Lancman Picks up Union Support Retold to Keep CWA Members Rally Memories Alive FRESHING up for SPRING at Verizon Center by STEVE MOSCO in Forest Hills

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Page 5 QGuide Page 25 Holocaust tales Lancman picks up union support retold to keep CWA members rally memories alive FRESHING UP FOR SPRING at Verizon center BY STEVE MOSCO in Forest Hills

Six million counts of murder. BY STEVE MOSCO The world knows all too well about the terrible atrocities com- State Assemblyman Rory mitted during the Holocaust by Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) Nazi Germany in World War II — accepted the endorsement of the the near-elimination of an entire Communications Workers of race of humanity. America District 1 Monday at But rather than forget this the Verizon Call Center in Forest frightful history, Anne Golden Hills in the four-way Democratic chooses to remember it and pay primary race for Congress. tribute to a heroic family member. The candidate for the seat Her grandmother, Mirra Golden, to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Gary survived that dark time and now Ackerman Anne celebrates her grandmother stood with Related story and others who continued to live. workers “We can’t forget the survi- and leaders PAGE 4 vors or those who died,” said Anne from the Golden, at the Central Queens YM union to demand representatives & YWHA in Forest Hills, days in Washington, D.C., take a fresh before Holocaust Remembrance look at the tax code and support Day, or Yom Hashoah, April 19. Youngsters Scott Kamen (l.), 13, and Noah Cleary, 13, paint tree guards on Continental Avenue near the intersec- the middle class. “My grandmother was stubborn tion with Austin Street as part of an Earth Day community volunteer project, organized by Steve Melnick. See more “Tomorrow on Tax Day, or- and filled with life — and I’m here photos at www.timesledger.com. Photo by Christina Santucci dinary Americans will fork over Continued on Page 14 Continued on Page 16 A CNG Publication • Vol. 16, No. 16 52 total pages New York City’s Freshest Milk. From New York City’s Only Dairy. www.elmhurstdairy.com Buy local. 2 FH City cuts 9 Kew Gdns. trees CB 6 hears city’s plan COM . Agency cites fungal disease, but park group demands evidence to phase out dirty fuel BY STEVE MOSCO to the DEP.

TIMESLEDGER “The city Health De- Heavy-grade heat- partment conducted an ing oil is hazardous to the air study and it found that city’s health and more than breathing in heavy heating 120 apartment buildings in oil can result in over 3,000

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L 6 meeting in Kew Gardens, Bowyer told the group at Bethany Bowyer, policy the Kew Gardens Commu- IMES T adviser at the city Depart- nity Center April 11. ment of Environmental She said the city will Protection, said Mayor begin phasing out the No. Michael Bloomberg’s ad- 6 heating oil this July, with ministration has begun to a complete phase-out slated phase out the sludgy, pol- for 2015. luting fuel oil. Of a more immediate Bowyer presented concern, Capt. Ralph For- Workers stuff recently bloomed cherry blossom trees into a woodchipper behind Queens Borough Hall. Park Advocates is calling for the three vials containing gione, commanding officer Department of Citywide Administrative Services to provide proof the trees were diseased. Photo courtesy NYC Parks Advocates three different grades of of the 112th Precinct, gave heating oil to the board: a brief report on the pre- BY STEVE MOSCO of disease. He said Parks preparing to begin con- I can almost guarantee that Nos. 6, 4 and 2. Noticeably cinct’s criminal activity, Advocates asked DCAS to struction on a $21 million nothing was sent to a lab, thicker than the other saying that grand larceny The Department of provide a Tree Health As- atrium project, a city asso how thorough can this grades, No. 6 oil causes is the one crime running Citywide Administrative sessment report, completed sessment of the trees found thing be?” dense black smoke to rise rampant in the area. Services said a fungal dis- either in-house or by an that nine were diseased and A representative from from stacks atop apartment According to Forgione, ease prompted the removal independent consulting ar- necessitated removal. Borough President Helen buildings across the city. there were 31 grand larce- of nine cherry blossom borist. “As part of the project Marshall’s office said they The two lower grade oils nies in the last 30-day pe- trees behind Borough Hall, While DCAS said it preparation, an arborist are currently reviewing a will reduce emissions by riod, which is on a par with but one group claims the had consulted with an ar- visited the site in 2009 and report from a DCAS-hired up to 50 percent, according Continued on Page 14 landscape leveling was an borist, Croft wonders why found that some of the trees arborist, but could not pro- unnecessary Queens chain- the department will not had fungal and bacterial vide a copy of the report or saw massacre. provide documentation for diseases. Another land- the name of the arborist. New York City Park review or the name of the scape architect confirmed Instead, the office referred Advocates, a nonprofit arborist. that assessment in 2012,” requests for such informa- watchdog group involved “I’m happy these is- Cho said in an e-mail to tion to the landscaping in improving city parks, sues are coming to light,” Croft. firm, Abel Bainnson Butz said neither DCAS nor the said Croft, adding that of Calls to Cho at DCAS LLP, which did not respond landscaping firm hired for the nine chopped trees, and the landscaping firm to requests for comment. the job has provided suffi- only one displayed signs Abel Bainnson Butz LLP Marshall’s representa- cient evidence illustrating of root rot, a disease dev- requesting the arborist’s tive also said the city will the urgent need to remove astating enough to war- report were not returned. plant a new grove of trees the trees, which were in rant immediate removal. “It is our belief that and bushes after the one- full bloom, in Kew Gardens “The care of trees, or lack DCAS did not do their due year construction project April 3. thereof, in many city con- diligence in assessing these is completed. When com- Geoffrey Croft, a struction projects have had trees,” said Croft. “If these pleted, the atrium will pro- Park Advocates represen- serious impacts and need to trees were diseased and we vide space for meetings and Bethany Bowyer (r.), from the city Department of Environmental tative, said his organiza- be addressed.” are going to discuss patho- cultural events, according Protection, speaks to Community Board 6 about the city’s plan to tion is seeking documents DCAS representative gens, then DCAS should to Marshall’s office. use cleaner heating oil. Also in attendance was Frank Gulluscio (l.), that back up the claims Julianne Cho said while have sent samples to a lab. the district manager. Photo by Steve Mosco

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Hendrick and the film The bay is also home Times and minds are 2012 . 19-25, Ask New Yorkers about crew used a number of to an array of reptiles, am- changing, as a multimil- city wildlife and they will people not normally asso- phibians, small mammals, lion-dollar project to build probably tell harrowing ciated with environmental more than 60 species of but- marsh islands in Jamaica tales of dodging sidewalk preservation. From Rus- terflies and a large popula- Bay is expected to restore

pigeons and subway rats. sian and Indo-Caribbean tion of horseshoe crabs. eroding wetlands and help TIMESLEDGER Seeking to change the immigrants to lifelong Even with all of that keep the waterway a viable conventional wisdom that Broad Channel residents, natural beauty, the bay ecosystem. one must travel to the far Hendrick said everyone faced challenges under The U.S. Army Corps . reaches of upstate or out has taken to the task of sav- the harsh realities of the of Engineers, together COM east to revel in the great ing the bay. post-Industrial Revolu- with state and city agen- outdoors, a collection of “Last year the Region- tion world. Factories and cies, launched a $19 mil- environmentally minded al Planning Association landfills developed along lion project in December to people is busy culling foot- revealed a study about Ken- Director of photography David Sigal (l.) and Dan Hendrick (r.) in- the bay; John F. Kennedy rebuild a 40-acre marsh is- age for the documentary nedy [Airport] and how it terview an advocate for the film “Jamaica Bay Lives!” International Airport flew land known as Yellow Bar “Jamaica Bay Lives!” might have to expand to ac- Photo courtesy Brian Stuss in and filled the air with a Hassock. The island, when “I’m kind of the cheer- commodate future growth,” decidedly different type of completed, will filter chem- leader-in-chief of the proj- said Hendrick, who is work- Queens and eastern Brook- ety of rare native habitats, bird; and four sewage treat- icals, stabilize the shore- ect,” said Dan Hendrick, ing with David Sigal, direc- lyn, the bay lies at the far including a salt marsh, ment plants dumped a sick- line and provide habitat for the communications direc- tory of photography for the end of the Rockaways A upland field and woods, ening amount of human plants and fish. tor at the New York League project. “We had a meeting train. About 40 minutes brackish water ponds and waste into the once idyllic “The timing is right of Conservation Voters, in Broad Channel and it from Manhattan by train, an open expanse of bay. waters. to tell this story,” said Hen- who authored a book about was furious. About 200 peo- blocks of apartments sud- The Jamaica Bay Wildlife “Jamaica Bay became drick. “We want to elevate the bay in 2004. “The movie ple showed and packed the denly give way to marshes Refuge is one of the most a living toilet bowl for Jamaica Bay to its place itself is about the fight to American Legion, fright- and exotic egrets replace significant bird sanctuar- Brooklyn and Queens,” as one of the greatest estu- save Jamaica Bay and the ened and angry. I took it as the common pigeon. ies in the Northeast, with said Hendrick. “Every- aries in the country. And story will be told by people a sign.” The park’s unique more than 330 bird species thing was dumped in the we’re well on our way.” with amazing connections Situated in southern landscape contains a vari- sighted over the last 25 water — even dead bodies

