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U.S. Rep. Greg Meeks said storm recovery would be his top priority after winning another term in Congress Tuesday night. By Natalia Kozikowska … Page 3.

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News BriefsTwin Brothers Charged

With Breaking Into Queens

Cycle Shop

As New York City struggles to recover

from the devastating affects of Superstorm

Sandy, two twin brothers from Jamaica

have been charged with stealing a U-Haul

truck and using it to smash through the

gate of a Queens Village motorcycle shop.

According to the criminal charges,

Sean Martin was contacted by an indi-

vidual identified as Chino on Oct. 30, and

asked if he wanted to make some money.

Thereafter, Sean and his brother, Anthony,

allegedly waited outside a U-Haul facility

located at 185-11 Merrick Blvd., with

others until the facility closed at approxi-

mately 7 p.m. After the gate was cut, at

least one of the unapprehended others

went into the office and took the keys to

a truck.

It is alleged that Chino then drove the U-

Haul truck, with Sean Martin seated as a

passenger, to New York Motorcycle, lo-

cated at 222-02 Jamaica Ave., where video

surveillance footage showed the twins

approach the shop’s gate at approximately

12:30 a.m. on Oct. 31, and attempt to cut

the gate using what appeared to be bolt

cutters before walking away.

The criminal complaint further alleged

that minutes later the surveillance video-

tape showed the same U-Haul truck re-

peatedly backing up and smashing into

the gate before the vehicle lodged itself

inside the building, damaging the gate, the

building and several motorcycles.

The two defendants, as well as several

unapprehended males, were then alleg-

edly seen entering the motorcycle shop

before fleeing. The Martins were arrested

approximately an hour later when the

vehicle Anthony Martin was driving was

stopped at the intersection of Hempstead

Avenue and 217 Lane for failing to signal

a turn.

According to a statement released by

District Attorney Richard Brown, An-

thony and Sean Martin, 24, of 119-26

177th Pl., Jamaica are the suspects iden-

tified with the crime. Both defendants

were arraigned on Thursday of last week

before Queens Criminal Court Judge

Stephanie Zaro.

The twin brothers are being charged

with third-degree burglary, second-degree

criminal mischief, third and fourth-degree

grand larceny and possession of burglar’s

tools. If convicted, both brothers face up

to seven years in prison.

St. Albans Man Charged

With Attempting To Cut

Gas Line With Gun

St. Albans resident, Sean Bailey, is cur-

rently waiting arraignment for attempting

to pull his white 2010 BMW ahead of

another motorist on a gas line at the

intersection of Astoria Boulevard and 43rd

Street sometime between 2:30 a.m. and

3:05 a.m., according to a statement re-

leased by District Attorney Richard

Brown.

According to the charges, Bailey, 35,

of 11-14 204th St., St. Albans, displayed

a firearm, pointed the gun at a 29-year-old

motorist and said, “If you don’t pull back,

you’re not getting gas tonight.”

The suspect was arrested shortly there-

after and police allegedly recovered a

loaded .25 caliber Phoenix Raven pistol

from his left boot at the ankle.

Bailey is being held on charges of sec-

ond-degree possession of a weapon and

second-degree menacing. If convicted,

he faces up to fifteen years in prison.

Queens Churches Hold

Sandy Benefits

Less than two weeks after Superstorm

Sandy wrought devastation across New

York City, a community of churches have

come together to hold a relief effort to

collect items for the victims.

The Hurricane Sandy Benefit will take

place at All Saints’ Church in Bayside on

Nov. 10. The event is the result of a

collaboration between several Episcopal

Churches based in eastern Queens.

The fundraiser will be hosted by All

Saints, Grace Church, which is based in

Whitestone, St George’s Church, which is

based in Flushing, St. John’s Church,

which is based in Flushing, St. Paul’s

Church, which is based in College Point

and Zion Church, which is based in

Douglaston.

If you would like to attend the benefit,

All Saints’ Church is located at 214-35

40th Ave. in Bayside.

Admission to the event is free with the

donation of any one of the following:

nonperishable food items, water, batter-

ies, blankets, sweatshirts, socks for men,

women and children, diapers and juice

boxes. There will be food and a DJ for the

entertainment of attendees.

Mail your news brief

items to:

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Queens

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Whitestone, NY 11357

Brief Us!

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BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Long-time incumbent U.S.

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica)

has successfully secured his

eighth term in the House, defeat-

ing Republican challenger Allan

Jennings in the newly drawn 5th

Congressional District.

Meeks, who won the election

with an overwhelming majority

of 90 percent, will be represent-

ing the newly drawn district

which now encompasses Nassau

communities l ike Elmont,

Inwood and Valley Stream, in

addition to the Southeast Queens

region.

