BY BILL PARRY

Phase Two of the $8 billion La-Guardia Airport reconstruction project got underway Tuesday with Gov. Andrew Cuomo taking

part in a ground-breaking cer-emony after signing a long-term deal with Delta Airlines. Delta will build a new $4 billion state-of-the-art terminal on the east-ern portion of the airport.

“It’s going to be a beautiful welcoming front door to New York to 50 million tourists a year and helping the economy of to-morrow, but it is also helping the economy today with good union

jobs,” Cuomo said. He guaran-teed construction of an AirTrain connecting LaGuardia with Wil-lets Point saying, “there’s no air-port that works in a metropolitan area that doesn’t have a one-seat ride to the airport, and it’s about time New York did.”

Cuomo also announced a breakthrough with LaGuar-dia Gateway Partners, the firm that broke ground last year to build the western portion of the airport. Former NBA super-star Magic Johnson is on board with the project through JLC Infrastructure, a joint venture between Loop Capital and Magic Johnson Enterprises, marking the first time in the state’s his-tory that there will be a Minor-ity- and Women-owned Business Enterprises investing equity in a public-private construction project.

“This marks the first time in New York State history that any governor has said you must have an MWBE equity part-ner in a project of this size and scale,” National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial said. “By welcoming Loop Capi-

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BY MARK HALLUM

Airbnb may require more com-plete information from guests if a bill introduced by state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) is passed.

The legislation would require people sharing their homes to maintain records of personal in-formation on guests for a certain period of time and require legal identification upon check-in at the listing. Avella has been an outspo-ken opponent of Airbnb after con-stituents have expressed dismay at the rapid spread of rentals in north-east Queens, which at times violate zoning laws and safety regulations.

“Airbnb’s unwelcome prolifera-tion in neighborhoods in my dis-trict, mostly by absentee commer-cial operators, has created a public nuisance and public safety risks that are simply unacceptable,” said Avella. “If Airbnb wants to act like a hotel, then it must be subject to the same basic transparency and disclosure requirements that all legal lodging establishments in the city of New York are responsible for.”

BY GINA MARTINEZ

After the success of last year’s exhibit, Coun-cilman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) will host the second annual Social Justice Art Show, which will be extended to a two-week event.

The art show is set to open on Sept. 15 and

Social Justice Art Show coming to Jamaica

BY BILL PARRY

The skirl of bagpipes was heard last Friday in Far Rockaway as Briar Place was co-named De-tective Randolph Holder Way to honor the slain NYPD officer whose fam-

ily home stands across the street.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner James O’Neill and elected officials joined 250 police officers, firefighters and residents to honor the 33-year-old who moved to

Far Rockaway from Guy-ana in the early 2000s, of-ficials said.

“My son was a good dis-ciplined guy, officer and a gentleman. He died doing what he did best,” Ran-dolph Holder Sr. said. “To-day is a bittersweet day. It

Mayor Bill de Blasio joins the family of slain NYPD Detective Randolph Holder as he is honored in Far Rockaway.

Courtesy of the Mayor’s office

Avella sponsors new Airbnb legislation

Phase 2 begins at LaGuardiaCuomo promises AirTrain from Willets Point to airport as $4B project breaks ground

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Crime in northeast Queens has taken a turn for the worse in recent months with a spate of gang activ-ity, armed robberies and senseless acts of violence.

Prosecutors and law enforcement officials have alleged the notorious El Salvadorian gang known as MS-13 has extended its reach from Long Island into areas of Bayside and Flushing, as well as Ja-maica and St. Albans in recent months. Attacks on residents in the northeast section of the borough have taken place with growing frequency.

In the first week of Au-gust a woman in Bayside was the victim of an armed robbery. Police said an armed man stepped out of a car on 26th Avenue and 204th Street before pull-ing a gun on a 48-year-old woman passing by on foot. According to the NYPD, the suspect demanded the woman’s purse, but a strug-gle ensued and the woman overcame her attacker. She even managed to keep her

purse, a police spokeswom-an said.

The day later on Aug. 3, a man in the 111th Pre-cinct was brutally beaten by multiple individuals in the same area. Cops said they recovered a pipe and a handsaw, while the man was given medical atten-tion for a stab wound in the back. The incident took place at 208th Street and 28th Avenue at about 8 p.m..

