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Aug. 14–20, 2015 Your Neighborhood — Your News® 75 cents THE NEWSPAPER OF FLUSHING, AUBURNDALE, KEW GARDENS HILLS & FRESH MEADOWS Pilates studio Queens tackles Legionnaires’ sued over OT Borough conquered disease back in May before South Bronx outbreak in Fresh Mdws. BY MADINA TOURE

BY TOM MOMBERG RUN IN THE SUN In the aftermath of a small outbreak of Legionnaires’ dis- A Flushing man has filed ease in Queens this spring, bor- a lawsuit against his former ough hospitals and buildings employer in Fresh Meadows are continuing to undertake for demanding he work up to safety preventive measures in 105 hours a week with no over- light of the recent outbreak in time. the South Bronx. Marcos Leyton, 35, is charg- In April and May, 13 people ing that Pilates Bodies New got sick with Legionnaires’ in York had hired him at a salary Flushing, three of whom live of $1,000 a week and regularly in the Bland Houses at 40-21 scheduled him to work seven College Point Blvd. in Flush- days a week for up to 15 hours ing, according to a Health De- a day, which translated into partment spokeswoman. 65 hours of overtime weekly, As of Wednesday, there had according to the complaint he been 115 cases and 12 deaths filed with Brooklyn federal in the South Bronx, accord- court. ing to Mayor Bill de Blasio. If Leyton’s suit is upheld, There had been no new cases his former employer will be since Aug. 3. Health Commis- in violation of the Fair Labor sioner Dr. Mary Bassett issued Standards Act and the New an order Aug. 6 that owners of York Labor Law. buildings with cooling towers The lawsuit contends Pi- are required to register their lates Bodies, 159-16 Union buildings and disinfect their Turnpike, Suite 210, did not towers. properly account for all the Legionnaires’ disease is a hours Leyton worked in his type of pneumonia caused by time employed at the fitness Legionella bacteria that grow studio from June 2013 to No- in warm water and are com- vember 2014, because there monly found in cooling tow- was no accurate record system ers. in place. Some buildings use the Leyton’s attorney, Jordan On a steamy August Sunday, the city Parks Department opens the hydrant next to the Unisphere in towers in their air condition- El-Hag of El-Hag and Associ- Fliushing Meadows Corona Park to keep the kids from running under the landmark fountains a few ing, ventilation or heating sys- ates in White Plains, said his yards away. Photo by Michael Shain tems. client was not aware of his The Health Department Continued on Page 54 Continued on Page 36

A CNG Publication Vol. 24 No. 33 60 total pages Flushing park littered New fresh selections Homelessness and criminal activities plague space coming to Bell Blvd. BY TOM MOMBERG venient stop for train com- BY MADINA TOURE muters. Quick, tasty and healthy In addition to offering deli The Bowne House Flushing food alternatives are coming selections, the market will is calling on the city Parks De- to Bayside’s Bell Boulevard, have hot lunch selections, partment and other city agen- at all hours of the day. bubble tea, fresh-squeezed cies to address the growing Owner Frank Wu and juice, sushi, organic prod- homeless population and the store manager Harry Celik ucts, fresh produce and dairy drinking and drug activities are opening the Big Green products. Celik said he would in the adjacent Weeping Beech Apple Market in the space offer a selection of fruits Park. that previously housed Rani, and vegetables from organic An officer on the board of 41-17 Bell Blvd., by the third farms, which have stricter directors of the Bowne House or fourth week of August. controls on pesticide use than Historical Society said the Celik, of Kew Gardens, does USDA-certified organic homelessness and accompa- said he teamed up with Wu produce. nying problems at night have to meet some of the demand “We are going to sell light, been occurring during the last for high-quality all-natural organic and natural stuff, year in the park, located 143-20 foods and late night eats in but we’ll keep it reasonably 37th Ave. A number of homeless people are currently living in Weeping Beech Park Bayside. The market will be priced. A lot of the specialty This has had an adverse in Flushing. Photo by Madina Toure open 24 hours a day. products we are going to sell effect on the Bowne House, “We have been eyeing Bell you can find in health-food whose property has been “Now I don’t have money park regularly, she said. Boulevard for a while,” Celik stores, but at a lower price. littered with liquor bottles for apartment,” Kwon said. Anyone found drinking said. “For a couple of years Because we are a smaller thrown over the fence and de- “So I want people to help me. I or doing drugs in the park at now, we have just been look- place with fewer employees, bris, she said. need a house.” any time can be given a sum- ing for the right spot.” we will be able to cut some of She has been reaching out The Bowne House offi- mons, removed from the park After being turned down the overhead.” to social service agencies to cer said she has spoken with or arrested, the Parks spokes- for a lease at the same loca- Celik said his selection assist the homeless people and Kwon, whom she described as woman said. Anyone within tion over a year ago, Celik and prices would easily allow has notified the police of the a nice woman, and said the wa- the park after hours would be said the long-vacant space people to grab lunch for less criminal activities. ter spraying on the bench was removed from the space. finally came up for grabs than $10. The market’s phone “They (Parks) said they meant for the plants. The Bowne House officer earlier this summer after the number is 718-281-2028. come twice a day, but it’s not The city Department of said she suggested moving the previous lessee backed out of Big Green Apple joins oth- adequate,” she said. “You’re Homeless Services said it benches away from the fence a contract. er produce markets on Bell dealing with essentially a very has identified Kwon’s family and putting them on the cen- Located right next to the Boulevard, like Won Well Be- small space that’s heavily uti- and that an outreach team is tral path, while the agency Port Washington-bound en- ing Food, 42-21 Bell Blvd., and lized by people in the neigh- working to get them to accept recommended putting lights trance to the Bayside Long the Bayside Milk Farm, 35-15 borhood and other groups.” services. The agency is trying along that fence to deter crimi- Island Rail Road station, the Bell Blvd., and will be the South Korean native Linda to get the family to come into nal activity. Big Green Apple Market is only 24-hour establishment Kwon, 50, has been living in the the Adult Family Intake Cen- State Sen. Toby Stavisky near the city Department of on Bayside’s commercial park for the past month with ter and is working with faith (D-Flushing) said she has not Transportation parking lot strip besides the 7/11 conve- her husband, her 30-year-old leaders to keep the members received complaints, but she on 41st Avenue and is a con- nience store. daughter and their dog since together. plans to speak with the com- they lost their home nearby. A Parks spokeswoman said munity affairs people in the She moved to the park because Common Ground, a nonprofit 109th Precinct. people kept stealing her bags that helps homeless people “They (Homeless) must pre- when she stayed across the move into supportive housing, fer it to a shelter, which tells street. has been providing outreach us something about the shelter She said that someone from and helping to assist the home- system,” she said. the Bowne House was spray- less people in the park. The A spokesman for City Coun- ing water on the benches to agency has also been coordi- cilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) send homeless people away, nating efforts with the NYPD said his office is working with taking pictures of her against and has hosted a number of DHS and nonprofits, such as her will and even calling the volunteer cleanup days at the the Jesus Love House Mission police. park. in Flushing. He also said the She said there are many The agency’s Park Enforce- 109th Precinct has been crack- homeless people like her who ment Patrol and maintenance ing down on some of the drug Big Green Apple Market, 41-17 Bell Blvd., plans to open by the end of stay in the park because they divisions have also been moni- activity in the park. August, bringing all natural and organic food selections to Bayside 24 have no other place to go. toring and maintaining the hours a day. 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BY MADINA TOURE tion. “We look forward to con- He noted that there was tinuing these discussions with A pedestrian plaza pro- little community input.Avella those who choose to do so with posed for the street across is planning to file a Freedom respect and diplomacy,” he from the McGoldrick Library of Information Act request for said in a statement. in Flushing has pitted elected the DOT to determine how the At the trial street closure officials and community and proposal came to fruition and last week, Stavisky and Koo civic leaders against one an- wants a traffic analysis done. said they were unaware of op- other. “I only found out about this position to the proposal but In 2014, the Korean Ameri- on Thursday and my first re- that they would meet with can Association of Queens ap- action was, ‘What idiot came community leaders to discuss plied to the city Department up with this?’” he said during it. of Transportation to perma- a news conference Monday af- “It’s an opportunity for nently close the street in front ternoon. people to get together and cel- of the library on Roosevelt Av- He places the blame on the ebrate their culture,” Stavisky enue between 155th Street and DOT and elected officials who said Friday. Northern Boulevard and make support the proposal, includ- Koo said there will always a pedestrian plaza with tables ing state Sen. Toby Stavisky State Sen. Tony Avella listens as a community leader expresses her op- be noise and traffic in the and chairs. (D-Flushing), who he said position to the proposal. Photo by Madina Toure area. The plaza would also be on “should be ashamed of her- “People are afraid of some- Leonard Square, which honors self.” thing new,” he said. “They live Corporal William A. Leonard, “I fault the city and I fault cance. at it again,” Favilla said in a in their comfort zone.” a Flushing resident and World any elected official who tried “It’s a bad idea, it’s a bad statement. “Considering that Jamison Moon, executive War I veteran. to sneak this through,” he plan and it’s unnecessary,” Tony only received 52 percent director of the Korean Ameri- On Friday state Sen. Tony said. Voskerichian said. of the vote in his last primary, can Association of Queens, Avella (D-Bayside) attended Chrissy Voskerichian, Mike Favilla, Stavisky’s perhaps he should spend more said they could put up a board the trial street closure, which vice president of the Station chief of staff, said the proposal time in his own district rather or sign indicating the area’s he said he learned of only a Road Civic Association, said does not concern Avella. than looking for fights else- historical significance and day earlier, and found that the plaza would take away 15 “Tony Avella has made where.” that they would clean up the the area had limited room to to 20 parking spaces and that more crazy allegations than Koo echoed similar senti- space. reroute traffic to avoid conges- the area has historical signifi- Donald Trump and now he’s ments. Continued on Page 9

