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QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
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offenders be
allowed to live in
family shelters?
Vol. 17, Issue No. 25 • June 24-30, 2016
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ASK THE MAYOR
DE BLASIO TALKS
EDUCATION,
POLICE, MENTAL
ILLNESS AT
TOWN HALL
BY TRONE DOWD
Mayor Bill de Blasio made a rare but meaningful
visit to Southeast Queens on June 16, participating
in a Public Town Hall at the Springfield Gardens
High School gym. The three hour affair marked the
first time residents of Council District 31 had an extended chance to ask the Mayor just about anything
they wanted, ranging from issues specific to their
community to citywide concerns that affect all five
boroughs.
The town hall was hosted by Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), who worked on getting the Mayor to come out to Springfield Gardens.
More than 300 residents from Laurelton, Rosedale,
Springfield Gardens and the Rockaways were in attendance, many of whom came prepared with questions for de Blasio. In addition to residents, the head
of all major city departments, including the city Department of Education, the Department of Transportation, the New York City Economic Development
Corporation, Department of Environmental Protection, as well as the Commanding Officers Inspector
Jeffrey Schiff of the 105th Precinct and Deputy Inspector Frederick Grover of the 113th Precinct.
A more than two dozen questions were asked
during the town hall, covering a number of different
topics.
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News Briefs
Traditions Pub, a bar that has
repeatedly violated liquor laws, has
been shut down by the 107th Precinct
following an emergency suspension
order from the State Liquor Authority, Councilman Rory Lancman (DHillcrest) announced on Monday.
“Traditions Pub routinely served
underage drinkers and created a violent, raucous atmosphere that was
a magnet for criminal activity,” said
Council Member Lancman. “It’s absolutely the correct move by the State
Liquor Authority to shut it down.”
“By continually serving underage drinkers and disregarding safety
violations, Traditions Pub repeatedly
put our community at risk,” said Assemblyman David Weprin.
Traditions was closed by the New
York Police Department three times
in March 2016, due to window obstructions, fire exit issues and overcrowding. In the past year, it has
been shut down twice by the Department of Health. Additionally, an 18year-old was found unconscious in
the bar and another individual had to
be treated at Queens Hospital Center
for intoxication.
The emergency suspension order
issued led to the immediate shutdown
of Traditions. The bar owners may appeal the charges with the SLA.
Cuomo Signs Zombie
Property Bill
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Thursday aimed at preventing
foreclosures and curbing the threat
posed to communities by “zombie
properties.”
“For many New Yorkers, homes
are our single most important investment, but that investment can be undermined by the blight of neglected
and abandoned properties,” Cuomo
said. “For each zombie home that
we cure and for each that we prevent
with this legislation, we are saving
entire neighborhoods from the corrosive effect of blight and neglect.”
The new law will create a Consumers Bill of Rights for mortgage
buyers; make it easier for people
facing foreclosure to fight to keep
their homes and create a fund to assist those at risk of foreclosure. The
legislation also places fines on banks
and other servicers to maintain vacant properties so they don’t become
blighted and expedite foreclosures of
vacant or abandoned properties.
“While our economy has taken
Photos Courtesy Governor’s Office
‘Raucous’ Pub Shut Down
The FY 2017 Budget invests
nearly $20 billion for comprehensive statewide housing and
homelessness action plans.
Over the next five years, the
$10 billion housing initiative will create and preserve
100,000 affordable housing
units across the State, and
the $10 billion homelessness
action plan will create 6,000
new supportive housing beds,
1,000 emergency beds, and a
variety of expanded homelessness services.
As part of the Governor’s
Cuomo announced “Zombie Home” legisla- ongoing efforts to assist future homebuyers and existing
tion signed.
homeowners, this investment
strong and sure steps toward full recov- includes more than $100 million in
ery, high foreclosure rates continue to available funds to help new homeaffect New Yorkers around the state. It buyers purchase and renovate “Zomis critical that we do all we can to help bie” properties and support existing
people remain in their homes and keep low- and middle-income homeownneighborhoods safe,” said Assembly ers with major repairs and renovaSpeaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx). “This tions. Funding is available through
agreement will provide the assurance the New York State Homes and
of stronger protections against preda- Community Renewal to establish the
tory foreclosure practices, a more ex- new Neighborhood Revitalization
pedient process for transitioning these Program and provide grants for notproperties to help communities move for-profit organizations and municipast foreclosure, and toward opportu- palities throughout the state to rehabilitate, repair and improve homes.
nities for home ownership.”
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Presstime
richards Talks Solutions To Far rock Violence
Last Friday, Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) met with
members and leaders of the Macedonia Baptist Church to announce
his proposed solutions for the gun
violence epidemic that has long troubled the Far Rockaway area.
“We just renewed something called
the ‘Cure Violence’ initiative for the
Rockaways,” Richards told the Press
of Southeast Queens.
Richards, along with local clergy
as well as the 100th and 101st precincts, are introducing keys solutions
to the violence that has taken so
many lives on the peninsula. These
initiatives range from small scale
proven operations like gun buybacks,
one of which is taking place June 25
at the Macedonia Baptist Church, as
well a bigger, more pre planned move
to put an end to the shootings. It will
be a part of the city’s $13,340,000
allocation towards public safety,
$8,840,000 of which will be a part
of anti-violence initiatives across the
city.
“We have violence interrupters
who are staged in the Rockaways
and are Rockaway residents,” Richards said.
As explained by Richards, violence interrupters go out into the
community and keep in touch with
gang members and gang leaders in
an attempt to preemptively defuse
potentially life threatening situations.
Photo by Trone Dowd
By Trone DowD
richards met with members of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Far rockaway
to talk about ways to extinguish gun violence in the rockaways.
Many of the individuals who were selected to be a part of the initiative are
people who were once affiliated with
gang activity but have since turned
their lives around in order to keep
community youths off the streets.
“Some of the violence interrupters
that were hired from this community
were doing this work already,” Richards said. “These individuals are now
on the streets talking to people who
once looked up to them when they
were younger and doing the activity.
There’s a respect amongst the community for these violence interrupters. So anytime there is a shooting,
they are on the scene bringing awareness to gun violence and pushing
back.”
The Cure Violence Initiative is
a citywide program that has helped
other communities dealing with
similar epidemics. Here in Southeast
Queens, the program has already
been in the works. In South Jamaica,
local anti-violence non-profit Life
Camp has been developing the Cure
Violence program since 2011.
In addition to the efforts to stop
the violence directly, the program
will fund programs in the arts, a
partnership with the Rockaway De-
velopment and Revitalization Corporation, which will offer job placement to local young people, as well
as efforts to identify the social needs
of those prone to getting involved in
gun violence, and directing them to
city and state funded programs that
can provide help.
There will also be efforts in
bringing conflict mediation to local
schools in order to keep children
from gang influences.
“We’re focusing on middle
schools,” Richards said, calling out
both MS 42 and PS MS 183. “These
are two schools where historically
we’ve had a lot of gang issues. These
are the schools that people say they
don’t want to bring their kids to.
We’re really trying to put a dent in
some of the things that these young
people would go out and do and trying to catch them before high school.
In some cases a bad influence may
have caught up to them already. In
those cases, it’s all about getting
them to rethink it so that the rest of
their lives are not ruined by these decisions.”
Richards believes that by creating
what he called “a network” of programs to help Far Rockaway on the
streets, in the faith based communities and in schools, gun violence in
the Rockaways will finally get the attention that it deserves.