The NYPD was seen conducting what a spokes-woman described as an evidence search in Kissena Park July 28 with heavy equipment for excavating. The New York Daily News said a source told the paper the search was related to a tip law enforcement re-ceived about two dead bod-ies associated with MS-13 left in the Flushing green space, but the NYPD said the search turned up nega-tive results.

In the most recent round of violence, Fernando Gon-zalez Chavez, 39, originally from El Salvador, was standing outside a Murray Hill deli on 162nd Street

and Northern Boulevard early on May 31 when Ro-berto Abrego, 23, and Jose Alvarenga, 27, allegedly ambushed him, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Chavez was shot in the chest, punctur-ing a lung and resulting in his death, according to the DA.

Brown alleged the two Long Island assailants were members of MS-13 in a re-lease from the DA’s office.

NYPD Chief of Detec-tives Robert Boyce told reporters soon after the ar-rest of the two suspects that Chavez had a tattoo of the number “13,” leading them to believe he was a member of the gang, the New York Post reported.

He said although there was a known MS-13 pres-ence in southeast Queens, the northeast Queens mur-der seemed to be a visit from a Long Island branch

of the gang. The alleged MS-13 kill-

ing of Chavez came just weeks after the mid-May murder of Julio Vasquez, 16, who was found with at least two dozen stab wounds in an Oakland Gardens wetlands preserve and was determined by po-lice to have gang ties.

Although law enforce-ment would not confirm a specific gang affiliation, a brick post in front of Vasquez’s St. Albans home showed MS-13 markings in black spray paint. The teen also had a record of gang assault among other crimes.

Vasquez’s “severely de-composed” body was origi-nally spotted by a bird-watcher in a remote and heavily wooded part of Al-ley Pond Park, popular for its ungroomed wetlands.

The NYPD said the Al-ley Pond killing may have been gang-related but would not confirm the vic-tim’s affiliation with the notorious MS-13 gang.

The last time a homi-cide took place in Bayside prior to the discovery of

Vasquez’s body was in De-cember 2014, when 4-month-old Nevin Janduher was admitted to Flushing Hos-pital where he died. His father, Jagsheer Singh, was later sentenced to 18 years for the child’s death, which resulted from physi-cal abuse.

The FBI charged three alleged MS-13 members with racketeering and a 2016 attempted murder in Jamaica, which left the victim paralyzed from a bullet wound, according to a criminal complaint filed May 9 in federal court in Brooklyn. The FBI classified the victim as part of the 18th Street gang, which is involved in an ongoing turf war with MS-13’s local chap-ters, or “cliques,” and the rivalry “has resulted in various historical acts of violence,” the criminal complaint said. All these of the accused were from Queens.

Reach reporter Mark Hallum by e-mail at mhal-lum@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4564.

BY BILL PARRY

The Black Leadership Action Coalition rallied outside the New York City Board of Elections Tuesday demanding restoration of voting sites at LeFrak City, contending the relocation of the polls is an act of voter suppression.

The voting booths had been removed because of complaints starting in 2008 that they were not in com-pliance with the American Disabilities Act, but were only recently relocated, giv-ing little notice to LeFrak City residents who have been using the booths for more than 50 years.

“It is the duty of the Board of Elections to in-form tenants of this move and grant the opportunity to make the locations more

accessible, but they made no effort to do any such thing, and asked for zero input from the communi-ty,” Black Leadership Ac-tion Coalition Founder and President Bertha Lewis said. “With the primary in one month, this relocation is far too short of notice for residents. If this was such a big issue, why weren’t they moved last year or back in 2008 when the issues were first identified? This is just a political tactic designed to disenfranchise low-income people and people of color from the right to vote. This type of voter suppression is something we normally as-sociate with the South and ultra-conservative politics, so you would think that in a city as diverse as ours, you would not see such an out-rageous abuse of power.”

The LeFrak City com-plex houses nearly 25,000 resident and is considered to be partial to Hiram Mon-serrate in his City Council race with Assemblyman

Francisco Moya (D-East Elmhurst) for the East Elmhurst seat. Lewis has endorsed Monserrate.

The Board of Elections did not respond to a request

for comment by press time.“The relocation of poll-

ing sites should never hap-pen without getting input from residents of the affect-ed community -- and with-out letting them be involved in every aspect of the deci-sion making process,” Dis-trict Leader Geoffrey Davis said. “Doing anything less than that is de facto disen-franchisement.

