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VOL. 83, NO. 2 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 FREE

SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY

by David Rosasco

Without any disruptionin the operations during thetransition to the new year,the youth of this commu-nity began their work as theyended in good order the pre-vious year, with MichaelMaye, 8th grade student atSt. Sebastian School and aleader among the youth re-marking “Nothing is reallythat different except for thecold, but that never stoppedus before.”

In light of declining tem-peratures that prohibited sig-nificant painting operationsfor the first time in more than9 months, the youth resolvedto perform wide-rangingcleaning along RooseveltAvenue between 60th and 63nd

Streets in the small hours ofSaturday, January 2, then

again on Woodside Avenuebetween 67th and 70th Streetsbefore the approach of night-fall, both areas persistentlystrewn with garbage and gen-eral disarray that have re-sisted the many attempts torestore to pristine cleanliness.

Backed by the mission-aries from The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-daySaints, who have been withthe youth of this commu-nity through so manyprojects across the zip code,the youth powered alonggathering hopelessly largeamounts of trash, and re-moving any residual graf-fiti that appeared along thetransit route from west toeast and back again.

A BOY FROMBROOKLYN:

1927-2015by Patricia Dorfman

Murray Fox died December 30 and was buried lastSunday at the New Montefiore Cemetery on Long Island.Despite his enlisted stint in the Navy beginning when hewas 17, marriage, family and success of long durationwith his family-named Sunnyside store, Murray Foxretained a boyish quality that endeared him to others.

He laughed easily, seemed always on the go, andseemed to get along with everyone. Murray wasknown widely as the teller of constant, rapid-firejokes, of which he had an unlimited repertoire on anytopic, and his almost continual good humor made hima popular fellow.

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President Obama’s

Executive Actions to

Combat Gun Violence

The President an-nounced executive ac-tions that will make sig-nificant progress in theongoing struggle to curbgun violence:

-Toughen backgroundchecks nationwide: ThePresident’s executive ac-tions provide new guidanceon existing federal laws,clarifying that any indi-vidual in the business ofselling firearms must ob-

tain a license through theBureau of Alcohol, To-bacco, Firearms and Explo-sives (ATF) and thereforeconduct background checkson prospective gun purchas-ers. These actions also in-clude new measures andresources to make the back-ground check system moreefficient and effective.

-Protect communitieswith bolstered enforce-ment: The executive actionstake new steps to promotesmart and effective enforce-ment of our gun laws – in-cluding a proposed increasein funding for more ATFagents, greater resources fortracking illegal online fire-arms trafficking andstrengthened domestic vio-lence outreach efforts.


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The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope that readers willenjoy the borough’s wonderful attractions.

IT’S INRegardless of the temperature, a great ice cream event is approaching. Plus, it’s time to get a free piece

of the Guinness World Record-breaking GingerBread Lane. Other options include Mulchfest, a livinglibrary art project, great movies, music, animals, and a trip back to the fashion of the 1980s.

Here’s the rundown.Jan. 8, Free First Friday, 10am to 5pm

On the first Friday of every month, the museum offers visitors free admission and tours in English andJapanese. Explore the works of an internationally renowned, Japanese-American artist. Free. NoguchiMuseum, 9-01 33rd Rd., LIC.

Jan. 8, Ice Cream Social, 8pm to midnight

The Queen of Astoria presents a jerky tasting and make-your-own-sundae bar while DJ J Fuse providesthe music and Aloria Cakes hosts a dessert pop-up. $10. Rockaway Brewing Company, 46-01 5th St., LIC.

Jan. 8, Francofonia, 7pm

Francofonia is a documentary/essay on art, culture, and history by the great Russian director AlexanderSokurov in French, Russian, and German with English subtitles. To show beforehand, the 12-minute shortCapital Cuba is a syncopated visual study of the Cuban seascape in Old Havana and the town of Casa Blanca.Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Kaufman Arts District.

