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Jewish center deal for HS Flushing waterfront plan eyed divides pols A TRIBUTE TO OUR VETS Town Hall meet draws big crowd BY TOM MOMBERG
Neighborhood residents and BY MADINA TOURE civic leaders turned out to the Bayside Jewish Center last week At a lively town hall meeting to protest the School Construc- last week, the Department of City tion Authority’s plan to purchase Planning fielded questions from the property for a new high school Flushing residents and communi- in northeast Queens. ty and business leaders on plans State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bay- to revitalize the waterfront. side) organized the rally to intro- The meeting, held at Flush- duce legislation to reform the site ing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern selection process for new schools Blvd., featured a presentation by in city school districts. But City Joy Chen, the project’s manager, Councilman Paul Vallone (D- outlining the Flushing Riverfront Bayside) expressed support for project, which would clean up and the project because District 26 is rezone 60 acres on the Flushing so in need of school seats. waterfront. He was joined by about 75 The project seeks to create members of the Bayside commu- a planned community with wa- nity to rally against the proposed Mayor Bill de Blasio steps out of the line march during the Little Neck-Douglaston Parade to shake hands with terfront access and housing and an excited veteran. See story on Page 6. Photo by Tom Momberg commercial space. Translations Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 Owners of Glendale shelter The boardwalk rocks again cited in Kew Gds violations BY BILL PARRY He was joined by an array A second new section, of elected officials for the from Beach 97th Street BY ERIC JANKIEWICZ Mayor Bill de Blasio reopening of a new stretch to Beach 107th Street, is returned to Rockaway of boardwalk which runs scheduled to open on July The owners of Glendale’s soon to be homeless last Friday for the first from Beach 87th Street to 4, with the entire 4.7-mile shelter have experience with owning residential time since he was booed Beach 97th Street, 2 1/2 length is expected to be re- buildings. They also have experience with com- for his late arrival at the years after the previous connected with intact sec- plaints. Borough President Melinda Katz (l-r), annual St. Patrick’s Day boardwalk was destroyed tions of the old boardwalk Mayor de Blasio, Sen. James Sanders and parade on the peninsula. by Hurricane Sandy. in time for Memorial Day Continued on Page 10 Assemblyman Philip Goldfeder take a Continued on Page 10 walk along the new the boardwalk. A CNG Publication • Vol. 4, No. 22 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT TIMESLEDGER.COM QUEENS WEEKLY, MAY 31, 2015 2 LINGUINI WITH CLAMS-RED LINGUINI WITHCLAMS-RED RIGATONI WITHBROCCOLI, RIGATONI CARBONARA RIGATONI VODKA ALA EGGPLANT ARMESAN EGGPLANT RIGATONI MARINARA SLICED SIRLOIN OR 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY11378 Drive, Maspeth, 64-21 53rd | www.oneillsmaspeth.com *ASSORTED ORSANDWHICHES -*CHICKEN CAESAR WRAPS *CHICKEN,ROASTED OR WHITESAUCE PEPPER STEAK PEPPER PEPPERS, *BLT *AMERICAN FRESH AND MOZZARELLA SALAD *TUNA *ITALIAN GARLIC &OIL GARLIC BAKED ZITI MACARONI ORPOTATO SALAD Salads and Sides AND PROOVOLONEAND CHEESE) 3FT HERO -*CHICKEN *AMERICAN CURLET 3FT *ITALIAN HOUSE ORCAESAR SALAD SWEET CHERRYSWEET PEPPERS, STEAMED BROCCOLI STEAMED ROASTED POTATOES MASHED POTATOESMASHED CREAMED SPINACHCREAMED O’Neill’s Catering Maspeth (SALAMI, CELERY,(SALAMI, CORPORATE EVENTS. SOCIAL OCCASIONS. SPORTING EVENTS. EVENTS. CORPORATE SPORTING OCCASIONS. SOCIAL EVENTS. MARION SALAD COLESLAW RICE PILAF FOR PICKUP ORDELIVERY DINNER PARTIES. SHOWERS. ENGAGEMENT PARTIES. PARTIES. ENGAGEMENT DINNER SHOWERS. CATERING SPECIAL FOR ALL CELEBRATIONS ALL CATERING FOR SPECIAL Bring asmile gathering toevery withour Half orFull Trays available Perfect for parties, events &game forparties, days! Perfect LOIN WITH PORK ORDER 718-672-9696 ROASTED MARYLAND CHICKEN FRANCAISE CHICKEN PARMESAN CHICKEN MARSALA SLICED CHICKEN Main Dishes JUMBO WINGS CORDON BLEU CORDON BEEFROASTED VIRGINIA HAM SAUERKRAUT TURKEY O’NEILL’S FAMOUS WINGS (BUFFALO ORREGULAR) HAMBURGER SLIDERS MOZZARELLA STICKS MOZZARELLA THAI OR MARINARA) SHRIMP COCKTAIL CHICKEN FINGERS Appetizers FRIED CALAMARI FRIED CALAMARI BAKED CLAMS CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE BEEFAND CORNED (BUFFALO, PIZZA STUFFED OFSOLE FILET ALASKAN KINGSALMON ALASKAN SAUSAGE PEPPERS AND FRIED JUMBOSHRIMP