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N E W S P A P E R S WE 4 TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM ticket. Democratic onthe also who is Meng, with along Independent an as run will dent Tiraco Joseph resi- Hills Forest and Party Green ofthe banner the under running in manyrun Queens elections, is city. the with filed all Sheng Juan named producer television aFlushing and man Bayside Mitt- physician Robert Elections employee Jeff Gottlieb, of Board city (D-Flushing), Meng (D-Fresh Meadows) and Grace Lancman Rory members sembly As- state Village), ley (D-Middle Crow- Elizabeth Councilwoman challenger. aprimary notface will and date (R-Whitestone)City Councilman Dan Halloran is the sole cut. the made names prising candi-midnight by petitions their Monday filed seat sional and congres- Queens at avacant crack some sur- seemed always cost butbefore, the energy solar considered said Swing Staging had tooperations and marketing, outweighcompany’s president of vice been invented yet. ing some that have not even the includ- ble power sources, into many different possi- City, looked Island Long in 31stSt. at 49-47 Inc., ing Stag- at Swing officials bill, company’s electric on the money. thatbusiness on this planet power use of years, for so system billions solar the it’s to about save time some Ackerman seat attracts nine contenders nine attracts seat Ackerman Meng ahead of Lancman, Crowley in raising campaign funds for Dem Board primary: of Elections Evergreen Chou, who has Chou, who has Evergreen City Democrats, For the On the Republican ticket, Candidates hoping for a Joel Arguelles, the the Arguelles, Joel cut to costs Looking powered has sun The feasible for Queens business Queens feasible for Incentives make solar power BY STEVE MOSCO BY STEVE BY ANUTA JOE and greenhouse gas-rebuilding. This cost-cutting office ny’s and warehouse compa- for system the ing generat- solar 50-kilowatt anearly purchased cently output.” dioxide carbon the planet by reducingtributing to the health of our con- —plus, wevious are ob- are gains financial the “Now said. ble,” Arguelles become financially feasi- it has and government the from incentives getsome to starting are power systems bright in the sky. burned incentives ernment lucrative gov- until said, made sense financially,” he benefits. Swing Staging re- it seemssolar “Finally never investment “The al Election Commission with each each with Commission Election al information filed with the Feder- released their campaign finance challenges. by legal invalidated not are petitions their provided primary that will end June 26, off may face Democrats six a in required. are that 900 roughly the times submit several would each ideally said eratives op- but political gathered, didate can- each signatures many how of seat — but they were joined by several others. byseveral werejoined they —but seat congressional Queens for the ballot the to on get city the with petitions filed and endorsements major allsnagged Meng Grace and Lancman Rory members Assembly state (l.-r.) Crowley and Elizabeth Halloran Dan members and Council City Three of the ofthe Three also Democrats The signatures mean the track notkeep does board The businesses in the area with first oneofthe of being joying the bragging rights en- is company his said also He come. to benefits more with bill, electric per drop a$100 seen has company buildings. mercial com- on large space of roof abundance the to numbers solar Queens’ attributed Edison at Con Officials ofenergy. kilowatts 3,420 stallations, generating in- solar 168 with oughs bor- five the leads Queens Edison, Con provider in solar installations. city the leads borough the where Queens, in popular ducing move is becoming Continued on 38 Page Continued Arguelles said his energy to According war chest. war Act Blue money wire will into the like, they acandidate find nors do- potential Blue website. When can browse candidates on the Act Anyone from around the country Committee. Action aPolitical as Blue. Act awebsite called money through chest. war a$360,203 boasting bases. different from drawing It is unclear whether donors donors whether unclear It is It is registered with the FEC Many of Meng’s donors gave Meng raised the most cash, year, further increasing property taxes. property increasing year, further much 147 by as as last percent raised homes who have seen the assessed values of owners, their condo and co-op Queens northeast come,” to for Liu said. years families many affect will actions and sions computer system. dollar multimillion- faulty allegedly by anew and made errors DOF ofignoring the accused Liu’s opaque practices. audits also alleged without warning, leading to an uproar over values property co-op and condo upped drastically and suddenly Department assessments. property their raised unjustifiably and unfairly ment ofFinance comptroller audits said the city Depart- when city week two last play validated offoul calls their had Queens northeast in Comptroller audit cites ﬂ aws in how city values properties The audits came amid outrage among among outrage amid audits came The “The department’s arbitrary deci- Finance audits, the the to According owners condo and Suspicious co-op BY CORSO PHIL permarkets gave $5,000, the limit limit the gave $5,000, permarkets Su- Wall Great and Beef Western of businesses in Flushing like employees several and nor base, website. on the listed were candidates other the from within the district. None of and Illinois in additionMassachusetts, to North donors Carolina ing in states including Arizona, through the site from donors liv- came but $73,058 means, ditional to Meng’s campaign Blue have Act would given using through tra- Meng had a large Asian do- Asian alarge had Meng lowered the assessments, Liu said. assessments, lowered the and math its redid department the gated, investi- officials elected and complained homeowners but after at first, numbers its Finance missteps in property assessments. assessments. inproperty missteps Finance dits he said au- two Liu(c.) John outlines Comptroller City shed light on city Department of “The Department of Finance should defended Department Finance The Nolan (D-Sunnyside). Nolan from Assemblywoman Catherine got$250 also Lancman tributions. in comparison to individual con- ministrators, but that cash paled Ad- and Supervisors of School cluding from $5,000 the Council about $13,000 in- unions, from many unions. with along in chipped ment firms develop- and estate ofreal portion ahealthy and lawyers, from came finances. personal his from loan a$50,000 including coffers, his highest amount in with $239,628 Square. Fulton One called project another and ect proj- Commons Flushing million $850 onthe working currently Queens Crossing building and Group, for responsible the F&T developers Flushing from tions elections. general and primary vidual can give for $2,500 both the indi- an since campaign, for the Continued on 38 Page Continued The assemblyman re- also In total, Lancman received cash Lancman’s of Much second- the raised Lancman Meng also received dona- Continued on 38 Page Continued Photo by Phil Corso Phil by Photo TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM 5 WE Photo by Joe Anuta Queens a 36 saw per- Total sales all for Williams- Brooklyn, In Rep. JosephRep. Crow- Continued Page 38 on Continued Page 38 on pect a pickup in pricing and and pricing in pickup a pect activity going forward.” condo in increase cent sales, with Long Island neighborhoods the leading City with a 53 percent increase quar- previous the from neighborhoods Queens ter. were sales most the with transac- 301 with Flushing tions and Rego Park-Forest Hills-Kew Gardens with 265. homes in Queens rose more than percent 10 since the last quarter of 2011. burg and Bedford-Stuyve- sant led the neighborhoods as a voice vote. It means It vote. as a voice was on thewhoever House floor the at time votes on the bill, those but votes are not tallied and made avail- to theable public. ley (D-Jackson Heights) was not on the floor when thewas vote taken,and a spokesman said Crowley does not support the bill in A spokesman Gilli- for The bill passed the U.S. realty board. Based on the the on the of Based president Spinola, board. realty first-quarter resultsand an improving ex- we economy, Senate could render all legal proceedings irrelevant, since could it derail the project altogether. brand said the senator is legislation, the considering while camp Schumer’s did not respond to a request to comment. House of Representatives Feb. 28, with what is known Prestigiacomo was was Prestigiacomo Queens had the highest number of real estate sales of all five boroughs in the first quarter according the to Real Estate of this year, Board of New York. Lone resident of Willets stands Point Joseph Ardizzone in costume (l.-r.) as state Avella Sen. Tony speaks and Willets Point United lawyer Michael and Rikon City Councilman Dan Halloran listen. well as the one- to three- to one- the as well in Bedford- family homes and Stuyvesant, Bushwick said Steven Brownsville,“ joined elected by officials state and city the both on blasted who levels the city Economic Development Corp. initiating for emi- domainnent proceedings in owners property against Willets Point. Those efforts by hampered been have several lawsuits filed on behalf of Willets United, Point thebut bill currently in the BY JOE ANUTA BY It’s a hot real a hot It’s estate Board Estate Real The The Bronx was up “Sales in activity Opponents of the Wil- Shop andproperty “This smelly whole BY PHILIP NEWMAN BY Biz opponents urge U.S. Senate to vote for eminent domain cap domain eminent for vote to Senate U.S. urge opponents Biz Boro leads city in real estate sales: Study sales: estate real in city leads Boro Bill could nix Willets project Willets nix could Bill market in Queens, with the the with Queens, in market borough leading the city in that sales so far this year. reported York New of Queens had the most real estate sales borough of any in the first quarter of 2012, transactions 2,919 with year, last 2,592 to compared a 13 percent increase. trans- 549 to there as well, per- with a 14 increase cent actions in the first quarter compared to 482 last year. Queens and the Bronx show steady growthas lets Point redevelopment project rallied last week in support of a federal bill that could the put brakes on the multibillion-dollar project, opponents saidbut the mea- sure would economically thecripple city. Wil- with affiliated owners United,lets Point a group in opposed to the develop- vote ment, gathered a gas at sta- to urge to tion along Northern Boule- Thursday last vard Sens.U.S. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten(D-N.Y.) Gilli- Act brand Protection of the Privatefavor Prop- Rights erty of 2012, would penal- which ize municipalities using for eminent domain to build “econom- calls bill the what de- projects.” development ic to used be process is a poster child not eminent domain why for should smallprive business owners of their rights,” said a Prestigiacomo, Irene proper- owns who landlord ty in the Iron Triangle. Photo by Christina Santucci Liberators preparing Liberators the back brings “It 87, Greenbaum, Don all“We smelled the Flug said the idea for Continued Page 38 on for thefor five-day journey — waswhich scheduled to take exter- notorious the to them Auschwitz- camp mination Birkenau, the Jewish quar- Oskar and Krakow of ter Schindler’s factory — took Se- the opportunity to get to know their fellow travelers at thehotel. Many said Harvey they yes- thehad about not spoken was experience it said of liberating the camps decades. for like memories terday,” gal, liberated who the 87, Leipzig-Schoenfeld concen- Germany in camp tration 2nd Army’s U.S. the with now and Division Infantry lives in Randolph, Mass.“I emotional get chills and an up down my just It’s back. moment.” in lives Balawho Cynwyd, Penn, was wounded in 1944 in Germany, Aachen, to in time recovered but fight the Battle of the Bulge and liberated the Dachau, concentration Germany, 283rd the with 1945 in camp Field Artillery Battalion. libera- the of many said He similar have tors stories thedespite differences in theywhere were and with whom they served. said. Greenbaum odor,” all“We the saw bodies. We all fought the enemy.” arose liberators involving from discussions with Da-

