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Photo Credit: Barry L. Mason Black Gold: Last Saturday, New Yorkers for Responsible Waste Management gave away free compost outside the Hattie Carthan Community Garden, as gardeners from around the city arrived to pick up plants from the site. Located at Marcy & Lafayette Avenues, the garden is equipped with a children's learning space, chicken coops, urban farmers' spaces, a farmer's market and more. Here, a young gardener blends compost -- black gold processed at an upstate Columbia County, farm -- into the soil of the local Bedford Stuyvesant garden. Page 8

One of the most important things is to ☞ INSIDE believe that we are Tellers of Stories: Amanda Gorman, 19, Named powerful and that we can affect change. National Youth Poet Laureate That power isn’t about ➔ Page 4 money; it is about the City to Invest $7M to Better Apprehend Domestic belief that each and Violence Abusers and Ensure Support for Survivors every one of us can ➔ Page 2 make a difference. That there are forces Despite Controversy, Bedford Union Armory developer that we can’t see but & CAMBA, Partner to provide community sports are helping, supporting programming and directing our ➔ Page 3 actions and that wrongs will be righted. RestorationArt Inaugurates the Harry Belafonte Artist This is the force of and Activist Achievement Award with First Honorees love and by using Marjorie Moon and Ruben Santiago-Hudson this energy we can ➔ Page 7 continue to protect the 200,000 people who Q & A at Congressman Hakeem Jeffries’ Bed-Stuy live in our community. Town Hall ➔ Page 6 Alicia Boyd Page 9 2 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18 City to Invest $7M to Better Apprehend Domestic Violence Abusers and Ensure Support for Survivors BP Adams: Mayor’s move “ensures care of children who are often invisible victims”. hat should be one of the tolerate domestic violence, survivors have accountable. Recommendations include: warmest and most peaceful the city’s full support and abusers must be Expanding the Child Trauma Response days of the year, Mother’s held accountable. We will do everything we Teams: expanding the program to an ad- Day,W will be the extreme opposite for indi- can to ensure that New York City is safer for ditional location will provide immediate linking domestic violence services with viduals trapped in abusive situations. Or everyone, everywhere, at all times.’” intervention for more victims of child trauma immigration legal services to ensure that locked in memories of them. “There is no simple, one-size-fits-all who have witnessed domestic violence in survivors can seek help without fear or While crime has lowered in New York solution to domestic violence but there are their homes, which has been shown to reduce immigration consequences. City, domestic violence has drastically risen, actions we can take to provide pathways to the odds of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Additionally, the strategy devotes re- according to the NYC Domestic Violence safety for survivors and hold abusers ac- by 65% for children who have witnessed sources to the continued work of the NYC Task Force. One in every five homicides— countable,” said First Lady Chirlane McCray, violence. Domestic Violence Task Force to improve and two in every five reported assaults—city- co-chair of the Domestic Violence Task Force Investing in enhanced evidence-gather- data collection, integrate domestic violence wide is connected to domestic abuse. and the Commission on Gender Equity. “The ing: purchasing state-of-the-art technology, reduction resources into the ThriveNYC It could be that more people are reporting new investments we are announcing will help including alternative light source cameras, network and develop additional strategies to it. It could be that the statistics are reflecting us leverage bold innovations that support which can reveal evidence of strangulation prevent domestic violence. a horrible reality, but all across the country, families, help them heal and address root often missed by traditional cameras, and Convened in November 2016, the Task small towns and big are reporting an increase. causes of abusive behavior.” mobile evidence-gathering technology, Force was charged with developing a coordi- Here in New York, Mayor de Blasio and his “We believe that these investments which can be a critical source of information nated response to this persistent problem that wife First Lady Chirlane McCray and city will enable us to further reduce crime and in stalking cases. Forensic evidence can help included both criminal justice and social ser- officials, including the NYPD Commissioner violence, particularly with the victims of validate a victim’s experience by substan- vices intervention. Co-chaired by First Lady James O’Neill and Borough President Eric domestic violence,” said NYPD Police tiating abuse in a way that can be used to Chirlane McCray and NYPD Commissioner Adams, are taking stands. Commissioner James P. O’Neill. support criminal prosecution, inform victims James O’Neill, the work of the Task Force This week, the de Blasio Administration In 2007, 4.8% of all major crimes in of domestic violence of available options and is directed by the Director of the Mayor’s announced an investment of nearly $7 mil- the city were related to domestic violence, increase the strength of a criminal case to Office of Criminal Justice Elizabeth Glazer, lion to better apprehend abusers as well as broadly defined to include offenses involving hold the abuser accountable. Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office to ensure support for survivors. It’s a start. members of the same family or household Expanding the Early Victim Engagement Combat Domestic Violence Cecile Noel The number of intimate partner homi- as well as those related to intimate partners. Program: expanding this early engagement and Executive Director of the Task Force cides rose from 26 in 2015 to 37 in 2016, and By 2016, that percentage had reached 11.6%. program to an additional two locations will Bea Hanson. The Task Force is comprised of the number of domestic violence incident The Task Force conducted an in-depth provide critical information to more victims experts from inside and outside government reports rose from 74,684 in 2015 to 91,617 review of current city programs and in- at the time of an offender’s arraignment as well as survivors. in 2016. vestments to enhance the delivery of social enhancing safety, access to resources and Director of the Mayor’s Office of “Domestic violence is disturbingly services to victims, evidence-gathering and prosecutions. An evaluation of the EVE pro- Criminal Justice Elizabeth Glazer said, “In common, and affects every neighborhood in other law enforcement tactics. The new gram in Brooklyn found that it increased the a city in which violent crime has fallen by NYC. It’s only by confronting this crime that approach focuses on intervening as early conviction rate in cases of intimate partner 75 percent in 20 years, domestic violence we will end the vicious cycle that perpetuates as possible, enhancing pathways to safety violence prosecuted by 9%, from 23.6% vs. remains a challenge, accounting for 40 it,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “This report for survivors and ensuring swift, effective 32.6%. sends a loud and clear message: ‘We will not and lasting enforcement to hold abusers Providing Immigrant Legal Services: ➔➔ Continued on page 11

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FC Partners, along with one of the borough’s largest non-profits, CAMBA, today named five youth Bsports and educational organizations to pro- vide community programming for the pro- posed redevelopment of the Bedford-Union Armory. The mixed-use development will include a new 67,000-square-foot recreational space featuring basketball courts, multi-sport courts and a competitive-length swimming pool to serve local youth sports leagues, senior programs and others. creating much-needed recreational facilities. As part of the partnership in development, CAMBA will oversee the rec space, which will include Team First, New Heights Youth, Central Brooklyn Soccer Club, Imagine utilizing our space at the Armory to help the soccer field while also building critical pursuing college and professional soccer Swimming and the Kings County Tennis thousands of young people develop their thinking and real world skills. CBSC of- opportunities, and a traveling team that is League. Additionally, all programming will talents and succeed in life.” fers programs that include a Development handpicked to represent the club in regional be free or discounted for Crown Heights Central Brooklyn Soccer Club helps Academy for young people new to the game residents. There will be more opportunities young people reach their full potential on of soccer, Elite Training for high-skill players ➔➔ Continued on page 10 for other operators at the Armory’s rec center and additional operators are expected to join in the near future. “We are committed to creating much-needed recreational space at the Armory and providing free and low-cost youth sports programming to thousands of Crown Heights families,” said Don Capoccia, principal of BFC Partners. “We are excited to continue working with CAMBA and other local stakeholders to make the Armory a win for the entire Crown Heights community.” “The Bedford-Union Armory represents an incredible opportunity to connect more Crown Heights families with affordable youth basketball, soccer, swimming and ten- nis programs,” said Joanne M. Oplustil, pres- ident and CEO of CAMBA. “High-quality sports programming helps young people succeed in school and build important life skills, and CAMBA looks forward to making that a reality right here at the Armory.” Team First, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based non-profit that connects student, who love sports, with experts and mentors who help them achieve academic success and build career and life skills. By fostering these relationships between students and mentors, Team First Inc. helps close the academic achievement gap for young people of color – especially in low-income, underserved communities – and makes student better prepared for college and career pathways. Team First inc. was founded by first gen- eration immigrant and former professional athlete Tyrone Grant. “Our presence at the Bedford-Union Armory is about more than sports – it’s about positively transforming the lives of young people in Brooklyn through education and mentorship,” said Ty Grant, founder of Team First, Inc. “We’re thrilled to take this opportunity to expand our programming and serve even more student athletes and create a brighter future for Brooklyn.” New Heights Youth educates and empowers inner-city youth to become leaders, champions and student-athletes by developing the skills necessary for success in high school, college and life. In addition to providing basketball clinics and camps in the Armory’s rec center, New Heights will open new flagship offices on the second floor of the Armory’s head house, where it will provide programs including youth basketball teams and leagues, academic support, a Summer Academy for honing both academ- ic and basketball skills, and dedicated high school, college and career support programs. “Basketball is a pathway to building real leadership skills for kids of all back- grounds,” said Ted Smith, Executive Director of New Heights Youth. “We look forward to 4 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18