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Y Y Y Y Y Y S A A E EA EA EA EA EASY MADE CELEBRATIONS QUEENS WEEKLY, MAY 31, 2015 3 In the complaint, Siddiqui Siddiqui complaint, the In College student,A former York andBoth Siddiqui, Velentzas “The home of all homes, the Pickens grew in up Far Rock- French Montana, sat front who and Velentzas wereand accused Velentzas by federal prosecutors of collecting and researching information on how to make bombs, including Anarchist “The the downloading false Cookbook,” inspired by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing pres- making sure cookers, and considering the funeral of two NYPD police offi- with cers as a target their for plot. charged hasSiddiqui, who been addition- ally statements, allegedly lied about her terrorist ties, the complaint said. Siddiqui allegedly wrote a propaganda Al-Qaeda an for poem magazine and had been contact diedwith who in its editor, a drone strike in Yemen. pleaded have not guiltywho to subsequent have will charges, all case the hearingsstatus before goes to trial. in Brooklyn the eulogy. gave per- this in above, home perfect fect home there is fellowship, there is no struggle, there is no Lio- sadness. no is there pain, happiness on Earthnel’s is noth- ing comparedto the he feels joy now.” and was away remembered by the his family as someone had a who great By the sense time humor. of Montana, he turned by 15, he His began industry. to music pursue the in career a road in industry the music led to founded record Boys Coke the joining his label, CEO of Cocaine City Records. Pickens released his first al- solo bum, 1: Get “Hurry & Die Vol Up 2009 in collab- and On” Casket Ya Montana. with orated and center with the Pickens fam- ily and held his son, had taken responsibility all for his funeral arrangements, according to an of- source. ficial Former roommates, Velent- According to the motion filed, filed, motion the to According “Then the go over re- I have The Rev. Dollene PalmerThe Rev. from The rapper was taken to Ja- Thirty-one year old, Lionel Lionel old, year Thirty-one Road in Jamaica, were arrested arrested zas and lived Siddiqui, with who were husband Baker Abu Velentzas’ Jamaica, and her two daughters, on 104th in Road in April and charged with con- spiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, teaching and dis- pertain- information tributing ing to the making and use of an explosive, destructive device and Siddiqui has been additionally making material with charged false statements, according to the complaint. criminal agent to be produced consists of of consists produced be evidence from the under cover to agent and in“audio some cases video recordings the by These UC. re- voice UC’s the contain cordings and likeness, as well as informa- thetion about identity cover used theby UC.” cordings with my client,” he said. said. he client,” my cordings with “This can take a while. They can- not rush this case.” the Brotherhood Baptist Church ly recovering from his wounds, wounds, his from maica Hospital Medical Center, he died.where Alziadi was hit more than once and he is current- recovering ly according to police. There have been no arrests and the investiga- tion was ongoing, police said. in Briarwood. Police are still still are Police wasPickens, known who his by rap name Chinx, was to shot death in the at early hours May 17 84th Briarwood. and Drive Queens Boulevard driver’s in the searching to the for killer. Pickens up and his friend werein a Porsche, pulled according to police, anoth- when car er and Pickens at andside shot his friend, Antar Alziadi. Pickens a dozenwas hit over times, au- said. thorities son but eventuallyson but the when mur- derer is caught and sentenced to prison, that was another kind of loss, “There are two lives that andhave will he said. be lost,” Photo by Sadef Kulley Johnson said that another col- Dunn requested in-private a Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., Dunn said after the hearing league would be accepted the for vetting process, he denied but the request an for investigator. vestigator and another attorney attorney another and vestigator in his firm to be vetted to receive evidence. Dunn said he had wit- nesses and 200 hours of discovery needed that classified considered be processed.to was vexed by her absencewas by vexed in the last hearing, her defense but at- Thomas Dunn,torney, and the dates the that agreed prosecution had been changed time without notifyto her. ter Asia Siddiqui, one of the two fromwomen Jamaica suspected of planning a terror attack, re- fused her cell to leave and was the for absent May 20 hearing in Brooklyn federal court. that 200 hours more or of evidence could take five weeks or more to process. who was fatallywho in on May 17 shot Briarwood, spoke about stopping the He said violence. that today the community had lost one per- Jane Rosenberg/AP Jane
The of the president New Accused terrorist Asia Siddiqui is in federal court, where prosecutors are arguinga motion hide the to identity of the undercover agent in her case. York City Correction Officers Officers Correction City York Norman Association, Benevolent Seabrook and cousin of Pickens, On one wall of the church, floral tributes the rapper to from family and admirers were on display.
