Man Credits Longevity to Marriage Students to 91-Year-Old from Build Apps MAKING the BEATS Forest Hills Writes by HOWARD KOPLOWITZ About Relationship
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Feb. 16-22, 2012 Your Neighborhood - Your News® FREE THE NEWSPAPER OF KEW GARDENS, REGO PARK, MASPETH, GLENDALE & MIDDLE VILLAGE Electeds want revival of LIRR Rockaway line Page 3 QGuide Page 25 Grover HS Man credits longevity to marriage students to 91-year-old from build apps MAKING THE BEATS Forest Hills writes BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ about relationship The developer of the next hit mobile application may not be a BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ Silicon Valley programmer, but a group of Grover Cleveland High Forest Hills resident Bob School seniors. Schreibman said he is not sure The Ridgewood school, part how he is still ticking at 91 years of the National Foundation of old, but he thinks the answer may Information Technology, was se- lie in the 66-year-old marriage he lected as only one of five schools had with his wife, Marjorie. in the country to be part of a pro- Schreibman, a former fire- gram sponsored by tech giant Le- fighter who still drives, mostly novo that teaches students how to to his volunteer job at the Long develop mobile apps. Island Alzheimer’s Foundation “To be picked out of 1,400 in Port Washington, was one of other schools in the city, to really five geriatric patients at Long Is- get this off the ground is quite land Jewish Medical Center who impressive for our students,” said shared stories about their mar- Grover Cleveland Principal De- riages Tuesday to coincide with nise Vittor in a phone interview Valentine’s Day. Friday, three days after the stu- “We’re all different people, dents began the curriculum. we all have different stories, but The school was chosen in Sabrina Parker performs with fellow members of the Lady Royals Step Team at Christ the King Regional High School somewhere in that story is prob- part because it had the resources in Middle Village during halftime of a game between the Royals and Holy Cross High School. See story in Sports. ably the reason for the longevity,” to implement the program. Photo by Christina Santucci the 91-year-old said. “You can’t Continued on Page 16 Continued on Page 16 A CNG Publication • Vol. 16, No. 7 52 total pages EYE EXAM JUST $9.99! A Century of Excellence Complete Pairs of Eyeglasses All Multifocal Lenses Designer Frames $ 99* $ 2for 69 5O% Off 75 Off ÕiÃÃÊUÊ >`>VÊUÊ>ÌÊUÊ i >à >LiÊÀ>iÃÊUÊ-}iÊ6ÃÊiÃià i`Ê vV>ÃÊÀÊ*À}ÀiÃÃÛiÊ iÊiÃià 6iÀ>Ê À>`iÞÊEÊÀit 56-25 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood 718-497-5470 sterlingoptical.com *Frames from select group. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. Prices subject to change without notice. Limited time offer. 2 FH Gym eyes Ridgewood spot Underpass redo could COM . Planet Fitness presents plans to CB 5 for location on Wyckoff Ave. be traffi c nightmare BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ a $5.7 million project to TIMESLEDGER BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ rehabilitate the retaining Three western Queens walls of the underpass and Community Board legislators are urging the a conversion of 74th Street 5 heard plans to build a city to reconsider its plans to one-way northbound. Ridgewood fitness center to change the direction of Crowley wrote to . 16-22, 2012 . 16-22, 2012 and gave its approval for 74th Street in Glendale as Queens DOT Commissioner EB , F the area’s street fairs dur- part of the Cooper Avenue Maura McCarthy late last ing its monthly meeting underpass project. month to ask the agency to EDGER L last week. The street is currently scrap its plans. Josh Rinesmith, a law- one-way southbound and “I strongly urge the IMES T yer representing Planet the city Department of DOT to listen to the wishes Fitness, which wants to Transportation wants to of the community and post- construct a facility at 329 change it to one-way north- pone the proposed change Wyckoff Ave. in Ridgewood, bound near the Cooper for 74th Street,” the coun- said gyms are part of a cate- Avenue underpass, but the cilwoman wrote. “The at- gory of uses that needs city elected officials say plans tempt to calm traffic and approval. to expand nearby PS/IS 119 improve safety is admi- Rinesmith said if Plan- conflict with the agency’s rable, but the DOT is using et Fitness gets the go-ahead proposal. outdated numbers.” to build, it would occupy a The DOT is facing re- The city Department of small portion of the first sistance to its plans from Education plans to expand floor and the entire second City Councilwoman Eliza- PS/IS 119, which would floor of 329 Wyckoff Ave. for beth Crowley (D-Middle change the schools that a total of 17,300 square feet. Village), state Sen. Jo- feed into the school along The first floor would seph Addabbo (D-Howard with traffic patterns that house the reception area Grover Cleveland HS teacher, dean and coach Michael Irizarry (l.) says the school’s students “are Beach) and state