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Recovery slow Queens sends Meng to Congress to take hold in Rockaways Voters face long lines at polls as storm victims cast ballots at other sites BY JOE ANUTA BY KAREN FRANTZ AND CHRISTINA SANTUCCI Queens residents drawn out by the presidential race packed More than a week after Hur- the polls in many parts of the bor- ricane Sandy wreaked havoc in ough, putting an additional strain the Rockaways, many areas of the on the city Board of Elections al- peninsula were still reeling from ready burdened by the task of col- the storm. lecting ballots in neighborhoods While most of the Rockaways destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. were still without power Tuesday, Many areas hardest hit by the Long Island Power Authority the hurricane, like Breezy Point provided 10 emergency genera- and Broad Channel, were conser- tors to bring electricity back to vative enclaves deemed crucial some of the Hammel Houses proj- in the borough’s most hotly con- ect, according to Mayor Michael tested race Bloomberg, and the NYPD set Related story for the state up 174 light towers citywide Sun- PAGE 10 Senate. City day, including some in the Rock- Councilman aways. Eric Ulrich (D-Ozone Park) chal- Police said Sandy’s death toll lenged state Sen. Joseph Addabbo citywide was 40 as of Tuesday, (D-Howard Beach) for his seat, with nine people having lost their which covers Howard Beach, lives in the Rockaways. Most re- Ozone Park, Glendale, Middle Vil- cently, George Stathis, 90, was lage, Woodhaven, Maspeth and found dead between a couch and a parts of South Ozone Park, Rego wall on Beach 121st Street. Park, Ridgewood and Sunnyside. Bloomberg ordered the Addabbo pulled out a victory evacuation of more than 600 nurs- and held onto his seat, according home patients Tuesday in ing to poll numbers late Tuesday anticipation of the approaching night. nor’easter. Assemblywoman Grace Meng (c.) is joined by her husband Wayne Kye and sons Brandon (l.) and Tyler in casting their bal- The race was one of several Continued on Page 16 lots in Flushing. Photo by Christina Santucci Continued on Page 16 Addabbo secures seat Broad Channel still hurting over Ulrich challenge BY KAREN FRANTZ through bundles of do- effort has been democratic nated supplies, including and has seen drawn some BY KAREN FRANTZ In Broad Channel, the stacks of clothes that lit- large-scale help from some American Legion has be- erally reached the ceiling corporate entities like State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard come the de facto center of Monday evening. Lowes, which spontane- Beach) beat back a strong Republican challenge the storm-ravaged island, “It’s been really peace- ously donated supplies to and held onto his seat with a decisive victory to with volunteers serving ful,” said volunteer John the impromptu aid site. win a second term, according to unofficial re- A sign pleading for help is posted in the warm food to residents, Lehman, who lives in A Red Cross truck sults from NY 1. center median along Cross Bay Boulevard handing out batteries Greenpoint, Brooklyn. sat outside the American in Broad Channel. Photo by Karen Frantz Continued on Page 16 and blankets and sorting He said the grassroots Continued on Page 16

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You the I was where lastRockaways terrible.” it’s night, found were they if chises han- adequately not have to dled the recovery. not created in the Bible. They’re in not the Tes- Old tament. They’re not in the Testament,” he said.New “God said never York New shall these have utilities and Conforever Ed is the utility and nothing there’s canyou it.” do about at e-mail by Bockmann [email protected] byor phone at 718-260-4574. SANDY SUPERSTORM SUPERSTORM The Welcome toThe Whit- Welcome “Thisgreat is truly a the Flushing, in Down “One the of great fears Department city The After a building was estone Commercial and and Commercial estone Residential Associa- Civic tion also sprang the into from items collecting action, neighborhood and packing them into a large box truck the to down driven was that Rockaways Monday. example of neighbors help- ing said neighbors,” Devon of the president O’Connor, civic. Buddhist Tzu Chi Founda- tion, an international out- Taiwan, from originally fit was cooking a storm up and delivering the results to residents in Broad Channel according Point, Breezy and executive Chang, George to Point Volunteer