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TIMESLEDGER.COM BT TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 3 ELECTIONS 2015 Friedrich, Parhar raise Candidates debate biggest campaign funds Four City Council contenders lay out political positions BY TOM MOMBERG ing funds program, which BY TOM MOMBERG matches six-to-one from the Bob Friedrich is now out- city’s general fund any mon- A recent debate gave east- fund-raising and outspend- ey raised from private city ern Queens residents a better ing his Democratic competi- residents. understanding of where four tors vying for Mark Weprin’s Parhar reported most of candidates vying for a City former City Council seat in his campaign spending on Council seat in an off-year eastern Queens. materials for fund-raiser election this fall stand on some The city Campaign Fi- events, printing and can- current city issues. nance Board released an vassing campaign literature, And because the debate updated campaign finance employing campaign peti- took place at the North Shore summary this week after the tioners, paying for website Towers Co-op in Glen Oaks seven candidates running for hosting services and supply- last Wednesday night, many of the seat submitted their 32- ing food to his staff, accord- the debate questions focused day pre-election reports that ing to his report. on concerns facing older dis- were due Aug. 10. They re- Other Democratic candi- trict residents. City Council candidates Joe Concannon (l), Bob Friedrich (c) and Barry vealed Friedrich had raised dates are Barry Grodenchik, The Council seat was va- Grodenchik finish their debate at North Shore Towers with a handshake. a total of about $97,500 and Cellia Dosamantes, Ali Na- cated by Mark Weprin when Photo by Tom Momberg spent about $68,700. jmi and Rebecca Lynch, who he took an administrative po- NYPD captain, U.S. Air Force Assembly and City Council The second-largest fund- is also running for the seat sition in the governor’s office veteran and public safety ad- candidate, residential co-op raiser, Satnam Parhar, re- on the Working Families earlier this year. Six candi- vocate who is running on Re- leader and former columnist ported raising just under Party line. dates, three of whom were ab- publican and Conservative for the Bayside Times Bob $92,000 and spending about Grodenchik, currently on sent, are hoping for the Demo- party lines, is the only candi- Friedrich; and former Deputy $34,600. leave as the director of com- cratic nomination in the Sept. date not facing a primary elec- Commissioner of the Parhar, a community boards and parks 10 primary election. tion opponent. Mayor’s Community munity advocate and for the borough president, Council hopefuls grappled Concannon joined in the Affairs Office Rebecca president of the India has raised about $65,400 and with concerns over the De- conversation Wednesday Lynch. Association of Long spent about $56,700 so far on partment of Transportation’s night between three of the The debate, orga- Island, and Friedrich, his campaign. Most of his limited responses to commu- candidates with varying lev- nized in part by North head of the Glen Oaks expenditures went toward nity traffic needs, the rede- els of experience bidding for Shore Towers Political Action Village co-op who previously a political campaign con- velopment of the Creedmoor the Democratic nomination: Committee Chairwoman Fe- ran campaigns for City Coun- sultant firm and employing Psychiatric Center campus Former state Assemblyman lice Hannah, also asked which cil and state Assembly, were campaign workers, as well in Queens Village, city policy Barry Grodenchik, who is cur- issues candidates viewed the only two candidates who as toward signage, items for surrounding for-hire car ser- rently on leave from his posi- as most pressing to eastern have so far reported earnings fund-raiser events and travel vice Uber, taxes facing resi- tion as director of parks and Queens. from the city CFB’s matching expenses, according to his dents of co-ops and more. community boards for the bor- Concannon responded by funds program. report. Joe Concannon, a retired ough president; former state Continued on Page 54 About $33,200 of Dosamantes, former chief Friedrich’s reported spending of staff to a Long Island state was on a strategic campaign assemblyman, reported rais- planning team, signage and ing about $43,000 and spend- campaign literature, according roughly $37,400 on her ing to the report. Friedrich campaign. About $6,000 was Endorsements keep rolling in also reported $35,400 as an spent on campaign workers outstanding liability to a po- collecting petition signa- BY TOM MOMBERG Latino, immigrant and LGBT litical consultant firm. tures. She spent the rest on communities. Some $46,500 of Parhar’s an election attorney and a New campaign endorse- “Mr. Najmi has a proven total reported campaign campaign consultant firm, ments have been announced track record as an attorney ad- earnings, and about $60,500 according to the report she by three of the candidates vocating for the community,” of Friedrich’s were given to filed with the city CFB. seeking the Democratic nomi- Action Fund Co-Executive Di- the candidates by the match- Continued on Page 54 nation for the City Council rector Javier Valdés said in a seat in eastern Queens, which statement. “His experience as covers neighborhoods such as a legislative director in the Glen Oaks, Queens Village, City Council working on im- Floral Park and Bellerose. portant civil rights legislation The off-season primary makes him the most qualified election for the Council seat candidate and a reliable ally formerly held by Mark Weprin on important social justice isis slated for Thursday, Sept. 10. City Council candidate Barry sues.” As that date rapidly approach- Grodenchik, seen here being en- Former Deputy Commis- es, several of the candidates dorsed by several women lead- sioner of the Mayor’s Com- have been seeking additional ers from Queens, was recently en- munity Affairs Office Rebecca political alliances. dorsed by state Sen. Leroy Comrie Lynch’s campaign received yet Queens-based attorney and and the Bronx borough president. another labor endorsement. activist Ali Najmi’s campaign Photo by Michael Shain The United Food and Commer- Bob Friedrich (l) and Satnam Parhar are the biggest campaign spend- has been endorsed by Make cial Workers Union Local 1500, ers so far in their campiagns for City Council. They are also the only the Road Action Fund, a grass- that has supported policies the largest grocery workers candidates who reported accepting money from the city's matching roots advocacy organization and campaigns in support of Continued on Page 54 funds program. 4 TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 BT TIMESLEDGER.COM Dollar vans fear rules, not Uber Drivers ignore competition as Queens legislators push for more ﬁ nes, tougher regulations

BY SADEF ALI KULLY ness so far. But city legislation might be changing that. “The For downtown Jamaica city knows us and they try to commuters like those coming take us down,” Erwin said. out of the Parsons Boulevard “Who gonna take these people subway station on Archer Av- to Rosedale? The MTA? Ha!” enue around 11 p.m. one recent Commuter vans came into evening, commuter vans are a existence by chance. During convenient transportation op- the 10-day transit strike in the tion compared to the more ex- 1980s, New Yorkers started pensive Uber car service, city carpooling in large vans and buses or cabs. they never stopped. In the But for the van drivers, ’90s, the city made commuter most of whom are unaware of vans legal and today there are the billion-dollar app vehicle- thousands of commuter vans for-hire service, their main across the city. priority is to make sure the Commuter van drivers may have to face future legislation that will impose more restrictions and steep finan- The Commuter Van Reform city does not put them out of cial penalties on illegal van operations across the city. Act, introduced last month by business. Council members I. Daneek “Uber? Nobody in my van St. Albans, Rochdale, Cambria and destination points of the senting a new mobility option Miller (D-St. Albans) and Rory knows Uber,” said Erwin, a Heights or the Rockaways. Queens trips. for the diverse and vibrant Lancman (D-Hillcrest) will commuter van driver who did Uber has been a hot topic While Uber grows, othe communities, a car2go spokes- combat illegally operating and give his last name. “But every- since the city came to an agree- car-sharing services are also man said. The company said unlicensed van businesses body knows us.” ment to postpone putting a cap taking advantage of unmet its service area will grow from across the city. Erwin was not kidding— on the number of Uber drivers but needed services in the eight square miles to 44 square According to Lancman and none of his passengers knew until a traffic study is complet- outer-boroughs. Recently, the miles, and will add an addi- Miller, over the past year a of Uber. Half a block down ed. The service has raved about car-sharing service, car2go, tional 100 smart vehicles to its number of shootings and car the street, some young kids its Queens numbers, saying announced it will bring its fleet, bringing the total fleet chases involving commuter waiting for another dollar van that there are currently 8,000 one-way car-sharing service size in the city to 550 vehicles. vans have occurred, exposing knew the service but said it Uber drivers from Queens to Long Island City, Astoria, While Uber might have an the dangerous underbelly of was too expensive for them. and that it makes 600,000 trips Woodside and Sunnyside. The impact on the yellow, green this industry, legally host to For a few dollars, com- monthly within the borough. move represents an important or livery taxi business, it does 344 vans and 301 drivers from muter vans take passengers Uber would not give specific step toward an outer-Manhat- not appear to have been been a total of 46 commuter van from downtown Jamaica to information about the origin tan car-sharing system repre- felt by the dollar van busi- Continued on Page 36 Civic leaders, Avella demand Queens takes crown end to real estate solicitation for quality of life: Poll BY PHILIP NEWMAN what they call a “very seri- BY TOM MOMBERG ous” problem and another 44 New Yorkers say the qual- percent say crime is “some- Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bay- ity of life has declined city- what serious.” Despite what side) joined borough residents wide, although Queens resi- Queens residents say are and civic leaders in Bayside dents give living conditions very good living conditions, last week to renew their re- in their borough the highest 46 percent believe crime is a quest that the state Legislature marks in the city. “very serious” problem. pass his bill to amend the real A full 10 percent of Queens “The quality of life in New property law for the borough. residents questioned by Quin- York City isn’t good and it’s The bill calls for the reissu- nepiac University pollsters getting worse, many voters ing of the five-year order that described their quality of life think,” said Quinnipiac Uni- designated certain Queens as “very good,” just ahead of versity Assistant Poll Direc- neighborhoods as cease-and- Manhattan (9 percent), and tor Maurice Carroll. “It’s not desist zones for real estate followed by the Bronx (7 per- just newspaper hype about solicitation. It also proposes State Sen. Tony Avella stands with borough residents and civic leaders on cent), Brooklyn (5 percent) the return of the bad old days, extending the duration of the Bell Boulevard to urge the state Legislature to expand the cease-and-de- and Staten Island (3 percent). New Yorkers say. Many are order to 10 years and allowing sist program for real estate solicitation. Courtesy Avella's office Among those who rated seeing more homeless people it to include the entire bor- the quality of city life “fair,” on the streets and encounter- ough. eowners have been receiving “These aren’t just nuisance Queens residents came in ing more pan handlers.” The rally came in response solicitation fliers. He also said fliers, but an aggressive cam- second at 46 percent behind New York City citizens ap- to several complaints Avella some solicitations have been paign to bully homeowners the Bronx (55 percent) but prove by 52 to 36 percent the said he received from his con- reported as a relentless block- into thinking it’s time to sell, above Brooklyn (44 percent) way Police Commissioner stituents following the expira- busting effort, in which real- and time to sell low. We must Staten Island (42 percent) and William Bratton has been tion of the five-year order in tors attempt to pressure ho- bring back the common-sense Manhattan (39 percent). handling crime, but Mayor August 2014. meowners to sell their homes law that expired last year and Citywide, 46 percent of Bill De Blasio gets negative Avella said many hom- below market value. Continued on Page 36 those polled say crime is Continued on Page 36 TIMESLEDGER.COM BT TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 5 Flushing man indicted on terror charges