Lewis called for alterna-tives to the relocation of the voting booths a half mile away. She suggested several fixes to make the sites ADA compliant, including in-creased voting sites within LeFrak City to reduce the number of people at each site and a change in the wheelchair ramps.

“Instead of using the disabled as a cover for their political game, we at BLAC,

along with other commu-nity groups, are willing to work with the New York City Board of Elections to find a way to keep the Dis-trict 21 polling site within LeFrak City for the upcom-ing election and to develop a permanent solution to the problem. This does not just affect one election or one party. Everyone should be concerned about such an outrageous and blatant attempt at voter suppres-sion.”

Lewis also called for a joint investigation by the state Board of Elections and the Civil Rights Divi-sion of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Reach reporter Bill Parry by e-mail at bparry@cnglo-cal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4538.

Violent crime in northeast Queens has made its way into the public eye as high-profile murders take place in Bayside and Flushing.

Photo by Ellis Kaplan

Claims of voter suppression disturb LeFrak City residents

Bertha Lewis of the Black Leadership Action Coalition urges the city Board of Elections to restore the voting station at LeFrak City.

Courtesy Black leadership Action Coalition

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Kalin, 1, is on the run at the Rufus King Park bandshell. Photo by Nat Valentine

The Nubian Gents, a gospel step-dancing group, performs on opening night. Photo by Nat Valentine

The ability to ride a bike on busy Jamaica Avenue without worrying about cars and buses is one of the greater pleasures of the festival. Photo by Nat Valentine

Amadeo’s Mexican Grill is one of scores of ethnic food stalls at the festival — with every cuisine from Caribbean to Greek. Photo by Steve Vazquez

From the community organization "Jamaica Is," Brendez Wineglass (l.) and Danita Jenkins (r.) stop to talk to Saiku Branch, of Afrikan Poetry Theatre. Photo by Steve Vazquez

The Jamaica Arts and Music Festival, a three-day affair, may be the largest outdoor event in Queens, drawing thousands of patrons every August to downtown Jamaica. Photo by Nat Valentine

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Chocolate Factory Theater heads to Dutch KillsBY BILL PARRY

The over-development of Long Island City south of the Queensboro Bridge has been displacing artists for more than a decade and Sheila Le-wandowski was terrified her non-profit Chocolate Factory Theater was going to cease to exist when its current lease expired in May 2019.

The award-winning ex-perimental performing arts space has been an anchor in the cultural community since it opened across from Shady Park in 2004, but Lewan-dowski and co-founder Brian Rogers announced Monday the acquisition of a new per-manent facility in a former factory in Dutch Kills.

“If I weren’t scared, there would be something wrong with me. There was no space for us that we could afford,” Lewandowski said. “It’s in-credibly relieving and excit-ing to be staying in Long Island City, and I love Dutch Kills. It has that old indus-

trial feel that Hunters Point used to have. We looked at so many sites over the years and this one came to us.”

Real estate broker Al-fonso Hollormon of Lee & As-sociates heard Lewandowski speak about the importance of art and the pressures art-ists and cultural institutions were under in the fight for survival against the pres-sures of real estate in western Queens. The broker saved her business card, and when he learned a client, Robert Salerni wanted to sell his former dye-making factory, he specifically wished his building at 38-29 24th Street would be acquired by a local arts organization, Hollormon put Salerni in touch with Le-wandowski.

“And then he (Salerni) stood by us. We were in contract for 2 1/2 years,” Lewandowski said. “It was a long, arduous process be-cause the purchase was be-ing made with city money and all the numbers had to

be scrutinized.”The $3.8 million purchase

was made possible by lead capital fund allocations from City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Queens Borough Presi-dent Melinda Katz, the late Borough President Helen Marshall, and the de Blasio

administration. It was ad-ministered by the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

“The NYCEDC was tre-mendous in all of this, and of course, there is no greater champion for artists and the arts in this city than Jimmy Van Bramer,” Lewandowski

said.Van Bramer, the chair-

man of the Council’s Com-mittee on Cultural Affairs, was determined to keep The Chocolate Factory as a driv-ing force in making western Queens a cultural center in New York City.

“I’m proud to have allocat-ed millions in capital fund-ing to the Chocolate Factory Theater for the purchase of a larger performance space in Long Island City that will am-plify their work empowering dancers and choreographers to push artistic boundaries without compromises and confront ideas in new ways,” Van Bramer said. “As they make their move to a new location, I am confident that the Chocolate Factory The-ater will continue to be an in-dispensable and beloved part of our community in western Queens.”