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survivors in Poland survivors U.S.liberators meet army. army. South Nyack, N.Y., residentSouth Bernard Nyack, served Storch N.Y., in the Polish the teens. the survivors will meet with with will meet survivors the liberators as well as as well as liberators the the Holocaust, this but time and others can learn about Israel so that Jewish youth youth Jewish that so Israel tional trips to Poland and and Poland to trips tional a nonprofit, hosts educa- nity College in Bayside. at Queensborough Commu- source Center and Archives Archives and Center source Kupferberg Holocaust Re- the Harriet and Kenneth Flug, director executive of they saw,” said Arthur said saw,” they prepared them what for guns together ... but nobody were trained to put how trained to fight, how they you seeyou here, theywere than 60 years ago. vivors rescued there more some of the Holocaust sur- returning meet to Poland to International Airport and a plane at John F. Kennedy a plane John F. at before preparing to step on tion camps with each other other each with camps tion centration and extermina- and centration stories of liberating con- The veterans shared their their shared veterans The 135-30 140th St. in Jamaica. the Tree Double Hilton, at from across the country to 16 World War II War veterans World 16 March of the Living brought the liberators. the tional mission focuses on the program’s latest educa- to Poland and Israel, but bringing Jewish teenagers locaust survivors trips for the Living has tapped Ho- WE 6 TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM ent calendar. onadiffer- based months 12 another off check to Sunday Jamaica to flocked gladesh Ban- to roots their trace who but thousands tions, New Year’son their resolu- up given long Yorkers have Bangladeshis ﬂock to Jamaica for new year bash April 14 is the Ban- 14 the is April By April, many New BY ANUTA JOE Society has organized an an organized has Society maica Bangladesh Friends Delwar,said whose Ja- area,” over tri-state the all lam Delwar. organizer Mohammad Is- to according beyond, and living in the five boroughs for celebration anyone the epicenter of the is Queens gladeshi New Year, and “Families come from “Families food and performance. and food of afternoon for an Terrace, Academy, at 176-21 Wexford ending Avenue of Hillside before up side the down marched at Mary panjabis menin and ris dressed Louis in colorful sa- 10 years. last for the new year the event mark to According to the Ben- This year women countries as well,” other New Year in Bengali he said, culture. defining factor for Bengali the been never have ders ofIndia. partition tious conten- the after 1960s the in created only was itself 1419, although the country year the it is calendar, gali “We celebrate the “We the celebrate But Delwar said bor- jewelry and clothing, some some clothing, and jewelry traditional selling en were academy,the wom- menand on. spices later and and lentil soup with chilies dish called bhorta beguin eggplant amashed bhorta, with spices aloo called mashed potatoes mixed gali specialities, including tookThen nearby restaurants overearly in the afternoon. Fish to about 1,000 people and national dish called Hilsha free sold portions Ben-study. of a Bengaliall about.” said. “That is what this is new generation,” Delwar their homeland. of heritage and customs the born in the United States, sters, many young- teach to designed of whom were Delwar. to according community, Bengali large in Bangladesh.” who people live foronly the in the holiday. “This is not ring that globe the across communities and India of portions large citing Dozens of dancers took part in the celebration. celebration. inthe part took Dozens ofdancers Inside one portion of oneportion Inside gave out society The They had plenty to the teach to “We need event also But the is a to home is Jamaica twitter.com/timesledger ] [ Follow usonTwitter: Photo courtesy A.F. Mesbahuz Zaman A.F. 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New York the Post girlfriend, his saulting as- with charged and arrested was officer Cop assaulted girlfriend while off duty: Report Child, 2, left onschool bus aloneby driver: Cops Those with information should con- At a about menentered 4p.m., two LONG ISLAND CITY — Police were At about 2 p.m. near Terminal 4, the the 4, Terminal At about near 2p.m. 47, ar- Andeles, was Los De Odalis nabbed —Cops AIRPORT KENNEDY Cops arrested bus driver Ana Garcia, Garcia, Ana driver bus arrested Cops The child, Samantha Bustamante, was girl CORONA —A2-year-old FOREST HILLS — An off-duty police police off-duty —An HILLS FOREST Livery driver tried to steal cabfares: Cops Police seeking info onmissing Forest Hills man Music goods stolen from storage facility: Cops CHEW C. FONG Photo courtesy NYPD courtesy Photo Blotter texting 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577. entering then 274637(CRIMES) texting or Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. Hotline Stoppers Crime hair. gray eyes and brown with pounds November 2011. home in his inside seen who last was man, a74-year-old locating in assistance Tips can also be submitted by logging onto the Crime Crime onto the by logging submitted be also can Tips Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s 150 weighing and 5-foot-6 as described was Chew CFong public’s for the asking were —Police HILLS FOREST POLICE in Long Island City. Island in Long facility astorage at arobbery with in connection men two about information wereseeking Police transportation, the Post said. Post the transportation, solicitation ofground illegal and passing disorderlyarrest, conduct, tres- criminal reported. Post notgetfar,did the but station, he AirTrain the toward calator es- up an escape to hetried hack, the collar Post. the to according airport, at the for fares trolling morearrested times 20 for than illegally the precinct after an EMS evaluation. evaluation. EMS an after precinct the utes. for bus about the 15min- in left was believe who they child, the getto to window bus broke a scene the to called home. Officers went up and locked bus, the checking while dance. atten- notin was why herdaughter asking Ramos called Corona in Kathy’s Day Care later, hours two aworker from than More a.m. at bus 7:20 onthe put herdaughter 24, Hills, according to the Post. the to according Hills, Forest in house at p.m. his 10:30 at around Andeles was charged with resisting resisting with charged was Andeles theWhen city’s attempted Finest to She was reunited with her mother at hermother with reunited was She Police said Garcia Ramos, missed mother, Sandra toddler’s The the girl Alexandru Baiasu, 27, was arrested 27, arrested was Baiasu, Alexandru Images courtesy NYPD TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM 9 WE Photo by Christina Santucci Israel said he was also also was he said Israel Referring to himself Upon his return to Isra- Congress, Before wealth should be relative relative earning taxObama’s policies have be people as declared leastat $250,000 should Ac- a year. cording to Israel, a person’s wealth to his or her costs of living salary. women’s than rather of preva- support full in more rights, as issues like abor- become contraception and tion have politi- country’s the in lent said dialogue. cal and prod- quintessential a as Levittown in Island up uctof the middle class, Is- grew George rael to Long go to on wanted he Washington University, but could not afford the tuition. After spending two years said Israel hisat local Nassau Com- College, munity he transferred to GWU on student loans and worked dur- D.C., Washington, in ing his college years. married Israel Island, Long and Budd Marlene wife his the for Americanworked Congress before Jewish opening his up own small Island’s business in marketing. Long on served el Huntington town council, where he said he learned there was no partisan way a pothole or cleanto pave a park. The three priority was mid- the in you’re “If he said Israel mid- definingIn the I’m not sure that there’s much of a difference be- and Neck Little tween Huntington,” Israel said. “People want a Congress ideasthat’s about and not I thinkideology. a there’s commonality between the for represented I’ve district years10 and areas.” newer has he said Israel issues championed throughout his more than years 10 in rebuilding Congress were American class, middle the veterans policies, energy protection and protecting chal- small businesses, which greatest the called he lenge facing the country. dle taken class, on it you’ve “I’m said. Israel chin,” the the really taking excited about rebuilding on focus my coun- this in class middle $5 try to the areas new that I represent.” than ex- to of hisproud defense he of the more his voting work- saving class, middle to by the in $1,500 said families ing 2012 year benefits tend in payroll tax cuts and Israel delivering million veterans. area’s class, dle President disagreed with clas- the in Obama Barack sification of “rich,” which time, according to re- congressional Israel but cords, records such said were misleading The congressman has he isBut in not always rep- currently Israel govern- to adjusting In “On national issues, U.S. Israel reflects Rep. Steve on potentially representing northeast Queens communities under newly drawn congressional districts. the word ‘compromise’ and be they’d afraid were they punished the by Tea Party talkingfor to Democrats,” Israel said. “So the caucus became defunct. I still be- can we lieve find commonality across the aisle.” voted along Democratic Party lines 94 percent of the for- included they because votes. mality agreement with his Demo- colleagues.cratic On the the to issue policy of America’s leaned he toward Israel, the congress- said man right with an emphatic support the for region. 2nd resents York’s New District, includes which Huntington, Babylon, Islip, Smithtown and Oyster Bay. redrawnBut congressional lines will rename the area has District 3, no one which declaredyet a campaign for. ing residents of Queens, the presumptive congressman said there of was not much broad those in difference a issues. national BY PHIL CORSOBY U.S. Rep. Steve Is- redrawn newly Under ea- and anxious “I’m helped 2006, Israel In talk five “We’d for Since then, Israel said, of afraid were “They Congressman discusses platform in sitdown with TimesLedger with sitdown in platform discusses Congressman Rep. Israel crosses borders crosses Israel Rep. he would have no trouble trouble has no he have like rael (D-Hauppauge) said would much he Queens the over crossing border, reached across the political aisle in his career to try Little theand country’s solve big- from gest problems. con- Island district Long congressional the voters lines, rep- soon may gressman resent in Neck, Douglaston, Bay re-elected Terrace, if Whitestone and Beechhurst Israel sat down November. News- TimesLedger the in papers’ offices in Bayside last week to outline his ap- his representing to proach potentially territory new and he valued how com- political the in promise sphere. Is- here,” work to go to ger clearly “There’s said. rael a learning curve. I’m not going to pretend to know what I don’t, which is why every spent I’ve sinceday the final- were maps with meeting ized local community leaders.” launch the House Center Aisle Caucus, a group of 25 Democrats and 25 Re- publicans would meet who weekly the at Hunan Dy- restaurant Chinese nasty refreshto Hill Capitol on the political discourse. dis-minutes we what about agreed on. Then the next 55 minutes what were about couldwe agree Israel on,” said. “It was one of the most I’ve experiences refreshing ever had.” the caucus had trouble sup- Republican gathering port, he attributed which to conser- the of influence the po- and grassroots vative litically charged Tea Party movement. ADIS MEDUNJANIN ADIS Leaders there con- Zazi had berated Me- Back in August 2008, 2008, August in Back men three the When por- to sought Gottlieb Continued Page 38 on AP Photo-U.S. attorney’s office vinced the men to return to America and carry an out a City, attack in York New scenario the to which trio gradually warmed, according to Ahmedzay, although the on while grew tensions trip. Pakistan in while dunjanin not eatingfor the traditional not praying correctlyway, and refusing to drink of out cups,clay Gottlieb said. He portrayed the arguments between Zazi and Medun- even- that fissures as janin three all when grew tually dif- at America to returned he maintained occurred occurred maintained he par- Medunjanin’s without ticipation. the three men tookflight a Pakistan,to Peshawar, in with up joining of hopes to according Taliban, the testimony. Ahmedzay’s could cross not the border in- they Afghanistan, into members with in fell stead of al-Qaeda, tookthem who training where a camp to stud- weapons, fired they ied the Koran and cooked the mealsweek, a about for what testified. Ahmedzay of version tray the camp as a watered- down with expecting, were men only one session the at fir- tests physical no range, ing of endurance and plenty theof sleep for three men, were thewho onlyrecruits theat compound.

BY JOE ANUTA BY Gottlieb sought to por- to sought Gottlieb Medunjaninlarge- Medunjanin, who “Normally Adis was was Adis “Normally Prosecutors allege Me- allege Prosecutors Najibullah Zazi and Flushing former Three

for Flushing grad Flushing for Terror trial begins trial Terror tween him and Zazi that about theabout collusion be- Ahmedzay with questions questions with Ahmedzay er to and the peppered ploy tray his client as on outsid- on as client his tray Ahmedzay. the cross examination of Gleeson calmly observed as U.S. District Judge John John Judge District U.S. as room Tuesday morning Tuesday room on the floor of the court ly kept his gaze trained his kept ly he could face life in prison. from al Qaeda. If convicted, receiving military training receiving ing material support to and eign country, and provid- commit murder in a for- a in murder commit destruction, conspiring to to use weapons of mass charged with conspiring was born in Bosnia, was leader, did he?”leader, try to assert himself as a a as himself assert try to wanted “But to. he did not taken the lead if role he that his would client have took the stand, insinuating insinuating stand, the took lieb said to Ahmedzay, who who Ahmedzay, to said lieb himself as a leader,” Gott- leader,” a as himself the type of person to assert assert to person of type the excluding his client. devised the scheme while men already behind bars bars behind already men dunjanin, contends the two two the contends dunjanin, a defense lawyer Me- for 2008. Robert But Gottlieb, stan the three men took in the wake of a trip to Paki- of hatching the attack in in attack the hatching of dunjanin, 28, is also guilty Adis Medunjanin. mer Flushing High student, in the trial of the third for- third the of trial the in with federal investigators investigators federal with two now aretwo now cooperating during and rush the hour, the planned subway attack attack subway planned the pleaded guilty in 2010 to Zarein Ahmedzay both both Ahmedzay Zarein New York City subways. York New allegedly plotting to bomb bomb to plotting allegedly charges against the trio for stan that led to terrorism terrorism to led that stan an overseas trip to Paki- to trip overseas an this week testifying about about testifying week this in Brooklyn federal court court federal Brooklyn in High School students were were students School High 10 EDITORIALS WE

COM HUT THE ARLORS . S P DOWN TIMESLEDGER There is a difference between legitimate health spas and whore houses posing as massage parlors. The residents of Dutch Kills and Long Island City have every right to be angry that two alleged houses

. 19-25, 2012 . 19-25, 2012 of prostitution are operating in their neighborhoods PR pretending to be massage parlors. , A Speaking for his constituents, Councilman Jim- EDGER

L my Van Bramer said what’s allegedly happening at these “massage parlors” is “contrary to everything IMES T else that is happening in the Dutch Kills-Long Island City community.” According to his office, two spas, one on 37th Av- enue called Smile Dawa, and another on 38th Avenue called Asian Body Work, are suspected fronts for illegal sex activities. Smile Dawa was already closed once and an ar- rest made for solicitation, but the law requires the police to make three citations before an establishment can be permanently closed. It’s easy to understand why this law would frus- trate a community that recognizes that sex parlors have a negative effect on the quality of life in a neighborhood where they are raising their children. Chang- OTHER VOICES ing the law will take time, but it shouldn’t be difficult for undercover officers to make enough arrests to get the courts to close the parlors down. This is an abusive business that treats women as sexual objects. In many cases, the women engaged in Republicans want to destroy Medicare this business have been brought to this country with false promises of legitimate work. We cannot imagine an you believe that U.S. House of Representa- It is an insult to ask Republican budget would any parent who would want his or her daughter to get the Republican Par- tives, led by Chairman seniors, who have worked cost seniors $6,400 more for involved in this enterprise. ty in Washington, Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), hard their entire lives earn- their health care. Community leader George Stamatiades raised CD.C., wants to end prepare their latest bud- ing Medicare benefits, to There is something the possibility that the johns might get hurt. Too bad. Medicare as we know it? get, one thing is for sure: be asked to sacrifice while you can do. Visit standup- There is another victim in this. Recently, two at- Medicare was signed into Seniors will again pay the millionaires and big oil formedicare.com and sign tempts to open legitimate, state-of-the-art health spas law in reaction to seniors’ price while millionaires are not asked to sacrifice a the petition. Join me in tell- in College Point faced strong opposition from a mis- numbers having grown are protected. dime. Republicans will try ing the GOP that ending guided community that assumed that all Asian-run to 9.4 percent of the total This is about our val- to tell you that their pre- Medicare is unacceptable. spas were fronts for prostitution. population. Today, that per- ues and priorities. We must mium support scheme does Stamatiades told TimesLedger Newspapers that centage is much larger — have a budget that is fair not end Medicare, but do Matthew Silverstein the spas are “being run out of town from Roosevelt Av- 13 percent — making this a and protects Medicare and not buy it. Democratic State enue [in Jackson Heights] and they’re finding small, bad time to try to end Medi- also creates jobs, strength- Premium support ends Committeeman inexpensive space throughout all the area.” care, which our seniors de- ens small businesses, re- the Medicare guarantee 26th State Assembly The police and civic leaders should keep pushing pend on. builds the middle class and and shifts substantial costs District until these businesses wind up in the East River. As Republicans in the reduces the deficit. onto seniors. Last year’s Bayside

