LocaL cLassifieds inside April 15, 2012 Your Neighborhood — Your News® Renaissance Gottlieb run outrages Lancman turns LIC into Accusations fly among Democrats as fourth enters congressional race prime location seeking a spot in the Democratic And then the finger pointing Gottlieb, who he called a “long- By Joe ANutA primary for a Queens congres- began. time party hack,” as a sham can- By ReBecca HeNely sional seat, state Assemblyman Lancman accused the didate. After word spread that Jeff Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Mead- Queens County Democrats and “Today, the Meng campaign The opening of JetBlue’s new Gottlieb, a 70-year-old employee of ows) said it was a ploy to siphon state Assemblywoman Grace has been caught red-handed in office and a new park in Long Is- the state Board of Elections, was votes away from him. Meng’s campaign of propping up one of the most malicious schemes land City last week was hailed as any of us have ever seen: an outra- a milestone for the community by geous ploy to deceive Jewish vot- leaders around the city, but the Pl a y Ba l l ! ers with a fraudulent candidate neighborhood has been growing designed to manipulate the elec- and changing for some time. toral process in her favor,” said After years of being known Lancman’s campaign manager, as a manufacturing mecca, Long Mark Benoit. Island City has become one of Lancman contends that Jew- Queens’ most up-and-coming ish voters will pull the lever for communities. Gottlieb just be- Its million-dollar views of cause of his Jew- Manhattan ish last name, have attract- Full coverage taking away ed residential votes the assem- development, PAGES 18,19 blyman believes would otherwise the hotel in- go to him. dustry has thrived on its streets, Gottlieb has never held pub- institutions like MOMA PS1 and lic office, but worked for several 5Pointz have made it an artistic borough lawmakers and was the center and the crime rate in the vice president of the John F. Ken- 108th Precinct has dropped to one nedy Democratic Club, where, of the lowest levels in the city. according to Lancman, he was The new life for the neigh- gathering signatures for Assem- borhood has its leaders’ eyes blywoman Grace Meng (D-Flush- fixed on a bright future, but resi- ing) just last week. dents have clashed with hoteliers, Aidan Perovic (l.) and Daniel Torres get comfy on the grass at the conclusion of the annual Ridgewood-Glendale- The heated comments from found themselves shut out of park- Middle Village-Maspeth Little League Parade, which kicks of the youth baseball season. see story page 16. Lancman’s camp were just the Photo by Christina Santucci ing spots and endured disruptive Continued on Page 20 public transportation delays. Muni-Meter reform should Groper strikes Sunnyside help business growth in boro By ReBecca HeNely tan) and Sunnyside’s On Sunday at 5:45 By PHil CoRso elected officials back to a.m., a Hispanic man in In a replay of the re- the No. 7 46th Street-Bliss his late 20s jumped on The rush to the Muni-Meter is over. sponse to earlier sexual Street subway stop Tues- and sexually assaulted A new law giving drivers the chance to fight un- assaults in the area, the day morning to alert the a 30-year-old Sunnyside fair parking tickets should boost local businesses, City attack on a woman in community. woman on 46th Street Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) said Sunnyside Gardens Eas- “It’s very unfor- near 39th Avenue. Monday. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer hands ter Sunday brought City tunate that we are at Mike Novak, who “This is a common-sense law. If you park your car out fliers about a groping in Sunnyside. Council Speaker Chris- the corner once again,” lives nearby, heard her Continued on Page 20 Photo by Christina Santucci tine Quinn (D-Manhat- Quinn said. Continued on Page 20 A CNG Publication • Vol. 1, No. 3 Updated every day at timesLedger.Com 10 Woodside nonprofi t plans gala to help children BY REBECCA HENELY youth development. the center. He said he was thropic organizations, will COM . These programs can doing this because he un- be given the Generation Woodside’s The Child include anything from child derstands the value of the One Award. This award Center of NY will be hold- care to parenting classes to services they offer, knows goes to people who act as TIMESLEDGER ing a $550-a-plate fund-rais- substance abuse treatment the toll the recession has entrepreneurial and giv- er gala April 18 at Gustavi- to college and job prepara- taken on the organization ing role models to young no’s in Manhattan. tion. The center, which has in the form of cutbacks and people. Laura Schenone, a staff that speaks 35 lan- wants to set a good example The gala begins at 6 . 