Fire Volunteer Point De- partment, was which grateful the for items, which of worth $1,000 included medical supplies donated Wallgreens. area an by to make sure turning on door-to- on go to have turning Bloomberg said the city would sure door damaged at buildings make to the would power not create anyfurther problems. turns Ed Con if is cir- have we turnson the or LIPA power electrical on the on your power block, the if there of has been damage to some houses, the of in some cuits canyou a real have fire very he quickly,” every said. “So until into go we house and check pow- the on turn can’t they er on the street.” of Buildings was also going door-to-door and mark- a either with homes ing it indicating placard, red was unsafe a yel- to enter, placardlow meaning there were entry limitations, or a greenindicating one no restrictions. deemed safe, the owner li- a have to have would in come electrician censed and certify would be it safe up. to power hook Photo by Christina Santucci Photo by Christina Santucci Mayor Michael Michael Mayor Soon, a 20-foot box wasIt filled as well. Wilson and others would begin restoring electric- alongpower Beach Chan- feed to nel Drive, and from there off branch ity to each customer one time, a at though before couldpower be fed to those do to building each customers inspected safe be to have was would it ensure to so. 15th 149-50 at truck arrived the at Dwarf gym, Giraffe Road. drove the items down to the Aqueduct Racino, where the Red Cross was sorting and staging deliv- items for and alsoery, to the Breezy It soon became clear clear became soon It On a whim, he called “What saying we’re is LIPA said Kascak amount of items donated donated items of amount was unbelievable.” that even Wilson’s trailer would be woefully inad- equate. his an stepfather, NYPD mechanic, and asked if the hadshop any extra vehicles help. to Will Burmester hauls in donations the Dwarf to Giraffe building in Whitestone. ing the substations and the infrastructure. as a rough timetable in the nextthose days few substations said will be ready,” Kascak. Bob spokesman “By the end of the week the infrastructure should be in pretty good shape to start energizing customers.” “It was“It devastation oth- that knew Wilson “It started slow out A spokesman LIPA, for The first step to restor- A pedestrian walks along a darkened Rockaway Beach Boulevard as the peninsula remained without power. people needed more than more needed people warm clothing. everywhere. was It people wandering around wonder- ing he said. to what do,” “They so were looking for shovels, products, cleaning how, dry food, paper and towels blankets.” know ers in the northeast Queens did but really help to wanted area not he contacted the head of the Dwarf Giraffe Athletic League, a sports organization for Queens young- to a sters in Wilson which is families of andinvolved, used having its mas- be network sive would the that word get out the league Sunday. drive morning,Sunday and after I believe church was done, people just started pour- “The said. Wilson in,” ing stations to nearly 40,000 40,000 serveswhich the entire pen- nearly insula, said the util- power four to substationsity’s were floodwaters, by damaged as was the infrastructure that fed power from those stations in Rockaway customers neighborhoods. ing was power rehabilitat-

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th “We have staffhave “We here Nonetheless, St. campus Bayside “The ficulties that health care care health that ficulties faced have workers in try- ingto assist St. Mary’s patients,the hospital said were stillemployees strug- own their overcome to gling personal storm disasters. been have situations whose destroyed personally, and ways their made still they Illecito said. work,” into “Thedo here we is work amazing and the people us for are work verywho dedicated.” Mary’s’ facilityBayside which weathered the storm with- well, any seriousout damage, Il- lecito said. very up held was wonderful Il- to hear,” said.lecito “The staff did a fabulous andjob pulled care in- an such during together take to storm credible of those kids.” CLUB & November 13 & November th ATHLETIC Illecito said a hand- a said Illecito are “We most con- According to a St. dif- the to addition In www.daconline.net from 7pm-9pm DEPHILLIPS ful of St. Mary’s patients decided to refusemanda- orders tory evacuation Zone city’s the throughout A regions, has which a put main- to staff the on strain and communication