Reach Trone Dowd at (718) 3577400 x123, [email protected]
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By roDney D. GanTT
As the September primaries
draw closer, yet another Southeast
Queens native and political hopeful
has entered the race, launching her
campaign to become the next State
Assemblywoman of District 33.
On Thursday June 23, local official Nantasha Williams, a lifelong resident of Cambria Heights
scheduled a press conference to announce the start of her campaign.
The event was held just outside
the office of former Assemblywoman Barbara Clark, who held
the seat for nearly 30 years before
her untimely passing earlier this
year. Williams praised Clark for
her selfless and compassionate
leadership and “unwavering commitment to our local schools and
children.” Williams is running on
various platforms including improving public safety, protecting
seniors as well as transforming the
education system through the expansion and funding of community
schools, fixing Common Core testing and teacher/student evaluation
and comprehensive after-school
and summer enrichment learning
programs.
“Through boots on the ground
and transformative action I will
work tirelessly to increase the quality of life, for a better community,”
said Williams.
Currently serving as Chief of
Staff for Assemblywoman Diana
Richardson, Williams recently
served as Executive Director for
the Black Puerto Rican, Hispanic
and Asian Legislative Caucus. She
is considered a well respected political strategist and community
advocate.
Other than her work in government, Williams, a member of various community organizations and
an active member in Queens County Young Democrats, American
Society for Public Administration,
National Forum for Black Public
Administrators, and United for
Progress Democratic Club.
In 2015, Williams was honored
as one of ‘Albany’s Rising Stars
Top 40 Under 40’ by City & State.
Alongside Williams are four other Southeast Queens individuals
who have announced their bids for
the assembly seat: board member
of the Jamaica Service Program
for Older Adults (JSPOA) and
resident of Queens Village, Roy
Paul, former Chief of Staff to Sen.
James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone
Park) and attorney Clyde Vanel,
President of the Jamaica branch
of the NAACP, Leroy Gadsden
and Southeast Queens native and
former President of the Queens
County Young Democrats Jamal
Wilkerson.
Photo Courtesy of williamsforassembly.com
nantasha williams Joins assembly race
nantesha williams will be running alongside four other candidates for the seat once
held by the late Barbara Clark.
Goldfeder Backs Pheffer-Amato For Assembly
By Jon Cronin
Two weeks after announcing his
retirement from the state assembly,
Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park)
has endorsed Stacey Pheffer-Amato
as his successor.
“During my five years in office,
we have been able to come together
as a community and work to improve
the lives of families across southern
Queens and Rockaway. For all our
progress, there is still so much work
left to do. That’s why it’s important
that we have a strong voice for our
families who will fight for the issues
that matter most.,” said Goldfeder.
Pheffer-Amato, a lifelong Rockaway resident, has been elected one
of four Democratic District Leaders
in Queens for the past four years. She
is a 15 year veteran of the Rockaway
Beach Civic Association. She served
two terms as co-president of the
Scholars’ Academy Parent Assocatio
and served a parent member of the
PTA at PS 232 in Lindenwood. Pheffer Amato works as a New York
City Department of Education certified paraprofessional at Waterside
Children’s Studio in Rockaway Park.
Goldfeder believes, “Stacey Pheffer Amato will be that strong voice
who will continue our work to ensure
every family can recover from Sandy,
to join me in supporthave access to transporing her in the upcoming
tation, and look forward
election.”
to a better future for
“As a wife and moththemselves and their
er, I know the challengchildren. Audrey Phefes facing our families as
fer was a mentor to me
we continue to recover
and if her experience is
from Superstorm Sandy
any indication, I have
and fight for the servicno doubt her daughter
es we need. I intend to
Stacey will be an equally
be a powerful advocate
great advocate for our stacey Pheffer-Amato
for southern Queens
community. I’m proud
to enthusiastically endorse Stacey and Rockaway and I look forward to
Pheffer Amato for the New York counting on your support in NovemState Assembly and I urge everyone ber,” said Pheffer-Amato.
She promises to keep up the
fights that Goldfeder has begun, like
expediting Sandy recovery and has
already involved herself as a committee member on the state’s Rockaway
West NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program.
She also plans to see through the
reactivation of the the Rockaway
Beach Rail Line, which Goldfeder
has been lobbying for during his five
year tenure.
Reach Reporter Jon Cronin at (718)
357-7400 x125, [email protected] or @JonathanSCronin
Charter school Plans Withdrawn
By Lynn Edmonds
The Department of Education withdrew plans to co-locate a charter school
at IS 109, the Jean Nuzzi School, in
Queens Village, after the Parent Teacher Association and elected officials
voiced opposition to the plan.
Over 1,200 parents and community members signed a petition requesting the DOE not to move forward
with the co-location, and parents
held multiple rallies protesting the
co-location. Getting behind these
residents were elected officials: Borough President Melinda Katz, state
Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans),
Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman
(D-Springfield Gardens), Assemblyman David Wepun (D-Fresh Meadows) and Councilmen Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens), Daniel
Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), and I.
Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans).
The elected officials wrote a letter
to the DOE on June 17, asking them
to withdraw the plan.
Opposition to the site stemmed
from concerns that the middle school
students might be bullied or overwhelmed by the high school students
and that an additional school would
exacerbate overcrowding in the building. Tensions around inequality can
also be a concern in co-locations, with
charter school students sometimes
having better resources than the public school students they learn next to.
The elected officials praised the
DOE’s decision not to move forward
with the plan in a joint statement.
“The message is clear: the City
has not given up on I.S. 109Q,” they
said. “This was the right decision on
the part of the DOE, and the community is gratified.”
The elected officials added that
the attention on the school highlighted some of its “needs,” including
“antiquated facilities which deserve
considerable capital upgrades.”
york College receives Less In 2017 Budget
Borough President Melinda Katz
announced last week that she has
allocated a total of $3.64 million of
Fiscal Year 2017 discretionary capital dollars to fund projects at four
City University of New York public
institutions of higher education in
Queens.
The CUNY schools Katz funded
are CUNY York College, Queens
College, Queensborough Community College and LaGuardia Community College. Out of all four colleges, York College received the least
amount of money.
Queens College received $1 million to fully fund the construction of
recording studios for the new Music
and Production Certificate program,
which will also provide as a multi-use
facility for classrooms, rehearsal, performance spaces and laboratories for
performers, composers and teachers.
The project is slated to be completed
by January 2019.
LaGuardia Community College
received $1 million for the construction of the Center for Career and
Employment Training. The center
will be the central location for all
students to be able to connect to a
wide network of employers as well as
provide access to realtime labor market data.
It will also offer student
advisement and training, which will lead to
employment in high demand. According to the
Borough President’s office, “The total projected cost of the project is
$6 million, with a possible $2 million from the
New York City Council
and $3 million from
CUny york College received $640,000.
New York State.” This
project is slated to be completed by
“Allocations are based in part on
August 2018.
requests we receive from the instiQueensborough Community Col- tutions and consultations with the
lege is also receiving $1 million towards agencies. York College currently has
creating a modern kitchen and dining several open projects to expand classhall. This will replace the college’s rooms and labs, including $1,500,000
current undersized basement dining from Borough President Katz from
hall. According to the Borough Presi- past fiscal years,” said Sharon Lee, a
dent’s office, “the allocation is toward spokesperson for Katz.
the balance of city funding needed for
According to the Borough PresiPhase 2 based on current estimates, dent’s website, she did, in fact, alwith a possible $1 million from New locate $1 million to York College
York State.” The project is slated to be for Fiscal Year 2016 for laboratory
completed by March 2019.
and classroom upgrades in the SciYork College, however, will only ence and Modern Languages departbe receiving $640,000 towards reno- ments. These upgrades resulted in
vating the greenhouse. There is no instructional space equipped with
slated time for when the project will the latest technology and teaching
be completed.
devices. Upgrades also went to the
File Photo
By yvette Brown
school’s data center.