The new facility is three times larger than its current space and will expand its audience capacity by more

than 100 percent, but it needs renovating. The Chocolate Theater will conduct its 2017 to 2018 schedule at its current space at 5-49 49th Ave., as the new space undergoes neces-sary building code improve-ments. The organization an-ticipates partial occupancy of the building in 2018 and full occupancy in 2019.

“Building and protect-ing cultural institutions is a critical part of making the arts accessible for every New Yorker,” Borough President Melinda Katz said. “This new home is a reflection of the growth underway in our borough, and will provide a vibrant future for the Choco-late Factory for Queens fami-lies and visitors. You don’t have to go over a bridge or through a tunnel to experi-ence great culture. It’s right here in Queens.”

Reach reporter Bill Parry by e-mail at bparry@cnglo-cal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4538.

Chocolate Factory Theater co-founder Sheila Lewandowski announces the aquisition of a permanent venue in Dutch Kills from Robert Salerni (l.).

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Progress for 116th PrecinctTown hall discusses plans for new $70M Springfield Gardens post

BY NAEISHA ROSE

Several elected officials met with southeast Queens block associations and St. Clare’s Academy for a town hall briefing last week at Birch Early Childhood Cen-ter in Springfield Gardens to discuss the new 116th Pre-cinct.

The planned precinct will stretch from the middle of 242nd to 245th streets on North Conduit Avenue, and run parallel to the Rosedale LIRR train station, accord-ing to the NYPD Capital Construction Unit Director Philip Heller, who is oversee-ing the development.

An unused DOT parking lot will become a two-floor, green, sustainable site, pro-jected to cost $70 million. It was rezoned specifically for the precinct, which is expect-ed to take up 44,000 square feet. The design will include a basement, and union labor will be hired for construction, according to Heller.

The purpose of the new precinct is to give relief to the 105th Precinct and cut response times during emer-gency situations. The 105th Precinct is now responsible for nine neighborhoods: Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, Floral Park, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, New Hyde Park and Laurelton, ac-cording to its website.

“The 105 has a big area to cover and the 116th Precinct

would obviously make that easier for us,” said City Coun-cilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) at the Aug. 3 meeting. “They have an un-fair amount of turf to cover right now.”

The 105th Precinct has a response time of 6 minutes and 58 seconds compared to the city’s response time of seven minutes , according to Inspector Jeffrey Schiff.

The new precinct would employ as many people as the 105th and would likely have around 286 officers, 52 school crossing guards, and 20 to 22 civilians working with the precinct, according to Schiff. The new precinct would cover Laurelton, Rosedale and Springfield Gardens, the easternmost part of Queens.

Richards, who is on the

Council’s Committee on Land Use, is negotiating with City Planning on getting a third recreational floor for the of-ficers and a public facility within the site for residents to use and get to know police at the precinct.

“In this age where we are trying to bring the commu-nity and police together, what better way to do it?” Richards said about the addition of a community center. “Let’s also imagine a cop room where [the police] can have fun, eat donuts and drink coffee.”

Heller, who is responsible for the construction of police precincts in the city as well as the selection of architects, construction management firms and contractors for this project, was hesitant to give a timeline on the development,

but eventually relented with a vague estimate.

“It’s a multi-year process,” Heller said. “Over four, less than 10,” based on the time-line for similar projects.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) jumped in and explained the long timeline was a result of the rejected Design-build bill. This could have reduced the develop-ment schedule to two years.

The bill would have streamlined the process of erecting developments throughout the city, but it would have stifled competi-tion among labor groups, ac-cording to Richards.

“I’m excited about seeing it happen in the next four years,” Comrie said. “If we had the Design-build, it would go a lot quicker, but unfortu-nately the Republican state Senate didn’t approve it.”

The project already has money and is in the design phase, according to Rich-ards.

This means the plans for the precinct will be further reviewed by the city before progress can be made with the development, according to nyc.gov.

As a representative of the Zoning and Land Use com-mittees, Richards hopes to cut that 120-day review pro-cess in half.

“Having more investiga-tions and detectives is always good,” Richards said. “It’s go-ing to improve the quality of life.”