Jan. 9 & 10, Mulchfest, 10am to 2pm

Drop off unwanted Christmas trees at 14 designated borough parks. More information here:www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest.

Jan. 9, Best of Nonfiction Film 2015, through Jan. 12

A series of movies selected by experts. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., KaufmanArts District.

Jan. 10, Long Island City Tour, 2:30pm.

This three-hour, small-group walking tour goes through LIC’s thriving arts and culinary scene. Meetinteresting local artists, makers, and entrepreneurs, and enjoy additional stops for light bites and localmicrobrews with a grand finale at a rooftop lounge with cityscape views and a glass of prosecco. $65,advance booking required.

Jan. 10, The Look of Silence, 7pm

Screened as part of the Curators’ Choice Best in 2015 series, The Look tells the tale of an optometristduring the 1965 Indonesian genocide. Director Joshua Oppenheimer will be in attendance. Museum of theMoving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Kaufman Arts District.

WESTERN QUEENS!



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MAYOR DE BLASIO SIGNSNUMEROUS BILLS INTO LAW

Mayor de Blasio signed eight pieces oflegislation – Intro. 108-A, related to ex-panding the New York City Human RightsLaw; Intros 603-A and 604-A, related toleaving the scene of an accident withoutreporting; Intros 908-A and 916-A, relatedto Open Data; Intro. 609-A, related to geo-thermal energy; Intro. 65-A, related to secu-rity services in nonpublic schools; and Intro.128, related to sharing EDC’s annual jobcreation report with Community Boards.

The first bill, Intro. 108-A, expands theNew York City Human Rights Law to include“caregiver status” as an additional protectedcategory in employment. The City HumanRights Law protects a number of classes ofpersons from employment discrimination.Protected classes covered under the Law in-clude race, national origin, disability, sexualorientation, citizenship status, gender, age,and others. The addition of caregiver status tothese categories means an employee who iscaring for a minor child or an individual witha disability cannot be terminated, demoted ordenied a promotion because of their status orperceived status as a caregiver.

“Caregivers are our unsung heroes. Theyliterally keep families together. It’s criticalwe give them the employment protectionthey need and deserve,” said Mayor de Blasio.“I want to thank Speaker Mark-Viverito forher leadership, Chair of Civil Rights Com-mittee Council Member Mealy, and CouncilMember Rose for sponsoring this bill.”

“Whether it’s protecting to human rightsof caretakers or the safety of students fromall communities across New York, the CityCouncil is proud to support legislation thatmakes New York City a safer, fairer andbetter place for all to live,” said CouncilSpeaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. “I’d like tothank my colleagues in the City Council andthe de Blasio Administration for their con-tinued commitment to policies that improvethe everyday lives of New Yorkers.”

The second two bills, Intros 603-A and604-A, are related to leaving the scene of anaccident without reporting. Intro. 603-A in-creases civil penalties – both for repeat of-fenders and first time offenders – for leavingthe scene of an incident without reporting.Intro. 604-A requires that the Police Depart-ment report quarterly the number of noticesof violation issued in response to an incidentresulting in a critical injury. NYPD will alsoreport annually the number of complaintsfor leaving the scene involving propertydamage, personal injury, or death, as well asthe number of arrests for such an incidentinvolving personal injury or death. In hisremarks, the Mayor thanked the Chair of theCommittee on Transportation, CouncilMember Rodriguez, and the bills’ sponsor,Council Member Van Bramer.

“These laws will be a strong deterrent

against repeat reckless drivers who continueto wreak havoc on our City’s streets,” saidNew York City Majority Leader Jimmy VanBramer. “Hit-and-run crashes are an epi-demic throughout New York City. Whilethe penalties set forth in in these laws willnot bring back the lives that have been takenby reckless drivers they will send a messageto criminals who think they can get awaywith leaving a fellow New Yorker on theside of the road to die – If you break the law,we will find you and punish you.”

