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Aug. 10, 2014 Your Neighborhood — Your News® Klein Farm purchased Old LIRR rail spur revisited Assemblyman Miller fl oats compromise for shuttered Rockaway Beach line
by a Huang BY SARINA TRANGLE commuters, park proponents and of the A train in Ozone Park to lyn, which connects to several wary homeowners, but the com- connect subway riders with the subway lines and would offer rid- BY ALEX ROBINSON State Assemblyman Michael promise seems on track to create Atlantic Avenue Long Island Rail ers a quicker route o Manhattan Miller (D-Woodhaven) says his some controversy of its own. Road line. Linking the tracks than riding the entirely of the A Fresh Meadows’ Klein Farm plan for the abandoned Rockaway Miller proposed using a few would bring passengers to Atlan- train, according to Miller. has been sold to tenants who re- Beach LIRR spur would please blocks of the spur near the end tic Terminal in downtown Brook- The rest of the roughly 3.5- cently accepted responsibility for mile spur, running from Rego illegally cutting down trees on Park to Howard Beach, would re- the historic property. main untouched south of Myrtle Ziming Shen’s Fresh Mead- BEFORE THE PARADE PASSES BY Avenue. Miller said residents in ows Children’s Farm LLC bought southern Queens have balked the farm, at 194-15 73rd Ave., last at the idea of trains barrelling week for $5.6 million from Au- through their yards or passers-by drey Realty Corp., a firm headed using it as a trail. by Henry Huang, son of notorious North of Myrtle Avenue, he developer Thomas Huang. said neighbors have clamored Shen was hit with $1,600 in for transforming the tracks into fines by the city after his daycare a High Line-inspired park, so a center, Preschool for America, path would be fitting. which leased the farm, altered “There’s something that the driveway and cut down trees should be appealing to everyone without the necessary permits. involved,” Miller said. “South of The farm sits in the Fresh Myrtle Avenue, they want to see Meadows Special Planned Com- nothing .... Forest Hills and Kew munity Preservation District, Gardens, those are people that re- meaning any significant changes ally want a parkway, a walkway.” to the property have to be ap- Most elected officials have proved by the City Planning Com- not waded into the foray. mission. The Friends of the Queen- Outraged neighbors and sWay group wants to transform Jessica Lucero and her 4-year-old daughter Lizeth Lucero watch the New York Ecuadorian parade marching along community leaders first noticed the rail bed, which has not car- Northern Boulevard Sunday. Photo by Ken Maldonado the trees being cut down last fall ried trains since 1962, into park- Continued on Page 10 Continued on Page 10 Sikhs call dragging attack a hate crime Jamaica is sweet on JAMS would attend the two-day maica Avenue. BY ALEX ROBINSON affair, which flaunts south- A diverse array of mu- BY SARINA TRANGLE east Queens’ music, food, sicians took to the stage Tens of thousands of fashion and arts. throughout the afternoon, The turban that made a 29-year-old Sikh man shoppers streamed through A concert in Rufus including reggae duo Shaf- the target in a vicious hit-and-run in Ozone Park downtown Jamaica Satur- King Park kicked off the fick and singer Stephanie last week also helped him emerge from the attack day afternoon to take in the festivities Friday evening Courtney. The crowd also without a scratch on his head, the victim’s family Craig Crawford entertains the crowd with 18th annual JAMS festival. and music continued into danced along to a zumba said. his saxophone on Jamaica Avenue. Organizers expected the next day from a stage class and were treated to Continued on Page 9 Photo by Nat Valentine more than 185,000 people set up in the middle of Ja- Continued on Page 9
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Board 5 hearing May 22, city Department of Home- lessServices Assistant Black Lisa Commissioner called the unsuitable hotel The agency’s as a shelter. Gilbertcommissioner, confirmedTaylor, that the rooms have no kitchens meals catered three that and area day brought into the facility. and learning we’re homeless along the and way if this ends up city’s the helping popula- the whole of tion population and the the way city government deals with have will this then them, been she said. worth it,” attended the rally. up in nearby St. Albans, Albans, St. nearby in up encouraged young men to the stay away from violence and life,” believe in themselves. my in done have actor said, can “anybody do becauseit I am no different you.” from