BY SADEF ALI KULLY ing several meeting with Saleh in May and recorded wiretaps of phone con- A federal grand jury returned an versations described as “motivating” indictment Tuesday charging a young by prosecutors, according to the court Flushing man and his friend with at- documents. tempt and conspiracy to provide mate- The federal investigation into rial support to the terrorist group ISIS Saleh, who was studying electrical cir- and the assault of FBI agents, accord- cuitry at Vaughn College of Aeronau- ing to the U.S. attorney for the Eastern tics and Technology in East Elmhurst, District. revealed he had been allegedly plan- U.S. citizens Munther Omar Saleh, ning to attack various city landmarks 21, from Bowne Street in Flushing, on behalf of the Islamic State, the in- and his friend, Fareed Mumuni, 21, dictment said. He allegedly translated from Staten Island were arrested days Islamic State propaganda into English apart but were charged together in the and expressed support on Twitter for grand jury indictment, which accused the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and them of planning to plot terror attacks the shooting outside a Mohammad car- for ISIL in New York and attempted toon contest in Texas., according to the murder of federal officers, court docu- criminal complaint. ments showed. As alleged in the indictment and Saleh was arrested June 13, along in other court filings, the defendants with two other unnamed co-conspir- espoused radical jihadist beliefs and ators, after federal investigators fol- fervent support for ISIL. Saleh alleg- lowed the three men in a car near a edly also made efforts to prepare a parking lot close to the Whitestone “pressure cooker” bomb for detonation Bridge. When investigators approached in the city on behalf of ISIL,the court them, Saleh allegedly try to attack fed- papers said. eral agents with a knife in his hand, ac- The arraignment for Saleh and cording to the criminal complaint. Mumuni was scheduled for Aug. 20 in Mumuni was arrested June 17 af- Brooklyn federal court. If convicted, ter he allegedly tried to stab a federal Mumuni faces a maximum sentence of agent during an execution of search 85 years’ imprisonment and Saleh fac- warrant at his Staten Island home, the Flushing resident Munther Omar Salah at his high school graduation, just a couple of years es a maximum sentence of 65 years’ indictment said. Prosecutors said law imprisonment. before being accused of plotting a terrorist attack. Facebook enforcement observed Mumuni hold-

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8 TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 BT TIMESLEDGER.COM Dragon Boat Festival Najmi running hard honors fallen ofﬁ cers City Council hopeful focuses on diversity in district BY BILL PARRY honored in such a manner. The family of Liu attended BY SADEF ALI KULLY The Hong Kong Dragon the festival. Boat Festival last weekend at “I personally greeted Below a Korean church Flushing Meadows-Corona them on the dock and we basement in Bellerose lies the Park was bigger than any were thrilled when his boat campaign headquarters where previous year. The estimated came in second in their divi- Ali Najmi, a Democratic City crowd of more than 60,000 sion,” Wan said. The FDNY Council candidate for Mark visitors saw more teams com- also took part and for the first Weprin’s former seat, is pre- pete than ever before, with time, an all-women’s team paring for the crowded upcom- over 200 crews racing the or- represented “The Bravest.” ing primary election this fall. nate one-ton boats across the The Hong Kong Dragon Najmi, 31, a criminal law- park’s Meadow Lake. Boat Festival took place on yer, has short yet extensive “It was our 25th anniver- the Hudson River with just experience in local politics. As sary so we went big in every 10 teams in its first two years an activist, Najmi has spent way,” Festival Chairman but moved to Flushing Mead- time advocating community Henry Wan said. “We had ows Corona Park to be closer issues from police relations so many people because the to one of the largest Asian im- to religious public school holi- weather was good and the migrant populations in the days. support was overwhelming. world. Mayor Bill de Blasio Najmi became what he calls I would say this was out big- proclaimed Aug. 8 and Aug. a “super-volunteer” in politi- gest festival ever with more 9 as “Hong Kong Dragon Boat cal campaigns for city, state vendors, more multi-cultural Festival in New York Days” and federal offices around performers and more spon- and Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent the 23rd Council District, sors.” a citation of congratulations which stretches from Doug- This year’s roster of spon- for its silver anniversary. laston down through Oakland ALI NAJMI sors included the Hong Kong Numerous elected of- Gardens to Fresh Meadows, Economic and Trade Office, ficials, including Borough Queens Village and Hollis. which led to political specula- immigrant seniors are some of HSBC Bank, Con Edison, President Melinda Katz and The district’s seat became tion that he would run against the most isolated people in the Shanghai Commercial Bank, state Sen. Toby Stavisky vacant af- Mark Weprin, but Najmi said city. They are the least English New York Hospital Queens, (D-Flushing), attended the ter Weprin he never declared a campaign. proficient. Oftentimes they and many more. Each group Opening Ceremony Satur- resigned in Najmi, who was recently come later in life, their kids provides the team, with at day. Public Advocate Letitia June to work endorsed by 2014 Democratic will invite them over to look least 18 paddlers, a navigator James presented Wan with as deputy gubernatorial candidate Zeph- after the grandkids and those and a drummer, who compete a framed proclamation from secretary of yr Teachout, said he knows a are particular stress factors for prize money and free air- her office. legislative affairs with Gov. winning campaign. on somebody, immigrating line tickets to Hong Kong. “Today we’re going to Andrew Cuomo’s administra- “I have been in losing and later in life. Those are pretty “Goldman Sachs was a big again celebrate our diver- tion. winning campaigns and I unique needs.” winner this year and so was sity,” James said. “And it’s For Najmi, District 23 is know that this is a winning District 23 has one of the HSBC,” Wan said. absolutely wonderful that an home. Born and raised in Glen campaign,” said Najmi, who fastest growing population of Many in the crowd cheered African-American woman, Oaks to Pakistani immigrant is facing five opponents in the immigrants, according to the each time any of the three who’s speaking Cantonese, parents, he attended PS 115 Democratic primary and one U.S. Census. NYPD Dragon Boat teams who comes from Brooklyn and MS 172. As a young adult, Republican. If Najmi wins the race this raced because each boat was but is speaking in Queens, Najmi graduated with a de- Najmi said his platform fall, he will become the first named for one of the three who represents the city of gree in history from Oberlin focuses on repairing and re- elected official of South Asian NYPD detectives who were New York is here to celebrate College in Ohio and received building Jamaica Avenue. descent in the history of the assassinated in the line duty this wonderful festival. his juris doctorate from CUNY “You are lucky if you still city. in the last year; Brian Moore, That’s what’s so beautiful Law School. have a tire,” he said, “It’s a Despite Najmi’s Pakistani Rafael Ramos and Wenjian about New York City!” Najmi said his political ex- major road in this area and roots, he has shown support for Liu. Chief Diana Pizzuti, the perience comes from serving Jamaica Avenue is a tangible Hindu holidays in city schools commanding officer of Patrol Reach reporter Bill Parry as a former legislative direc- symbol of neglect in Queens to discussing police relations Borough Queens North and by e-mail at bparry@cnglo- tor for Mark Weprin and work- Village and Hollis.” with African- American com- the founder of NYPD Dragon cal.com or by phone at (718) ing on election campaigns He said education, juvenile munity leaders. Boat, said it was the first time 260–4538. for state Sen. Tony Avella in group homes, jobs and trans- “It does not matter what that fallen colleagues were 2010, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng portation are important issues ethnic group you are, what and John Liu’s mayoral and but the most neglected issue he your religion is or what your senatorial election bids, just to wants to address are facilities sexual orientation is - my dis- name a few. for the elderly. trict office will be open to ev- Last year, Najmi filed with “Seniors are a huge part of eryone.” the city Board of Elections, my platform,” he said. “And

Fourman, 45, expressed con- Koo and representatives from cerns about the number of the offices of U.S. Rep. Grace Plaza Koreans moving into the Meng (D-Flushing), Stavisky, Continued from Page 3 neighborhood and traffic in state Assemblyman Ron Kim the area. (D-Flushing) and Vallone at- “What’s the purpose of hav- “There’s nothing that would tended. A one-day trial of the ing a space that is not being attract me to this place,” Four- proposed plaza was also held recognized by anyone or be- man said. April 18. A record number of teams compete in the 25th annual Hong Kong ing utilized by anyone?” Moon A DOT spokeswoman said The proposal will be Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park last weekend. said. the Korean group hosted a pub- brought to Community Board Courtesy of Dragon Boat Festival Flushing resident John lic workshop April 16, which 7 for a vote in September. TIMESLEDGER.COM BT TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 9 POLICE Blotter Trucker dies in collision on Francis Lewis

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A 64-year-old truck driver was killed when he lost control of his truck on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 49th Street and smashed into two parked cars. Photo by Ellis Kaplan

AUBURNDALE — A truck driver cars. who suffered an apparent seizure died The truck was owned by a Balti- Monday after his truck crossed over more, Md. firm, Patapsco Valley Sales, the median and struck two parked cars that specializes in distributing prod- in Auburndale, police say. ucts to home gardening centers, ac- The 64-year-old driver, whose was cording to the company’s website. identified as Frederick Harris from The collision was so severe that the Westminster, Md., was pronounced body was pinned in the truck’s front dead at the scene of the accident at 6:30 seat for more than an hour. Emergency a.m. on busy Francis Lewis Boulevard Service Unit cops draped a pink sheet and 49th Avenue. over the body while they worked to The truck was moving fast enough extricate the driver from the mangled to crush one of the parked cars beyond cab. recognition. No one was inside the

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Two months before Legionnaires’ disease struck the South Bronx, Queens had a bout with the sometimes fatal illness spread by contaminated cooling towers. But unlike our neighboring borough, Queens soon had its outbreak under control and the 13 cases concentrated in Flushing were treated effectively. There was little public fanfare when three people who live in the Bland Houses, a NYCHA development, contracted Legionnaires’ back in April and May. The bacteria was then discovered in the water system of the Bland Houses senior center. Other residents in the Flushing area also fell vic- tim to the tuberculosis-type illness. In mid-May the city Health Department issued an alert on the 13 cases in Queens, which marked a sharp rise from the four cases reported in May 2014 and May 2013. According to elected officials in Queens and NYCHA, the housing agency took im- mediate steps to control the outbreak, which ended without leaving behind any fatalities or new cases. What a contrast with the Bronx, where the esca- lating number of cases and deaths played out against a political landscape where the mayor and the gover- nor were again at odds. But even before Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. An- drew Cuomo began vying for control of the crisis, the disease made the record books as the worst occur- rence in the city’s history—and nobody below 96th Street in Manhattan seemed to be watching. Where were the top news stories as the Legion- naires’ count climbed steadily to 86 cases and the death toll reached seven? It was only when the numbers hit that level Aug. 4 that two of the city’s largest dailies finally reported on Page 1 that the Bronx was OTHER VOICES under siege. And the tally worsened. It’s hard not to wonder how the outbreak would have been handled if it had occurred in Manhattan at the height of the summer tourist season. The South Bronx, part of the country’s poorest Paving over Roosevelt Ave. a bad idea congressional district, has a large percentage of unhealthy residents. The borough also tends to be somewhat invisible outside of the crime coverage I am 100 percent opposed to with disabilities to attend and making left turns. that dominates stories about the Bronx.’ paving over Roosevelt Avenue in impossible for families to drop On July 1 some members of Perhaps more aggressive reporting on the Legion- front of the McGoldrick library off and pick up their children. the City Council wrote to Google naires’ cluster would have galvanized government for many very valid reasons. Paving that part of Roosevelt to encourage them to eliminate agencies to act faster to contain the damage. Here are just two. Avenue will force drivers down as many left turns as possible Instead we had the mayor and the governor hold- The library, which is a very crowded Northern Boulevard from their city driving instruc- ing dueling news conferences on the crisis before an- important part of the communi- when they have to make left tions. nouncing joint emergency action this week. ty, is already suffering declining turns to get on to Roosevelt. What if Queens had been faced with a large-scale attendance because of parking All this at a time when we are Joe Brostek health emergency like the Bronx? problems. Eliminating the street hearing about the numbers of Flushing We can’t help but think it might have taken a right in front of the library will pedestrians and cyclists who while for the rest of the city to hear our story, too. make it even tougher for people are injured or killed by drivers

