DHS Shelters Children from Rally Remembered in Daughter’S ﬁ Lm Dromm Sits out Pan Am Demonstration Because of Racial Overtones This Month by BILL PARRY Shelter June 6

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Goldfeder Phil will members State Assembly to help how discuss to meeting lic what 7pub- Aug. the host to tions theCommittee on Corpora- lawmak-have partnered with the problem the new pro bono bono new pro problem the ing arrested or deported, a ofbe- for fear police the to to go scared too stances, trapped in their circum- slave for years. was forced to work a as sex where she abrothel her to brought and her passport Kika Cerpa, a victim of sex trafficking, shares her story on the steps of Queens Criminal Court. Court. Criminal ofQueens steps the on story her shares trafficking, ofsex avictim Cerpa, Kika Goldfeder and Rozic and Goldfeder Many victims have felt nity for transit riders to to riders for transit nity Staten Island. as well as in Brooklyn Queens in communities” and ers “transit-starved called of this has changed.” has of this All protection. and hope f- us tra were we f offer Never they did ficked. i ask judges or prosecutors police, the did “Never said. tion,” Cerpa prostitu- for over and over Iwerearrested and tims tackle. to hopes project “This is an opportu- “Other trafficking vic- cking joined civic leaders and and civicjoined leaders hoods. neighbor- her constituents’ in transportation more for that will reinforce the need research and studies duct con- to state the from ing fund- allocate to working subway been has station, asingle notcontain does an Assemblyter served.” district bet- be can residents that so made are changes it time is longand too for far desert that atransit been has “Queens subway service,” Rozic said. and bus due limited to face they challenges about the information detailed share traf- to attorneys provide ed for prostitution. arrest- which victims helps initiative an Court, vention Inter- Trafficking Human Queens ofthe success the on build will project bono Continued on 54 Page Continued Continued on 54 Page Continued In January, Rozic who represents Rozic, will new program The pro the said Advocates Photo by Alex Robinson Alex by Photo in protecting our children Avonte’s play could Law role that important the we as recognize speaker our and members Council my fellow with percent 100 da. agen- federal onthe placed glad to see this initiative disabilities, said he was with children cover all to program the expand would sion Avonte’s of that Law ver- own his written since has who (D-Bayside), lone is missing. easily locate more to forcement agencies a person if he law en- allows that disease Alzheimer’s with adults for runs currently Justice program asimilar expand Chuck Sen. (D-N.Y.),Schumer would U.S. by troduced autism. with children for devices tracking GPS voluntary with schools and parents provide to ment law enforce- local allow Departmentbe administered by the U.S. which would grants, federal of Justice,later. months Point three shore washed to 2013. October in uphis Long Island City school on from dent who disappeared a College autistic stu- 14-year-old the honor ofAvonte Oquendo, in named Law, Avonte’s implementation of for the pay would grants, federal in $10 million seeking request, One government. federal the out help from with- accomplished not be cal year fis- upcoming for the goals that several it outlined Council said couldmade to Washington, the recovery. Sandy Superstorm and ing alongside education, hous- toppriorities oneofits as for Avonte’s funds ing Law secur- named and week this agenda federal its leased fed for funds Avonte City Council wants BY KELSEY DURHAM BY KELSEY “I am proud to stand Val- Paul Councilman in- originally bill, The seeks Law Avonte’s were remains His a17-pageIn request re- Council City The released thisweek. released Council’sCity federal agenda inthe included was Oquendo ofAvonte inhonor named A bill tance Program that would that Program tance Project-Based Rental Assis- the fund for to $9.7 billion ance deficit. timillion-dollar fund bal- amul- to contributed has million, from 2001-13 and $162 about percent, 36 by have declined for NYCHA grants capital federal said release The needs. capital Authority’s operating and New Yorkthe Housing City have Congress fully fund to arequest included also Gillibrand. to according ment periods, repay- over their of dollars ing them save thousands alower to help- rate, nance refi- to aboverate 4percent interest acurrent with graduates allow would Act Refinancing Loan Student Federal The dent loans. stu- their refinance to ates gradu- college allow would that (D-N.Y.) Gillibrand year a pass bill by introduced to earlier this Congress U.S. on called Sen. Kirstencurrently have autism. across Newmore than 30,000 York children City identifies Council by the who ever again.” of tragedy have to deal withLaw so that no parent this will type have fully backed Avonte’s remains were found in my district, I Avonte’s fter “A with autism,” Vallone said. Continued on 54 Page Continued The Council also asked asked also Council The agenda federal The also Council The The agenda released TIMESLEDGER, JULY 25–31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM 5 TL Weprin, who criticizedWeprin, who Weprin did not return The director executive She explained that “What riders about letters wrote Campbell Continued Page 54 on Continued Page 46 on the city’s plan to contract beliefs,” core these to contract ment to Smith wrote in an plan e-mail. city’s the with the one company for thou- of transformation sands into phones of pay Wi-Fi has hubs, collected in his war 2017 chest $750 from of Titanemployees Outdoor telecommunications a LLC, company that has lobbied and $500the city, from the Commu- Telebeam of CEO We- joined which nications, the against railing in prin plan as engendering a mo- innopoly a press release. requests comment. for Hospital- of the York New ity Alliance has been bundling donations Weprin, for res- $1,250 from amassing developers and taurateurs the sits for legislator, who on the Land Use and Eco- com-nomic Development mittees. the idea of adding a bus line, the the but way MTA designed the line, the new service will alleviate delays for some Rosedale resi- not neighborsdents but like Campbell. the route will new end at Brookville Boulevard and Avenue. 147th me taking point?” that of beyond go that asked Campbell. “Right instead now, to minutes 30 to 25 maybe takes it get to the subway, me an hour.” that requesting MTA, the to the bus new line go as far as Francis Lewis Boulevard, approximately 20 more Katz spokesman Na- that believes “Melinda But even if even But the new “It takes me an hour mem- a is Campbell use changes. use than Smith said her fund- raising adhered to all regulations. one of the have we premier systems finance campaign in the She not only world. thefollows letter also but Her law. the of spirit the commit- filing reflects her Rosedale take the and Q111 the connects which Q113, Beach 20th Street and Sea- Jamai- with Boulevard girt ca and Parsons Boulevard. The bus goes route along R.Guy Boulevard. Brewer still will line is created, some for Jamaica Rosedale residents to the commute hour an approximately be long, as is it now. to home my from get to just bus,” station by the subway Campbell, Jacqueline said a Rosedale resident. “My commuteis two hours into the city and two hours back home.” ber of the Rosedale Civic proposed She Association. BY JUAN SOTO JUAN BY As borough president, president, borough As Rosedale and Far Rock- hear- public During a would The Q114 new neigh- now, Right New bus line in Rosedale line bus New to shorten long commute commute long shorten to middle-income Hunter’s Hunter’s middle-income SouthPoint housing com- collectively who plex, gave $1,000; and an Alma Realty managing the developer residences Cove Astoria Point, Hallets in proposed $1,000. gave who issu- with charged is Katz ing recommendations on proposed zoning and land that is scheduled to take take to away residents will keep an City on the scheduled York eye New is Transit/MTA Bus meeting that place MTA head- Monday at quarters. Metropolitan the ing, Transportation Authority will decide whether to cre- bus a new ate line to con- those in straphangers nect two neighborhoods to sub- stationsway in Jamaica. be a limited-stop bus line. The service new could be andup running the by end and of the summer. Rockaway Far in bors But neither groups’ neither But staffStringer’s found Continued Page 46 on generously to the borough borough the to generously include bid president’s chairmanEugen Gluck, of the com- watch E. Gluck pany moving to LittleNeck, $2,000; gave who leaders of the behind Group F&T the devel- Commons Flushing collectively who opment, of $1,320; executives gave the TF Cornerstone firm the construct to selected a Briarwood-based social that organization service has encountered backlash anover emergency shelter it operates in Elmhurst and plans to open a second facil- ity in Glendale. the among were contracts eight audited. DHS lacked formal written guidelines explaining how staff should monitor emergency contracts. The audit agency the determined also documents compile to failed showing such surveillance occurred, the which Feder- al Emergency Management before requires Agency reimbursing local govern- ments. City Council members and as well as Borough Elizabeth Mark Crowley, Weprin Presidentl. r.) (from to Melinda Katz, are fund-raising 2017 for elections.

