Vol. 66, No. 228 MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 50¢ QUEENS All four Queens congresswomen call on Gov. Cuomo to resign By David Brand TODAY Queens Daily Eagle Queens’ four female congressmembers FebruaryAUGUSTMARCH 15, 10,6, 20212020 2020 called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign Fri- day in a series of statements released in co- ordination with other members of New York LITTLE NECK RESTAURANT IL BAC- City’s House delegation. co has dropped their lawsuit against the city after U.S. Reps. Grace Meng, Carolyn Malo- Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced indoor dining ney, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia would be expanded to 50 percent this week. The Velazquez each issued statements urging Cuo- restaurant filed the suit in August, claiming that mo to step down amid numerous accusations the limitations impacted business as diners ate of sexual misconduct and harassment. Cuomo inside in nearby Nassau County. is also facing intense scrutiny for concealing nursing home death totals. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA “The mounting sexual harassment allega- and Entertainment and NYC Department of tions against Governor Cuomo are alarming,” Meng said. “The challenges facing our state and Education put out a call for DOE student film- QUEENS New Yorkers are unprecedented, and I believe makers interested in conducting interviews as he is unable to govern effectively. The Gover- part of the 3rd Annual New York City Public nor should resign for the good of our state.” School Film Festival, scheduled for May 6. U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gil- Students in middle and high school can submit librand, New York City representatives Jerrold their short films to the festival until March 16. Nadler, Mondaire Jones, Yvette Clarke, Adri- ano Espaillat and Jamaal Bowman also urged CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS AND Cuomo to resign Friday. high school seniors can apply for scholarships Continued on page 2 through the New York Conference of Ital- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng called on Gov. Cuomo to resign Friday. AP Photo ian-American Legislators. “THIS PROGRAM IS JUST A SMALL way that we can honor the amazing students Queens’ first we have across New York State and recognize them for the great work that they have been doing in the classroom and in their communi- female judge ties for years,” said State Sen. Joseph Addab- bo . “In past years, some of our local students from my district have won this prestigious broke ground award, and I hope to see many of our local students nominated this year.” on bench 61 ASSEMBLYMEMBER JESSICA GON- zález-Rojas introduced legislation to establish an advisory committee to promote cycling years ago and pedestrian access on MTA bridges and to encourage the prioritization of access during By Rachel Vick capital projects. Queens Daily Eagle Before Joan O’Dwyer was appointed to “THE BENEFITS OF CYCLING CAN- serve on the Queens Criminal Court bench in not be overstated,” González-Rojas said. 1960, she faced questions no judge in the bor- “During this pandemic, New Yorkers have been ough had ever been asked before. able to exercise, sustain their mental health, and What would happen if she got pregnant?, engage in a more environmentally sustainable the members of the judicial screening panel form of transportation and it is our job to ensure asked. we can increase their ability to do so.” “I’ll have a baby,” she responded. RADIAL PARK AT HALLETTS POINT O’Dwyer, the first woman to serve as a is reopening for the summer starting May 28, judge in Queens, was no stranger to breaking with movie screening and live performances. ground, said her daughter, Manhattan Su- New this year is food truck parking and a beer preme Court Justice Kelly O’Neill Levy. QUEENSgarden with stock from local breweries. Levy recounted the sexist questions O’Dw- yer faced more than 60 years ago, as well as ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS her experience at Columbia Law School in the from Success Academy Hollis are demand- 1940s. At the time, O’Dwyer was one of 12 ing Mayor BIll de Blasio find a home for the woman in a class of 200. 