When Lee was asked
why, with the different requests received
from York College,
they chose to allocate
the least amount of
money towards renovating the greenhouse
she responded, “The
Greenhouse
project
was funded previously
and with the addition of
these funds [it] is currently ready to proceed.
With the Borough President’s allocation, the funding gap has been filled
and the project can effectively move
forward.”
Calls made to York faculty were
not returned as of press time, but the
CUNY Chancellor James B. Milliken
is very impressed by her allocations
and thanked Katz for her generosity.
“Queens Borough President Katz
had provided critical and generous
funding for CUNY projects that will
enhance program quality, student experience and college value at Queens,
York, LaGuardia and Queensborough
Community Colleges,” said Milliken.
“I deeply appreciate her commitment
to CUNY, which has such a positive
impact on the borough and city.”
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2016 Election Endorsement
GREGORy MEEKS FOR CONGRESS
Rep. Gregory Meeks is facing a primary challenge from Ali
Mirza.
In his leadership position on Foreign affairs, Meeks has traveled extensively throughout the world.
But anyone who lives in the 5th Congressional District knows
that even if Meeks is not present, he makes sure his staff is there,
at every local meeting.
And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. As a senior legislator,
Meeks has been able to bring funding to his district and national
attention to its needs, which cannot be done as a freshman legislator.
Meeks has a close relationship with President Barack Obama
and has the ear of Hillary Clinton, who is favored to win the
presidency. His high ranking positions in the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services committees has been beneficial to
the district and New york.
Having someone with that level of influence representing our
community can never be a bad thing.
The PRESS of Southeast Queens endorses Rep. Gregory Meeks
for the Democratic nomination for another term in Congress.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Should Disney be held responsible for
the death of Lane Graves, the two-year
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Death Of A Friend’s Friend Is Sobering Reminder
A Personal Perspective
By MARCIA MOXAM
COMRIE
A friend sent out a group
email last week saying he had
just lost his “dear friend of
nearly 52 years.”
My friend, Bill Copeland,
went on to relay that he and his
friend, Lenny, met as young
social workers at the New York
City Welfare Department’s
Bayridge Welfare Center.
Lenny recruited Bill to join a
lunchtime Bridge game with
two other colleagues.
Putting it in context, this
was 1965, the year of “Bloody
Sunday” and the subsequent
Voting Rights Act. AfricanAmericans were still being
hosed and set upon by dogs
during marches for basic civil
rights throughout the South.
Bill is from Virginia, he
had lived those racial terrors
and indignities. But in New
York he had put that aside to
embrace a politically incorrect
new friend, whose people had
historically suffered greatly
as well. In fact, the horrors
of the Holocaust must have
still loomed large in people’s
minds.
When he told Lenny that
he did not play Bridge, the
persistent colleague assured
Bill that he would quickly pick of memories of family mile- Lenny’s death.
it up since, “being a colored stones of births, deaths of
According to the Alzheimguy, I am sure you play Whist their respective parents, bar er’s Association, 5.3 million
and Bridge is the just White and bat mitzvahs, card games, Americans are currently living
folks’ Whist.’”
Atlantic City, Vegas, cruises with this disease; one in nine
So these three white guys and more. But all that had people will get it; and that unfrom New York joined forces rotted away from his friend’s less a cure is found soon, 16
with a light-skinned Black guy once vibrant mind.
million Americans will have
from Virginia to form a formiWe will all die, but it is it by 2050. The Center for
dable team of
the death of Disease Control states that it
bridge players
the mind long is the sixth leading cause of
“Alzheimer’s is
and friends.
b e f o r e t h e death in the United States.
a disease that is
For me, the
body that is
According to the Alzheimworse than the
touching part of
frustrating and er’s Association, the bill
the email wasn’t
oh so painful for caring for Alzheimer’s
clinical death that
so much that a
to our friends patients this year will be a
is inevitable.”
retiree had died
and family. Al- whopping $236 billion in the
in his early 80s,
zheimer’s is a United States alone. We need
but because of how he died – disease that is worse than to address this plague in a refrom the cruel disease that is the clinical death that is in- ally meaningful way.
Alzheimer’s. That pains me. evitable. In time, Alzheimer’s
“I shudder to think what
“Lenny Pomerantz is robs its victims of their every is up the road for all of us,”
dead,” the subject line of the awareness. I’m sad for my Bill said to me in a follow-up
email read. And in the body friend who has lost his dear email. “Lenny and I had many
of the email he informs us, old friend. He lived that “long a conversation; but never such
“Even though for the last goodbye” of seeing a friend an ending for either of us.”
few months Alzheimer’s had fade away intellectually. We
What a dreadful ending
robbed him of his memory… should all be concerned about for anyone.
even of me; I am profoundly
saddened.”
This was the second friend
Bill had lost this year due to
that insidious disease. He
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They had shared a lifetime
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At Town Hall Meeting, De Blasio
Talks to Springfield Gardens
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Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at last week’s town hall meeting in Springfield Gardens as Councilman Donovan Richards,
seated, listens.
(continued from page 1)
Education and Youths
One of the main concerns of
the public at the town hall was the
Mayor’s stance on supporting local
youths.
One resident asked about addressing the needs for certain resources
including bookbag and supply giveaways in Southeast Queens neighborhoods. The mayor, along with DOE
Deputy Chancellor Elizabeth Rose
and Richards were able to bring attention to local bag giveaways organized in conjunction with the NYC
Parks Department scheduled for this
August. Last year, at similar giveaways in the Councilman’s district,
300 kids were able to get the supplies
needed for school.
The mayor also highlighted a number of successes that the education
system has had in the last couple of
years.
“We have a huge extensive list of
priorities in terms of education,” de
Blasio said. “We’re very proud of the
things that we’ve invested in.”
He called out full day prekindergarten and the guarantee of after
school programs for middle school
kids as two of his favorite of the successes. He also urged residents to
tell parents unaware of the free pre-k
offered to young children to get enrolled as soon as possible.
Another resident asked the Mayor
what would be the best way of exposing students from schools who may
not have access to certain arts related
programs to the vast cultural offerings of the city. The mayor pointed to
partnerships that the city has made
with many on-Broadway plays.
“We recently received 20,000 tickets to the Broadway hit Hamilton
for our public school kids across the
city,” de Blasio said. “We’re doing
that with a lot of other plays more
and more. We’re finding partners
on Broadway who want to open the
main floor of their seats to our public school kids.”
He also pointed to the free IDNYC
program as a way of giving public
school kids in Southeast Queens access to all 40 of the cultural institutions across the city for a full year.
Mental Illness and Suicide
Mental illness has been a concern
of New Yorkers in all five boroughs.
Residents in Southeast Queens asked
the mayor directly about an issue
pertaining to mental illness: growing suicide rates, particularly in the
black community.
“This is not something we take
lightly,” de Blasio said. He mentioned that identifying these illnesses
early in the city’s kids as well as getting parents involved in talking about
it free of shame are key to dealing
with it.
The Mayor also said that First
Lady Chirlane McCray plans to announce NYC Support in October.
NYC Support will work as an open
line where New Yorkers can call on
behalf of any individuals who may be
in danger or trouble and need mental
health based support. The reported
individual will be given a specialist to
help and follow up with their progress, ensuring that they get the attention that they need. De Blasio said
that this initiative will be for both
young and old New Yorkers.