Because of the unprec- noted document The Van Bramer’s and cam- re-election Katz’s Others donated who leased last week an audit audit an week last leased contractsof eight the city Department of Homeless Services inked after Hurri- cane Sandy through swept Queens Oct. 29, 2012. on placed stress edented DHS had eight the agency, did who senior employees not ordinarily monitor in- assume contracts dividual of 20oversight emergency andshelter social ser- collectively contracts vice worth $19.9 million, the au- said. dit the 6,800 housed city about after immediately people turning nonprof- to Sandy, its like Ridgewood Bush- Cen- Citizens Senior wick ter and Samaritan Village, $78,109 on hand a re- for election Councilwom- bid, an Elizabeth (D- Crowley Glendale) $51,541, Weprin $38,019, Councilwoman (D-East Ferreras Julissa Elmhurst) $16,132, Council- man Paul (D-Bay- Vallone $12,906side) and Council Jimmy Leader Majority Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside)$14,000. com- campaign Crowley’s mittees de- not yet have politicians the that clared are running re-election, for thosebut close to their campaigns confirmed both are seeking third a term in City Hall. paign account has prof- ited from employees at the lobbying firm Greenberg Traurig she where LLP, and worked, previously a committee action political finances it collec- that have contributedtively $3,810.

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Audit ﬁ nds lax oversight of oversight lax nds ﬁ Audit post-Sandy shelter contracts shelter post-Sandy hard hit. hard Hamilton Beach were also also were Beach Hamilton April. Broad Channel and and Channel Broad April. ler Scottler Stringer said in peninsula, City Comptrol- City peninsula, houses to be rebuilt on the the on rebuilt be to houses are still waiting their for and some 20,000 residents residents 20,000 some and homes after the superstorm in the Rockaways lost their their lost Rockaways the in ment. from the federal govern- to threaten reimbursement with lapses severe enough enough severe lapses with ing is factored in, Katz has has Katz in, factored is ing lies after Hurricane Sandy, mittee. house and support fami- on the Technology Com- to contracts emergency Committee, who also sits sits also who Committee, tor nearly $20 million in the Zoning and Franchises the city struggled to moni- land Gardens), chairman of of chairman Gardens), land man Mark Weprin (D-Oak- Weprin Mark man paign accountof Council- kicked $1,250 into the cam- the into $1,250 kicked Fi contract strategy have have strategy contract Fi cerned Wi- the about city’s nications companies con- campaign. And telecommu- President Melinda Katz’s donated $1,000 to Borough Borough to $1,000 donated housing bid inhousing Hallets bid Point the massiveAstoria Cove coffers. elected officials’ campaign dollars amassed in Queens Queens in amassed dollars to the tens of thousands of of thousands of tens the to interests from contributing contributing from interests stopped those with special away, the delay has not away, more than three years years three than more round of city elections is 6 TIMESLEDGER, JULY 25–31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM TL safe and the department is is department the and safe is bridge “The said. ams vehicles160,000 a day,” Ad- borhood congestion. fic delays that add to neigh- traf- constant which cause flaws, design its and repair bridge’s ofdis- state current sentation discussing the pre- the began Adams ert Expressway. ries the Brooklyn Queens car- that Bridge Kosciuszko 75-year-old the replace will that project ofthe phase first million $550 ofthe tails side Julymunity meeting in Sunny- 16 to discussCreek. de- Newtown across structure modern asleek with line sky- Queens the transform will that says aproject it is partment of Transportation De- state the and Bridge New K-Bridge to replace the tired Kosciuszko “The bridge handles Rob- Manager Project heldacom- DOT The They call it the K- • Two-Family HomeRental Income • Free Membership toYMCA** • 20-yeartaxabatement • RooftopTerraces • Beachfront Living BY PARRY BILL Arverne By TheSea will include anew include bikeway will York City. features Other New in ofitstype first the design, a cable-stayed said. within all minutes,” Adams Expressway Island Long up the ripple eastwards and the Williamsburg bridges F. Robert the and Kennedy on down slow traffic shortly the Kosciuszko Bridge can tie-ups in both boroughs. traffic cause can bridge the bridge. on the maintain consistent speeds make it easier for trucks to road incline, which will reduced a have will It tions. direc- both in lanes extra and lanes wider including improve travel speeds by reduce congestion and safety, improve traffic completed.” K-Bridge is the until bridge committed to safety on the The K-Bridge will be on accident minor “A of state current The will new bridge The L The co LC. Rockaway Beach Blvd., Arverne, NY. *Prices andavailability are subjectto change withoutnotice. **Free 1year YMCA memb mpl 6306 Beach FrontRoad|Queens, NY 11692 888.536.5537 | ArverneByTheSea.com completion scheduled for 2018. for 2018. scheduled completion fallwith inthe begins Kosciuszko new Bridge the on Construction enhancements, such as dec- suchas enhancements, streetscape and waterfront Creek Newtown the to cess greenspaces, increased ac- as well as new parks and skyline Manhattan the views of fer spectacular of- will that walkway and ete termsare inoffering plans availablefrom the Arverne ByThe Sea Model HomesOpenDaily 10-6 will old bridge The directions. be disassembledwill handle traffic in both Queens-bound span that a construct will project and new sidewalks. and ings plant- tree orative lighting, Rendering courtesy of NYS DOT NYS of courtesy Rendering The first phase of the ofthe phase first The Spo nsor HO6-0020, HO7-0035,Be

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NYPD 911, the called father the pickto sisters, up the not. had but they parents, their from visit the for permission received had girls the thought the NYPD. Police said the father of their friend to Saturday,according school from of afriend onSunday. healthy home 10, came Salaman, Marquia and 12. man, NYPD. the to according out permission, at over afriend’s with- house night staying after ed missing in Seaside returned to their family Hollis robber freed ayear early by mistake Before his apprehension, Waisome Waisome apprehension, his Before caught was Waisome Kimmanie robber —Aconvicted JAMAICA Both were taken to Long IslandImmediately afterward, Metropoli- onto momjumped 39-year-old The According to the authorities, woman —AQueens JAMAICA The NYPD had requested help locating the girls and released their photos after photos after their released and girls the help locating requested had NYPD The 102nd home onBeach their to Marquia and Kendra brought then Police When he awoke Sunday and nobody came home at the overnight stayed sisters The The Police Department said Kendra Sala- report- sisters two said —Police SEASIDE and enter TIP577 orlogon to nypdcrimestoppers.com. Two Seaside sisters found: NYPD Blotter POLICE Got tips? 15, 2014, when freed. 2014, hewas 15, notJuly 2015, July 15, is Island Rikers 2013. in Manhattan in place took that robbery armed an in for participating Hollis. in house parents’ went his to dent. inci- the during station the proached Emergency Department. at attention the who medical received baby, the about information nonew was and that there released, was the mother said hospital forwoman the eye. her in for abruise baby the and sprained ankle for a treated was mother dition. The in stable con- His scheduled release date from from date release scheduled His jail in oneyear to sentenced He was Authorities said no trains spokes- A ap- back at home in the Rockaways. Rockaways. inthe home at back are Salaman Marquia and Kendra hospital in an ambulance to istaken the A mother Photo credit: Ellis Kaplan Ellis credit: Photo Photos courtesy NYPD TIMESLEDGER, JULY 25–31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM 9 TL 012. Another initiative the the initiative Another its of one said NYAM GoldmanBut said the “Once a community Reach reporter Kelsey cies and to consider holding to teachworkshops them to usehow the devices. elderly for was recommended report to establish a “disaster easier it pharmacy” that law would make medications have to people dispensed to them when a state of emergency has legislation declared, been in already is said Goldman place in 30 other states. prioritieskey is to promote healthy aging andmak- are seniors that sure ing protected and cared in for its of anthe emergency event on it is one of the now agency’s do goals. main cannot group own. begins planning a di- for saster, it’s critical that they each with plan that share or she said. other,” 718-260-4573 at Durham kdurham@cn- at e-mail by glocal.com. She also said that mak- “Those had a con- who outlined Goldman rely. She said was it criticalrely. landlordsfor or building their know to managers tenants and to create lists of certain needs im- or special as such circumstances, mobility and physical disabilities, that would make an in vulnerable person a emergency. citizens senior sure ing within connection a have their community is vital be can they sure making to located and continue to re- theceive care they need. they that reported nection have to likely more were their needs Goldman met,” said. “It was difficult re- for sponders to find peo- older couldn’t who reach ple out afterto anyone the storm.” several to get senior ways citizens more connected communities their with providing by them around alternativesnew get- for people with touch in ting if home phone service goes down. She recommended technology to out reaching companies donating about cellphonesold or tablets to seniors to use in emergen- After interviewing After interviewing Goldman,Lindsay the next 20 years, That, and That, to 60, over is projected City’s is percent York of New years, 20 population figure that over next percent 50 by increase the increase the with combined of extreme weather events, supports the imperative pre- be communities that pared to support older adults in such emergencies.” 200about people — including emergency responders, health care experts and 100about seniors with an average age of 72 — NYAM identified several steps for seniorhow citizens and their communities can brace emergencies so for no one is left without access to services that are critical to survival. their key the of the of manager project some said study, takeaways from the re- that were conducted search be should citizens senior consulted their how about needs fit into emergency be should policies and plans implemented to assist older community members in an emergency recognizing by the services on which they Acad- The York New organization, The residents senior Many Jo Ivey Boufford, pres- BY KELSEYBY DURHAM How to brace for disaster for brace to How Study suggests ways of better caring for seniors during emergencies during seniors for caring better of ways suggests Study Flooding can be seen on 98th Street in Howard Beach, where an elderly woman drowned in the days following Superstorm Sandy in 2 emy of Medicineemy released outlin- week this report a ing recommendations on communitieshow across senior bet- become help can city the to prepared ter of event the in citizens including emergency, an weather disasters such as Sandy. Superstorm studieswhich health challenges that communities in urban populations face, researching began it said to improve prepared-ways ness seniors for immediate- storm 2012 the York following ly New of much left that after crippled City ripping through the East Coast. strand- left were Queens in high- in particularly ed, Rock- the in buildings rise afteraways, the hurricane. Emergency personnel had locatingtrouble and assist- disaster the before them ing of months the spurring hit, into NYAMresearch put announc- before report the week. this findings its ing NYAM, of ident said “17 Photo by Bill Parry Lim, 12 firefighters firefighters 12 Lim, Lim was said to have bombs no were “There Sirius was pulled from to came “Everything Lim already had 22 let to going wasn’t “I Continued Page 27 on a horriblewindstorm with the sound of an onrushing train as a hundred floors pancaked me. The above compression of air like felt a hurricane. I thought I was was dead it over. when I coughed dust and out don’t men realized dead cough.” andthree civilians had survived the collapse as the shell of Stairwell B underheld up the debris of floors.110 Lim realized he still had his cellphone and began calling and help, for five hours later they were Ladderfound by Co. 43. civil- of hundreds rescued ians that he was but day haunted the by loss of Siri- said. collapse. the in us he up,” and a rescue he wasn’t dog, going himso I put in the kennel before “My dog was killed that I should murdered. say day, dog wasMy murdered that day.” the pile and a hero’s given removal four months later. saluted everyone a stop, as they dog brought out my flag over American an with the body he said. bag,” years of service with the did not give re- but PAPD tirement a thought.