“Thanks to Mayor Bill de Blasio andCouncil Member Jimmy Van Bramer for billsthat will protect New Yorkers from danger-ous driving and will at the same time expandDOT’s data reporting,” said DOT Commis-sioner Polly Trottenberg. “With fewer fatali-ties and injuries, the Mayor’s Vision Zeroplan is showing real results two years in —and these new laws will help inform our workin making our roadways even safer.”

The fourth and fifth bills, Intros 908-Aand 916-A, help ensure that all appropriatedata is posted on the City’s open data portal.Intro. 908-A requires that when agenciesrelease data in response to a FOIL request,they must review the response to determinewhether the data should be included on theopen data portal. The results of those re-views will be included in the annual opendata plan. Intro. 916-A requires an office oragency designated by the Mayor to conductexaminations and verifications of certainagencies’ compliance with the open datalaw, to ensure that the examined agencies arein full compliance with the open data law andhave not left out any data sets that should beincluded on the open data portal. The planfor carrying out these examinations and veri-fications will be reviewed by the Commis-sioner of Investigation. In his remarks, theMayor thanked Council Member Vacca,Chair of the Committee on Technology andSponsor of Intro 916-A and Council Mem-ber Palma, sponsor of Intro 908-A.

“Building on the great work we havebeen able to accomplish over the past fewmonths, I am proud to see two additional billssigned into law that will remarkablystrengthen the Open Data Law,” said CouncilMember James Vacca, Chair of the Commit-tee on Technology. “Ensuring compliancewith the Open Data Law is a critical compo-nent of the Council’s oversight role. This billwill empower the administration to developan examination of agencies’ compliance withthe Open Data Law, using a standard ap-proved by the Department of Investigation.With this legislation, we are holding agen-cies accountable for complete, accurate, andtimely data. I thank Mayor de Blasio, SpeakerMark-Viverito, and Council Member Palmafor their collaboration efforts.



Loving portraits made a fewyears ago in print and video byhis successful adult grandchil-dren Rachel Tepper Paley, a foodwriter, and Alex Tepper, a com-poser/producer, reveal how muchhe was adored by his family.Murray used to speak of all hisoffspring with immense pride, asthough almost stunned he couldlay claim to being related.

Early home movies in 16mmfilm, stored by his daughter JudyFox-Tepper, were edited by herson Alex Tepper for his 4-minmusic video for a song Alex com-posed, “Bluebird” under his mu-sical name, Here Comes Brook-lyn. The video captures Murray’syouthful hijinks, and is essen-tially a love story about Murrayand his wife, Edie Zebrak. Thetwo met at the Coney Island beachin 1947. He was handsome andshe a beauty. Their September 4,

1949 marriage license in theBrooklyn Eagle lists their ages at22 and 19.

Murray’s father Jacob, of Eu-ropean Jewish descent, had hisown “Fox’s” store in Brooklyn,where Murray grew up. TheSunnyside store Murray foundedin Sunnyside was on the northside of Greenpoint between 43rdand 44th Streets, and sold sewingsupplies and more. His friendJoanne Billharz says, “It was aneverything store: housewares,thousands upon thousands of but-tons and yarn. Edie and her momgave knitting lessons.”

Mary Caulfield, remembers,“Everybody learned to knit atFox’s back in my day. Interestedpeople, mostly girls, walked fromall over Sunnyside and Woodsideto learn there. What a wonderfulstore it was.”

Kiwanian Carol Massiello an-

nounced the news of Murray’spassing in an email, which sad-dened many, especially his fellowservice club members SunnysideKiwanis. Long out of the neigh-borhood due his family persuad-ing him to move to RockvilleMaryland so they could keep aneye on him, Murray was well re-membered. He was a longtimeKiwanian, serving as Lt. Gover-nor of Western Queens, and al-ways ready to help with charitableevents and community service.

