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Volume 14 Issue No. 1 Jan. 4-10, 2013

Online at www.QueensPress.com

YEAR IN REVIEW

A look back at the major events of 2012… Page 8

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Page 2 PRESS of Southeast Queens Jan. 4-10, 2013

News BriefsBloomberg Announces

Special Election For 31st

District

On Thursday, Jan. 3, Mayor

Michael Bloomberg announced a spe-

cial election for the 31st Council

District in Queens.

The non-partisan election will be

held in the district to fill the vacancy

created by the resignation of Council-

man James Sanders (D-Laurelton),

who recently accepted a seat in the

New York State Senate.

The newly elected Council Mem-

ber will serve in the role until Dec. 13,

2013. Pursuant to the City Charter,

the nomination of candidates in this

election will be by independent nomi-

nating, rather than through a party

primary.

Pregnant Passenger Dies

After Car Swerves Into

Rosedale Marsh

A pregnant woman was killed and

three others injured after an Arverne

woman, suspected of driving while

intoxicated, lost control of her ve-

hicle, crashing into a Rosedale marsh

on Dec. 30, reports say.

Denise Finley of Arverne, was be-

hind the wheel of her 2000 Ford

Focus, carrying five passengers when

her car swerved off of near the inter-

section of Brookville and Rockaway

Boulevard into the marsh around 4:30

a.m. Two passengers escaped the sub-

merged car and fled the scene in

another vehicle, reports suggest.

Finley and the other passengers

managed to escape the mangled car,

but 25-year-old Dominique Jamison,

an expecting mother, was trapped

inside and later removed by medical

technicians. She was later taken to

Jamaica Hospital and pronounced

dead.

According to reports, officers who

responded to the scene said Finley

smelled of alcohol and had blood-

shot eyes. It was also revealed that

the suspect was driving without a

license.

Finley is being charged with man-

slaughter, driving while intoxicated

and driving without a license.

Six firefighters also suffered minor

injuries during the rescue effort and

were taken to Long Island Jewish

Medical Center in New Hyde Park.

Jamaica Woman Still

Missing

The NYPD is asking for the public’s

assistance in finding a Jamaica woman

who has been missing since mid-De-

cember.

According to reports, 24-year-old

Marisha Cheong was last seen in her

Jamaica home around 10:30 a.m. on

Dec. 19.

Cheong is described as being any-

where from 5’3” to 5’9” and approxi-

mately 120-135 lbs. with brown hair

and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about

her disappearance is asked to call

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS

(8477). The public can also submit

their anonymous tips by logging on to

the Crime Stoppers website

atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by

texting their t ips to 274637

(CRIMES) and entering TIP577.

Male Killed In Hit-And-

Run In Rosedale

Police are still searching for a sus-

pect in the hit-and-run of an unknown

31-year-old man.

According to reports, the uniden-

tified male was standing near the

corner of Francis Lewis Boulevard

and 246th Street in Rosedale at ap-

proximately 3 a.m. on Dec. 19 when

he was struck by an unknown vehicle.

Responders at the scene reported

the victim was unconscious with sev-

eral injuries all over his body. He was

taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical

Center where he died a short time

later.

Anyone with information about

her disappearance is asked to call

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS

(8477). The public can also submit

their anonymous tips by logging on to

the Crime Stoppers website

atnypdcrimestoppers.com or by

texting their t ips to 274637

(CRIMES) and entering TIP577.

Two Suspects Charged in

Teen Murder

On Sunday, Dec. 31, two suspects

were charged in connection to a

shooting that left a 17-year-old boy

dead outside a low-income develop-

ment in Far Rockaway.

According to reports, Dashawn

Deverow, 21, and Jamane Yarbrough,

16, were both charged with the morn-

ing shooting that killed Xavier

Granville. Deverow was also charged

with criminal possession of a weapon.

At approximately 12:33 a.m. on

Dec. 30, Granville was found in front

of 249 Beach 15th St, in the

Oceanview II housing development,

with a gunshot wound to the head. He

was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was discovered by a neighbor who

was on her way out to work.

Some reports suggest the shooting

was gang-related and identified

Granville as a career criminal, but

those reports have not been con-

firmed by police.

Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 3

Presstime

BY LUIS GRONDA

The United States Congress has

now scheduled a vote on the billon-

dollar aid package designed to help

with recovery efforts from Superstorm

Sandy, changing the earlier decision

not to hold a vote on the package.

The package aims to give $60.4

billion to residents in New York, New

Jersey and other areas who have been

most affected by the storm. The Sen-

ate approved the bill on Dec. 28 and

a vote on it had been expected by

Wednesday, the last day the current

Congress will be in session.

Now, because of the amount of

displeasure voiced by elected offi-

cials over the decision, Speaker John

Boehner, according to reports, told

New York and New Jersey lawmak-

ers that it will vote on the package by

Jan. 15. On Friday, Congress will

vote on a $9 billion flood insurance

measure, followed by another vote

for the remaining $51 billion on the

same day.

Prior to the reversal, its decision

not to vote on the bill has sparked

anger from many politicians includ-

ing Queens elected offi-

cials.

Speaking on the floor

of Congress Wednesday,

U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, (D-

Jackson Heights) criti-

cized Congressional Re-

publicans for not voting

on the aid package.

“In the weeks after the

storm, Republicans told us

they were with us, that

they supported us,”

Crowley said. “But, I guess those were

only words because last night we

learned the truth. And thanks to their

actions there’s no federal assistance

to help hard-working people rebuild,

restart.”

U.S. Rep Gregory Meeks (D-Ja-

maica) criticized Congress and

Speaker John Boehner for not voting

on the aid package.

“The first thing I want to do is say

to the Speaker, come walk with me,

Mr. Speaker. Come walk with

me. Let’s walk the beaches of

the Rockaway Peninsula. You’ll see

a place where every soul, no matter

whether you were rich or whether

No Deal From Congress On Sandy Relief

QHC Proposal Met With Skepticism

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Community associations have ex-

pressed concern over a proposed

housing development in the Queens

Hospital Center, which would cater

to patients with mental and physical

illnesses.

The proposal, set forth by the

QHC and Comunlife, a nonprofit

health and housing service provider,

would transform the hospital's vacant

'T-Building,' located at 82-61 Parsons

Blvd. in Jamaica, into 175 affordable

studio apartments accommodating

one to two patients terminating treat-

ment in the QHC. Additionally, 76

one, two or three bedroom units

would be provided to veterans and

their families.

According to Olga Jobe, a spokes-

person for Comunilife, QHC is in ac-

tive discussions with the nonprofit

regarding their interest in using the

T-Building of the hospital, but noth-

ing has been approved by the state

yet.

"Queens Hospital Center hopes

to lease the building to Comunilife,"

Jobe said in an email. "Patients of

Queens and Elmhurst hospitals, the

two HHC public hospitals in the Bor-

According to a statement from

Marie Adam-Ovide, district manager

of CB8, a presentation was made to

the executive board.

"They [said] they will have secu-

rity and case workers, a staff of 16-

20. They claimed that the change in

use can be done right. They are wait-

ing to be funded," Adam-Ovide said

in a statement.

Ovide added that CB8 raised

questions about the facility's security,

whether there would be a community

advisory board and why the building

would not instead be used for addi-

tional hospital beds.

Community leaders have since

voiced their concerns to State Sena-

tor Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who

said he is currently in the process of

scheduling a meeting with the admin-

istration at the QHC to discuss their

plans for the particular site.

"I believe that the community

should be involved in the process be-

cause any proposal with have a pro-

found effect on the quality of life for

the surrounding neighborhood,"

Avella said in a statement.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska

at (718)357-7400 Ext . 123 or

nkozikowska@ queenspress.com.

you were poor, no matter whether

you were black or whether you were

white, every individual, no

matter what your religious belief

was, every individual was affected by

this storm. Everyone,” he said during

his floor statement on Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who

represents parts of Long Island City

that were hit hard by the storm, called

the no-vote “an act of spiteful indif-

ference.”

“By refusing to act on a bill to pro-

vide urgently needed funds to help

repair the devastation caused by

Superstorm Sandy, Speaker Boehner

has turned his back on 17 million

ough, would have preference for

apartments in the building, and it is

our hope to ensure the reuse of this

building for Borough residents who

have special needs, who have low in-

comes or who are veterans.

"Affordable, stable and quality

housing with supportive services

can help individuals with chronic

conditions to live more indepen-

dently, facilitates access to appro-

priate health care services, and also

helps to reduce emergency room use

and hospital readmissions," Jobe

added.

Although QHC officials have not

been able to specify what types of

patients the T-Building would poten-

tially be housing, a statement released

by Community Board 8 revealed "the

T-Building would be used for housing

individuals living with mental ill-

nesses and/or HIV/AIDS."

Comunilife also did not specify

what kind of patients would be

housed in the building, but accord-

ing to their website, their mission

statement is to "improve the quality

of life and create a healthier tomor-

row for children, adolescents, adults,

families and seniors living with men-

tal illness and/or HIV/AIDS in New

York City's underserved, diverse com-

munities."

"This building would house

people with mental problems, prob-

lems with drugs and AIDS," said

Robert Trabold, director of the

Hillcrest-Jamaica Hills Neighbor-

hood Association. "That's an awful

amount of people in a small area that

have serious problems and this is in a

very small residential neighborhood.

It's not safe, there really isn't any su-

pervision."

Trabold also expressed concern

that the permanent housing complex

would be adjacent to two schools.

"The Math Science High School

is right there and across the street is

the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Paro-

chial School. Now this is a problem

because we just had the Newtown,

Connecticut event and so this is a

very sensitive issue," Trabold argued.

"Comunilife has a specific type of

residents, so the real question is can

the hospital answer to all these pa-

tients?"

Although members of Commu-

nity Board 8 have not yet taken a

stance on the proposed housing, the

group has similarly expressed some

of its concerns.

people affected by the

second worst natural

disaster in our nation’s

history,” Maloney said

in a statement.

U.S. Rep. Grace

Meng (D-Flushing)

also joined the line of

politicians criticizing

Congress for not hold-

ing a vote.

“The decision to

not vote on the crucial

aid package for the victims of Hurri-

cane Sandy is outrageous and unac-

ceptable,” said Meng, who was elected

to Congress in November after de-

feating Councilman Dan Halloran (R-

Whitestone). “New Yorkers continue

to suffer from the havoc Sandy

wreaked upon our region, and they

desperately need help now.”

The storm that struck multiple

states along the eastern seaboard left

many people without power and

caused millions of dollars in damages

to houses and businesses.

Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at (718)

357-7400, Ext . 127 or at

lgronda@queenstribune.com.

Congress has yet to reach a deal on Sandy relief. A vote is upcoming.

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BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Community Board 12 has elected

Adrienne Adams as its new chair-

woman. Adams, the board’s former

education chair, defeated former

Chairwoman Jaqueline Boyce by a

23-15 vote during the

board’s November meet-

ing.

Adams, who was

raised in Hollis and cur-

rently resides in Jamaica,

has been a member of

CB 12 since 2009. In-

spired to make a differ-

ence in her community,

she felt as though she

could make a difference

by becoming a member.