Baisley Park Houses, Sim- mons and LL Cool J met back with a group of young peo- get to them Rikers at ple Island and en- couraged to society partner and become im- portant members of their will communities. Camp ing southeast Queens safer, LIFE an Keepers, Peace the with Ohio-based organization people together groups that the neighborhoods patrol to Photo by Ken Maldonado Photo courtesy Jennifer Chu Rapper and actor LL More than 100 people speakers, the focus was we but on thealways city, strayed have may from our particu- this that message lar facility is no place a for a population of more than than more Cool J said the visit to of Baisley Park Houses, with population a “helped residents, 1,000 me reconnect with family, friends and the place I come from.” “She [Erica “She Ford] “If listened you to our violence work. violence speak- and saves lives on a regular ba- said the of the founder hand sis,” in Def label, Jam music bull- horn the of one underneath ing the at basketball hoops new Baisley Park Houses. dozen associations civic Pan the to rushed that protest to Hotel American June 6 were unorganized. Wearing an orange T- orange an Wearing Chu believesChu the half Jennifer Chu organizes an umbrella group help Elmhurst to civic associations speak with one voice. for peace,” saidfor Erica Ford, LIFE Camp founder, duringa rally the at eight-building complex. shirt that read: “I am pres- peace,” Simmons, for ent 56, said that efforts made LIFEby Camp youth to end went about setting about went the up homeless shelter with no commu- the with dialogue nity.” Russell Simmons speaks launch at a rally to an anti-violence initiative in the Baisley Park Houses in South Jamaica.
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V.P. of Advertising of V.P. RALPH D’ONOFRIO Manager Sales BRIAN RICE Editor Sports JOSEPH STASZEWSKI Editor Photo Acting KEN MALDONADO Editor News KEVIN ZIMMERMAN Editor ROZ LISTON PROUD MEMBER OF NEW YORK PRESS ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION, SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS OF AMERICA AND INLAND PRESS ASS PRESS INLAND AND AMERICA OF NEWSPAPERS SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION, NEWSPAPER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PRESS YORK NEW OF MEMBER PROUD meet the current transport transport current the meet to enough frequently run not does service bus isting area residents that the ex- ity. above capac- operating is It is subway station nearest the also residentsArea report that reportedis already overburdened. area for this service transit by “Mass wrote, she when links on Astoria’s transit would put project the strain about the concerned she was tions, Katz indicated that herrecommenda- In 29. ULURP applications July Cove Astoria ofthe proval Katz recommended disap- Melinda President ough parently Bor- after came service. bus creased about in- Authority Transit Prem Calvin Prashad, Laura Rahill Laura Prashad, Calvin Prem Friedrich, Bob Lewis, William Hellman, B. Parker, Ronald Suzanne Kowald, Kenneth Harris, Bob Contributing Writers/Columnists: Cartoonist: Cole Robert Thomas, William Alvarado, Caroll Luo, Yinghao Maldonado, Ken Lopez, Maria Harris, Norm Kaplan, Ellis Photographers: Juan Soto Sarina Trangle, Kelsey Durham, Reporters: Copy Editor: STAFF EDITORIAL The shift in focus ap- focus in shift The Bill Parry, Alex Robinson, Robinson, Alex Parry, Bill Tip Sempliner Tip Joseph Gargiulo Nat Valentine, Nat on all their requests. their on all work with the commission the development.” of part being aschool is and zone aflood in is project the since important larly particu- is “This said. Tritt tos, leadmaterials including asbes- and oftoxic for avariety tigate PCBs,”need to thoroughly inves- Johnmental study reveals the site. industrial long-used on the materials due hazardous to conditions unsafe about who Up NYC warned Build group advocacy labor the of members cluded several in- Wednesday’s hearing needs.” Weiss promised to “Alma’s environ- own Other speakers at Layout: Designer: Layout Manager: Director: Art &PRODUCTION ART Rod Ivey Rod Courtesy Studio V Studio Courtesy Earl Ferrer Leah Mitch Yvonne Farley Yvonne federal court. federal in ruling Court Supreme Queens the fight to whether don’tthey have them.” choices, and in this case have to deserve up in I grew district the in “People said. disappointed,” she Smith (D-Hollis). Malcolm Sen. state unseat indicted cratic primary to September Demo- thrown off the ballot in the Bernadette Semple was on the ballot for state Senate. for state ballot the on candidates four original werethe Semple Bernadette and Smith Avery, Munir Malcolm LeroyComrie, topleft) from (Clockwise Semple booted from race for Smith’s seat A day before the court court the A day before decide Semple will “I am very Cyber security expert BY JUAN SOTO Roberto Palacios Roberto CIRCULATION Linda Lindenauer OFFICE MANAGER LeBert McBean Suzanne Green Victor Clavie Rossi Sherri David Strauss Executives:Account Kathy Wenk Executive: Account Senior ADVERTISING