The precinct in Springfield Gardens would help the 105 Precinct reduce its response times to emergency situations, according to Inspector Jeffrey Schiff. Photo by Naeisha Rose

Firebrand lawmaker Harrison dies at 97

BY GINA MARTINEZ

Former Flushing Council-woman Judith Harrison died at age 97 last week after bat-tling an undisclosed illness.

The controversial Demo-crat, who represented Flush-ing’s 19th District (now Dis-trict 20) from 1986 to 2001, died Aug. 3.

Born Julia Hirsch on June 10, 1920, in Rochester, N.Y., she moved to Flushing in 1954 after marrying Joseph Harri-son. Before entering politics she was a civic activist, work-ing on union movements and parent-teacher associations. In 1968, she participated in Eugene McCarthy’s presiden-tial campaign. After earning her bachelor of arts degree in political science from Queens College in 1972, Harrison joined the Democratic Club of Flushing, Whitestone and College Point, and was elect-ed district leader for the New York State 26th Assembly District.

After an unsuccessful run in 1978, Harrison was elected to the Assembly to fill the vacancy caused by the election of the late Leon-ard P. Stavisky to the state Senate in 1983. Two years later, she was elected to the City Council.

Harrison had a successful run as a councilwoman. One of her biggest achievements came during her tenure as chairwoman of the Commit-tee on Aging, where she led a campaign to assist seniors with the Senior Citizens

Homeowners Exemption and Senior Citizens Rent In-crease Exemption programs. Her committee also inves-tigated elder abuse, elderly drug abuse, and the state’s Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program.

Harrison caused contro-versy in 1996 when she was quoted in a New York Times article expressing anti-Asian sentiments. In the interview, she said recent Asian immi-grants were different from immigrants from Eastern Europe. “They were more like colonizers than immigrants,” she said of Asians. “The mon-ey came first. The paupers fol-lowed, smuggled in and bilked by their own kind.”

Harrison’s Council ca-reer ended in 2001 when she was forced to give up her seat because of term limits. She was succeeded by John Liu.

Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) offered his condolences to Harrison’s friends and family.

“Former Councilwoman Julia Harrison served Flush-ing during a transitional period in our community’s history,” he said. “I know she fought hard against her illness for a long time, which is a testament to her tremen-dous strength.”

Harrison is survived by her three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Aug. 18 at the Quinn-Forgetty Funeral Home on Northern Boulevard.

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Rikers guard aids Grand Central wreck victimsBY MARK HALLUM

A hero has emerged from the rubble of a tragic July 16 accident that killed a 16-year-old boy and injured several others on the Grand Central Parkway.

City Department of Cor-rection Officer Keith Phillip was on his way to work on Rikers Island that Sunday morning when the southeast Queens resident came across the wreck near 188th Street. He quickly took action, uti-lizing his skills as a former emergency worker to help the survivors.

“I was going to work for my 8 o’clock tour,” Phillip said. “Right as I got onto the highway, I saw a massive pile-up. As I’m driving, I au-tomatically pulled over with-out even hesitating and ran across the highway. I saw a lady in her Mercedes Benz flipped over on the driver’s side and she was banging on the rearview glass.”

Phillip said he dashed

back across the highway, us-ing hand gestures to control oncoming traffic, so that he could retrieve a tire iron and other supplies to free the 38-year-old woman through the sunroof of her car.

According to police, her Mercedes had flipped while swerving to avoid the vehicle allegedly responsible for the wreck, operated by a New Jersey man who slammed into a guardrail with a car-full of people returning from a wedding.

Andrew Shakespeare, 33, of Roselle, N.J. was the oper-ator of a 2014 BMW X5 SUV, which police said was trav-eling westbound at approxi-mately 76 miles per hour in a 50-mph zone, when the colli-sion occurred around 6 a.m. The wreck killed Akeam Grant, 16, who was ejected from the vehicle, as well as a front seat passenger, 34-year-old Layon Cambell. The two people who died were from Brooklyn.

Shakespeare was charged

with two counts of second-de-gree manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. He faces 15 years in prison if convicted.

After assisting the wom-

an in the Mercedes, Phillip said he moved on to the next vehicle operated by Shake-speare.

“I immediately went over to the next car that was flipped over, upside down. It was in pretty bad shape.

They had one dead body on the side, and it was about four feet away from me, and they had three guys trapped inside the vehicle,” Phillip said, taking a deep breath. “I wasn’t even thinking about anything but trying to help the guys.”