“What drew me to Community

Board 12 was a greater interest in

giving back to the community,”

Adams said. “I came into Commu-

nity Board 12 after doing some work

within the community with different

organizations and just wanted to give

back. I didn’t really know a lot about

community boards and got word

about it and started attending meet-

ings.”

As the new elected chairwoman,

Adams hopes to address a few ongo-

CB 12 Elects New Chairwoman

ing problems that she has noticed

since she first became a member of

CB12.

“I think the most pressing issue is

the fact that Community Board 12,

being the largest community board in

Queens, we have all of the social

services yet we are loos-

ing a lot of services for

the community,” she

said. “The most press-

ing is the fact that we

have no hospitals lo-

cated within the bound-

aries of Community

Board 12. We had Mary

Immaculate, it now is

vacant for a number of

years and it really is

mind boggling that we

continue to get group homes, shel-

ters, different agencies that cater to

the elderly and the children, yet we’ve

lost hospitals.”

Another pressing issue facing her

community, Adams said, is the need

for safer streets and roads.

“We definitely need more stop

signs, speeds bumps as well,” she said.

“Also, we have to recognize the fact

that vehicles are larger and we seem

to be crowding out a lot of local streets.

We are looking at some two-way

streets to make them one-way streets,

for safety purposes. It’s very danger-

ous now to have two-way traffic in

some streets within Community

Board 12.”

Adams graduated from Stillman

College with a degree in psychology

and has over 25 years of professional

experience as a corporate trainer. She

has worked for prestigious compa-

nies like Goldman Sachs and NCI

and says that her time at the agencies

have helped her cultivate leadership

skills that will carry over in her new

position as chairwoman.

“Within the corporate training

arena, I’ve been a manager so I have

had staff in the past,” she said. “I

continue to lead different organiza-

tions that I belong to and hold chair

positions.”

Adams also feels that having been

Education Chair of CB12 for the last

three years has also been a positive

learning experience.

In regards to her victory, Adams,

who nearly won the election last year,

said she is pleased with the board’s

decision.

“It feels wonderful to have the

trust of my board members,” she

said. “As far as expectations, I’ve

run a couple of other times within

CB12 and I learned not to second

guess the board and to trust their

judgment. This time around, I felt

the decision was a good decision

for the board overall and apparently

the board members feel the same

way.”

Assuming her new role, the Queens

native hopes to lighten up the monthly

board meeting with more good news

and have better communication with

the community.

“As far as what I’m looking to-

wards in the future for CB12, I would

like for our working committees to

strengthen their partnerships within

the community itself,” she said. “I

would also like to have more good

news stories shared at our general

meetings. We speak a lot about land

use issues, we speak a lot about the

problems within the board but my

hope is also to share the good news

stories because we have so many of

them. We have a lot of unsung heroes

out there. We have a lot of students

that are doing great things, so I hope

to share positive stories about the

residents of Community Board 12 as

well.”

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska

at (718)357-7400 Ext . 123 or

nkozikowska@queenspress.com.

“I would like for our

working committees

to strengthen their

partnerships within

the community

itself.”

-Adrienne Adams,

New Chairwoman of

CB12

Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 5

BY MEGAN MONTALVO

When it comes to New York City,

Baskin-Robbins, Carvel and Cold

Stone Creamery have more in com-

mon than just ice cream.

According to a report released by

the Center for an Urban Future, each

chain has more locations in Queens

than any other borough.

Among details showing that Queens

registered a 2.1 percent gain in the

number of chain stores over the past

year, compared to a 5.4 percent growth

in chains between 2010 and 2011, the

Center's fifth annual State of the

Chains study, which ranks national

retailers in New York City, stated that

the top five retailers with the most

store locations in Queens in 2012 are:

Dunkin' Donuts (142 stores), Subway

(107), Baskin-Robbins (65), Metro

PCS (63) and McDonald's (63).

"Compared to the other boroughs,

Queens has a very interesting type of

middle class consumer," said

Jonathan Bowles, the executive di-

rector at the Center for an Urban

Future. "From what we gathered in

the study, it seems that chain stores

recognize the buying power to be had

in Queens and are taking advantage

Report Details State Of Chainsof it by adding more locations."

Over the last year, more than a dozen

national retailers, including GameStop,

NY Sports Clubs, 7-Eleven, GNC and

Walgreens opened at least one addi-

tional store location in Queens.

On the down side, retailers with

fewer stores in the Borough this year

include CVS (a net loss of 3 stores),

The Body Shop (-2) and White Castle

(-1).

Earlier last year, the Center re-

leased a separate report that showed

an alarming share of the City's small

businesses are still not using websites,

online advertising, digital payroll sys-

tems and other technologies, putting

them at a significant disadvantage

against national chains, online com-

panies and tech-savvy startups.

With the roll out of a new fiscal

year, Rob MacKay of the Queens Eco-

nomic Development Corp. said that

both he and his team will be working

to help local businesses adapt to the

digital age.

"There is a lot of fear among small

business owners that more national

chains mean less business for them,"

MacKay said. "However, oftentimes

the close proximity of a chain to a

mom-and-pop can sometimes do the

opposite, as we have seen in Hollis,

where if it weren't for a Walgreen's

agreeing to open in an abandoned

plaza, it would have been very un-

likely for a small business to thrive on

its own. Consumers are attracted to

variety, and having a mix of chain

stores and small business gives people

the luxury of choice."

Reach Reporter Megan Montalvo at

(718) 357-7400 Ext . 128 or

mmontalvo@queenstribune.com.

BY MEGAN MONTALVO

While the New Year's

Eve ball was descending

upon revelers in Times

Square, one local family wel-

comed a new baby girl at

the stroke of midnight on

Jan. 1 at Elmhurst Hospital

Center.

Weighing in at six

pounds, eleven ounces,

Kaylee Sayuri Merino was

born to mother Rosalba

Merino and father Eutiquio

Mejia at exactly 12:00:00

a.m.

"We are thrilled and excited that

Rosalba Merino and

Eutiquio Mejia, with

daughter Kaylee

Sayuri Merino, the

first Queens baby

born in 2013.

Queens Welcomes

First BabyNew York City's first baby

of 2013 was born at

Elmhurst," said Chris

Constantino, the Center's

executive director. "Our

staff is overjoyed."

Though the couple has

an older child, Miguel, age

7, who was also born at

Elmhurst Hospital, Kaylee

Sayuri is the first daughter

to be added to the family.

The baby was delivered

by Dr. Ashley Davis and

Maria Hernandez, RN.

Reach Reporter Megan

Montalvo at (718) 357-7400 Ext. 128 or

mmontalvo@queenstribune.com.

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Letters

Last week, Mayor Mike Bloomberg trumpeted the fact that

New York City experienced a record-low murder rate in 2012.

Unfortunately, the news came just one day after yet another

tragic incident where a woman pushed an unsuspecting

straphanger in front of an oncoming 7 train at the 40th Street

station in Sunnyside.

The incident in Sunnyside comes too soon after a gunman

killed 20 children and six adults in a school in Newtown, Conn.

Just weeks before that, another Queens man was killed when he

was pushed in front of a Q train in Manhattan. The common

denominator in each of these incidents was the mental health of

the perpetrator.

The Mayor should be commended for his efforts in lowering

the crime rate in the City, which will certainly be part of his

legacy when his term ends next year. But incidents like the one

that happened last week – the 54th death on a subway line in

2012 – sadly will continue until there is more education and

treatment for mental health and behavioral issues.

If Mayor Bloomberg wants to cement his legacy as a Mayor

crusading for the betterment of his people, perhaps he should

turn his attention to the plight of the mentally ill in the City. By

ensuring that those individuals get the proper care and treat-

ment, he will also ensure that all that come into contact with

them will also be protected. And with that protection, we can

hopefully all have a safe and prosperous New Year.

Unhealthy Behavior

Brave Soldier

To The Editor:

Four Star General

My niece from Florida

came to visit for the holidays

and it allowed me to take in

our Borough and our City

through her wide and beauti-

ful 15 year-old eyes.

I was proud to show her the

sights of Flushing Meadows-

Corona Park, with the struc-

ture where a pivotal scene in

the original “Men in Black”

was filmed. I explained it was

built for the 1964 World’s Fair

and that her “Uncle Leroy” as

a small child won a prize there

for being the first kid to jump

into a ring of some sort.

We took her to the usual

places in Manhattan: to see

the “Christmas Spectacular” at

Radio City Music Hall and the

Christmas tree at Rockefeller

Center where she also saw the

skaters enjoying themselves.

She enjoyed the Museum of

Natural History, where she

A Personal Perspective

BY MARCIA MOXAM

COMRIE

Subway Safety And Touring Our City

was excited to see, among

other things, the “Peoples of

the World” exhibit; because

that is exactly what she’s cov-

ering in her social studies class

this year. She also got to ride

the subway being on a train for

the very first time.

But that experience for

her was sobering for me as I

thought of the most recent

victim of subway violence. It

was my first time on the train

since the shoving of

Sunando Sen who was wait-

ing for a train on a Sunnyside

platform when a woman

“talking to herself” just up

and shoved the unsuspecting

man onto the tracks in front

of an oncoming 7 Train.

The suspect in the case,

one Erika Menendez, a 31

year-old woman said to be

suffering from some sort of

personality disorder, “thought

it would be cool” to do that.

Upon her arrest, not only

did she not show any re-

morse, she reportedly laughed

and bragged about celebrating

that poor man’s death with

sex and drugs. She allegedly

congratulated herself for “get-

ting even” for the terrorist at-

tacks of 9/11 because she

“hates Muslims and Hindus.”

During arraignment the judge

had to reprimand her several

times to stop laughing.

Clearly this is not a person

playing with a full deck.

Earlier in December an-

other disturbed commuter

pushed another innocent

Queens man to his death by

train as well. These tragedies

should not be happening in a

city as advanced as ours.

While we condemn the ac-

tions of those who do the

pushing, we also need to re-

mind everyone that ultimately

our individual safety on the

subway platforms is also in our

own hands. Do we really

need to stand so close to the

edge? If someone sneezes at

us we’re on the tracks because

we’re right there on the edge.

In the case of Ms.

Menendez, the nerve of her,

using 9/11 as some sick ex-

cuse to harm an unsuspecting

man, what a sad and evil thing

to have done. We’re really

getting tired of people using

that evil event to exact more

evil. Muslim New Yorkers are

not automatic terrorists. A

small number of people don’t

represent the large, decent

Muslim community in our city

and borough. They are as ap-

palled by the actions of the

few in their midst as we are.

As for the subway platforms,

the MTA will have to step up

its efforts at reminding com-

muters to stay clear of the plat-

forms. With the resignation of

Joe Lhota who’s running for

mayor, the system is currently

without rudder, let’s get a com-

petent replacement quickly and

let one of his or her priorities

be platform safety.

In the meantime, here’s

wishing everyone a safe,

healthy and happy 2013.

lor coincided with the period

of my husband Leonard’s ser-

vice as Chairman of the As-

sembly Education Committee.