The Congressman said that

his first and most important fo-

cus upon maintaining his seat

will be helping those in his dis-

trict recover from the devasta-

tion left behind by Superstorm

Sandy.

“The first thing is to make sure

we work with folks to revitalize

Meeks Secures Eighth Term In Congress

the areas that were hardest hit by

the storm,” he said. “There is go-

ing to be a lot of new responsibil-

ity now with the devastation of

Sandy. I’ve been digging in there

and helping individuals through-

out the district, especially in the

entire Rockaway peninsula [be-

cause] in January, I will be repre-

senting the entire peninsula.”

Beyond restoring communi-

ties in his district, Meeks has plans

to strengthen the economic con-

ditions for homeowners in his

district.

“Above and beyond that [res-

toration efforts] it’s really about

what this campaign was all

about,” he said. “It was about

helping creating jobs for folks.

It’s about helping individuals who

are still reeling from the home

foreclosures issues, so we want

to make sure that we stay on top

of that and still save individuals

from loosing homes,” Meeks said.

Also on his agenda, the in-

cumbent said he hopes to com-

bat global warming, which he in

part attributes to the cause of

Superstorm Sandy.

“We want to make sure that

the airport continues to be a

friendly neighbor. We’ve got to

make sure that environmentally,

it does better because there are

many individuals that live around

the area,” he said.

On a federal level, the Con-

Congressman Meeks casting his vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

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With Far Rockaway in the

midst of its second week without

power following Superstom

Sandy, Councilman James Sand-

ers (D-Laurelton) called for the

resignation of Long Island Power

Authority president Michael

Hervey if power is not restored at

least in part by Monday.

“This is an absolute failure at

every level on the part of LIPA,”

Sanders Calls For Resignation Of LIPA President

said the Councilman in a state-

ment. “This is a display of incom-

petence that is so overwhelming

it almost seems like a comedy

routine. Let me be clear, if the

power is not restored to the

Rockaway peninsula soon, things

will get dangerous. People will

get hurt. Lives will be lost.”

A spokesperson for Sanders

explained that the loss of power

is creating dangerous situations

for residents.

“The reality is that things are

going to get dangerous. Sandy

was a bad storm. What’s happen-

ing now is the lack of power is

creating a crisis,” he said. “We

are seeing break-ins and we are

going to have things unreported.

There are going to be assaults,

rapes, murders and plenty of

theft. At night, you can tell you

are in New York City because of

the skylines, but it looks like a

Wyoming Prairie, it is that dark.”

The spokesperson continued

to share the Councilman’s senti-

ments, arguing that someone

needs to take responsibility for

the lack of action.

“You aren’t going to blame

the workers,” he said. “They’re

out there working 12, 14 hour

work days. This is a massive,

massive failure. You can only

attribute the failure to a leader –

not the workers.”

In addition to an increase in

crimes such as looting, theft, rape

and assault, the spokesperson

noted that there are several differ-

ent vulnerable residents in the

Rockaways who are at risk as a

result of the loss of electricity.

“If you are sick and rely on

medication – that’s a problem. If

you’re diabetic and can’t put your

medication in the fridge, it’s dan-

gerous. If you’re elderly and im-

mobile, you’re completely vulner-

able,” he said. “To an extent,

single women are also vulnerable

[to rape and assault]. Those are

the population groups we are

most concerned about.”

With the crisis in the

Rockaways exasperated by a

food supply shortage, a source

who wishes to be anonymous

revealed that LIPA officials are

estimating it might take as long

as three to four weeks to regain

power back in the region.

“LIPA needs to make it a pri-

ority. These timelines need to be

expedited,” the source said.

In addition to the lack of LIPA

service, Sanders said there is an-

other group missing from the

Rockaways – the Federal Emer-

gency Management Administra-

tion.

“There is no question that

FEMA was desperately needed

in Breezy Point, with more than

100 homes burned to the

Massive flooding in Southeast Queens as a result of Superstorm Sandy.

ground,” said Sanders in a state-

ment. “But there needs to be at

least a presence that at mini-

mum, lets people know that their

government has not abandoned

them and is aware of the situa-

tion.”

LIPA could not be reached for

comment as of press time.

Reach Reporter Natal ia

Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext.

123 or nkozikowska@

queenspress.com.

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Councilman James Sanders

gressman said that one of his

primary focuses will be fighting

for immigration reform.

“In Washington, I am going to

be pushing for the DREAM Act.

It is important that we have im-

migration reform because one of

the highest constituent services

that we have in this office are

immigrants – people who want

to be legally citizens of the United

States. Young kids who have been

here all their lives, know no other

country but the United States and

yet after they finish high school,

they are in danger.”