He suffered in later years fromAddison’s disease, but regainedhis health when diagnosed andtreated. His granddaughterRachel’s account, published in2012 in the Washington Post,recounts humorously and lov-ingly his recovery and herstruggle to get him to eat more.After his wife Edie’s death fromlung cancer in 1993, Paley noted,

“ He would order several days’worth of Chinese food deliveredto his Queens apartment.”

Attending the funeral Sundaywere current Kiwanis presidentWilliam Sadd, and past presi-dents Jerrold Berkson, MarcCrawford Leavitt and Tony Lana.(Murray’s family may be con-tacted at Judy Fox-Tepper andher husband Gary Tepper, 8Fairwood Court, Rockville, MD,US, 20850.)

Director of Sunnyside DrumCorps Tony Lana wrote toMurray’s daughter, Judy FoxTepper, an early childhood edu-cator, “I loved my Uncle Murrayas did all the kids in the SunnysideDrum Corps.”

Marc Leavitt, close friend ofMurray’s, penned a tribute for thefuneral, which read in part, “MurrayFox was the essence of Sunnysidefor decades: friendly to all, infec-tiously gregarious, constantly en-ergetic, and totally lovable…Murray and John Shanahan wereconstantly seen going aroundSunnyside like a veritable Mutt andJeff team (he being small, John

being large) promoting Kiwaniscauses and events. His joyous andoften raucous “introductoryremarks”…started out with the stan-dard recitation: “I’m Murray Fox;call me The Joker…”And whatmight or might not be politicallycorrect would always get a rise outof the assembled multitude. “

Father Joseph Jerome of AllSaints Church said, “He was awonderful and caring man. Iloved his jokes.”

Granddaughter Rachel wroteon her Facebook page, “I’mheartbroken… He was amongthe funniest, most charmingpeople I’ve ever known, and I’mso grateful that he lived longenough to dance at my wedding.These are the things he loved:His children and grandchildren,with abandon. Barack Obama,Hillary Clinton, and pretty mucheverything on MSNBC. Shrimpwith lobster sauce. A good cleanjoke. A good dirty joke. Beingsurrounded with love andlaughter…he’d have loved hear-ing all the touching things peoplehave said about him.”

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A BOY FROM BROOKLYN

(L-R) Kiwanis Flag Day Parade2002- David Kong (holding smallflag), Jerry Berkson, Marc CrawfordLeavitt (wearing bowler hat), FatherJoseph Jerome, Susie Ospina Ponce,MURRAY FOX with stars and stripestie, Jon Jangl, Pam Winter, JudyZangwill and Gerry Lederman.

Murray Fox at the opening of“Fox’s” his Greenpoint Avenuestore, screenshot from “Bluebird,”a music video by Here ComesBrooklyn, the performing name ofAlex Tepper. (YouTube).

Edie and Murray inside theirstore which offered a hugenumber of items for sale.Courtesy Rachel Tepper Paley

Murray Fox in recent years.Courtesy Rachel Tepper Paley.

Murray Fox and Edie Zebrak,circa 1947. From “Bluebird,” byHere Comes Brooklyn. (YouTube)



BEAUTIFYING QUEENS – ONE MURAL AT A TIME

by Peter Ross

A number of organizations within theSunnyside and Woodside area have beenhard at work cleaning up the neighborhoodand most importantly keeping the civicspirit instilled in our youth. It is these grassroots efforts that make all the difference.This October saw another collaborativeeffort to beautify our community and spacesvisible to the public. The Boy Scouts ofAmerica of the Pathfinder District in Queensteamed up with a local non-profit organiza-tion, 7-TrainMurals.com to paint two mu-rals here in the Long Island City/Sunnysidearea. 7-TrainMurals.com is no stranger toadding an artistic air to the visible surfaceswithin our paths of travel. The organiza-tion, which is headed by Director, founderand Sunnyside artist and resident MarkSalinas, has worked with other youth andvolunteer organizations to paint muralsalong the south side of the Thompson Av-enue railway bridge (“Pedestrian Cross-ing”) and at the northwest corner of 42nd

Street and 48th Avenue (“Rise and Shine”)among other locations.