Dr. Macchiarola’s academic

credentials were impeccable –

his law degree and Ph.D. were

from Columbia University and

membership in the Thomas

Jefferson Club, a powerful

Brooklyn political organiza-

tion. As a result, he understood

the theoretical and how to get

results. He combined intellect

with street smarts, imposing

rigorous standards, stopping

automatic social promotion

and restoring respect in the

classroom. He was a friendly,

warm person who somehow

remembered that my son was

attending PS 193 and always

asked for him.

Shortly after I was elected,

there was a vacancy for Chan-

cellor and I saw Frank at an

event. I, along with many oth-

ers, tried to convince him to

return as Chancellor. He de-

clined and it was the City’s loss.

Toby Ann Stavisky,

State Senator,

16th District

Ranking Member,

Committee on Higher

Education

H.Norman Schwarzkopf has

passed away which brings

much sadness to a nation that

owes him much. Stormin’

Norman, as he was called,

was a general’s general, which

in my view is due to his com-

mitment to winning whatever

war or battle he was fighting

for America. He was a highly

decorated veteran who

served two tours of duty in

Vietnam and was wounded

twice and earned three silver

stars for bravery as well as

helping winning the Gulf war

in 1991 and driving the Iraqi’s

out of Kuwait. In addition to

that he showed great con-

cern for those who served

under him and for America.

As for myself I have served

during the Vietnam War Era

in the United States Navy and

as such, I salute a fellow vet-

eran who was a brave soldier

and a great American.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr.,

Glen Oaks Village

Loss For The City

To the Editor:

Earlier this month, New

York City lost one of its most

respected and effective

schools chancellor when

Frank Macchiarola passed

away. His service as chancel-

Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 7

BY MEGAN MONTALVO

Two days after 11-year-old Miguel

Torres was struck and killed by a dump

truck on the corner of 80th Street

and Northern Boulevard in East

Elmhurst, a large group of local resi-

dents held a prayer vigil at the site to

pay tribute to a life gone too soon.

Joined by a priest from St. Joan

of Arc Parish, where the boy is said

to have attended, the vigil was orga-

nized by a group of concerned Jack-

son Heights parents who sought to

raise awareness of an intersection

that has been plagued with speeding

drivers.

“He was my only child,” the boy’s

mother said, in Spanish, as she col-

lapsed to the floor in tears. “Why did

this have to happen? I don’t want to

live.”

According to police reports, at

about 8:45a.m. on Friday, Torres was

struck by the rear wheels of the dump

truck while attempting to cross

Northern Boulevard to attend a win-

ter break kids program at I.S. 145.

Moments before being hit, the boy

was seen exiting the N&K Smart Mart

on 80th Street, where he purchased

a Sprite and Pop-Tart – two items

that were left in remembrance at the

vigil.

JH Community Mourns Boy’s Death

“No one can under-

stand the pain a mother

feels when she loses her

child,” said Councilman

Danny Dromm (D-Jackson

Heights), who was also in

attendance. “I live nearby

and have personally wit-

nessed people speeding in

the area. This is a tragic re-

minder that as drivers, we

have an obligation to exer-

cise caution for pedestri-

ans.”

Although the NYPD

had originally called the in-

cident a hit-and-run, it was

later revealed by a spokes-

person that the driver may

have been unaware that the

child was struck.

According to 16-year-old

Armando Molina, who lives in the

apartment building overlooking the

intersection, the boy’s body had laid

in the street for several minutes be-

fore he received emergency assis-

tance.

“At first I wasn’t sure if he was

dead, but he wasn’t moving,” Molina

said. “I had never seen a dead body

before, and I really couldn’t believe

that something like this could hap-

pen. It was pretty traumatizing.”

Despite not knowing the victim,

Molina said that he felt the need to

attend the vigil with his older sister

Cindy and mother Magdalena be-

cause he sympathized with the fam-

ily.

“I wish there was something I

could have done,” he said. “I’ll never

forget seeing him there lying help-

less in the street.”

While there have been no crimi-

nal charges filed against the driver,

the NYPD is still conducting an in-

vestigation into the case.

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Torres’ death joins two

similar accidents to occur in

Queens last week.

On Dec. 26, 30-year-old

Meria Beria and 38-year-old

Sheena Mathew were struck

and killed by cars within

one hour of each other.

Mathew was hit by a car

while crossing Hillside Av-

enue and Little Neck Park-

way in Floral Park and Beria

was hit at 111th Avenue

near 147th Street in South

Jamaica.

“As a parent, I know that

no one ever imagines that

they will have to attend their

own child’s funeral,” said

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-

East Elmhurst). “As we can see from

this vigil, one child’s death affects

an entire community.”

Within the coming weeks, Dromm

and Peralta said they look forward

to the implementation of a slow zone

that the Dept. of Transportation has

recently approved for 25th Avenue

in Jackson Heights.

“It may not stop everyone from

speeding, but it’s a start,” Dromm said.

Reach Reporter Megan Montalvo at

(718) 357-7400 Ext . 128 or

mmontalvo@queenstribune.com.

Miguel Torres’ mother, pictured here, weeps at a vigil held

for her deceased son as local community members comfort

her.

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COMPILED BY STEVEN J. FERRARI

Sandy Strikes

The devastation began on Oct. 29

and the Borough is still reeling from

Superstorm Sandy. The storm killed

more than 20 New Yorkers, scorched

Breezy Point and sent water crash-

ing through neighborhoods like

Howard Beach, Broad Channel and

Hunters Point in Long Island City.

The Rockaway peninsula was

drowned and thousands of Queens

residents were left without power.

Nearly 100 homes burned down in

Breezy Point, including U.S. Rep.

Bob Turner’s (R-Middle Village), and

the iconic Rockaway Beach Board-

walk was obliterated.

With wind gusts approaching 100

miles-per-hour, Sandy tore through

much of the northeast, particularly

the New York area, where much of

Long Island and parts of the City re-

mained without power days after the

storm struck. The subway system, shut

down in anticipation of the storm,

was deluged.

In the days after the storm, more

than 120,000 Queens residents were

left without power or heat. Businesses

were shuttered and homes were left

needing to make repairs or removing

broken trees and power lines.

Now more than two months af-

ter Sandy struck, thousands of resi-

dents of the Rockaways are still

without power, waiting for the City’s

Rapid Repairs program to fix the

damage.

The damage caused by

Superstorm Sandy led to a number

of questions about the Borough’s en-

ergy infrastructure, with many criti-

cizing Consolidated Edison and the

Long Island Power Authority for the

response to the storm. The utilities’

response to the storm, especially

LIPA, led to the resignation of top

officials.

Gas Shortage

One of the most damaging effects

of Superstorm Sandy was an unex-

pected shortage of gasoline that left

Queens drivers waiting on lines for

hours to fill up their vehicles.

With a number of gas stations in

Queens left without power due to the

storm and gas supplies cut off by de-

bris in the City’s ports, many drivers

were caught off guard by the short-

age. Despite calls for action from

many officials, Mayor Mike

Bloomberg held off on an order for

gas rationing for roughly two weeks.

The rationing remained in place un-

til after Thanksgiving.

Despite the long lines to fill gas

tanks, gas station managers in Queens

reported that profits were down by

about 75 percent in the weeks after

the storm.

Some gas stations allegedly at-

tempted to pump up profits by rais-

ing the prices of gasoline while the

City experienced a

shortage. State Attor-

ney General Eric

Schneiderman identi-

fied 25 gas stations as

in violation of the New

York State Price Goug-

ing Statute. Of the

seven counties listed for

the accused gougers,

Queens has the highest

number of retailers at

seven. Nassau trails

slightly behind with

five, surpassing Suffolk

and Westchester with

four station each.

“Our office will continue to take

enforcement actions against price

gougers because ripping off New

Yorke r s i s aga inst the law,”

Schneiderman said. “We are ac-

tively investigating the hundreds of

complaints we’ve received from

consumers of businesses preying on

victims of Hurricane Sandy. There

must be no tolerance for unscrupu-

lous individuals who take advan-

tage of New Yorkers trying to re-

build their lives.”

School Ups and Downs

Students in several Queens high

schools began the year worrying

where they would attend school the

next year, as seven schools were on

the chopping block because of Mayor

Mike Bloomberg’s “Turnaround”

plan.

After the United Federation of

Teachers and the Dept. of Educa-

2012: A Year Of Ups And Downs

tion failed to reach an agreement

on teacher evaluations in January,

Bloomberg announced his plan to

close 33 Persistently Low Achiev-

ing schools in the City as a way to

secure nearly $60 million in fed-

eral School Improvement Grant

money.

The seven schools - Flushing,

Newtown, Long Island City, William

Cullen Bryant, August Martin, John

Adams and Richmond Hill – were

saved over the summer when a State

Supreme Court Judge upheld an

arbitrator’s decision to halt the fir-

ings of nearly 4,000 teachers.

“We had a lot of faith that what

we were saying was true and they

agreed,” said James Vasquez, UFT

district representative for Queens

high schools.

Huntley Indicted

Not long before a primary for her

State Senate seat, Sen. Shirley Hunt-

ley was charged with two felonies,

tampering with physical evidence

and falsifying business records in the

first degree.

Huntley turned her-

self in to authorities in

Nassau County in Au-

gust and was accused of

covering up a member

item scam in regards to

the Parent Workshop, a

nonprofit organization

she founded. She

pleaded not guilty.

Parent Workshop

was founded to help

parents navigate

through the City school

system. The organiza-

tion is accused of fun-

neling public money to Huntley’s

aide, Patricia Savage, and to the

senator’s niece, Lynn Smith. Accord-

ing to the indictment, Savage and

Smith submitted fraudulent docu-

ments to the state to obtain public

money from a member item Huntley

sponsored. Instead of providing the

promised programs, Savage and

Smith allegedly pocketed approxi-

mately $29,950.

“The fact that this indictment

against me has been announced less

than three weeks before the Primary

Election is no coincidence,” an email

dated Aug. 27 from Huntley to sup-

porters stated.

Huntley, who has served in the

State Senate since 2006, was in the

midst of a primary challenge from

Councilman James Sanders when she

turned herself in. Sanders defeated

Huntley in the Sept. 13 Democratic

primary and was unopposed in the

General Election.

Gas stations throughout Queens experienced long lines as people sought fuel for

vehicles while the Borough went through a gas shortage due to the storm.

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Officials protested the planned closure of August Martin High School. The school

was saved from Mayor Bloomberg’s “turnaround” plan when the State Supreme

Court sided with the UFT against the loss of teachers’ jobs.

Sen. Shirley Huntley

Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 9

Compiled by STEVEN J. FERRARI

Police Blotter

104th Precinct

Homicide

On Dec. 20 at approximately 6:04

p.m. inside of a deli located at 674

Oderdonk Ave., in Ridgewood, po-

lice responded to a 911 call of a male

shot. Upon arrival, responding offic-

ers discovered the victim, identified

as Ghalia Ishak, 26, of Ridgewood,

with a gunshot wound to the head.