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Friends of LeFrak City City of LeFrak Friends We are grateful for for grateful are We leader- the to Thanks Eugenia Pechenaya Manager: Sales Classified Amanda Tarley Director: Classified CLASSIFIED OCIATION Pat Martin President Library Corona T L 13 TIMESLEDGER, JUL. 25-31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM Bayside Ron IsaacRon Briarwood Joseph Manago That is great but news, not should Teachers And all 1,800 schools Roman or holiday suffocating rules. Twenty- two of those schools have opted to try a “leader out evaluationsystem.” remaining the didn’t why who schools of two-thirds are part of thePROSE ini- a sys- such tiative for vote Perhaps they aretem? just wary of the DOE. Maybe to waiting just are they see whether this bold adventure real is for or just a set-up. do to theonly have selective right mandated be to evaluate principals, they should deter- in so, and their observations factor a be should of status future mining the the principal. No principal grac- good the in be should es of the DOE if its professional staff in has honestly, good-faith and competently identified severe flaws. partic- should system the in evalua- leader this in ipate tion system. will It bring us all closer and to solutions to other. each legalization of “soft” drugs, of capitalabolition punish- anti-clericalism and ment against the Roman Catho- Church. lic International? Communist Bolshe- his on next is What vik itinerary? OLICY to appear in the next week’s paper. All letters All paper. next week’s the appear in to P ETTERS But consider that col- that consider But The contract, new rev- Sixty-sevenNot so. A perfect example is L achievedafter recently, many years of willful stone- Bloomberg the by walling of idea the administration, teachers playing any role strengths the assessing in school of weaknesses and leaders was considered radical andappallingly au- dacious. lege kids, many still teen- agers, a long timefor have beennow asked to rate their professors. And a to give more fully-dimensioned pictureschools are of how ways, operating, students and non-professional adults some in been inhave a voice given appraising them. olutionary calls the bluff of those that grouse who people rule regard the teachers book of their contract like a life-support system, and if those restrictive regulations the to which DOE is departed party ever were from, teachers would run thefor hills. to chosen have schools PROSE the in participate experiment, allows which depart to from schools supposedly those of many nization. with meeting Blasio’s de Ignazio Marino, of mayor a leftist-centristRome, who supports right to die legislation and was also backed theby Italian Radicals, a social leftist party which supports the libertario eutha- abortion, of agenda marriage, same-sex nasia, Of course, for for course, Of de Blasio is vaca- is nly a politically na- ive person would Billbelieve Mayor Blasio de hould teachers evalu- theate performance of their principals? RITE In fact, the teachers prin- criticizing When until that strange is It Letters should be typed or neatly handwritten, and those longer than 300 words may be edited for brevity and clarity. All letters must include the writer’s name and phone number for verification. Names may be withheld from publication if requested, but anonymously sent letters will not be noon Thursday by must Letters received be printed. become the property of Queens Publishing Corp. and may be republished in any format. W Let teachers evaluate principals evaluate teachers Let There’s more to mayor’s vacation mayor’s to more There’s tive guidance to help im- prin- that help reason same the to evaluate ostensibly cipals teachers: to provide posi- guidance insighttive and construc- tive do theirprove professional performance. than class- more far for qualified better be may have this task, since on average experience they room the breed new of principals doz- last the over appointed en years can We or so. all learn from each other. cipals, teachers should be careful the same to avoid pitfalls they sometimes attribute to their titular supervisors: the “gotcha” oth- Evaluating mentality. ers, subordinate or “supe- rior” be should always free con- or vendetta of hint a of flict of personality. Criti- cism should be rational and allow reasonable for elas- people how judging in ticity are doing their job. of Federation United the DepartmentTeachers-city contractof Education was O S tioning in Italy when the the when Italy in tioning his of impetusmajor this for trip some with meet to is of comrades Italian leftist the Democratic Party of the Left, the nom de guerre of the Italian Communist Party after its 1991 reorga- Bayside Bayside EADERS EADERS R Henry Euler Joyce Shepard Association Inc. Association First ViceFirst President The city Parks Depart- For the almighty vote. integrity of lack The We would still would We like to some be must There theAt same time, we civicMy association Auburndale Improvement of the wetlands. wasment asked this about and a reporter told to tell can it.me to Avella prove he is it, keeping but prove allow- is quiet because he wants to friend be re-elected my the for same reason ing his constituents to be poisoned a pesticide by in Jersey. New and the desperation for ourvotes by elected officials makes me lose my their trusting in comfort honesty. meet with Fariña have to We discuss further. issue this written her a second letter to request meeting a and we askedhave our local elected officials support for in this endeavor. think We local to enable way children 130. PS place- priority receive to at ment best the in be would that educational interests of our neighborhood children. do not wish tointerrupt the education of those students currentlyattending PS 130. advocate By meeting, details can be to workedout soeveryone wins. continue will is what right thefor for children living around neighbor- a be should what hood school first. If PS 130 were returned 130If were PS first the not is This And he will not be re- hap- is thing same The thereBut were wet- along with the more letter, signa- than200 petition tures and many comments imme- living residents from diately around PS 130. They want the school back. Sure- ly their concerns deserve consideration. type of some situa- this opinion, our In tion makes no sense and it is not fair to local children or their taxpaying parents. to the local community, allevi- would no doubt it theate need to construct on thea school Keil Bros. plan. property inThere Bayside. that around is still of controversy a lot swirling It would appear to my civic that schools new would be better used elsewhere in District 26 as well as in Dis- 25. trict as grouptime civic has my regarding ignored been meet community to important this Educa- of Chancellor Former issue. other and Walcott Dennis Department city requests ignored have officials tion our well. Legislature because he will lose friends and votes, since Jersey New is an ag- state. ricultural elected sure. for pening here in Bayside. Lit- tle Park Bay has been com- dug to up expandpletely the parking and in lot put comfort stations. Both are extremely necessary. lands all around the park that State were dug up. Sen. (D-Bayside) Avella Tony committee a on knows this a fact. for We both Corps Army were U.S. the when of Engineers refused to al- the rollerlow rink to be because area that in built