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PROUD MEMBER OF NEW YORK PRESS ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION, SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS OF AMERICA AND INLAND PRESS ASSOCIATION READERS WRITE 11 W E T IMES L Boro athletic club should receive commemorative plaque EDGER , A

s the great-grandson of plex to hone their individual ath- spirit but the foresight that en- bers of the organization — all this have grown past their Irish roots PR . 19-25, 2012 2012 . 19-25, Irish immigrants to Dutch letic skills into a team that was abled a band of immigrants, who resting on a cloud encircling the to welcome native American, Ital- Kills, who once enjoyed the the most prolific contender ever collectively were known as the Irish Motto “Liam Adair Abu,” ian, German, French, Hispanic, Aspectacle and competition competing in the arena of track Irish-American Athletic Club, to which translates to “Strong hand African American, English, Scot- that was Celtic Park, I take great and field. plan and purchase the land from forever.” tish, Welsh, Polish and Russian pride in preserving the history 3. It was because they cel- the Thompson family and pass it One cannot celebrate the his- plus a wide variety of religious TIMESLEDGER of the times and places in which ebrated their common values on intact to those who developed tory of Celtic Park without the beliefs to match the nationalities my ancestors and their neighbors and not their differences that the Celtic Park Housing Project. symbols that represented it to the represented into our extended lived. they were successful in amassing Without them preserving athletes and the tens of thousands family. . Establishing a plaque, hon- more Olympic medals, as a group, this parcel, the homes of those liv- of spectators who once cheered What all of us have become COM oring the history of Celtic Park than any American team before ing in Celtic Park housing today them on from the grandstand, are Americans and as such we and the multi-ethnic athletes who or since. would never have been construct- where your housing now stands. celebrate our past while treasur- created the organization, repre- 4. It was they who set the ed or developed as you appreciate As the IAAC was inclusive, ing our future. We cannot have sented by the Winged Fist, should ground rules for Olympic compe- it today. the plaque representing their ac- one without the other. be done for the following reasons: tition as we know it today. They Honor the members of the complishments cannot be any less Please support the tireless ef- 1. You would be commemo- set the standard for competition Irish-American Athletic Club and encompassing. Vote to have the forts mounted, on your behalf, to rating the diversity and the at such a high level that many of all they stood for with the pro- plaque, as thoughtfully presented preserve the historical heritage strength of a group who together their records stood for decades posed plaque that displays their by Ian McGowan, placed in a loca- of your homes with a plaque pre- were more than the individuals beyond their passing. emblem. This emblem consists tion of prominence, in Celtic Park serving it. that contributed to its success. Let us hope that the diversity of two American flags protecting housing, for present and future 2. Long before political cor- of those living today, within the the upright hand of strength, sup- generations to cherish. Walter Kehoe rectness was a concept, these boundaries of the original Celtic ported by a pair of wings sprin- As the families that repre- Syosset, L.I. men banded together on the site Park, will convince its board of kled with shamrocks to suggest sent the current residents of Celt- of the Celtic Park housing com- directors to celebrate not only the the descent of the founding mem- ic Park, members of my family

City must restore Beacon funding Improve conditions of senior driving

he city recently an- Studies show that without the agency considers the pedestrian is in crit- obtain or renew a driver’s expense for the Department nounced devastating such after-school programs, least needy. These commu- ical condition after license. In addition to tests of Motor Vehicles. For the plans to cut funds to children are more suscep- nities will lose programs being struck by an for vision, there might be tests to be thorough and ac- TBeacon programs, tible to falling into danger- first. A 89-year-old driver tests for hearing. Hearing curate, it would have to in- school-based community ous activities and harming In my view, this meth- in Oakland Gardens, as aids would be allowed. If a stall arcade-like machines centers serving children, themselves or others. od of cutting spending is was recently reported. The senior failed the hearing to simulate driving — and youth and adults. There Ultimately, Beacon unfair. The Queens resi- driver remained at the test, they would have the the expense would assur- are 80 Beacons throughout programs are safe havens dents who use Beacons are scene and no criminality option to retake the test edly be passed to us. New York City and they op- for children to turn to families paying their fair was suspected. with one. That would get They jack up their fees erate in the afternoons and while their parents are at share of taxes to keep the Even so, it calls into them to make the purchase, every few years, so we prob- evenings, on weekends, work. They also allow civic programs functioning, yet question whether there resulting in increased per- ably would not raise any during school holidays and associations, community the city is unfairly target- should be an age cap for formance behind the wheel eyebrows at the increase vacation periods and dur- organizations and others ing specific areas when driving. There have been and greater safety. or hassle of having to hang ing the summer. to meet in public schools, planning to shut down pro- other tragic accidents like But seniors are not the out at the DMV, since we They are well-used, thereby building commu- grams. This amounts to this in our borough before. only ones who would ben- are already there for hours popular programs on which nities. In short, Beacons economic profiling against If an age cap was im- efit. We all would. Thanks at a time anyway. And even city residents rely, but there benefit children, parents families in which there are posed, what age would be to cell phones and MP3 that wait is a drop in the are plans to eliminate seven and community members two working adults. settled on? Eighty seems players, a lot of us probably bucket compared to the Beacons, including two in alike. If Beacons close, When the city proposed reasonable, but there are have hearing loss without time we might otherwise Queens. At a time when the parents will have to either similar cuts in the past, my people more than 80 who knowing it. spend in an emergency municipal budget outlook come up with the money to City Council colleagues and remain fine drivers. That Hearing is important waiting room for news is starting to brighten after pay for private child care or I fought successfully for the would be the case even if for driving but is something about a friend or loved one years of gloom, it makes no put their children’s safety restoration of the funding. the cap was raised to 85 that is overlooked. Think of who had been struck by a sense to close Beacon pro- at risk. All communities depend and possibly 90. It would be the times you have stopped driver who had no business grams. At a time of continuing on after-school programs, unfair to bar a person from short when hearing a horn being on the road. Beacons are vital to all economic uncertainty, that and the neighborhoods of driving simply because the and what would have hap- communities because they is a choice no family should Queens are no exception. majority in their age brack- pened if you had not. Ken Klinger serve nearly 70,000 New face. et was not up to it. So an age Reflexes might also be Bayside Yorkers a year. Programs The decision about Mark Weprin cap does not seem like the tested. That would be a big provided a range from tu- which schools’ Beacon pro- City Councilman way to go. toring assistance to ath- grams will lose funding has (D-Oakland Gardens) Another approach Contact the newsroom: letic programs to cultural apparently been made by would be to increase the and recreational activities. identifying the ZIP codes requirements needed to 718-260-4545 • [email protected] 12 COLUMNS WE COM . Boro Dems face three-way primary for Ackerman’s seat

TIMESLEDGER the Queens Board of Elec- to keep his teaching job All in all, it was an infor- nounced he was not going tese and Frank Padavan, Dee tions. Jeff is also a retired and retired with a pension mative meeting. to run again, would Bob state Conservative Party Richard city school teacher. in 2000, the Post said. What From the Clearview then have decided to run Chairman Mike Long, Lancman said he n scandal will pop up next Golf Club, it was off to for that congressional seat? Queens Conservative Party thought it was a Democrat- week on one of the other the Roma View Caterers Since he was already a con- Chairman Tom Long, the

. 19-25, 2012 . 19-25, 2012 Dishing ic Party ploy to divide the candidates? Stay tuned. in Howard Beach for the gressman, would that have Haggerty brothers Bart PR Jewish vote, which would Last Thursday, the Queens Conservative Par- been easier? At this point, and John, City Councilman , A with Dee take away from his cam- Jefferson Democratic Club ty’s spring gala. it really doesn’t matter as Dan Halloran, Vito Palm- EDGER

L paign and give Meng better had its April meeting at its The honoree was U.S. the die is already cast. ieri, Sal Bacarella, Grant ike they used to say odds at wining the Demo- usual place, the Clearview Rep. Bob Turner, who To add to the fun, the Lally and his wife John IMES T on the old TV pro- cratic primary. Meng is the Golf Club. The guest speak- is running for Kirsten third candidate, George Watch, Bob Schwartz, gram, there are many party’s choice for Acker- er was Ackerman, who dis- Gillibrand’s U.S. Senate Maragos, showed up at Joe Kasper and almost Ldifferent stories in man’s seat. It would seem cussed his pending retire- seat. Seated at the same the party to wish everyone 100 others. Good luck to the naked city. We will have this is a variation on the ment. He also provided an table with Bob and his wife well. This has all the signs Katherine James on her to amend that to say every age-old theme of divide and update on the Democratic Peggy was Wendy Long, of being one of the more in- retirement from the Board day there are many differ- conquer. Such is the world fight against the increas- the Conservative Party’s teresting races. of Elections. ent stories in the political of politics. ingly radical agenda of the choice for Gillibrand’s seat. At the Republican-Con- Friday was Good Fri- arena. In Sunday’s New York GOP in Washington, D.C. Oops! An embarrassing servative convention at the day in the Greek Orthodox To wit, last week it Post, however, their was a Following his discus- moment. The Conserva- end of March, newcomer Church. We attended both was Elizabeth Crowley, “gotcha article” going back sion, he opened the floor up tives had decided to make Long was way ahead of the the mass and the proces- Rory Lancman and Grace to 1971 claiming that Gottli- to question and answers. Bob their honoree before pack, but the latest Quin- sion route on Northern Meng as the Democratic eb set his apartment on fire The second speaker on anyone knew they were go- nipiac poll shows that this Boulevard and the adja- candidates for Gary Acker- and as a result was charged their program was Capt. ing to eliminate Bob’s con- week’s leader in the pack is cent streets in Flushing. man’s congressional seat. with arson a felony. He was Jason Huerta, the com- gressional district. Turner. Who will it be next We wish to extend to all This week we also have a allowed to plea bargain the manding officer of the At that point he decided week? our readers and friends of new hat tossed in the ring charges down to fourth de- 111th Precinct. Huerta gave to run for the Senate seat. If Some of the other the Orthodox faith a happy in the person of Jeff Got- gree criminal mischief, a an update on his first few he had waited another week guests at the party were for- Easter. tlieb, who is employed by misdemeanor, and allowed months as the commander. or two when Ackerman an- mer state Sens. Serf Mal-