The mayor commended the First
Lady on her work in mental illness
and combating the stigma that often
times comes with talking it. Just last
year, Thrive NYC, an initiative to
identify and address mental illness
in a more productive way, was unveiled.
“Chirlane likes to say, if someone
has a broken leg, no one would look
at them and say ‘there’s something
wrong with you because you have
a broken leg.’ No one will say ‘you
shouldn’t go to the hospital.’ We have
a huge societal stigma where we separate physical health problems from
mental health problems in our minds,
even though they’re both a part of us
and a part of being human.”
Priorities in the 105th
Schiff gave an update on the 105th,
a precinct known as the largest in the
borough. Schiff took over as commanding officer on March 1 of this
year and was able to address a number of questions pertaining to local
quality of life issues residents brought
up to the Mayor. Nearly all of the queries brought up at the town hall were
on the commands radar and were in
progress of being addressed.
One of these issues was the operation and parking of commercial
trucks on residential streets, many
of which have been known to block
driveways. This issue has not only
been a concern of residents in the
105th Precinct but Southeast Queens
as a whole.
“[This] has been a complaint of every community in the 105th,” Schiff
said to one resident. “I can tell you
up to right now, we’re up 58 percent
in truck enforcement summonses.
We also did a heavy duty tow operation on April 14th. We also were able
to jump ahead of the line [...] and we
have another heavy duty tow operation coming June 24th. We’re very
much on top of it.”
Queries were also brought up
about response times in the 105th,
many of which will be adhered to as
the NYPD and the Mayor’s office
inches closer to the building of the
116th Precinct
Progress on the 116th Precinct
The recently announced 116th
Precinct was a blessing for community leaders who have been fighting
over forty years to split the massive
105th Precinct into two distinct regions. The $70 million project will
seemingly solved long standing issues
with response times as well as the
resources that were often stretched
thin across the 12.7 miles of land of
the 105th.
The Mayor spoke further on
what’s next for the proposed project.
“The fight for the precinct went
on for a long time and we were very
proud to announce it,” the Mayor
said. “We need the community’s
help working with the Councilman
and with the NYPD in figuring out
the right location. My goal is that we
will determine the location hopefully
by the end of the summer, and then
get to work on building the actual
building.”
Richards said that he was happy
with how the town hall turned out
overall. He thanked his constituents
for showing out in great numbers to
raise concerns that the Mayor should
be aware of.
“While the Mayor was not able to
provide an immediate solution to every question, he was attentive to the
needs of the district and representatives from all city agencies took the
time to listen to residents to ensure
that the city follows up on many of
the local issues,” said Richards in a
statement released Friday morning.
“I’d [...] like thank all of the District
31 residents who came out to respectfully challenge the Mayor to bring
more victories back to our neighborhoods. Their efforts truly make me a
better representative.”
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Our Lives
Cured But not Forgotten
By Trone DowD
There will also be efforts to keep
kids in local middle schools away
Last Friday, the community of Far from bad influences and getting fiRockaway along with
nancial and social help
Councilman Donovan
to the individuals who
Richards (D-Laurel“not only was the need it most.
ton) took a huge step
The
Press
of
success of Cure
towards finally addresssoutheast Queens has
Violence a victory touched on the gun
ing the gun violence
that has long plagued
violence issue out in
for Councilman
the peninsula.
Far Rockaway in the
wills and Life
The recently fundpast. In fact, last NoCamp, it was a
ed Cure Violence provember we published
gram is a collection
a feature profiling just
great victory for
of initiatives meant to
four of the many moththe parents and
benefit both the young
ers who lost their sons
young people
people at risk of being
to deadly and sensepressured into turning
less shootings, as well
of Southeast
to a life of crime, as
as the numerous civic
Queens.”
well as keeping those
leaders and organizaalready involved in
tions coming together
dubious activity from
frantically trying to
committing a crime that could po- find solutions to this horrifying istentially ruin the rest of their lives. sue. So far this year, there have been
Qadri’s Way
pix
a total of six victims of gun violence
in the Rockaways, according to
CompStat reports in the 101st Precinct. The issue seemed to be all but
ignored by the city at large, leaving
it to the mothers of slain children
to tell their stories and get the word
out about the black boys and girls
being murdered in their own communities by their peers.
This is why the city council’s effort
to help these ailing neighborhoods is
a step in the right direction. We’ve
seen what the Cure Violence program
can do for areas in need. At the end
of last year, Councilman Ruben Wills
and the anti-violence non-profit Life
Camp celebrated a full year without a
single shooting incident along a previously crime rich corridor of Sutphin
Boulevard. Not only was the success
of Cure Violence a victory for Councilman Wills and Life Camp, it was
a great victory for the parents and
young people of Southeast Queens. It
was a full year where a mother didn’t
have to bury a child. A full year where
children didn’t have to go to class
wondering what happened to their
close friends.
Investing in the long term success
of Far Rockaway will surely pay off.
We’ve seen efforts in the last year or
so to bring commercial success and
realize the potential of downtown
Far Rockaway. Now we are seeing a
push towards ending violence on the
peninsula once and for all. If the city
keeps on this track, the far off neighborhoods, once known for its crime
ridden streets, could soon transform
into a part of the city all Queens residents can be proud of.
Let’s try to keep the momentum
going in our favor.
or @theloniusly
Thank You McDonald’s
Photo by Bruce Adler
The manager of McDonald’s franchise on Baisley Bouievard in South
Jamaica accepts a recognition award from the 113th Precinct for the
restaurant’s service to the community at the community council meeting last week in St. Albans.
Clements Honored
Photos Courtesy NYC Council
Above: Friends and family of
Qadri Skipper, a Richmond Hill
teen who died in 2012 from
complications caused by two
rare medical conditions: Primary
Pulmonary Hypertension (1 in
1,000,000 people) and Hereditary
Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.
Here, Lee Fazio, Skipper’s nurse,
Brian Marsh, Kenneth Pawlukiewicz, ITHS PTA President,
Skipper’s mother Doreen BlairSkipper, and Councilman Ruben
Wills unveil the street sign that
now displays on the renamed
street located at the corner of
110th St. and 107th Ave.
Right: Skipper’s cousin Brian
Marsh speaks alongside BlairSkipper and Wills.
City Councilman I. Daneek Miller presented a Council citation to Garfield
Tower (left) and Karen Clements (right), vice president and president of
the 113th Precinct Community Council at the final monthly meeting in
St. Albans last week.
Police Blotter
103rd Precinct
Bicyclist Attacked
The NYPD is seeking the public’s
assistance in locating and identifying
the following individuals wanted for
questioning in connection to an assault in Hollis.
It was reported to police that on
Wednesday, June 1 at approximately
10:30 a.m., in front of 205-01 Jamaica Ave., a 59-year-old male victim
was assaulted by a group of three
males as he rode his bicycle. The victim was punched on his face, head
and then fell off his bicycle. The victim was removed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with lacerations,
bruising and swelling to his face. The
male individuals fled eastbound on
Jamaica Avenue towards Francis
Lewis Boulevard.
The suspects are all Black males
in their teens, one was last seen
wearing a white hooded sweatshirt,
white pants and white sneakers; the
second was wearing a white hooded
sweatshirt and the third was last seen
wearing a red hooded sweatshirt,
black pants and white sneakers.
106th Precinct
Cell Phone Snatched
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the
individual depicted in the attached
video and photograph in connection
to a robbery that occurred on an A
train in South Richmond Hill.
On Saturday June 11 at approximately 8:30 a.m., inside of a northbound “A” train at the Lefferts Boulevard subway station, the suspect
asked to use the 14 year-old male
victim’s cellular phone to make a
phone call. When the victim refused
the suspect threatened to assault him
if he didn’t make the
phone call for him.