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The The staff. her on anyone or ceived no response from her side. at 200-01 42nd Ave. in Bay- in Ave. 42nd 200-01 at with her regarding PS 130, 130, PS regarding her with a letter requesting to meet meet to requesting letter a Chancellor CarmenChancellor Fariña bring it up in his state’s state’s his in up it bring diseases. He refuses to refuses to He diseases. autism and other immune to show malathion causes show to tic child. There is research cancer. research on how it causes causes it how on research mer Mayor Rudy Giuliani Rudy mer Mayor York after we showed for- showed we after York stopped spraying it in New New in it spraying stopped malathion constantly. They They constantly. malathion sey. The state is sprayingsey. a state senator in Jer- New votes, then rob them. er. They con the people for er. indicted one after the oth- all, look how they are being 14 TL TIMESLEDGER, JUL. 25-31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM their 31st birthday on June on June 31st birthday their afelony ted orhave reached commit- have not must cant appli- The forces. armed the equivalency or served in have completed high school who those to only fered zation to work. authori- receive and years oftwo for aperiod States to remain the in the United United States who the entered migrants before age 16allowed undocumented im- I T establishment message are are message establishment anti- powerful works and voice his ofhis at 55, twang the clear, unmistakable silenced disease tington’s Hun- Although pression. ex- artistic foroutlet his for work an and searching wandering the country and edy, setbacks economic trag- by personal beset was youth his Oklahoma, 1930s Dust Bowl hardships of Springsteen. Bruce and Seeger Pete to Dylan Bob from performers of tions genera- influenced sic and landscape of American mu- Singer Guthrie died at Creedmoor inQueens Village DACA helps protect undocumented immigrants rie’s songs changed the the rie’s changed songs Woody Guth- activist cal politi- author and host, folk singer,conic radio This protection is of- Growing up amid the rective that, in 2012, 2012, in that, rective di- afederal was als Arriv- for Childhood Action he Deferred New Voices New GiXj_X[ :Xcm`e Gi\d N n the discussion over the mer- tion. Undoubtedly, much of to re-applymany of these immigrants for this protec- renewal. to subject are apply protections and who on those amnesty an ized immigration status or legal- confer not does DACA violating immigration law. of incapable are children as tion that those who arrive this carries the presump- behavior, as illegal reward illegally.remain in the United States scious acon- decision have to made young immigrants who were too to DACA enter undocumented abiding, or doesAlbany. that has also not been stalled in ameasure Act, DREAM the pass to afailure to sponse re- in was This 2012. 15, Forced to for beg handouts for Guthrie. asong to lines not were times hard then, herson’s Back left and life. institutionalized was ease, effects of Huntington’s dis- increasingly debilitating the from suffering Nora, their house. destroyed afire debt and in heavily became ley soon Char- father but his a child, knew relative as prosperity 28th president, Guthrie governor New Jersey for the Named Okla. Okemah, in 1912, July 14, born was Guthrie soon nation. the across to fans and music festivals be singers, folk by the alive kept The time has come for come has time The law- for is DACA Soon after, mother Wilson Woodrow said Khandelwal. [Indo-Caribbean] here,” the Caribbean. from waves ofimmigrants This includes the newer few decades. past for the of South Asians to Queens patterns immigration ied Queens College, has stud- at Center Asian/American ofthe director delwal, restaurant workers. and vendors newspaper who drivers, work cab as from Asia, including many hail of DACA beneficiaries DACAthe beneficiaries. of forcount three-quarters ac- and population mented ment of seg- up asubstantial make the who city’s immigrants, on Latino focuses program its ofthis undocu- Oklahomans like him. With Bowl ofDust plight the and everyman for the protest of onatone take to began songs shows.dio his Here music folk ra- and hillbilly his to in tuned listeners as gree of fame in California home. call to place for work a and search their in rejection and injustice Okie bitter spoke ofthe songs his Angeles Los in settling experience Even after when hecould. halls dance in playing and sic, busking in the streets for mu- gift hibit anatural ex- to began icon folk future of loss, dust. ofswirling ert hardscrabble, parched des- a became Plains Great the for work as looking Okies wife to headthen west withwith his the father in Texas left and for Helived awhile road. behind Woody hitthe for support, siblings rely onhis and a young According to Khandel- to According “We coined the term Khan- Dr. Madhulika Still, nearly 10 percent Guthrie achieved ade- achieved Guthrie During this time, the COLUMNS delwal. sion to stay on,” said Khan- notget permis- did and visa Bangladesh. from India, Pakistan and children started to arrive migrants and their young im- affluent less as ’90s, trends shifted in the early be temporary. Immigration hopes that these jobs would with industry, service the dian immigrants worked in turned in the mid-1970s, In- tionships. rela- workers family and favor in ofskilled quotas, racial on based formula, existing national origins the scrapped Act ization Natural- and Immigration the of iteration that after 1965, after earnest in grew tion to the United States immigra- Asian South wal, on Columbia,” “Pastures of of on Columbia,” “Pastures “Roll writing period, ing songwrit- aprolific entered he Here Northwest. Pacific this time ending up in the the country,cris-crossed New York in ing again and restrictiveness of work- up with what he saw as the inequality. class against aprotest as Land Is Your Land,” partly “This song, well-known most his hewrote here tion in the Big Apple, and reer quickly gained trac- ca- singer’s once-penniless The community. music folk liberal the found ahome in Cowboy” “Oklahoma the New to York,him where took wanderlust singer’s move to on. for Guthrie time again once it was and upleanings taking time, air communist with musicians no longer however, wantedII, owners station left-wing ofWorld outbreak the War “They came here on a ona here came “They city’s economy the As He soon became fed folk the time, This status. individual’s immigration cies from agen- city and enforcement asking law prohibiting includes about policy, this der asanctuary an fold. Un- the into residents undocumented city’s other tance of incorporating the have stressed the impor- and Republican mayors Sincegan. then Democratic then-President Ronald Rea- by law signed amnesty 1986 the under legal came New Yorkers171,000 be- their parents. in the United States with cision to move to or remain de- any notgetasay in did an subcontinent. Children originating from the Indi- Asian” to describe people tion of the term “South cape, he once again shift- again heonce cape, before. his mother claimed that ton’s disease so manywith the dreaded Hunting- years diagnosed hewas 1952, In frightening. and erratic er’s behavior soon became sing- war, famous but the tling in Brooklyn after the Marine. U.S. Merchant the in Europe during a stint in serving troops and mates with to him entertain ship- it but brought fascists,” kills machine “this labeled guitar, up his nothang did during wartime, Guthrie city. the around Even certs held “hootenanny” con- regularly which Singers, Almanac the called group music protest folk a form to upteamed with Pete Seeger Newto York City, where he tunes. mous fa- most ofhis Dam,” three Coulee “Grand and Plenty” “If they are part of part are they “If that are Estimates adop- the to led This As if in a frantic es- afrantic in if As set- after He remarried returned soon Guthrie zens and immigrants alike. for citi- wages competitive United States and promotes workers the in all forded to af- protections workplace city’s economy, the have up a critical workers, who make these sense, DACA ensures that sector ofagainst deportation. the in exchange for protections able work to pay taxes and are residents documented taxation. Law-abiding, un- for critical which is lation, popu- undocumented of the DACA, sense we getabetter mented immigrants under student,” Khandelwal. said with them like any other tion immigra- about their care statusQueens and College, we work we don’t voiceless. voice the as ofthe emerged new generations lencamp, Mel- John and Arlo son Richie Havens to his own and Dylan Bob style. From by his influenced mentally funda- were and of protest ers took up Guthrie’s torch sing- folk of new generation in 1967. Centerin Creedmoor Psychiatric died in Guthrie paniment, Queenswith instrumental accom- ofprotest out songs belted Villagetrol hisin rapidly declining health. for him cared wife second body New to Yorking where his beforeremarrying, return- that briefly and divorcing time, for a Florida and California oncethe country, staying in wandering began lessly In a humanitarian In registering undocu- After his passing, a passing, his After No longer able to con- TIMESLEDGER, JULY 25–31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM 15 TL