Somalia for the first time in about 20 years. WHAT’S GOING ON Somalia’s new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Actor Don Cheadle, who brought the Mohamed (Farmajo), is a Somali-American ■■ By Victoria Horsford During his first 100 days, the US initiated Miles Davis biopix to the big screen, has who took office in February and has declared two military strikes, one in Syria, the other in another Black biopix on his radar screen. It war on its insurgents, Al-Shabaab. Somalia, TRUMP’S Afghanistan. The Syrian act was stunning is about America’s first Black millionaire, on the Horn of Africa, is one of the countries FIRST 100 DAYS in that within 24 hours of his declaration Haitian-born Jeremiah Hamilton, who made on President Trump’s “travel ban” list. The USA is in “crisis mode”. No one of being an American first man and would his fortune on Wall Street. He arrived in the China is ready to set up its first overseas could have predicted the sea changes that ignore the use of chemical weapons there, USA in 1928 and made his fortune in less than military naval base, which will be in Djibouti, America and the world have undergone since he strikes a Syrian base. Before the public 10 years. Film will be adapted to screen from another Horn of Africa nation. Is this move Donald Trump was sworn in as US President could come up for air, the US was bombing the 2015 biography, “Prince of Darkness: The an expression of China’s military industrial on January 20, 2017. The POTUS 45 reign tunnels in Afghanistan. Donald’s executive Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton: Wall complex? More than 1 million Chinese have has been chaotic, depressing. It is like tak- orders banning travel to the US for citizens Street’s first Black Millionaire”. Hamilton’s relocated to Africa, the continent richest in ing a few modern literary works - “Portrait from 6 Muslim nations was disarming. And net worth when he died in 1875 was $2 natural resources. of Dorian Gray”, Kurt Vonnegut’s “The the Trump brinksmanship with ’s million, which adjusted to today’s inflation, Breakfast of Champions”, Machiavelli’s Kim Jong-un is reminiscent of the good old would be about $42 million. ARTS/CULTURE “The Prince” and Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Bradhurst Merchants Association will Congratulations to all of the theater peo- the Looking Glass – and cross-pollinating days. Please, host its 3rd Annual Awards and Cocktail recep- ple who earned Tony nominations. JITNEY: their plot twists and turns to make sense of no WWIII, tion on June 10 at Mist Harlem, 46 West 116th Best Revival of a Play, Santiago-Hudson, the world, effective May 2017. Mr. President! Street, on June 22nd at 6-9 pm. Event hon- Best Director, and John Douglas Thompson, Whatever the Trump vision is for America, Trump can orees are the Best Featured Actor; SWEAT: Best Play by it is dark and scary. During his campaign take credit for Honorable Lynn Nottage, who won 2017 Pulitzer for stomping, he boasted about building a wall to getting his Charles “Sweat”. Tonys will be presented on June 11. separate Mexico and the US to curb foreigners US Supreme Rangel; Additionally, Bed-Stuy Restoration Art; Eric from entering the US. He argued that they Court nom- Kenneth Adams, Brooklyn Borough President and Our were taking American jobs. He promised to inee, Judge Morrison, Time Press scuttle Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Neil Gorsuch, Lemor will co-host Act, depriving 23 million of insurance cover- confirmed, his sole victory. Since January 20, Development a celebration age. He said that NATO and other alliances it seems like all of the latent racism in America Group; City of two-time must be revisited or cancelled… ditto trade has become more palpable. There have been National Pulitzer agreements like the North American Free excessive assaults on people of color like the Bank; and Nina Saxon, Community Liaison, winner Lynn Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He would take white supremacist from Maryland who came City of NY Comptroller. Nottage on a tough stance against the Chinese, who also to New York to kill Black people. He killed May 15 at were taking “our” jobs. Tax reform was high a Black man. There was the Vietnamese- AFRICA MATTERS the Skylight on the list of promises to the Trump faithful American medical doctor who was manhan- The Initiative for Global Development Gallery, followers, who are willy-nilly akin to the Jim dled on the United Airlines plane. More poor (IGD) convenes its Spring Frontier 100 Forum Restoration Jones followers. people are having hard times paying for their on May 5-6 in Durban, South Africa, on the Corporation, Brooklyn. Trump has nominated more than a hand- children’s lunch in public schools. heels of the World Economic Conference, A special theatrical reading of the Zora ful of cabinet members who advocated for The $1 billion Trump budget called for which ends 5/5. Founded in 2003, the IGD Neal Hurston classic, “The ir Eyes Were the extinction of the departments they now draconian cutbacks in domestic programs is a Washington, DC- based nonprofit which Watching God”, directed by Ruben Santiago- oversee, like Betsy DeVos(education) and which would benefit most of the people who engages the power of the private sector to Hudson, will be presented at the newly ren- Rick Perry(energy). There are no Latinos in voted for him. Budget included a $30 billion create sustainable development and inclusive ovated Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton the Trump cabinet. What America got in 100 increase for the military. The budget, approved growth in Africa through business investment. Street, Brooklyn, on May 12/13. Marquee days was a domestic terrorist war on undocu- by the bipartisan Congress, included many [Visit: Igdleaders.org] names like Leslie Uggams, Roslyn Ruff, mented residents, including prison detention corrections and protections for the 97%. His The Brandon Dirden, Ebony Jo-Ann are some and threats from POTUS to withhold monies tax proposal would benefit America’s 2%, cast members. to sanctuary cities which did not cooperate not the people who drank the Election Day has deployed Shared Interest will host its Annual with immigration enforcement officers. Jeff Kool Aid! Trump promised the world and a few dozen Fundraiser Benefit, CONVERSATIONS Sessions, the new Attorney General, is rolling delivered on one promise, the Supreme Court troops from FOR CHANGE, on May 25, 5:30 to 8:30 pm back agreements between his office and local confirmation. Trump’s first 100 Days would the 101st at the Columbia University Law Memorial police departments about criminal justice be graded D! Airborne Library Rotunda, Harlem, NY. Guest reforms that would benefit nonwhites. Division to ➔➔ Continued on page 13

Tellers of Stories Amanda Gorman, 19, Named National Youth Poet Laureate manda Gorman was named the writing programs for student storytellers to first national youth poet laureate. change the world’. She continues to serve as According to Poets & Writers the organization’s executive director.” magazine,A April 2017 issue, “The unprece- Gorman’s own writing often addresses dented title, to be awarded annually, honors the intersections of race, feminism and ado- a teen poet who demonstrates extraordinary lescence, as well as the changing landscape literary talent and a proven record of com- of her native Los Angeles. For both her munity engagement and youth leadership”. poetry and her advocacy, Gorman has been “For Gorman, poetry and civic outreach recognized by Forbes, the Scholastic Art and aren’t separate interests. The Harvard Writing Awards, the YoungArts Foundation University freshman knows firsthand that and the OZY Genius Awards. “For me, being creative writing can build confidence and a able to stand on a stage as a spoken word can go as far as your wildest dreams,” said of young creatives who are taking up their sense of community among young people poet, as someone who overcame a speech Gorman at the ceremony (last month). pens to have a voice for what is right and whose voices are often underrepresented in impediment, as the descendent of slaves who “This (award) represents such a signifi- what is just,” Gorman said in her acceptance mainstream dialogue. In 2016, she founded would have been prosecuted for reading and cant moment because never (in my opinion) speech. “I don’t just want to write—I want One Pen One Page, a nonprofit organization writing, I think it really symbolizes how--by have the arts been more important than now.” to do right as well.” that provides an ‘online platform and creative pursuing a passion and never giving up--you “I am so grateful to be part of this cohort People Far Rockaway’s Mary Hendrix Receives Con Edison’s Highest Honor f you’ve probably felt a little bit better as soon as you The Far Rockaway, Queens resident is Award at a recent company ceremony. This ever en- walked in the door. responsible for the day-to-day administrative recognition is given annually to Con Edison countered “One of my passions is music, and as the operations of the utility’s health care hub at employees who exemplify the company’s Ithe “singing saying goes, ‘music soothes the soul’,” said 4 Irving Place in Manhattan. values of service, teamwork, excellence nurse” at Con Con Edison senior specialist and registered Hendrix received Con Edison’s highest and concern for the quality of life in their Edison’s Employee Wellness Center, you nurse Mary Hendrix. employee honor, the “Living Our Values” communities. VOL. 21 NO. 18 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 5