The mission of this non-profit muralorganization established in 2013 is a dedi-cation to beautify vacant and vandalizedpublic spaces in neighborhoods along the7-Train subway line in Queens. In thislatest collaboration with the Boy Scoutsof Western Queens the intent was to placemurals designed and inspired by the col-ors, shapes and patterns found within theQueens cards in a playing card deck. Thedesigns of the two murals were created byMr. Salinas and painted by the boys andassisting volunteers over two weekends.The program started with a two-hour classwith space and giveaways graciously sup-plied by the Artist and Craftsman Supplystore right here in Long Island City on 34th

Street and Queens Boulevard. During theclass the scouts and their leaders learnedmore about painting, specifically paint-ing for the outdoors, and the beautifica-tion of community through artistic andpractical creative aspects. On October 18sixteen combined members of Sunnyside/Woodside Troop 390 and DouglastonTroop 153 worked to create the first mu-ral, which may be found in the parking lotof the Long Island City YMCA on 32nd

Street between Queens Boulevard andSkillman Avenue. The second piece,painted by members of Troop 201 ofJackson Heights and Troop 96 of ForestHills, is located at the Northwest corner of34th Street and Queens Boulevard. Place-ment of these murals was chosen specifi-cally to allow for viewing by pedestriansand those in vehicles and public transportfor an enhanced view of our localcityscape. This spring Mr. Salinas isplanning to develop several more muralsalong the Queens Boulevard andRoosevelt Avenue corridors and is look-ing forward to working with the Scoutsand other local groups to continue thiseffort to make Queens a more visuallyaesthetic place to live and work.

7-TrainMurals.com would like to thankthe Citizens Committee for New York City,the Decentralization Program in collabora-tion with the Queens Council on the Artsand the YMCA for making this past eventpossible. For more information on 7-TrainMurals.com visit 7trainmurals.comand/or follow them on social media (Twit-ter, Facebook and Instagram). For moreinformation about Boy Scouting in WesternQueens contact District Executive ToreyMcCleskey at (212) 651-2820 or for Troop390 contact [email protected].

MARK SALINAS AND TROOP 390 POSE AT THE END OF

THE INSTRUCTIONAL CLASS HELD AT THE ARTIST AND

CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY STORE IN LIC.

A FEW WORDS FROM THE

PROJECT LEADER BEFORE

THE START OF

“FLEUR-DE-LIS” MURAL # 1.

EDDIE AVILA (Left) WITH

TROOP 390 IN FRONT OF THE

COMPLETED MURAL

TROOPS 390 AND 153 TACKLE THE WALL AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR MURAL PAINTING.



Notice is hereby given that an Order enteredby the Civil Court, Queens County on NOV12 2015, bearing Index Number NC-000747-15/QU a copy of which may beexamined at the Office of the Clerk, locatedat 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assumethe name of (First) MAURICIO (Middle)

• LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICEANDRES (Last) PEREZ My present nameis (First) MAURICIO (Middle) ANDRES(Last) HINCAPIE AKA MAURICIO A.HINCAPIE My present address is 47-0548th Street, Apt #4D, Woodside, NY 11377-6608 My place of birth is QUEENS Mydate of birth is July 08, 1988

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWABOUT WINTER DRIVING

Winter can be an especially periloustime to be on the roads. Snow, ice, fogand longer nights present challenges todrivers that can lead to crashes.

People do less driving in winter, yetwe have more crashes per mile driven.Some 10,780 people were killed in carcrashes between December and March in2013 — fully one-third of the total foreach year. Non-fatal collisions also occurwith greater frequency in winter months.

You may be an ace behind the wheelwhen the sun is shining and roads aredry, but driving in winter weather can bea different story. Drivers need torecalibrate and adjust their driving forwinter road conditions.

