Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Announce Expansion of Resident Rebate Program Council Member Vallone Marches in Bayside Little League
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QUEENS TIPublished forM the BoroughES of Queens VOLUME 24, NO. 16 THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 25 CENTS Council Member Vallone Marches in Bayside Little League Parade Council Member Paul Vallone marches with Bayside Little League President Bob Reid, the 111th Precinct’s Lieutenant Sean Dolphin and Little Leaguers during the Bayside Little League’s annual Opening Day Parade on April 14th. “Play ball! Congratulations to the Bayside Little League for kicking off another baseball season in Northeast Queens with their annual Opening Day Parade,” said Council Member Paul Vallone. “Since 1953, this organization has taught our local kids the importance of teamwork and fostered a love for America’s pastime. It’s always an honor to be a part of this great community tradition!” A Beverage Maker, a Pair of Art Educators, and Two Tech Innovators Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Announce Win QEDC’s 2019 StartUP! Contest- Expansion of Resident Rebate Program Pictured: The StartUP! winners are seen during an awards ceremony at Resorts World Casino New York City in South Jamaica on April 15. They are (from left) QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein; Art Strong’s Ashley Cavadas and Hannah Lokken; Yuzu’s Samantha and Brandon Rigoli; Bill Singh from Resorts World Casino NYC; Bosuo Food Group’s Afua Ayisi; Shurn Anderson from Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s Office, and Michelle Stoddart from Resorts World Casino NYC. Photo: QEDC/Rob MacKay. A tea-and-juice vendor, an Plan Competition. Thanks to fund- art-promoting duo, and a married ing from Resorts World Casino couple with an app to help medical New York City, each entrepreneur- offices prevailed in the Queens ial team received $10,000 to invest Economic Development Corpora- tion’s annual StartUP! Business (Continued on page 4) For the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge to all Queens Residents. See story on page 6. One Edition for ALL of Queens! Visit our website at www.queenstimes.com PAGE 2 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 Queens Minority Health Month Fair and Forum Spotlights Health Disparities And Lack of Care For Minority and Immigrant Communities In honor of National Minor- ity Health Month, SOMOS Com- munity Care hosted a forum and health fair at LaGuardia Com- munity College bringing together doctors, advocates, community leaders to discuss health disparities and challenges currently facing communities of color, especially young people. The forum was followed by a community health fair, offering hundreds of Queens residents free health screenings, giveaways, and health education activities including workshops with Be Gutsy and local artists on expressing emotions through art and a performance by the People’s Theater Project on the realities of the opioid crisis. what language they speak.” Latinos living largely in poverty “As a physician from the Do- The 2017 National Healthcare in New York City – finding that minican Republic serving patients Quality and Disparities Report- 79 percent of Latino-community in New York’s lower income, im- found that New York had one of health care providers see cultural migrant-rich communities, I have the lowest overall quality score for understanding as a major barrier experienced the health disparities overall quality of care and the most for care for Latino patients. facing communities of color each racial and ethnic health disparities “For far too long, Asian immi- and every day,” said Dr. Ramon overall in the U.S. Moreover, the grant communities in New York Tallaj, Chairman of SOMOS Com- New York State Health Equity Re- have struggled with barriers to munity Care. “It is imperative that port finds communities of color in quality health care due to the lack we address the widening gaps in Queens face gaps in health across of access to health insurance, lack access to quality care and come up a variety of health indicators such of language proficiency and lack with culturally-appropriate solu- as infant mortality, injuries, respi- of familiarity with the American tions tailored to minority groups ratory, heart disease and stroke, health care system,” said Dr. Henry to break the cycle of health dispari- diabetes, and cancer. Chen, President of SOMOS Com- ties, especially for the younger gen- The forum also follows SOMOS’ munity Care. “Today’s forum was eration. Queens is the city’s most State of Latino Health(SOLH) a giant step forward in putting diverse borough, and we need to report which details the growing forth solutions for achieving health ensure access to affordable, quality crisis in access to care, health equity for not only the Asian com- health care for every community – education and health perception no matter where they are from or challenges faced by millions of (Continued on page 4) Subscribe to the Report to the People of Queens - Legal Training Last week, on behalf of the men DA’s mandate was, in his words, facility. 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