Meeks defeated Allan

Jennings, who previously lost the

Democratic ticket to the incum-

bent. Jennings re-entered the

race on the Republican ticket,

despite being a registered Demo-

crat.

Reach Reporter Natal ia

Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext.

123 or nkozikowska@queens

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BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

As Superstorm Sandy made

its way throughout New York last

week, hundreds of thousands

were left without electricity.

While some had the luxury of

staying at a family member’s or

friend’s house until power was

restored, the seniors at Allen

AME Senior Housing were im-

mobile and had no choice but to

sit it out and wait.

Allen AME Senior Housing in

Jamaica is a center home to more

than 300 senior citizens. When

the center lost power late last

Monday, the elderly residents

were left in the dark without heat

for seven days.

Kevin Livingston, a local vol-

unteer at 100 Soups for 100 Men

and concerned resident, ex-

plained that because the senior

housing center runs eight floors

up, the loss of power was devas-

tating to those inside.

“You had seniors that were

eight stories up and a lot of them

were stuck on those floors. When

I went up to the apart-

ments in the evening they

were walking around with

flashlights. It was freezing

in their apartments,” said

Livingston. “I was con-

cerned that it was really

cold in their apartments

and a lot of them are bed-

ridden.”

Although luckily no one

was hurt due to the loss of

power, Livingston said that

situations like these could

be potentially life-threaten-

ing to senior citizens.

“There are a lot of seniors,

especially in that area, and that’s

deadly to them. They need elec-

tricity to see. There’s not heat

and no hot water they can catch

a cold and that can trickle down

to other things,” he said.

In an effort to bring some re-

lief to the residents at AME Se-

nior Housing, Livingston, along

with a few other volunteers, de-

livered hot plates of food to the

center. The meals were provided

by two local restaurants – Nation

Fish House and Plate of Soul.

“Nation Fish House and Plate

of Soul donated hot dinners on

Friday night and it made them

happy. They ate well. We had

baked chicken, carrots, rice,

green beans, apples and bottles

of water,” he said.

While Livingston is happy to

report the center regained power

on Tuesday morning, he does

express discontent with Con

Edison’s response time through-

out the Queens area.

“Governor Cuomo stated he

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wants to hold these electricity

companies responsible for put-

ting power back on in Queens, so

do I think they are working hard

enough – no. If we were down-

town Manhattan, it would be

another story,” he said.

Employees at AME Senior

Housing were unable to comment

but did confirm that the center

lost power for a week and re-

gained power. They added that

they too had provided their resi-

dents with hot meals.

Reach Reporter Natal ia

Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext.

123 or nkozikowska@

queenspress.com

Concerned residents bring donated hot meals to the residents of a senior

center.

Restaurants Nation Fish House and Plate

of Soul donate warm meals to AME Senior

Housing.

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As thousands of residents in

the Rockaways are still left with-

out essential resources follow-

ing Sandy’s devastation, volun-

teer organizations throughout

the City are offering a helping

hand.

With the National Guard still

missing from one of the hardest

hit areas in Queens, Council-

man James Sanders (D-

Laurelton), along with a few

volunteer organizations, have

decided to fill their shoes by

offering basic supplies like food,

water, blankets and flashlights

for those in need.

New York Communities for

Change is a community based

organization that organizes in

low and middle income neigh-

borhoods to get working fami-

lies the resources they need to

fix problems in their neighbor-

hood. Prior to the storm,

NYCFC was already working

with the Far Rockaway area but

after the storm devastated the

Volunteer Organizations Bring Relief To Rockaways

region, the organization refo-

cused its efforts.

Like Councilman Sanders, the

members of NYCFC were con-

cerned that the Rockaways were

abandoned by the City.

“People are really seeing the

community that has been aban-

doned by services,” said Olivia

Leirer, a spokesperson for

NYCFC. “There’s just nothing

else out there. Many people in

Far Rockaway had no water, no

power. Many of the people who

own homes out there have sus-

tained lots of damage in their

basements and had trees fall.”

In an effort to ease the prob-

lem, NYCFC has been going door

to door and talking to people

about what they need to just make

it through until the power comes

back. They have been collecting

donations of food, water,

clothes, blankets, batteries, flash-

lights, candles and whatever

other supplies people said they

needed.

“One person said they had

walked 40 blocks to try and find

something and wound up finding

one of the relief centers and were

able to get some food and some

water from there,” Leirer said.

“We also have a team of organiz-

ers and volunteers knocking on

doors finding out what people

need and delivering supplies to

them if they can’t get out to get it

themselves.”

The Rockaway Youth Task

Force, a volunteer group sta-

tioned in the Rockaways, has

also been coming to the aid of

residents in need.