Assembly- Crowley said butts with with cardio equipment, great kids.” Photo by Howard Koplowitz man Mike Miller (D-Wood- DOT’s plans. weights, nautilus machines said. ment of Education. Ridgewood area,” pointing haven). “The study no longer and men’s and women’s CB 5 Chairman Vin- Michael Irizarry, a out that the festival lasts The DOT and the city applies to the traffic pat- locker rooms on the second cent Arcuri said the loca- teacher, dean and coach at for four days while others Department of Design and terns and current organi- floor. tion is “one of the worst the school, said the students within CB 5 only last one. Construction are starting Continued on Page 16 Rinesmith said the es- graffitied spots in the whole do graffiti removal and are CB 5 member Peggy tablishment would be open district” and the board an asset to the community. O’Kane, who lives near 24 hours a day, seven days should ask Planet Fitness “The kids that go to the festival on Fresh Pond a week and that the gym to clean up the area. Grover Cleveland are great Road, said she was “not would be especially ben- “We need that kind of kids,” Irizarry said. thrilled with it. eficial to workers at nearby commitment before we ap- The board also voted “It is an inconve- Wyckoff Hospital and oth- prove anything,” Arcuri on and approved about a nience, even during the ers who work odd shifts. said. dozen street fairs within day,” she said. “Planet Fitness tries to The matter was then CB 5’s borders for the year, Another CB 5 member make itself accessible and turned over to CB 5’s Land although some members said the street fair is en- affordable to all members Use Committee. were against giving the OK joyed by the majority of the of the community,” he said. In other business, a to the four-day Fresh Pond neighborhood, including In response to a CB 5 teacher, parents and stu- Street Festival, which runs couples with young chil- member, Rinesmith said dents from Grover Cleve- from Sept. 6 through Sept. dren. the establishment would land HS visited the board 9. “It’s a good thing for not be able to provide park- to raise awareness of its ac- A CB 5 member said the community,” they said. ing. complishments. The school although the street fair In the end, CB 5 gave Elected officials and the Glendale community want 74th “There’s actually very is labeled a turn-around is “entertaining,” it “puts its approval of the fair 30-10 Street near Cooper Avenue to stay one-way southbound. little parking demand,” he school by the city Depart- an undue burden on the with one abstention. Photo by Howard Koplowitz IN THIS ISSUE HOW TO REACH US Police Blotter ........................................................8 Focus on Queens ................................................32 MAIL: 41-02 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361 Editorials & Letters .......................................10-11 Borough Beat ......................................................34 PHONE: Display Advertising: (718) 260-4521 — Editorial: (718) 260-4545 FAX: Editorial (718) 224-2934 — Display: (718) 224-5821 Dishing with Dee .................................................12 Business ................................................................36 Classified: (718) 260-2549 Political Action ....................................................12 Sports ............................................................39-42 E-MAIL: Editorial: [email protected] I Sit and Look Out ...............................................13 Classified ......................................................43-49 Display Advertising: [email protected] QGuide ........................................................... 25-29 Classified: [email protected] TO SUBSCRIBE: Call (718) 260-4521 Copyright©2011 Queens Publishing Corp. FOREST HILLS LEDGER RIDGEWOOD LEDGER HOWARD BEACH TIMES (USPS#025128) is published weekly by News Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., 41-02 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY.11361, (718) 229-0300. The entire contents of this publication are copyright 2011. All rights reserved. The newspaper will not be liable for errors appearing in any advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Periodicals postage paid at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Forest Hills Ledger Ridgewood Ledger Howard Beach Times C/O News Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. 41-02 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, N.Y. 11361 3 Assemblymen urge restoration of LIRR Rockaway Line F H T IMES Goldfeder, Miller say Genting could pony up some dough as part of convention center plan L EDGER BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ line, which was operated George Haikalis, a “We’re hoping within the , F EB by the LIRR and was cut in civil engineer and member next year to make this a . 16-22, 2012 Two state assembly- 1962, reached Manhattan of the Institute for Ratio- reality.” man and transit advocates in 40 minutes at most, Gold- nal Urban Mobility, said While some want the are pushing for the old feder said.