15, 2012 • . 15, 2012 spokeswoman for the cen- guages collectively, serves for his children, teaching p.m. with a cocktail hour PR ter, said the gala will help about 17,000 Queens kids them that success means and will include a silent , A raise funds for the at-risk every year. greater responsibility to auction, dinner and an children in Queens the cen- “Our mission today the community. awards ceremony. WEEKLY ter serves, but also enable it is to help at-risk children “It’s a great organiza- Schenone said the cen- UEENS to grow its operations fur- and youth succeed in life,” tion and I’ve been working ter is committed to expand- Q ther beyond the borough. Schenone said. with them for about three ing in the slow-to-recover “We want to expand The gala, which will be years on the board and I see economy. our reach, but we’re still at 409 E. 59th St. in Manhat- the impact they have on the “Over the next 60 committed to Queens,” tan April 18, will help the community,” Shufro said of years, we hope to be the Schenone said. center fund its programs, the center. strongest possible safety The Child Center’s cen- celebrate the center’s 60th The Impact Award will net for even more children, tral office is at 60-02 Queens anniversary and honor also be given to Roslyn Sav- especially those at high Blvd., but, after beginning three men who have done ings Bank President Jack risk,” Sandra Hagan, the in 1953 as a mental health exceptional work for at-risk Bransfield, who is a part center’s executive director, counseling center, the orga- children. the center’s board and has Award. of many nonprofits. The said in a statement. “We nization now works out of “To be an honoree, The Queens Museum of Art’s Sunday family art program drew honor is given to those who know that our interven- 70 locations throughout the their commitment to the designs for The Child Center of NY’s gala using landmarks from have brought both innova- tions save lives. That’s why borough and a high school community and their com- Manhattan and Queens. Photo courtesy Child Center tion to business and service we are so committed to do- in Brooklyn, offering pro- mitment to the Child Cen- to disadvantaged kids. ing what we do.” grams in early childhood ter of NY is the big thing,” volunteered for several le- Shufro said after re- James Pi, chairman Purchase tickets for education, counseling for Schenone said. gal organizations on behalf ceiving the award, he was of Chinese cruise compa- the gala at childcenterny. individuals and families, Manhattan attorney of children, will be receiv- planning to step up and try ny Victoria Cruises and a org/events-gala2012.html. child abuse prevention and Greg Shufro, who sits on ing the center’s Impact to get more resources for supporter of many philan- A night to remember in Queens on Titanic sinking Astoria historical society marks centennial with author Gary Vollo to recall unthinkable disaster BY TAMMY SCILEPPI headlines after fleeing his tanic museum — shared ed to know: “How come the cruise ship, Costa Concor- intriguing first-hand ac- Titanic went so fast? And As Queens commemo- dia, after it capsized in Tus- counts of survivors they did it really split apart?” To rates the 100th anniver- cany, RMS Titanic’s cap- had met at past Titanic His- which Vollo replied: “The sary of the sinking of RMS tain, Edward John Smith, torical Conventions. warnings went unheeded, Titanic and the events did indeed go down with Vollo recalled his and it did break in half surrounding her fateful his ship, along with 1,500 meeting with Philip Aks, from the pressure on the journey, it’s customary to passengers, who drowned 10 months old at the time of stern.” recount those fascinating, or froze to death in icy wa- the sinking. He was taken “My feeling is if the decades-old tales and anec- ters on April 15, 1912. from his mother’s arms captain had gone straight dotes that are part of this The centennial of Ti- and separated from her. into the iceberg, instead never-ending story. tanic’s sinking was hon- Frantically looking for her of trying to steer away, the In 1898 (14 years be- ored during a standing- son after the rescue ship ship may have not sunk, as fore Titanic), M. Robertson room only event April 2, brought survivors to New only the front would have wrote a prophetic fictitious hosted by the Greater As- The RMS Titanic departs from Southhampton, England.