One other vehicle stopped to assist and they began pull-ing people from the vehicle. One of the men had a com-pound fracture on his ankle, Phillip said, and another lacked sensation in his back.

Phillip went back to at-tend to the badly shaken woman recovered from the Mercedes. She had wanted to get her phone from her vehicle to call her husband. Phillip insisted that she use his phone to avoid further danger.

“A wedding celebration ended in a horrific tragedy when one of the guests – the defendant – allegedly got behind the wheel of his ve-hicle, drove recklessly and at a high rate of speed on one

of Queens County’s major highways before losing con-trol and crashing into sev-eral vehicles and through a guardrail, resulting in the death of two of his five pas-sengers – a 34-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, who was ejected from the vehicle – and causing serious injury to three others,” DA Brown said.

Phillip continued on to work in his usual fashion after aiding the accident vic-tims, arriving at Rikers 15 minutes early, while many of his colleagues were delayed by the accident.

The correction officer said his eight years working in the emergency room of a Brooklyn hospital helped prepare him to be fast on his feet and take the initiative at the scene.

Reach reporter Mark Hal-lum by e-mail at mhallum@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4564.

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A Ridgewood man, sus-pected of strangling his grandmother to death and then placing her body in trash bags for five months, is facing manslaughter charges, the Queens dis-trict attorney’s office said.Prosecutors are charging 30-year-old Christopher Fuhrer with second-de-gree manslaughter and concealment of a human corpse following the death of his 85-year old grand-mother, Erika Kraus-Breslin.

According to police, officers visited Kraus-Breslin’s 67-08 65th St. home in October after responding to a request from a family member to do a wellness check on the elderly woman. When offi-cers arrived, Fuhrer, who lived with Kraus-Breslin, immediately told officers his grandmother had died and directed police to a

bedroom where her dead body was discovered in multiple layers of plastic bags, police said.

Fuhrer initially told officers that his grand-mother suffered from bed sores, so he turned her on her side and left the room. When he returned, he found her face down and unresponsive, police said.

Prosecutors said Kraus-Breslin died on May 21, 2016, after Fuhrer allegedly strangled her and did not notify the po-lice of her death. Fuhrer, who was Kraus-Breslin’s main caregiver for five years prior to her death, placed his grandmother’s dead body in a black gar-bage bag and left her in an upstairs bedroom in their Ridgewood home, prosecu-tors said.

According to the DA, over the next 4½ months, Kraus-Breslin’s body re-mained in the upstairs bedroom decomposing

and emitting a “noticeable odor.” Fuhrer continued to place her body in addi-tional garbage bags and used air fresheners and paint to mask the decom-posing body’s odor, prose-cutors said. The body was not discovered until Oct. 5, 2016.

Kraus-Breslin, an im-migrant from Germany, had two children and four grandchildren. She was widowed when her hus-band died 15 years ago. Kraus-Breslin had worked part time at Rudy’s Bakery in Ridgewood. The owner, Toni Binati, described Kraus-Breslin as someone who never acted her age, was active and healthy and loved the outdoors.

Fuhrer is being held on $350,000 bail and was due back in court on Aug. 17.

Reach Gina Martinez by e-mail at gmartinez@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4566.

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BY ROBERT WIRSING

BY STEVEN GOODSTEINScavello’s on the Island

hosted the Bronx Times Re-porter’s’ 25 Bronx Infl uential

Women of 2015 awards gala.On Tuesday, June 30, the

women were honored for their

commitment, dedication and

excellence.The event began with a cock-tail reception, followed by open-ing remarks by publisher Laura

Guerriero, who proudly stated

that the turnout of over 400 peo-ple was the most in the six years

since the annual tradition was

started by former publisher and

current editor John Collazzi in

2010.Community News Group

president and publisher Jenni-fer Goodstein, who also acted as

the Mistress of Ceremonies for

the event, spoke on behalf of the

Bronx Times in congratulating

the 25 women who were selected

by the event’s planning commit-tee.