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6 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18 Q & A at Congressman Hakeem Jeffries’ Bed-Stuy Town Hall This is part 2 of 2 parts accounting And I will continue to do that moving forward principal agrees with that. [laughter] We of Congress, one related to the Iran Nuclear of the Town Hall meeting and to make the case now in the aftermath of wanna take as much time as we can here at Agreement, which I supported President Congressman Jeffries held April 20, what clearly have been two failed wars in Iraq Boys and Girls High School, but let me just Obama there and is working and the admin- 2017. and Afghanistan that this president should not take the tax piece of it and then maybe later on istration was supposed to acknowledge that We've run these extended excerpts take us down this path again. I’ll address the Russian piece. Every president just a few days ago that Iran has not violated because sometimes the voices of Pamela: Thank you, my name is Pamela we know since , , that agreement. The other was when there was everyday people are not fully heard. Campos Palma. I’m the proud daughter of an , George HW Bush, Bill a request to authorize military spending and Honduran immigrant and it was my mother Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama to arm the Syrian rebels. And I opposed the Drew Gale: Congressman, my name is who encouraged me to enlist in the Air Force have all released their tax returns to the administration’s effort to arm the Syrian rebels Drew Gale. I’m a US Army combat veteran. where I served for 10 years. [applause] And American people. [applause] And you have because I did not think that it was an effective [applause] I served in the I served as an intelligence analyst for the a billionaire reality show host lie and cheat way to resolve a tough challenge as it relates to [inaudible applause]. My brother, an infantry intelligence community. As former whip of and holding himself to a different standard. the Assad Regime and we’ll continue to push sergeant, is supposed to get out this month. the Congressional Black Caucus, I know you If anyone needs to disclose their tax returns, for the use of soft power, over an Instead, I found out he’s forced to deploy on serve or actively focused on maintaining the it’s Donald Trump. [applause] And so the five increase in military spending. a combat tour in Afghanistan [tears up] along CBC’s historic role as the quote, “conscience” consecutive weeks prior to this recess each Casey: Congressman Jeffries, thank you with hundreds of other troops because of the of the Congress. It’s clear that this commander week Democrats came to the floor with a for joining us. My name is Casey [unintelligi- “stop-loss” procedure. My community, this in chief means to manipulate law and order resolution designed to compel the House of ble last name]. I live in Fort Greene. I want to country, is sick and tired of an endless war. to oppress our communities, but doesn’t even Representatives, which has the power through ask you about the role of disinformation over Crowd: hold himself to the most basic standards of the Ways and Means Committee, to force the course of the campaign and afterwards. No more war! transparency or cooperation. Trump to relinquish his tax returns. And we How do you plan to take efforts to avoid [applause] Crowd: Exactly! have a petition connected to legislation right something like what happened during the Drew Gale: Pamela: This man has corrupt ties to an now pending on the floor of the House of last campaign happen again? And I know [inaudible] adversarial foreign power. It’s – alarming Representatives. Every Democrat supports that it’s a situation that affected Republicans American lives, doesn’t even cover it. It’s a national security it. We need to find 24 Republicans who will a lot more than the Democrats, but we’ve still hundreds of thou- threat. He’s an illegitimate leader. And so support it as well. And then we can get his seen disinformation and propaganda affect sands of innocent all of his actions are illegitimate until we taxes. Now, some of my colleagues are good Democrats. civilians. How do you plan on stopping that understand what that means. As a basic air- men and women, some of them aren’t profiles Hakeem Jeffries: Casey, I had a meet- draft dodger of a president from dragging out man, not even as a seasoned airman, one of of courage. We don’t know what’s coming at ing, I think it was yesterday, with Facebook America’s longest war? the first things I had to do in the military was them, but we have said, because we know that because we’re trying to get a sense of how Hakeem Jeffries: Thank you for that give up my personal contacts, my financial they need our support to do anything related they can be more responsible. I think 60 per- heartfelt question. You know the problem that information, everything. I had to dedicate to comprehensive tax reform, no tax returns, cent of the American people get their news we confront, in terms of America’s longest my life to the government to show that I was no tax reform. [applause] from Facebook, 60 percent. And so they’re war as you know is the original authorization able to keep a secret clearance at minimum. Liotta: Hi, my name is Liotta [inaudible]. engaged in a process of trying to understand for the use of military force, which was voted And this commander in chief can’t even do I am a public school elementary science how fake news has been disseminated through on in 2001, was open ended. And as a result the basic standard. What sir, will you and teacher. [applause] And one thing we haven’t their platform and to rein it in in ways that of that fact, it essentially has become a vehicle your colleagues do to hold him accountable talked about tonight is climate change. And are consistent with the First Amendment. for (now) three presidents to prolong military to the most basic standard of transparency? the thought that when my students are grown That’s a challenge that we confront. You engagement in a war that has clearly failed [applause] up parts of New York City could be underwa- know one of the things that makes America to make us safer as a country. And so twice, Hakeem Jeffries: Now I could answer ter or at the very least prone to like constant a phenomenal country is that because of the we’ve had the opportunity in four-plus years, that question, but it’ll take us all night. and severe flooding. So my question is, will First Amendment to some degree, people twice to vote on the authorization of military Crowd: We got all night! We got all night! you sign House Resolution 85, which was a have the capacity in America, journalists force in the context of the 2001 initial legisla- [laughter] commitment to support the Paris Agreement, have the capacity to print fake news. Can’t be tion, and twice I voted for it to be rescinded. Hakeem Jeffries: I don’t know if the a necessary step toward combatting climate slanderous, but they do. In Russia, journalists change? [applause] get killed for publishing real news. That’s the Crowd: Yes! difference between America and Russia. Hakeem Jeffries: [inaudible] I look for- Katie: Hi, my name is Katie. I live in Fort ward to supporting that resolution. I’m on Greene and I came here as a volunteer de- record supporting the Paris Agreement. I think fender of Planned Parenthood, so I wanted to it’s unclear what the president is going to do. thank you very much for [inaudible, applause] He’s backed away a little bit from it. We have protecting its funding. But I also came here as to keep the pressure on the administration as a mother. My daughter is 6. You’ve actually it relates to not rescinding America’s partici- met her at the “state of the district” and she pation. The other thing you may have realized couldn’t be here tonight because she’s 6 and is that according to the agreement it’s going to it’s 9 o’clock, but she asked me to ask you take 3 years plus an additional 1, 3 years plus one question, this is verbatim: Do we have an additional 1 for America to rule themselves enough evidence for impeachment? [cheers] for the agreement. I can’t say much about the Thank you. political side of the equation, but there is an Hakeem Jeffries: Regarding impeach- election in 2020. ment, I’ll try to limit my response to it and I do Carey O’Bryan: Thank you very much, have to say I sit on the Judiciary Committee. my name is Carey O’Bryan. I live in Clinton The Judiciary Committee will ultimately be Hill and I am an Army veteran who served in the committee that has to preside over any im- Afghanistan. [applause] Everyone in the mili- peachment proceeding that takes place. And tary community knows the cost of war and we so let me respond in this way, the Constitution understand that when it comes to conflicts like sets forth the grounds for impeachment: trea- the terrible war in Syria, military force must son, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors. always be our last resort. We need diplomatic, Crowd: All of those! humanitarian services, yet it’s these services Hakeem Jeffries: You say all of the Trump is so eager to gut. Congressman, as a above. What is underway, what is underway leading voice in “The Resistance”, what will right now, in part, is not just a national security you do to make sure that bombs and bullets investigation, but a criminal investigation and are not our only tools of foreign policy? confirmed by [inaudible] to determine wheth- [applause] er there was collusion between Russian oper- Hakeem Jeffries: Great question. In atives and Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Trump’s so-called skinny budget that wants and his campaign. Here’s what we know in the to add 54 billion dollars in additional military march toward uncovering the information nec- spending, yet if you take the 7 largest militaries essary for there to be consequences for Trump after the United States of America combined, and or anyone involved if it’s proven to be their spending doesn’t match ours. And that in- the case, but here’s what we know quickly. 17 cludes China and North Korea and Russia and different intelligence agencies have concluded some tough militaries. But it doesn’t match that Vladimir Putin interfered with our elec- ours, so clearly we spend far too much on the tion explicitly to help Donald Trump. That’s military industrial complex. And we need to the first thing we know. change that dynamic. You know I’ve had two The second thing that we know – the opportunities to weigh in on these foreign poli- second thing that we know is that as early cy issues, aside from the AUF that I referenced as December of 2015 there were Trump earlier in 2001 that has still extended itself for operatives who were in close contact with far too long; two opportunities to kinda weigh in on these foreign policy issues as a member ➔➔ Continued on page 10 VOL. 21 NO. 18 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 7 RestorationArt Inaugurates the Harry Belafonte Artist and Activist Achievement Award with First Honorees Marjorie Moon and Ruben Santiago-Hudson he Harry Be- of us who understood lafonte Artist the critical importance and Activist of the prophetic voice TAchievement Award, of the artist in a global inaugurated by Res- sea of injustice and torationArt, will be inequity;” said Harry launched this season, it Belafonte, global hu- was announced yesterday manitarian, artist and by Dr. Indira Etwaroo, activist, “voices needed women and girls between the ages of 6 and Executive Director, the to claim our individual 83 years old from near and as far as Holland, Billie Holiday Theatre freedom while helping , Missouri and Georgia, curated by and RestorationArt. others to claim theirs.” renowned playwright Dominique Morriseau; The new annual To honor the rev- and a Brooklyn celebration of Lynn Nottage, awards’ 2017 honorees olutionary ethos of its the first woman to receive two Pulitzer Prizes are two great legends of Marjorie Moon namesake, the Billie in drama. theater: Marjorie Moon, Executive Director crossroads of Holiday Theatre re- The newly completed renovation has Emeritus, Billie Holiday Theatre for over art, social justice and community develop- launches with the voices of Black women at equipped the 200-seat Billie Holiday four decades and esteemed Tony and Obie ment for 45 years,” said Dr. Entwaroo, “and the forefront during its opening weekend of Theatre with new lighting, stage-rigging, Award-winning actor and director Ruben I stand on the shoulders of American theater events from Friday, May 12 through Monday, audio and visual equipment, an extended Santiago-Hudson, who just received a Tony pioneers … whose leadership ensures that May 15, 2017. Highlights include Zora stage to accommodate dance performances nomination for his revival of August Wilson’s there is a torch to carry forward.” Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching and improved ADA accessibility. For more “Jitney” play. “I offer my deepest gratitude to two God”, directed by Tony Award-winner Ruben information and a full schedule of events, “The Billie Holiday Theatre stood at the leaders who have been in the ranks of those Santiago-Hudson; monologues of 50 Black visit: www.restorationart.org.

The Community Council for Medgar Evers College Hosts Leadership Awards Luncheon

■■ By Bessie Edwards judicial, business, ecumenical and Medgar 2017 Leadership Awards were present- The Community Council for Medgar scholars. ed to Ashley Nurse, Youth Leadership; Evers College was established to maintain n Saturday, April 22, 2017, the It was an annual spring event that attend- Ecumenical for Rev. Dr. Herbert D. community support and involvement with Community Council for Medgar ees have supported for the past 14 years. Daughtry, Sr.; Community for Hon. Annette the college. It is comprised of represen- Evers College hosted its Annual They gather to pay tribute to those who have Robinson; FDNY Firefighter Regina tatives from the community including OSpring Scholarship and Leadership Awards provided outstanding service in their profes- Wilson; Business for Hon. Roger L. Green; residents, organizations, students, faculty Luncheon. It was a gathering of Brook- sion and especially to support the scholarship Judicial for Hon. Yvonne Lewis, Hon. Bert and all Central Brooklyn elected officials. lyn’s leadership from all communities of program for Medgar Evers College students A. Bunyan, Hon. Betty Staton and Hon. President Katie Davis and Council mem- Central Brooklyn. Leadership awardees that is funded by the Community Council. Betty Wilson. Medgar Evers College bers work tirelessly to support students and their supporters from all aspects of Since 1980, the Council has provided more President Dr. Rudolf F. Crew was presented who excel academically, but need the community governance included represen- than $250,000 for a variety of scholarships with the Medgar Wiley Evers Champion of financial support to complete their studies tatives from education, law enforcement, to students who attend the college. Change Award. at MEC. 8 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18

Who’s Making America Greater? Great People on the Ground. The last weekend of April Earth Month, we celebrated some of the greatest: a preteen gardener and a Composter Community Activist & a Muralist A Construction Worker and a Custodial Engineer. Proof that much of America’s greatness is in unlikely places, mostly at the grassroots where life springs forth and people’s movements grow. (BG)