tain care. cerned about our sickest kids. Some are ventilator- dependant or use high-level said. Illecito equipment,” called“We all of them be- thefore storm, and we now a specialhave challenge communicationwhere has difficult to more become maintain.” Mary’sspokeswoman, only a small percentage of patients did not evacuate, they stillbut posed a larger challenge on the staff to care,provide home which she said was the most cost- effective of looking way after the children. (please use street parking) For online registration:For (basement 08) entrance building [email protected] For in-personFor registration: Facebook: DAC Athletic Club Athletic Facebook: DAC November 8 November Visit our clubhouse: 21-04 202nd St. Bayside Clubhouse Telephone: (347) 252-1154 Telephone: Clubhouse For more information, visit, call or click:For more information, visit, call DAC Message board-www.daconline.net Message DAC for Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball Basketball for Boys Now accepting online and in-personNow registration Sandy, St. Mary’s Hospital Hospital Mary’s St. Sandy, said staff members have drive-bys, performing been visit thein workers which homes of patients if they adequate received not have check- The communication. ups, Illecito said, have been successful since the storm throughswept the city. To combat long gas gas President Borough long combat To (212) 239-1110 St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital services more than 4,000 children children 4,000 than more services Hospital Children’s Mary’s St. throughout seen here including the celebrat- city, Matthew (r.), ing a ground-breaking with Michelle Montesano of the hospital’s Department. Recreation Therapeutic Illecito’s claims in a state- a in claims Helen Marshall reiterated Illecito’s requesting Tuesday, ment additional fuel supplies at hospital. the lines and various check- in bridges city across points the aftermath of Hurricane MODELING OF MANHATTAN OF MODELING LIC. NYS BY DEPT. ED. FOR NEW TWEEN NEW FOR “We have a double double a have “We services St. Mary’s nurses have had trouble trouble had have nurses communica- maintaining their and patients with tion families. gas Additionally, stations throughout New Il- and Jersey New have York said been stricken with long lines and shortages in re- sources. difficult,” gasoline that in whammy is communica- and scarce is tion runs who lecito, the hospi- communitytal’s programs. “Our nurses, therapists andclinical field staff are cars, their in roll to ready they cannotbut get too far access cannot they because fuel.” children 4,000 roughly Illecitodaily, said. gas But shortages left hun- have dreds therapists, of nurses aides health home and with fewer options in getting around as the city, well as Nassau, Suffolk and counties. Westchester

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John even as said Euler lenge,” Henry Reach reporter Phil reporter Reach ac- are stories “The parts their read Actors community 50 years for over Serving the QUEENS WEEKLY, NOV. 11, 2012 15 “This terrible and and terrible “This Ackerman helped ob- Both he and his sister Reach reporter Joe After drug companies companies drug After U.S. the September, In All the heroin con- Reachreporter Joe senseless loss of life is a a is life of loss congressman. friends senseless victim’s horrible tragedy and we ex- the tend our deepest condolenc- to es Ackermanand ones,” loved said in a statement. “We will continue to assist them in can.” we any way contact- by visa the tain ing the consulate U.S. in ar- and China, Guangzhou, ranging paper- Yang’s for to bework expedited. are from Guangdong Prov- ince. januta@ at e-mail by Anuta at phone by or cnglocal.com 718-260-4566. harder to abuse, many of of many abuse, to started makingthe pills harder turned addicts same the to heroin as a cheaper and al- readily-available more ternative. Drug Enforcement Agency the in mill heroin a busted Richmond a of basement Hill home that contained Drug $20 million worth of the drug. States United the in sumed National comes from one of three of Asia,sources: Southeast AsiaSouthwest and Latin the to according America, Office Policy. Control januta@ at e-mail by Anuta at phone by or cnglocal.com 718-260-4566. The amount of heroin heroin of amount The more in use Heroin In the years leading up Photo courtesy the Yang family in the country on vaca- on country the in tion and had arrived three weeks before she was mugged, according to