation
is on-budget and ahead of schedule,”
de Blasio said in a press release. “Financing enough affordable homes
for 130,000 people in just two and a
half years is an extraordinary accomplishment. Just like getting 70,000
kids into Pre-K for All or putting an
IDNYC in the hands of more than
800,000 New Yorkers, this is a significant milestone in our effort to
make this city fairer and more affordable for everyone.”
The rapid production of the
Mayor’s at times unpopular plans to
bring affordable housing to the city
is now ahead of schedule. Thus far,
52,936 homes have been funded,
which according to the Mayor’s office, is “enough for 130,000 New
Yorkers.”
“We ramped up from day one
to meet the goals of Housing New
York, and are now seeing the results
of those efforts. This is borne out
not just in the numbers, but in the
people we are reaching through the
affordable housing we build and preserve,” Housing Preservation and
Development Commissioner Vicki
Been said. “This administration is
committed to reaching far deeper
levels of affordability, and we didn’t
just meet our targets, we exceeded
the targets we set through programmatic and policy changes that will
shape the future of our City for generations to come.”
Under the Mayor’s affordable
housing plan, New Yorkers earning
$24,000 or less saw a massive spike
in housing opportunities in Fiscal
Year 2016, with 3,500 new apartments available for purchase. Soon
seniors will also benefit with 4,000
homes currently being constructed
just for them.
“This year’s numbers prove that
this focus on affordable housing is
bearing fruit,” Director of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning
Commission Carl Weisbrod said.
“As we move forward, tools such as
MIH and ZQA will help foster economically diverse neighborhoods
and house a wider range of New
Yorkers.”
The administrative attempt to
give keep less wealthy New Yorkers
from having to leave the city was not
always popular. For months after
the plan was revealed in 2015, the
City Council was very critical. They
believed that it was both not a drastic enough push to help the poorest
of the working class in the city and
not considerate of some of the less
populated and easy to access neighborhoods in the five boroughs. However, this past April, after a number
of compromises, City Council supported the move.
The Press of southeast Queens
spoke with Councilman Donovan
Richards (D-Laurelton), chair of the
Land-Use subcommittee on Zoning
and Franchising, about the Mayor’s
news.
“We’ve been working very steadfastly to ensure that affordable
housing is at the forefront of every
conversation we have in the city,”
he said. “Queens, especially the
Rockaways, I anticipate reaping the
benefits. This is so critical in making
sure that working families have an
opportunity to actually live in New
York City.”
Richards brought up that not too
long ago, he had met a constituent
that is currently employed making
a $35,000 salary, but is currently
homeless due to the lack of affordable places to stay.
“It was one of the saddest stories
I’ve heard,” he continued. “These
are the people we are building for.
This is why I tell our community
even in Laurelton, that even though
we don’t want it to be Brooklyn,
there is a need and a void here.
Our young people and seniors in
this community who want to stay
in their community need a place to
live. I’m not saying let’s change resi-
dential areas all over the place, but
in our business corridors, we should
be open to allow different uses.
Let’s preserve our young professionals who grew up here their right to
stay here.”
Richards however did express concern over the lapse of 421-a which
provides companies building new
homes with multiple dwellings on
vacant properties tax exemptions.
“It can be problematic and I’m really hoping that the state will step up
and resolve this 421-a issue so that
we can get people affordability in
some of these projects,” he said.
Richards commended the Mayor’s
overall investment in the plan however, pointing out that things like the
Neighborhood Housing Fund have
helped create new community amenities like schools and parks to help
establish these new livable neighborhood spaces.
Reach Trone Dowd at (718) 3577400 x123, [email protected]
or @theloniusly
pix
Fit Week At Rufus King Park
Trump’s Privilege Is
Alive And well
By Trone DowD
Photo by Janet Martinez
Zumba moves were the order of the day led by Instructor Jelani Maleeq Morris.
Photo by Walter Karling
Yoga instructor Mimi Borda holds a graceful pose for the King Park
participants.
Photo by Walter Karling
A peaceful ending to the yoga session; Borda with exercise participants
Kamla Doodnauth; Dhanwantee Maharj; Ria Seenath; Melanie Escala
and Fariha Syed.
Job Fair At Rochdale Village
Photo Courtesy NYS Senate
State Sen. James
Sanders Jr., right,
greets attendees
at a job fair he
sponsored at
Rochdale Village
last week.
Our Lives
For the third week in
a row, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump found himself in hot water for his
thoughts concerning the
likelihood of the Second
Amendment remaining
untouched under a Hillary
Clinton presidency.
“By the way if [Clinton] Top republicans, including both former Presigets to pick her judges,” dents George H.w. Bush and George w. Bush,
Trump said referring to have distanced themselves from Trump’s conSupreme Court seats that troversial platforms, fracturing the once united
may be decided by the GoP.
next president, “Nothing
you can do folks. Although with the day’s more traditional politicians.
Second Amendment people maybe He seemingly has the ability to
get through to the people with his
there is, I don’t know.”
While some of his supporters in- blunt and simplistic vernacular that
terpreted his words as meaning gun America’s everyman can understand.
lobbyists like the National Rifle As- While true that many politicians have
sociation would step in and prevent trouble trying to relate to their many
such action from taking place on a working class constituents, it is imlegislative level, many others took portant to not confuse approachabilhis words as a verbal threat against ity with someone who displays clear
the Democratic nominee. Consider- signs of neuroticism and paranoia.
The fact that he can publicly call
ing past instances where he’s incited
violence at his own rallies, it’s easy for foreign powers to hack his own
country, call the president a terrorto understand why.
His radical rhetoric didn’t stop ist, suggest that an American judge
there though. Shortly after his rant can’t be trusted because of his Mexion how Clinton will somehow de- can heritage, incite violence against
molish the rights given to American another politician and not get so
citizens through the Second Amend- much as a word from federal aument, he made another puzzling dec- thorities is astounding. Meanwhile,
African-American men and women
laration.