When the victim dialed the phone number for the suspect,
the suspect snatched
the phone out of his
hand and walked off
the train. The suspect
warned the victim to
not follow him or he
would hit him. The
suspect fled the sta- The suspect wanted for stealtion westbound on ing a cell phone from a passenger on an A train in South
Liberty Avenue.
The first individu- Richmond Hill.
al is a Black man, 20
to 25 years old, five feet, eight inches
to five feet, eleven inches tall, 115
to 135 lbs; last seen wearing a black
shirt, black baseball cap, black sneakers and blue jeans.
Anyone with information in regards to these incidents or anyone
who may have been a
victim 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
nypdcrimestoppers.
com or by texting
their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
CALL
CRIME STOPPERS
1-800-577-TIPS
Borough Beat
Pan Am Houses Second Sex Offender
Another registered Level 3 sex
offender is residing at the Pan Am
Shelter in Elmhurst, the Queens Tribune has learned.
After reading our story last week
on a sex offender residing at the shelter, a source went to the Division of
Criminal Justice Services website
and searched the ZIP code for the
shelter. There he not only found the
name of Dwayne Clark, but he also
found that 47 year-old Rodney Moultrie is also listed as residing at 79-00
Queens Blvd. However, unlike with
Clark’s address, the DCJS also provides Moultrie’s room number.
The DCJS website states that in
1997, Moultrie immediately and
physically overpowered, choked and
threatened a woman to have sexual
intercourse with him. He was convicted in 2003 for attempted rape of
the first degree.
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (DFlushing) also went onto the DCJS
site and searched 11373. There she
found over 15 names listed, all in
East Elmhurst with two residing at
the Pan Am Shelter, Clark and Moultrie.
“I am doubly angry and doubly
offended,” Stavisky told the Queens
Tribune. “This man is convicted of a
more serious crime.”
Earlier this month, Stavisky sent
a letter to Human Resources Administration
Commissioner Steven
Banks, in which U.S.
Rep. Grace Meng (DFlushing), state Sen.
Jose Peralta (D-East
Elmhurst) and Assemblyman Francisco Moya
(D-Corona)signed.
In the letter, she not
only mentioned that the
Pan Am Shelter is the
second largest family
shelter in Queens, but
that it is less than 600
feet from the 51st Ave.
Academy, which holds
classes for fourth and fifth graders,
and is a block over from I.S. 5.
“In DHS’ fair share analysis, one
reason for selecting this site was the
many services in the area for families
and children,” she wrote. “To place
any sex offender in this shelter would
be highly inappropriate, but to place
a level-3 child molester at this facility
shows extreme neglect and needs to
be immediately rectified.”
Stavisky also mentioned several
other instances where DHS placed
and had to remove sex offenders
from Queens’ shelters in the past.
When the Queens Tribune reached
out to the Department of Homeless
Services, we received the same exact
comment as we did when we conPhoto by Jon Cronin
By ARiel HeRnAndez
The Pan Am Shelter
tacted them last week in regards to
Clark.
“We are legally obligated to provide
shelter to any New Yorker, regardless
of background, who would otherwise
be turned out onto the streets. All
placements we make are in compliance with state law, and we can confirm that there is no one residing at
this location who is in the registry,”
DHS Senior Advisor for Communications, Lauren Gray, said.
When Stavisky learned about
DHS’ response to the allegations,
she was not convinced.
“If a mass murderer came in,
would you accept him because he’s
homeless?” Stavisky asked. “I know
they are claiming that they can’t turn
anyone away, but you
can’t put a sex offender
in a place with children.
It’s like sending a fiveyear-old to a toy store
and saying ‘don’t play
with the toys’ or taking
a kindergartener to a
candy store and saying
‘just look, don’t taste’.
It absolutely makes no
sense.”
Stavisky said she has
reached out to the Department of Community
Relations and Government Affairs Unit of
the DHS, the Human
Resources Administration, and even
called the Pan Am Shelter herself but
none of her questions and concerns
have been addressed.
“They [Pan Am Shelter] tried to
use the privacy argument on me,”
Stavisky said. “Once they [DCJS]
list the name and the photograph of
an offender, that person loses all of
their privacy rights.”
Stavisky said she couldn’t believe
that a registered sex offender was
residing at the Pan Am Shelter the
first time. Now that it has occurred a
second time, her goal is to make sure
that this doesn’t happen again.
Reach Ariel Hernandez at (718)
357-7400 x144 or [email protected]
A&E
From Jamaica Center To The Runway:
‘Just My Style’ Fashion Show recap
By Jada Vanderpool
photos by Jada Vanderpool
Fashion, flare and vogue model
stares were in full effect on Saturday,
June 18 at Jamaica Arts Center at the
fifth annual fashion show “Jamaica
Just My Style,” held by Jamaica Center’s Business Improvement District.
Executive Director of Business
Services Rhonda Binda and Director Valerie Stevens partnered with
Claire’s, The Gap, Old Navy, Pretty
Women and the Jamaica Avenue Designer Outlet and many others to pull
off the night. Four new businesses
participated this year, including Jean
Star, Tick Tock, Pretty Women and
Pretty Girl.
“Rhonda and I work effortlessly
to promote downtown Jamaica,” said
Stevens. “In every way we are working hard to keep that conversation
[about Jamaica] going.”
“This year was entirely corporate
partnerships, so we coordinated with
all of our amazing retailers and restaurants and were able to pull off the
show because of our strong partnerships with businesses in southeast
queens and Jamaica,” said Binda.
Hosts and Jamaica Arts Center
manager Courtney French emceed
the affair.
Jean Star, a stylish men’s clothing
store opened the runway with trendy
button up collared shirts, jeans and
khaki styled pants.
Tick Tock, Hot Point and Pretty
Girl followed with women’s wear in
dainty maxi dresses, rompers, bodycon dresses, skirts and more.
This Saturday’s event marks the fifth year of the annual fashion show.
Old Navy and The Gap summer
collection held true to the brands’ casual chic wear with tropical printed
dresses and t-shirts, patterned pants
and oversized tee tanks.
Mrs. Queens 2016 Nadine Grigsby graced the runaway with a guest
modeling appearance in a Gap teelength dress. “It was an honor to be
invited to participate in such an extravaganza,” said Grigsby. “I really
thank Jamaica BID for allowing me
to participate.”
Vedeta Hanley, creator of the couture V Hanley Collection, participated in her first Jamaica Fashion Show.
Hanley worked with Abercrombie,
Ralph Lauren and other brands before venturing out to create her own
business.
“A lot of [the designs] were inspired by different
kinds of leather
whether it was typical black, gold, different type of laces
to delicate and briquette silver metallic
laces, so that’s pretty
much my inspiration
for that collection.”
Floral designs were
also a part of her runway wear. “The floral
pieces that you saw
were actual original
prints that I created
myself,” she said.
“My favorite [item]
was the [floral]
jumper sets. Those
two mean a lot to me
because I created evFrom Maxi dresses to rompers to stylish button ups, erything pretty much
the Jamaica Just My Style show had a little something from the beginning to
for everyone.
the end.”
Featured designer Margaret Persuad brought avante garde style pieces to the runway under her fashion
collection Gamakache Black. Infamously known for her love of black
fabrics, she didn’t disappoint with
black flower textured skirts and shimmer, a black mermaid sequined gown
with a ruffle bottom, and a black
velvet sheer dress. She displayed 11
designs from the collection.