the of Whitestone last week is is week ac- last streets the from recovered Whitestone of would worth between $250,000 million, sale to form, raw its in $300,000 $2 street and cut when repack- but for aged worth be cording to police. suburban communities is on the rise, according to Dr. Wash- of Cicero, Theodore Mis- in University ington souri, to a crackdown due painkiller prescription in abuse. to 2010, communities not with associated typically of site the were use heroin pre- of abuse increasing painkillers like scriptive contain which Oxycodone, similaropiates to those published Cicero heroin, in found survey a in said the in summer the over EnglandNew Journal of Medicine. Photo by Joe Anuta Yang’s sister had been Brian Rodriguez,35, of Long Island, and charged him with the crime. The NYPD arrested arrested NYPD The died North at Shore-LIJ in Long Island, according to Ackerman. The is grieving family of Haiyan Yang after the China native was killed in a brutal attack in downtown Flushing. Officers from the 109th Precinct’s Anti-Crime stand Day Tour Team in front of the nearly 12 pounds of heroin they recovered after ar- resting a man in Whitestone. =fccfnljfeKn`kk\i1kn`kk\i%Zfd&k`d\jc\[^\i Swint and his wife put sis- Yang’s 20, Oct. On The officers then then officers The After executing the is pure, heroin Uncut deal- drug Instead, of paperwork and legality of trying to bring her remains Larrysaid Swint, back,” wife whose was a longtime “It’s sister. Yang’s of friend bringing of stress a lot and turmoil.” Ackerman Gary Rep. in a call to the offices of U.S. (D-Bayside) andstate As- semblywoman Grace Meng try to order in (D-Flushing) to speed the up process of getting a visa was once it apparent and Yang his wife America to come to needed attack. the following ter was walking near the Boule- Parsons of corner when vard and 41st Avenue she was brutally attacked and robbed, according to police. The injuries sustained to her head left her brain dead, and she later source. brought ina drug-sniffing officersdog, what got which call a “hit” ve- on the man’s 109th the prompting warrant hicle, search a obtain to the policefor car, said. warrant, the officers recovered several bricks of weigh- car uncut the from heroin pounds,ing 11.75 or 5.3 kilo- said. police grams, according to another police source has who since re- the tired on from the NYPD, and sold is what not is it streets. ers dilute the product with other substances — brown sugar is a common to way prod- of cut heroin — in order to in- amount the crease uct they have stockpiled, alsobut to keep their cus- the drug, to addicted tomers said. source police the

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John at arrived America to claim her body. sion, accordingsion, to a police ing her brother to come to bag of heroin in his posses- his in heroin of bag allow- visa a secure helped question and a small found congressman Queens a they stopped the man in and month, last late cility est arrived on thescene, a Long Island medical fa- ging in Flushing died at at died Flushing ging in Grades 6 through 8. dead after mug- a vicious and JHS 194, houses which eighth-grade attend classes, from pre-kindergarten to to pre-kindergarten from School, children where hood schools: St. Luke is between two neighbor- two between is Clintonville Street, which corner of 17th Avenue and corner Avenue of 17th a suspicious mana suspicious near the responded call to a 911 of Tour Anti-Crime Team from the precinct’s Day Day precinct’s the from the street, police said. an estimated $2 million on cut productcut that would fetch nearly 12 pounds of the un- the of pounds 12 nearly Whitestone, recovering recovering Whitestone, heroin bustheroin last in week Precinct made a massive massive a made Precinct 16 QUEENS WEEKLY, NOV. 11, 2012 ished,” shesaid. out do. what to ure fig- to storm the day after helpnized congregated the orga- any see yet to had who residents teary-eyed of anumber after base nity commu- the as opened was Seitz, said the building Naomi Legion, American committee member of the ing. meet- at acommunity tions ques- answer and process assistance onthe formation that evening to provide in- center at the arrived also Agency Management gency Emer- Federal The lings. dump- free away giving was truck another site, and the day at second its during blankets and sandwiches Legion Monday, offering to statewideKorean American elected first the Kim, makes officewin Assembly in position. New The for Gim aFlushing Phil out beat Ron Kim spots, for vacant races In seats. the borough retained their State. York New from Congress in American representative Asian first herthe makes win The office. federal into woman another for putting voters the praised and seat Bayside. and Flushing Queens neighborhoods like area covering northeast Hills, with the bulk of the in the west through Forest running from Ridgewood seat for acongressional off loran (R-Whitestone) faced Hal- Dan Councilman City and (D-Flushing) Meng Assemblywoman Grace Centre). Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Speaker by led Senate and controlled by Republicans currently Senate, state the of balance have the upset both parties, closely by watched being since it could Election Hurting Continued from Page 1 Page from Continued Continued from Page 1 Page from Continued “We’re demol- all An organizer and Incumbents all over won the handily Meng level, state afederal On shield wipers promising promising shield wipers wind- the under tucked ers fli- had boulevard the along damaged vehicles parked Water- oftraffic. alane ing block- was and Boulevard Bay onto Cross washed had that boat a large dodged ers Driv- around. all was storm Channel, evidence of the and Benadryl. such as aspirin, Tylenol medicine needs site also the and food, their heat can people so needed are nos Clorox. They also said ster- and gloves work brooms, mops, such as supplies, most is center the selves —said in needin Broad Channel them- ofwhom —many live teers of cleaningAqueduct Racetrack. with respond to first the while foodand promised meeting the Park) attended assistance to findman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone help, was she was told to stand at the at the told stand to she was shereturned, When back. be shewould that ordinator co- poll told the and school from Christopher her son leave to pick to she had up suchabacklog, expecting Not Flushing. in St. 140th and aat half PS 214, at 31-15 Xydous waited for an hourduty.” civic dotheir excited to are people buttone, Ithink asomber really is There are people sharing stories. Iexperienced “What said. Goldfeder case,” ly notthe angry, but that and upset peopleare that is absolute- things on their minds. other had storm the in everything lost who owners in tents, although home- vote to lines long in waited said Rockaway residents Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) the borough. over all sites common were election. general the in line Independent on the heragain against but ran the Democratic primary, who herin to lost Iannece, opponents, including Jerry her defeated zic handily York. Elsewhere Broad in volun- other and Seitz Council- City said She In Flushing, Marina “You would expect Assemblyman Phil Long lines at polling NilyRo- east, Farther vidual houses. could be restored to indi- power before electricity is able house the certify to trician and safeneed to hire a licensed elec- to receive would storm the during water under meters, trical equipment, including elec- who customer had eowner hom- any But hesaid end. week- by the regions most have to power to back ing expect- was utility the said spokesman, Edison idated task. adaunting remained residents’ top concerns,— on—oneof the back tricity out debris. clearing loaders front large with force, wereoutcrews in pickup. Sanitation trash in the storm to the curb for destroyed er possessions oth- and furniture moving Many visible, however. also was peoplecash for cars. were busy Freeman said. president in the future,” the possibly support could of people in the House who [Meng] to keep the amount loyalty. behind their Democratic ascare the main impetus ofMedi- future the and sues is- social citing Meng, and President Barack Obama for voted Marilyn wife his someone else.” fix things, it’s time for you didn’t years four in “If job,” hesaid. corporate lar woes. nomic eco- country’s the fix to cause he wanted someone Romney and Halloran be- Mitt candidate dential presi- forvoted Republican Queens voters. for some toppriority the online.” waiting “Nobody.said, We’re not ofFlushing, Gelosa, Peter 2p.m., forvoted at around mother.”a single “I’m ofher5-year-old. hand Xydous, the rious holding get back in line,” said a fu- again. over wait all and line end ofthe Allan Drury, aConsol- Drury, Allan elec- the But turning The recovery effort “Overall, wefor voted “Overall, and Freeman Kenneth meit’s aregu- “To like Rich Rinaldi said he was