CEO Les Goodstein pre-sented welcoming remarks and

thanked the event’s primary

sponsors, EmigrantMortgage

and the New York Yankees.Following keynote speaker

Lenore Skenazy, the awards

were ready to be presented to

each of the 25 women by the

planning committee members,

Rosemary DeLuca from the

Wildlife Conservation Society,

Elizabeth Figueroa from the

New York Botanical Garden,

Geri Sciortino from the Bronx

Design Group, Lisa Sorin from

the Westchester Square BID

and Anna Vincenty, a commu-nity activist.This year’s 25 Bronx infl u-

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Vazquez Batisti, Nancy Biber-man, Dr. Yvette Calderon, Mi-chelle Centeno, Reverend Que

English, Elizabeth Gill, Maribel

BY ROBERT WIRSINGThe family of a woman who

was attacked outside her home

a few weeks ago are elated that

the police department has up-graded the classifi cation of the

incident.On Sunday, June 21 at 2:15

a.m. a 22-year old Throggs Neck woman was ambushed out-side of her home by an as-sailant who stalked her as she walked home from a late night of work, according to the NYPD.A 5-foot, 10-inch man,

approximately 27-years old, wearing all black, ap-

proached the victim from behind in the vicinity of Hol-

lywood and Barkley avenues, and forcibly grabbed her.

She was returning home

from her job at Villa Barone

Manor, a few blocks away.The woman’s father Richard

Umlauft said the man wrapped

one arm around her throat

and pressed his palm over her

mouth, warning her to shut up.His daughter managed to

fi ght him off by spinning around

and knocking her assailant off

the fi rst landing of the stair-case.

After subduing her attacker,

she screamed twice for help be-fore calling out to her father.

Immediately, her parents

rushed down to help their

daughter who was holding onto

the door handle as her attacker

ran up the stairs and attempted

to pull her back down.As soon as her parents

reached her, the suspect fl ed to-wards Barkley Avenue. The 45th Precinct responded

to the 911 phone call and accom-panied the woman on a canvass

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started with a very sad day a year and nine months ago, but today is a very special day.”

Holder Sr.’s son was shot and killed in the line of duty on Oct. 25, 2015, during a foot pursuit along the FDR Drive promenade in East Harlem. Tyrone Howard, 32, a drug dealer known on the street as “Peanut,” was convicted of murdering Holder in April and is serving a life sentence in prison.

“I was driving, shedding tears,” Randolph Sr. said. “I was driving and thinking about my son that I do not have here anymore. But one thing I do know is if he were here, he would be glad that this was happening to him. He, too, was a police officer in his native Guyana, as was his father.

The mayor called the fall-en officer, who was promoted to detective posthumously, a “great man” who lived the American dream.

“He came here to the Rock-aways from Guyana to carry out a family legacy that’s ex-traordinary,” de Blasio said.

“We can remember his works and his imprint he left on so many. That is why we name things for good people.”

Holder joined the NYPD in 2010 and worked with the de-partment’s Housing Bureau in PSA 5 in East Harlem.

“While we know dedicating a street in his honor is worthy, we also recognize that it will never replace his humble de-meanor, ... his laughter and his love of calypso music,” City Councilman Donovan Rich-ards (D-Laurelton) said.

O’Neill, who began his law enforcement career in 1983, said he has seen too many of these street co-naming cere-monies during his 34 years.

“We put up signs to remem-ber the heroes of the NYPD. As we move through the years, maybe some young man or young girl will look up at that sign and a person will tell them what a person Randolph Holder was, what a great job he did and why he became a police officer, and why people become police officers.”

Reach reporter Bill Parry by e-mail at bparry@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4538.

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HolderThe bill would force

Airbnb renter to adhere to the same requirements for hotels and motels, while requiring background checks on guests and pro-viding information to law enforcement if needed.

A home in Little Neck was the site of a July new conference hosted by Avella at which the Sena-tor called attention to a listing that had series of fire safety violations and a vacate order from the city Department of Build-ings.

The owner of the Little Neck home has since been banned by the website, but Avella has long taken to the streets in his district to fight listings which boast the ability to accom-modate well beyond the capacity allowed by zon-ing laws.

A Broadway-Flushing home in July 2016 riled neighbors when the list-ing advertised the ability to accommodate dozens

of people at a time for private parties. Resi-dents claimed the street was overburdened with parked vehicles and strangers who came and went in violation of the one-family home zoning in the district.

Airbnb spokesman Christopher Nulty fired back at Avella with the assertion that he should support another bill in-troduced by state Assem-bleman Joseph Lentol (D-

Brooklyn) who claimed would seek a middle ground between people renting short-term space and the law.