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12 TIMESLEDGER, AUGUST 14–20, 2015 BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER.COM READERS WRITE FLUSHING MEADOWS HIGH-RISE Fair pensions for ﬁ nest The recent agreement that This is what all firefight- for our brave and dedicated was reached between the Uni- ers deserve—peace of mind, firefighters. formed Firefighters Associa- knowing that they and their Now, it is time for the police tion and the city with regard families will be taken care of officers of our city to receive a to disability pensions is a fair should they be injured in the similar contract. They and our and just one. This will now line of duty. UFA president Ste- firefighters are the ones who ensure that all firefighters, ven Cassidy works very hard risk their lives each and every regardless of how many years for his members and he, along day to keep our city safe. of service they have rendered, with Fire Commissioner Ni- will be covered by disability gro and Mayor DeBlasio, need John Amato benefits for as long as neces- to be commended for all of Fresh Meadows sary to help them and their their collaborative hard work families. which made this deal possible

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immigrants and women? corporations and the wealthy.” sumption that wealth is the Gi\d After some thought, I recog- It’s for this reason that his sup- only form of inequity in this :Xcm`e nize that the protesters make a porters insist that he would country—discounting how History has shown salient point. be the candidate best suited to race and discrimination af- GiXj_X[ Both parties believe, in tackling institutional racism. fect neighborhood policing, that even the N their own ways, that the solu- Yet, history has shown that the administration of crimi- New Voices tion to racism is through eco- even the most revolutionary nal justice and urban plan- most revolutionary nomic opportunity—in that changes to the economy— ning. By now, we’ve heard the your purchasing power and replacing plantations with statistics—that one in three changes to the The next Presidential elec- home ownership will raise you sharecropping, the New Deal’s black males born today will economy have tion is 15 months away and to the vaunted “middle class” massive public works projects go to prison in their lifetimes, none but the most ardent po- and overcome discrimination. or sending returning veter- that one in nine black men failed to end litical enthusiasts are paying Immigrants are a useful tool in ans to college through the G.I. have spent time in prison— attention to the sideshow that this regard, as their successes Bill—have all failed to end rac- and this is not just because racism as we is campaigning before the pri- in America are touted as a ism as we know it. In the 1992 there is poverty in America. maries and caucuses. Yet I’ll success of this country’s eco- election, candidate Clinton Nine innocent people were not know it. be the first to admit that as a nomic parity. Yet, candidates won the presidency on a vow to gunned down in Charleston casual observer, I felt pangs of spend so much time speaking reform welfare, encouraging because the shooter had griev- annoyance as I watched “Black about the middle class that it’s Americans to view recipients ances about tax policy. rates. By now, the incidents Lives Matter” protestors up- no surprise that according to a through the heavily racial- Yes, it is true that policies of shockingly excessive force stage Democratic presidential recent Pew poll, nine out of 10 ized “welfare queens” meme, such as expanding insur- by law enforcement against candidate Bernie Sanders— Americans believe themselves despite the broad spectrum ance coverage or raising the African Americans are too first at Netroots Nation, and to be some level of middle of American households— minimum wage help minority numerous to recount and it then this past weekend at his class. elderly, veterans, single par- households and improve their does a great disservice to both own event celebrating Social Sen. Sanders, whose plat- ents and so on—that rely on quality of life. Yet, the argu- activists and law enforcement Security and Medicare. form strikes populist chords public assistance. These atti- ment made by Black Lives Mat- to subsume this conversation This move left many, in- railing against the “billion- tudes about food stamps, pub- ter is not an economic one—no into a broader argument about cluding myself, to wonder, aire class,” has the backing of lic housing and other benefits amount of education or gainful economics. why target Sanders—an un- organized labor and the grass- persist today. employment protects African Not everyone will agree abashed liberal who was cer- roots of progressive organiz- Yet, can any economic poli- Americans from being treated with the activists’ methods, tain to be “on their side”? Why ing. This is a message that cy, no matter how necessary or differently than whites by law their target, or the inelegance not, perhaps, another presi- resonates for a large sector of revolutionary, end racism? enforcement. No amount of of their actions, but at this ear- dential candidate from New the population—over 72 per- The dilemma in burying benevolence from a candidate ly stage, the conversation has York, known for his ostenta- cent, according to Pew, believ- racial divisions in high-mind- with their economic interests entered the 2016 presidential tious displays of privilege and ing that polices since the re- ed rhetoric about inequality at heart changes the stunning race and for that reason, it is flamboyant denunciations of cession have benefited “banks, is that it makes the basic as- disparity in incarceration welcome. Getting a handle on the expanding election process

William When we look at the Brit- to 2½ to three years, with the ish election system, the elec- number of candidates increas- Lewis tion is governed by law. The At this time we have 17 candidates ing as well. n election campaign is allowed The election can develop Political to be three weeks long. The in the Republican primary. Is it in into a difficult situation. The candidates are fewer since time has come when some pro- Action they were designated by the the best interest of our electoral cedures need to be put in place political parties. It seems to system to have two or more years so that national elections are work well. conducted in an organized and American presidential One presidential race that of a presidential race with close to orderly manner. campaigns have usually been helped bring us the two-year During recent years, some long in duration. However, in campaign was Jimmy Carter’s 20 candidates? political groups have advocat- recent years these campaigns campaign when he was nomi- ed that non-citizens be allowed have gone on for at least two nated for, and then elected, to vote since they supposedly years when the primaries and president in 1976. He served his candidacy. He was elected Regarding the number pay taxes and are residents of general elections are includ- for four years as governor of president in 1976, defeating of candidates, it will be im- our country. ed. Georgia from 1970 to 1974. The Gerald Ford. practical to have all of them Voting in political elections At this time we have 17 governor of Georgia was term- Another presidential race compete in candidate forums is the right of a citizen and has candidates in the Republican limited and could serve only that was known for its longev- or debates at the same time. always been. Hopefully that primary. There have not been one four-year term. ity was the presidential race of That means that the candi- will continue in the future. that many presidential candi- In Carter’s case he imme- 1840 between General William dates leading in the polls will It is in the interest of our dates in recent national elec- diately began a presidential Henry Harrison and incum- be given priority when candi- nation that elections be held in tions. Is it in the best interest campaign, which went on for bent President Martin Van dates campaign, which will a fair, honest and orderly man- of our electoral system to have two years, from 1974 to 1976. Buren. The race consisted of increase their chances of be- ner. Efforts should be made to two or more years of a presi- He sent busloads of campaign endless rallies, speeches, pa- ing elected. There is a possi- see to it that this is the case in dential race with close to 20 workers from Georgia to New rades and meetings. Harrison bility that eventually the two- all future elections, especially candidates? Hampshire to campaign for won by a close margin. year campaign will increase at the national level. 14 TIMESLEDGER, AUGUST 14–20, 2015 BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER.COM COLUMNS A Texas broad gave New York City its brass

Lenore Gaga look like Laura Ingalls school. coined the term “whoopee.” covered that trial for the Jour- Wilder. The woman who made All lies. With a string of scantily clad nal American? Skenazy a salary second only to Wil- All believed. chorus girls to liven things Mae’s friend, mentor and ■ liam Randolph Hearst in the The press loved her brassi- up, she made sure everyone role model, Texas Guinan. 1920s. The woman who went ness, Broadway producers was happy—politicians, mu- Like so many high roll- Rhymes to jail dripping in diamonds loved her sass. “And she was sicians, gangsters (they were ers, Texas did not weather with Crazy and slyly thanked the police a very attractive woman,” key), college boys, bankers, the stock market crash par- for giving her one night when says Loschiavo, “so she picked gossip columnists (also key)... ticularly well and had to take she didn’t have to worry about up all these older men who and police on the take. her act on the road. She was them being stolen. The wom- brought her things.” Before Nonetheless, her clubs in Vancouver when she died, Hello, sucker! an who actually invented the long Texas was living in an would get raided periodically. at 49, of ulcerated colitis—but That’s not an insult to you, word “nightclub.” I learned all antiques-filled duplex at 17 W. And just as periodically she not before declaring, “I would dear reader. That’s how Texas that and more when I called 8th St. She was even making would get off. Each raid only rather have a square inch of Guinan, New York’s “Queen of Loschiavo up for a preview. enough to move her family added to her fame. New York than the rest of the the Nightclubs,” used to greet “She didn’t break the mold, up from Waco, where for the At least some of Texas’ tri- world.” her patrons, friends and prote- she created it!” Loschiavo record her dad had been a gro- als were held in the Greenwich Some 12,000 New Yorkers ges—among them Mae West, whooped the minute I men- cer. Village building that was a turned out to pay their re- Barbara Stanwyck, Legs Dia- tioned Texas, which, as you By 1917, Texas was out in courthouse then and is the Jef- spects right back and in a way, mond, Lucky Lindbergh, Ru- might guess, was not Texas’ Hollywood starring in silent ferson Market Library today— we still do. To this day, what dolph Valentino—the cream of real name. Born Mary Lou- movie Westerns and getting and Loschiavo’s inspiration. we think of as that innate New the Jazz Age crop. ise Cecilia in Waco, Texas, in really rich. By 1922 she moved “I live down the block from York brash is really a bit of And I don’t know about you, 1884, she moved to New York back to the city she loved and the library and there’s tons of Texas. but I’d never heard of her. in 1907 to Washington Square finally figured out her true women’s history there,” she “Onstage Outlaws: Mae I happened to read about a South and paid $2 a week for calling. says. “But every time you walk West and Texas Guinan dur- talk coming up at the Jefferson room and breakfast. Her other Queen. by the building you see a little ing the Lawless Prohibition Market Library in Greenwich meals? “Milk and rye bread,” New York was roaring, plaque with men’s names”— Era,” will be Monday, Aug. 17 Village by LindaAnn Loschia- says Loschiavo. and liquor was pouring—ille- the architects. “This used to at 6:30 p.m. at the Jefferson vo, a historian, journalist and That humble diet didn’t last gally, in speakeasies, thanks boil my blood—so many im- Market Library, 425 Sixth Ave. playwright. The blurb said Lo- long. Very soon, Loschiavo to Prohibition. Rip-roaring portant things happened in in Manhattan. Free. More info: schiavo usually gives an annu- says, Texas was telling rapt Texas was hired to keep the this building!” (212) 243-4334 al presentation on Mae West, reporters tales of her life back crowds singing, dancing and She started writing about Lenore Skenazy is a keynote but this year she’s reaching a home on a ranch, where she’d overspending at ever swank- those things—including the speaker and founder of the book little further back in history starred in Wild West shows ier clubs, and eventually she obscenity trial that made Mae and blog “Free-Range Kids.” to the woman who makes Lady and attended an elite boarding opened her own. She even West famous. And guess who Jax Hts dog picks up heroin during drug sale