“Travel can be treacherous whenroadway surfaces are compromised dur-ing winter storms,” says Deborah A.P.Hersman, president and CEO of the Na-tional Safety Council (NSC). “The goodnews is that in-vehicle technologies canhelp drivers by providing advance warn-ings and preventing loss of control.”

NSC and the University of Iowa re-cently partnered to launch a campaigncalled MyCarDoesWhat, to educate driv-ers about vehicle safety technologiesdesigned to prevent crashes. TheMyCarDoesWhat campaign offers threemajor pieces of advice for driving inwintry conditions:

• Slow down. This is the golden ruleof winter driving. Drivers frequentlyunderestimate how long it takes to brakeand how difficult it can be to steer onslippery roads.

• Do not use cruise control when driv-ing on slippery surfaces. It will diminishyour control over the car and reduce yourreaction time in the event of a skid.

• Bridges and overpasses freeze be-fore roadways, so be alert in cold weatherwhen approaching a bridge.

While a careful and skillful driver isalways a vehicle’s best safety feature,

many safety technologies can help pre-vent or reduce the severity of winter-related crashes.

They include:

• Anti-lock braking systems (ABS)help drivers maintain control by pre-venting wheels from locking up. YourABS works differently than traditionalbrakes, and requires you to drive differ-ently too. It delivers and releases precisebraking pressure to each wheel as needed,so you shouldn’t pump the brakes whenyou have ABS. Just hold them downfirmly and look and steer in the directionyou want to go. They may buzz andvibrate when the ABS has activated.

• Traction control helps you acceleratewithout spinning out on slippery surfaces.

• With electronic stability control,your car’s computer helps sense whenyou may be losing control around a cor-ner or curve and can stabilize your car ifit begins to veer off your intended path.

• Adaptive headlights adjust to chang-ing roadway conditions — such as curves— to provide optimum illumination alongthe roadway during the long winter nightsand periods of low daytime visibility.

“Driving in snow and ice requiresmuch more focus on the conditions andan ability to adapt to an ever-changing,slippery environment,” says DanielMcGehee, director of the Transporta-tion and Vehicle Safety Program at theUniversity of Iowa.

Research shows that most con-sumers are unsure about how somepotentially life-saving vehicle safetytechnologies work. To get betteracquainted with your car’s featuresand learn important winter drivingskills, visit MyCarDoesWhat.org onTwitter and Facebook for videosand tools.

With the right knowledge and skills,you can make your winter journeys safer.(StatePoint, Photo Mario Beauregard)


-Improve mental health services: ThePresident is proposing increased invest-ment to expand access to mental healthcare. Further, the executive actions re-move barriers that prevent the reporting ofrelevant mental health information to thebackground check system.

-Drive new research into gun safety:The executive actions direct the Depart-ments of Defense, Justice and HomelandSecurity to conduct or sponsor researchinto new technology to make firearms safer.

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, theBronx), Vice Chair of the DemocraticCaucus, released the statement below af-ter President Obama announced new ex-ecutive measures to help prevent gun vio-lence in America:

“I commend President Obama for put-ting forward a comprehensive and respon-sible approach to reducing gun violence inthis country. I know to some it might seemeasier, and certainly less provocative, to donothing. But while Republicans in Con-gress continue to sit on their hands andrefuse to even acknowledge the crisis plagu-ing our communities, President Obamaunderstands real lives are at stake. That’swhy he is putting forward a plan to makeour country safer by taking responsible,reasonable steps to help prevent the trag-edies that have sadly become far too com-monplace. We can no longer stand idly by,tragedy after tragedy, shooting after shoot-ing, without taking action. We can’t keeppretending that the laws on the books areenough to keep Americans safe. The statusquo isn’t working, and we know whatneeds to happen: it’s time to increase en-forcement of existing laws, it’s time tobolster resources and expand access tomental health services, and it’s time tostrengthen background checks to ensuredangerous weapons stay out of the handsof dangerous people.