President of the RYTF, Milan

Taylor, said the group has de-

ployed over 50 volunteers to the

area and is similarly delivering

supplies to those in need.

“We’ve been going door to

door in the high rises to identify

those who are elderly and dis-

abled or homebound. Those are

the residents who aren’t able to

come downstairs to the FEMA

and Red Cross stations. They are

trapped in their apartments be-

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Downed poles and power lines make it difficult to restore power to the

hardest-hit areas of Superstorm Sandy.

cause none of the elevators are

working,” Taylor said. “After

we’ve identified them, we’ve

been making care packages and

delivering them to each resident

that needs them.”

Taylor echoes many of the

same concerns from elected offi-

cials and volunteer organizations

regarding the lack of response in

the Rockaways, arguing that be-

cause of its location, relief is lim-

ited.

“There are only two bridges

that lead off and on the penin-

sula so it’s not residents in the

City can bike here or even walk

here. We’re pretty isolated and

this makes it difficult to transport

materials residents need,” he

said.

The RYTF is currently col-

lecting donations on its website

for the victims of Superstorm

Sandy. To donate, visit

www.rytf.org.

Reach Reporter Natal ia

Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext.

123 or nkozikowska@

queenspress.com.

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LettersEditorial

Letters

Energy Issues

This week's election provided us with any number of important issues

to watch in the coming months - including the President's re-election and

the election of the first Asian-American woman from the East Coast to

Congress.

But a bigger issue that has emerged in the past week is this country's

need to establish a new energy policy to reduce our dependence on fossil

fuels. In addition to the physical damage brought to the area by last

week's Superstorm, the area has been nearly paralyzed by a gasoline

shortage. Many homes have gone without heat and even more residents

have found themselves without gasoline for their cars, keeping them from

going to work and leaving them waiting in long lines hoping to get even

the smallest amount of gas.

The country's refusal to invest in energy alternatives is possibly the

greatest challenge facing us in the coming years. Whether it be instability

in the Middle East or shortages in our own supply, the country is at the

mercy of forces beyond our control driving up prices and, at times, forcing

families to choose between fuel and other necessities like food, rent and

clothing.

It is well past time that our elected officials started to make a

dedicated effort to change our energy dependence, to invest in alternative

strategies to heat our homes and power our vehicles. We call on our

elected officials - especially our representatives in the U.S. House and

Senate - to make this the top priority when the new legislative session

begins in January.

It’s a new day in our City and

state. Weather conditions which

used to give us a wide berth now

come after us with all barrels blar-

ing.

Who would have thought

New York City would have 80-

mile-per-hour winds? Well, Hur-

ricane Sandy in her fury man-

aged to show us that hurricanes

and tropical storms are no longer

the province of the tropics and

the southern United States. They

no longer discriminate.

Sandy wreaked havoc on Vir-

ginia, Connecticut and New Jer-

sey while crossing over into New

York, driving thousands into shel-

ters and leaving countless others

homeless. Giant oak trees

toppled onto houses, garages,

fences, cars… and when it had at

last withdrawn from our area,

more than 40 New Yorkers were

reported dead; and the living was

A Personal Perspective

BY MARCIA MOXAM COMRIE

Southeast Queens Schooled By Superstorm Sandy

left not only to bury their dead,

but to pick up the pieces of their

own shattered realities.

More than 100 homes in the

Breezy Point section of Far

Rockaway were reduced to ashes.

There were mass power outages

that left people shivering in their

homes because without electric-

ity, the boilers were rendered tem-

porarily useless. Local legislators

were persistently in conference

calls with Con Edison officials

demanding that they work faster

to restore power. They were

emailing pictures of monster trees

sprawled across roads and houses

and yelling for the power com-

pany and others to do “get it

done.”

Ironically, most of the

downed trees actually belonged

to the City, not the homeowners.

One home down the block from

mine had three of these leafy

monsters lying across its entrance

and one on the detached garage.

Parks Dept. and other workers

would come around and do very

basic cutting and then move on

to other blocks and areas to also

give a lick and a promise to their

tree problems, as opposed to fully

removing the trees from one spot

before moving on to another.

But Sandy’s sadistic visit has

taught us a whole lot. Namely, it

taught us that when those

charged with keeping us safe from

these disasters tell us to get out of

harm’s way, we really do need to

listen. Many people in Zone A

(near the ocean and canals) ig-

nored the mayor’s warnings to

leave until the hurricane passed.

Some paid with their lives or the

lives of their children, elderly

parents or rescue workers. Just

because dire warnings from Hur-

ricane Irene didn’t materialize

does not mean you ignore the

possibility that this year’s threat

won’t.