by police, but others and the romantic offers to insults McLiverty said. “Naturally, alleged pusher escaped. since this experiment began,” we can’t answer because our The police learned of the said “Sweetie Pie,” Patrolman voices would give the whole dog’s role when a local resident Richard McLiverty of Sunny- thing away, so I just kept nod- n came to the precinct with the side, as he strapped a pistol ding my head and gurgling.” box. The man said he was walk- belt across the brown skirt he “What Dogs the Mets,” ing his dog, when his pet picked was wearing. McLiverty and read the headline of one news- In conjunction with the went. Although because of the up the box and carried it home. the other members of the Po- paper. “Are Queens baseball Greater Astoria Historical So- weather, swarms of insects The alleged pusher had evident- lice Department’s crack tacti- fans destined to see the same ciety, the TimesLedger Newspa- sometimes landed in the men’s ly concealed the heroin cache cal squad dressed as women to inept brand of ball in 1963 that pers presents noteworthy events meals, the morale of Company and was negotiating sales when halt the spread of street crime, the Mets are exhibiting at the in the borough’s history C remained high. the dog picked it up. specifically purse snatching. Polo Grounds this season?” It was August 1962, and the The Empire State building The United States Public Policewoman Dolores The team was to move to the National Guard reservists of was being restored. One of the Health Service warned about Monroe, of Douglaston, was spanking new $19 million Company C of the 1st Battle workers, Andrew Schavnick, the dangers of glue sniffing charged with teaching fellow Shea Stadium in Flushing Group, 251st Infantry, who 60, of Sunnyside said he had after 10 teenagers had been ar- male officers on how to act like Meadows next year. normally met once a week in never seen New York from the rested in Queens on charges a woman. At least 100 rookie By Aug. 31, the Mets record the Flushing Armory, were on top of the Empire State before. stemming from glue sniffing. patrolmen were being trained stood at 34 wins and 101 losses, their two-week annual sum- “You know,” he said, “I never The Journal of the American to act as female decoys across they were in last place and mer field training at Camp knew this town, my town, un- Medical Association ridiculed the city. trailed the National League- Drum in upstate New York. til I saw it from the top. You get sniffing as just another adoles- McLiverty reported some leading Los Angeles Dodgers More than 100 Reservists a different perspective of the cent craze but “unlike other difficulties with maintain- by 53½ games. defended 1,000 acres of terrain city, and life, up high.” relatively harmless activi- ing the disguise. He was sit- For further information, that was, most of the time, sog- In Jackson Heights, a hero- ties, such as telephone booth- ting alone in a park, when a call the Greater Astoria His- gy from rain. The situation was in sale went awry when a dog stuffing, glue carries with it a young man chose to sit on the torical Society at 718-278-0700 described as “tactical,” mean- walked off with a plastic box potential for significant detri- same bench. “He talked to me or visit our website at www.as- ing the men had to carry rifles containing 37 “decks of junk.” ment to the child’s health.” for 25 minutes before he made torialic.org. and gas masks wherever they Some youths were rounded up “We’ve got everything from his purse-snatch attempt,” TIMESLEDGER.COM BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER, AUGUST 14–20, 2015 15 New City Planning tool highlights Queens diversity FactFinder now incorporates free detailed demographics to help city agencies, businesses

BY TOM MOMBERG of South Ozone Park residents so you have to come up with do not have a high school di- an algorithm to define more The Department of City ploma or general equivalency detail … and now agencies can Planning has announced up- degree. create policies, services, and dates to its city Census Fact- All these random Census address needs accordingly.” Finder application that can facts may be collectively ir- The mapping tool allows now be used to quantify statis- relevant, but advancements in users to customize the geo- tics on demographics, social the way data is collected and graphic area for which they characteristics, economics and stored are rapidly changing are trying to obtain informa- housing in the country’s most the way people can apply in- tion by drawing a perimeter, diverse borough of Queens. formation, and City Planning selecting individual neighbor- Newly aggregated data is offering this service free of hoods or census tracts, sub- on DCP’s FactFinder, http:// charge. way stops or points of inter- maps.nyc.gov/census/ is pop- DCP Population Division est. Users can see education, ulated with numerous little Director Joseph Salvo said employment, demographics factoids, such as that Bayside’s the updates to the FactFinder and socio-economic data that population has grown to 37 tool and the information it of- have been accessible using percent Asian as recently as fers are unprecedented. He algorithms City Planning has 2013, of whom about 53 percent said similar web tools have Updates to the Department of City Planning's FactFinder application been working on for the last are Chinese and 36 percent are been launched privately and using aggregated data from the Census Bureu's American Community year and a half, cross aggre- Korean. at a cost to users, but this is Survey allows users to find information on specific geographies for gating decennial censuses and the annual American Commu- The tool can also show that the first time any government free. Screengrab the median home value in agency has made such a tool nity Survey. census tracts surrounding La- available to the public. al Census Bureau’s American the communities in which Salvo said the web applica- Guardia Airport is $20,000 less “This is the definition of Community Survey provide they live. tion will continue to be updat- than the city average; that 68 good government — offering a new tool for city agencies to “The agencies of the city ed annually. percent of people living within a free service that can better better allocate social services, have always used our data, a quarter mile of the Jamaica examine and serve all popula- for entrepreneurs to learn how but now it is right at their fin- Reach reporter Tom Center Subway station depend tions,” Salvo said. best to meet the needs of their gertips,” Salvo said. “We have Momberg by e-mail at solely on public transporta- City Planning’s new aggre- customers, and for ordinary come to realize that single- [email protected] or by tion; and that about 25 percent gations of data from the feder- citizens to better understand tract data is really not reliable, phone at (718) 260–4573.

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Time Warner Cable is moving into MADONNA The Shops at SkyView Center in Flush- MADONNA ing. The company is occupying 4,228 square feet on Level B of the shopping COURTESY OF center, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. A grand opening ceremony, consist- ing of a private breakfast and ribbon cutting, will be held Aug. 14. The store is already open to the public. Time Warner Cable is the Skyview Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Time shopping center's newest tenant. Warner will open the space to the public and shoppers will be able to par- Clearance Store, The Children’s Place, ticipate in free giveaways, prize spin Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, wheels and gift bags. Radio station Marshall’s and Restoration Hardware Z100 will also be present, holding a live Outlet. broadcast throughout the store. The 700,000-square-foot center is Reach reporter Madina Toure by home to top retailers such as Nord- e-mail at [email protected] or by strom Rack, Forever 21, Uniqlo, Nike phone at (718) 260–4566. Indian named to EDC

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City. tal are putting finishing touches on a Atlas Capital Group and Square $20 million capital improvement pro- Mile Capital Management announced gram that includes wide open floors D) Categories are: Wednesday that the retail giant has with exposed original brick, a new 1) Middle School 2) High School 3) College signed a 15-year lease for nearly 150,000 building entrance, refurbished lobby, square feet to occupy the entire third new public corridors, new restrooms, floor of The Factory, located at 30-30 new pre-built suites and new building Please send nominations and information to: 47th Avenue in Long Island City. amenities. The Factory was originally de- “The Factory is fortunate to have [email protected], or mail to: veloped in 1926 to be the furniture substantially sized floorplates with showroom and warehouse for Macy’s. phenomenal light and air to accom- S. 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The gold star for best City Seven Queens City Council City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Council attendance record for members out of 13 had fewer state Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Queens elected officials goes than 10 absences.Those with Meadows) and the Greater Flushing Chamber to Councilman Daniel Dromm more than 10 absences aver- of Commerce announced a free music and mov- (D-Jackson Heights), a former aged an estimated 23 days of ie night in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing public school teacher, and the absence from January 2014 later this month. worst attendance record goes through July 23. The event, which will take place Aug. 20 to Councilman Ruben Wills Here is a list for the rest of at 6 p.m. in the park at Main Street and Elder (D-Jamaica), according to the Queens City Council members Avenue, will start with live music by Grammy- latest City Council records. with the number of absences: nominated artist Tony-O and His Band and Since January 2014, the of- Costa Constanides (D-Astoria) conclude with a showing of Disney’s “Big Hero ficial start time of a City Coun- 11; Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glen- 6.” Elected officials and community leaders announced cil member under the de Blasio dale) 8; Julissa Ferreras (D- Rozic and Koo each allocated $2,000 in dis- a free music and movie night in Kissena Park. administration, Dromm has East Elmhurst) 21; Rory Lanc- cretionary funding for the Greater Flushing Photo by Madina Toure had a total of three absences man (D-Hillcrest) 22; Peter Chamber of Commerce, which is hosting the to date, while Wills has had a Koo (D-Flushing) 6; I. Daneek event, and the Queensboro Hill Flushing Civic in the neighborhood to get to know one another total of 48 absences to date. Miller (D-St.Albans) 9; Dono- Association, an event sponsor . New York-Pres- in light of the growing dominance of communi- The second best attendance van Richards (D-Laurelton) byterian/Queens, Messer Law Group, Dime cation through technology. record, after Dromm’s, be- 16; Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) Savings Bank and HealthFirst are also spon- “Everybody gets together and we watch the longs to Councilman Paul Val- 8; and Jimmy Van Bramer (D- sors. same movie and you get a chance to meet peo- lone (D-Bayside), who has had Sunnyside) had six absences. Rozic said the event is an affordable enter- ple,” he said. a total of four absences. The A City Council source said tainment option for residents and a way for peo- Don Capalbi, president of the Queensboro Queens Council member with during the months of July and ple to enjoy the borough’s outdoor space, noting Hill Flushing Civic Association, said he recalls the second-largest number of August hearings and meetings that it costs nearly $30 to see a movie, between taking a photo of seven Chinese kids listening absences was Karen Koslow- slow down, which is usually tickets and food. to blues music at last year’s event, saying that it itz (D-Forest Hills), many of after the budget agreement be- “Last year’s event was wildly successful and captures the essence of the tradition. which were due to a sick leave tween the mayor’s office and we’re hoping to repeat that,” she said. “We all get to share together at the same she took last October. the City Council, but there is For Koo, the movie night is a way for people time,” Capalbi said. 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BY MADINA TOURE home in the morning to go to missing items, including jew- work and when she returned elry, knives, cash and the deed Two Long Island brothers home at about 8 p.m., she dis- and documents pertaining to and a New Jersey man have covered that the locks on her the ownership of his home, the been charged with breaking house had been changed, ac- DA said. into a Jamaica Estates home cording to the criminal com- The defendants have been in April, changing the locks plaints filed by the Queens charged with burglary, crimi- and holding the house hostage DA. nal mischief, unlawful evic- from the owner, according She allegedly saw Brandon tion and criminal trespass, to Queens District Attorney and Chas Sestoso and Kusinow according to Brown. Kusinow Richard Brown. at her home, who told her they has also been charged with Brown identified the de- were working with the bank grand larceny. If convicted, fendants as Brandon Sestoso, and that she could not enter they each face 15 years in 33; his brother Chas Sestoso, her home until she signed doc- prison. 31, both of McAllester Avenue uments related to the house, Brandon Sestoso is await- in Hicksville, L.I., and Jesse according to the complaints. ing arraignment in Queens Kusinow, 32, of Howell, N.J., She told them she could not Criminal Court. Kusinow who allegedly claimed to work sign the documents because was arraigned June 10 and for a bank holding the mort- her husband, Wah Chan, is the has been held in jail in lieu of gage for the home, located on owner and was in China at the $75,000 bail since his arraign- Grand Central Parkway. time, the complaint said. ment. His next court date was “In a truly bizarre case, Wah allegedly signed and scheduled for Aug. 11. Chas the defendants are accused emailed several documents, Sestoso was arraigned May of breaking into a Queens but did not sign or send a deed 26 and was released on $10,000 residence and locking the true transfer for the property, the bail and ordered to return to owners out, then forcing them court paper said. court Sept. 15. to negotiate with the defen- As a result, Wah received Three men allegedly held a Jamaica Estates residence hostage from the dants if they wanted to gain numerous text message and owners, the DA said. Google Earth Reach reporter Madina access to their own home,” emails from the defendants Toure by e-mail at mtoure@cn- Brown said. “If convicted, the requesting the signed deed first floor of the house, when May 16 with a locksmith and glocal.com or by phone at (718) defendants face lengthy time transfer. she discovered that the inside removed all of the locks the 260–4566. behind bars.” The next day, Anita Chan of her home had been ran- defendants placed on the resi- On April 29, Anita Chan, was given 10 minutes to re- sacked. dence. He also discovered the the homeowner’s wife, left her trieve belongings from the Wah Chan returned home house to be in disarray and