Conservative Party head foresees group growing in strength

ed its 50th anniversary, Wendy Long received from as her main opponent in He believes the Con- restructuring of some key William having been formed in 1962. the guests at the Albany the June Republican pri- servative Party has stayed congressional, state Sen- Lewis He believes this year may dinner. mary, Michael Long be- much the same as when it ate and state Assembly dis- be the most important po- n I asked Michael Long lieves Turner should not was first formed in 1962 tricts. litical year in terms of the what he considered to be be running for the Senate and sees a bright future for This is especially true Political presidential election and all the most important accom- but instead for the House the party during the next of the newly created 6th Action other federal and state elec- plishments of the Conser- of Representatives, even if 50 years. Congressional District in tions, since the direction of vative Party during its exis- the congressional district It can be said that third Queens, which took the the country is at stake. tence. He said they included is considerably different parties can and do have a place of Rep. Gary Acker- t the state Conserva- He indicated that the James Buckley’s winning a from the one in which he lot of influence over which man’s (D-Bayside) district. tive Party conven- Conservative Party has Senate seat in 1970, the de- was originally elected. candidates from the ma- Ackerman is not running tion, held several grown in recent years, es- feat of Jacob Javits in 1980 He indicated that some jor parties win elections. for re-election this year. Aweeks ago at the pecially in the suburbs. He by Al D’Amato and the par- of the main issues the Con- Presently, in addition to Whoever wins the Demo- New York Athletic Club in mentioned Suffolk County ty providing the margin of servative Party will be ad- the Conservative Party, we cratic Party primary in Manhattan, I conducted an as an example of an area victory in New York state dressing this year include have other third parties that district will face City interview with the party in which the party has to President Ronald Reagan creating jobs, deficit spend- such as the Independence Councilman Dan Halloran chairman, Michael Long. It grown. in 1980 and 1984. ing, establishing a pro- and Working Families par- (R-Whitestone) in the fall was at that convention that At an earlier Conser- Michael Long empha- growth economy and get- ties. It is these third parties general election. attorney Wendy Long — no vative Party function in sized that the Conserva- ting rid of Obamacare. in which candidates of the This should prove to relation to Michael Long Albany, in which Wendy tive Party intends to give a Michael Long indicat- two major parties seek en- be one of the most interest- — received the unanimous Long addressed the guests, lot of effort this year to the ed that the strong Conser- dorsements. ing congressional races in vote of the delegates for the she was well-received to the Senate race by supporting vative Party endorsement This year brings a New York City. party’s nomination to the extent that Michael Long Wendy Long in her cam- Wendy Long received at the most unusual political pro- U.S. Senate. referred to her as a politi- paign to defeat Sen. Kirsten party convention will be cess, since redistricting Michael Long men- cal superstar. He made that Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). helpful to her in winning has changed the political tioned that the Conserva- observation after seeing With U.S. Rep. Robert the Republican June pri- landscape considerably. tive Party has just celebrat- the enthusiastic reception Turner (R-Middle Village) mary for the Senate. There has been a radical COLUMNS 13 7).$/73s3)$).'s2//&).'s$//23 W E T IMES L

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Just Off Exit 20 s On Southern State Pkwy lished in 1936 and received won an Academy Award If you want to read Suffolk Lic#49650-H Nassau Lic#H0811550000 NYC Lic#1419391 the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. for Best Supporting Ac- one of the great speeches The film version came out tress, could not attend the of our time, find the speech in late 1939 and received world premiere in Atlanta President Lyndon B. John- seven Academy Awards. because of segregation. She son gave about civil rights, Making allowance for in- could not sit at the awards when he spoke to Congress Waste Equals Opportunity flation, the film, at three ceremony with white ac- March 15, 1965, a week after hours 44 minutes, with a tors. the horror in Selma, Ala. 15-minute intermission, has Mitchell learned of Johnson’s eloquence was Waste is no longer something to get been the highest grossing that and wrote to McDan- matched by his passion. Ev- rid of, it’s a resource. As North America’s American film of all time. iel about it. They kept up a ery time I read it, it makes The book itself quickly sold correspondence for many me proud once again that I leading recycler, Waste Management 1 million copies, at the high years. am an American. price for those days of $3 a But, most striking, To a kid trekking to processes over 8 million tons copy. It was more than 1,000 was Mitchell’s help for Maspeth to see a great mo- pages in length. blacks to get medical edu- tion picture, all of that lay of paper, glass, plastic and Sometime long after cation. The president of far ahead, but it is good to the original showings of the Morehouse College wrote know that there were peo- metal each year – enough to fill film, I saw it one night in a to her to ask for support for ple, like Margaret Mitchell theater on Grand Avenue in such students and she be- of Georgia, Harry Truman the Empire State Building Maspeth, not far from my gan a private campaign of of Missouri and Lyndon more than 12 times. By 2020, former JHS 73. I remem- donations, which enabled Johnson of Texas, who did ber walking along 57th perhaps 70 to 80 black men what they could to make us our goal is to nearly triple the Avenue, where we lived in to become physicians. It did all equal. Elmhurst, and onto Grand not become public knowl- Mitchell made a dif- amount of materials we recover Avenue and then entering edge until many decades ference in many lives in a the theater, probably long after her death. private way. She was, in- through the use of innovative gone. I do not remember the It is also possible that deed, as the PBS program name of the theater. she may have tried to help showed, “An American Reb- technologies that capture The film was wonder- desegregate the Atlanta el.” Some have noted that ful. If I am not mistaken, police force. It was a failed if her efforts were known, more of the value in waste. I had a major test at New- early attempt. That was she might have faced death town High School the next many years ago. Mitchell threats. morning, but it did not died as the result of being Her book and the film To learn more, visit www.thinkgreen.com. seem to matter. I assume I hit by an automobile on are still wonderful. went to bed quite late that Peachtree Street in Atlanta P.S.: I am pretty sure I night. in 1949. She was 48. passed the test the next day I read the book years It turns out she was a at Newtown. 14 FH MGM calculating odds on city’s second casino

BY STEVE MOSCO vor of expanding the state’s gam- the New York Lottery Education COM . ing regulations in March. Fund, with 44 percent of the ca- Another player has rolled Genting beat out MGM’s orig- sino’s earnings going to a fund to the dice and is taking a shot at de- inal proposal to build a casino at support state education.

TIMESLEDGER veloping a full-fledged casino in Aqueduct Racetrack in South According to casino officials, New York. Ozone Park, opening its casino at the revenue generated for the Ed- MGM Resorts International, the site last fall. ucation Fund is approximately the Las Vegas-based casino com- State Sen. Joseph Addabbo equivalent to the annual salaries pany, inked a $15,000-a-month Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of 2,300 new teachers. . 19-25, 2012 . 19-25, 2012 contract with Kasirer Consulting of the Senate Racing, Gaming and “Improving our education PR

, A in late March to lobby for a chance Wagering Committee, said while system has been a primary goal to build a gaming facility, accord- the state expects interest from a from the very beginning of the EDGER

L ing to the company’s website. number of parties, it is still early video lottery program. We are MGM expects to lobby Mayor in the process and there is a lot of proud that our partnership with IMES T Michael Bloomberg as well as the legislative work to be done. the state has proven so fruitful City Council. “I think it’s critical for our for New Yorkers,” said Michael “I think that the powers that state to proceed with caution. Speller, president of Resorts be, both in the city and the state, While I am in favor of full gaming World Casino New York City. “In realize that in addition to what Teresita Solima, of Flushing, may soon have options to try her luck at other area in the state, we have to be careful addition to the revenue generated Genting is talking about, there’s casinos besides Resorts World if full table gaming is legalized in the state. where sites are placed,” he said. “I for education, Resorts World has still potential to do more,” said Photo by Christina Santucci did not envision a casino at every created thousands of jobs and fos- MGM representative Alan Feld- Genting already has plans to with Resorts World said the gam- ‘for rent’ sign in the city.” tered economic development in man. “So part of this is having a build a massive convention cen- ing facility did not have a com- Addabbo said any proposal our community. These latest fig- conversation about the size of the ter adjacent to its casino, a plan ment on MGM at this time. that comes in, including one from ures confirm the tremendous po- market.” roundly praised by Gov. Andrew Before full-fledged casino Resorts World, must be thorough- tential of large-scale development Right now that market is Cuomo during his State of the gambling is allowed to move for- ly examined by both lawmakers projects in Queens.” home to Resorts World Casino State address in January. Resorts ward, the state Legislature must and residents. New York City, site of the Aque- World has already expressed in- approve the resolution again next Resorts World has been a Reach reporter Steve Mosco duct Racetrack, which is operated terest in table gaming at its ca- year and send it to voters in a pub- massive money-maker for the by e-mail at [email protected] by Genting, a Malaysian-based sino if the state’s constitution is lic referendum. The state passed state, as the facility has gener- or by phone at 718-260-4546. gaming company. amended, but a representative the first round of legislation in fa- ated more than $105 million for

that failed to act.” grease into the city’s sewer Holocaust According to Marton, CB 6 system. Wallenberg, who was born Under the bill, food Continued from Page 1 in 1912, left a comfortable Continued from Page 2 carts or restaurants that life to give the chance of dump waste or oil from because of her courageous- survival to thousands re- last year’s numbers. For- grease traps will be fined ness.” signed to a hopeless end. He gione said many of those after their first offense and Anne Goldberg gath- raced after lines of people crimes involved unattend- have their licenses revoked ered with dozens of others being herded toward depor- ed property and items left after the second offense. Monday at the Y, at 67-09 tation trains, issuing Swed- inside a parked car. “New York City has 108th St., to hear the story ish documents on the spot. “Help me help you,” thousands of vendors of Raoul Wallenberg, a “He manufactured said Forgione, encourag- throughout the five bor- Swedish diplomat in Buda- Swedish passports, basical- ing community members oughs and it is important pest who risked his own life ly making instant Swedes to reach out to the precinct. that waste is being dis- to save close to 100,000 Hun- out of any Hungarian Jew “Nothing is too small. We carded properly,” said Ko- garian Jews in 1944. he could,” she said. Author Kati Marton speaks about “Wallenberg,” her book about a want to make sure all of slowitz, adding that grease Kati Marton, an au- His humanity was man who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, at the your concerns are being ad- can cause overflows in thor and former ABC News not met with benevo- dressed.” catch basins. “On several Central Y in Forest Hills. Photo by Steve Mosco correspondent, wrote a lence in the days after the City Councilwoman occasions, I have seen food book in 1982 chronicling war. When the Red Army Aside from the history and that they died in one Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest handlers take grease and Wallenberg’s heroic ef- marched into Budapest, of Hungarian Jews, writing of the first transports to Hills) addressed communi- cooking oil at the end of forts and his extraordinary Wallenberg was seen as an the story of Wallenberg Auschwitz.” ty concerns about food cart the day and dump it into journey. Marton has just agitator and a threat to the led Marton to her own his- As Marton’s life was vendors illegally disposing the catch basins. Not only published the centennial Russian occupiers. He was tory. While researching changed, so were countless of waste. The councilwom- is this unsanitary, but it’s edition of her authoritative arrested and sent to the gu- and conducting interviews other lives affected by the an recently introduced also damaging to the city’s biography, “Wallenberg,” lag, where his fate remains with survivors and their Swede. When Anne Golden a bill aimed at keeping sewer system.” and spoke to the gathering unknown despite some tan- kin, Marton learned that thinks about Wallenberg, food trucks from dumping at the Y about him. talizing clues. her Roman Catholic roots she sees a man who helped “Many countries have “It was not until the did not run as deep as she people taste freedom, as her built memorials to the 1980s that the world took once thought. grandmother was able to. [ Follow us on Twitter: man,” she said. “Our job is notice of the missing “One woman said “He did what others twitter.com/timesledger ] no longer to raise memori- Swede. By then it was too rather matter-of-factly, ‘Of were too afraid to do — als, but to raise questions late,” she said. “If anyone course, he was too late to stand up to the Nazis,” said Get your Queens TM to what his actions say could die from heartbreak, save your grandparents,’” Golden. “For that, we re- news on Facebook: facebook.com/timesledger about the rest of the world, it was Wallenberg’s mother, she said. “I had no clue that member him.” including our own country, who did.” my parents were Jewish 15

F H T IMES L EDGER , A PR . 19-25, 2012 2012 . 19-25, TIMESLEDGER . COM 16 president of CWA, said the With union workers he would like to establish a only 13 percent, while most union workers alike, ac- Lancman tax issue is important to chanting his name at the tax rate of at least 30 percent small businesses are taxed cording to Lancman, who FH New Yorkers and the up- center, at 107-15 70th Road, for millionaires and to close the full 35 percent,” he said. pointed to the many busi- Continued from Page 1 coming election is an op- Lancman spoke about the corporate tax loopholes. “The heaviest tax burden nesses along Austin St. in portunity to vote in a can- need to ensure the wealthy The Buffet Rule, named for should not be on the shoul- Forest Hills as examples. nearly a third of their in- didate to fight for working pay taxes in line with their billionaire investor War- ders of mom-and-pop shops “I’m extremely proud COM . come in taxes, while the families. income. Lancman also pro- ren Buffet, would establish like the ones here in Forest to have CWA by my side Mitt Romenys and the Veri- “Vastly profitable cor- posed that capital gains a tax rate of at least 30 per- Hills.” in this campaign — we’ve zons of the world will get off porations such as Verizon income should be taxed on cent for millionaires. Conversely, Lancman stood together before on