The City also needs to think

about the safety of its citizens by

removing some of those older

gigantic trees. I was amazed at

how shallow the roots of those

giants are. It is also amazing that

they did not fall before. Hurri-

canes and other natural disasters

have been promised for New

York for some time now. Those

predictions are now starting to

come to fruition.

Nonetheless, we can all still

be thankful that Sandy didn’t do

worse than it did. We should also

be grateful for the volunteers who

came from across the country to

assist Con Edison with power

restoration, which is returning

block by block; and to our own

city workers and general citizens

who pitched in to help. CUNY

Colleges, including Queens Col-

lege and York College, were also

amazing in helping to take in

evacuees. York had to cancel

classes for nearly two weeks while

it played host to more than 800

evacuee guests.

What an experience this

Sandy has been.

Library Update

To the Editor:

I want to update you and ev-

eryone in Queens about how

Queens Library has responded

to community needs following

the recent devastating storm, and

what our plans are to serve the

affected communities in the im-

mediate future.

More than 50 libraries opened

for public service right after the

storm. They provided important

information, places to recharge

personal cell phones and laptops,

as well as a community space for

people to just come in and share

their experiences. With children

out of school and many homes

without power, a warm place with

books and friendly faces was wel-

come. A handful of libraries sus-

tained only minor damage but

were without power. They were

brought up as quickly as possible,

most within a week.

Four libraries in the southern

part of Queens are badly dam-

aged. They will need extensive

repairs that are likely to take sev-

eral months. But the community

still needs us. The Book Bus was

parked in front of the closed li-

brary at the foot of the Cross Bay

Boulevard Bridge as soon as we

were permitted to do so. Library

staff was swamped with requests

for information on everything

from how to apply for FEMA

grants to how to get a prescrip-

tion filled. The Book Bus will be

there several days a week until

the library re-opens. In Far

Rockaway, the library at Central

Avenue and Mott Avenue opened

to distribute emergency supplies.

They were without power, and

glad to have an emergency gen-

erator to provide some computer

and online access for people who

need it.

The libraries at Seaside,

Arverne, Peninsula and Broad

Channel need extensive repair.

They were flooded with several

feet of water. Perhaps more dam-

aging, the wind got in through

broken glass and blew the books

and library materials into the wa-

ter and sand, and they are a total

loss. The library is exploring sev-

eral options for providing tem-

porary service while we rebuild.

Libraries in Far Rockaway and

Howard Beach will have ex-

panded hours after re-opening

so users in neighboring commu-

nities will have easier access to

everything their community li-

brary provides.

We will be starting repairs as

quickly as possible. Staff will be

relocated to temporary library

spaces. But more than 100,000

library books, magazines and

movies will have to be replaced.

You can help. Please go to

www.queenslibraryfoundation.org

or phone (718) 480-4273 to find

out how you can make a real

impact.

Thomas W. Galante,

President and CEO,

Queens Library

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Small Business Feels Brunt Of Damage

BY PRESS STAFF

Rampant f looding, gas short-

ages and power outages are in-

convenient for anyone, but they

are especially disastrous for

small businesses.

After ravaging the New York

metropolitan area, Superstorm

Sandy brought economic activ-

ity, at least briefly, to a stand still.

As New York City inches to-

ward normalcy, the numerous

damages the storm caused have

burned deep holes in the wallets

of small businesses across

Queens.

“Small businesses unfortu-

nately bear the disproportionate

brunt of lost economic activity,”

said Comptroller John Liu. “The

everyday goods and services

provided by small businesses are

the least likely to be postponed

for a future date.”

With gasoline scarce and

power still out in some house-

holds, small businesses have

found that their customer bases

suddenly diminished.

Liu said that as the region

recovers from the storm, there

will be an increase in consumer

activity to match a pent up de-

mand for goods. Businesses like

restaurants, hotels and bars can-

not necessarily make up for

weeks of depressed demand,

however.

Clouded Waterfront Views

In western Queens, a water-

front view of Manhattan typi-

cally means more business. But,

during Superstorm Sandy, the

close proximity to the very view

that once attracted so many cus-

tomers was exactly what put sev-

eral establishments at a higher

risk for flooding.

At Alewife NYC, a popular

pub on 51st Avenue in Long Is-

land City, the damage incurred

by four feet of flooding caused

an eight-day closure.

“It was not a pretty picture,”

owner Patrick Donagher said.

“Our fridges and motors were

damaged, the f loor will need to

be replaced and we still do not

have power.”

Despite the repairs needed,

Donagher said he has been work-

ing to help storm victims in the

Rockaways, Long Island and

Staten Island.

“What happened to our busi-

ness is certainly unfortunate, but

the important thing is that we

still have a roof over our heads.

Many others do not,” Donagher

said.