Photo Credit: Bernice Green VOL. 21 NO. 18 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 9 Community Organizing Led by Love ■■ By Akosua K Albritton can make a difference. Too often people say, “Oh, there is nothing you can do,” but we have or years, it had become known that shown that it is not true. We are powerful; we Brooklyn Community Board 9 (CB9) just have to use that power in a focused and meetings could become contentious. concentrated way! FSome board members and residents were 4) What is your assessment of MTOPP’s dissatisfied with how District Manager Pearl preservation efforts? What tactics does Miles carried out her responsibilities. The MTOPP use? We have been quite success- struggle for control of the community board ful at preserving the community. We have and the community itself came to a boiling stopped a major rezoning process from hap- point when an environmental assessment pening--where all of our avenues were being statement for the rezoning of Empire Boule- planned to have seriously tall skyscrapers vard was submitted to the community district and we have been able to protect the public office in December 2013 by 529 Empire assets such as the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Realty Corporation (prepared by Philip Habib and Prospect Park from development. Since and Associates and Sandstone Environmental we began our fight, there has not been another Associates). major development executed. A number of high-rise residential buildings We have several strategies that we employ. were being constructed on Flatbush Avenue. Education, research, calling out our local The future buildings would cast long shadows politicians, organizing people, attending and and would be priced for upper-income house- getting involved in the local community advocate of the community and not a rubber the federal government’s AMI which continues holds; however, be considered affordable. boards where rezoning requests are submitted, stamp for developers and politicians who are to be discriminatory to us. The assemblyman Affordability is based on the Area Median uncovering corruption at the local community in bed with them. wants to propose a bill in Albany to use the Income. Rather than the AMI being based board, filing lawsuits to stop illegal behavior, 8) MTOPP has 12 demands on a web- AMI of the local area. on the five boroughs, the AMI includes the filing Freedom of Information Act requests to site. Have these demands been sent to any 9) As the saying goes, “No woman is five boroughs, Long Island and the lower five find out what is being planned behind closed organization or government official? If yes, an island”. Who do you count as your col- counties of upstate New York. doors, and working with other organizations who received it and what is their response? laborators? My neighbors, my friends, even Community members had been opposed to and groups that are fighting gentrification and Those demands actually come from BAN of my enemies have been instrumental. In fact, the high-rise construction on Flatbush Avenue. displacement. which I am one of the main organizers. Yes, some of my enemies have become my friends This latest rezoning request suggested that 5) Who do you point to as your mentor? it has been sent to elected officials and in fact as the fight has gotten to other areas of the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Prospect Park Is there a school or institute that you en- several of the demands have been met and thus, community and into their backyards. I count would experience higher population density, rolled in to learn housing rights, community we are constantly updating it to reflect what we the people in my community, the people who changes in architecture and changes in who preservation? No, I don’t have a mentor. All still need to do. thank me and give money to us, the people who lived in the area. Rather than acquiesce to the of my work has been done as a hands-on activ- For the most part, the elected officials sim- do our research and who cheer us on. We have plan, the people of the community banded ist. I have been very grateful to the information ply ignored the demands and a few agreed with a lot of people, a lot of allies and we continue together to fight against Empire Boulevard’s and knowledge that I have received from a lot some of them. For example, an assemblyman to be thankful to all of them, because without rezoning. One group, Movement to Protect of sources, such as Professor Angotti, who met with us just a few weeks ago about our them, this would not be a movement. Most the People (MTOPP), would emerge as a peo- has schooled me in rezoning laws; former demand to make the Area Median Income importantly are the members of my group, ple’s movement that city government would Councilman Charles Barron, who told me (AMI) that is used for the “affordable” cate- who have stayed strong and committed to this concede to. One tactic employed was taping how to make local politicians accountable to gory to be based upon the local AMI and not movement from day one. CB9 committee and general meetings. The the public; and, of course, my fellow activists group also made an alliance with Tom Angotti, in the field--learning from their successes and then-Chair of Hunter College’s Urban Planning failures. Department. The following are responses to 6) Will you please name the organiza- MWBE written questions by Alicia Boyd, the face of tions that have joined with MTOPP? A MTOPP and one of its key leaders. list of organizations that MTOPP has worked 1) Who coined the name Movement to with from time to time on different projects Opportunity Protect the People and from what ought the both in Brooklyn and citywide includes: BAN people be protected? (Brooklyn Anti-gentrification Network), The A small group of us coined it. We began the Sullivan-Stoddard-Ludlum Block Association, fight to stop the rezoning of the community. FLAC (Flower Lovers Against Corruption), We came together to create the name. We 320 Sterling St. Tenant Association, 300 FURNISH AND INSTALL realized that it was going to take a movement Sterling St. Tenant Association, B&W Sterling to protect this community and by doing so we St. Block Association, Washington Avenue WINDOW TREATMENTS would be protecting the people, not just the Tenant Association, 901 Washington Avenue physical land. Tenant Association, Defend Public Libraries, 2) What event ignited your community Chinatown Working Group and more. AT VARIOUS DCAS preservation fire? It was the first out-of-scale 7) What is/are the current issues that development that was going up along the pe- MTOPP is dealing with? We just won a FACILITIES, rimeter of Prospect Park. We wanted to stop battle with a developer who wanted to rezone this as-of-right development that had almost three blocks of a height-restricted zone along 100% funding from the state and federal gov- the perimeter of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. FIVE BOROUGHS ernments. But we were very late in the game The developers have promised to come back and almost all of the deals had been done by when they can get the support of the local the time we even knew about it. I had wanted to politicians. In other words: when it is not an PIN#85617B0002 protect Prospect Park from the visual intrusion election year. So we need to stay on top of this Due: 5/19/2017 11:00 AM and I knew that other developments would be issue and prepare for when they do come back. coming. We need to address the issue during an However, during that fight I found out election year when it comes to our local A copy of the bid that a serious rezoning was being planned to Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, because she is change my actual backyard into a tall 20- or clearly pro-developer and is only considering can be downloaded from 30-story building along Empire Blvd. I knew not doing the Brooklyn Botanic Garden deal City Record Online this type of development would be detrimen- because of her desire to get reelected. She has tal not only to my home and my neighbors’ stated she is not a career politician and so we at www.nyc.gov/cityrecord. but that we would lose the people through a are concerned that if she is reelected, she will Enrollment is free. massive amount of displacement. I couldn’t use the last two years in office to line her pock- imagine living in my community without black ets with donations to her MoCADA museum Vendor may also request people around me, so I promised to protect the at the expense of the people. residents in this community, both tenants and We also have four lawsuits pending in the the bid by contacting homeowners. courts that need to be answered. We continue Vendor Relations 3) What does it take to activate residents to face illegal behavior by the community to do something about the displacement tak- board to help this community become rezoned via email at ing place in their communities? It takes a lot and so we continue to focus on uncovering the [email protected], of effort and energy. It takes educating people, corruption that still exists at Community Board showing them that they have power to do 9 and fight in the courts for a more democratic by telephone at 212-386-0044. something. And that organizing and resisting process, where a community board acts like an 10 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18