economy The who he asked When Icould told that was “I Street whichStreet burned down er shop acomput- who owns Felix, near basement. flooded of their Beachhuge crack in the concrete out pointed a and garbage 114th of loads bagged Adams ald Ron- and Felix Charmaine Sandy. of their belongings during forheat days. without power and been had apartment his said and identify himself as “Man” who only would person for one time,” along said Sandy’s approach. of warning despite advance prepared notbetter was city said they were angry the ed communities, and some response to their devastat- relief slow organized ingly seem- about the frustrated residents said they were anyway.” that after here don’t “You saying, oneman with 6 p.m. want curfew in the area, a mentioned residents eral to Sev- items. wrecked other befurniture, mattresses and around of piles with lined was blackened roads. their paths through the to headwear to illuminate fitted lights and flashlights used volunteers and dents Resi- ofsand. mounds and ofdebris piles large around lights as vehicles navigated head- car and floodlights NYPD ofthe light by the streets were punctuated day, the darkened main vote counted, Addabbo had ago. years cial aspe- in seat Council City of Addabbo’s control taken election(R-Ozone Park), who had Ulrich Eric Councilman City Party, Republican old rising star in the state a27-year- against cumbent just three Rockaway Addabbo Continued from Page 1 Page from Continued Continued from Page 1 Page from Continued Near Beach 46th Street, Street, 46th Beach Near Many residents lost all “We for dead left were Many Rockaway street every Nearly Sun- set sun the After With 97 percent of the in- the pitted race The machine. the on waived been had fees Beach Channel Drive and up at set 113-01 been had from Citibank said an ATM Representatives Guard. brought in by the National food ofwater and a truck New York unloaded Cares from volunteers as ics, electron- other and phones power to tents up their in up set stations charging the Hammel Houses used away, outside residents emptied. been already had plies” marked “Cleaning Sup- 4p.m., By abox T-shirts. and jeans shoes, coats, residents picked through fellow Rockaway and curb, the up along set been had makeshift clothing drive said. now,” right shock in he still me.I’m trust coming, that’s Street. 27th Beach near Boulevard day onSeagirt Sun- house flooded of his as he stood in the doorway Rockaway, Far who in lives a services career director Haywood, Michael said it,” about part hurting the was that and here we existed buried. half were of sand and fire hydrants layer athick in covered were beach the near Streets half. split in walkway famed where the tograph pho- to broken boardwalk the along navigated menko Maxi- Nadia and Filipp house. stay warm duvets two to under sleeps in herduring Sandy, freezing said she now nyside. Sun- and Ridgewood Park, Rego Park, Ozone of South parts and haven, Maspeth Wood- Village, Middle dale, Glen- Park, Ozone Beach, Howard covers District ate Albany. onto their slim majority in hold to vying Republicans watched in the state, with closely and expensive most I’s tabulation. onNY based percent forto 42 Ulrich, cast ballots ofthe 57 percent Near Beach 114th Beach Near Further west in Rock- a house, Outside his but haven’t yet, “I cried nooneknew “It’s like On Beach 36thStreet, The 15th State Sen- State 15th The oneofthe was race The er (D-N.Y.). Chuck Schum- U.S.Sen. and Cuomo Gov.from Andrew endorsements important up who Addabbo, racked ocrats hard rallied behind and October. sands more in September of thou- fers ofhundreds trans- and April in $250,000 paign, cam- Ulrich’s money into withSenate Committeepoured a donation of sonally,” hesaid. you meper- world, ask if the storm. on take his gave Pedlar day, Sun- street onthe garbage prowl through Predator cat eyes. of his front in apart come boardwalk the he watched said and beach the from home ablock his in Sandy out. get them to now impossible itand is sought refuge in the houses complained that raccoons He now arising. are sues saidStreet, is- unexpected 32nd Beach of resident year eat.” to ready “MREs” means “meals cupcakes. and out pizza in trucks that handed brought JetBlue clothing. water and MREs, lunches, sandwich out free handed and beverage operator, and OTG, an airport food Delta JetBlue and airlines Army, Salvation the fice, of- Albans) Smith’s (D-St. from state Sen. 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