“In many respects, you know, they are regularly arrested, jailed and in
honor President Obama,” Trump the absolute worst cases, killed for
said Wednesday night at another making less threatening comments
rally in Florida. “He’s the founder of than what Trump has said over the
ISIS. He’s the founder of ISIS. He’s last month. Simple traffic stops and
the founder. He founded ISIS.” The questioning authority have resulted
New York Times, who attended the in broken families, all while Trump
rally reported that Trump added “ex- continues to stoke the fires of viotra emphasis on the president’s full lence with little-to-no consequences.
It may be sickening to hear about
name,” referencing his middle name
Donald Trump and his antics on
‘Hussein.’
Trump repeatedly tried his best a nearly weekly basis in the media,
to demean the President’s legacy but his name only continues to be
simply due to the color of his skin in the news do to his escalating racand his African name. Starting as far ist rhetoric. If the GOP doesn’t step
back as his crusade to prove Obama in and try their best to control the
was not an American and all the way man they agree deserves a chance to
up to his run for the White House. lead this country, their party surely
This has transferred over to his op- faces sudden death. He has seemponent Hillary Clinton, spreading ingly gone out of his way to offended
lies about her platform and what her every possible minority group in this
plans are for this country. To suggest country, showing just how driven by
that the current leader of the free anti-American principals he and his
world somehow started the terrorist party are.
Reach Trone Dowd at (718) 357organization is ludicrous.
Trump has often been described 7400 x123, [email protected]
as a ‘straight shooter’ amongst to- or @theloniusly
Police Blotter
106th Precinct
Fatal Hit and Run
On Wednesday, July 27, at approximately 2:29 a.m., police responded
to a call of a pedestrian struck on the
southbound Van Wyck Expressway
service road near 115th Avenue. Officers arrived on the scene to discover
a 29-year-old man lying unconscious
and unresponsive in the roadway.
EMS responded and transported the
victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center, where he succumbed to his
injuries and was pronounced dead.
The victim has been identified as
Roberts Nukheimra of Ownings
Mills, MD. His family has been notified.
A preliminary investigation revealed that an unidentified vehicle
was traveling southbound on the Van
Wyck Expressway service road when
it struck Nukheimra while he was
crossing the road. The vehicle did
not remain at the scene. The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD’s
Collision Investigation Squad.
107th Precinct
Murder in Pomonok
On Monday, Aug. 1 at around 7:15
p.m., police received a tip about a possible dead body inside a residence at
158-10 65 Ave. in Pomonok. Officers
soon responded to the location to
conduct an investigation. When they
gained access to the basement apartment, officers found a female victim
lying face up on a bed unconscious
and unresponsive.
EMS responded and pronounced
Huizhen Zhan, 61, dead at the scene.
Zhan’s death has been deemed a homicide while the NYC Medical Examiner will determine an exact cause
of death. No arrests have been made
at this time and the investigation is
ongoing.
Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers
Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)
or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). The public can also submit
their tips by logging onto the Crime
stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES)
then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
108th Precinct
Baby Killed
On Saturday, July 30, at around
8 a.m., police responded to a 911
call of an unconscious infant at 3920 Greenpoint Ave. in Sunnyside, in
apartment #4V.
Upon arrival, officers discovered five-month-old Alai Baque unconscious and unresponsive. EMS
also responded to the location and
transported the infant to Elmhurst
General Hospital, where she was
pronounced dead. On Sunday, July
31, the Medical Examiner’s Office deemed the death a homicide.
There have been no arrests at this
time and the investigation is ongoing.
Borough Beat
nyPD Promises To Solve Jogger’s Murder
After a week of heart wrenching
over the murder of their beloved
neighbor Karina Vetrano, the Howard Beach community’s fearful residents filled St. Helen’s Church on
Monday night to hear officials explain how families will continue to
be safe and what is being done to
find the vicious murderer.
On Aug. 2, Vetrano, 30, had been
running westbound on a secluded
pathway in Spring Creek Park at 5
p.m. When her father didn’t hear
from her by 7 p.m., he called a friend
and neighbor in the NYPD. A search
party was formed and Vetrano’s body
was found at 9 p.m. in the weeds
about 20 feet off the path. The evidence shows that she was beaten,
sexually assaulted and strangled to
death in broad daylight.
Officials stated that the church
was beyond its 450-seat capacity.
Many more residents stood outside
St. Helen’s listening to the meeting
through speakers.
Chief of Patrol Carlos Gomez assured the crowd they would see an
increase in police officers on their
streets as well as specially trained officers who are part of the NYPD’s
Strategic Response Group.
Gomez, who was the 106th Precinct commanding officer from 1999
to 2000, said, “I really have a connection and a bond to this community. I still speak to many friends that
I have made here.
“The commitment is here from
our department. I promise you, we
dent at Gateway National
will solve this.”
Recreation Area, which
Twice during the eveSpring Creek Park is a
ning, residents asked if
part of, said there will be
their families were safe.
a more “robust presence”
Chief Michael Kemper
in the park. Speaking to
replied early in the evethe concern about 11ning that he could not
foot weeds, Nersesian
answer the question.
said they’re called phragGomez said later in the
mites, an invasive speevening that there is an
cies that is difficult to
increased police presence
get rid of. She noted a
in the area.
nearby burn of 40 acres
In the crowd, the ciof phragmites six weeks
vilian patrol group the
Guardian Angels lis- Borough President Melinda Katz announces funds for the in- ago that have come back
tened in. After the meet- stallation of security cameras at Spring Creek Park Monday stronger and taller in the
short period.
ing, Greg Anzuela, a Far in Howard Beach.