“This is one of the mil-lions of Airbnb listings in 65,000 cities around the world that offer travel-ers the chance to stay in homes and communities they might have missed if they stayed in a tradition-al hotel,” Nulty said. “It is unfortunate that a law-maker who has taken tens

of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the hotel industry would introduce legisla-tion that would punish hardworking New York-ers. If Sen. Avella is seri-ous about this issue, he should join Assemblyman Lentol in fighting for com-mon sense legislation that allows New Yorkers to share their homes while protecting public safety and affordable housing.”

Lentol’s bill would re-quire people renting an entire dwelling for less than a month at a time, currently illegal accord-ing to city law, to prove they are full-time resi-dents at the location they are listing before sharing their home for profit.

Donald Trump’s boy-hood home went up on Airbnb in June for $750 per night and the listing boasts accommodations for over 17 people at a time. The listing says guests can enjoy the company of a cardboard cutout of the president while watching Fox News in the living room.

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run through Sept. 29 at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning.

According to Lancman, the Social Justice Art Show will present original works of art highlighting social justice issues and racial discrepancies in the criminal justice system. Artists featured in the So-cial Justice Art Show in-clude Wanda Best, Phyllis Miner, Carlton Williams, Winston Huggins, Crystal Ife Sekhem, Reginal Rous-seau, and the Rochdale Village Art Class.

Last year Lancman teamed up with Council-man Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Jamaica), and artist Wanda Best to orga-nize a Social Justice Art Exhibit for one night at King Manor Museum. The art exhibit featured more than 30 pieces of art, all focused on social justice issues and criminal jus-tice reform. Lancman said that due to the overwhelm-

ing success of last year’s event, this year’s exhibit has expanded into a two-week engagement.

“Art has the power to tell stories in ways that words and statistics can-not,” Lancman said. “The artwork featured at The Social Justice Art Show will shine a light on the discrepancies that cur-rently exist in our justice system, and highlight the need for reform. I am pleased to work with Wan-da Best, the team at JCAL, and all of the outstanding artists to again bring this impactful event to our lo-cal community.”

The Social Justice Art Show is organized in co-operation with Miller, state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans_, Congress-man Gregory W. Meeks (D-Jamaica), Assembly-woman Vivian E. Cook (D-Jamaica), Assembly-woman Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens), the Greater Jamaica De-velopment Corp, Jamaica Center BID and Art Trans-forms.

Hyndman said she

looks forward to seeing the exhibits and speaking with constituents about reforming our justice sys-tem.

“Visual arts provide a medium for artists to ex-press and communicate the social justice issues New Yorkers face every day, whether the issues are gun violence, domestic violence, homelessness, or foster care,” she said. “Art can be the outlet.”

Miller said it is a plea-sure to bring social justice and art together at one of downtown Jamaica’s pre-mier facilities, the Jamai-ca Center for Performing Arts.

“This new exhibition showcases what many in the community face, putting a light on issues which directly affect our communities,” he said. Food at the event will be provided by the Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill.

Reach Gina Martinez by e-mail at gmartinez@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4566.

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Art showtal and Magic Johnson Enterprises as a full part-ner and owner -- and not just contracting for work or services -- the governor has sent a message loud and clear that this state demands MWBEs have the opportunity to not only partner and compete on the front lines, but also in the boardroom.”

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) said the reconstruction project would have a profound im-pact across the region.

“By leveraging private dollars for New York’s in-frastructure, this airport is a testament to the power of public-private partner-ships,” Meeks said. “Un-der Governor Cuomo’s leadership, New York is raising the bar for strate-gic, pioneering infrastruc-ture investments that will improve quality of life and drive economic growth long into the future.”

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) is ex-

pecting the project to have a profound impact on the communities surrounding LaGuardia.

“This historic ground-breaking at the Delta fa-cilities will bring about 16,000 new direct union jobs to our local economy,” Peralta said. “The redevel-opment of LaGuardia Air-port not only modernizes our infrastructure, but it also modernizes our pub-lic contract opportunities.

For far too long, minority and women-owned busi-ness enterprises were the subject of discrimination when it came to public con-tracts. Now, however, the multibillion-dollar project will meet the 30 percent statewide goal set by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.”

Reach reporter Bill Par-ry by e-mail at bparry@cn-glocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4538.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes part in a ceremonial ground-breaking at LaGuardia Airport as the second phase of its complete reconstruction gets underway. Photo by Mike Shain

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