TIMESLEDGER without contributing their pay no income taxes and a progressive scale similar Eliminating these said Verizon paid an aver- picket lines, at rallies and fair share,” said Lancman. billionaires pay tax rates to the income tax scale. He loopholes would level the age tax rate of 5.2 percent in the Assembly,” he said. “I’m running for Congress lower than their secretar- said this would ensure bil- playing field for small busi- from 2008-10 while receiv- “With their support in this because we need a tax code ies,” he said. “There is no lionaire hedge fund manag- ness, according to Lanc- ing $705 million in subsi- race, I’m looking forward that helps working families better way to demonstrate ers pay at a higher rate than man. dies and paying its CEO $18 to standing with them in . 19-25, 2012 . 19-25, 2012 in Queens, not one that re- why we need a strong voice middle-class New Yorkers. “Currently large com- million in salary. This sys- Congress and fighting for a PR

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Meng grace.gin to follow in Gary’s foot- even His to be- opportunity the of Ackerman’s legacy. meeting, spoke in support in the coming weeks. acandidate endorse likely would and race watch onthe aclose keeping hewas said in the race. only Republican currently “In his nearly 30 years years 30 nearly his “In he said has Ackerman “I’m excited to have who at the was Meng, The congressman had a great career.” agreat had ride,” Ackerman said. “I’ve one else. to pass the baton to some- Ackerman said it class, middle the wasprotecting time and Iran’s program nuclear on issuesadministration’s actions current ofthe support lic like monitoring2010. voted into the majority in being since on legislation to compromisewilling have notbeen Republicans policies, adding that House president’s ofthe some and tisanship in Washington onpar- views his discussed service.” for his him Ithank and best think he has been just the humor,” “I said. 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Vocalist Earthman performs with Queens Symphony Orchestra. Photo courtesy Queens Symphony Orchestra

BY ALAN KRAWITZ usually come into Kennedy or LaGuardia and then they arrangements of “The Star Spangled Banner” (arrange- leave and go into Manhattan. We want them to stay here ment by Ralph Farris), Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer” In an effort to expand its audience and bring music and enjoy what the borough has to offer.” (arrangement by Maestro Constantine Kitsopoulos) with and art to Queens’ residents, the 59-year-old Queens Sym- She added that it was a major shift for the QSO to go mezzo-soprano Francesca Lunghi, Skalkottas’ “5 Greek phony Orchestra, the borough’s only professional orches- from a subscription or paid format to all-free. The bulk of Dances” and a special new work from composer Justine F. tra and the oldest and largest professional arts organiza- QSO’s funding is from various government sources, said Chen entitled “Philomel” and featuring Metropolitan Op- tion in Queens, recently announced its first-ever arts and Herndon, including the Department of Cultural Affairs, era soprano Jennifer Zetlan. music festival that will bring together 72 cultural and arts City Council members, Bloomberg Philanthropies and At the Kupferberg Center, Queens College, the con- groups presenting more than 50 events across the borough grants from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations. cert “1001 Voices” will debut on April 29 at 3 p.m. as a fam- in a two-week period April 14-29. “Now,” she said, “with this change to a non-paid for- ily friendly concert with Carlos Franzetti’s family Latin The festival’s theme, “1001 Voices: discover the immi- mat, I’ll have to go out there and find more grants and cor- opera “Gauchito & the Pony,” exploring musical styles of grant experience in Queens,” will focus on the borough’s porate funding.” But calling Queens a working-class bor- 10 different Latin American countries told by a narrator, numerous cultures and languages and it will feature three ough, she said that this was the right way to go. singers, the orchestra and multi-media projections. free concerts at Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Flush- Further, each concert will also have an associated lec- Constantine Kitsopoulos, QSO’s music director, said ing Town Hall and Kupferberg Center at Queens College. ture/demonstration on the Thursday before the concert at the idea for the arts and music festival first came to him According to Lynda Herndon, QSO’s executive direc- 6 p.m. in 2009 after he read a New York Times article on writer tor, the organization transitioned this year from the tra- The Jamaica Performing Arts Center concert, “From and performer Judith Sloan and her Yo Miss! project about ditional subscription symphony concert series to a new the New World,” on April 14 included a red carpet opening teaching immigrant teens and refugees. two-week arts and music festival format that will allow it featuring Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” with guests Kitsopoulos, a seasoned director who hails from a to present events with arts organizations across the bor- vocalist Earthman, and cellist Jung-Hsuan Ko the 2011 family of musicians and is currently in his sixth season ough. Young Soloist winner. with QSO, is also spearheading the musical direction on “We wanted to make Queens known and relevant as On April 20 at 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall will present Continued on Page 28 a cultural destination point,” Herndon explained. “People “Songs of a Wayfarer” featuring classical standards in new 32 WE TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM in the number of first-time fore- mortgages. 30 to 90 days who are homeowners to delinquentnotices quired on their mortgage services to send 1,000 homes. for every distress in mortgages homeowners, with as many as 150 ofat-risk numbers highest of the County. second only in the state to Suffolk Queens, in homeowners to sent were notices day pre-foreclosure 90- 35,590 that found Project cacy Advo- Economic Neighborhood the of2011, half first the from data sure. foreclo- in homes their up losing who number end the ultimately and homeowners ofat-risk ber region lead the city in the num- borough’s the southeast in hoods neighbor- new data, to according sures in Queens is on the decline, Boro outpaces city innumber of foreclosures The borough also led the city city the led also borough The re- has state the 2009, Since Southeast Queens had some According to an analysis of offoreclo- number the While BY BOCKMANN RICH city’s total numbers. city’s total ofthe percent 39 — represented corresponding period last year the during 94 from down which is —afigure foreclosures first-time 82 website Queens’ found The by propertyshark.com. report arecent to according of2012, ter quar- first the during closures mortgage payments down from $3,500 a month to about $1,300. $1,300. to about amonth $3,500 from down payments mortgage to her get able was ofAmerica Corp. 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Dozens of people attended the Holy Metropolis Greek Orthodox Church of America Cathedral of Markella’s Procession of the Epitaphios in Astoria Friday evening. The religious service commemorates the Greek Orthodox holiday of Great Friday, which marks Christ’s death before His ascension on Easter. (Clockwise from top l.) Metropolitan Pavlos Stratigeas speaks during a pause in the procession; participants carry a wooden cross on Ditmars Boulevard; clergy carry the Epitaphios into the church, which has been holding the procession for 50 years; hundreds of people wait in line to pass underneath the Epitaphios; men carry the Epitaphios along 26th Street; and young alter servers march with flowers and candles. Photos by Christina Santucci TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM 35 WE

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He later into advertising it. mallow form, soup to nuts,” Greenberg’s Mitchmallows discovered the Entrepre- Mitchell Greenberg sells unique flavors of marshmallows, or “Marshmallows are Greenberg said. are desserts that can be neur Space, a food business “Mitchmallows,” out of Long Island City’s Entrepreneur Space. pretty silly,” Greenberg Mitchmallows can be sweet but also savory. incubator, at 36-45 37th St. Photo by Rebecca Henely said. “It’s not a very serious ordered in packs of 18 for “Candy is memories,” in Long Island City, where newspaper story. as benefit from the guid- food.” $16.95 or more from mitch- Greenberg said, “and it startups can use a kitchen Joining the Entrepre- ance of Kathrine Gregory, In addition to sell- mallows.com. brings back great memo- and get resources in how to neur Space allowed him to whose consulting firm Mi ing through his website, ries for people.” grow their business, from a make larger batches as well Kitchen es su Kitchen runs Greenberg also does cater- FUND-RAISERS BUSINESS CALENDAR Flushing Council on Culture Progress. Youth Tech Initiative 24, 7 pm Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston When: Thursdays, 7–8:30 am and the Arts Annual Gala — When: April 21, 8:30 pm Program — Increase your Where: Con Edison Learning Contact: Gayle Naftaly, Where: Clearview Park Golf Come celebrate our diversity, Where: Queens Center for employability. Free advanced Center, 43-82 Vernon Blvd., gnaftaly@accessoffi ce.net, Course, 202-12 Willets Point our arts and our community. Progress Building, 81-15 164th training in Microsoft Word Long Island City (718) 217-0009 Blvd., Bayside For tickets logon to www. St., Jamaica for anyone ages 16-24. Website: www.powerfulyou. Contact: Martin Koos (516) fl ushingtownhall.org. Participants will have the ABCs of Networking — com 488-8877, Ext. 15 When: April 19, 6 pm Earth Day Walk 4 APEC — Join opportunity to take the Workshop offering a beginner Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137- APEC for a leisurely walk along Microsoft Offi ce Specialist networking workshop to help Power Networking Group — BNI Peak Professionals Chapter — BNI is a business 35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing Little Neck Bay. exam at the end of training to new members come out of Led by Harvey G. Beringer and professional networking Contact: (718) 463-7700 When: April 22, 9 am become Microsoft Certifi ed. their shell and make the most When: Every Wednesday, 7 am organization that allows only Website: www.fl ushingtownhall. Where: Alley Pond When: Tuesdays, through May of their membership to Queens Cost: $10 for breakfast one person per professional org Environmental Center, 228-06 22, 6 pm–8 pm Chamber of Commerce. Where: Jackson Hole Diner, classifi cation or specialty to Northern Blvd., Douglaston Where: The Daughters of When: April 20, 8:30–10 am 35-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside join a chapter. BNI Provides Dinner-Dance — Honoring Pat Contact: (718) 229-4000 Isis Foundation Offi ce, 148-14 Where: Bulova Center, 75-20 Contact: Harvey G. Beringer positive, supportive and Dolan, Mike Miller and others. Liberty Ave., Jamaica Astoria Blvd., Ste. 140, Jackson at [email protected] or (718) structured environment to RSVP. Center for Women of New Contact: (917) 292-5176; Heights 423-0427 further business through word When: April 19, 6:30 pm York Gala — Honoring the [email protected] of mouth marketing. Contact Where: Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th exceptional women and men of Website: luecorp.tripod.com Powerful You! Women’s BNI T.N.T. (The Networking Lydie Pellissier, chapter Ave., Astoria distinction in our community. Network — A new Queens Titans) Weekly Meeting — BNI president, to arrange a visit. Contact: (718) 721-7777 Honorees will include Woman IMTI Open House — Learn chapter of the national is a business and professional When: Wednesdays, 7–8:30 am Website: www.riccardos.com of Distinction Matilda Raffa about evening training organization that empowers networking organization that Where: Fame Diner, 176-19 Cuomo, former fi rst lady of New certifi cation classes in and supports women in allows only one person per Union Tnpk., Fresh Meadows A Walk to Benefi t People with York, Assemblywoman Cathy electrical technician, their business, personal and professional classifi cation or Contact: Lydie Pellissier, (718) Developmental Disabilities — Nolan, Councilwoman Elizabeth HVAC technician, plumbing spiritual lives. specialty to join a chapter. BNI 276-8986 5 Mile Walk to Kissena Park and Crowley, Assemblywoman Grace technician and electronics When: Third Tuesday each provides positive, supportive Website: www.bniouterboros. Back to Queens CP for Brunch. Meng and others. systems technician careers, month, noon to 2 pm and structured environment to com Tee shirts will be distributed When: April 28, noon including solar. School tours, Cost: Members and fi rst-time further business through word to walkers who raise $25 or Where: Douglaston Manor fi nancial aid information will attendees $30, nonmembers of mouth marketing. Contact Follow us on Facebook: more. Participate in Footsteps and Golf Club, 6230 Marathon be available. $40; includes lunch chapter president Martin Koos facebook.com/timesledger for Progress, Queens Center for Parkway, Douglaston When: April 17, 7 pm and April Where: Giardino, 44-37 to arrange a visit. 38 ROP WE TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM Candidates Continued from Page 5 Page from Continued 4 Page from Continued penditures ex- the said company the although listed, Group was Parkside firm consulting were political the penditures, left overrently banned. 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Con to according years, vestment in less than five in- its recoup to expect can Staging Swing and tion, deprecia- and electricity $90,000. to costs its reducing breaks, tax ty New Yorkand proper- City credits tax getfederal will Staging Swing addition, In A detective assigned to to assigned A detective Staten Island’s average In the dissenting opin- not are funds Federal “Con Edison encourag- Edison “Con Factor savings in on WE TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM 39 Marquise Moore of of Moore Marquise Brooklyn was led by Diaz, helps orga- who Slope Park a Calhoun, competitor,” a just “I’m Added Moore, “He of fun, he plays hard and he has the talent to do it, which makes easier.” a lot it CrossHoly and Cardozo’s Ryan Yearwood each had Mag- Campus points, 12 and Durodola Samuel net’s August Martin’s Jamiek Riviere had points 11 and Holy of Clarke Mairega Tajay Cardozo’s Cross, Henry and Our Savior New Walk- LeBrent American’s er all Queens had for 10 in the high-scoring affair. Travis Charles, Lincoln’s had 23who points. Rashad Andrews & Girls of Boys had 19 points and Kan- garoos teammate Tyliek points. 17 had Kimbrough Nazai Jefferson’s Thomas points andStokes had 14 Transit Richard Tech’s Wil- off liams had points. eight the monkey of a nize every the year, event out take year this winning it like felt helped make his back. LastQueens year, didn’t semifinals. resident, ironic foundit that he helped Queens beat going from his borough. home him that But stop didn’t out. all he said. “I want to was It a close game in I play. win when the first half, I just started startedpicking up, it being vocal with the guys, started defense. on making plays Just pushing the tempo.” all one way plays the time andhard. that’s That’s how he is and that’s good.” Photo by Denis Gostev of enthusiasm, plays he Diaz with of energy,” a lot said. “That’s really it what comes down He has to. a lot “He plays with“He plays a lot in just two quarters and and quarters two just in was a breath of fresh air for Queens Coach Diaz. Rob Queens’ Omar Calhoun had 22 points and took home yet another award. all-star MVP game Christ the King basketball star adds Wheelchair award to wall to award Wheelchair adds star basketball King the Christ Omar Calhoun owns owns Calhoun Omar In August, he was the Three weeks ago, the Calhoun was — you hard go to want just “I While other players BY MARC RAIMONDI MARC BY Calhoun earns MVP - again earns Calhoun Sports all-star games. all-star the of player valuable most Franchise Classic in the named Calhoun was he Then Bronx. MVPthe of Sharette Dixon Classic and the Metro Clas- October. eight of in span a within sic days thewon Metro Classic award in 2010, too. tourna- a UConn-bound scored Christ the star King ment record 26 points at the Champion- All-American ship in Orleans New and 124-102 was named the East team’s a Andmost to valuable player. night Thursday last finally, he took another home tro- Queens to points 22 scoring phy, Col- lead York the in Brooklyn over win at HS Charities Wheelchair game champi- Classic Basketball onship lege. guessed — the it MVP. every time,” said Calhoun, two CHSAA won who Class titles AA intersectional King. the State Fed- and York a New Christ eration Class AA at championship mo- “I want to win. were We out just That here playing people in for wheelchairs. tivated us today.” were going dunks for or trying to dazzle the with crowd Calhoun dribbling, fancy was firing his teammates on theup bench during a close game in the first half. points 22 those scored He Photo by Denis Gostev It wasn’t the typical typical the wasn’t It she weekend, Last like off a weight “It’s To Mason, Radford is Continued Page 42 on ing at a school, she worked Justice, a clothing store in mall. Center Queens Divi- a becoming to path basketball I women’s sion Ma- that’s But what player. son will be next year. of Letter National a signed Intent with Radford of out the Big South Conference and will head to summer classes there in late June. native, Woodside a Mason, everythingfound she was High- the with for looking landers. she said. shoulders,” my “I’m looking forward to it.” likea lot Ford, she where transferred as a sophomore Ameri- of Academy from can Studies, a small pub- inlic school Queens. The guard-ori- are Highlanders ented and they a fast- play which Radford, style. paced first her in saw the summer