Most of the phragRockaway resident and
member of the Guardian Angels, scene and are visiting and continue mites in Spring Creek had burned in
stated that about five of their mem- to visit the homes of convicted sex a large fire in March 2014, but grew
back taller and stronger by the end of
bers have been patrolling the neigh- offenders in the area.
borhood during the last week.
Borough President Melinda Katz the summer.
A close member of the Vetrano
Kemper said so far they have re- got thunderous applause at the meetceived 30 tips on their Crime Stop- ing when she announced that she has family stated that he recently visited
per hotline. “They are each being allocated funding for security camer- the park with the victim’s father,
fully vetted.” The reward for infor- as to survey the entrance to the park. Phil, where they fed animals. He
mation leading to the arrest of the “The money’s there, the money is in said he visited the place as a child
murderer was doubled on Tuesday to the budget for it. I wish it was there with friends and that Karina loved it.
He noted that on the day of Karina’s
$20,000.
earlier.”
He noted they have gotten a
She added, “If you enter there, you fateful jog, the sun was on the water
and it was a beautiful view.
dozen videos from homes and busi- exit there. You’re gonna be filmed.”
Cap. Pete Culver of the Park Police
nesses in the community that they
Kemper stated, “We’re not gonna
are analyzing. Kemper added, “I abandon this community. This inves- said they will be inspecting the park
further, starting with the suspected
have never seen the level of coopera- tigation is only six days old.”
tion between police and community
Captain James Fey, commanding “homeless encampments” residents
that I have seen in the last week, and officer of the 106th Precinct, said he have been concerned about. He addI’ve been doing this a long time.” He “fully intends” to have his officers ed that there will be police on ATVs,
pointed out that police have visited in the park. He said the precinct re- horseback and dirt bikes patrolling
some homes twice to obtain footage cently obtained utility vehicles called the park.
After the meeting, a police source
from different times in the day.
“gators,” which he later described as
stated that although the encampHe said that they are still process- golf carts with large tires.
ing forensic evidence from the crime
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Jennifer Nersesian, a superintenPhoto by Jon Cronin
By Jon CRonin
A&E
JaM-ing on the ave
By Rodney d. Gantt
With live music and dance performances all along Jamaica Avenue
more than 75,000 local residents,
tourists and cultural enthusiasts
came together at the twentieth annual Jamaica Arts & Music Summer
JAMS Festival honoring Southeast
Queens cultural heritage.
The JAMS festival is part of Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, a nonprofit organization with a mission
to “unite arts organizations, artists,
local businesses, educational leaders and the community in efforts to
strengthen community and economic development in Jamaica, Queens,”
according to a recent release by Cultural Collaborative Jamaica.
The two day celebration began
Friday Aug. 5 with JAMS Under the
Stars in Rufus King Park an event
which featured performances by Arabic Sole Bellydancers, R&B and Soul
Recording Artist Priscilya Marie and
other young and talented performers.
Hosted by the JAMS Festival Committee the weekend’s festivities took
place along Jamaica Avenue from
Parsons Boulevard to 170 Street.
“We did it Jamaica,” said Tyra
Emerson, JAMS festival founder.
“Thanks to your support we are 20
years strong and going.”
St. Albans Saxophonist Ashely
Chambers performed a medley of
renditions including Amazing Grace,
Sade’s classic Your Love is King by
and ending her performance with
Drake’s popular hit Hotline Bling.
Recovering from a cold Chambers
apologized to her audience for her
lack of speaking but said “regardless
of my condition, through music I’m
still able to communicate with you
through this instrument.”
The evening ended with some
fancy footwork by the Nubian
Gents step team featuring Feminine Fire, a funk session featuring
the John Smith Quartet and a soulful performance by Jazz Artist Barbara King.
The festivities continued on Saturday Aug. 6 with musical performances by Gospel Singer, Kim Harley as
well as Singer Veronica Daeh. There
was also a steel band performance by
Caribbean American Sports & Cultural Youth Movement (CASCYM),
and many others.
JAMS Festival brought back its
Classic Car Showcase which featured
a variety of vintage and restored autos.
Also at the JAMS Festival the
Left, ashely Chambers performs at
JaMS fest visitors.
above, young dancers also performed.
Right, assemblywoman Hydman
and QCyd register
voters.
Queens County Young Democrats
joined with Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman in setting up a voter’s
registration table to explain the importance and encourage people to
vote. With a number of volunteers
the QCYD were able to register
more than two dozen people in three
hours, making it “QCYD’s most successful voter registration to date,”
according to a recent press release
by the Queens County Young Democrats.
Leading up to the festival CCJ has
been celebrating throughout the year
with activities for local residents including JAMS Food Festival where
patrons were able to sample various
cultural dishes and JAMS Jamaica
Fit Challenge encouraging and helping local residents to get active by exercising, dieting and adopting healthier lifestyles. To that end Jamaica
YMCA provided Zumba, Karate and
personal training demonstrations and
classes. Participants were awarded
special prizes including a 6 months’
membership to Jamaica YMCA and
other merchandise and prizes from
numerous organizations, according
the release by Cultural Collaborative
Jamaica.
“JAMS Festival transforms this
mosaic landscape into a holistic environment of community, cultural and
economic enhancement.”
Phife dawg to Have Street Renamed in His Honor
The late Southeast Queens hiphop legend Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor will soon have a street named in
his honor.
The city council voted in favor of
co-naming a portion of Linden Boulevard at 192nd Street in St. Albans
“Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor Way” after the “A Tribe Called Quest” rapper. The plan, which was started by
close friends of Taylor, Councilman
I. Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and
fans from the Queens community,
began shortly after his death.
“Malik Taylor and the members
of A Tribe Called Quest helped to
bring hip-hop into the mainstream
and used their talent to reach heights
they themselves never thought
possible,” Miller told the Press of
Southeast Queens. “But in this time,
they never forgot where they came
from, inspiring others from Southeast Queens. His passing is a loss
for all of us but his impact on our
community and popular culture will
be remembered for generations to
come. I would like to thank the Taylor family, Mayor Bill de Blasio and
everyone who made this co-naming
possible.”