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to build thisimportant infrastructure.” that DEP will construct in include Queens southeast that plan Ponds Twin the consists of a stream adjacent that Parkway Laurelton to floodwaters will the direct andinto Jamaica the Bay, Springfield Gardens Blue- belt, a project that includes storm of installation the recon- street and sewers struction. begun along 119th Avenue, DEPwhere is upgrading the systemsewer along 111th between 155thAvenue and 158th streets and 113th on between 156thAvenue and 157th streets. underway 119th at Avenue, between 192nd and 195th streets in Rosedale. In addition, the plan calls a $175 for million Springfield Gardens with will come that upgrade an additional 9 miles of even better shot at life,” focus on issues the life,” are that at important shot to the forgotten middle cutting creating jobs, class: taxes and making sure that better the next generation has an even Photo courtesy Conigliaro’s courtesyPhoto Conigliaro’s

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TIMESLEDGER, JULY 25–31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER.COM TL LATEPAGE “As who grew someone Department of Pediatrics. Director at Elmhurst’s Program Residency Rhee, struction,” said Dr. David rently receive formal in- concur- and ofateam part like feel can where they for children, experience nized sport is an important Queens kids.” for our fun and of fitness aday It was Clinic. 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Crossword Puzzle 43 T IMES Guide to Dining 45 L EDGER , J UL . 25-31, 2014 . 25-31, 2014 TIMESLEDGER . LATINO COM FESTIVAL BOUNCES BACK Queens Theatre once called Fernando’s Kitchen led by a woman who plays a South Ameri- again to host city’s can instrument known as a cajón. “I know this woman who hottest musical and sings in a cajon band, she’s really beautiful and we looked her up on cultural event after YouTube,” Mosquera said. “I loved missing last year what I was looking at and hearing.” A cajón is a six-sided, box- shaped percussion instrument BY GABRIELLE PRUSAK from Peru that you slap with your hands, fingers or various imple- ¡Excellente! ments such as brushes, mallets or As promised, the Latino Cul- sticks. tural Festival has returned to the After the pair had lined up the Queens Theatre touting this year’s band, Mosquera’s friend died sud- theme as“Extraordinary Women, denly of an asthma attack three Illuminated.” days later. Mosquera decided to “During the time to start plan- continue with the theme of women. ning for last year’s, it looked like “This yearwomen are cen- the whole building was going to be ter stage,” Sacramone said. “The closed over the summer,” Queens performances will be incredibly Theatre Managing Director Taryn diverse, created by amazing, tal- Sacramone said. “It wasn’t some- ented, inspirational women.” thing that we weren’t going to not Mosquera did not want to lim- be doing anymore, we were just go- it the program just to foreign and ing under construction.” well-known musicians such as Fer- But it turned out the project nando’s Kitchen, who are from the never took place last year and still United Kingdom, but to open it to has not happened, so the theater de- local artists as well. cided it was time to bring back the “Even if they’re from other Latino Cultural Festival, which will countries, even if they’re not fa- run from July 29 through Aug. 3. mous, why not give them a stage to The theme was thought up by expose their work?” Mosquera said. Willy Mosquera, program director One of the acts that will be for the Latino Cultural Festival, playing at the festival, Cocomama, Colombian singer Andrea Tierra will perform at the Latino Cultural Festival at Queens Theatre with her and a co-worker of his. is a combination of diverse women husband Edmar Castañeda. 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Pye Boat Noodles captures the South Asian ﬂ avors from Bangkok’s network of ﬂ oating kitchens IMES L EDGER BY SUZANNE PARKER The eateries’ owners with a predictably incendi- IF YOU GO have decked out their digs ary dipping sauce. , J UL

Just when we thought Pye Boat Noodle to resemble an old bar in an The draw here, is, . 25-31, 2014 we had encountered all old time Thai canal boat. without question, the boat the varied cooking styles 35-13 Broadway, Astoria Weather permitting, you noodles. They are offered of Thailand on offer in (718) 685-2329 can also slurp your noodles as a mix ‘n’ match of vari- Queens, a new eatery comes Price Range: in the rear garden, accom- ous protein and broth com- along to burst our bubble. Cuisine: Thai boat noodle panied by the gurgle of a binations with a choice TIMESLEDGER We’ve scarfed curries Setting: Faux Thai retro fountain. of rice, wide ribbon, or of the south, the sticky rice canal boat Pye has a full bar, in- egg noodles or vermicelli. steamed in banana leaves Service: Friendly young staff cluding some interesting There is some flavor over- . of the north and even the Hours: Open seven days: Thai-themed cocktails. lap between the beef and COM slightly less ubiquitous 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Snacks is the category pork versions, as both come larbs of Issan (northeast- Reservations: No that passes for starters in intensely flavorful spicy ern) kitchens. We’ve Alcohol: Full bar here. Two of them, dump- sour broths redolent with gobbled Thailand’s most Parking: Street lings filled with pork, cinnamon and star anise. famous dish, pad Thai, Dress: Casual shrimp and jicama, and They also come with boun- many times, but without Children: Welcome taro rolls, filled with glass cy chewy little meatballs of Music: No The squid prik khing curry mixes calamari rings, beans, rice and a the slightest inkling that noodles and Chinese cab- indeterminate provenance Takeout: Yes fried egg in a spicy-citrus sauce at Pye Boat Noodles. it derived from yet another bage, were uninterestingly in addition to slices of the Credit cards: All Photo by Suzanne Parker example of Thai culinary Noise level: Acceptable bland, saved only by their advertised meat. Both go inventiveness—boat noo- Handicap accessible: Yes this practice has trans- this treat to Queens. respective dipping sauces best with rice noodles. dles. lated into diners ordering According to its Fa- which would have been Prefer your noodles Boat noodles were multiple snack-sized bowls, cebook page, “Pye in Thai equally tasty on our fin- dry, or at least not in broth? originally sold by hawk- Boat noodles were served and stacking them as they means paddles, the es- gers. A third, salted wings, Again, it’s mix ‘n’ match, ers from boats floating in small bite-sized bowls so empty them. sential tools used to guide fried, split mid-wing with this time with choices of veg- in Bangkok’s former ex- the noodles wouldn’t spill So along comes this small wooden boat carry- spicy salt, got our atten- etable or tofu available for tensive network of canals out on the choppy canal. In Astoria newcomer, Pye ing noodle soup along the tion. They were the perfect non-meat eaters. Our plate- (khlongs), hence the name. contemporary Thailand, Boat Noodle, to introduce canal of Thailand.” crunchy, salty bar food, Continued on Page 43

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. Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image examines the creations of animator Chuck Jones

BY MERLE EXIT

TIMESLEDGER IF YOU GO Perhaps you are not familiar What’s Up Doc? The Animation with the name Chuck Jones, but Art of Chuck Jones you likely are well versed in his animated legacy encompassing When: Through Jan. 19, 2015 . 25-31, 2014 2014. 25-31, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, the Road UL Where: Museum of the Moving

, J Runner and Wile E. Coyote. Image, 36-01 35th Ave, Astoria Back in the 1950s it was com- Contact: (718) 777-6800 EDGER