Mason, was one who “I didn’t want to go to to go to want didn’t “I Diani Mason didn’t BY MARC RAIMONDI MARC BY

picks Radford, Va. Radford, picks Bishop Ford’s Mason Bishop Ford’s like it. Instead of attend- for gamesfor against teams eled around the country country the around eled pendent program that trav- PrimeTime Prep, an inde- an Prep, PrimeTime the winter competing with with competing winter the South Carolina and spent mer with SC/Ali down in in down SC/Ali with mer played AAU ball last sum- last ball AAU played in the city as a junior, junior, a as city the in of the best scoring guards guards scoring best the of fell apart with that.” school, but thingsschool, but kind of said. “I wanted to go to prep do the she best I could do,” a school feeling like I didn’t leges. vision IIs, some junior col- junior IIs, some vision offers she liked — some Di- and Mason any have didn’t promising senior season season senior promising what would have been a a been have would what foot injury short-circuited ed Ford. Bishop A nagging last June when she graduat- want just any old collegewant just any old weekend, signing with Radford. Bishop grad Diani Ford Mason (l.) made her college choice this 40 WE TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM sustained. he wound gunshot the from Mitchell eventually died for herbecause emotional there. It was especially time his in Mitchell helped technology at Goldwater how knew She much the event the again. in compete ment and tourna- year’s last out after couldn’tto. wait event the go from proceeds to Goldwater, the hospital the apatient atonce Coler- uncle, Rollie Mitchell, was herlate because profound HS Basketball Classic was The Wheelchair Charities or getting the Nike gear. it wasn’t just about playingGeorge Mason next year, to star, who headed is players. for most it does than hamed Mo- for Reana er meaning pair go to Nazareth just before the the before just Nazareth to go pair said he was informed that the founder of Wheelchair Charities, now. event.”until It’s acharity it year. never play in gotto “I next Blair, who will play at Ohio State Brooklyn. because they go to high school game notenter the could told they in ing tip, the Nazareth players were open- the But before shorts. and jerseys borough’s the into green out for. changed tried both They they team the playto for Queens, 11 expecting Yorkto April College borough. wrong for the playing were They describing their experiences. essays wrote They water hospital. Coler-Gold- to visit the attended ties HS Basketballcompete in the Wheelchair Chari- to could they everything ney did Classic. They Nazareth players who made Qnsteamkept court off Mohamed plays for late uncle as Queens MVP BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA BARCA BY CHRISTOPHER AND MARC RAIMONDI “When I found it was Ifoundit was “When that found Mohamed Louis Mary For the adeep- had week Last Hank Carter, president and “I’m very disappointed,” said came both Sidney and Blair oneproblem. just was There Sid- Brianna and Blair Lisa BY MARC RAIMONDI of it, she led the Queens Queens the sheled of it, ofit again.” part be to wanted definitely “I wow,”like said. Mohamed Iwas hospital, same the Queens’ Reana Mohamed had 18 points last week and was named her borough’s MVP. borough’s her named was and week last points 18 had Mohamed Reana Queens’ Not only was she part shepart was Not only still have to follow the rules,” said said have rules,” follow to the still country. the across hospitals to wheelchair-bound dollars of thousands of hundreds given which has organization, for his funds raising is concern primary His decision. the make people andable play to for Queens. are kids Island Long and Bronx play for the can student-athletes County Westchester from. are they have play borough to for the but they compete, can elsewhere ball school whotives play high New York school in. to na- City you go play borough forand the essay the write visit, hospital Wheelchairsimple rules to playing in the area. the it across Classic:traveled to play other squads like that team independent an Prep, stead, they played Go for PrimeTime In- eligibility. school high of out on the were they year, because this Naz notplay for did Blair and Sidney Wilmington-bound UNC game. “I want them to play, but I to hehad upset was Carter three are there said Carter valuable player.valuable most Queens named was Mohamed Yorkat College. points last Thursday night 18 where shescored game, championship the to girls No. 1 player in the United States, States, United No. the 1player in the then 1977.King, in Manhattan Albert when was said, up, Carter popped King wantedsic. clas- to basketball all-star annual play 38th his who running is Carter, for Brooklyn. in to school goes she because week last Classic Basketball HS Charities Wheelchair inthe to for Queens play unable was Sidney Nazareth’s Brianna The first time this instance instance this time first The I can make people aware peopleaware make I can summer classes. “Any time down to Mason head who will Mohamed, in July for ent forsaid areason,” “God gave me a tal- Photo by Denis Gostev Denis by Photo ever since. King, of course, went of course, King, ever since. way are they the have been rules the play and for Brooklyn King Manhattan squad. Carter made Church AAU teammates on the wanted to play with his Riverside but he Hamilton, atplayed Fort was actually from Brooklyn and contacted herrecently. Mo- contacted have all Dickinson leigh Fair- and Stony Brook son, Madi- James said Nwajei with Positive Direction. mer of travel basketball sum- play herfinal she will shesaid. team,” the lead ting into that mindset. title. Nwajei city PSAL straight a 15th is already get- win to try which will team, year’s for next her captain named Grezinsky Ed Coach Bergtraum said, guard in. settled since — but has my sisters” are ly —“those her former teammates bad- jei. She admitted to missing Nwa- for Jasmine February early in Bergtraum Murry to Louis Mary from ferring justmentNwajei: period be.” Iwill this, like thing chance in tothing. be trans- Whenever I have part a of it’s agreat Ithink cause, some- money for agood raise and But before next season, “I’m going to have to Recently, junior the few forBig months Photo by Denis Gostev Denis by Photo There was an ad- an was There said with a smile. “Definitely.” asmile. with said atry. givethat she’ll said Sidney obligations. other their fulfill did they since Brooklyn have them, they could play for would Gladden Anwar Coach Thursday. last Sidney and foropen Blair Queens.” He said gofor to Iwanted Queens, I live in Since people. many too would be if there gofor to Brooklyn Brooklyn, I was this,” Sidney that squad. said. movedonto notbe could they so “I felt 11 April Queens before game the like played had.Brooklyn Brooklyn if weren’t as many girls on it as there because team Queens the Queens. in lives actually Sidney while Both wanted toNets. play on New Jersey by the Draft NBA ofthe round first the in drafted on to star at Maryland and get “I’ll be here tomorrow,” she door leave did the Carter “I really wanted to play in Brooklyn, livesin Blair 9.9 rebounds per game this this game per rebounds 9.9 averagedimpressive.” extremely have been days 23.1 few last butbefore, these play for. points I’ve never seen her shewould team any to asset an be shewould and ball and the pass back, ball put the rebound, can “She week. this team Manhattan the said Bradley, who coached afan. herself siders hattan Center coach con- Man- Now ago. the weeks afew out ofalineup Griffin couldn’tpresses: havelosing.” picked Shehates competitive edge. that year. has just She this Jete getalot to oflooks going she’s think “I said. hamed have abig summer,” Mo- big things on the horizon. Mary Louis teammate, sees former and tive Direction Posi- herlongtime hamed, Continued on 42 Page Continued The 5-foot-8 Griffin “She’s Athletic,” Miss im- star Randolph “I think she’s going to Jaywana Bradley Bradley Jaywana WE TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM 41 Photo by Lauren Marsh “If I knew the answer, The answer St. for great“It felt to have asleep on both sides of the the of sides both Marinello his felt team was on asleep ball. Trapani He felt threw well, SFP but to was able theput ball in more play did. they than them (given) I would have Marinello answer,” the said. Francis Prep on this day cir- the in Lomangino was andcle the at plate. said. Lomangino defense,” great “It felt me to go out for there and that hit and shot a greatpitch game.” No. 7 FontbonneNo. (2-2) just“We adjusted to Frank Coach Bonnies was like, God, ‘Oh, my what does she want me to do?’” got a run back in the top of the sixth Maria when home singled Randazzo Maria Serrantino, tri- who to leadpled off the frame. The Terriersgot two more the of bottom the in runs sixth Licul when tripled in later and Emanuele Briana scored on a Jessica Menna ground out. All four of final the in came hits SFP’s innings two Licul she waswhat doing,” said. “All I knew was I had“All St. Francis Prep’s Nicole Lomangino Prep’s celebratesSt. Francis home a run. who collectedwho all of seven her strikeouts and didn’t allow the over first a hit Terriers The innings. four (3-1), ranked 9 in No. the The by city Post, finally got bottom the in board the on of the fifth Eishara when Campbell singled to right center and Lomangino hit a ball deep down the right rolling. kept that line field Terriers Coach Ann Marie Rich initially held her up her sending before third at home. to run,” Lomangino said. “When she said and stop I stopped and she said I go, St. Francis Prep ace pitches and bats her team to 4-1 victory 4-1 to team her bats and pitches ace Prep Francis St. Nicole Lomangino Her time arrived in a of her stuff“All was allowed Lomangino to needed I like felt “I in andShe worked out “Today was a pitching Lomangino waslocked BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI Lomangino: A double threat double A Lomangino: talked in the preseason preseason the in talked waitingabout the for opportunity to be the St. Francis Prep ace and contribute in missed The and Terriers se- way. a big season nior was behind Katie Der- last by se- a with year the of much ankle. sprained verely against way big Fontbonne Hall. St.working,” Francis Prep Coach Ann Marie Rich said. one run on five hits and struck including 14, out the in side the whiffing seventh. She also delivered the first runs of the game with a two-run run home in the fifth in an eventual 4-1 win the over visiting Bon- in CHSAA Brooklyn/ nies April AA softball Queens 9. The victory thrusts the pos- sole into back Terriers in place second of session the crowded top of the division. come back and be like, ‘So I got hurt. I got to bounce back. I got to go back in what do just and circle that beenI’ve doing since I was Lomanginolittle,’” said. the over of trouble first four four stranding innings, third. or second at runners well moved Her pitches and er- played teammates her rorless defense behind her baseman second new as Theresa Armano was in on final the Over putouts. five three frames, Lomangino a run, up gave struck but of the seven lastout bat- 11 ters she faced. fresh- sides,” both on game man hitter cleanup Kelly everyone made Licul said. “By her doing she well so else feel obligated to be as good as she was doing.” in with duel a pitchers Bon- nies ace Nicolette Trapani, Photo by An Rong Xu “That’s just Alexis,” Alexis,” just “That’s Panisse, the of one what is pain “The She laughed when said. Panisse “Never,” That will now for be Continued Page 42 on in her steeplechase perfor- steeplechase her in mance, saying she had no she was what doing.clue Panisse, Tennes- to headed see, trained twoweeks for just jumpingover hurdles, into never thebut water until Friday night. She ran at state the in time best the 600 indoors the in time the at the Queens borough championships. Southerland said. “When she wants to do something, she’ll do it.” the distance premier from nation’s sprinted runners, start of the 800. She admitted her body was still sore steeple- the running from chase the night before, but going she wasn’t to it let from her stop finishing well ahead of the field. The win was also a birthday present Judges assistantfor Coach James. Ray Pa- makes stronger,” you nisse said. “Unfortunately, understand don’t people it got to get over that. You one day.” asked if she was going to run races of new out to try before she graduates. “Maybe I’ll try the dash.” left to Philson, the won who 100 with a meet record time old the bested 12.03. She of mark of 12.06 set Medgar by