Just last month, a mural was dedicated to Taylor on 192nd Street and
Linden Boulevard, the same location
that A Tribe Called Quest shot their
video for their single “Check the
Rhime.” That project was headed up
by Miller and and fans Ed Stevens,
Leroy McCarthy of the “Honoring Hip-Hop in NYC” civic group,
Theron Smith, founder of Visual
Arts Conservatory and artist Vince
Balentine,
Linden Boulevard held significant
meaning for A Tribe Called Quest.
The street was often referenced to in
many of the group’s songs including
“Jazz (We’ve Got It),” “Steve Biko
(Stir It Up),” and the previously
mentioned “Check the Rhime.”
There has yet to be any new on exactly when the street renaming will
take place.
Taylor passed away in March from
complications with diabetes.
-trone dowd
Faith
“hold Onto your hope”
By Rev. PhiliP CRaig
Greater Springfield Community
Church
Scripture: John 11:1-44
We live in an age where the retrieval of information is more available to us at a quicker pace than ever
before. People are always looking for
things to be done in an instant. Even
our young have a lack of patience for
just about everything. No one wants
to wait for the process to take place,
they just want to get to the finished
product.
The same goes for the believers.
Because of the environment we live
in even Christians have gotten to a
point where they expect prayer requests to be granted at a fraction
of a second. Not to say God can’t
do things in a split second, because
I am a witness God has the ability
to change your life in a blink of an
eye, but when we ask God for something or we pray for certain things
to take place, these requests aren’t
always granted at lightning speeds.
In many cases, God delays requests
so that the bigger picture is revealed.
It is very wise to understand that
God always has your best inof God believing that He has
terest at heart even when we
the ability to do supernatural
don’t know what’s best for
things in a natural environourselves. Our understandment. In other words, what
ing can never come close
is impossible to man is never
to God’s understanding.
impossible to God.
Therefore, our best
These sisters called
interest in life is
on Jesus because
to allow your will
they believed if
to be submissive
he arrives their
to God’s will.
brother would
This tells God
be healed. They
no matter what
believed as long
Rev. Phil Craig
the situation is
as their brother
I trust you God, and have your way had breath, he had a chance. I want
with my life, the same life you prom- to remind you that if God was able
ised you will give me in abundance.
to put life in you the first time, what
When we look at this scripture, makes you think He can’t do it a secparticularly in verse 21, we see that ond time. These sisters put the son
one of Lazarus sisters, Marth, has of God on a time clock. God’s powfaith in Jesus but only to a certain ers don’t work that way. He doesn’t
degree. As long as Lazarus was liv- check in at 9 a.m. and check out at 5
ing, she believed Jesus had the ability p.m. Monday through Friday. God’s
to heal. But since Lazarus died, her timing is always right on time. My
belief in Jesus’ power weakened and mother used to tell me that “God
she became somewhat hopeless.
doesn’t always come when you call
Many of us lose hope too soon. If Him, but He’s an on time God.”
God doesn’t work fast enough on our
In many cases, God pushes us
issue, we think it won’t be rectified. beyond the limit we choose for ourOr if the situation extends beyond selves to show us things that we
God’s reach, we lose hope. Your would never have seen if we had our
hope should always be in the power way. Miracles are performed on our
behalf every day and we don’t realize
it because we have become comfortable in taking certain events in our
life for granted. I believe if we could
see a daily list of the things God has
saved us from and brought us out of,
we would have a different perspective on the God we serve.
I know it’s a challenge but if you
can, in some way, look at all your uncomfortable places in life from this
point on and just believe it’s so that
God can reveal a miracle to you and
change perception on life’s challenges. In other words, what use is it to
worry? Hope has a way of giving you
peace in your everyday life. Hope has
a way for you to count all the Joy, the
good and the bad. Hope has a way
in allowing you to know that you are
too blessed to be stressed. No matter what the situation is, how hard or
impossible it looks to you, know for
certain God is still able! Hold onto
your hope because sometimes that is
all you may have left.
177-06 129th Ave, Jamaica NY 11434
718-527-0100
www.mygscc.org
Email Pastor Craig at Phil.craig@live.
com
Notebook
Martin Van Buren High School
seniors set To start Medical school This Month
By BOB haRRis
Derek Hodge and Sabrina Ariot
at Martin Van Buren High School in
Queens Village have been accepted
into the CUNY Sophie Davis School
of Biomedical Education, a seven
year program from which they will
graduate with a medical doctor degree as general practitioners. It’s a
rare occurrence when two students
from the same high school are accepted into Sophie Davis, but these
two were an exception.
Hodge and Ariot are members of
the Leadership Team in MVB, meet
regularly to evaluate programs and
make policy for their school, received
reference letters from their guidance
counselor Janelle Lauria and their
advisor in the school’s scholar institute Pamela Friend, and were voted
by their peers as the boy and girl
‘Most Likely to Succeed.’ They are
both also members of the National
Honor Society’s ARISTA, are on the
Principal’s Honor Roll, are in the
MU Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, are active in the student
organization, are on the yearbook
committee, have taken several college courses, and are involved with
the Junior Achievement program,
teaching business and economics enrichment classes at local elementary
school P.S. 18.
Hodge, who hopes to take up cardiology, has taken English, biology and
U.S. history Advanced Placement
courses at Queensborough Community College. He is also involved in
several organizations at MVB, such
as the student government, the Boys
Varsity Basketball team, the Track
and Field team, and the step team. In
addition, he received a Questbridge
College Prep Scholarship to, which
he’s using in preparation for college.