“These are much-needed, life-savingsteps, but the fact remains that the Presi-dent cannot solve this crisis on his own.

Congress needs to be a partner if we’regoing to achieve the comprehensive re-form that is critical to protecting our com-munities and families. We have an oppor-tunity to make real progress, and I hope mycolleagues on the other side of the aislewill join Democrats in supporting respon-sible and reasonable measures that willhelp ensure the safety of the Americanpeople.”

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney(D-NY12) Congresswoman CarolynMaloney, who is a longtime gun-controladvocate who has sponsored numerousgun violence prevention bills in Congressissued the following statement: “Ameri-cans are tired of killing. They’re tired ofour streets, schools, churches and otherpublic spaces being treated as war zones.And they’re tired of the NRA’s carry-a-gun or be killed mentality that has led totens of thousands gun deaths each year.President Obama is taking appropriateaction to require more gun sellers to havea Federal Firearms License, thereby ex-panding background checks. This will helpclose the gun show loophole, but my leg-islation, which would require backgroundchecks for all gun sales at gun shows,would give the administration the author-ity it needs to do more. Private sales with-out background checks need to be elimi-nated so that we can stem the flow of gunsto criminals. President Obama is also work-ing to promote smart gun technology. Theprivate sector has already created gunsthat can only be fired by authorized users.This technology has been fought by right-wing extremists, who oppose any gunsafety efforts. By supporting research andprocurement of smart guns, the Presidentis helping to improve the development anduse of this technology. Every year morechildren die from gunshot wounds thancancer. Smart guns can stop many of theseaccidental deaths. The only thing standingin the way is the NRA, and its supporters.I applaud President Obama for using hisexisting authorities to address gun vio-lence, but it is time for Congress to do itsjob and protect the American people. It isa disgrace that more hasn’t been done, andmany more will needlessly die if some-thing doesn’t change.”

Jackson Heights Seniors’NORC Program Secured

Established in 1999, the NORC is managed by Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. and providestransportation, medical, counseling, financial management and long term care services to nearly2,500 senior residents in four large cooperative housing complexes including the Southridge Sections1, 2, 3 and 4 (92nd and 93rd Streets between 34th Avenue and Northern Boulevard), the NorthridgeSections 1, 2 and 3 (located immediately to the north on the opposite side of Northern Boulevard), andthe Brulene (located on 34th Avenue between 93rd and 94th Streets). Throughout New York City,NORCs are apartment buildings/complexes where large numbers of people have remained and grownolder in the housing they moved into as young adults, a phenomenon known as “aging in place.”

Council Member Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst) presents checkfor $284,500 to representatives from Selfhelp Community Services and AdvisoryBoard Members of the Northridge, Southridge and Brulene NORC program.

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Open Data is a priority for theCommittee on Technology, for theCouncil as a whole, and for theadministration, and I am incred-ibly proud of this legislation.”

The sixth bill, Intro. 609-A,makes it easier for homeowners andbusinesses to determine whethergeothermal energy is cost-effective.Intro. 609-A requires the City todevelop, and make publicly avail-able, a tool that helps building own-ers understand how cost-effective ageothermal system would be for aparticular building. The bill alsoencourages the installation of geo-thermal in newly constructed or ret-rofitted City-owned buildings, andrequires developing standards forinstalling and maintaining geother-mal systems. In his remarks, theMayor thanked the bill’s sponsor,Council Member Constantinides,Chair of the Committee on Envi-ronmental Protection.

Council Member CostaConstantinides, Chair of the CityCouncil Environmental ProtectionCommittee, said, “INT. 609-A is astrong step forward for a moresustainable and greener city. Forthe first time in city history, thesocial cost of carbon will be con-sidered as part of implementing anenvironmental policy. Using geo-thermal technology in city-ownedbuildings saves money and reducesemissions. The online screeningtool will also provide an opportu-

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MAYOR DE BLASIOSIGNS BILLS

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nity for informed private geother-mal installations, making the in-stallations more simple and safefor people to install in their homesand commercial buildings. I thankMayor de Blasio and Office ofSustainability Director Nilda Mesafor their partnership and commit-ment to reach our shared goal ofreducing greenhouse gas emissions80% by 2050.”