six pick when they drafted LSU’s Jamal Adams. Adams is a big need for the team at Jets/Giants Post-Draft Special the safety position and has been compared adelphia headed in different directions. The to the time where he and former NFL player to the likes of former NFL players Ed Reed “G-men” could very well be viewed as Super Jeremy Shockey built chemistry together. and current player Kam Chancellor, two of Bowl contenders, while the Jets are in the Other tight ends that had worked well with the best safeties to ever play the game. The early stages of yet another rebuilding period. Manning were Martellus Bennett and Larry Jets completed the holes to their secondary The Giants drafted an impressive tight Donell. The team added defensive tackle drafting Florida’s Marcus Maye. end in Evan Engram as their first-round Dalvin Thompson in the 2nd round. One of Although it is obvious that both teams pick. This was a solid pick for the Giants the team’s needs was another offensive tackle are going into the 2017-18 campaign with considering they just added former Jets wide to provide more protection for Manning. The different expectations, you got to believe ■■ By Eddie Castro receiver Brandan Marshall as a free agent team addressed that in the 6th round. this year’s draft will benefit both teams signing. The move will also give the Giants As for the New York Jets, the team long-term. he 2017 NFL Draft has passed and another weapon on offense and could take addressed a huge hole in their defense by Sports Notes: (Boxing) Two of the big- for both New York teams the goal is some of the load off their top receiver in drafting back-to- back safeties with their gest Mexican stars clash on Saturday night as quite simple: get better! The Giants Odell Beckham, Jr. We all know quarterback first two picks. Gang Green probably got Saul “Canelo” Alvarez takes on Julio Cesar Tand the Jets came into the draft night in Phil- Eli Manning loves his tight ends dating back the best player in the draft with the number Chavez, Jr. Q & A at Congressman Hakeem Jeffries’ Bed-Stuy Town Hall Bedford-Union Armory ➔➔ Continued from page 6 way it’s a crime, either way it’s a crime and Full stop. End of tape. [applause] Developer, CAMBA then failed to answer, initially misleading Caroline: Hi, I’m Caroline from Clinton Russian intelligence agents at the same time Congress, failed to clear up that false testi- Hill, now climate change. I wanted to bring it Partner Up Youth those Russian intelligence agents were hacking mony slightly at every opportunity to do it. back to that. There’s still far too many climate Sports Leagues into our democracy. These were not simple What was Jeff Sessions hiding? Congress deniers in Congress and the administration ➔➔ Continued from page 3 run-of-the-mill Trump individuals. We’re has helped to uncover all of this information obviously; however, there is a small, tiny talking about , his campaign for the American people and we’re going to but growing bipartisan caucus in Congress and international competitions. CBSC’s chairman; Carter Page, his top foreign policy continue to do so. But we also cannot control and I was hoping that you might join them? experienced staff and coaches will use the advisor; Michael Cohen, his personal attorney; the House of Representatives and we don’t [applause] Armory’s rec center to teach soccer and life Jeff Sessions, his attorney general; Michael control the Senate. So we are pushing as much Hakeem Jeffries: When I get back to skills in a family-focused atmosphere. Flynn, his first national security advisor; Jared as we can in order to get this information out Washington I will be the newest member of “As more and more young people in Kushner, his senior White House aid and his to the American people. Right now, the vehicle the Climate Caucus. Central Brooklyn pursue soccer, we are son-in-law; and Roger Stone, who was a is the House Intelligence Committee, which Man: It’s amazing to live in a community proud to come to the Armory and keep that close Trump operative who was in contact was a farce under Chairman Nunes. And now like ours, but it’s also disenchanting when positive trend going for the Crown Heights with Guccifer 2.0, who was known to be a that Chairman Nunes has been run out of that you see bigotry winning elections and driving community,” said Dario Trujillo, executive Russian operative and responsible for many chairmanship, we’re going to continue to do public policy across the country. What can we director of Central Brooklyn Soccer Club. of the hacks that took place. We also know that what we can do, but let’s be clear, you have to do as citizens living in a progressive voting dis- “This is a great moment for soccer and youth Michael Flynn lied, right? Broke the law and understand this all in the context of Democrats trict to make a difference in resisting Trump? development in Brooklyn – now let’s make his communication with the Russian ambassa- in the minority in the House and in the Senate. Hakeem Jeffries: It’s a great question. it a reality.” dor, broke the law by communicating with the And we can’t trigger anything until we are in Well, I think your presence here today, show- Imagine Swimming is New York City’s Russian Ambassador Kislyak in December of majority, but we are going to continue to push. ing up and being involved in different organi- largest learn-to-swim school and currently 2016, then lied about it to the Vice President, Nicholas: Hi, good evening everyone. My zational efforts that are moving forward, this serves more than 4,000 students ages four who then lied or misrepresented to name is Nicholas. I’m a physician in Bed-Stuy is the beginning of continued and sustained months and up each week. The organization the American people, leading to the national and I wanted to know your position on school community engagement. By no way is it the will operate the Armory’s pool and will security advisor to resign in disgrace. We know vouchers. end until the resistance movement is ultimately provide swimming lessons, competitive that Jeff Sessions either perjured himself or Hakeem Jeffries: Let me deal with that successful and [inaudible] accomplished, we swim team opportunities, water polo, and broke the law by misleading Congress. Either immediately. I do not support vouchers period. all have to stay on the case. synchronized swimming. Imagine will offer discounted lesson rates to local community members, with the organization estimating such as heart disease and diabetes. that it will provide around 5,000 discounted Blacks ages 18-34 years and 35-49 years lessons per year. CDC Report: African-American are nine times and five times, respectively, as “Swimming is a lifesaving skill that likely to die from homicide as whites in the helps New Yorkers of all ages stay healthy. Death Rate Drops 25 Percent same age groups. We look forward to sharing the joys of the he death rate for African-Ameri- improvements in death rates for the black Blacks ages 35-64 are 50 percent more pool with Crown Heights families,” said cans (blacks) declined 25 percent population in these past 17 years. Important likely to have high blood pressure than Brendan O’Melveny of Imagine Swimming. from 1999 to 2015, according to a gaps are narrowing due to improvements in whites. “We can’t wait to see local kids and adults Tnew CDC Vital Signs report released today. the health of the black population overall. Blacks ages 18-49 years, are two times as enjoy this important new resource with us But disparities still persist between blacks However, we still have a long way to go,” likely to die from heart disease than whites. at the Armory.” and whites. Although blacks as a group are said Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A., Blacks have the highest death rate for all Kings County Tennis League uses tennis living longer, their life expectancy is still 4 associate director, CDC’s Office of Minority cancers combined compared with whites. as an instrument for youth development years less than that of whites. Health and Health Equity. “Early health in- “It is important that we continue to create and community building in Brooklyn’s Disparities in all age groups are nar- terventions can lead to longer, healthier lives. opportunities for all Americans to pursue a underserved neighborhoods. By bringing rowing because death rates are declining In particular, diagnosing and treating the healthy lifestyle,” said Timothy Cunningham, tennis to kids right where they live, KCTL faster among blacks than among whites. leading diseases that cause death at earlier Sc.D., lead author and epidemiologist with seeks to build a future in which every child The overall disparity in death rates between stages is an important step for saving lives.” the Division of Population Health, CDC. in Brooklyn has regular access to an activ- these two races for all causes of death in all Social and economic conditions, such as “Public health professionals must work ity that is healthy, stimulates their personal age groups was 33 percent in 1999 but fell poverty, contribute to gaps in health differ- across all sectors to promote health at early growth, and exposes them to new concepts, to 16 percent in 2015. The racial death rate ences between blacks and whites, according ages.” cultures, people and possibilities. KCTL of- gap closed completely for deaths from heart to the report. In all age groups, the analysis Public health agencies and community fers year-round tennis programming for kids disease and for all causes of death among showed that blacks had lower educational organizations should continue to implement of all ages, including lessons and educational those 65 years and older. attainment and home ownership and nearly programs proven to reduce health disparities, field trips. Of concern, the study also found that twice the rate of poverty and unemployment and partner with other sectors, including edu- “Our goal is to create a better future blacks in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are more as whites. These risk factors may limit cation, business, transportation, and housing, in Brooklyn by introducing more young likely to live with or die from conditions blacks’ access to prevention and treatment of to create social and economic conditions people to the joys and benefits of tennis,” that typically occur at older ages in whites, disease. Other risk factors that affect health that promote health starting in childhood to said Michael McCasland of Kings County including heart disease, stroke, and diabe- outcomes for blacks include obesity and less continue to close the gap in health outcomes. Tennis League. “New recreational facilities tes. Risk factors for some diseases, such as physical activity. Proven prevention measures such as healthy at the Armory will enable us to further that high blood pressure, may go unnoticed and CDC researchers analyzed data from the eating, physical activity, tobacco cessation, mission by exposing the youth of Crown untreated during these early years. Notably, U.S. Census Bureau, National Vital Statistics disease screenings, and medication adher- Heights to new concepts, cultures, people the death rates for homicide among blacks System, and CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor ence remain important to reduce disease and and possibilities.” did not change over the 17 years of the study. Surveillance System (BRFSS) to examine early death. The Armory will also include a 330-unit The report also describes improvements factors that may influence disparities across The Federal government collects data rental housing building with 50 percent in other causes of death, such as a dramatic the life span. on prevention measures and risk factors that affordable housing, as well as new con- decrease of about 80 percent in HIV deaths Among the key findings from the report: impact health through programs such as dominiums, of which 20 percent will be among 18- to 49-year-olds from 1999-2015. Blacks ages 18 to 64 are at higher risk of Healthy People 2020. For more information affordable to middle-income homeowners. Dramatic drops in HIV deaths were also seen early death than whites. on CDC efforts to reduce disparities through Additionally, the proposed redevelopment among whites. Still, a wide disparity remains Disparities in the leading causes of prevention and removing barriers to health also includes new commercial office space with blacks seven to nine times more likely death for blacks compared with whites are equity, visit www.cdc.gov/healthequity. offered at discounted rates for local small to die from HIV. pronounced by early and middle adulthood, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH businesses and non-profits in need of afford- “We have seen some remarkable including homicide and chronic diseases AND HUMAN SERVICES able rents. VOL. 21 NO. 18 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 11 Malcolm’s Struggle Documented he landmark 1964 film Malcolm X: be shown at 6:15 pm with a Q&A Struggle for Freedom documentary period following the film. filmed by Elbert “Sandy” Bethune In Malcolm X: Struggle for T(right) will be screened at the 24th New Freedom, Malcolm X is seen at a York African Film Festival this Sunday, time when his views were evolv- May 7 at 4:15pm at Lincoln Center’s Elinor ing following worldwide travel. It Bunin Munroe Film Center, 144 West 65th features interviews filmed during Street in Manhattan. Malcolm X’s trip to Europe and Recently, the Jamaican filmmaker, Africa and is interspersed with poet, author and scholar offered a talk to scenes of African rebellion. Months lucky CCNY students of journalist Herb after filming, Malcolm X would be Boyd (left), author of The Diary of Malcolm assassinated in the United States. X. Bethune spotlighted Pan-African expats One of his most treasured mem- during the turbulent 1960s through his ories is Bethune’s friendship and acclaimed milestone documentary filmed mentorship with Langston Hughes, during Malcolm X’s trip to Europe shortly which spanned Paris, New York and before his assassination and Jojolo, a portrait Africa’s Tanzania. Hughes even of a young Haitian fashion model and actress penned a poem in dedication to him. Herb Boys talks with noted filmmaker Elbert "Sandy" Bethune living in cosmopolitan Paris. Bethune’s literary work as a writer Both films will be seen at Lincoln Center has been featured in groundbreaking Langston Hughes’ anthology The Best Short and an essay on Malcolm X in Europe in John on Sunday with Bethune holding a Q&A Black Arts Movement literature. He has Stories by Negro Writers; poetry in Black Henrik Clarke’s Malcolm X: The Man and discussion immediately after. Jojolo will written short stories that were included in Fire, edited by Larry Neal and Amiri Baraka; His Times. Nottage’s SWEAT, Wilson’s JITNEY Nominated for Combined Nine 2017 Tony Awards James Earl Jones to Receive Special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre ynn Nottage’s SWEAT, for Best presented to director, actress, choreographer Marking 71 years of excellence on 2016/2017 eligibility season began April 30, Play, and August Wilson’s JIT- Baayork Lee. Broadway, the Tony Awards, hosted by 2016 and ended April 28, 2017. The Tony NEY, Best Revival of a Play, have JITNEY’s other five nominations in- Tony and Academy Award-winning actor Awards are being voted in 24 competitive Lbeen nominated for the American Theatre clude: John Douglas Thompson for Best Kevin Spacey, will be broadcast live from categories by 839 designated Tony voters Wing’s 2017 Antoinette Perry “Tony” Performance by an Actor in a Featured Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, within the theatre community. Awards®. Nominees were selected by Role in a Play; David Gallo for Best Scenic June 11th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. The Broadway League and the American an independent committee of 43 theatre Design of a Play; Toni-Leslie James for Legitimate theatrical productions Theatre Wing are presenters of the 2017 professionals, which includes Brooklyn’s Best Costume Design; Jane Cox for Best opening in any of the 41 eligible Broadway Tony Awards. own Mikki Shepard, appointed by the Tony Lighting Design of a Play; Ruben Santiago- theatres during the current season may For more information: www. Awards Administration Committee. Hudson for Best Direction of a Play. be considered for Tony nominations. The TonyAwards.com. James Earl Jones will receive the Also among SWEAT’s three nomi- 2017 Special Tony Award for Lifetime nations are actresses’ Johanna Day and Achievement in the theatre. The special Michelle Wilson for separate performances Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award will be for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play. 966 Fulton Street (bet. Grand Ave. & St. James Pl.) Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: 917-593-9776 Email: [email protected] City to Invest $7M to Better Apprehend Host/MC Harold Valle, Emeritus Rev. Imani Parker Sis. Akosua Cobb Domestic Violence Abusers and “Lady Dee” Stewart Ensure Support for Survivors ➔➔ Continued from page 2 solved. The crimes often occur behind closed May 2017 doors, and victims face many barriers in percent of citywide assaults and 20 percent coming forward to friends, family or to law th of homicides”. enforcement, which complicates service Friday 5 Brandon Sanders Quintet “Far too many individuals are the victims provision as well as law enforcement’s Featuring Brandon Sanders’ Swing Machine, W/Vincent Herring of domestic violence,” said Public Advocate investigation and evidence-gathering. Alto Sax - Donation $15 Letitia James. “A comprehensive strategy to Domestic violence can happen in the context hold domestic abusers culpable and provide of familial or intimate partner relationships, th increased safety to survivors and individuals threatening not only physical safety but Friday 12 Pre-Mothers’ Day Double Feature in danger is absolutely vital to ensure all our housing, financial security and other family 8-8:45PM Lucille Dandridge Piano Trio residents are protected. I applaud the mayor members. 9PMKeisha St. Joan for taking this important step to prioritize the In addition to being a criminal justice quartet - Featuring the Fabulous Keisha St Joan Vocals W/Ed Stoute, piano; safety and well-being of all New Yorkers.” issue, domestic violence has far-reaching Dwayne Broadnax, drums; Kim Clarke, Bass; Carol Sudhalter, Baritone Sax “We need to ensure survivors of domestic effects on families, communities and our Donation $15 violence are brought out of the shadows city. 20 to 40% of chronically violent and thriving,” said Brooklyn Borough adolescents have been exposed to extreme th President Eric L. Adams. “I commend parental conflict at home. Women who ex- Friday 19 Reggie Woods Quartet Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray and perience physical violence from an intimate Featuring the Celebrated Reggie Woods Tenor Sax Donation $15 Commissioner O’Neill for taking a com- partner report an average of 7.2 days of lost prehensive approach to domestic violence work-related productivity a year. th including ensuring the care of children New York City currently has in place Friday 26 Double Feature who are often invisible victims, along with multiple programs and services to support 8:15 PM: the Salisbury Brothers’ Quartet making sure abusers are brought to justice. survivors, including shelter programs, 10:15 PM the Vic Washington Quintet I am proud to have worked with Assembly training programs for staff, educational and Donation $15 members Amy Paulin and Jamie Williams, preventive programs for youth and extensive and survivors to introduce legislation in the case management services at the Family June state legislature to empower and strengthen Justice Centers through a network of on-site nd the voices of those who have overcome providers in each borough. These services Friday 2 the Melba Joyce Quartet abuse. Nobody should be allowed to silence were recently expanded to include on-site Featuring the Celebrated Melba Joyce Songstylelist - Donation $15 these women and men.” housing legal assistance. In addition, the Paid Domestic violence, both in New York Safe Leave legislation will provide avenues Coming Attractions; 9th Drake Colley; 16th Sa Ron Chenshaw; City and nationally, is a challenging and to ensure protections for domestic violence 23rd Stuart Tresser & Harmonica Man; 30th Tulivu Cumberbatch complex societal problem that is yet to be survivors in the workplace. Shows Subject to change without advance notice 12 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18