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Contact the newsroom: We therefore urge that homeowners 718-260-4545 • [email protected] Avella once again be given an opportunity Continued from Page 5 to self-identify, through a state main- tained registry, that they do not wish pass my real estate ‘Cease and Desist’ to receive such solicitations either in legislation,” Avella said in a state- person, by mail or electronically,” Bel- LET’S LEARN KOREAN ment. lerose Commonwealth Civic Associa- The new extension bill was intro- tion’s Richard Hellenbrecht said in a duced by Avella during the last session statement. of the state Senate as S.1379-2015 and as The bill was referred to the state AND VISIT SEOUL! A.7931 in the state Assembly. Senate Judiciary Committee in Janu- The bill would apply and expand ary, but has since been inactive. KOREAN LEVEL 1 CLASS OPEN the same protections as the previous The real estate solicitations cease- law, and would expedite the process for and-desist program for Queens resi- (17 YEARS OLD AND OVER) residents wishing to have their names dents was originally introduced in and addresses on a “cease and desist” 1989, but was cut back in 2009 to only list, actively protecting them from such allow residents of a few select neigh- solicitations for a period of 10 years. borhoods to be added to the list. “We support Senator Tony Avella’s If passed by the Legislature and call for a law that will protect home- signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo this owners not interested in selling, while fall, the act would go into effect on the allowing for vital services for people 13th day after it becomes law. who want or need to sell their homes.

fast food workers to $15 an hour. Re- Poll publicans opposed the wage hike by Continued from Page 5 PLACE: LECTURER: 53 to 45 percent, while Staten Islanders KCS Center: 35-56 159 St, Prof, Nyo Chung at were split 48-47 percent. Those polled Flushing, NY, 11358 St. Johns University approval ratings for his handling of by a margin of 58-34 said the wage hike START: Sept 12, 2015 – Dec 5, 2015 BENEFIT: Have a chance to crime with 40 percent supporting him would not bring restaurant shutdowns TIME: 10 am – 12 noon visit Seoul on 5/30 – 6/14/2016 with and 52 percent disapproving of his per- or loss of jobs. (Saturdays only) St. John’s students formance. Asked how well the mayor Residents support by 56 to 34 per- TUITION: CONTACT: is handling relations between the po- cent the $5.9 million settlement be- $180 (Including e-textbook) 718-463-3107 lice department and the community, tween the city and the family of Eric REGISTRATION: Starts Aug 15, 2015 email: [email protected] 38 percent were positive and 56 percent Garner. were negative. From July 30 to Aug.4 Quinnip- Sponsored by Hangul Seodang (Non-Proﬁt) In other matters, New York City iac University surveyed 1,108 voters www.kingkorean.org voters support by 73 percent to 24 per- throughout New York City. cent raising the minimum wage for 36 TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER.COM A TIMESLEDGER SPECIAL SECTION AUG. 14-20, 2015

Mid-August means the start of a new school year is just around the corner. There are steps parents can take to ease their children back to classroom mode. IT’S TIME TO GO BACK

o you or your child have the times. to make the transition easier. These many questions at once. You will know back-to-school blues? If so, These children need extra attention tips will help to reduce the stress and you are connecting when he starts vol- you’re not the only ones. Say- as the new school year draws near. The tension felt by you and your child, not unteering information. Ding goodbye to slower summer best thing you can do to prepare your only for the first weeks of school — the When you listen to your child, and days can be difficult. For almost three child is to give the gift of your time and hardest time to adjust — but through- he can see the genuine interest and months, you have felt free from the attention. out the year as well. attention in your eyes and through structure of the classroom and the ac- Instead of dwelling on things like your body language, he will feel more companying homework. tests and homework, talk about how to Connected communication comfortable discussing the upcoming When the upcoming school year make the transition into the exciting Engage in a conversation with your year. rolls around, it’s common to feel some new school year the best it can be. child and ask what he or she is excited sadness. For children who suffer from Lauren Zimet, a speech, language and concerned about for the upcoming Creative calendars anxiety, this stress may be harder to and early communications specialist, school year. Planning ahead makes adults feel handle, and it may stem from more is also a mother and has pinpointed the Give your child the freedom to prepared, which is a huge de-stressor. than just pop quizzes and earlier bed- top four back-to-school tips and tricks speak openly and avoid asking too Continued on Page 38 TIMESLEDGER.COM BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 37 EDUCATION German Lessons for Children

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portant meal of the day,” and rightly so. Low Tuition Food is the fuel for the brain and body, Minimum Age: 4 Years Back to School and the quality of the fuel matters. Continued from Page 37 Whatever you choose to give your No Previous German Necessary body and brain each morning will en- Classes Meet Once a Week The same goes for your child. able you to do a certain level of think- Younger children only need a day ing. American breakfasts are often Playgroup Age 4–5 From 4:30–6:l5 or two to look forward to their big day. unbalanced, heavily favoring carbs, Kindergarten Age 5–6 Older children may benefit from dis- which are only a tiny part of the good- cussing the year weeks before the first breakfast equation. Encourage your Other Classes Ages 7–l5 day, especially if those conversations child to pick a protein each morning, include working on things like orga- as well as fruit, veggie, and healthy fat nization, planning, prioritizing, and and carb options. Four convenient locations sequencing (those important executive From there, complement his or in the Greater New York area: functions of the brain). her diet with an omega-3 fatty acid supplement from a reputable fish oil. Ridgewood, Queens. Manhattan (NY), Visualize the goal Omega-3 fatty acids have been found to FranklinSquare, Garden City. Get specific and help your child vi- help soothe anxious brains as well as sualize the first day of school. support the entire nervous system, so Have your child tell you or draw out don’t miss out on this simple improve- Classes start the sequence of the day, from waking ment opportunity. up in the morning, to dressing in an Research on omega-3 fatty acids can outfit chosen the night before, to what be found at www.omega-research.com. second week in September she will be enjoying as her brain-boost- The new school year is on its way ing energy breakfast. and while this time of year may cause For more information see: The more your child can visualize some children to feel anxious, there a routine, the more she will be at ease are things you can do to help. www.German-American-School.org when the big day finally arrives. Employ any of the suggestions above to help your child start feeling Load up on brain food more excited about the new school year or call: Breakfast is coined “the most im- with each passing day.

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A Walk IN THE park

Artist Matthew Jensen’s project takes visitors through 14 journeys on way to Unisphere

BY TAMMY SCILEPPI esting journey inspired by the cosmos. This week, he will be completing all 14 Some people walk to stay in shape, of his mostly solo walks, which started others to clear their heads, or to sup- at different locations across the city. port a cause they believe in. And all roads have led to the Uni- But Brooklyn-based conceptual sphere — the largest sculpture of the landscape artist Matthew Jensen has earth on the planet. Jensen said he turned walking into an art form. chose it because it is one of the most He calls his current project, “A Col- important landmarks in the city. lection of Walks (or How to Get to the “It’s an icon for so many and in the Earth).” memories of so many people who vis- Think of it as a cosmic journey to ited the second World’s Fair (in 1964),” Queens’ iconic Unisphere from points he said. “It’s what pulls tourists and beyond. locals to the heart of the park.” Jensen, 35, has been involved with So, why 14 walks? The answer may projects about New York City land- surprise you. scapes for 10 years, and a number of To understand the thought process his recent works have explored public behind Jensen’s cosmic concept, you parks. first have to embrace the notion that “Everything I do is about public his earthly walks, facilitated by Google landscapes in some way and I have a (Top) Someone placed planks along this overgrown portion of a path through one of the Earth, are symbolically linked to an multi-disciplinary practice that com- inscription on the Voyager spacecraft borough’s parks. (Above) Artist Matthew Jensen collected thousands of items, including bines photography, sculpture, found launched in 1977. objects and walking,” he said. “What hundreds of pieces of sea glass, during his 14 walks to the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows When Voyagers I and II were sent makes anything conceptual is that the Corona Park. Photo courtesy Matthew Jensen out to distant stars and galaxies light idea is as important if not more impor- years away, both carried the famous tant than the final piece.” design projects around this meditative I collect objects, take pictures, have Golden Record. The Voyager Golden The traveling artist has once again action. little adventures and write a bit.” Records are gold-encrusted phono- embraced walking as a process — this “It’s a way to slowly experience a When Jensen conjured up “A Collec- graph records that contain sounds and time in Queens — and said he likes to place,” Jensen said. “Along my walks tion of Walks,” he embarked on an inter- Continued on Page 46 TIMESLEDGER.COM BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 39 Come & Enjoy a Delicious Homemade Italian Lunch with us!