Ariot, who hopes to take up pediatrics, has taken basic Concepts College Now courses at York College,
has taken a Principal of Inherit College now course and SUPA Government/Economics Course at Syracuse
University, and has taken Speech
Communications and Patient Care
Technician courses at QCC.
Ariot was in fourth place in the
Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship competition, she took the Sophie
Davis Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program, and
she earned a Certificate of Achievement for Best Personal Statement.
Profile
A Voice for Law and Justice
BY TRoNe DoWD
Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant has
made tremendous strides for the
Indian American community. Not
only has she climbed to the top of
her profession of choice, but she is
trying her best to make sure the baton of success is passed to the next
generation.
Born in Gujarat, India -- birthplace
of Mahatma Gandhi -- Pandit-Durant
came to Flushing at the young age of
10 in 1972. She came with her parents, who were seeking opportunity
and a chance at a better life for the
family. Her father came to New York
in 1971, saving up and preparing the
family for the big move.
“It was not easy adjusting at first,”
she said. “We came in December so
it was very cold. I didn’t speak the
language that well and I missed my
friends and family. I wanted so badly
to go back to India.”
As time went on, Pandit-Durant
became adjusted as she began to
make friends. She said that within
six months to a year, things began to
fall into place, especially at school.
She is the product of the New York
City public school system, attend-
ing PS 20, MS 189 and John Bowne
High School. She was an all-around
student growing up, but was drawn to
certain subjects over others.
“I was pretty good in math, okay
in science,” Pandit-Durant remembered. “When I was growing up, all
of my friends chose careers in medicine or pharmacy, the traditional
careers that a lot of the Indians or
South Asians chose. I was more interested in speaking and the English
language.”
She attended St. John’s University, majoring in Government and
Politics and minoring in Psychology. From there, she attended the
New York Law School, graduating
from the institution in 1987. PanditDurant cited the often exciting portrayal of courtroom drama depicted
in television and movies as one of the
main things that sparked her interest
in the field.
After graduating, Pandit-Durant
began working for the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. She
worked there a total of 25 years, serving as the Senior Assistant District
Attorney under DA Richard Brown.
In 2015, Pandit-Durant broke
another glass ceiling when she was
Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant with Queens County D.A. Richard Brown.
elected as a Civil Court Judge. She
is the first South Asian person to
earn that honor. But she said that
she doesn’t want it to stop with her.
Last year she also started the South
Asian Bar Association of New York
in hopes of uniting others like her in
the field of law.
“In law school I was the only
South Asian or Indian lawyer in my
class,” she said. “I was certainly the
first ADA in Queens County because
not many of us choose law over be-
coming a doctor. It was strange to
not have too many people like me.”
The group is open to all nationalities, but promotes issues that may be
of interest to the Indian community,
and helps and supports South Asian
lawyers advance their careers. The
group is 300 members strong and
growing.
Pandit-Durant is happily married
and has one 20-year-old daughter
who attends Harvard University. She
currently resides in Queens.
People
More than 1,500 students recently
completed the requirements for graduation from their academic degree or
certificate programs at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.
The college’s Class of 2016 includes
students from around the Capital
Region and around the globe, graduating from more than 80 degree or
certificate programs.
Graduates include: Jonathan
Ghansiam of Hollis, a graduate of
the Automotive Technical Services
academic program,
Kristoff Borrell of Jamaica graduated from Kent State University with
a Bachelor of Arts from the College
of Arts and Sciences.
The University at Albany congratulates more than 125 students who
have received the Dean’s Letter of
Commendation for the Spring 2016
semester. Students who receive this
commendation earned at least a 3.5
GPA in 6 graduation credits this semester. These students include Taylor Green of Far Rockaway.
SUNY Oneonta recently recognized 194 students who attained one
of three leadership levels in the college’s LEAD (Leadership Education
and Development) program.
Kharina Rivera of Queens Village
attained the Silver LEAD Level.
LEAD@Oneonta is a comprehensive leadership program based on
current research and guidelines from
the Council for the Advancement of
Standards in Higher Education. All
students can choose to participate in
the LEAD program, which aims to
better prepare them for life after college by providing a comprehensive
picture of leadership and the skills
needed to be a good leader. There
are three levels of leadership certification: Silver, Gold and Platinum. To
attain each level, students must meet
a mix of programmatic and experiential leadership requirements, including attendance at educational events,
and membership and leadership in
one or more of SUNY Oneonta’s
100+ student-run clubs and organizations.
Jason Hodgson of Far Rockaway,
a Political Science major in the University of Vermont College of Arts
and Sciences, has have been named
to the Dean’s List for the Spring
2016 semester: To be named to the
Dean’s List, students must have a
grade-point average of 3.0 or better
and rank in the top 20 percent of
their class in their respective college
or school.
Several area students at SUNY
Oswego achieved Deans’ List recognition for earning a grade point average of 3.3 to 3.79 in spring 2016.
Tiffany Baez of Arverne, a sophomore majoring in creative writing; Jacklyn okunola of Arverne,
a sophomore majoring in business
administration; esosa B. Uwadiae
of Cambria Heights, a senior majoring in global and international studies; Taisha Khalil of Far Rockaway,
a sophomore majoring in creative
writing; Michael A. Jaquez of Jamaica, a senior majoring in creative
writing; Aubrey J. Lampley-Sharp of
Jamaica, a sophomore majoring in
creative writing; Kayla Providence
of Jamaica, a senior majoring in human development; Aleisha Benjamin
of Queens Village, a junior majoring
in biochemistry; Ariana L. Wright of
Queens Village, a sophomore majoring in adolescence education; ernestina Gyampoh of Rosedale, a senior
majoring in wellness management;
Danesha A. Mckellar of Rosedale, a
sophomore majoring in psychology;
Brittani M. Cunningham of Saint
Albans, a junior majoring in cinema
and screen studies; emmanuel oziegbe of Saint Albans, a senior majoring
in business administration; Jacob J.