process to the LLC, 1815 Avenue U, Brooklyn upon whom process against it may be served. NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 11229. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 352 96th Street, Brooklyn 11209. Purpose: Notice of Formation of MIYO’s engage in any and all business activities Hustlers and Empires Productions, Any lawful purpose. ENTERPRISES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/17/2017. Notice of Formation of LOPEZ 3/27/2017 Office: Kings County. SSNY desig- Professional Accounting LLC. Arts. Office location: Kings County. SSNY desig- DECORATING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/21/2016. nated as agent of LLC upon whom process Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/13/17. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Office location: Kings County. SSNY desig- copy of process to the LLC, 171 Clermont agent of the LLC upon whom process against process to United States Corporation Agents nated as agent of LLC upon whom process Avenue, # 3I Brooklyn 11205. Purpose: Any it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of Service Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, against it may be served. SSNY shall mail lawful purpose. process to the LLC c/o Joseph Hayon, 1648 Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: Any lawful process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State East 14th Street, Brooklyn 11229. Purpose: activity. St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon CraftOPS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Any lawful purpose. whom and at which process may be served. the SSNY on 1/17/2017 Office: Kings County. Notice of Formation of Ackee Jamaican Purpose: Any lawful activity. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon Christopher Palu New York LLC. Arts. Grill, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of whom process against it may be served. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/15/2017. State of NY (SSNY) on11/28/2017. Office Zombies of Flat Bush, LLC Arts. of Org. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as location: Kings County. SSNY designated as filed with the SSNY on 4/10/2017 Office: 10 City Point, Apt 20L Brooklyn 11201. agent of the LLC upon whom process against agent of LLC upon whom process against it Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of Purpose: Any lawful purpose. it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC upon whom process against it may be process to the LLC c/o Christopher Palu, 93 United States Corporation Agents Service Inc., served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Carlton Legacy Properties, LLC Arts. of Himrod Street, Brooklyn 11221. Purpose: 7014 13th Avenue , suite 202, Brooklyn, NY the LLC, 736A Flat Bush Avenue, Brooklyn Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/23/2017 Office: Any lawful purpose. 11228 Purpose: Any lawful activity. NY 11226. Purpose: to engage in any and all Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of business activities permitted under the laws of the LLC upon whom process against it may be DEVOCION LIVINGSTON LLC. Arts. SE7EN IMAGES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed the State of New York. served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/03/17. with the SSNY on 4/11/2017 Office: Kings LLC, 593 Vanderbilt Avenue, # 210 Brooklyn Office: Kings County. SSNY designated County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC NATALISHVILI LAW FIRM PLLC 11238. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. as agent of the LLC upon whom process upon whom process against it may be served. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/9/2017 against it may be served. SSNY shall mail SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as Norge Realty LLC Arts. of Org. filed copy of process to the LLC, 69 Grand Street, c/o United States Corpoartion Agents, Inc. agent of the PLLC upon whom process against with the SSNY on 11/23/2016 Office: Kings Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any lawful Suite 202, Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: to it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC purpose.

MORTGAGE WILMINGTON SAVINGS date of service or within thirty (30) days after Be careful of people who approach you LEGAL NOTICES FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS the service is complete if this Summons is not with offers to “save” your home. There are AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN personally delivered to you within the State of individuals who watch for notices of fore- ➔➔ Continued on page 14 ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, closure actions in order to unfairly profit File No. 2017-1090 CITATION SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2015- judgment will be taken against you by default from a homeowner’s distress. You should be SURROGATE’S COURT, KINGS COUNTY 13BTT, , for the relief demanded in the Complaint. extremely careful about any such promises THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW Plaintiff, -against- THE UNKNOWN HEIRS- DATED: Elmsford, New York A p r i l and any suggestions that you pay them a fee YORK, By the Grace of God Free and AT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, __, 2017NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER or sign over your deed. State law requires Independent TO: any and all unknown per- EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not anyone offering such services for profit to sons whose names or parts of whose names, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, respond to this summons and complaint enter into a contract which fully describes and whose place or places of residence are ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, by serving a copy of the answer on the the services they will perform and fees they unknown, and cannot, after diligent inquiry, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND attorney for the mortgage company who will charge, and which prohibits them from be ascertained, distributees, heirs at law and GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR filed this foreclosure proceeding against taking any money from you until they have next of kin of said Lucille Clarke, deceased, CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH you and filing the answer with the court, a completed all such promised services. YOU and if any of the said distributees, heirs at law THE DECEDENT MARY LOUISE LEWIS, default judgment may be entered and you MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY or next of kin of deceased, be dead, their legal BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR go to the court where your case is pending FOR THE PLAINTIFF WILMINGTON distributees and successors in interest whose INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES for further information on how to answer SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING names and/or places of residence and post DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT the summons and protect your property. BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, office addresses are unknown. HEREIN; COREY ROSS, AS GUARDIAN Sending a payment to your mortgage com- NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, A petition having been duly filed by OF THE PERSON AND PROPERTY FOR pany will not stop this foreclosure action. BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR Clayton Harding, who is domiciled at 377 KENNETH GRANT LEWIS; JEROLD Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure New BCAT 2015-13BTT AND FILING THE 11th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. YOU LEWIS; TONYA LEWIS; DAVID A. York State Law requires that we send you ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Rachel L. ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE ATKINSON, SR.; MARTIN W. LEWIS, JR.; this notice about the foreclosure process. Johnston Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, before the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County, METRO PORTFOLIOS, INC.; MIDLAND Please read it carefully. Summons and LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road at 2 Johnson Street, Room 319, Brooklyn, FUNDING NCC-2 CORP.; CAPITAL ONE Complaint You are in danger of losing your Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) New York, on June 20, 2017, at 9:30 o’clock BANK; TARGET NATIONAL BANK; home. If you fail to respond to the summons 345-3020 NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: in the forenoon of that day, why a decree GREATE BAY HOTEL & CASINO INC.; and complaint in this foreclosure action, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND should not be made in the estate of LUCILLE LVNV FUNDING LLC A/P/O WELLS you may lose your home. Please read the SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS CLARKE lately domiciled at 859 Crown FARGO; MICHELLE M.B. TURNER; RAB summons and complaint carefully. You AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS Street, Brooklyn, New York admitting to PERFORMANCE RECOVERIES, LLC; should immediately contact an attorney INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY probate a Will dated May 24, 2010 as the Will NANCY T. SUNSHINE- COMMISSIONER or your local legal aid office to obtain AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2015-13BTT of LUCILLE CLARKE deceased, relating to OF JURORS; CRIMINAL COURT OF advice on how to protect yourself. Sources IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE real and and personal property, and directing THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW of Information and Assistance The State OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF that Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF encourages you to become informed about YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT CLAYTON HARDING. Dated, Attested TAXATION AND FINANCE; NEW YORK your options in foreclosure. In addition to MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. and Sealed, April 24, 2017. Hon. Margarita CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL seeking assistance from an attorney or legal YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A Lopez Torres, Surrogate, Doreen A. Quinn, BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING aid office, there are government agencies LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS Chief Clerk. Frank J. Gobes c/o Delbello, VIOLATIONS BUREAU; THE UNITED and non-profit organizations that you may AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY Donnellan, Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK CITY contact for information about possible op- HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION Telephone Number 914-681-0200, One North DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; TYRONE tions, including trying to work with your AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, White Plains, SMITH AS “JOHN DOE” #1, “JOHN DOE” lender during this process. To locate an of the above-entitled action is to foreclose a NY 10601 [NOTE: This Citation Is served #2 through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive entity near you, you may call the toll-free mortgage to secure $118,000.00 plus interest, upon you as required by law. You are not the names of the ten last name Defendants helpline maintained by the New York State recorded in the Office of the County Clerk/ required to appear. If you fail to appear it will being fictitious, real names unknown to the Department of Financial Services at (800) City Register of the County of Kings on July be assumed that you do not object to the relief Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons 342-3736 or visit the Department’s website 26, 2001 in Reel 5230 at Page 2384 covering requested. You have a right to have an attorney or corporations having an interest in, or at www.dfs.ny.gov. Rights and Obligations the premises described as follows: 84 Pilling appear for you.] tenants or persons in possession of, portions YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE Street, Brooklyn, New York 11207 The relief of the mortgaged premises described in the YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have sought in the within action is final judgment Re-Filed: 1/28/2016 Filed: 1/25/2016 Complaint, Defendants. ------the right to stay in your home during the directing the sale of the premises described Index No.: 500944/201 Plaintiff designates ------X TO foreclosure process. You are not required above to satisfy the debt secured by the mort- KINGS County as place of trial Venue is based THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: to leave your home unless and until your gage described above. The Plaintiff makes no upon County in which premises are being situ- YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to an- property is sold at auction pursuant personal claim against any Defendants in this ate SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH swer the Complaint in this action and to serve to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. action. NOTICE ACTION SUPREME COURT OF a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint Regardless of whether you choose to remain THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF is not served with this Summons, to serve a in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO INDEX NO.: 501794/2015 Date Filed: KINGS Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and 04/17/2017. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ------attorney within twenty (20) days after the pay property taxes in accordance with state ------X TO FORECLOSE A service of this Summons, exclusive of the and local law. Foreclosure Rescue Scams ➔➔ Continued on page 14 VOL. 21 NO. 18 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 13

