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Mar. 17, 2013 Your Neighborhood — Your News® Queens hails Ed panel axes two high schools ruling to halt soda size ban Cambria Hts. to lose institutions as Flushing, Newtown HS face phase-out By Rich Bockmann school auditorium that seemed most presumed had been decided only a handful of people left to By Karen Frantz all the more cavernous due to its months ago. witness, the city Panel for Educa- It was just after 1 a.m. Tues- mostly empty seats — that a city After seven hours of com- tional Policy voted for nearly 60 Soon after a judge struck day — inside a Brooklyn high education panel approved what ments and discussions, and with school closures and co-locations, down the so-called soda ban Mon- including four in Queens. day — just a day before the new The panel, composed of eight rule was expected to go into effect voting members appointed by the — some in Queens’s restaurant Ki c k f l i p Sc i e n c e mayor and five by each borough community said they supported president, was created when May- the court’s decision and railed or Michael Bloomberg assumed against the ban. control of the city’s schools in “It’s a victory for no govern- 2002. In 11 years it has never ment intervention,” said Jerry voted against a city Department Ambrose, who has been a bar- of Education proposal, a fact that tender at Union Jack, at 39-40 Bell infuriates many who believe end- Blvd., for more than 10 years. ing up on a PEP agenda is a death He said the restaurant would sentence. not be affected by the rule because “You’re just here to make it it does not sell sugary drinks in happen — not to deliberate, not bottles or cans and it does not to opine. Just to do what you’re have glasses that serve amounts told to do, which is raise your larger than 16 ounces. But he hand when you’re told to raise spoke out against what he called your hand,” said Manhattan rep- government intrusion, from the resentative Patrick Sullivan, who thwarted soda rule to a city ban accused the mayor’s appointees of against smoking in public, say- acting as a rubber stamp. ing it has gotten out of hand and Indeed, that is what ended that people should be free to make up happening. The mayoral mem- their own decisions. bers voted to approve every item “They’re beating us up. We on the agenda and, for the most should all rebel,” he said. part, the borough presidents’ ap- Mayor Michael Bloomberg Leo Heinert soars above the crowd during a demonstration by Torro! Skateboards NYC at the New York Hall pointees opposed them. quickly appealed the ruling by of Science in Corona. Heinert, along with several other skateboarders, performed tricks as the science be- At the end of the night, the ax State Supreme Court Justice Mil- hind their movements was explained to audience members. Photo by Christina Santucci had fallen on two schools at the Continued on Page 12 Continued on Page 13 Doctors raise storm relief funds Parks to add 81 patrol officers for Rockaways with new T-shirts By Rebecca Henely “These officers are a the parks. The budget also By Steve Mosco necessity,” Vallone said. allows for an increase in A firm advocate of “This is welcome news.” additional parks staff, in- The humanitarian effort following Hurri- increased policing, City The Parks Department cluding 207 city park work- cane Sandy brought volunteers to the Rockaways Councilman Peter Vallone said in an e-mail that May- ers, 30 tree climbers and to help in the immediate aftermath of the storm. Jr. (D-Astoria) applauded or Michael Bloomberg’s fis- pruners, and 96 mainte- Now close to five months after the super- the city Parks Depart- cal year 2014 budget would nance and trades workers, storm surged ashore, the long-term health of the City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (r.) ment’s hiring of more parks account for 81 additional technicians and analysts to most drastically affected communities is getting speaks with Joe Puelo of DC 37 Local 983 enforcement patrol officers PEP officers who would en- maintain various park and Continued on Page 12 in Astoria Park. Photo courtesy Vallone come the 2014 fiscal year. force park rules and protect Continued on Page 13