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40 TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER.COM Queens Theatre raises curtain on new year Season featuring dance, theater and family performances runs from October to May

BY MERLE EXIT ballet movements and turns Mudge” and “Curious George: them into contemporary The Golden Meatball.” It was “another opening, works. Family shows also include another show” in Flushing In the dance series, Brook- the Queens Theatre debut Meadows Corona Park when lyn-based company Ronald of “Under the Tangle” by the lawmakers and the borough’s K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Treehouse Shakers, and the performing arts crowd gath- Company; Bill T. Jones/Arnie return of the innovative Light- ered to talk about the 2015-2016 Zane Dance Company; and Ar- wire Theater with its newest season at the Queens Theatre. gentine dance company Che production “Moon Mouse.” The 27th season, which has Malambo will all have runs. “The Queens Theatre is been extended from October to Theater options in October helping lead the way toward May, includes dance, drama begin with Renee Taylor’s “My ensuring every New Yorker and family-friendly shows. Life on a Diet,” a one-woman has access to a wide-variety “This will be an excep- show from the TV and film ac- of artistic programming and tional season, one that prom- tress, that details her battles the cultural experiences they ises thrilling performances with losing weight. deserve,” Councilman Jimmy and joyful moments,” Taryn Other stage productions Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Sacramone, the theater’s man- on tap for the season include said. “As we launch the 2015- aging director, said. “I know “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the 2016 season, Queens Theatre that our audiences will enjoy award-winning musical “Mur- promises to give patrons the these shows, and hope that der for Two” and a new adap- opportunity to enjoy quality people who have never been to tation of “The Adventures of cultural programming that Queens Theatre will come to Sherlock Holmes” created by will promote the diversity of the theater for the first time.” Manhattan-based Aquila The- our great borough that makes Things kick off mid-Oc- atre. Queens a top destination for tober with performances by The family aeries will fea- the arts and culture.” the Long Island City-based ture four shows based on be- More events will be added Jessica Lang Dance company. loved children’s books, includ- throughout the season. For Lang, who started the troupe City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer speaks during the announcement of ing “Madeline and the Bad more information, visit the in 2011, is known for her cho- Queens Theatre’s 2015-2016 season in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Hat;” “The Lion, the Witch and theater’s website at queensthe- reography that takes classic Photo courtesy Madeleine Ball the Wardrobe;” “Henry and atre.org.

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BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN the productions as director, audience base different points Banovez is stepping into one of view.” Titan Theatre Co. has driv- of the lead roles and handing Things will also be differ- en its reputation on cutting- directing duties over to com- ent backstage this year as Ti- edge adaptations of William pany member Terry Layman. tan plans on bringing in new Shakespeare’s works, but this “Titan has made a name set decorators, costumers, season is putting the Bard in for itself with its unconven- lighting and sound designers the backseat. tional stagings of classical for both Earnest and Caesar. For its second full year plays. But now it tackles the But not everything will be as the Queens Theatre’s resi- conventional,” Layman said. completely new this season. dent acting company, Titan is “‘In The Importance of Be- In December Titan will turning to Oscar Wilde and ing Earnest,’ Titan will be in remount its holiday show, “A Charles Dickens to round out league with Mr. Oscar Wilde Christmas Carol,” from last its calendar. — depicting the conventional year. “We need to offer things behavior and mores of Victo- A commercial and critical to the community to broaden rian England, while hilari- success in 2014, the play with our programming,” Lenny ously digging at them with a music will be produced solely Banovez, Titan’s artistic di- sharp spade.” by Titan and run in its smaller rector, said. “Every season we Then when Shakespeare theater space downstairs from will have Shakespeare on the does make his appearance the main stage for its second docket, but we need to do some- next spring in the guise of “Ju- outing. thing more for people who are lius Caesar,” it will be Houston “That is our gift,” Banovez not Shakespeare people.” Shakespeare Festival’s artistic said. “We want this to be some- Audiences yearning for a director Jack Young oversee- thing the Queens community laugh can check out Wilde’s ing the show. embraces.” comedic romp “The Impor- This version, which Ban- Kevin Loomis as Ebenezer Scrooge in Titan Theatre Co.’s producion of “A For more information on Ti- tance of Being Earnest” in ovez called “‘300’ meets ‘The Christmas Carol” during its December 2014 run at the Queens Theatre. tan Theatre Co., check its web- October. Matrix,’” incorporates Tadashi site at www.titantheatrecom- For Banovez, Wilde’s play Suzuki’s acting technique that Houston, is considered to be Queens. pany.com. is “arguably the best comedy emphasizes the movement of one of the best, most sought- “The goal is to bring in ever written,” and it is a piece the arms and legs in an actor’s after directors and actor more guest directors,” Ban- Reach News Editor Kevin that works for Titan’s core performance. trainers in the country, said ovez said. “We want to offer Zimmerman by e-mail at kzim- company of 12 actors. Young, who runs his fes- Banovez. He added Titan is other opinions and visions. [email protected] or by Although he usually helms tival out of the University of lucky to have him coming to Other directors offer our loyal phone at (718) 260–4541. NEW BUCK INCLUDES $ DESSERT! 5 LUNCH

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Big name in 65 66 67 Contact: (718) 760-0064 When: Sunday, Aug. 16, at centralastoria.org kitchen foil Website: www. 2:30 pm 26. Ill-gotten gains 53. Best Picture of 7. Seed cover 35. It's for the birds queenstheatre.org Where: Kingsland Homestead, Movies Across From 28. Popular walking 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing Golden Pond in Bayside — 2010 8. Pickup shtick? 37. Yemeni's neighbor Cost: $8/general admission, site Bring a low chair or blanket 58. Type of salmon 9. Super server 38. One who MUSIC $5/Queens Historical Society to catch the family-friendly 31. "Brokeback 59. Radii relatives 10. Lagoon doesn't sit straight members, seniors and fi lm “Dolphin Tale 2.” Queensboro Symphony Mountain" director students When: Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 60. Next surrounder 39. Weather map line Orchestra— This summer Contact: (718) 939-0647 8:30 pm Lee 62. Prayer's end 11. TV friend of 40. Surrender chamber music concert will Website: www. 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With that idea in mind, Jensen moved forward with his month-long stint as Queens Mu- seum’s artist-in-residence, using ArtBuilt’s Stu- Artist Matthew Jensen (clockwise from l.) adds a new chalk dio in the Park from drawing outside the ArtBuilt mobile studio at the Queens July 16 through Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Jensen’s ex- this weekend. “It seemed hibit includes photos of things he discovered during the like a dream walks, like a kite stuck in a sycamore tree, the view from come true to the Queensboro Bridge and the banks of Flushing Creek, have a mobile and this Spanish coin from 1746, found in the dirt. studio at Flushing Photos courtesy Reya Sehgal and Matthew Jensen Meadows Park and be able to develop my times I’m walking signs, food, sounds and smells has some pretty amazing and new project there,” he said. long, hot, dusty routes IF YOU GO was a lot of fun, too, he said, strange things at the moment. Eventually, all of Jensen’s through industrial zones. For noting that his walks — be- But the most sensational is a A Collection of Walks (or experiences and findings will these particular walks, I’ve tween four and 12 miles long — Spanish real (colonial coin) How to Get to the Earth) been keeping the idea of ‘cos- are not about endurance. from 1746 that he discovered in become the material for works closing reception of art later on. mic’ on my mind and it’s led me And Jensen’s shortest walk the dirt at a coastal park. It is “Ideally, I create a work that to find some really odd objects When: Saturday, Aug. 15, from to the Unisphere — from the the most treasure-like thing he encourages others to walk,” he and photograph some inter- 3 pm - 7 pm 111th Street stop on the No. 7 has ever found. said. esting scenes: beautiful land- Where: Queens Museum’s train in Corona — was one of “Queens Museum always Once he completes this proj- scapes, sometimes awful gar- Mobile Studio, Flushing the most important because it comes up with the most cre- ect, he will start working on a bage-strewn coastlines, street Meadows Corona Park is the route many visitors and ative projects, and this one is unique map — a walking guide scenes and a few randoms.” Cost: Free many more locals take to get a perfect example. Flushing that will mirror his own trav- Jensen’s travels have includ- Contact: (718) 592-9700 into the park. Meadows Corona Park is real- els and help folks who want to ed “constant wanderings and Website: www. “In some ways, it has pro- ly diverse in terms of flora and journey from those 14 locations fun and enlightening walks” queensmuseum.org vided the most material be- fauna, while its surrounding to the park. throughout Flushing Meadows cause I have gotten to know it neighborhoods are really di- Queens Museum will host Corona Park with locals and so well,” he said. verse in terms of demograph- an Open Studio and celebra- park experts. tory, so I always try to weave In the weeks following his ics and housing stock,” Queens tory cookout Saturday, and “The walks also brought me through as many as possible.” residency, Jensen said he will Tourism Council Director Rob visitors will be able to come by through all the surrounding Jensen said walking around be spending a little more time MacKay said. “Then you have and view Jensen’s photos, then neighborhoods. A real high- in the Iron Triangle (Wil- digging through old maps and a zoo, two museums, a theater, browse through his cabinet of light has been finding so many lets Point) was “amazing and reading local histories. Jens- a tennis facility, and a carou- curiosities: a remarkable col- quiet, hidden trails and paths mind-blowing. I know it’s an en’s walking guide will mix sel. I can’t wait to see what lection of 5,000 found objects through Kissena Corridor, environmental situation, but history, observations and prac- this artist, Matthew Jensen, gathered during his walks. Alley Park and Alley Pond, the amount of activity, number tical tips that would come in finds on his walks, and how he “I’m just hoping to instigate Cunningham and Highland of people working there, the handy along the route. chooses to present those find- a tradition of walking to it from parks, and Udall’s Cove,” he mismatched architecture and “Most importantly, it’s evi- ings. 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Former Rosedale resident Rich Ross, seen here playing at Hoops in the Sun, broke the Rucker Park scoring re- preps for title, college cord with 82 points. Photo Courtesy of Hoops in the Sun BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI ated with a quiet demeanor… know. Everyone is just sur- BY LAURA AMATO season. So with one year left I think Rich Ross’ humbleness prised and shocked. I still in his high-school career, Streetball’s mystery man and the way he approaches the don’t believe it myself.” Rashond Salnave has been Salnave is doing whatever no longer lives in the shad- game makes up for not play- He could have scored more running. it takes to make sure his on- ows. ing college ball. Now playing in Lox 914’s 134-79 victory over He’s also been lifting court opportunities extend Rich Ross has been quietly across the water as a profes- winless Restless in the Enter- weights and eating better. beyond ’Dozo. dominating some of New York sional adds to the mystery of tainers Basketball Class at He’s even got plans to start “I’ve got to get myself in City’s top summerball unlim- Rich Ross.” Rucker Park. Ross missed five a pool workout regime. Any- better shape, get stronger, got ited tournaments over the last But while Ross’s matter-of- free throws as well as a few thing to get better. to work on my mind. Then, two seasons. The 32-year-old fact personality may keep him shots and did not attempt any After a standout sopho- just hopefully, have the best guard from Rosedale, who out of the spotlight, his game 3-pointers. more season at Benjamin year possible,” the 6-foot-1 plays professionally overseas, has finally brought him to cen- With his team comfortably Cardozo, which ended with Salnave said of his off-season flew under the radar despite ter stage. He scored 82 points ahead and Ross at 28 points at a 2014 PSAL Class AA boys’ workouts. “I’ve been running averaging 40 points a contest June 30 to break the hallowed the half, the squad decided to basketball city champion- a lot. I’m starting to do some nearly everywhere he laced Rucker Park single-game scor- make it a special night. They ship, Salnave saw his role, pool workouts too. Anything, up his sneakers, earning him ing record of 74 set back in kept feeding him and watched and by extension his stats, really, to get my body in tip- the nickname 40 Lite. A lot of 1977 by Joe “The Destroyer” him hit jumpers and score change last winter. The ris- top shape. I think once I get that lack of attention comes Hammond. Former NBA Most at the rim against a team at- ing senior wing went from my body ready and all that, from the fact that Ross did not Valuable Player Kevin Durant tempting to shut him down. scoring 18 points per game I’ll be a whole different play- play at a big-time high school, once had 66 and former Iona “They tried to not let him and collecting three assists er.” never took the court for a col- College star Steve Burtt Jr. get it, so they would double- and three rebounds a con- Salnave, who spent the lege basketball team and has a dropped 58. Ross bested them team and triple-team him,” test as a sophomore to post summer on the AAU circuit game based on fundamentals, all, despite playing only 30 said teammate Haron “H20” 15 points, 6.5 rebounds and and competed in last Sat- not flash. minutes over three quarters. Hargrave, a former Campus nearly four assists a contest urday’s Big Strick Classic “Rich Ross is one of the Since then, he’s had plenty Magnet star. “We were all part last season. regional all-star game, has most underrated streetball of people reach out to congrat- of the history and we wanted Interest in Salnave from seen interest and scholar- players to date,” said Randy ulate him and many others to make sure it happened for a colleges failed to take off and ship offers from a handful Cruz, co-CEO of the Hoops asking him to join their team. good guy like Rich.” Cardozo lost in the PSAL of top-tier college programs. in the Sun league. “A true su- “It just feels different,” When Hammond broke the Queens and city final last Continued on Page 57 perstar that’s underappreci- the 6-foot-6 Ross said. “I don’t Continued on Page 57 TIMESLEDGER.COM BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 49 $AVE BUCKS NOW BIG DURING OUR... SALES PRE-OWNEDPRE-OWNEDEVENT! WE HAVE BAD CREDIT? 1.9% GIVE US A CHANCE FINANCING ...TO HELP YOU GET FINANCED AVAILABLE CALL LIZ @ 718-445-2525 Hunting for a Good Deal?