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CONWAY, P.C. /s/______IRENE EDMOND, ET AL., Defendant(s). OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE LEGAL NOTICES SONIA J. BAEZ, Esquire Attorneys for Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS ➔➔ Continued from page 12 Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New and Sale duly filed onAugust 12, 2016, I, THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, Rochelle, New York 10801, 914-636-8900, the undersigned Referee will sell at public LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH MORTGAGED PREMISES: 583 Lexington File # 382-0808 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11221. BL #: IN FORECLOSURE Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK 1619 – 72. Plaintiff designates Kings County NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES NY on June 01, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., premises Premises will be sold subject to provisions as the place of trial based on the location of the THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE known as 662 Riverdale Avenue, Brooklyn, of filed Judgment Index # 21876/2012. Lee mortgaged premises in this action. Plaintiff’s ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of M. Huttner, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, principal place of business is c/o PHH PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. land, with the buildings and improvements LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Mortgage Corporation, One Mortgage Way, SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. SUPREME YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, Plaintiff COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO City and State of New York, Block 3842 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court COUNTY OF KINGS HSBC BANK RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND and Lot 16. Approximate amount of judg- County Of Kings Bank of America, N.A., USA, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- SPENCER COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ment is $547,117.46 plus interest and costs. Plaintiff MCFARLANE, if living, and if dead, the ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR Premises will be sold subject to provisions AGAINST Ramon Burgos, Myrna Burgos, respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS of filed Judgment Index # 507303/13. Janet et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU Brown, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 5/10/2016 legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and suc- SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, and entered on 6/3/2016, I, the undersigned cessors in interest, and generally all persons ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff Referee, will sell at public auction at the having or claiming under, by or through said AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SUPREME COURT – COUNTY Street, Brooklyn, NY on May 18, 2017 at inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND OF KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK 02:30 PM premises known as 120 Bradford or interest in and to the premises described ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. All that certain in the complaint herein, and their respective to become informed about your options in FHA QUALIFIED TRUSTEE FOR RESCAP plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance LIQUIDATING TRUST, Plaintiff against and improvements erected, situate, lying and and every person not specifically named who from an attorney or legal aid office, there are JEAN LEON LOUIS, MARC LOUIS, et being in the Borough and County of Kings, may be entitled to or claim to have any right, government agencies and non-profit organi- al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of City and State of New York, BLOCK: 3673, title or interest in the property described in the zations that you may contact for information Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 28, 2016. LOT: 33. Approximate amount of judgment is verified complaint; all of whom and whose about possible options, including trying to I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public $449,586.97 plus interests and costs. Premises names and places of residence unknown, and work with your lender during this process. To auction in Room 224 of the Kings County will be sold subject to provisions of filed cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by locate an entity near you, you may call the toll- Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, Judgment Index # 504574/2013. Angelicque the Plaintiff, ET AL, Defendants. TO THE free helpline maintained by the New York State N.Y. on the 25th day of May, 2017 at 2:30 M. Moreno, Referee, FRENKEL LAMBERT ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU Banking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS p.m. premises described as follows: All that WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situated, Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 Complaint in this action and to serve a copy website at http://WWW.BANKING.STATE. lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not NY.US RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU County of Kings, City and State of New York. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE served with this Summons, to serve a notice ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR Said premises known as 3324 Clarendon OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right Road, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203. (Block: 4950, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged within twenty (20) days after the service of this to stay in your home during the foreclosure Lot: 0010). Approximate amount of lien $ Premises: 627 VERMONT STREET Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or process. You are not required to leave your 472,085.81 plus interest and costs. Premises BROOKLYN, NY 11207 Block: 3825 Lot: within thirty (30) days after service is complete home unless and until your property is sold at will be sold subject to provisions of filed 7 Plaintiff designates KINGS as the place of if this Summons is not personally delivered to auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 2758- trial situs of the real property INDEX NO. you within the State of New York). In case and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to 13. Judy S. Mock, Esq., Referee. McCabe, 505401/2016 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE of your failure to appear or answer, judgment remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE will be taken against you by default for the TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210, New COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. LEILA JOSEPH, relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE and pay your taxes in accordance with state Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR and local law. FORECLOSURE RESCUE ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; EDMUND HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO SCAMS Be careful of people who approach SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF JOSEPH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY you with offers to “save” your home. There KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON are individuals who watch for notices of MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS CRAWFORD JOSEPH, AS HEIR AND THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit FHA QUALIFIED TRUSTEE FOR RESCAP DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF COMPANY WHO FILED THIS from a homeowner’s distress. You should be LIQUIDATING TRUST, Plaintiff against ALFRED JOSEPH; NADINE WILLIAMS, FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST extremely careful about any such promises JEAN LEON LOUIS, MARC LOUIS, et AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; ALMA THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT sign over your deed. State law requires anyone Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 28, 2016. VERONICA JOSEPH, AS HEIR AND MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE offering such services for profit to enter into a I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY contract which fully describes the services they auction in Room 224 of the Kings County ALFRED JOSEPH; OLIVIA HARRIS, OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR will perform and fees they will charge, and Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER which prohibits them from taking any money N.Y. on the 25th day of May, 2017 at 2:30 THE ESTATE OF ALFRED JOSEPH; INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER from you until they have completed all such p.m. premises described as follows: All that CARLITHIA HARRIS, AS HEIR AND THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR promised services. certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situated, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, ALFRED JOSEPH, any and all persons un- TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF County of Kings, City and State of New York. known to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE KINGS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Said premises known as 3324 Clarendon to have an interest in, or general or specific lien ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against Road, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203. (Block: 4950, upon the real property described in this action; SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON GEORGE LABATO; LINDA LABATO; Lot: 0010). Approximate amount of lien $ such unknown persons being herein generally THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF TYSHAEIKA LABATO, et al Defendant(s). 472,085.81 plus interest and costs. Premises described and intended to be included in the (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale will be sold subject to provisions of filed following designation, namely: the wife, THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE entered on June 28, 2016. I, the undersigned judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 2758- widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next OBJECT of the above captioned action is to Referee will sell at public auction in Room 13. Judy S. Mock, Esq., Referee. McCabe, of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, foreclose a Mortgage to secure $ 729,000.00 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit- and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 1st day Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New tees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, Register of the City of New York on February of June, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. premises All that Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 any and all persons deriving interest in or lien 4, 2008, in CRFN 2008000046247, covering certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the upon, or title to said real property by, through premises known as 583 Lexington Avenue, buildings and improvements thereon erected, SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF or under them, or either of them, and their Brooklyn, New York 11221 – BL #: 1619 – 72. situate, lying and being in the County of Kings, KINGS US BANK, N.A., V. SYED AHMED respective wives, widows, husbands, wid- The relief sought in the within action is a final City and State of New York. Said premises A/K/A A. SYED A/K/A AHMED SYED, owers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, judgment directing the sale of the premises known as 640 Miller Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. et al. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, described above to satisfy the debt secured by 11207. Tax account number: SBL #: 3827-36. HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff Approximate amount of lien $ 257,847.24 plus Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 29, assigns, all of whom and whose names, also seeks a deficiency judgment against interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject 2015, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; the Defendant and for any debt secured by to provisions of filed judgment and terms of the County of KINGS, wherein US BANK, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the sale. Index No. 503447/2013. Sean R. Smith, N.A. is the Plaintiff and SYED AHMED, ET DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK CITY proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO Esq., Referee. Fein, Such & Crane, LLP AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; the Defendant SPENCER MCFARLANE, Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Referee will sell at public auction at the NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Suite 1800 Rochester, N.Y. 14614 (585) KINGS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED Notice is served upon you by publication pur- 232-7400 224, 360 ADAMS STREET, BROOKLYN STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE suant to an Order of Hon. Noach Dear JSC. of NY 11201, on May 18, 2017 at 2:30pm, #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last the Supreme Court of the State of New York, NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT premises known as 2298 ATLANTIC AVE, twelve names being fictitious and unknown dated March 7th 2017. Dated: New Rochelle, COUNTY OF KINGS, CITIMORTGAGE, BROOKLYN, NY 11233: Block 1435 Lot to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended NY April 10, 2017 MCCABE, WEISBERG & INC., Plaintiff, vs. FABRICE ARMAND, 29 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE being the tenants, occupants, persons or VOL. 21 NO. 18 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 15 It’s the end of the world and we know it: Scientists in many disciplines see apocalypse, soon ■■ By Phil Torres lifespans, with associated socioeconomic and Brian Coombes puts it, “antibiotics are the that the rate of ocean acidification is happen- ecological impacts that will exacerbate the foundation on which all modern medicine ing faster today than it occurred during the hile apocalyptic beliefs about risks and damages to society and ecosystems rests. Cancer chemotherapy, organ trans- Permian-Triassic mass extinction. That event the end of the world have, that are projected for the twenty-first century plants, surgeries, and childbirth all rely is called the “Great Dying” because it was historically, been the subject and propagate into the future for many thou- on antibiotics to prevent infections. If you the most devastating mass extinction ever, ofW religious speculation, they are increas- sands of years. can’t treat those, then we lose the medical resulting in some 95 percent of all species ingly common among some of the leading Furthermore, studies suggest that civili- advances we have made in the last 50 years.” kicking the bucket. As the science journalist scientists today. This is a worrisome fact, zation will have to produce more food in the Indeed, this is why Margaret Chan, the direc- Eric Hand points out, whereas 2.4 gigatons given that science is based not on faith and next 50 years than in all of human history, tor general of the World Health Organization, of carbon were injected into the atmosphere private revelation, but on observation and which stretches back some 200,000 years claims that “Antimicrobial resistance poses a per year during the Great Dying, about 10 empirical evidence. into the Pleistocene epoch. This is partly fundamental threat to human health, devel- gigatons are being injected per year by Perhaps the most prominent figure with due to the ongoing problem of overpopula- opment and security.” contemporary industrial society. Thus, the an anxious outlook on humanity’s future is tion, where Pew projects approximately 9.3 Making matters even worse, experts sixth mass extinction mentioned above, also Stephen Hawking. Last year, he wrote the billion people living on spaceship Earth by argue that the risk of a global pandemic is called the Anthropocene extinction, could following in a Guardian article: 2050. According to the 2016 Living Planet increasing. The reason is, in part, because turn out to be perhaps even worse than the Now, more than at any time in our history, Report, humanity needs 1.6 Earths to sustain of the growth of megacities. According to a Permian-Triassic die-off. our species needs to work together. We face our current rate of (over)consumption — in United Nations estimate, “66 percent of the So Hawking’s dire warning that we live awesome environmental challenges: climate other words, unless something significant global population will live in urban centers in the most perilous period of our species’ change, food production, overpopulation, changes with respect to anthropogenic re- by 2050.” The closer proximity of people existence is quite robust. In fact, consider- the decimation of other species, epidemic source depletion, nature will force life as we will make the propagation of pathogens ations like these have led a number of other disease, acidification of the oceans. Together, know it to end. much easier, not to mention the fact that notable scientists to suggest that the collapse they are a reminder that we are at the most Along these lines, scientists largely agree deadly germs can travel from one location of global society could occur in the foresee- dangerous moment in the development of that human activity has pushed the biosphere to another at literally the speed of a jetliner. able future. The late microbiologist Frank humanity. We now have the technology to into the sixth mass extinction event in the Furthermore, climate change will produce Fenner, for example, whose virological work destroy the planet on which we live, but have entire 4.5 billion year history of Earth. This heat waves and flooding events that will helped eliminate smallpox, predicted in 2010 not yet developed the ability to escape it. appears to be the case even on the most op- create “more opportunity for waterborne that “humans will probably be extinct within There is not a single point here that is timistic assumptions about current rates of diseases such as cholera and for disease 100 years, because of overpopulation, envi- inaccurate or hyperbolic. For example, species extinctions, which may be occurring vectors such as mosquitoes in new regions.” ronmental destruction, and climate change.” consider that the hottest 17 years on record 10,000 times faster than the normal “back- This is why some public health researchers Similarly, the Canadian biologist Neil Dawe have all occurred since 2000, with a single ground rate” of extinction. Other studies have conclude that “we are at greater risk than reportedly “wouldn’t be surprised if the exception (namely, 1998), and with 2016 be- found that, for example, the global popula- ever of experiencing large-scale outbreaks generation after him witness the extinction ing the hottest ever. Although 2017 probably tion of wild vertebrates — that is, mammals, and global pandemics,” and that “the next of humanity.” And the renowned ecologist won’t break last year’s record, the UK’s Met birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians — has outbreak contender will most likely be a Guy McPherson argues that humanity will Office projects that it “will still rank among declined by a staggering 58 percent between surprise.” follow the dodo into the evolutionary grave the hottest years on record.” Studies also em- 1970 and 2012. The biosphere is wilting in Finally, the acidification of the world’s by 2026. (On the upside, maybe you don’t phasize that there is a rapidly closing window real time, and our own foolish actions are oceans is a catastrophe that hardly gets the need to worry so much about that retirement for meaningful action on climate change. As to blame. attention it deserves. What’s happening is plan.) the authors of one peer-reviewed paper put it: As for disease, superbugs are a growing that the oceans are absorbing carbon diox- Parts of this article draw from my The next few decades offer a brief win- concern among researchers due to overuse ide from the atmosphere, and this is causing forthcoming book “Morality, Foresight, dow of opportunity to minimize large-scale of antibiotics among livestock and humans. their pH level to fall. One consequence is the and Human Flourishing: An Introduction to and potentially catastrophic climate change These multi-drug-resistant bacteria are high- destruction of coral reefs through a process Existential Risks.” that will extend longer than the entire history ly resistant to normal treatment routes, and called “bleaching.” Today, about 60 percent Phil Torres is the founder of the X-Risks of human civilization thus far. Policy deci- already some 2 million people become sick of coral reefs are in danger of bleaching, Institute and author of The End: What sions made during this window are likely to from superbugs each year. and about 10 percent are already underwater Science and Religion Tell Us About the result in changes to Earth’s climate system Advertisement ghost towns. Apocalypse. He’s on Twitter @xriskology. measured in millennia rather than human Perhaps the greatest risk here is that, as Even more alarming, though, is the fact