EMS also responded and pro-

nounced the victim dead at the

scene.

The NYPD is asking the public’s

assistance in identifying the follow-

ing individual who was seen running

from the area of the homicide and is

wanted for questioning in regards to

it. The male individual is described

as having light skin and was last seen

wearing a dark knit hat, blue jeans

and white sneakers.

The NYPD has approved a

$10,000 reward for information lead-

ing to the arrest and conviction of

the person or persons responsible for

the homicide. There is also a $2,000

reward from Crime Stoppers for the

arrest and indictment.

Anyone with information is

asked to call Crime Stoppers at

(800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public

can also submit their tips by logging

onto Crime Stoppers’ website at

nypdcr imestoppers .com or by

text ing their t ips to CRIMES

(274637), then enter TIPS577.

All calls are strictly confiden-

tial.

Robbery

The NYPD is asking the public’s

assistance in identifying and appre-

hending the following individual

wanted in regards to a robbery at gun

point.

On Dec. 25 at approximately

6:30 p.m., the unknown male sus-

pect entered the King Star Deli, 10-

70 Seneca Ave., displayed a black

f irearm and demanded money. The

victim handed the suspect approxi-

mately $900, which the suspect

placed in a black bag with a red

strap. The suspect f led the location

on foot.

The suspect was last seen wear-

ing a black hooded sweatshirt with a

white skull logo on the front.

Anyone with information is asked

to call Crime Stoppers.

106th Precinct

Motor Vehicle Fatality

The NYPD has arrested a suspect

wanted in connection to a fatality

that occurred on Oct. 26 at the inter-

section of 101st Street and

Rockaway Boulevard.

The suspect, who was driving a

gray Chevrolet Corsica, struck a 15-

year-old boy and then fled the scene.

The suspect was identified as Barolo

Paula, 56, no known address. Paula

was arrested in Spain and extradited

to New York City, where he was

charged on Dec. 21 with first-degree

manslaughter in regards to the above

incident.

113th Precinct

Assault

The NYPD is asking for the

public’s assistance with the where-

abouts and identity of the following

individual wanted in connection to

an assault.

On Nov. 9 at 9:07 a.m., a 21-

year-old Black male was shot in the

abdomen and a 16-year-old Black

male was shot in the left leg in front

of 134-32 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. dur-

ing a dispute. The suspect f led the

scene in a late model Dodge Mag-

num station wagon, silver or gray

in color.

The suspect is described as a

Black male in his late-30s, between

6-foot and 6-foot-3, medium build

with a short Afro.

Motor Vehicle Fatality

On Dec. 26 at approximately

6:50 p.m., police responded to a

911 call of a pedestrian struck in

the vicinity of 147-05 111th Ave.,

Jamaica.

Upon arrival, officers discovered

the victim, identified as Maria Beria,

30, of Jamaica, unconscious. EMS

also responded and transported the

victim to Jamaica Hospital, where

she was pronounced dead on ar-

rival.

Further investigation revealed

that a white vehicle traveling west-

bound on 111th Avenue struck the

victim as she was crossing from

south to north. The vehicle did not

remain on the scene and no arrests

have been made. The investigation

is ongoing.

Borough Beat

BY LUIS GRONDA

In the back and forth discussion

of what to do with the vacant stretch

of land that used to be the Long Is-

land Rail Road line, one project got

a much needed boost last week.

Governor Andrew Cuomo

awarded $467,000 to The Trust for

Public Land, which will go towards

conducting a feasibility study for the

proposed QueensWay.

The QueensWay would convert the

3.5 mile area that has been dormant

for around 50 years into a bike path

and green space similar to that of The

High Line in Manhattan. The Trust

for Public Land is a nonprofit organi-

zation that has been spearheading this

project, along with Friends of The

QueensWay, an organization made up

of Queens residents.

The grant serves as welcoming

news for Travis Terry, a member of

Friends of The QueensWay.

"We are now one step closer to

the creation of the QueensWay

Cuomo Approves QueensWay Study

thanks to this important grant by the

State of New York," Terry said in a

statement. "When completed, the

3.5 mile QueensWay will improve

quality of life, create much-needed

park space and generate new eco-

nomic benefits for the residents,

workers, visitors and businesses in the

borough of Queens."

Marc Matsil, The Trust for Public

Land's New York State director, said

the money will allow them to conduct

environmental and engineering stud-

ies of the area and figure out the po-

tential cost of building the bike path

that would run between Rego Park and

Ozone Park and include Forest Park.

"The project would help to cata-

lyze economic development and cel-

ebrate the immense cultural diversity

of Queens," Matsil said in a state-

ment.

Andrea Crawford, chairwoman of

Community Board 9, also supports

turning the abandoned rail line into

the Queens Way.

"Community Board 9 has sup-

At a press conference earlier this year, Assemblymen Phil Goldfeder and Mike

Miller pushed for the abandoned LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch to be revitalized.

ported the idea of turning the aban-

doned Rockaway Beach Branch of

the LIRR into a greenway since at

least 2007," she said in a statement.

"Queens, as a whole, has a paucity of

open public land to service its diverse

and growing communities."

The opposing idea to building the

QueensWay would be to revitalize the

LIRR line that would run from the

Rockaways to Rego Park. That side's

supporters include Assemblyman Phil

Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park). Advo-

cates of this idea say that reviving

the train line would improve public

transportation in south Queens and

clear up congested thoroughfares

such as Woodhaven and Cross Bay

boulevards.

Reach Reporter Luis Gronda at (718)

357-7400, Ext . 127 or at

lgronda@queenstribune.com.

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pix

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (left) applauds as DuaneReade’s Senior Director of Store Operations Greg Calvano (cen-ter), presents a check for $25,000 to West Hamilton Beach Volun-teer Fire and Ambulance Corps Chief Jonah Cohen at the firehouseon Davenport Court. The gift was to help restore firehouse gearand equipment destroyed by Sandy in October. State Sen. JosephAddabbo and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder were also on hand forthe presentation.

Residents of theRockaway Beacharea line up for ahot meal from anAmer ican RedCross emergercyresponse ve-hicle.

Check Presentation

Santa Malcolm

Toy Drive Success

Still Helping

The Police Athletic League recently hosted hundreds of boys andgirls ages 5-7 at a festive holiday party filled with arts and crafts,board games, face painting, inflatable rides and holiday treats.Pictured are children from PAL’s Eddie Byrne Center, including(back row, from left) Darnell Jameson, Nacirema Harrison, SeanChambers, Miles Merritt, Deshawn Jameson; (front row) KamiyaHarrison and Ranard Fields.

Holiday Party

Queens DA RichardBrown s tands wi thsome of the toys col-lected dur ing h isof f ice ’s annual toydrive. More than 350toys were collectedand distributed to TheChurch of theNazarene in FarRockaway, LawrenceNursing Home Facilityin Far Rockaway, SCOFamily Services in Ja-maica and CambriaHeights CommunityChurch in Cambr iaHeights.

Senator Malcolm A. Smith brings toys to students at the CharlesDrew Daycare Center at Star Light in Jamaica and to P.S.215Lucretia Mott School in Far Rockaway as part of his annual toydistribution drive.

Raising A Racket

Emirates Airline recently donated 400 refurbished racquets to NewYork Junior Tennis & Learning through its Racquet Return pro-gram. Children at IS 61Q in Corona received some of the racquetsduring a surprise assembly.

Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 11

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Profile

PeopleJordan Howell was named to the

Dean’s List for the fall 2012 term

at Choate Rosemary Hal l in

Wallingford, Conn. He is the son

of Sandra Lopez o f Cambr ia

Heights.

The New York Army National

Guard has announced the promo-

tion of members in recognition of

their capabilities for additional re-

sponsibility and leadership.

Stephen Pritchett of Jamaica, serv-

ing with Company A, 101st Signal

Battalion, is promoted to private first

class.

Tanisha Barrette of Queens Vil-

lage, serving with Company A, 101st

Signal Battalion, is promoted to spe-

cialist.

Leonardo Diaz of Richmond Hill,

serving with Company A, 101st Sig-

nal Battalion, is promoted to staff

sergeant.

Patrick Pachardo of Springfield

Gardens, serving with Company A,

2-108th Infantry, is promoted to spe-

cialist.

Roy Aguinaga of Jamaica, serv-

ing with Company C, 101st Signal

Battalion, is promoted to special-

ist.

Irshaad Mohamed of Hollis, serv-

ing with Company D, 1-69th Infan-

try, is promoted to staff sergeant.

Jolie Powell of Jamaica, serving

with Company E (Forward Support

Company Infantry), 427th Brigade

Support Battalion, is promoted to

specialist.

Audrey Alexispeacock of Jamaica,

serving with the Headquarters and

Headquarters Company, 27th Bri-

gade Special Troops Battalion, is pro-

moted to specialist.

Samir Keshk of Cambria Heights

received a Bachelor of Science de-

gree in medical informatics from the

B. Thomas Golisano College of

Computing and Information Sci-

ences during summer 2012 com-

mencement ceremonies at Roches-

ter Institute of Technology.

The New York Lotter y an-

nounced the names of area Lottery

players who claimed a winning ticket

from one of the Lottery’s live draw-

ings and received a cash prize val-

ued at $10,000 or more.

Brandon Porter of Queens Vil-

lage won $87,738 on the Dec. 8

Take Five drawing. Porter’s winning

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Since it was established in 1983,

the Elmer H. Blackburne Regular

Democratic Club has been actively

involved with the Southeast Queens

community, communicating with

elected Democratic leaders to ad-

dress the concerns and needs of the

district and educating residents about

the political sphere.

Founded by Elmer Blackburne, a

former democratic district leader, and

his wife, a retired justice of the Su-

preme Court, Laura Blackburne, the

EHB Democratic Club is one of the

largest political clubs in Queens, with

as many as 500 subscribers.

“It all started after I was elected

district leader in 1982,” Blackburne

said. “My campaign was a quick cam-

paign and we organized so many

people in that campaign and we felt

we wanted to continue with a formal

political organization.”

The EHB Democratic Club, com-

prised mostly of volunteers, many

retired, has been holding open

monthly meetings for more than 20

years. During these meetings, resi-

dents of Southeast Queens can vo-

Elmer H. Blackburne Regular Democratic Club

calize their concerns and communi-

cate with elected officials.

“We frequently have speakers,”

Blackburne said. “We have speakers

from City government, State govern-

ment and the non-profits if it relates

to issues concerning our members. All

of these elected officials come in and

report to us on a regular basis.”

The club has played a key role in

many of its neighborhood victories

by working closely with Community

Boards 12 and 13, Blackburne said.

The EHB Democratic Club has acted

as an advocate for many community

issues including the re-

cently closed St. Albans

well , which has led to

f looding in homes, and the

highly contested plans for

a hot sheet motel in Spring-

field Gardens, which were

finally nixed in October.

In addition to main-

taining strong community

ties with Democratic lead-

ers and civic associations,

Blackburne said the club

has a mission to educate

the community about the

poli t ical landscape in

Queens.

“There certainly is a lack of so-

phistication in terms of how the po-

litical system actually works,” he said.