Yvonne Reddick, District Manager of Community Board 12, wowed
the audience as she strut across the
runway in a gold sequined dress
from Pretty Women, a clothing line
designed for senior women. Another
design from the collection was an elegant black ruffled gown.
Riddim Driven, a Caribbean
clothing line owned by VP records,
showcased graphic t-shirts with an
island flare.
“It’s a lifestyle brand, you represent your own personal style, your
own personal swag,” said Vybe of
Riddim Driven. “This clothing line is
not dictated like ‘you have to wear it
this way.’” Models donned their tees
with jeans, skirts, leggings and shorts
to display various ways to style the
shirts.
Jesseyka Roche modeled in the
show for the first time and told herself “don’t look down, don’t look
around and just rock it, and do the
best you can.”
Roche and the modeling team
had two rehearsals prior to the
show. Her favorite designer to wear
was Kamakache Black. “She’s phenomenal, her line was phenomenal,”
Roche said.
Stevens was pleased with how the
night went. “I think tonight flowed
well. Jamaica Avenue is an authen-
The best of men’s and women’s fashion were displayed during the Jamaica
Just My Style Fashion Show this past
Saturday.
tic and unique place. We have everything that you need here, and it
is welcoming and it is free, you just
have to come out and hang out with
us.”
“I hope that the audience got of
the show that Jamaica Avenue is
friendly and welcoming, and it is a
place where you can shop,” she said.
“It’s an influential district, its rising continuously and I want them
to walk away with that. I want them
to know that Jamaica Center BID is
here to do whatever we need to do
to keep the conversation going that
Jamaica Avenue is alive.”
Binda believes this is the beginning of more events to come. “There
was so much excitement that a lot of
the stores that came by earlier left
saying that they want more of these
kind of events in and around the
neighborhood,” said Binda.
“We want to show that this neighborhood has something for every
age, every ethnicity, every style, and
that we have some rich culture, and
it’s so easy to showcase that because
that’s what Jamaica Queens has always been about.”
Faith
‘your Treasure is voice activated’
By Rev. PhiliP CRaig
Greater Springfield Community
Church
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10
Many of us have said things in the
past that we wish we could take back.
Many times we really never realize
just how much damage we do to others and even ourselves when we are
careless with our words that we have
released into the atmosphere. In life
there are a lot of things we can take
back, but our words are not one of
them. In this scripture, Peter writes
“Whoever would love life and wants
to see good days, then you must keep
your lips from deceitful speech.”
There’s not one person I have ever
met, who would opt for bad days
rather than good days. Everyone
wishes to live a good life with favor
and blessings on their side. Everyone
wishes to be on the winning
only happen at its minimum
team. Even evil thinkers and
to some, but it can still hapdoers desire to win.
pen. We must be constantly
So my question to you my
aware of the power we posbeloved is how much
sess in our tongue. The
are you willing to
tongue has power
sacrifice so that you
to create good
will be guaranteed
and evil. Build or
good days ahead?
destroy. Set us
Some people are
up for blessings
so used to thinkor curses on our
ing and speaking
lives.
Rev. Phil Craig
a certain way that
When I sat
it is virtually imposdown to ponder on
sible in their mind to change how this scripture and other related scripthey are so used to thinking and tures that speak about the words we
speaking to people. I would imagine release into the atmosphere, I have
everyone reading this message can determined that your blessings in life
change how we speak and commu- are voice activated. We must think
nicate to people. Even the nice and before we speak. Think how your
mild tempered people have their words will go to work once they are
limits. No one is immune or protect- released. Its like having a remote
ed against a “slip up” or a “mistake control in your hand and before you
of the tongue.” These mistakes may turn to the station you want to watch
or the track you wish to listen to, you
first think about your desire. Therefore, every word should be carefully
selected so when it is directed to perform an action it will build, empower
and heal someone and yourself rather than destroy, mortify or hurt. My
suggestion upon rising every morning is that your prayer should include
the words of King David, who wrote
in Psalm 19:14, “Let the words of
my mouth and the meditation of my
heart be acceptable in Your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
I pray this word has been a blessing
to you today.
God Bless!
177-06 129th Ave, Jamaica NY 11434
718-527-0100
www.mygscc.org
Email Pastor Craig at Phil.craig@live.
com
Notebook
York Early College Academy
york early College academy hosts 4th Commencement
By MaRCia MoxaM
CoMRie
Photo Courtesy york early College academy
The York Early College
Academy Class of 2016
will take place on June 17,
in the Milton G. Bassin
Performing Arts Center at
York College at 2:00 p.m.
The valedictorian is Saudia Karimbaksh.
The academic achievements of the graduating
class of 2016 are also very
impressive. Seventy-nine
of the 2016 YECA graduating students earned between four and 67 college
credits. The highest GPA
from the 2016 cohort is
3.981.
As of June 2, 2016,
96.20 percent of the seniors have committed
to the college, they will attend next
fall. Thanks to CUNY recruitment
efforts, 63 seniors will be attending
a CUNY College, with five seniors
attending York College. Eight students will be attending a SUNY institution and four students will be
attending an out-of-state or private
york early College academy’s Class of 2016.
institution. The YECA principal is
Noah Angeles.
YECA is one of the several Early
College Secondary School partnership programs between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the
New York City Department of Education. The Early College Initiative
at CUNY is also a part of the Early
College High School Initiative, a nationwide project sponsored by the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The sixth through eighth grade
students participate in a specially
designed College Readiness program, designed to prepare them to
take college classes beginning in grade nine. Ninth
through twelfth grade
YECA students enroll in
York College’s general
education
coursework.
Most or all of this coursework is transferable within CUNY Colleges and
at other institutions of
higher education. Coursework is offered during the
fall and spring academic
semester, as well as during summer session and
January intercession.
YECA opened in fall
2006, with 81 sixth-graders and added a grade
each year, growing to a
full sixth through twelfth
grade school, currently
serving 618 students.
Middle and high school
students residing in District 28 are
eligible to apply to YECA for admission to its sixth grade class. Annually, more than 900 applications are
received. Ninety-four students were
admitted this year to YECA’s sixth
grade classes through a lottery system.
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Utilizing The Power Of The Sun In SeQ
Over the past few years the use
of solar energy as a renewable and
alternative energy source has been
widely recognized and endorsed by
government officials and businesses.
One local business RCC U.S. Corp,
is looking to help residents and businesses in Southeast Queens go green
and cut costs.
The RCC Corporation is a minority-owned business specializing in
the sale, installation, and servicing
of solar panels. For two years RCC
has worked to educate people on the
benefits of solar energy and provided
consultations and installation to local homeowners and businesses interested in going solar. Purchasing
only American made solar panels,
the business, located on 120-01 Guy
R. Brewer Boulevard., has a goal of
adhering to government regulations.
“We only work in Southeast
Queens and within the borough of
Queens,” said Edward Lewis CEO
Photo by Rodney D. Gantt
BY RODNeY D. GANTT
RCC Corporation, a black owned business, works to bring solar powered appliances and tools into minority neighborhoods.
and founder of the RCC Corporation. “We want to conform with the
President’s mandate to provide solar
energy to low and middle income
families through the country.”
RCC Corp., previously located in
the Rochdale Village Mall 2, recently relocated to its space on Guy R.
People
John Patrick Long of Addisleigh
Park, a member of the Pomfret
School class of 2016, has earned honor roll distinction at Pomfret School
for the 2015-2016 Winter term. A student earns honors with a grade point
average of 3.330 or higher and no
grade below a B-.
Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General of New
York, announces the recent service accomplishment of members of the New
York Army National Guard in recognition of their initial commitment to
serve community, state and nation.