The seventh bill, Intro. 65-A,allows the Mayor to authorize aprogram to reimburse nonpublicschools, including private and reli-gious schools, for the cost of secu-rity guard services. Nonpublicschools with 300 or more studentswill qualify for the reimbursementprogram. The bill requires schoolsthat take part in this program toreport criminal and other signifi-cant public safety-related incidentsto the NYPD. In his remarks, theMayor thanked Council MemberGibson, Chair of the Committee onPublic Safety, and the bill’s spon-sor, Council Member Greenfield.

“All New York City school-children – no matter where theyattend school – deserve a safe learn-ing environment. Keeping all ofour precious children safe fromharm is the bedrock responsibilityof government. That’s why I havemade it my top priority for the pastfive years to bring qualified, trained,equipped and well-paid securityofficers to non-public schools. Allpublic school students are alreadyprotected and now nearly 200,000non-public school students will be,as well. I heartily thank Mayor deBlasio for joining together withme, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, the overwhelming ma-

jority of my Council colleagues,and the historic coalition of Catho-lic, Muslim, Jewish and labor ad-vocates who made Intro 65 a real-ity, giving peace of mind to hun-dreds of thousands of New Yorkfamilies and creating hundreds ofnew prevailing wage jobs. By ad-dressing such a monumental issue,so decisively, we show today thatNew York City government is trulyworking for all New Yorkers,” saidCouncil Member David Greenfield.

The eighth bill, Intro. 128, re-quires the City’s Economic Devel-opment Corporation to share an-nual job creation reports with all ofthe City’s community boards. Thereports include information on pro-jected and actual jobs created byEDC’s many projects and initia-tives. Currently, these reports aredistributed to the Mayor’s Office,the Council, the Comptroller, thePublic Advocate, the BoroughPresidents, and made availableonline. The reports will now beelectronically distributed to the 59Community Boards. In his remarks,the Mayor thanked Council Mem-ber Garodnick, Chair of the Com-mittee on Economic Development,and the bill’s sponsor, CouncilMember Cabrera.

“I am thrilled that my bill, Intro.128, is being signed into law. I thankmy colleagues in the Council, theSpeaker, and the Mayor for theirsupport. Our community boards willnow receive an important annualreport on job creation and retention,which will increase transparencyand efficiency as they seek to de-crease the unemployment rate inour communities,” said CouncilMember Fernando Cabrera.

Every January, the Depart-ment of Finance (DOF) mailsNew York City property ownersa Notice of Property Value(NOPV). This important noticehas information about theirproperty’s market and assessed

values. DOF determines prop-erty values every year, accordingto NY State law. The values onthese notices will be used to cal-culate property taxes for the 2016/2017 Tax Year that starts in July.

We will be holding informa-tion sessions where property own-ers can meet one-on-one with DOFproperty assessors and the NewYork City Tax Commission to askquestions about their property’smarket and assessed values, learn

how to get property descriptionschanged, and learn about valuableproperty tax exemptions.

The sessions will be held inFebruary 2016, and are open to anyanyone who would like to attend.For a list of dates and locations,please visit www1.ny.gov site andclick on finance and calendar.Please note that dates, times andlocations may change. Check backcloser to the dates of the sessions toconfirm details.

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Even still, the youth have continuouslyshown the determination to press ahead inall weather conditions, despite returning tothe same locations, with Juan Figueroa, 7th

grade student at IS 10 observing “I under-stand better the amount of time and effortjust to clean our streets in a single day, butI’d rather be here doing this than at homewondering what to do?”

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