“I think political education has been

a big part of our activities by holding

these monthly meeting and by hold-

ing forums so it informs young

people, and some of our older folks,

to become more closely involved in

the political system. It would be a very

important learning experience.”

According to Blackburne, the or-

ganization plays a large role in the

community because it has been

around for more than two decades

and has a strong understanding of

the way Queens politics run.

“Our organization has been here

longer than most members in coun-

cil,” Blackburne said with a chuckle.

As far as the upcoming Borough

President race, Blackburne reluc-

tantly said the EHB Democratic Club

is learning towards Bill Thompson.

“He made a nice run for mayor

against Michael Bloomberg and it

seems he deserves another chance,”

he said. “But we are listening to ev-

eryone. Leroy Comrie, he is a good

friend. We’ve also gotten some calls

from Melinda Katz. We want to hear

what they have to say.”

Monthly membership meeting are

held on the third Thursday of every

month. To become a member, or for

more information about the EHB

Democratic Club, visit

www.ehbdemclub.org or call (718)

525-8372.

The EHB Democratic Club is lo-

cated at 226-19 Merrick Blvd.,

Laurelton.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska

at (718)357-7400 Ext . 123 or

nkozikowska@queenspress.com

ticket was purchased at KVD Gro-

cery, 215-14 91st Ave., Queens Vil-

lage.

Vilma Farmer of Jamaica won

$25,000 on the Dec. 11 Win 4 draw-

ing. Farmer’s winning ticket was pur-

chased at Ambica Stationery & Le-

gal Form, 87-87 Sutphin Blvd., Ja-

maica.

Stephen Igwebuike of Jamaica won

$41,284 on the Nov. 30 Take Five

drawing. Igwebuike’s winning ticket

was purchased in Brooklyn.

John Sexton, president of New

York University, will deliver the an-

nual Telsey Lecture at The Reform

Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th

St., on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. His topic

will be “Promoting Unity.”

The lecture is open to the public.

The $18 cost of admission includes

a catered brunch. For reservations,

call The Reform Temple of Forest

Hills at (718) 261-2900 or e-mail

mail@rtfh.org.

Upcoming programs at the Cen-

tral Queens Y include:

“Writing the Past: Memoirs of

Simchas and Holidays,” led by au-

thor Laurie Graff, 10-week program

starting Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. Cost is $60

for members, $80 for non-members.

Israeli & International Dance, 11

classes beginning Jan. 9 at 1 p.m.

Cost is $83 for members, $127 for

non-members.

The Central Queens Y is located

at 67-08 108th St., Forest Hills. For

information or to register, call (718)

268-5011, Ext. 160 or visit

www.cqy.org/registration.

The New York Army National

Guard has announced the promo-

tion of members in recognition of

their capabilities for additional re-

sponsibility and leadership.

Leonardo Diaz of Richmond Hill,

serving with Company A, 101st Sig-

nal Battalion, is promoted to staff

sergeant.

Ysnaldo Perez of Woodhaven,

serving with Company B, 642nd

Support Battalion, is promoted to

specialist.

Local students were named to the

Dean’s List for the fall 2012 quarter

at Rochester Insititute of Technol-

ogy. They include:

Forest Hills: Rohit Crasta, Tho-

mas Kim.

From left to right: Elmer Blackbourne, Deputy

Inspector at the 105th Precinct, Joseph Courtesis,

Jackie Boyce, and President, Edgar Grove.

Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 13

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Blue’s Clues Bounces To Bayside

Mexican Food,

Reinvented

MexiBBQ Kitchen and Draught

37-11 30th Ave., Astoria

(718) 626-0333

HOURS: Mon. – Thurs. 4 p.m. to

Midnight; Fri. 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.;

Weekend Brunch 11 a.m. to 3:45

p.m.; Sat. Dinner 4:30 p.m. to 1

a.m.; Sun. dinner 4:30 p.m. to Mid-

night

CREDIT CARD: Yes, All Major

DELIVERY: No

TAKE OUT: Yes

As someone who grew up eat-

ing traditional Mexican food on a

daily basis, I cannot help but to con-

sider myself an expert on that par-

ticular cuisine.

Though I have tried many Mexi-

can restaurants since moving to

Queens from my native Los Ange-

les, none have caught my interest

quite as much as MexiBBQ.

Over the weekend, I had the op-

portunity to visit the chic Astoria

restaurant, and all I can say is

WOW!

With dim, romantic lighting, an

elegant water fountain and extrava-

gant fireplace, it is easy to see why

this restaurant is so popular, espe-

cially for the throngs of trendy young

couples living in the neighborhood.

On my visit, I sampled the BBQ

Brisket Tacos, which came stuffed

with a more than generous helping

of smoked brisket, pulled and sim-

mered in the restaurant’s own

Achiote sauce.

Other than being wrapped in a

corn tortilla, the inventive spin on

the classic Mexican dish was any-

thing but traditional, causing quite

the eye-opening experience for my

taste buds.

The savory sauce superbly

complemented the slow smoked

meat, which had me falling in love

with each bite, and the side of

Esquites (aka spicy cream corn)

brought out the amazingly delec-

table smokiness of the dish.

With just a bit of squeezed lime

juice, the kernels quenched my de-

sire to indulge in the spiciness that

Mexican food is known for.

While I had decided to sip on a

sweet Frida Kahlo Reposado te-

quila for my beverage, rather than

the IPA the menu suggests, it

should be noted that MexiBBQ of-

fers 48 craft beers on tap, includ-

ing Astoria’s own Singlecut Beer.

As I slowly worked through the

meal, I could not help but wonder

why I had never dared to think of

this innovative take on tacos at

home.

Thankfully for me and my fel-

low foodies, the restaurant offers a

wide selection of their sauces you

can use in the comfort of your own

kitchen.

- Megan Montalvo

BY JOE MARVILLI

While some teenagers and young

adults got a portion of their educa-

tion from “Blue’s Clues,” today’s

preschoolers were too young to view

the show when it was on the air.

Now, Queens’ parents have a chance

to put their children on a journey with

that lovable blue dog with a live per-

formance at Queensborough Commu-

nity College.

“Blue’s Clues Live! The Most

Spectacular Place!” will arrive at the

Queensborough Performing Arts

Center on Jan. 6 for a 2 p.m. perfor-

mance. The show follows a run at

the Showplace at the Bellmore Mov-

ies in Bellmore, Long Island. Those

enactments took place on Dec. 27

through 30. One more concert will

take place in that neighborhood on

Jan. 5 at 11 a.m.

For fans of the original television

program, this show seems set to

please. It follows the interactive clues

that made “Blue’s Clues” standout so

much during its successful ten year

run from 1996 to 2006 on Nickel-

odeon.

During the performance, Blue and

Steve lead the crowd on a club-based

adventure, in search of the most spec-

tacular place of all. The two of them

travel to the Storybook Forest, where

they meet Goldilocks, the Three

Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf and

many other classic fairy tale charac-

ters. They also head to outer space,

discovering planets and other celes-

tial bodies as their search continues.

Once the final clue is found, the mys-

tery is solved.

The event is sponsored by Long

Island’s Plaza Theatricals.

“Since 1983, the Plaza Organiza-

tion has been providing exciting fam-

ily entertainment throughout the tri-

state area,” producer Kevin

Harrington said. “My wife, Phyllis

and I, are thrilled to be bringing our

shows to the beautiful theatre at

Queensborough Performing Arts

Center where family members can

meet and greet the characters follow-

ing each performance.”

Individual reserved seating tick-

ets are $12. Subscription tickets, lim-

BY JOE MARVILLI

Residents of Queens will soon

have the chance to view “Paralleling

Narratives” this January in Flushing.

“Paralleling Narratives” is a solo

exhibition by Ana De Orbegoso that

features mixed media and photogra-

phy. It will run at Crossing Art in

Flushing from Jan. 11 to Feb. 10. The

opening reception will take place on

Jan. 13 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the

display will conclude with a Q&A

with De Orbegoso on Feb. 9 from 2

to 4 p.m.

The exhibit explores visual forms

of expression by juxtaposing a selec-

tion of both her present and past

work. The series all depict popular

iconography and stage situations

through photography and mixed

media, using subjects that populate

her world. Although all her projects

differ from each other, all contain

performance elements “to seduce

and beckon your human sensation,”

the artist said.

The span of De Orbegoso’s ca-

reer is covered within the exhibit. Its

characters include a person who cre-

ates pseudo barriers and false identi-

ties to avoid realizing his or her true

‘Paralleling Narratives’

At Crossing Art

self in “The Invisible Wall,” visual de-

pictions of the inner dialogue we all

have running inside our minds in “In-

tra,” the fabricated world of

“Disutopia” where reality is blurred

with artificiality and a Greek boy over-

reaching his ambition in one of her

most recent series, “Icarus and the

Myth of the Fallen Angel”.

Born in Lima, Peru and a current

New York City resident, De

Orbegoso was a recipient of fellow-

ships from the New York Founda-

tion for the Arts, the National Asso-

ciation of Latino Arts and Culture

and “En Foco.” She also received the

En Foco New Works Photography

Award and won first prize in the

Fotografia Peruana competition in

2006.

Her work tit led “Vírgenes

Urbanas” is the most locally exhib-

ited art project in Peruvian history. It

is based on colonial paintings of the

School of Cusco, an ongoing travel-

ing display on Peru’s different regions

and cities.

Crossing Art is located at 136-17

39th Ave.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718)

357-7400, Ext . 125, or at

jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

“Blue’s Clues Live!” will come to

Queensborough Performing Arts Cen-

ter on Jan. 6.

Restaurant Review

ited to one ticket for each show, are

$40. For groups of twenty or more,

discount tickets are available for $10

each.

To purchase tickets, call the Plaza

Box Office at (516) 599-6870 or visit

www.plazatheatrical.com.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at (718)

357-7400, Ext . 125, or at

jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

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Faith

NotebookSt. John’s University

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Since he became reverend at

Gethsemane Baptist Church 15 years

ago, Michael St. John Corley has al-

ways had a great passion for helping

the residents of Hollis. The fourth

generation preacher has always been

held in high regards by his commu-

nity for his work.

One of Corley’s biggest passions

has always been helping the young

find God. He hosted a Christian ra-

dio program for three years entitled

“Precious Moments,” where he re-

minded youth every week that they

are indeed precious in God’s sight.

The youngest of four children,

Corley accepted Jesus Christ as his

personal Savior at just six-years-old,

under his father’s pastorate at the

Mount Olive Baptist Church in

Manhasset.

Rev. Corley has served in numer-

ous capacities and ministries at his

home church over the years. He has

held positions on the Junior Usher

Board, the Youth Ministry, the Youth

Choir, the Senior Choir Director and

Gethsemane Baptist Church’s Rev. Michael Corley

served as a Sunday School teacher

for adults and seniors.

Since he was a child, Corley was

often told that he possessed wisdom

well beyond his years. Not only was

his father a highly respected and

gifted preacher, but his maternal

grandfather and great-grandfather

were also preachers.