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tournament, Boothe tallied Joseph 15 points, five rebounds and three blocks to lead Sean Bell, Staszewski representing New York City, to ■ a 78-64 victory over the Cheat- Block ers of Los Angeles, claiming the $500,000 team check for the Shots tourney’s winners. He had a big acrobatic layup and three- pointer in the second half. Malik Boothe joined his He spoke with Kennedy and former St. John’s teammates Horne before and after the lat- D.J. Kennedy and Paris Horne ter two’s team took home the as big money winners this $1 million prize for winning summer. Now, he should join The Basketball Tournament. them as professional basket- Their team actually knocked ball players. Boothe’s out, but he was still That was supposed to hap- happy for them and the atten- pen last season. The 5-foot-9 tion they all brought to the St. Boothe, who led Sean Bell to John’s program. the Ball Up Million Dollar “It was a big week for me and Summer Challenge title Aug. my brothers,” Boothe said. 3, was expecting to play for He enjoys the passion with the Halifax Rainmen of the which the Johnnies’ fan base National Basketball League follows his career and the ap- of Canada last fall. Instead, Former St. John's and Christ the King star Malik Boothe helped Sean Bell win the Ball Up Summer Challenge. preciation it has for his game. he got a disappointment. The Photo by Robert Cole “It means a lot to me be- Rainmen changed coaches cause they just didn’t embrace and Boothe’s spot on the roster at home in Queens doing odd the offensive end. He is look- switch like everybody wanted us just when we were there,” went to another player. jobs and working out. At this ing to score more and has imme to.” Boothe said. “Once we gradu- “I was keeping myself point, he isn’t sure if he will proved his skills in order to do He showed off his improved ated they are still interested in ready,” he said. “There were land anywhere this fall. so. offensive game at Dyckman checking in on us and what we some things that were almost Even so, his determination “I don’t think I made much last week. Boothe knocked are doing,” going to happen for me, but hasn’t flagged. Boothe contin- of a change in terms of scor- down jumpers, scored in traf- What Boothe is doing they didn’t. It was disappoint- ues to play well and continues ing,” he said. “I think I made fic and buried a go-ahead should include playing profes- ing that I didn’t get to go any- to win. The former Christ the a change in actually looking bucket in the closing seconds sionally. He’s proved over the where.” King standout still plays big- to score. I’ve always had the of Rodney Park’s 85-84 victory last two years on the streets So instead of taking to the ger than he is and is still a top ability to score. My teammates over Skull Gang in a battle of of New York City that he is a court and doing what he loves defender. What has changed is are always telling me to score. the league’s top teams. winner and a more complete for a living, Boothe was stuck the way he attacks things on I’ve really been able to flip the In the final of the Ball Up player than ever before. Former Holy Cross star Conti joins Israeli team

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI play in a brand new arena in a cause he played in the Maccabi sports-savvy city did not have Games on the U.S. junior team Evan Conti’s dream of be- a basketball team before. in 2009 and on the open squad coming a professional bas- “Their owner is doing in 2013. ketball player is a reality, but whatever he can to be one of “It’s a lot more physical even he can’t quite believe it the top teams in Israel as soon than athletic,” Conti said. yet. as possible,” Conti said. “In America it’s more of an “I don’t think it will really He compares the situation athletic game than a physical sink in until I am at the air- to joining Quinnipiac. Conti game. That’s going to help me port,” said the former Holy was part of teams that com- a lot because I am not the most Cross and Quinnipiac stand- pleted the rise of the program athletic, but I feel like I am a out. from one that started as a Divi- tough player who isn’t afraid The 6-foot-3 Conti, who is a sion II school to one of the best of anything.” also a citizen of Israel, signed teams in the MAAC Confer- He will leave for Israel in with Hapoel Be’er Sheva last ence. Conti averaged 9.0 points two weeks to begin the next week. The club is new to the Is- per game and started in 13 con- chapter of his basketball ca- rael National League and will tests during his senior year at reer. Conti still can’t quite be- start in the second division. Quinnipiac. lieve it is happening and how Sti l l, Conti sees a n oppor t u nit y That fact that I can come quickly he feels like he has there because he believes the in and help the program get gotten to this point. He can team will be on the fast track to where they want to go, it’s remember dreaming of being to the Israeli Basketball Super something that I’ve done be- a pro in high school and com- League. The top two finishers fore at Quinnipiac,” he said. mitting to that pursuit in col- in the playoffs get promoted. There shouldn’t be a big lege. The experience will also be adjustment period for him to “Now it’s here just like enhanced by the fact the fact being away from home, or to that,” Conti said. “It feels like Former Holy Cross and Qunnipiac standout Evan Conti recently signed a that Hapoel Be’er Sheva will the style of play overseas, be- it went by way too quick.” deal to play professionally in Israel. Photo by John Hassett 52 TIMESLEDGER, AUG. 14–20, 2015 BT FT TL TIMESLEDGER.COM gained the itch to play in an cruitment options open, sim- playing with a bit of a chip on Ross organized setting. His friends Salnave ply looking forward to the his shoulder as the summer always joked with him that he upcoming season at ’Dozo. He winds down. He still thinks Continued from Page 53 could have gone to the NBA. Continued from Page 53 knows he needs to improve his about last year’s loss to Wings record he sat out the game’s Instead, Ross spent five Leading that pack is Rutgers, conditioning and has already Academy in PSAL title game. final five minutes, telling seasons with the semipro which has been in heavy con- told long-time Judges Coach It’s been the driving force be- the coach he wants a kid one Westchester Dutchmen of the tact with the Queens standout Ron Naclerio that he’s ready hind everything this summer. day to break his record. He’s Eastern Basketball Alliance. for months. He also has of- to do whatever it takes to do so Salnave has one eye on his never seen Ross play, but is His time there is one of the fers from Iona and Fordham, and win another city crown. future and an ear to college interested in doing so in the few things that appears in among others. “Unfortunately, he has the suitors as he looks to make a future. a Google search. Ross, who “Right now they’re highly type of body that he’s so physi- little history before he leaves. “It had to happen, but I also suited up for the Ameri- recruiting me. I talk to them cally strong and there was Another crown would make wish I was there to see it,” can Basketball Association’s a lot,” Salnave said. “But right some excess weight, but he has him the first Cardozo player to Hammond said. Bronx Holy Flames, had now it’s just like a dead pe- lost weight,” Naclerio said. “He win two PSAL titles—just an- It wasn’t the only record played two seasons overseas, riod between us, we’re letting put a lot of pressure on himself other way to get better. Ross claimed this summer. including in South America things move out a little bit, go- to repeat and teams were key- “We shouldn’t have lost last He dropped in 54 points in with Penarol Mar del Plata ing into the next season and ing on him. I think now he year,” Salnave said. “I think the Hoops in the Sun All-Star “Rich is a mystery,” said going into the next school year knows because people around about it a lot. A lot. So this is game July 19. It’s all part of Miguel Rodriguez, who has and then see how things work him are telling him, have fun, my last year and I definitely the breakout year for one of covered the Dyckman league out from there.” trust your teammates.” want one more.” city’s top players.“His name for the tournament since Salnave is keeping his re- Those factors have Salnave is going to become more of a 2012. “I try to search his household name,” Hargrave name; there really isn’t much said. coming up. It just says his Before this, Ross was al- streetball lore.” most impossible to dig up Ross etched his name even information about, because further into it which his per- his game has been out of the formances at Rucker Park public eye. and Hoops in the Sun. There The Harlem native played will be great pressure and ex- his high school ball at Legacy posure that comes with it, but School for Integrated Studies, Ross is up for the challenge of which dropped its basketball his new popularity. program in 2007. He chose “I think this is my best not to play college ball, sim- summer, I broke two re- ply saying, “I didn’t want to cords,” Ross said. “More to at the time.” come, I’m not finished. I’m He went to Globe Institute trying to beat every record in of Technology and slowly re- the city.”

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