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Dividing ofhow to logistics out the but notfigured had project, templating splitting the in 2011 that TDC was con- TimesLedger Newspapers not new. approval. 2010 its since times several had been hoping to begin which TDC project, the to to express his opposition “The new plan, which new plan, “The Pinsky touted years A global financial toldMeyer had is ofphasing idea The QUEENS WEEKLY, MAR. 17, 2013 3 In New York state is it In York New Assemblyman State have we that believe “I Aubry, who said he age of suggestions, the but is considering not USTA parkland. replacing away take to unprecedented parkland, called alienation, andreceive not acreage in return,groups opposed to the expansion USTA say. Jeffrion Aubry (D-Corona) has demanded it. And he the to get hold power may what he wants. a history of showing that whenparkland is alien- Aubry ated, replacewe it,” want to setsaid. don’t “We precedentsany new about private or not-for-profit en- their buy to able be to tities of that out process.” way the respects and the sup- USTA if so ports the idea of the expan- do sion, will probably be the only sponsor of the state bill, will but replaced. is land The assemblywoman said said assemblywoman The The Artisans Guild of Amer- marketingAnthony Gilroy, “This mansion is one of the don’t,” Simotas said.don’t,” “But when a window to it’s another do, you world.” to get possession of the mansion, the alliance would need public and investment. private She said Michael Halberian’s children recently her and gave Markey a tour and while they want to sell, seeing in interested also are they preserved. mansion the ica and & Sons Steinway have alliance. the joined also saiddirector in an Steinway, for e-mail the company does not have early the resources the to buy house on of its own, is but happy to sup- lend part port. buildingsfew in integral the area that ac- an tually predatesour factory and is so GilroyAstoria said. history,” The Park Service told Joshua Laird, assistant man- Zausner, Daniel TimesLedger that its nor- mally strict requirements parklandfor replacement to the USTA do not apply since facility. is it a public planning of commissioner and natural resources at the Parks city Department, has said the USTA will contribute a yet-to-be-decided package compensation en- to the community rather than replace the parkland, the to open is the it Center of contending out months 11 public year. Tennis Na- the of director aging tional couraged the boardsideas the for compensation, to offer and there was no short- islature must pass its own own its pass must lease. Then the state Leg- islature bill, according to state law. Service Park National The has the oversight of park todecades-old a due federal investment. “It could become a catalyst Assemblywomen State “Unless a reason have you Singleton said the mansion still has great potential as an educational resource and point of revi- talization the for industrialized area The sits. it where Friends Mansionof Steinway was formed to try the to buy mansion that for purpose. al- said area,” the that in growth for of part spokesman the for is MacKay, Rob which Queens Economic Development Council, liance. “There’s in not much that area.” and (D-Maspeth) Markey Marge AravellaSimotas (D-Astoria) are as alliance the of members both well. Simotas called the man- that a “hidden gem” givession into perspective interesting an the community’s past and its past residents. to walk that up hill, really you Photo by Joe Anuta a piece of legislation ask- ing the stateto transfer USTA’s the to parkland the The Mansion Steinway once then. pre- its from artifacts many held vious owners, they but were sold shortly auction at after Michael Halberian’s death. Nevertheless, The Council not only Gordon Smith, the chief operating officer of the United States Association,Tennis speaks during a public hearing at Community Board 7. has the final on the say pass also must it proposal, latest owner, had listedlatest the owner, man- andsion the land surrounding the it during died he before sale for late 2010 snowstorm age at 83. The and found a buyer house never since unoccupied remained has Bob Singleton of the Greater Astoria Historical Society says a new group hopes purchaseto Mansion the Steinway in Astoria for the public. 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Queens (D-Forest Hevesi Andrew Simot- Aravella and Hills) co-spon- also (D-Astoria) as sored in a bill in 2011. $500 received each have contributions campaign of from Zuffa LLC, the politi- behalf on cal action committee that money spends he the to according that sport, the said state Board of Elections. Moya Though had signed the onto last bill a year about before re- ceiving any campaign do- nations, and advocated for legalizing the sport as part of his platform first for getting elected in 2011. 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