On Feb. 28, 1999, Corley was fi-

nally licensed by his father,

Rev. Edward Corley, at the

Mount Olive Baptist

Church. After being found

fit, Corley was ordained on

Oct. 22, 2000. He served

under his father, working

as Youth Ministry Coordi-

nator and a Sunday School

Superintendent for four

years.

After he was ordained,

Rev. Corley was appointed

to serve as the Assistant to

the Pastor of the Mount

Olive Baptist Church.

Nearly a decade later, on

Mar. 8, 2008, he was asked

to be the Pastor of the

Gethsemane Baptist Church in

Hollis, Queens.

In his time at Gethsemane Bap-

tist Church, the reverend has already

implemented several new Ministries,

and he is making an impact on the

community. He has established him-

self as a very sought after revivalist,

teacher and conference speaker. He

has also been asked to preach at nu-

merous churches throughout New

York and Florida and is known for

his ability to reach both the young

and the old with his powerful ser-

mons.

Admired by his ministry, Corley

has always been active in the East-

ern Baptist Association of New York.

He currently serves as the second

vice president for the Board of Evan-

gelism and Coordinator for Young

Preachers and Ministers. He also

serves as a member of Empire State

Missionary Baptist Convention, the

Hampton University Ministers’ Con-

ference and the National Baptist

Convention USA, Inc.

Rev. Corley is happily married to

Keisha Heard-Corley. They are the

proud parents of their only son,

Michael Josiah Corley, who is four-

years-old.

Gethsemane Baptist Church is

located at 88-48 193rd St., Hollis.

For more information about the

church, call (718) 464-0391.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska

at (718)357-7400 Ext . 123 or

nkozikowska@queenspress.com.

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

When Vincent Accardi first ar-

rived to St. John’s University, he was

immediately fascinated by the incred-

ible work ethic of student-athletes.

More than a decade later, the alum

has taken many of the valuable les-

sons he learned at St. John’s, assum-

ing the role as Director of Corporate

Sale and Ticketing Operations at

Stony Brook University.

Accardi, who at the time was as-

piring to be a baseball player, under-

stood the commitment of the

school’s athletic department.

“They were putting in so much

time and effort every day in the

weight room and at practice to en-

sure that they could play at that next

level,” Accardi said in a statement.

“It really served as a wake-up call for

me, and I realized that I simply

hadn’t put enough work into my ath-

letic career.”

Although Accardi eventually de-

cided against joining a team, he

St. John’s Alum Tackles Sport Management World

never strayed far away

from sports and instead,

developed his passion

in the classroom.

“I decided to apply

that same type of work

ethic and preparation

that these athletes dis-

played, and put it to-

wards my academics,”

he said. “I focused one

year at a time, working

as hard as I could, and

I’m glad to say it turned

out for the best.”

All his hard work

paid off for the St .

John’s alum, who now

works as Director of Corporate Sale

and Ticketing Operations at Stony

Brook University. In his role, Accardi

manages the ticket sales and opera-

tions for Stony Brook’s 20 Division

1 sports teams, generating revenue

through ticket sales while pursuing

new corporate partners.

“It’s been a nice progression,” he

said. “I really have to

thank St. John’s for the

opportunities it afforded

me, from internships to

networking events and

more. This is where I was

inspired to pursue the

sports business industry,

not knowing that one

day I’d have this career,

so I’m extraordinarily

grateful for those student

days.”

During Accardi’s un-

dergraduate career at St.

John’s, he gained valu-

able experience working

as the head manager of

the school’s men’s basketball team,

assisting with the daily operations

and on-the-court management of the

players.

He is proud to come back to his

alma mater – whether he’s support-

ing scholarships through a golf outing

or sharing his insight with students at

an Alumni Insider’s View Program, he

always finds time to come back to St.

John’s.

“I’ve always said that there are

many people here who inf luenced

me,” Accardi noted, “including

people in the Career Center, the Writ-

ing Center, the Office of Athletics

and professors that I had. So many

people here made an impact on who

I am, which is why I’ve always been

committed to giving back my time –

it’s the least I can do.”

Today, Accardi umpires in his

spare time and still shares the same

enthusiasm for sports as he did when

he was a freshman at St. John’s.

“I really enjoy attending sport

management programs on campus

and also recruitment events for pro-

spective students,” he said. “Simply

put, I like to tell my St. John’s story,

and show others how the education

here helped me, and can help them,

be successful.”

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska

at (718)357-7400 Ext . 123 or

nkozikowska@queenspress.com.

St. John’s a lum,

Vincent Accardi, was

named Director of Cor-

porate Sale and Ticket-

ing Operations at Stony

Brook University as of

the summer.

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Jan. 4-10, 2013 PRESS of Southeast Queens Page 15

What’s UpJAN. 5

Black Wall Street

The York College Performing Arts

Center will present a play, ‘Black Wall

Street.’ The play takes place in the

year 1921 in a small Black community

in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called Green-

wood. This community consisted of

Blacks who fled the oppression of the

South to carve themselves out a place

in the Indian nation of Oklahoma.

There they formed a peculiar society

of Blacks, Indians, and Jews who

respected and did business with each

other. Some of these Blacks happened

to settle on oil rich land and became

incredibly wealthy—so wealthy in fact

that the town soon became known as

Black Wall Street. In a mere 36 block

section of town, these African-Ameri-

cans owned and operated 600 thriv-

ing businesses. The play will begin at

3 p.m. Tickets are $20 but a discount

rate of $10 will be given to students

and seniors. The York College Per-

forming Arts Center is located at 94-

45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.

Jazz at St. Albans: Helen Sung

Award-winning pianist Helen Sung

will perform at Saint Albans Congre-

gational Church to kick off the New

Year. After grouting from the

Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

Performance, Sung went on to win the

Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams

Jazz Piano Competition. She enchants

listeners everywhere with an imagina-

tive, modern artistry that thoroughly

captivates. The concert will begin at 5

p.m. Saint Albans Congregational

Church is located at 172-17 Linden

Blvd. The concert is free, but dona-

tions to the church are welcome.

Brookville Park Tennis Club

Awards Dinner

The Brookville Park Tennis Club

invites you to celebrate with them at

their rescheduled 2012 Awards Din-

ner and Dance. The occasion will

provide the opportunity for the club

to honor Bill Perkins, president of the

Rosedale Civic Association, with its

Derek Dilworth Community Service

Award. Join them for an evening of

dinner, dancing and drinks – all in-

cluded in the price of $55 ($50 for

members). Semi-formal attire. For

more information, send an e-mail to

brookvilletennis@aol.com or visit

brookvilleparktennis.com. To pur-

chase tickets, or for more informa-

tion, call Lawrence at (347) 528-

7178 or Keith at (347) 528-7268. All

tickets must be purchased in advance.

There will be no tickets sold at the

door. The dinner will be held at the

Sacred Heart School Auditorium from

10 p.m. to 3 a.m. The Sacred Heart

School is located at 115-50 221st

Street.

JAN. 6

Comrie for Borough

President Kickoff

The kick off for Council Member

Leroy Comrie’s Campaign for Queens

Borough President will be held this

week. The special guest will be Con-

gressman Joseph Crowley, Chairman

of the Democratic Organization of

Queens County. The host committee

(in formation) includes: Congress-

man Gregory W. Meeks, State Sena-

tor Malcolm A. Smith, Assembly

Member Barbara M. Clark, Assembly

Member Vivian E. Cook, Assembly

Member William Scarborough, City

Council Member Ruben Wills and City

Council Member Karen Koslowitz,

among many others. To RSVP, email

rsvp@leroycomrie.com or call (917)

737-2415. The event will be held at

Antun’s from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Antun’s

is located at 96-43 Springfield Blvd.

Tickets are $100 for friends, $250 for

supporters and $1,000 for sponsors.

JAN. 8

Grant Information Session

Citizens Committee for New York

City awards grants of $500 to $3,000

to resident-led groups to work on com-

munity and school improvement

projects addressing issues that they

identify as important to them. From

East Tremont in the Bronx to West

Brighton on Staten Island, the groups

the Citizen’s Committee supports are

carrying out projects as varied as com-

munity gardening, theater and fine

arts, nutrition awareness, composting,

beautification, tenant organizing,

youth education, physical fitness, pub-

lic safety, and more. For additional

information, visit http://

www.citizensnyc.org/programs.html.

There you can download the applica-

tion. The application deadline is Janu-

ary 31, 2013. Join them for an infor-

mation session to learn more about the

grant application process. For more

information or to register for an infor-

mation session, contact Wilfredo at

wflorentino@citizensnyc.org or call

(212) 822-9568. The free event will

take place at Queens Central Library

from 6 to 8 p.m.

JAN. 9

Stop and Frisk Focus Group

The Center on Youth Justice with

the cooperation of Queens Engage-

ment Strategies for Teens (Quest)

will be conducting a Stop and Frisk

focus group in Jamaica. As part of

the Vera Institute of Justice’s study

examining the NYPD’s Stop Frisk

Policy they have interviewed several

families who reside in the neighbor-

hoods of New York City where stop

and frisk is most prevalent, and sur-

veyed young adults about their expe-

riences with police. Now, they would

like to hear from community aides

and organizers. Since this meeting

will be held after usual business hours,

dinner will be provided. All focus

group participants will be compen-

sated with a $25 Visa gift card. Please

RSVP your availability to take part in

the meeting by the end of the day on

Monday, Jan. 7. For additional in-

formation, send an e-mail to Brenda

Velazquez at bvelazquez@vera.org,

or call (212) 376-3080. The event is

free and will be held from 5:30 p.m.

to 8 p.m. at Quest, located at

159-29 90th Ave.

JAN. 10

Donovan Richards Kickoff

Celebration

Friends of Donovan Richards 2013

cordially invite you to attend the offi-

cial campaign kick-off for New York

City Council Candidate for the 31st

Council District - Donovan Richards.

If you are unable to attend on the 10th,

there are lots of other ways for you to

get involved through volunteering,

donating, or working in our office as

we strive to win the 31st City Council

seat for our community. Kindly RSVP

at richards4council@gmail.com or

347-247-0653. Tickets are $50. The

event will be held at Idlewild Terrace

located at 157-13 Rockaway Blvd.

from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

ONGOING

Mobile CPR Program

FDNY EMS instructors will come

out to your site to conduct the CPR

training using your facilities. The Be

911 Compressions Only CPR Pro-

gram is brought to you free of charge

by FDNY and NYC Service. The goal

of the program is to train as many

people as possible in basic CPR skills.

In addition, participants will be briefly

educated on the automated external

defibrillator (AED) used to try and

revive a person suffering from cardiac

arrest. Though this program does not

certify any participants, the FDNY

and NYC Service believe increasing

the knowledge of how to save a life is

far more beneficial.

The program welcomes all ages, as

long as the individual can demon-

strate competency in retaining the

required skills.

Appointments can be made Mon-

day through Friday during the hours

of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Classes may be

approximately 20 minutes depend-

ing on the size of the group.

For group registration of 10 or more

participants or further information,

contact the FDNY’s CPR Training Unit

at Telephone Number (718) 281-3888.