The newest citizen soldiers to complete Army basic combat training and
advanced individual training were
welcomed to their units during a New
York Army National Guard battle
handoff ceremony. They include:
Pvt. Jeanluc Nestor from Saint
Albans was formally welcomed into
Company F (Forward Support, Infantry), 427th Brigade Support Battalion during their transition ceremony on April 3 at the Jamaica Armory
in Jamaica. Pvt. Kericiann Thompson
from Jamaica was formally welcomed
into Company F (Forward Support,
Infantry), 427th Brigade Support
Battalion during their transition
ceremony on April 3 at the Jamaica
Armory in Jamaica. Pfc. Anthony
Gist from Jamaica was formally welcomed into Company C, 101st Signal Battalion during their transition
ceremony on April 3 at the Lexington Ave. Armory in New York. Pvt.
Christopher Allen from Jamaica was
formally welcomed into Battery B,
1-258th Field Artillery during their
transition ceremony on April 3 at
the Jamaica Armory in Jamaica. Pvt.
Nikeisha Billings from St. Albans
was formally welcomed into 369th
Special Troops Battalion during their
transition ceremony on April 3 at the
Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve
Center in Farmingdale.
Fayoni Olusesi of Jamaica, a member of the Pomfret School class of
2017, has earned high honor roll
distinction at Pomfret School for the
2015-2016 Winter term. A student
earns high honors with a grade point
average of 3.670 or higher and no
grade below a B.
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150-50 14th Rd.,
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Brewer Boulevard which has its own
on site storage space for the solar
panels.
Customers looking to RCC to have
solar panels installed on their home
or business, first receive a free consultation in which they meet with a sales
representative who informs them
about the benefits of using solar energy, as well as the different types of
panels. Of the three basic types, Lewis said monocrystalline is the average
type used in the South Queens area,
and which he advises is best.
“The monocrystalline is ideal for
this type of weather in the northeast,” said Lewis “It is a panel that
absorbs the sun and it works well in
shady areas and provides the necessary power to consume the electricity gathered from the sun.”
Solar panels have long been said
to be more environmentally friendly
and cost effective.
“When you install solar paneling
on your house it reduces your electricity bill by approximately 80 percent,” said Lewis. “If you have a bill
of $300 after installing solar panels
you end up paying monthly $75 and
$89.” Solar panels can also increase
the value of your home by 15 percent
upon sale, according to Lewis.
RCC employs four professional installers, all young men from the community and all graduates from Pace
University’s Solar Energy Photovoltaic Program, a six week course which
includes solar PV Design and Installation. After they were hired Lewis paid
the tuition cost for the men to attend
the course including his grandson,
who is one of the installers.
“We needed installers and I wanted to do something for the young
men in our community that need
jobs,” said Lewis, “and where else
are you going to get paid twenty-five
dollars an hour.”
The installers are sent to the location of the home or business to measure and complete an inspection of
the roof to determine whether it is
suitable for solar panels, looking at
factors such as, condition of the tiles,
any leakage and if the roof is solid. In
addition to the measurements taken,
customers are asked to provide a copy
of their electric bill which shows how
many kilowatts of electricity they use
in their home or business; that also
helps determine the number of solar
panels that will be needed.
When it comes to paying for their
solar panels, customers can procure
funding from banks and other lending companies and sales representatives help customers with the financial process.
“We go through some very good
funding agencies,” said Lewis. “J.P.
Morgan Chase, Citibank, MCU and
Admiral Bank, those are just some of
the agencies we have gone to.”
The corporation offers leasing and
renting plans for a small monthly fee
and customers can also pay full price
for the solar panels. The panels are
backed by excellent and reliable technical assistance, customer service
and 20 year warranties on maintenance.
Recently the corporation submitted two proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy seeking a grant to
help local families get solar energy.
“If we get the grant we will be
able to provide solar paneling for ten
families in our community said,” said
Lewis. “These are low and middle income families who were previously
denied funding because they had
poor credit ratings and that is a real
problem in our community.”
In response to a pending application recently filed with the Public
Service Commission by Consolidated Edison to raise its consumer rates,
Lewis gave a presentation calling for
the application to be denied.
“Homeowners in the entire borough of Queens and New York City
would increase their investment in
solar panels if there was a reduction
in their monthly Con Edison bill,”
Lewis said.
Lewis said that many residents in
Southeast Queens still need to be educated on the benefits of using solar
panels. To that end, sales representatives seek to get referrals by handing
out pamphlets with information on
the benefits.
“Solar panels in Southeast Queens
will increase with educational programs,” said Lewis. “It’s good clean
energy.”
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY
OF QUEENS HSBC BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR
DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST, SERIES 2007-AR3,
Plaintiff AGAINST ANDRE
BAKSH, et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale duly
dated May 20, 2014 I, the
undersigned Referee will
sell at public auction at the
Queens County Courthouse
in Courtroom # 25, 88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
New York, on July 08, 2016
at 10:00AM, premises known
as 197-17 100TH AVENUE,
HOLLIS, NY 11423. All that
certain plot piece or parcel
of land, with the buildings
and improvements erected,
situate, lying and being at
Hollis, in the Fourth Ward of
the Borough and County of
Queens, City and State of
New York, BLOCK 10844,
LOT 19. Approximate amount
of judgment $650,805.60
plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to
provisions of filed Judgment
for Index# 15598/09. Joseph
F. Defelice, Esq., Referee
Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney
for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle
Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville,
NY 14221
________________________
Index No. 711902/2015.
Date Filed: 05/27/16. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
WITH NOTICE MORTGAGE
PREMISES: 150-26 116TH
ROAD, JAMAICA, NEW
YORK 11434. BL #: 12202
– 14. Plaintiff designates
QUEENS County as the place
of trial based on the location
of the mortgaged premises in this action. SUPREME
COURT OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK: COUNTY
OF QUEENS HSBC BANK
USA, N.A.,Plaintiff, -againstGOLAM MOSTAFA A/K/A
GOLAM S. MOSTAFA A/K/A
GOLAM SIKDER MOSTAFA
A/K/A SIKDER G. MOSTAFA,
if living, and if dead, the
respective heirs at law, next
of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees,
devisees, legatees, assignors,
lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally
all persons having or claiming under, by or through
said defendant who may
be deceased, by purchase,
inheritance, lien or otherwise
of any right, title or interest in
and to the premises described
in the complaint herein, and
their respective husbands,
wives or window, if any, and
each and every person not
specifically named who may
be entitled to or claim to have
any right, title or interest in
the property described in
the verified complaint; all of
whom and whose names and
places of residence unknown,
and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the
Plaintiff, ET AL., 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 attorneys
for the Plaintiff within 20 days
after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day
of service (or within 30 days
after service is complete if this
Summons is not personally
delivered to you within the
State of New York). In case
of your failure to appear or
answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in
the Complaint. NOTICE
YOU ARE IN DANGER OF
LOSING YOUR HOME IF
YOU DO NOT RESPOND
TO THIS SUMMONS AND
COMPLAINT BY SERVING
A COPY OF THE ANSWER
ON THE ATTORNEY FOR
THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND
FILING THE ANSWER WITH
THE COURT, A DEFAULT
JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE
YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO
AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO
THE COURT WHERE YOUR
CASE IS PENDING FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
ON HOW TO ANSWER THE
SUMMONS AND PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR
MORTGAGE COMPANY
WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU
MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY
FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND
FILING THE ANSWER WITH
THE COURT. THE OBJECT of
the above captioned action
is to foreclose a Mortgage to
secure $372,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of QUEENS on
November 25, 2008, in CRF
number 2008000454863,
covering premises known as
150-26 116th Road, Jamaica,
New York 11434 – BL #:
12202 – 14. 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. The Plaintiff
also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant
and for any debt secured by
said Mortgage which is not
satisfied by the proceeds of
the sale of said premises. TO
the Defendant Golam Mostafa a/k/a Golam S. Mostafa
a/k/a Golam Sikder Mostafa
a/k/a Sikder G. Mostafa, the
foregoing Supplemental Sum-
mons with Notice is served
upon you by publication
pursuant to an Order of the
Hon. Allan B. Weiss, JSC of
the Supreme Court of the
State of New York, County of
Queens, dated May 13, 2016.