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IMES movie theater prior to the main at- T traction. These shorts were made A middle area of the exhibit to be viewed on the big screen. features a room with bean bags Now, the Museum of the Mov- and leveled seating showing a se- ing Image is giving the public the lection of Chuck Jones’s greatest chance to watch these cartoons films with introductory remarks and to go behind the scenes of to each selection by John Lasseter, these characters in an exhibition co-founder of Pixar Animation. sure to give audience members a Barbara Miller, the curator “Chuck-le.” of the exhibition, had to figure “What’s Up Doc? The Anima- out how to tell the story, delin- tion of Chuck Jones” explores the eate the sections and what part to highlights of his career divided highlight. into seven categories ranging “We had to look at the avail- from creating characters and able material as well the whole directing animated shorts to de- trajectory of what Chuck Jones veloping memorable bits in his is,” Miller said. “Aside from the films. known cartoons, Chuck made ani- In 1949, Chuck Jones created A still of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in Chuck Jones’ 1957 classic cartoon “What’s Opera Doc?” is part of a new exhibit at mated public service films during the characters Wile E. Coyote and the Museum of the Moving Image. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. WW II that are worth viewing.” the Road Runner for the cartoon “This exhibition is such a de- “Fast and Furry-ous.” Jones was Jones also developed a set of Bug’s next appearance character of classical music in Disney’s 1940 light.” Linda Jones Clough, Jones’ inspired by author Mark Twain’s rules for the dueling desert duo: designer Charles Thorton made feature “Fantasia” and its humor daughter, said. “It’s overwhelm- description of the coyote as “a “The Road Runner cannot harm a model sheet and referred to the comes not from “gags” but the in- ing and absolutely wonderful. We long, slim, sick and sorry skel- the coyote except for going ‘Beep, rabbit as “Bugs Bunny.” This congruity of the characters’ per- want people to be inspired to find eton” that is “a living breathing Beep.’ No outside force can harm bunny was screwball, antic and sonalities in the setting. Produc- their own creativity.” allegory of Want. He is always the coyote — only his own inepti- cute. Two of Chuck Jones’ early tion took longer than any other You can enjoy a Saturday hungry.” tude or the failure of Acme prod- cartoons featured this proto- cartoon Jones made for Warner matinee of classic cartoons from The characters represent the ucts. The coyote could stop any- Bugs. Bros. Jones’ personal collection and the purest expression of his approach time — if he were not a fanatic. “What’s Opera Doc?” re- Many of the exhibits have an Academy archive until Jan. 19. to screen comedy. Each of these Whenever possible, make gravity leased in 1957 is widely consid- accompaniment monitor showing Each weekend’s program will cartoons is a series of visual gags, the coyote’s greatest enemy. The ered Jones’s magnum opus. It either full length or excerpts from be different. Check movingimage. with no dialogue, except for the coyote is always more humiliated condenses Wagner’s Ring Cycle a cartoon such as “One Froggy us for the complete schedule. In Road Runner’s occasional “Beep, than harmed by his failures.” — 14 hours of opera — into a sev- Evening” about a dancing and addition there will be animation Beep.” In 1938 Warner Bros. direc- en-minute cartoon, and elevates singing frog who performs for one takeover in the drop-in studio. “The difference between a tor Ben “Bugs” Hardaway cre- the classic Bugs Bunny-running- man but is still when in front of Working with museum educa- laugh and no laugh,” Jones said, ated a rabbit character for the from-Elmer Fudd story into a ma- an audience. There are 23 films tors, children will be able to make “is only one frame.” film, “Porky’s Hare Hunt.” For jestic drama. It parodies the use to enjoy. their own media projects.

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Across 1234 56789 10 11 12 13 Continued from Page 39 1. Without delay, for short 14 15 16 IF YOU GO 5. Buttonholes, usually formed in New York. 17 18 19 Latino Cultural Festival 10. Epiphany figures “We are a group of 20 21 22 23 14. Chutzpah international women When: July 29 to Aug. 3 from different parts of the 15. Fortuneteller's card 24 25 26 Where: Queens Theatre, world,” said co-founder 14 United Nations Ave. 16. Skelton's Kadiddlehopper 27 28 29 30 31 32 Mayra Casales. South, Flushing Meadows 17. To___(exactly) 33 34 35 36 The band consists of Corona Park 18. French romance women not only from the 37 38 39 Cost: $14-$30/single 19. Eyesore United States but from tickets, $75/any three 20. Arlington pitcher ? 40 41 42 Cuba, France and Israel. shows, $125/any six shows 23. "O Sole ___" 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Casales likes to think of Contact: (718) 760-0064 24. Alpine orphan of literature the band as a salsa/Cuban/ Website: www. 50 51 52 53 54 55 queenstheatre.org 25. Hoss-drawn vehicle world music band. 56 57 58 59 Cocomama was 26. Election winners formed spontaneously. The The group Cocomama is set to perform at the Latino Cultural Festival 27. 60 61 62 63 Reply: Abbr. 100 Woman of Hispanic July 30. Singer Johanna Castañeda, who’s from Bogota, Colombia, 28. 64 65 66 Court ploy Society had called Casales will take the stage as part of the 2014 festival in Flushing Meadows 31. Hardly Mr. Nice Guy 67 68 69 asking if she could get a Corona Park. Photos courtesy Queens Theatre 33. Go back (to) group of women to perform 36. Kiss at a breakfast for Michael members are now work- in New York; Caperucita Down 37. Popular game on TV Bloomberg when he was ing on their second album, Roja or “Little Red Riding 1. First name in mysteries 34. 40. Look over Pi follower running for mayor. Casa- to be released either at the Hood”; and a one-woman 2. 35. 42. In the direction of Shiny fabric Pulls les was able to get a couple end of July or the begin- monologue. 3. women, including herself, ning of August. It and other But this year the festi- 43. Body work? "Dynasty" cigarillo smoker 37. Well-worn 4. to perform at the break- merchandise is available at val is missing one thing it 46. Hot springs Beg 38. Once around the track 5. fast. cocomomamamusic.com. has always had. 47. Compass doodle Christmas tree topper 39. Olive ___ (army uniforms) 6. “It was going to be a Cocomama feels hon- “Every year we’ve 50. Decide Tibetan priest 40. Plumper 7. one-day thing of an all-wom- ored to be able to play for [shown] films, but this year 51. Mimics Driving needs 41. Type of audience an band,” she recalled. the Latino Cultural Festi- we didn’t have time,” Mos- 8. Like some luck 54. Humdrum 44. Meal starter But after they sang at val. quera said. “It would have 56. 9. Fishing spot the breakfast, they were “This is what we are Colorado Indian 45. Met productions been a lot more work and 57. 10. 1,400, to Caesar asked when the group was all about, spreading the we needed more time, but A no-no when driving 47. Like clocks with hands 60. 11. Can type available to play for other word of all these cultures next year we might go back Goodyear product 48. 62. 12. Spring signs Afire gigs. in our band,” Casales said. to that.” In the boondocks 49. 63. 13. Levies, as a tax The Gipper's grippers “I said, ‘Listen, you “The music brings those “I want to put a little Hipbones guys, I think we might have cultures together.” bit of everything, not just 64. 21. 52. Jump for joy Fifty-fifty Proctor ___ appliances something here,’” Casales They will be perform- music. I like to give people 22. 53. Leave the straight and narrow 65. "Alas and ___!" Highball ingredient said. ing July 30 at 8 p.m. a little variety of every- 55. 66. Word of warning 29. Lab eggs Line to the audience So from then on, Co- There will also be a va- thing,” he said. 67. Cincinnati nine 30. Superlative 58. Riot spray comama was officially riety of acts such as Glam- “I know it was missed 68. Eye sores 32. Lying, maybe 59. Fraternal fellows formed. Over the years, our Tango, an all-woman last year, so we’re excited 69. Breakfast staple 33. Monthly expense 61. Naval rank: Abbr Cocomama has changed dance group; Mariachi to bring it back with such faces, but Casales said it is Flor de Toloache, the only a strong lineup of artists,” #Z('3"TTPDJBUFTttt7JTJUPVSXFCTJUFBUXXXHGSQV[[MFTDPN now a real, true band. The all-female mariachi band Sacramone said. 44 Cost: Free Clearview Expressway illusionist amaze children and Cost: Free — All musicians, poets, writers, Arts Website: www.nycgovparks.org Cost: Free adults alike. Website: www.momaps1.org singers-songwriters, comedians TL Northeast Queens Parks holds When: Saturday, July 26, at 2 and performance artists are Continued from Page 42 weekly ballroom dancing pm and 4 pm Richard Dupont: Object welcome. 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COM Cost: Free scanning and 3D printings using Where: Rapture Lounge, 34-27 . New York Restoration Project SummerStage Kids Presents: Japanese Classical Dance at Website: www.nycgovparks.org his body as the subject. 28th Ave., Astoria screens “Free Willy.” Beatz Science — Camille Resobox — Workshops teach When: Through Nov. 16 Cost: No cover, $10 minimum When: Tuesday, July 29, at 8 pm Gainer, aka Beatz Science, the 400-year-old nichibu dance A Morning of Music with Where: Queens Museum at Contact: (718) 626-8044 TIMESLEDGER Where: Beach 17th Street and shows off her drumming popularized in kabuki. All Darlene Graham — Graham Bulova Corp. Center, 75-20 Website: www.rapturelounge. the Boardwalk, Rockaway Beach prowess. experience levels are welcome performs folk music and Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights com Cost: Free and all materials are provided. When: Monday, July 28, at 10:30 remixes of children’s songs. Contact: (718) 592-9700 Website; www.nycgovparks. When: Mondays, 5:30 pm am When: Thursday, July 31, at Website: www.queensmuseum. Astoria Comedy All Stars — Ben org workshop for children 8 to 11; Where: Rochdale Park, Guy R. 10:30 am org Rosenfeld hosts ﬁ ve different . 25-31, 2014 2014. 25-31, 6:30 pm workshop for all ages Where: Alley Pond Park, comics each week. Comics range

UL Brewer Boulevard and 137th Outdoor Cinema 2014 at 12 and up 76th Avenue and Springﬁ eld Year of Brazil: Art of South from underground NYC acts to , J Avenue, Rochdale Socrates — The international Where: Resobox, 41-26 27th St., Cost: Free Boulevard, Oakland Gardens America — The Godwin- nationally touring headliners. The EDGER ﬁ lm festival presents “Viola” from Long Island City Cost: Free Ternbach Museum highlights show is absolutely free, no cover L Website: www. nycgovparks. Argentina. The evening begins with Cost: $25/adults, $20/students Website: www.nycgovparks.org South American artworks from charge and no drink minimum.