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breaks speed record speed breaks Dozo track dynamo track Dozo finish line as she wins the 800 in record-setting time. Cardozo’s Alexis PanisseCardozo’s shows plenty of emotion crossing the me,” Panisseme,” said. of 2:14.08 in 2004. Blake ran the standard old line. Truman’s Dominique Dominique Truman’s line. the stands near the finish finish the near stands the coaches screaming from coaches with her teammates and and teammates her with 800 with a time of 2:07.68 in her first-ever outdoor outdoor first-ever her in process after placing first — scraping her knee in the urday and fell to the track self,” Panisseself,” said. year. Emily De La Bruyer last last Bruyer La De Emily of 7:01.62 Brearley’s set by season.beat It the mark the country in the early early the in country the the second fastest mark in record time of 6:59.34, also also 6:59.34, of time record plechase and in won meet a nisse ran her first 2000 stee- Cup crown. Cup Judges claim the Mayor’s in the 1500. They help the the help They 1500. the in land smashed the mark mark the smashed land dash and Sabrina Souther- Philson did in the 100 meter meet records as Lateisha Judges runners to break end. Shewas one of three Icahn Stadium this week- and field championships at Mayor’s Cup track outdoor Mayor’s star twice did the it at NYC special performance. Another race. new Another familiar for Alexis Panisse. Panisse. Alexis familiar for 42 WE TIMESLEDGER, APR. 19-25, 2012 TIMESLEDGER.COM she wants to be focused on focused be to she wants do. to Plus, things still are there much, because her too son said that didn’t bother Ma- people. 20,000 than less city withselves known.” a population“They’re making them- ting better,” Mason said. get- but them yougood, see of South. Big the in 9-9 and with SC/Ali, finished 16-16 39 Page from Continued Brearley’s Katie Hanns a Brearley’s Hanns Katie by set of4:45.33 mark the topping of4:41.26, time best finish the whencord shecrossed lineeven shebroke are- know in a personal-out good.” so Ididn’tget broken and little gota “My concentration back,” us called Philson. they meup because messed night. Friday trials the in 11.80 running after mark the with abitwas unhappy star Miami-bound The 2006. Evers’ Deiddra Rogers in 41 Page from Continued Radford, Va., is a small weren’t always “They Southerland didn’t “I think the start Mason Dozo jump right into a four-year afour-year into right jump to but shewanted terested, also had junior colleges worked. fit Mason right the in- goofy.” I’m and goofy all out alot.They’re hang They “They’re always together. so good,” said. Mason she’s ever seen. team other any unlike were Highlanders the said son ford in the first place. Ma- what soldheronRad- are way. basketball and school any- in 3:58.85. Wright and Kianna Tidball trina Lambert, Marlena Ka- with team relay 4x400 winning ofthe a member also was Adams 1:03.44. in champ hurdles 400 the was Clinton’s Adams Brittney and 15.13 in champ hurdles 100 Glymph the was sure Trea- 3000. the in first was Isabeaux Mitton (10:41.14) Southerland said. pain,” ofin kind Iwas cause be- today arecord break 56.64. and 26.86 of time in 400 and 200 both narsie’s Shenika won King two. Ca- last for the horses charlie from suffering race the ran She ago. year But her waiting for But herwaiting “The team gets along Her future teammates Friends Seminary’s “I didn’t expect to selves.” proud ofour- “We are said. happens,” Philson stuff today, cords but Iguess re- any break to looking fashion. dozo record-breaking in was highlighted by Car- of33-10.50 atoss with shot put the champ don was Gor- jump. Clinton’s Desire triple and jump high the won (36-04) Hill Katrina Richmond’s Port and (17-06) Marcus Jallilissa mund’s Ed- St. (7-06). jump high the in first placed Gutierrez Dina and 2inches of 5feet the high jump with a leap (Glover Cleveland) won level.” competing on the Division I capable of than more is She best. herthe Iwish and instant scoring to Radford Toro said. Mike Coach athlete,” Ford “She acollegiate I’m of saying will bring sake for asituation the into rush kids some whereas made her most comfortable wait forto that asituation worked out for her. ried at times, wor- being admitted butMason it has all and journey a meandering somewhat Itschool. of was “We weren’t really “We weren’t really however, meet, The Alexander Brittany “She felt it was best multi-RBI games; three three games; multi-RBI four had Wessinger for-3). (3- stolen bases and (.583) percentage on-base (.737), percentage slugging (10), the team in runs (10), RBI 26. March roll honor weekly the to named who also was for Wessinger, season the second weekly award of Week. Player ofthe East Big the as selected been has Wessinger Matt shortstop against Connecticut, senior that included a series win John’s week St. lead a3-2 in best .526 (10-for-19) to help to visiting eighth-ranked falling before contest the of goals six final the scored team women’slege lacrosse ternoon, as the Queens Col- came up short Sunday af- Rye Country Day’s Carolyn Rye Country letes.” ath- great are girls of those helped me athleticism my But outplaying. today, as to used I’m players than all all-around better are “They said. Griffin different,” and hard really was girls year. next lege probably go to will and city the a in ers junior col- playing with the elite play- of challenge the braced em- She A. Class of PSAL season for A.P. Randolph 40 Page from Continued Mohamed The shortstop also led led also shortstop The the honor marks The ateam- batting After A comeback attempt attempt A comeback Binder stands out: stands Binder “Playing with these St. John’s shortstop is player of the week Knights’ just miss comeback victory

run and three RBI in the the in RBI three and run ahome with 2-for-5 ished fin- Wessinger (Saturday). two game day in 0-for-3 an despite astolen base and scored arun RBI, two ing add- before (Friday) UConn steals in the opener against with three runs and two 1-for-2 was shortstop The 11). (April Hofstra against RBI three and scored runs four with 4-for-4 perfect the week before going a lumbia Co- against RBI two with (April games. five all in 10) onerun at least scored and to open performance; one four-hit multi-hit games, including verted a feed from senior con- Kelty Kayleen junior gowhen to 15:46 goal first remaining, notched their 17:04 with 6-0 and halftime at count by a3-0 who trailed University 9-8. Bentley I’m happy they fell.” they happy I’m kind of my thing after all. are shots range “Long said. the junior sharpshooter today,” off paid court the off all of my hard work on and Manhattan. to loss win team’sBronx consolation four three-pointers, in the high 16 points, including for agame- going chair, Wheel- ata statement the But shemade week. fore this school basketball people be- most to unknown was Binder New York City high Coler-Goldwater affected to visit on how hospital the forsay award herwriting lyn/Staten Island’s won Brook- Alston Jasmine best es- Wessinger went 3-for-5 3-for-5 went Wessinger The host Knights (7-3), (7-3), Knights host The Alston essay winner: that know to “It’s great

(246). time hit king Paul Karmas all- current and teammate former one shy oftying just and history program in all-time second him ing rank- career, his in hits 245 (.564). 10th in slugging percentage enth in home runs (5) and for sev- tied (.462), centage per- on-base in sixth (35), RBI in third (23), len bases sto- and average (.379) ting bat- in second ranks (40), runs in East Big the leads series (Sunday). finale with 8:58 left. with 8:58 edge a9-2 capture to goals twoscored consecutive (10-4) Falcons the before next minute and change, one goal Monahan. Meghan apiece over the had nine points. nine had cole Awooner-Renner each Webbman’s Ni- Onia and points and Cardinal Spell- 16 had Binder Carolyn consolation game. lead Manhattan in the girls to points nine had mer each um United’s Ashanti Plum- Muse- Lab and Jete Griffin points and A.P. Randolph’s had 13 Harris Shequana 58 (girls): That Jas. All for nypost.com, ly diary herbiweek- penning while for writing affinity an oped devel- has guard junior her. The senior now has now senior has The Wessinger currently The teams then traded traded then teams The Rye Country Day’s Rye Country Bronx 65, Manhattan The Bishop Loughlin Bergtraum’s

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