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And he your ‘Go about, something said to back “When said. Kaur Laden,’” Sandeep protested, the man draggedran him him over, 30 feet under the truck and left him to die.” said has it not determined whether the hit-and-run was a hate crime and is still looking the for driver. serious in Hospital maica condition after surgery in his stomach to inter- due nal bleeding, according to Kaur. nose, mouth, bruises all she said. “His whole over,” back, from his neck to his Visit us online at www.Timesledger.com at online us Visit JAMS More than 400 vendors The festival closed closed festival The There were also ac- also were There “We are“We here today Many of the more than than more the of Many The Sikh Coalition, a a Coalition, Sikh The Dragging one of the blocks off the farmer’s market took up up took market farmer’s clothes and trinkets. A Street, selling sunglasses, sons Boulevard to 170th 170th Boulevard to sons lined the street from Par- Saturday. which cappedwhich off the event Avenue for a street for fair, Avenue down 10 blocks of Jamaica Jamaica of blocks 10 down balloons littered the street. clowns blowing up animal ing wall children for and the NYPD set a climb- up tivities for families as as families for tivities YMCA. practices the at Jamaica Seido KarateSeido School, which a demonstration the by Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 never gave it up.” a turban on his head, he but Singh clung to his lifewith on our head. And Sandeep can maintain our turbans turbans our maintain can with their lives so that we we that so lives their with ists. “Our ancestors fought fought ancestors “Our ists. they are Muslims or terror- or Muslims are they that their turbans signify signify turbans their that erroneous assumptions Sept. 2001, 11, because of have been targeted after after targeted been have Singh said, noting Sikhs tion co-founder Amardeep Amardeep co-founder tion hate crime,” Sikhhate crime,” Coali- other Sikh has suffered a because, yet again, an- again, yet because, by a neo-Naziby Aug. 5, 2012. dead a Wisconsin at temple worshippers were shot who while commemorating six cusing on fighting bias bias fighting on cusing across were the fo- world StreetTuesday noted Sikhs of 101st Avenue and 99th Avenue of 101st 100 the crowded at corner er’s useer’s of a slur. they said followed the driv- the followed said they gate a July 30 hit-and-run 30 hit-and-run July a gate moreaggressively investi- Society called on police to to police on called Society Hill-based Sikh Cultural Cultural Sikh Hill-based faith, andthe Richmond for membersfor of theSikh national advocacy group group advocacy national 10 QUEENS WEEKLY, AUG. 10, 2014 propertywill be realized that development benefits is economic and oflife adaptivelyquality when thisonly way the to maximize and best the “is plan park moving and re- trains that the from bed rail the prohibit QueensWay said cost will orsubway.by rail Queens northern and ern south- connect eventually with additional phases to it come see to like would compromise assWay a start, said but they viewed corner.every the drew criticism from nearly spur. ofthe use best the into astudy leading also is College Queens halved. ers’ ride into Manhattanvived so is Rockaway commut- re- be to tracks for the ing call- is Committee Transit fall. pitches out this and studies feasibility land and expects to have 1 Page from Continued The Friends of the ofthe Friends The Queen- ofthe Friends Indeed, Miller’s plan The Queens Public Rail hearmost from citing matter, with onthe position their more a have nottaken they said desireEric constitu- Ulrich to (R-Ozone Park)Hills) and City Councilman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Assemblyman Katz, linda Me- President Borough concerns..” one’s mobility “solves no that line for arail territory a few ofhis blocks cedes and district out ofhis that keeps the QueensWay move my backyard” in “not a proposal Miller’s branded such asused.” 2nd Ave. Sagas, feasibility of reviving the Rockaway Beach LIRR spur. 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Shen has had his fair fair his had has Shen 12 QUEENS WEEKLY, AUG. 10, 2014