Group Sessions

Clergy United for Community

Empowerment, Inc. Group Sessions

are located at 89-31 161st St., 10th

Floor, Jamaica, for the community on

various topics such as domestic vio-

lence, mental health, substance abuse

intervention, decision making, con-

dom use, high risk behaviors leading

to HIV, and self – esteem awareness.

All group sessions offer light snacks

and beverages. Group sessions are

open to the public.

Round-Trip Metro Card reimburse-

ment is available at the end of each

completed session. For further infor-

mation call (718) 297-0720. All ser-

vices are free. Please call for next

group date.

Infant Mortality

Clergy United for Community

Empowerment’s Infant Mortality

Reduction Initiative program pro-

vides the following services free of

charge: case management services,

parent skills building, crib care, breast

feeding education, health education,

nutritional information/education,

referral for HIV testing, confidential

one-on-one counseling, workshops,

and women support groups. IMRI

provides referrals for Food stamps,

GED, GYN, Emergency Baby For-

mula (qualifications required) and

more. Call (718) 297-0720. Located

at 89-31 161 St., 10th floor, Jamaica.

Services are available Tue.-Thurs. 9:30

a.m. to 4 p.m.

HIV Awareness

Clergy United for Community

Empowerment provides intervention

and curriculum-based prevention edu-

cation sessions on HIV/AIDS, to re-

duce risk behaviors that lead to HIV

transmission. Services are located at

89-31 161st St., Jamaica. Call (718)

297-0720 ask about our presentation

to adolescents and men/women of

color. Services are available Tue.-

Thurs., 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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GARDENING CLUBSaturdays i n theSteinway l ibrary court -yard at 4.ACADEMY CHARTERMonday, January 7 Cen-t r a l Queens AcademyCharter School Board ofTrustees meeting 7-9:30at 55-30 Junction Blvd.,Elmhurst. 212-437-8351to register.ORATORIO SOCIETYMondays starting Janu-ary 14 at 7:45 at TempleBeth Sholom in Flushing.279-3006. Auditions re-quired.GLEE CLUBTuesdays Bayside Men’sGlee Club rehearses at7:30 at All Saints Episco-pal Church, 214-35 40th

Avenue, Bays ide . 961-6852.MEN’S CLUB SOCCERTuesday evenings ForestHi l l s Jewish Center 8 -9:30. 263-7000.FM CAMERATuesdays Fresh MeadowsCamera Club. 917-612-3463.98TH STREET BLOCKThursday , January 1098th Street Block Associa-tion meets at 6 at the EastElmhurst library.TOASTMASTERSThursday , January 10Advance for ExcellenceToastmasters Club at 5:45at the Briarwood library.WOMEN’S GROUPFridays Woman’s Groupof Jamaica Estates meetsat noon. 461-3193.

RELIGIOUS

TEMPLE BETHFriday, January 4 Fam-i l y Shabba t Se rv i ces7:30. Saturday, January5 Shabbat Services andTorah Study at 10. Fri-day, Januar y 11 To tShabbat a t 6 , Shabbatservices at 8. Saturday,

Temple Be th Sho lom,172nd Street and North-ern Blvd., Flushing. 463-4143.DISCOVER HEBREWStar t ing January 9Ulpan a t the Cent ra lQueens Y in Forest Hills.268-5011, ext. 160.

HEALTH

GENERAL WELLNESSSaturday , January 5general wellness and dis-ease prevention at noonat the Flushing library.BLOOD DRIVESunday, January 6 9:30-1:30 at Temple Tikvah,3315 Hi l l s ide Avenue,New Hyde Pa rk . 516 -746-1120.WAITANKUNGSundays 2-5. Total-bodyworkout. Flushing Hospi-tal/Medical Center. Free.Jimmy 7-10pm 347-2156.SCHIZO. ANON.Sundays in Rego Park.896-3400.GROUP NUTRITIONMondays at the CardiacHealth Center in FreshMeadows. 670-1695.TAI CHIMondays and Thursdays11 -12 a t the Card iacHealth Center in FreshMeadows. 670-1695. $5.VISITING NURSETuesday, January 8 Vis-iting Nurse Service helpsdetermine el ig ibi l i t y atthe Central library at 2.RELAX & MEDITATIONTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 Relaxation andMeditation Time at 5:30at the Seaside library.ALZHEIMERSTuesdays, January 8, 22,February 12 , 26Careg ive r Suppor tGroup in Fores t H i l l s .592-5757, ext. 237.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTTuesdays We ste rnQueens Caregiver Net-work in Sunnyside. 5:15-6:30. 784-6173, ext. 409.Also, 3:30-4:30 SelfhelpClearv iew Senior Cen-ter, 208-11 26th Avenue,Bayside. 631-1886.WELL SPOUSEWednesdays, January 9,February 13 We l lSpouses or Partners ofthe Chronical ly I l l andDi sab led meet a t S t .Char le s Rehab inAlbertson. 516-829-8740.NUTRITION TALKWednesdays, January 9,16, 23, 30 at the Coronalibrary at 5:30.OAWednesdays OvereatersAnonymous a t theHoward Beach library at11.MASSAGE THERAPY

SENIORS

MEN’S CLUBStarting Monday, Janu-ary 7 Mondays 10-noonMen’s club for those over65 Central Queens Y inForest Hills. 423-0732.DUPLICATE BRIDGEMondays Pride of Judea.423-6200.STAY WELLMondays Central libraryat 10 and Wednesdays at10:15 East E lmhurst l i -brary.BASIC COMPUTERSTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 class for seniorsat 10 at the South OzonePark library.CAREGIVERSTuesdays Ca reg i ve r sSupport group at 3:30-4:30 Selfhelp ClearviewSenior Center , 208 -1126 th Avenue , Bays ide .631-1886.COMPUTERSWednesdays, January 9,16, 23 computers forsen io r s Le f rak C i t y l i -brary at 11.BASIC COMPUTERWednesdays, January 9,16 for seniors Centrallibrary. 990-0769.STARSWednesdays Senior The-atre Acting Repertory atthe Ho l l i s l i b ra ry a t11:15.STARSFridays Senior TheaterActing Repertory at theQueens Village library at11.

Wednesdays and Fridayshalf and one hour mas-sages a t the Card iacHealth Center in FreshMeadows. 670-1695.CANCER ACTIONThursday , January 10Northern Queens Can-cer Action Council at 10at the Corona library.M SThursdays, January 10,24 Na t iona l Mu l t ip leSclerosis Support Groupmeet s a t the HowardBeach library at 1.MEDITATION CLUBThursdays, January 10,24 at the Bel lerose l i -brary at 5:30.BEGIN ZUMBAThursday, January 10 atthe Central library at 7.KIDS OBESITYSaturday , January 12Chi ldhood Obes i t y :Keep Your Kids Healthyat noon at the Flushinglibrary.BLOOD DRIVESunday, January 13 9-3a t Queen o f Ange l schurch, 43-18 Ski l lmanAvenue, Sunnyside. 937-3244.

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YOUTH

QUEENS LIBRARIESMany branches o f theQueensborough Libraryof fe r todd ler and pre -schoo l p rog rams andmore . Contac t loca lbranches.FAMILY STORYSaturdays , January 5 ,12, 19 Flushing library11:30.CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flush-ing library at 2.MATH HELPSaturdays for grades 4-8 Flushing library at 10.SCIENCE LABSaturdays Cen t ra l l i -brary at 11.CHESS CLUBSaturdays F lushing l i -brary at 2.MOTHER GOOSEMondays, January 7, 14,28 Far Rockaway libraryat 10:30.PRE-SCHOOL STORYMondays, January 7, 14,28 Corona library at 2.PICTURE BOOK TIMEMondays, January 7, 14,28 Hillcrest library at 2.STORYBOOK EXPLOREMonday, January 7 Cen-tral library at 3:30.COLORING TIMEMondays, January 7, 14,28 Far Rockaway libraryat 4.WORD OF THE WEEKMondays, January 7, 14,28 McGoldrick library at5 .SLIME TIMEMonday, January 7 EastFlushing library. Register.CRAFT KIDSMondays F lushing l i -brary at 3.BEGIN CHESSMondays a t 3 :30Windsor Park library.KNIT & CROCHETMondays Douglaston li-brary at 4.CRAFTY TUESDAYSTuesdays, January 8, 22Forest Hills library 3:30.YOGA FOR KIDSTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 Corona library at4 .GAME TIMETuesdays, January 8, 15,29 Far Rockaway libraryat 4.READ TO A DOGTuesdays, January 8, 15,29 North Hil ls l ibrary.Register .WRITING WORKSHOPTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 Langston Hugheslibrary at 4:30.CURRENT EVENTSTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 McGoldr ick l i -brary at 5.TEAM SCIENCETuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 Corona library at6 .BOOK BUDDIES

Tuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 those 3-5 are readto by 12 -15 year o ldsH i l l c re s t l i b ra ry andWindsor Park library at 4.KNIT & CROCHETTuesdays at 5 RochdaleVillage library.SCRAPPY SCARFWednesday, January 9those 9-14 learn to makea scarf at 4:30 Pomonoklibrary.TIMELESS TALESWednesdays, January 9,16, 23, 30 Centra l l i -brary at 10.PICTURE BOOKWednesdays, January 9,16, 23, 30 McGoldricklibrary at 11:15.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSWednesdays, January 9,16, 23, 30 Glen Oaks li-brary at 11:30.CRAFTIVITIESWednesdays, January 9,16, 23, 30 East Flushinglibrary. Register.JEWELRY MAKINGWednesdays, January 9,16, 30 Far Rockaway li-brary at 4.SCIENCE PROGRAMWednesdays, January 9,16, 30 Central library at4:30.PLAY DOHWednesday, January 9Fresh Meadows library at3:30.JANUARY CRAFTWednesday, January 9Windsor Pa rk l i b ra r y.Register .HEALTH & SCIENCEWednesday, January 9at 5 at the McGoldricklibrary.CHESSWednesdays a t 3 :30Queens Vi l lage l ibraryand 4:30 Poppenhusenlibrary.GAME DAYWednesdays HowardBeach library at 5.CRAFTERNOONSWednesdays a t theRidgewood library. Reg-ister.YOUNG LEADERSWednesdays and FridaysYoung Leaders Instituteo f Lau re l ton a t theLaurelton library at 3:30.PICTURE BOOKThursdays, January 10,17, 23, 30 at the SouthOzone Park library at 11.STORY TIMEThursdays, January 10,17 , 24 a t the Eas tElmhurst library at 11:30.PICTURE BOOKThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 at the Flush-ing l ibrary at 1:30 andthe Queens V i l l age l i -brary.SLIME TIMEThursday , January 10North Hills library. Reg-ister.