Small of Saint Albans, a sophomore
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Index No. 17485/12 Date
filed: August 21, 2012 S
UPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Premises being foreclosed:
188-18 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica, NY 11423 ACTION
TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY SITUATED IN QUEENS COUNTY. SUPREME COURT OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS U.S.
Bank National Association,
Plaintiff, -against- Gloria Tapia,
and all the heirs at law, next
of kin, distributees, devisees,
grantees, trustees, lienors,
creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of
the aforesaid defendants at
law, next of kin, distributees,
devisees, grantees, trustees,
lienors, creditors, assignees
and successors in interest
of the aforesaid classes of
persons, if they or any of
them be dead,, and their
respective husbands, wives
or widows, if any, all of whom
and whose names and places
of residence are unknown to
the plaintiff, except as herein
stated, Samuel Perez and Clotilde Perez, City of New York
Environmental Control Board,
New York State Department
of Taxation and Finance- Tax
Compliance Division-C.O.ATC, City of New York Department of Transportation
Parking Violations Bureau,
Margarita Gil, Bernardo A.
Gil Rosas, Internal Revenue
Service-United States of
America, and Soeorro Rosas, Defendant(s). TO THE
ABOVE DEFENDANTS: YOU
ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
to answer the Complaint in
this action, and to serve a
copy of your Answer, or if
the Complaint is not served
with this Summons, to serve
a Notice of Appearance on
the Plaintiffs attorneys within
twenty (20) days after the
service of the Summons exclusive of the day of service
or within thirty (30) days after
completion of service where
service is made in any other
manner than by personal
delivery within the State. In
case of your failure to appear,
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
this Complaint. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the
place for trial. Venue is based
upon the County in which
the mortgaged premises is
situated. TO THE ABOVE
NAMED DEFENDANTS:
The foregoing Summons is
served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order
of the Hon. Leonard Livote,
a Justice of the Supreme
Court, Queens Count y,
dated Feb. 9, 2016 and
filed with the complaint and
other papers in the Queens
County Clerk’s Office. THE
OBJECT OF THE ACTION
is to foreclose a mortgage
recorded in the Office of
the Register of the County
of Queens on July 23, 2003
in CRFN#2003000250035,
covering prem. k/a 188-18
Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY
11423 a/k/a Block 10816,
Lot 7. NOTICE YOU ARE
IN DANGER OF LOSING
YOUR HOME If you do not
respond to this summons and
complaint by serving a copy
of the answer on the attorney
for the mortgage company
who filed this foreclosure
proceeding against you and
filing the answer with the
court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH THE COURT. Dated:
June 10, 2016 Carle Place,
New York Mojdeh Maleka
, Esq. Stein, Wiener & Roth,
L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff
One Old Country Road,
Suite 113 Carle Place, New
York 11514 (516)-742-1212
59634/USB #89037
________________________
SUMMONS, NOTICE AND
BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION SUPREME COURT OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS Index
No. 710109/2015 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
Plaintiff, -against- JOSE MALDONADO; MARIA GALVIS
A/K/A MARIA N. GALVIS
A/K/A MARIA NANCY GALVIS, et al. Defendants. TO
THE DEFENDANT(S): MARIA GALVIS A/K/A MARIA
N. GALVIS A/K/A MARIA
NANCY GALVIS YOU ARE
HEREBY SUMMONED and
required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to
the complaint in this action
within twenty (20) days after
the service of this Summons,
exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days
after service is complete if
the Summons is not personally delivered to you within
the State of New York. The
United States of America, if
designated as a defendant in
this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of
service hereof. In case of your
failure to answer, judgment
will be taken against you for
the relief demanded in the
complaint. Trial is desired in
the County of QUEENS. The
basis of venue designated
above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in
the County of QUEENS, New
York. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN
DANGER OF LOSING YOUR
HOME IF YOU DO NOT
RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
BY SERVING A COPY OF
THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO
FILED THIS FORECLOSURE
PROCEEDING AGAINST
YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A
DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY
BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN
LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK
TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO
TO THE COURT WHERE
YOUR CASE IS PENDING
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
SENDING A PAYMENT TO
YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS
FORECLOSURE ACTION.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
WITH THE COURT. HELP
FOR HOMEOWNERS IN
FORECLOSURE New York
State Law requires that we
send you this notice about the
foreclosure process. Please
read it carefully. Summon
and Complaint You are in
danger of losing your home.
If you fail to respond to the
summons and complaint in
this foreclosure action, you
may lose your home. Please
read the summons and complaint carefully. You should
immediately contact an attorney or local legal aid office
to obtain advice on how to
protect yourself. Source of
Information and Assistance
The State encourages you
to become informed about
your options in foreclosure. In
addition to seeking assistance
from an attorney or legal aid
office, there are government
agencies and non-profit
organizations that you may
contact for information about
possible options, including
trying to work with your
lender during this process. To
locate an entity near you, you
may call the toll-free helpline
maintained by the New York
State Department of Financial
Services at to 1-800-2690990 visit the Department`s
website at www.dfs.ny.gov.
Foreclosure rescue scams
Be careful of people who
approach you with offers to
save your home. There are
individuals who watch for
notices of foreclosure actions
in order to unfairly profit from
a homeowners distress. You
should be extremely careful
about any such promises and
any suggestions that you pay
them a fee or sign over your
deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for
profit to enter into a contract
which fully describes the
services they will perform
and fees they will charge, and
which prohibits them from
taking any money from you
until they have completed all
such promised services. The
foregoing Summons is served
upon you by publication
pursuant to an order of Hon.
Rudolph E. Greco, Justice of
the Supreme Court of the
State of New York, signed on
the 11th day of July, 2016 in
the Borough of Queens, New
York and to be duly entered in
the QUEENS County Clerk’s
Office, in the Borough of
Queens, New York. The
Nature of this action pertains
to a note and mortgage held
by Plaintiff on real property
owned by the above named
defendants as specified in the
complaint filed in this action.