Once the business resumes

operation, he said he hopes to

host multiple events to help aid

storm survivors.

Currently, he has launched an

online fundraiser for Alewife

NYC at www.gofundme.com/

alewifenychelp and continues to

open for a few hours during the

evening to supplement the loss

of income.

Elsewhere in western

Queens, larger businesses have

also been working to recover

from the storm.

Due to a f looded lobby, res-

taurant and business center, the

Wyndham Garden Hotel, lo-

cated at 44-29 9th St. in Long

Island City, anticipates being

shut down for a month.

The closure of the 128-room

hotel that opened just seven

months ago came as a shock for

employees.

“We knew the storm was

coming, but we had no idea how

much damage it would cause,”

said Jeffrey Reich-Hale, director

of sales and marketing. “Much

of our electrical equipment was

damaged during the flood. We’re

not happy about it, but it could

have been a lot worse.”

To make up for the monetary

loss, Reich-Hale said the hotel

has opened its doors to FEMA

employees and their affiliates.

“Being able to house FEMA

has allowed us to keep some of

our employees working,” Reich-

Hale said. “Right now, we are

nowhere near being ready to

open to our regular transient cus-

tomers.”

On any given month, Reich-

Hale said the hotel earns any-

where from $400,000 to

$800,000 and employs a staff of

15 to 20 employees.

For the month-long closure,

he said the hotel will not be

able to earn anywhere near the

usual revenue mark, with only

10 employees working.

As the Wyndham is struggling

to reopen at the full capacity, the

Riverview Restaurant, located

along the East River at 2-01 50th

Ave., also faced similar issues.

Since Sandy hit , the

Riverview has been unable to

open for business, leaving their

routine staff of 25 to 30 employ-

ees out of work.

Although the owner has been

working hard to make repairs

with the intent to reopen at the

end of next week, Riverview

Event Coordinator Doris

Nowillo Suda said many of their

employees have begun seeking

other means for work.

“After Sandy, we had about

two feet of f looding. All the

fridges, food, liquor and Internet

was damaged,” Nowillo Suda

said. “It was devastating. I had

to be honest with myself and my

staff. We hate to see any of our

employees go, but they have to

do what is best for themselves.”

As the restaurant nears its

reopening, Nowillo Suda said

she hopes the staff members will

be able to return to work.

“We don’t want anybody to

forget about us,” Nowillo Suda

said. “We want to send the mes-

sage that we came back stronger

than ever.”

Perished Perishables

Although Bagel Time in

Whitestone did not suffer any

physical damage, the economic

effects of Superstorm Sandy may

have long-lasting consequences

for the business.

Fred Park, the owner of Ba-

gel Time, felt that the lack of

power, supplies and gas have all

contributed to a perfect storm of

economically-harmful problems

for the small business located at

150-51 14th Ave.

“It’s not normal. There’s no

gas, no electricity, no food, no

supplies,” he said. “For business

people like me, it’s completely

chaos.”

The first sign of trouble after

the storm was a lack of food sup-

plies and a lack of available

funds, since the Chase Bank the

store uses remained closed until

Thursday, Nov. 1.

There was still some online

banking available, but that did

not help when customers

needed change for their pur-

chases.

“For business owners, bank

connection is very important for

daily change. Cash management

was very important throughout

this week,” said Park.

Since Bagel Time’s business

is centered on perishable goods,

delivery troubles compounded

the already slowed-down sales.

The company who supplies Ba-

gel Time ran out of gas around

the end of last week, making dis-

tributions far more sporadic. As

a result, supplies would start to

run low or run out on days with-

out a shipment.

“We need dairy, f lour, coffee

and all that kind of stuff,” Park

said. “If it’s out, we can’t do regu-

lar business.”

The gas shortage has not

only hurt Bagel Time’s delivery,

but it has directly impacted their

consumer base. Due to the pres-

ence of a gas station less than

three blocks away on Clintonville

Street, the car lines would clog

up 14th Avenue. in front of the

bakery. The gridlock stopped

regulars who still have gas from

accessing the streets surround-

ing the store.

“We had tons of people com-

plaining that they couldn’t come

here because of the traffic mess.

People don’t want to come out,”

Park said. “I noticed a lot of

people who work in Whitestone

couldn’t come because of no

public transportation in some

areas and no gas either.”

Park said he hopes things re-

turn to normal very soon, so the

store can make it through the

difficult winter months. The

Bagel Time owner said he uses

the usually strong business be-

tween October and December

to cover expenses in January

and February.

“I just have to have patience,”

Park said. “I hope that New York

City gets back to what we were

two weeks ago so we can get

ready for Christmas.”

Bagel Time owner Fred Park serves coffee at the Whitestone bakery.