IMES org T musical and dance performances. Contact: (718) 784-3680 its permanent collection. When: Tuesdays, 8 pm When: Wednesday, July 30, at Website: www.resobox.com Mike Delgidice and Big Shot Noguchi Open Studio: Drop-In When: Through August Where: On the Rox Lounge, 7 pm Program for Families — On Where: The Godwin-Ternbach 43-03 Broadway, Astoria — A Billy Joel tribute band Where: Socrates Sculpture Free Line Dance Lessons performs. the ﬁ rst Sunday of every Museum at Queens College Contact: Ben Rosenfeld ben@ Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long — Free line dance lessons bigbencomedy.com When: Thursday, July 31, at month, families can explore the Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Island City given by professional dance Website: bigbencomedy.com/ 7:30 pm galleries and then spend time Blvd., Flushing Cost: Free instructor, Bernardo, every blog/archives/astoria_comedy_ Where: George Seuffert in the education room making Cost: Free Contact: (718) 956-1819 Monday. art. Educators will be on hand Contact: (718) 997-4747 all_stars Bandshell in Forest Park, Website: www. When: Mondays, 1 pm Woodhaven to discuss gallery connections, Website: qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/ socratessculpturepark.org Where: Pomonok Senior Center, The Regulars Comedy Show Cost: Free introduce materials and assist godwin_ternbach 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing — Every Wednesday night New Website: www.nycgovparks.org in art making. No registration is Contact: Jennifer Buljan (718) required. 13 Most Wanted Men: Andy York’s up-and-coming and DANCE 591-3377 already arrived comedians Astoria’s Waterfront Concert When: First Sunday of each Warhol and the 1964 World’s month, 11 am to 1 pm Fair — Created for the World’s hang out and tell jokes at The Series — A tribute to Motown. Dancing Under the Stars Where: Noguchi Museum, 9-01 Fair, Warhol’s 13 paintings Creek & The Cave. When: Thursday, July 31, at When: Wednesdays, through KIDS & FAMILY 33rd Road, Long Island City were covered with silver paint When: Wednesdays, 10 pm 7:30 pm July 30, from 7 pm - 8:30 pm Cost: $10 per family/includes the night before the open Where: The Creek & The Cave, 10- Where: Astoria Park Lawn, Where: Little Bay Park, Cross The Amazing Captain Faust museum admission and ceremony. Nine of the 13 prints 93 Jackson Ave., Long Island City Astoria Island Parkway near the — Watch this slight-of-hand materials Warhol made from the original Cost: Free Contact: (718) 204-7088 screens, plus 175 other Warhol Contact: (718) 706-8783 Website: www.noguchi.org objects are on display. Website: www.creeklic.com When: Through Sept. 7 Where: Queens Museum, New Queen’s Secret Improv Club GALLERIES & EXHIBITS York City Building, Flushing — On Friday nights, teams Meadows Corona Park perform seven improvisation Rockaway! Exhibit from MoMA Cost: $8/suggested adults, comedy sets on the half-hour. PS 1 — A public arts festival $4/suggested seniors and Tickets are good for all seven sponsored by the Jamaica Bay- students, Free/children under 12 shows. Rockaway Parks Conservancy Contact: (718) 592-9700 When: Fridays, 7:30 pm to 11 pm to celebrate the reopening Website: www.queensmuseum. Where: The Secret Theatre, 44- of Fort Tilden and recognize org 02 23rd St., Long Island City the ongoing recovery of the Cost: $5/good for all or any of Rockaway peninsula. the seven performances When: Through Sept. 1 COMEDY Contact: (718) 392-0722 Where: Rockaway Beach Surf Club, Website: www.secrettheatre. 302 Beach 87th St. and Fort Tilden Open Mic at Rapture Lounge com

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BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI

So which teams were the best of the best? TimesLedger News- papers sports editor Jo- David Wright greets his teammates on the Mets’ Opening Day in seph Staszewski makes his March. Photo by Christina Santucci picks as he ranks the Top 10 Queens high school teams regardless of sport. The squads are select- If you do not believe, ed keeping in mind their level of dominance in their sport, the level and difficul- at least watch the Mets ty of any title won, the historic nature of the season and quality of their overall under .500 into third place year. Joseph and just seven games be- Here is how the teams Staszewski hind the division-leading stacked up: Atlanta Braves and Wash- 1. Christ the King ington Nationals. boys’ basketball (25-6) Block Shots They stumbled out of The Royals top this the game after the break, list for the second straight but played entertaining year and rightfully so. The baseball. Middle Village squad took t’s not time to start yell- Banking on a run at home a second straight ing “You gotta believe” the division title is still state Federation Class AA through the streets of premature, but that doesn’t title and became the first I New York City just yet, mean you should take your team to win four CHSAA but the New York Mets eyes off this team. Lord city championships in five certainly have made them- knows Mets fans have years since St. Francis selves a must-watch for the needed a reason to tune in Prep back in the ’50s. CK, second half of the regular other than the occasional unlike years past, did it all season. Matt Harvey start since as an underdog. NBA free agency has 2008. The team has had 2. Benjamin Cardozo cooled off, the World Cup some strong beginnings to baseball (21-2) is over and the only reason seasons before flounder- A victory over Totten- right now to tune into the ing late in recent years. ville at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees could This could be the time the completed Cardozo’s unex- be that they’re headed for trend reverses itself in an pected run to its first PSAL the second-straight season NL East Division current- ‘A’ baseball title since 1988. without making the play- ly without an elite team. The Judges had to beat de- offs. I’ve joked that base- fending champion Telecom Christ the King’s basketball team is ranked as the best team in the borough by TimesLedger. CK play- The Mets, on the other ball isn’t as fun to watch in the quarterfinals and ers Adonis Delarosa (No. 1) and Andre Walker (No. 3) play in the Federation tournament in March. hand, have infused a little without juiced up hitters rallied from a game down Photo by Ken Maldonado bit of life in their cam- whacking 40 and 50 home to top George Washington the first time since a run of 4. Francis Lewis and the emerging Sierra paign that three weeks ago runs every year, but for in the semis. They did it three straight from 1984-86. girls’ basketball (24-4) Green capped it all off by appeared headed toward Mets fans it is all about behind senior leaders Keith It is the crown that eluded Francis Lewis did winning the school’s first another disappointing end. pitching. If they do man- Rogers and Chris Camp- the Terriers during their something no team has Class AA crown since 1979 The Amazin’s played their age to go on some late sea- bell. now-seven-year reign atop been able to accomplish in after beating South Shore best baseball of the season son surge, it will because 3. St. Francis Prep Brooklyn/Queens. They the last 15 years by ended at the Barclays Center. during an 8-2 home stand Zach Wheeler has finally girls’ volleyball (16-0) dominated the league this Murry Bergtraum’s reign 5. Benjamin Cardozo before the All-Star break matured and Jacob de- St. Francis Prep won season after being pushed over the PSAL in the semi- basketball (30-3) to move them five games Continued on Page 53 the CHSAA state title for by Molloy in recent years. finals. The young Patriots Continued on Page 53 52 TL Scholarship offers piling up for CK’s Alkins COM . Kentucky, Kansas show interest in junior, an All-Queens Player of the Year, currently with travel ball team

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI have also begun showing David Cole. TIMESLEDGER interest, among a host of The Royals should still Rawle Alkins isn’t other schools, but Alkins be the early favorites to re- fazed by having some of the isn’t ready to rest on his peat as city champions in nation’s best college pro- laurels. Alkins’ mind. He wishes grams and coaches getting “I never settle,” he Atson the best and said . 25-31, 2014 2014. 25-31,