Federal prosecutors ask Brooklyn judge for permission to hide identity of undercover agent undercover of identity hide to permission for judge Brooklyn ask prosecutors Federal Funeral held for Coke Boys’ Chinx amid tight security after he was gunned down gunned was he after security tight amid Chinx Boys’ Coke for held Funeral BY SADEFBY ALI KULLY BY SADEFBY ALI KULLY
The second status hearing hearing status second The In litigation, a protective order order protective a litigation, In According to the federal court After the processional, his Prosecutors in the federal case Mourners, including rapper More than 2,000 family mem- family 2,000 than More
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Thousands of Rockaway Rockaway of Thousands Rockaway mayhem shut down service along the MTA saidMTA the copper theft A train trapped. were The muters who depend on the the on depend who muters place and thousands of com- Park yard were frozen in in frozen were yard Park cars stored in the Rockaway Rockaway the in stored cars trains were unable to move, move, to unable were trains as scrap metal. Without it, it, metal. Without as scrap and trains and is popular popular is and trains and provide to power the tracks said. The is cable used to Howard Beach, the MTA the A-train tracks around stolen fromstolen 12 sites along found copper had cable been what thewhat was, problem they officials checked to see station. And train when around the Howard Beach Beach Howard the around about 150 about power lost people able to get out.” to get out.” able northbound A-train with a standstill and no one was nightmare. Traffic to nightmare. came Rockaways. “It became a muting options from the the from options muting an advocate for more com- more for advocate an a Rockaway resident and resident a Rockaway lore,” said Philip McManus, McManus, Philip said lore,” around noon. noon. around Traffic packed. ga- solutely was restored temporarily cording to the MTA. Service Service MTA. the to cording line completely down, ac- down, completely line theft that left the A-train A-train the left that theft because of a copper cable commuters were stranded stranded were commuters Samples of the cables cut from the A line south of Howard Beach strand thousands of riders. QUEENS WEEKLY, MAY 31, 2015 6 www.TimesLedger.com 260-4521 (718) Sales: 260-4545 (718) Main: York 11361 New Bayside, 41-02 Bell Boulevard men and women and their their women and men and ex-military to available nities. Social services are in the borough’s commu- when so many ofmember them those that served, live re- to notneeded are days happen, noting that holi- not does that where place a as Queens But shetouted for granted. taken often and ans are under-recognized armed forces.” honor our and pay respect our children we but have teach lost, to whatto remember those that it is today, here notonly we are to and celebration, our in otic patri- most the by far are Whitestone Monday. “We in ceremony a veterans Melinda Katz said during President year,” Borough died and we that of those loss the mourn do that every we how know to veterans, our howknow celebrate to We diverse. most the ough, erans that live in this bor- parades. those to addition ceremonies and in vigils, remembrance of number a with neighborhoods verse di- who Queens’ live in ans veter- many the to tribute paid and honored rated, commemo- they ebrate, cel- than more did dents city. the in borough other 11 parades, more with Day weekend morial than any QUEENS VILLAGE TIMES VILLAGE QUEENS JACKSON HEIGHTS TIMES TIMES HEIGHTS JACKSON Queens honors its vets Katz said many veter- vet-“We most have the resi- borough fact, In Queens celebrated Me- LAURELTON TIMES TIMES LAURELTON FLUSHING TIMES BY TOMMOMBERG ASTORIA TIMES Borough marks Memorial Day weekend with 11parades FRESH MEADOWS TIMES WHITESTONE TIMES
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partment. partment. De- out Sanitation ed by the view disputed tickets hand- up who ofpeople re- would made be would suggested, he board, The complaints. view Board that vets police the Civilian Complaint Re- like board—much review proposedMiller (D-Woodhaven) has a bill to createdents.” a for Woodhavenresi- this fix at any looking we’re still done and kind of recourse possible options.”of our all try But to welong. want to apologize that it took this “We for Ulrich. spokesman said Redmond a Haskins, option,” legislative single every bygence exhausting the association. of amember Blenkinsopp, Alex to according problem, solve to the legislation through not doanything ation, Ulrich said he could But Assemblyman Mike Mike But Assemblyman He continued, “We’re not due“We dili- our did Eugena Pechenaya Eugena Manager: Sales Classified Amanda Tarley Director: Classified CLASSIFIED Jennifer Goodstein PRESIDENT Les Goodstein CEO: QUEENS WEEKLY, MAY 31, 2015 7 The SBA award, and a the unique and innovative Sagebiel that curriculum discovered during his re- habilitation. combinesIt lessonsmusic with psychol- to approach holistic a ogy, and being, well and health communal The creativity. school offers guitar, piano, cello, violin les- and voice sons. poll in borough which resi- dents voted Sage the Music top Art School in Queens, has Sagebiel connected with his“There’s community. as Texans of stereotype a he said.adventurers,” “I’m feeling more a part of Long I’m Island where sur- City, rounded other by musicians and artists that come here to learn He will and work.” celebrate that connection as the series Gantry music he debuted to returns year last eve- Thursday Park State nings through the summer. s Neighbors Brooklyn. e opened Sage e opened Music in 2011 Music in 2011 at 44-02 23rd 23rd at 44-02 in Greenpoint, in Greenpoint, second school second St. and added a and added St. At Sage Music, t hey teach Born and raised in Tex- in raised and Born H oose your own caregiver. your oose Ask for Ron Ask for injury he suffered while while suffered he as, Sagebiel returnedfrom the war with a serious brain injury stationed in a city 100 Kut, miles south of Baghdad. He had to relearn after music he was robbed of his mem- ory and developed a method that make him helped that possible. means that selected we’re as the top performing busi- ness owned a veteran.” by Family s Family No Certificate Needed Our Consumer Directed “This is award a big He opened Sage Music Music Sage opened He The Iraq veteran War Why CDPAP? prestige to what we are do- are we that adds credibility and what to prestige ing Sagebiel said. here,” “It in 2011 at 44-02 23rd St. St. 23rd 44-02 at 2011 in and added a second school . in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Combined, the two schools teachers, music 11 employ 320 students to catering of allages with the goal of into them transforming musicians. and one-time U.S. Marine scout sniper to moved Long Island City nine years ago after landing with a job the Humanities/Music Depart- LaGuardia at ment Com- munity College. and soul of a neighborhood and foster a sense help of belonging and creativity. This award encourages me inspire to even continue to more students to pursue passions.” their Friends s Friends more control over their caregiver services caregiver their over control more Personal Assistance Personal individuals Program allows by permitting you to ch Photo courtesy SageMusic HCS HOME CARE In the Business of Caring 1(855) 239-CARE (2273) My loved one needs care at home.... Sage Music founder Jason Sagebiel receives Small Business the Veteran Champion award from the USSBA. of the Year Phone: HCS Home Care has the solution! Program CDPAP
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Keil former the Center at school a new elementary the at city’s 2013 plan to 210-11 buildposal in Bayside, following controversial school pro- 48th such second the was plan new about the community time. some take could process the said school and Ave. 32nd new high for the 203-05 at Center Jewish side Bay- the with agreement apurchase finalizing still prior. week the SCA’sthe announcement the legislation, following high school that provoked Continued from Page 1 Page from Continued Three-quarters of the covers area study The Wil- Flushing the 2011, In “We want to make sure Pe- Councilman City “We want to make sure The city agency’s re- the to suddennotice The it said was SCA The Flushing Protest questioned City Planning resident, aWhitestone zo, filmmaker Robert LoScal- Creek. and cleaning up Flushing spaces green housing, able ect, airplanepublicity proj- about the of lack about the tions noise, afford- waterfront. of the development impeded space used owners how land and economy, the as zoning such factors said Planning City Planning who Chen, workssaid for terfront has really stalled,” in 2009. Flushing, North and 2005 in ning rezoned East Flushing administration, City Plan- ment Framework. Develop-town Flushing releasedteam the Down- Consultant town Flushing Down- the and Planning City opment Corporation, Devel- Economic city the 2004, In uses. residential including commercial and uses, for mixed allow to rezoned largely was area manufacturing. orheavier M3-1, zoned is waterfront the along tion ing, and the northern por- manufactur- light zoning, M1-1 has study ofthe tion por- northern The zone. tial residen- and a commercial for C4-2 zoned is area study one-acre lot. one-acre Avenue 32nd the purchase nouncement public an- its to prior the to