While Sandy did not damage the store physically, the economic effects

may be long-lasting.

After Sandy, Alewife NYC experi-

enced four feet of flooding, prompt-

ing an eight-day closure.

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Compiled by STEVEN J. FERRARI

Police Blotter

107th Precinct

Bank Robbery

The NYPD is asking the

public’s assistance in locating a

suspect wanted in connection

with an armed robbery that oc-

curred at approximately 10:56

a.m. on Oct. 19 at the HSBC Bank

located at 137-61 Queens Blvd.

The suspect entered the lo-

cation, passed a note demand-

ing money, displayed a metal

pipe, received an unknown

amount of cash and fled on foot.

The suspect is described as a

Black male in his 30s, 6-foot with

a slim build and wearing a NY

Yankees baseball cap, dark

jacket and covered the pipe with

a newspaper.

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

nypdcrimestoppers.com or by

texting their tips to CRIMES

(274637), then enter TIPS577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

114th Precinct

Shooting

At approximately 8:50 p.m. on

Nov. 2, uniformed officers from

Police Service Area 9 responded

to 911 calls of shots fired and a

male pointing a gun at people in

the vicinity of 41-09 12th St.

Upon arrival, officers ob-

served shattered glass at a bus

shelter and a male fitting the

description of the suspect. The

officers exited their marked de-

partment vehicle to approach

the male, who immediately be-

gan to run from the officers. As

the officers chased, the male

turned and fired his gun at po-

lice, who returned fire in re-

sponse, striking the male in the

right thigh. The individual con-

tinued running until he encoun-

tered additional off icers,

dropped his gun and was taken

into custody without further in-

cident. The suspect was trans-

ported to Elmhurst Hospital and

is listed in stable condition.

The individual, identified as

Terrance Carew, 30, of

Rosedale, was arrested and

charged with two counts of at-

tempted murder of a police of-

ficer, one count of attempted

murder, one count of robbery and

one count of criminal posses-

sion of a loaded firearm. Prior to

the arrival of police, Carew al-

legedly attempted to remove the

personal property of a 53-year-

old male victim then shot at the

male as he f led. The victim of

the attempted robbery did not

suffer any injuries.

115th Precinct

Burglary

The NYPD is seeking the

public’s assistance in locating

the following suspect wanted in

connection with a burglary.

On Oct. 26 at approximately

1:45 a.m., a suspect entered an

Enterprise Rental Car company,

located at 83-34 23rd Ave., with-

out permission or authority.

While inside, the suspect headed

to the vehicle refueling area and

unhooked three hoses from gaso-

line pumps. He then turned the

hoses on and left them laying on

the ground, discharging several

hundred gallons of fuel. The sus-

pect f led the location in an un-

known direction.

The suspect is described as a

white male, 5-foot-10, between

160 and 185 lbs. He was last

seen wearing a gray and blue hat,

black sunglasses, a gray

sweatshirt and a black backpack.

Anyone with information is

asked to call Crime Stoppers at

(800) 577-TIPS (8477).

Borough-Wide

Robbery Pattern

The NYPD is seeking the

public’s assistance in locating the

following individuals wanted in

connection with two robberies in

the confines of the 106th and

110th precincts. During these in-

cidents, the first suspect dis-

played a firearm while the second

suspect removed property.

The first incident took place

at approximately 10:50 a.m. on

Oct. 26 in the vicinity of 134th

Street and Linden Boulevard, in

the 106th Precinct. The sus-

pects approached a male victim

and removed property. The vic-

tim complied and the suspects

f led the location.

The second incident took

place at approximately 11:46

a.m. on Oct. 28 in front of 48-03

108th St., in the 110th precinct.

Again, the suspects approached

a male victim and removed prop-

erty. The victim complied and

the suspects f led the location.

No injuries were reported at

the above incidents.

The first suspect is described

an Hispanic male last seen wear-

ing a light blue sweatshirt, blue

jeans, white sneakers and armed

with a black firearm.

The second suspect is de-

scribed as an Hispanic male, last

seen wearing a green Adidas

jacket, blue jeans and black

sneakers.

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Secretary of Homeland Secu-rity Janet Napolitano and U.S.Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Vil-lage) recently spent time talk-ing with recovery workersand residents of theRockaways.

Award Ceremony

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Major League Soccer recently teamed up with Metro Kids Soccer Leaguefor an awards ceremony celebrating the end of the soccer season in Flush-ing Meadows Corona Park. More than 1,000 youth players were presentedwith trophies and awards, as well as soccer prizes donated by MLS.

Legislative Forum

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall addresses Queens InteragencyCouncil on the Aging’s 30th Legislative Forum at Borough Hall on Oct. 12. Atleft is State Senator Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) and City Councilman RubenWills (D-Jamaica, second from left). Senior citizens, service providers andelected officials attended the session on aging-related issues.