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IMES the King and by Royals as- Louisville Coach Rick “They are really un- T sistant and New York Rens Pitino saw Alkins, who is der-the-radar guys. Hope- travel ball Coach Artie the No. 27-ranked player in fully, you guys are going to Cox. the country according to ri- realize it ... that we are still “My coach told me vals.com, post a near triple a great team,” Alkins said. to except stuff like this,” double with 16 points, seven Until then, his busy Alkins said. “My coach told rebounds and six assists in summer continues. Alkins me to expect to be known as one of the games at Adi- was at the Adidas Super 64 one of the best when it is all das Unrivaled. The small in Las Vegas with the Rens said and done. He told me to forward didn’t notice the earlier this week. He will expect high major offers.” headman at that contest, Rawle Alkins (No. 20) at the Federation tournament in Albany in March. Alkins has received a bevy of also represent the United That is exactly what but saw him in the crowd. scholarship offers. Photo by Ken Maldonado States at the Adidas Na- that 6-foot-4, 185-pound ris- The game after the Cardi- tions tournament starting ing junior received after ex- nals offered. “There aren’t a lot of quote- low Alkins on Twitter and and state Federation Class Aug. 1 as some of America’s celling at the Adidas Unri- Alkins, who takes unquote big-time players in Instagram. AA title. top talent competes against valed camp in Chicago two pride in being an all-around New York City, but even if “That’s my man,” Alkins will be called the best high school players weeks ago. Alkins, who has player and shut-down de- there were, he’d be at the Alkins said. upon to lead an inexperi- from around the world. more than a dozen scholar- fender, was also a standout top of the list as the best in TimesLedger Newspa- enced but talented core with He isn’t overwhelmed ship offers, picked up ones at the camp’s all-star game. NYC.” pers’ All-Queens Player of Travis Atson, the reigning by any of it, just confidently from Louisville, Indiana, He left a strong impression How big is Alkins the Year last season will CHSAA playoff MVP, trans- soaking in every minute of Providence, North Caro- on all who watch him. starting to get? Well, rapper have to continue to be the ferring to South Kent (Con- it. It is everything he ex- lina State and Miami. “A man amongst boys R. Kelly, who Alkins shot guy at Christ the King as necticut). Alkins has plenty pected. Kentucky, Kansas, once he gets going,” said around with in Chicago, the Royals look to win a of confidence in teammates “I enjoy all of it,” Texas and defending na- one Division I assistant recently tweeted a photo of third straight CHSAA In- Yashawn Bright, Tyrone Alkins said. tional champions UConn coach familiar with Alkins. him and urged people to fol- tersectional championship Cohen, Jared Rivers and SJU alum makes name for himself playing basketball in France

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI and things moved quickly. The year brought and led Chalons-Reim to year. Burrell was upset St. The Italian team was un- some unfamiliar adversity the title game. John’s didn’t make it to the Justin Burrell is sure of a few guys on its for Burrell. He described “That was my first los- Big Dance last year, but quickly making his way roster and wanted to see if the Italian league as the ing season,” Burrell said of they have to move on and up the professional ranks Burrell could help it fill a most competitive he has his year with Cholet. “It’s get better. overseas. need. ever played in profession- a different type of mind- “They have a lot of The former St. John’s He didn’t want to wait. ally. Any team could beat set you have to have with growing up to do over there, University men’s basket- The next day he signed anyone on any given night. a losing team. You have to the players and coaches in- ball standout played his with Cholet to head back to Cholet started the season stay locked in and keep per- cluded,” Burrell said. “Dis- first season with a top-tier France and play at a higher 7-0 in league play, but fin- forming.” appointment yes, but I kind team with Cholet in the level. Siena ended up fold- ished 12-18 and out of the His strong showing of don’t feel bad for them. French ProA league. The ing its team after last sea- playoffs. Burrell averaged last season in France will They are adults now.” 25-year-old Burrell excelled son. The basketball gods seven points and seven re- keep him at the ‘A’ level He has grown up as with Chalons-Reims in the looked out for him. bounds a game. next year. Burrell said he well and his career contin- French B league the previ- “It’s just one of those He had to adjust to not has signed with the Chiha ues to be on the rise. It is ous season prior when he things that happens in bas- being on a winning team Jets of Japan’s top league. something Burrell always Justin Burrell takes a shot. averaged 12.7 points and 7.3 ketball all the time in terms after posting a combined His busy schedule knew he was capable of. He Photo courtesy SJU rebounds per game. of contracts,” Burrell said. record of 54-32 in his first hasn’t stopped him from just had to convince others Still, he was plan- France. “The players know. You can two professional seasons. keeping up with the Red how good he was. ning on signing with the A new contract from be in a place and another Burrell was the MVP of Storm. He helped lead them “I always knew I could Italian club Siena in that Cholet arrived as soon he contract comes. You can be the Japanese Professional to the NCAA tournament do it,” Burrell said. “I wasn’t country’s ‘B’ league before made it to Italy for a work- sitting at home and a con- League with the Yokohama and was the Big East Sixth proving it to myself.” fate brought him back to out with Siena last August tract comes .” B-Corsairs three years ago Man of the Year his senior Cardozo ran through ‘AA’ state semifinals. CK Can’t you see the orga- player we hoped for when 53 CK the PSAL Class A division brought home the Brook- Mets nization giving out towels we traded R.A. Dickey for to claim its third city cham- lyn/Queens title in unde- Continued from Page 51 to all their fans down the him. As the lineup has got- TL Continued from Page 51 pionship in the last four feated fashion and did not road or if the team ever re- ten better, David Wright’s The Judges partied like seasons with a straight set lose a game from late De- Grom is better than anyone ally got back into the race? numbers have gone up to it was 1999 all over again by win over Midwood. Serbian cember to early March. had ever imagined him to Imagine the fun. no surprise. T winning their first PSAL transfer Anja Malesevic 10. Beach Channel be. Jenrry Mejia has set- The bats, at least of It makes it the best IMES

Class AA city champion- proved to be the missing baseball (17-2) tled into the closer role and late, have come around, time for Mets fans to dust L ship since then. Cardozo piece at outside hitter. She Beach Channel’s four- even has his own post-save but Mets fans know that off those caps, give the jer- EDGER

beat four Brooklyn teams gave the Judges a player to year rebuilding process cul- celebration. can change quickly if his- seys a good wash and turn , J on their way to the crown, be feared alongside a vet- minated with the school’s It’s all part of the con- tory is any indication. your televisions on to the UL including a thrilling vic- eran core that knew how to first PSAL Class B city title fidence and swagger this Curtis Granderson found games now that the All-Star . 25-31, 2014 tory over Thomas Jefferson win. after three straight first team is starting to gain and his stride since moving to festivities have concluded. at the Barclays Center in 8. John Adams crick- round exits. The Dolphins show. The Mets wave tow- the lead-off spot and Lucas The team has given its fans the final. It bounced back et (16-1) did it with just 12 players on els in unison in the dugout Duda makes the Mets look reasons to do so and a real from a borough final loss to The fourth time was the team, many freshman after a big hit and a player like geniuses for keeping glimmer of hope for the TIMESLEDGER reach the top for emotional the charm for the Spartans and sophomores. Coach runs through them for him and trading Ike Davis. first time in years. Things Coach Ron Naclerio. after three trips to the fi- John Mangieri’s squad re- what is called the carwash Travis d’Arnaud ap- might just get interesting. 6. St. Francis Prep nal and three losses. Coach bounded after losing a sev- after a home run. pears to be turning into the . boy’s soccer (13-3-2) Alex Navarette’s team fi- enth inning lead in the title COM St. Francis Prep put nally broke through to end game at Yankee Stadium. itself back on top of the years of frustration with a Honorable Mention CHSAA for the first time crown. Junior Derick Na- Bayside girls’ handball since 2011 and beat two of its rine was the league’s best Christ the King girls’ biggest rivals to do so. The player and helped Adams soccer Terriers topped Fordham get over the hump. Monsignor McClancy Prep in the semifinals and 9. Christ the King boys’ soccer bested Archbishop Molloy girls’ basketball (21-4) St. Francis Prep soft- to take home the crown for The Royals regained ball its hungry seniors. SFP’s their perch as the city’s un- St. Francis Prep boys’ year ended in the CHSAA questioned best girls’ bas- handball state final. ketball team before their Scholars Academy soft- 7. Cardozo girls’ vol- season ended at the hands ball leyball (14-0) of Nazareth in the CHSAA Visit us at www.Timesledger.com 54

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