Dated: New Rochelle, New
York May 26, 2016 MCCABE,
WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C.
/s/_________________ Sonia
J. Baez, Esquire Attorneys for
Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street,
Suite 210 New Rochelle, New
York 10801 (914) 636-8900
File # 15-313072 HELP FOR
HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE
LAW REQUIRES THAT WE
SEND YOU THIS NOTICE
ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE
PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT
CAREFULLY. SUMMONS
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 YOUR LOCAL LEGAL
AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN
ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES
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 1-800-342-3736
or 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 homeowner’s 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.
________________________
S U P P L E M E N TA L S U M MONS
Index
No.
12697/2014 Filed: June 10,
2016 Plaintiff designates
Queens County as the place
of trial. Venue is based upon
the County in which the
Mortgage premises is situated. SUPREME COURT OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS U.S.
Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee
for LSF9 Master Participation
Trust Plaintiff - against - Cecil
Smith, as Administrator of
the Estate of William Smith,
deceased, Brenda Smith, as
Heir to the Estate of William
Smith, deceased, if Brenda
Smith be living and if she be
dead, any and all persons
who are spouses, widows,
grantees, mortgagees, lienor,
heirs, devisees, distributees,
or successors in interest of
such of the above as may
be dead, and their spouses,
heirs, devisees, distributees
and successors in interest, all
of whom and whose names
and places of residences are
unknown to Plaintiff, William
Smith as Heir to the Estate
of William Smith, deceased,
Selwyn Smith as Heir to the
Estate of William Smith, deceased, Akeem Smith, as Heir
to the Estate of William Smith,
deceased, United States of
America, New York State
Department of Taxation and
Finance, New York City Environmental Control Board,
New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City
Transit Adjudication Bureau,
Shakira Mclaurin, Shativa
McLaurin, Troy Starks, Char-
maine Blount, 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, exclusive 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). 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 OF
NATURE OF ACTION AND
RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned
action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $256,900.00
and interest, recorded in the
Office of the City Register
of the City of New York
on April 20, 2007, in CRFN
2007000206042, covering
premises known as 189-35
117th Road, Saint Albans,
NY 11412. 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. 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:
Williamsville, New York
April 12, 2016 By: Stephen
J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel,
Lambert, Weiss, Weisman &
Gordon, LLP Attorneys for
Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street
Bay Shore, New York 11706
(631) 969-3100 Our File No.:
01 -070880-F00 TO: Cecil
Smith, as Administrator of the
Estate of William Smith 1434
East 88th Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, N Y 1 1236 Brenda
Smith, as Heir to the Estate of
William Smith United States
of America New York State
Department of Taxation and
Finance
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Collier Named Queens College B-Ball Coach
By DAviD RuSSeLL
The hiring of Matthew Collier as
the men’s basketball coach at Queens
College marks a homecoming for
the first-time head coach. “Being a
Queens native and understanding
where Queens College is from on a
reputation standpoint and the community and the type of people that
attend Queens, I’m very comfortable
and familiar with it.”
Collier grew up in South Jamaica
and attended elementary and junior
high school in Bayside. His wife,
Erica, grew up in Corona under the
shadows of Shea Stadium. Collier’s
father, Bernard, was an all-city player
at Andrew Jackson. “Every time I
run into an old New York City player
and they hear my last name and ask if
he’s my father, their eyes light up and
they talk about what a great player
he was,” Collier said. “It’s a sense of
pride for me and my family.”
Collier attended UMass where
he served as manager and traveled
with the team. “I learned not only
the game, but the program from the
ground up as far as everything entailed in running a program.”
Before getting a head coaching job,
Collier was an assistant at Drexel and
Howard. “As an assistant coach, this is
what you prepare for and you hope you
get the opportunity to do it one day, so
I’m definitely fortunate that I’ve been
given that opportunity.”
There was no doubt that this
was a job he wanted badly. “After
it was offered to me, I accepted
within 30 seconds,” Collier said.
“It didn’t take much thought.”
The Knights had been in the
news last season after the players
threatened a mutiny if head coach
Darryl Jacobs wasn’t fired, but
none of that phases Collier. “I’ll do
it the right way but not in contrast
to what happened because I don’t
know what happened,” Collier
said. “I want the players to focus
on the future and I’m just focused
on making 2016-17 a great year
for Queens College basketball and
building on that foundation and
moving onward and upward.”
Matthew Collier
Red Dragons Rally At Peter Collins Park
After their 5-0 loss to Blau Weiss
Gottschee Academy in the 2013
Arch Capital Group Cup final, the
Little Neck-Douglaston Red Dragons of the Long Island Junior Soccer
League returned to the Peter Collins
Soccer Park on June 11 with a mission.
Their Boys-Under-15 Arch Capital Group Cup final against South
Bronx United La Furia Azul of the
Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League
featured many opportunities but no
goals, in regulation or overtime.
It took seven rounds, but the Red
Dragons won in the shootout, 5-4.
Matthew Asca, Dean Athaniados,
Anthony Dingco, Hoyoung Lee and
Lucas Wiacek converted penalty
kicks for their team.
“We wanted it more and were a
bit more disciplined,” said Dragons
Coach Marc Adamek. “We lost here
in the finals, 5-0, and we remembered that.”
South Bronx United received the
Howard Rubenstein Sportsmanship
Award as determined by the game officials. Now living in Kentucky, Mr.
Rubenstein was President of ENYYSA from 1980 to 1984.
The Eastern New York Youth
Soccer Association would like to
thank our sponsor, Arch Capital
Group.
The non-profit Eastern New
York Youth Soccer Association has
over 100,000 youth soccer players,
both boys and girls, and more than
25,000 volunteers stretching from
Montauk Point, Long Island to the
Canadian border. Members are af-
filiated with 11 leagues throughout
the association, which covers the
entire state of New York east of
Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of five and 19 years
old, and to encourage the healthy
development of youth players,
coaches, referees and administrators. All levels of soccer are offered
– from intramural, travel team and
premier players, as well as Children
With Special Needs. No child who
wants to play soccer is turned away.
ENYYSA is a proud member of the
United States Soccer Federation
and United States Youth Soccer
Association. For more information,
please log onto enysoccer.com,
which receives nearly 300,000 hits
annually from the growing soccer
community.
Randy Vogt is Director of Public Relations for Eastern New York
Youth Soccer Association.
Saved By A Toe
The Little Neck-Douglaston Red Dragons. Photo Courtesy of Ny youth Soccer
Association.
Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina makes a toe save on Peru defender
Miguel Trauco penalty kick during the “shoot out” at MetLife Stadium.
Colombia went on to defeat Peru 1-0 in penalty kicks in quarterfinal action
in Copa America Centenario 2016.
The game was attended by many in Queens’ thriving Colombian and Peruvian communities.
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,
we’re ready to go above
and beyond.
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Center
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Short Term and Long Term Rehab
Comprehensive Therapies
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