The above named defendants
have failed to comply with
the terms and provisions of
the said mortgage and said
instruments secured by said
mortgage, by failing and omitting to pay the balance due
and owing and the Plaintiff
has commenced a foreclosure action. Plaintiff is seeking
a judgment foreclosing its
mortgage against the real
property and premises which
situates in the Borough of
Queens, County of Queens,
City and State of New York
and is commonly known as
165-21 144th Drive, Jamaica,
New York 11434 and all
other relief as to the Court
may seem just and equitable.
DATED: July 27, 2016 SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ &
HERTZEL, LLP BY: WILLIAM
B. SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys
for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon
Road Latham, New York
12110 Telephone: (518)
786-9069
________________________
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY
OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.
702234/2015 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff,
-vs- ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES
OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE CHARLES
A. ARCHER, IF LIVING,
AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY
AND ALL PERSONS WHO
ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS,
GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES,
LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS,
ADMINISTR ATORS, OR
SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM
AS MAY BE DEAD, AND
THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES
AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM
AND WHOSE NAMES AND
PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE
UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF,
WASHINGTON MUTUAL
BANK, FA, CITY OF NEW
YORK ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL BOARD, CITY OF
NEW YORK DEPARTMENT
OF TR ANSPORTATION
PARKING VIOL ATIONS
BUREAU, THELMA ARCHER,
CHARLES NIGEL ARCHER,
IAN ARCHER, SANDRA
ARLENE ARCHER, RICHARD
ARCHER, UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
NE W YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
AND FINANCE, CRIMINAL
COURT OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK, and JOHN
DOE, Defendants. To the
above named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned
to answer the complaint in
this action and to serve a
copy of your answer, or if
the complaint is not served
with this summons, to serve
a notice of appearance on
the plaintiff’s attorneys within
thirty days after the service
of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service, and in
case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the complaint. NOTICE YOU
ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do
not respond to this summons
and complaint by serving a
copy of the answer on the
attorney for the mortgage
company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against
you and filing the answer with
the court, a default judgment
may be entered and you can
lose your home. Speak to an
attorney or go to the court
where your case is pending
for further information on
how to answer the summons
and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your
mortgage company will not
stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY
(MORTGAGE COMPANY)
WITH THE COURT. This is an
attempt to collect a debt and
any information obtained will
be used for that purpose. The
foregoing summons is served
upon you by publication
pursuant to an order of Honorable Rudolph E. Greco, Jr.,
Justice of the Supreme Court
of the State of New York,
signed the 15th day of July,
2016 at Long Island City, New
York. Tax I.D. No. 13348-63
ALL that certain plot, piece or
parcel of land, situate, lying
and being in the Borough and
County of Queens, City and
State of New York bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on
the southeasterly side of
183rd Street, distant 45 feet
3¼ inches southwesterly
from the corner formed by
the intersection of the southeasterly side of 183rd Street
(formerly Conroy Street) and
the southwesterly side of
145th Drive (formerly known
as Mayer Avenue); RUNNING THENCE southeasterly
parallel with 145th Drive, 100
feet; THENCE southwesterly
parallel with 183rd Street,
40 feet; THENCE northwesterly again parallel with
145th Drive, 100 feet to the
southwesterly side of 183rd
Street; THENCE northwesterly along the southeasterly
side of 183rd Street, 40 feet to
the point or place of BEGINNING. Subject to easements,
covenants, and restriction of
record. These premises are
also known as 145-79 183rd
Street, Springfield Gardens,
NY 11413. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff
700 Crossroads Building 2
State Street Rochester, New
York 14614
________________________
SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CBASS MORTGAGE LOAN
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-MX1,
Plaintiff -against- KATHLEEN
CANDIO, A/K/A KATLEEN
CANDIO, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale dated
December 9, 2015 and entered on December 17, 2015,
I, the undersigned Referee
will sell at public auction at
the Queens County Supreme
Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin
Blvd., in Courtroom # 25,
Jamaica, NY on September
16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
premises situate, lying and
being in the Borough and
County of Queens, City and
State of New York, bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the point on
the northerly side of Hollis
Avenue, distant 20.01 feet
easterly from the corner
formed by the intersection
of the northerly side of Hollis Avenue with the easterly
side of 205th Street; being a
plot 95.61 feet by 20 feet by
96.27 feet by 20.01 feet. Said
premises known as 20503
HOLLIS AVENUE, SAINT
ALBANS, NY Approximate
amount of lien $ 485,880.26
plus interest & costs. Premises
will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and
Terms of Sale. Index Number
13368/2010. CATHERINE R.
GLOVER, ESQ., Referee Dorf
& Nelson LLP Attorney(s) for
Plaintiff 555 Theodore Fremd
Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
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With Avenue NYC funding from the
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ments are a frequently discussed subject, they had yet to see any.
Police also fielded a question on
whether or not this murder could
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By davId ruSSeLL
LaGuardia Community College can go around recruiting as the
defending CUNY champions for
the first time. For head coach Ben
Chobhaphand, the title helps bring
in high school players in addition
to several student-athletes whom
the coach is expecting to get in the
building.
“I think it helps but we had a lot
of players sit out, and now they’re
coming back,” Chobhaphand said.
Ryan Yearwood was a huge factor
in the Red Hawks CUNY title, but
his two years at this level are up. It’s
the nature of the beast at the twoyear level. “At the JUCO level there
is so much turnover. It’s different
than the high school or four-year
college level,” said Chobhaphand,
who played for Queensborough CC
in the early 2000s.
Although it’s tough to know how
the roster will actually look until the
semester begins, the coach likes the
mix of player experience that he
could have. “We have some veterans, new guys, transfers, a little bit
of everything,” Chobhaphand said.