this action is located in said county. NOTICE Said premises known as 3324 Clarendon LEGAL NOTICES YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR Road, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203. (Block: 4950, May Day Protest ➔➔ Continued from page 14 HOME If you do not respond to this summons Lot: 0010). Approximate amount of lien $ Monday, May 1, 2017, protesters armed and complaint by serving a copy of the answer 472,085.81 plus interest and costs. Premises with signs and their voices gathered at Foley corporations, if any, having or claiming an on the attorney for the mortgage company who will be sold subject to provisions of filed Square to speak out about the ban on im- interest in or lien upon the premises, described filed this foreclosure proceeding against you judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 2758- migrants, the racism, fascism, government in the complaint, Defendants. To the above and filing the answer with the court, a default 13. Judy S. Mock, Esq., Referee. McCabe, greed, capitalism, global warming, health named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY judgment may be entered and you can lose Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for care and Donald Trump’s first 100 scan- SUMMONED to answer the complaint in your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210, New dal-ridden days in office. this action and to serve a copy of your answer, court where your case is pending for further in- Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 Trump supporters came to the demon- or, if the complaint is not served with this formation on how to answer the summons and stration shouting, “Make America Great!” summons, to serve a notice of appearance protect your property. Sending a payment to SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF Shouting matches, name-calling and verbal on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days the mortgage company will not stop the fore- KINGS LIBERTY DABAR ASSOCIATES, threats ensued. after the service of this summons, exclusive closure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY Plaintiff -against- JENNIFER MOHAMMED, of the day of service (or within 30 days after SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment the service is complete if this summons is not THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 13, personally delivered to you within the State of (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING 2015 and entered on October 19, 2015, I, New York) in the event the United States of THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: the undersigned Referee will sell at public America is made a party defendant, the time November 10, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC auction at the Kings County Courthouse 360 to answer for the said United States of America Attorney for Plaintiff BY: COREY ROBSON, Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY on shall not expire until (60) days after service ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 May 18, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, of the Summons; and in case of your failure Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, to appear or answer, judgment will be taken County of Kings, City and State of New against you by default for the relief demanded SUPREME COURT – COUNTY York, bounded and described as follows: in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF OF KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS of Liberty Avenue, distant 60 feet westerly OBJECT of the above caption action is to FHA QUALIFIED TRUSTEE FOR RESCAP from the corner formed by the intersection foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of LIQUIDATING TRUST, Plaintiff against of the southerly side of Liberty Avenue with $656,250.00 and interest, recorded on May 14, JEAN LEON LOUIS, MARC LOUIS, et the westerly side of Autumn Avenue; being a 2009, at Instrument number 2009000143958, al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of plot 100 feet by 25 feet by 100 feet by 25 feet. of the Public Records of KINGS County, Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 28, 2016. Block 4200 Lot 18. Said premises known as New York, covering premises known as 627 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public 1088 LIBERTY AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY VERMONT STREET BROOKLYN, NY auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Approximate amount of lien $438,954.67 plus 11207. The relief sought in the within action Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject is a final judgment directing the sale of the N.Y. on the 25th day of May, 2017 at 2:30 to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of premises described above to satisfy the debt p.m. premises described as follows: All that Sale. Index Number 500771/2013. AARON secured by the Mortgage described above. certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situated, TYK, ESQ., Referee The Law Office of Jason KINGS County is designated as the place lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, Chang, Esq. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 252 West of trial because the real property affected by County of Kings, City and State of New York. 37th Street, Suite 600, New York, NY 10018 Photo: Nathaniel Adams 16 OUR TIME PRESS May 4 – 10, 2017 VOL. 21 NO. 18 DENTISTRY Charles Grannum DMD

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