surveys environmental that or studies feasibility any it wouldthe protesters raised. concerns primary other the lot among were proposed ofthe size small the and ditional congestion traffic athletic fields. Potential ad- School Baysidethe High aprivate school and 159, other schools, including PS to proximity close in is ter Bayside Cen- Jewish the tion. center to express opposi- they gathered at the Jewish called “ludicrous” when community ofthe members is what Avellaput for school site selection in- and community initial ping several Queens activist and ques- asked Attendees for City A spokesman “Development on the wa- theDuring Bloomberg’s waterfront the 1998, In The SCA did not release notrelease did SCA The site, Bros. Keil the Like policy. for an anti-displacement need the but stressed hall town the foragency hosting Jobs.” & Good Residents for Local tunities Oppor- “Economic such as slogans with posters ing up, hold- stood They bers. withhall community mem- nonprofit, to town the came aFlushing-based Action, Center for Community director of the MinKwon work,”do that Young said. and city participate to the in brought then and study aplanning fund state the community sought to have uation that the LDC in this the city. corporations throughout development local other work with donesimilar has LoScalzo asked. they would like to rezone?” that here, issue at that’s or probably own athird bers half mem- which constituent its Shulman’s LDC, Claire of between transaction cial theclosed that there’s a finan- propertyporation received. cor- the grant Brownfield agency $800,000 from the pay the and Planning City subcontract to seeking was development corporation Shulman’s local that close dis- to failure for alleged its it is the best site.” best it the is onasite, that agree site and make sure that if we find a transparent and we (should) is away that in spent be taxpayer of ofdollars ofmillions tens the money, “And considering said. operating that way,” it Avella should purchase. any ing school siteanalysis of the proposed prior tonity boards finaliz- with a detailed commu- and officials local provide to SCA orthe trict dis- aschool require would bill The sponsors. as bill his onto sign to city the from ing additional senators WWW.TIMESLEDGER.COM Shim commended the commended the Shim executive Shim, Grace sit- notaunique is “This agency Young the said have you notdis- “Why “The city should not be Avella is currently seek- NEWS, VISITUSATNEWS, FOR HYPER-LOCAL HYPER-LOCAL FOR QUEENS WEEKLY, MAY 31, 2015 9 NYPD PETER CAPT. FORTUNE e of ts in ts “My wife Martine Materasso is Fortune is a family man with “Coming from Housing partic- Fortune in worked Bronx nar- “We must treatmust “We with the public the commanding officer of the 41st Fortune Bronx,” the in Precinct a deputy inspector,said. “She’s and yes, our daughters are very well-behaved.” two daughter, ages intwo 4 and daughter, Long 7, Island. Law enforcement runs in family. the ularly, I thinkularly, that anytime some- one puts his or her hands on a fam- well, that’sily a real member, pet peeve he said. of mine,” his recent work in public housing housing public in cotics several for years, was it but work recent his domestic that view his framed that not beviolence must tolerated. professional conduct, this but with hands good in was precinct did He Maloney. Inspector Deputy a terrific said. he here,” job alism and courtesy among his charges. ements. Jumpstart achieving your academic at York College! at York at York College! at York Fortune replaced Deputy In- Deputy very“It’s different from the replaced Fortune theOne captain month later, is profession- stresses he said He Bronx and Upper Manhattan, but I get around with trusty my GPS,” he said. spector Kevin Maloney afterhis surprise promotion to squad a new police investigating to dedicated out shootings in officer-involved of the first deputy commissioner’s office One at Police Plaza. Fortune after commanding aboard came Ser- Police Bureau’s Housing the public oversees which Area 5, vice Manhat- in developments housing tan. new his in comfortable becoming post. in “I’ve worked theborough Queens at lieutenant a as before North and Queens South not at but “The said. he precinct,” specific a community is fantastic and very supportive of the 114th. very It’s di- meltingverse one big here. 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Shorten the time to graduation by taking extra courses. Earn Cr t W t Fulfill General Education Requir t Impr t Satisfy Pr t Smaller Class Sizes. Get personalized instruction and get to know mor t BY BILL PARRY BY That’s precisely what the cap- “It was a rough Fortune time,”
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