BEADED JEWELRYThursday , January 10Woodside library. Regis-ter .DRAMA POSSEThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 Hil lcrest l i -brary at 4:30.FELT ANIMALSThursdays, January 10,24 at the Corona libraryat 4.ZUMBA FITNESSThursdays, January 10,17, 24 at the Hollis li -brary. Register.MANGA CLUBThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 at the Coronalibrary at 5.TEAM SCIENCEThursdays, January 10,17, 24 at the Corona li-brary at 6.PAPER AIRPLANEThursday, January 10 atthe Richmond Hill libraryat 4.LEGO BLOCKThursday, January 10 atthe Far Rockaway libraryat 4.GAME ONThursdays at the Centrallibrary at 3:30.TIGER TOTSFridays, January 11, 18,25 Kung Fu for childrenunder 5 at the Briarwoodlibrary. Register.DUNGEONS/DRAGONSFr iday , January 11Ozone Park library at 4.VIDEO/BD GAMESFridays, January 11, 18,25 Rochdale Village li-brary at 4:30.BOARD GAMESFridays, January 11, 25Windsor Park library at 4.PRE-SCHOOL CRAFTFridays, January 11, 18,25 at the Sunnyside li-brary. Register.BOOK BUDDIESFridays, January 11, 18,25 at the Fresh Mead-ows library at 4.TALENT SHOWFridays, January 11, 18,25 at the Corona libraryat 4:30.CHESS FOR KDISFridays, January 11, 18,25 at the Windsor Parklibrary at 5.KIDS ACTIVITIESFr idays a t 3 :30Briarwood library.GAME DAYFridays at 3:30 QueensVillage library.ARTS & CRAFTSFr idays B r ia rwood l i -brary at 4.East FlushingRegister. Ozone Park at3 .GAME DAYFridays Windsor Park at4 .CHESS CLUBFridays Auburndale andWindsor Park l ibrary at3:30 Register.

TEENS

CHESS CLUBSaturdays F lush ing l i -brary at 2.LAPTOPSMondays, January 7, 14,21, 28 at the Hollis li -brary at 3.OPEN LABMondays, January 7, 14,21, 28 Far Rockaway li-brary at 4.RUBIK’S CUBEMonday, January 7 atthe Queens V i l l age l i -brary. Register.TEEN ZONEMondays, January 7, 14,28 Queens Vi l lage l i -brary at 4.EVENING CRAFTSMondays, January 7, 14,28 Fresh Meadows l i -brary at 6.LAPTOPSTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 at the Hollis li -brary at 3.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 readers 12 -15read to those 3-5 at theHillcrest library at 4.KNIT & CROCHETTuesdays, January 8, 15,22, 29 at the RochdaleVillage library at 5.TEEN ADVISORY BD.Tuesdays , Januar y 8Flushing library at 4.CHESS FOR ALLTuesdays, January 8, 15,22 Rosedale library at 4.LAPTOPSWednesdays, January 9,16, 23 at the Hollis li -brary at 3.ZUMBA FOR TEENSWednesday, January 9at the Briarwood library.Register .SCRAPPY SCARFWednesday, January 9for those 9-14 to create ascarf at the Pomonok li-brary at 4:30.CHESS CLUBWednesdays, January 9,16 , 23 a t t hePoppenhusen l ibrary at4:30.REGENTS BOOT CAMPWednesdays, January 9,16, 23 Far Rockaway li-brary at 3.CAREER W/ CRITTERSWednesday, January 9at 3:30 at the RochdaleVillage library.TEEN OPEN LABWednesdays, January 9,16, 23, 30 Far Rockawaylibrary at 4.TEEN ZONEWednesdays, January 9,16, 30 Queens Villagelibrary at 4.MAGIC TRICKSWednesdays, January 9,30 Roseda le l i b rar y.Register .ONLINE TEST PREPWednesdays, January 9,23 LIC library. 752-3700.GAME DAY

Wednesdays HowardBeach library at 4.CHESSWednesdays a t 3 :30Queens Village library.KNITTING CLUBWednesday, January 9Corona library at 6.LAPTOPSThursdays, January 10,17, 31 at the Hollis li -brary at 3.ANIMEThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 at the Flush-ing library at 4.DRAMA POSSEThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 for those 11-14 at the Hillcrest libraryat 4:30.COLLEGE RESEARCHThursday, January 10 atthe Cambria Heights l i -brary at 5:30.REGENTS BOOT CAMPThursdays, January 10,17, 24 Far Rockaway li-brary at 3.TEEN OPEN LABThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 Far Rockawaylibrary at 4.WINTER CRAFTThursdays, January 10,24 Windsor Park library.Register .

MANGA CLUBThursdays, January 10,17, 24, 31 Corona l i -brary at 5.DESIGN JEWELRYFr iday , January 11Bellerose l ibrary. Regis-ter .BOOK BUDDIESFridays, January 11, 18,25 Fresh Meadows l i -brary at 4.HAPPY HOURFridays, January 11, 18,25 at the Flushing libraryat 4.TEEN ZONEFridays, January 11, 18,25 Queens Vi l lage l i -brary at 4.CHESS CLUBFridays, January 11, 18,25 Woodside library at4 .WII FRIDAYSFridays at the Hollis li-brary at 3:30.GAME DAYFr idays a t 4 a t theSunnyside library.

ENTERTAINMENT

CHINESE OPERASaturday , January 5“The Black Pot” at 2 at theFlushing library.INTERNATIONAL SONGSaturday, January 5 clas-sical and popular interna-tional songs at the ForestHills library at 2:30.DOMINICAN FILMSaturday , January 5“The Travelers” screeneda t 3 a t the Langs tonHughes library.GREEN FILMSaturday , January 5“End of the Line” at theSteinway library at 3.SUNDAY CONCERTSunday, January 6 ZeMauricio’s Hot Samba at3 at the Central library.SCRABBLETuesdays Fresh Mead-ows library at 2.CHESSTuesdays 4 Rosedale li-brary.OPEN MICThursday , January 10Flushing library at 6:30.

FLEA MARKETS

THRIFT SHOPSaturdays 12-4 at theQueens Baptist Church,93 -23 217 th S t ree t ,Queens V i l l age . 465 -2504.

WINDSOR PARKMonday , January 7“K i t chen House” d i s -cussed at the WindsorPark library at 2.WHITESTONETuesday, January 8 “AHundred F lowers” d is -cussed at the Whitestonelibrary at 2.HILLCRESTTuesday, January 8 “Be-h ind the Beau t i fu lForevers” discussed at 3at the Hillcrest library.MASPETHThursday , January 10“Outl iers” discussed at5:30 at the Maspeth l i -brary.WINDSOR PARKThursday , January 10“The Snow Chi ld” d i s -cus sed a t 5 :30 a t theWindsor Park library.GLENDALEThursday , January 10“The Shoemaker’s Wife”discussed at 6 at the Glen-dale library.

MISCELLANEOUS

DOCUMENT SHREDFriday, January 11 freedocument shredding atCounci l Member LeroyComrie’s district office.776-3700.REHEARSALSStarting Saturday, Janu-ary 12 Sac red Mus icChorale of Richmond Hillbegins rehearsals at St.John’s in Richmond Hill.www.richmondhillny.com/Art sSMC.

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Conf ident ia l ly, New York . . .

Originally hailing from In-dia, Prakash came to Queensa few years ago to get hisMaster’s degree. Though hestarted modeling in his home-land in his younger days,Prakash got back into the fieldhere just a few months ago.

His quest to resume hismodeling came on a dare.

“One of my friends chal-lenged me and said I couldn’tbe a model in the U.S.,” he said.

In the last few months, he’sbeen proving his friend wrong.Prakash has already donesome runway work and com-

mercial shoots. In November,he participated in a pageant inEdison, N.J.

Prakash said that he’s verypassionate about modeling,and that it gives him a chanceto refine his character.

“It gives me a good twist onmyself,” he said.

Prakash said his goal is toenter the Mr. India Worldcompetition.

On his down time frommodeling – and his work as anIT professional – Prakash saidhe loves to go out dancing or tothe many cultural events and

music festivals that take placein Jackson Heights.

The model said he aims tolive his life by an old saying,“If there be righteousness inthe heart, there will be beautyin the character. If there bebeauty in the character, therewill be harmony in the home.If there be harmony in thehome, there will be order inthe nation. Where there isorder in each nation, therewill be peace in the world.”

“I want to take this oppor-tunity to spread the word ofpeace to everyone,” he said.

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SpreadingPeace

Although SuperstormSandy created tons of treedebris, the City and the U.S.Army Corps of Engineeringwill not let all that green go towaste. Instead, all the chippedtree bits will move on to biggerand better things.

The nearly 160,000 cubicyards of tree debris will bereused as biofuel, mulch andlandfill cover. It’s a good thingthe City is moving forward withthe project so quickly, as fed-

Chips Ahoy!

eral law requires all non-chipped debris be processedto less than one inch in twodimensions or be destroyedbefore May 1, 2013 to preventthe spread of the AsianLonghorned Beetle.

So while the trees may havecaused power outages andother damages, at least thereis some good coming out of it.In fact, these tree chips maycatch up on the great chip listto potato and computer chips.

TREE MENDOUS IDEA: The city is converting tree debris

into chip biofuel, mulch and landfill.

A Flushing woman allegedly pretended to be a doctor andperformed a butt-enhance-ment operation on a patient,who fell seriously ill after thebogus operation, reports say.

The 40-year-old victim paidLiliana Coello $2,500 for theprocedure which was per-formed at her home on 157thStreet on Nov. 3.

Coello was slapped with charges of assault, reckless endan-germent and unauthorized practice of a profession. Police havesince confiscated her tools and charged her with criminalpossession of a weapon.

Pain in the Butt

Liliana Coello

QConf is edited by: Michael Schenkler.Contributors: NataliaKozikowska, Joe Marvilli, Marcia Moxom Comrie, Steve Ferrari,Megan Montalvo, Mike Nussbaum.

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Be on the lookout for Su-perstar Scientologist TomCruise who may be visitingQueens in the weeks to come.

Cruise was seen out inManhattan with CynthiaJorge, a 26-year-old restau-rant manager from Fresh Mead-ows. According to publishedreports, Jorge passed Cruiseher cell number while he was

Cruise-ing In Queens

While the aftermath ofSandy is still being feltthroughout the Borough, one

New Home For Queenylucky duck – or chicken, rather- got out just in time.

Queeny, the lovable henfrom Forest Hills who madeheadlines earlier this year af-ter running loose on the streetsaround Station Square, wasrecently relocated Upstate inpreparation of theSuperstorm’s arrival.

Though a group of localresidents say that their feath-ered friend is missed, they arehappy to know that she is far-ing well at her new home in the16-acre And-Hof-AnimalSanctuary in Catskill.

Instead of hearing soundsof trains and planes passingby, Queeny now spends muchof her time frolicking with the40-plus rescue animals on thegrounds, including a pair ofchickens that escaped from aBrooklyn slaughterhouse, andExxon, a duck that was foundcovered by oil at a truck yard.

Best of all, she no longerhas to cross Queens Boule-vard to get to the other side.Queeny, you will be missed.

having lunch at the restaurantshe manages in the lower EastSide.

The sizzling set-up comesjust six months after Cruise'sdivorce from Katie Holmes.

The couple reportedly toreup the dance floor in Manhat-tan last week, leaving manywondering, will the couple startstepping out in Queens next?

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