Last season was the third for
the Red Hawks, as they went from
playoff disappointment in their initial two years to champions. After
they beat Borough of Manhattan
Community College for the CUNY
title, LaGuardia lost to Nassau in
the Region XV semifinals, two wins
shy of going to nationals. The team
couldn’t duplicate what Hostos CC
did in 2003, winning a national title
in its third year of existence.
While repeating as CUNY champions would be fine, Chobhaphand
has his sights set higher. “It is nice
but it’s not our main goal,”
Chobhaphand said. “We want to
contend for a national title but it’s a
step in the right direction.”
By Sam SoopperSaud
The Indo-Caribbean Federation will present its Annual Cricket
Match for the ICF Trophy on Saturday, Aug. 13, beginning at 11 a.m. A
Guyana XI will take on a Caribbean
Invitational XI, with guest players
from Pakistan and Bangladesh. The
venue is Baisley Pond Park Cricket
Field.
The notable Guyanese journalist and sports commentator, Joseph
“Reds” Perriera, will be making an
appearance at the game He will be
in the Big Apple as a special guest of
the Atlantis Cricket Club, celebrating its 50th anniversary of formation. Thanks go to John Aaron for
securing the appearance of Reds for
the ICF game, John has been working closely with the federation over
the years assisting with the cricket
match. If you were fortunate enough
to listen to Reds in his day, you would
have listened to one of the best, not
only in the Caribbean, but the world.
He was just dynamic. Come out and
meet him and have a chat with him.
Many exciting players have been
invited to take part in the game. Few
have represented the USA in ICC
tournaments, while there are others who have played representative
cricket for their country of origin.
Some of the notable players named
so far are: Karan Ganesh, Michael
Noble, Mark Tyrell, Akshay Homraj,
Sharaz Ramcharran, Andre Kirton, Terrence Madramootoo, and
the hard-hitting Faisal Taj, David
Mohamed, Chris Powell, Balchan
Baldeo and Syed Abdullah. Over
the past few Saturdays you cricket
fans have been entertained at the
Rockaway T20 NY Cricket Fiesta.
Hundreds of you have traveled to
Fort Lauderdale and whetted your
appetite for exciting cricket at the
CPL games. Many of you, maybe,
have watched the WI vs India tests,
or even the Sri Lanka vs. England
test matches. Now you will satiate
your appetite with the third format
of the game: an “ODI” (40 0vers,
not 50).
In the past years the Annual ICF
games have been very exciting. Fans
had enough to scream about supporting their respective teams. Apart
from the cricket, it was times for
friends who have not seen each other
in years to rekindle their bonds. It’s
an opportunity to meet other cricket
fans whom you have never met, and
create new friendships. Bring your
family; invite some friends and enjoy
the half-time entertainment. Bring
your picnic basket and, of course,
your cooler, filled with your favorite
“invigorating” beverages. It will be a
day of fun for all!
File photo
ICF 26th annual Cricket
match Set For Saturday
The CuNy Champs, LaGuardia Community College.
Cricket Journalist reds perreira
To Hold rap Session In Queens
This Friday night, August 12,
sports enthusiasts, particularly those
with a love for cricket, will have a rare
opportunity to hear and interact with
the dynamic Caribbean broadcasting
luminary Joseph “Reds” Perreira at
the Royal Empress Hall at 122-01
Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park.
The event, titled “Gaffin Cricket Wid
Reds,” starts at 7:30 p.m. and is hosted by Atlantis Cricket Club – NY in
conjunction with the Indo-Caribbean
Federation.
Reds Perreira is a household name
among Caribbean sports enthusiasts
of the ’60s through the ’90s. The wellknown Caribbean broadcaster and
journalist has championed the cause
of sportsmen and fans alike, and
comes to New York as part of Atlantis’ 50th anniversary celebrations.
Known for his inimitable style
of delivery bordering on a rhythmic
stammer, but eloquent nonetheless,
and the voice of Caribbean cricket,
boxing, soccer, and any other sport
requiring a commentary and a voice
of descriptive prose, Reds has dedicated more than 50 years to his passion for painting pictures with words.
Reds is not a graduate of any prestigious broadcasting institution.
“Gaffin Cricket Wid Reds” is
reminiscent of the gatherings around
local watering holes in the Caribbean, where pundits and purists of the
sport of cricket would gather to share
the most recent observations on current and past cricketers and the sport
in general.
Reds is a treasure trove of anecdotes, historical facts and observations, having toured with the West
Indies teams in the Caribbean and
around the globe.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity
to interact with one of the Caribbean’s best and the author of “Living
My Dreams” Joseph “Reds” Perreira.
Admission to the event is only $10
and includes dinner. There will be a
cash bar.
It’s a
new
day for
rehab.
Peninsula Nursing and
Rehabilitation is proud
to announce the grand
reopening of its updated,
state-of-the-art facilities.
Now under new ownership,
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WE HAVE A LOT OF CELEBRATING TO DO!
PRESIDENT MARCIA V. KEIZS cordially invites you to attend
HOMECOMING
Celebrating York’s 50th Anniversary
EVENTS
TO ATTEND THESE EVENTS
Block Party
Kindly respond online at york.cuny.edu/
anniversary by Thursday, September 1st.
The cost of the Art Show Reception/Dinner
Dance is $100.
On the Academic Core Plaza 12 to 3 PM
Alumni Art Show & Reception
Fine Arts Gallery (Lower Level AC)
Dinner Dance COCKTAIL ATTIRE
Atrium (AC)
6 PM
The Block Party is free.
7 PM
Saturday, September 17, 2016
For more information call (718) 262-3810, email [email protected] or visit york.cuny.edu/anniversary.
YORK COLLEGE | Academic Core Building (AC) | 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. | Jamaica, New York, 11451

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