250 students who will be evicted from their “It took guts to get out there and do that; to temporary classrooms at I.S. 238 Susan B. An- put yourself out there when you are the first thony Academy. The Department of Education and you might get backlash,” Levy said “She maintains that the charter school did not pur- was so remarkable, just an incredible person.” on. oan Dwyer, the rst woman appointed ueens Criminal Court udge, brought em- sue buildings suggested, QNS reported. Continued on page 16 pathy and eciency to the bench. Photo courtesy of Hon. Kelly O’Neill Levy Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Visit us Online @queenseagle facebook.com/queenseagle queenseagle.com Sept. 11 tribute to once again include live reading of names Associated Press A year after a disagreement over coronavi- rus protocols spawned competing Sept. 11 cer- emonies in New York, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks will be marked with the traditional reading of victims’ names at the World Trade Center’s memorial plaza, officials announced Thursday. Commemorations will also again include the Tribute in Light, the art installation consisting of two beams of light evoking the twin towers de- stroyed in the attack. “In a few months’ time, 20 years will have passed since our nation was attacked on Septem- ber 11,” Mike Bloomberg, the board chairman of the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum and former mayor, said in a statement. “We suffered a great tragedy that day and for the weeks and months that followed. We mourned the victims of the at- tacks and promised to never forget.” In an effort to comply with coronavirus proto- cols banning large gatherings, museum officials Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he refuses to resign and blamed “cancel culture” for the pressure he is facing. Photo via Governor’s Office announced last year that a recording of the nearly 3,000 victims’ names would be played over speakers at the memorial plaza in lower Manhattan instead of family members gathering to read the names. All four Queens congresswomen call on Cuomo to resign The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Founda- Continued from page 1 In a joint statement, Ocasio-Cortez and Bow- calling on Cuomo to “step aside.” The Assembly tion, a group founded by the family of a firefight- The three men representing parts of Queens man cited the most recent accusation from an on Thursday moved to commence a formal im- er who died at the trade center site, responded by — Reps. Gregory Meeks, Hakeem Jeffries and aide to the governor who told the Albany Times peachment investigation. inviting family members to read the names at an Tom Suozzi — have not called on Cuomo to re- Union that Cuomo lured her to his home on false That investigation coincides with an indepen- alternative ceremony nearby. sign. pretenses, reached under her blouse and groped dent probe commissioned by James. “We feel as if that’s something that needs to In a statement Friday afternoon, Suozzi said her. Cuomo told reporters Friday that he would not be done, so we are taking on that responsibility,” Cuomo “is entitled to due process on the many “The fact that this latest report was so recent resign and that many of the allegations were un- said Frank Siller, who created the foundation to serious and disturbing allegations that have been is alarming, and it raises concerns about the pres- true. honor his brother’s memory. made against him.” ent safety and well-being of the administration’s “Women have a right to come forward and be The announcement that family members will He said that Cuomo must “seriously consider” staff,” Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman said. heard and I encourage that fully,” Cuomo said. be back reading the names at the official ceremony whether he can govern amid multiple scandals. They also referenced an investigation by At- “But I also want to be clear there’s a question of this year was made six months before the event. “If he cannot effectively govern with all of torney General Letitia James that “found the the truth.” “In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the controversy surrounding him, he must put the Cuomo administration hid data on COVID-19 He said he has never touched anyone inap- the ongoing challenges facing our nation and the interests of all New Yorkers first and he should nursing home deaths from both the public and propriately and said he awaited the results of the global community, the resilience, compassion and resign,” Suozzi added. the state legislature.” Assembly and attorney general probes. hope demonstrated two decades ago in the after- Jeffries last week called the accusations “very On Thursday, 55 state lawmakers — includ- “People know the difference between playing math of the 9/11 attacks offer invaluable lessons serious.” ing 14 from Queens — issued a joint statement politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth.” now,” museum CEO Alice M. Greenwald said. “During this 20th anniversary year, it is our privilege to share these lessons with a new gen- eration, teach them about the ongoing repercus- Non-Queens residents won’t be turned away from sions of the 9/11 attacks and inspire them with the idea that, even in the darkest of times, we can come together, support one another and find the Citi Field vaccine site due to web glitch: City strength to renew and rebuild,” Greenwald said. By David Brand away,” Turbovax tweeted March Queens Daily Eagle 9.