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The New York Lottery announced

the names of area Lottery players who

claimed a winning scratch-off ticket

and received a cash prize of $10,000 or

more.

Szczepan Malecki of Glendale won

$10,000 on the $5,000,000 Multiplier

scratch-off game. Malecki’s winning ticket

was purchased at the Sal Gourmet Deli &

Grill, 65-59 Myrtle Ave., Glendale.

Allison Dibenedetto of Whitestone won

$10,000 on the $5,000,000 Cash scratch-

off game. Dibenedetto’s winning ticket

was purchased at Kuber Convenience,

24-16 149th St., Whitestone.

Cecelia McClure of St. Albans won

$888,888 on the Super 8’s scratch-off

game. McClure’s winning ticket was pur-

chased in Elmont.

Dwarf Giraffe Athletic League will hold

a free women’s self-defense and crime

prevention awareness seminar 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the DGAL building,

149-50 15th Road, Whitestone. The

event is presented by Tony Meloni, direc-

tor of the New York Anti-Crime Agency.

Free safety handouts will be distributed

to the first 40 in attendance.

To register, visi t www.

dwarfgiraffe.com.

Local students took part in internships

this fall through SUNY Oswego’s Experi-

ence-Based Education program. They in-

clude:

Kwame Belle of Springfield Gardens,

a senior journalism major, interned at the

college’s Office of Public Affairs.

Audrey Hinnant of Springfield Gar-

dens, a senior broadcasting and mass

Profile

communication major, interned in the

college’s Alumni Office.

Arvin Tangalan of Jamaica has been

named a 2012 SUNY Emerging Leader

by the SUNY Student Leadership Insti-

tute. He is among a group of student lead-

ers to be honored by the SUNY Student

Leadership Institute at the SUNY Student

Assembly Fall Conference in East Syra-

cuse.

Tangalan is pursuing a bachelor’s de-

gree in hotel and resort management at

SUNY Delhi.

Borough President Helen Marshall has

asked that any business owners whose

business or commercial properties were

seriously impacted by Superstorm Sandy

call Melva Miller, director of economic

development for the Office of the Queens

Borough President at (718) 286-2655 or

email mmiller@queensbp.org.

In order to provide assistance to New

Yorkers in a time of urgent need, the NYPD

has established a donation point at Re-

sort World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd.,

Jamaica. The NYPD is seeking donations

of non-perishable food items, hygiene

products and clothing.

For information, call the NYPD Com-

munity Affairs Bureau at (646) 610-5323

or email communityaffairs@nypd.org.

Paola Heras of Woodside took part in

an internship through SUNY Oswego’s

Experience-Based Education program.

Heras, a sophomore public relations ma-

jor, interned in the college’s Office of

Learning Services.

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Inspired by Carrie Bradshaw’s char-

acter in “Sex and the City,” Queens Vil-

lage native Nadia Cherubin jet started her

career by writing about relationships and

fashion. Using her own personal life ex-

periences as her inspiration, the author

has successfully published three books

and maintained a blog.

Cherubin knew she wanted to be a

writer at a very young age. As a child, she

excelled in writing courses and impressed

her teachers with her talent.

“I always used to write pretend sto-

ries. When I was going to class, I used to

just write stories and my teachers always

said I wrote really well. They were im-

pressed,” Cherbuin said.

Queens Village Author Talks About Love And Fashion

As the writer got older, she discov-

ered that writing wasn’t just something

she was good at – it was also therapeutic

method she could use to mend a broken

heart.

“I write about how men do a lot of

crazy things with women as far relation-

ships. How does a guy breakup with you

in a text message? Things like that. I’ve

felt that writing gives me motivation.

Whatever is negative, you can turn it into

something positive. I’ve had a lot of bad

relationships and they lasted long, but for

some reason, it’s always over,” she said.

In addition to writing about heartbreak

and failed relationships, the author loves

writing about fashion. She often attends

fashion shows and parties to blog about

the newest trends.

“And as far as fashion and style — I

love shoes. I have a shoe fetish; I love

shopping,” she said.

Straying a little far from her comfort

zone with blogging and writing books,

Cherubin decided to take a shot at po-

etry. Her most recent book now available

on the Kindle, “Nadia C. Freestyle Po-

etry,” contains a collection of 14 poems

that she performed at the Fountain of

Youth Juice Bar in Queens Village.

“A lot of people loved the poems,”

she said. “That’s when I got the idea to

put them all together and publish them,”

she said.

Intrigued by Cherubin’s poetry, a rep-

resentative from the Outreach Program

in Ridgewood asked the author to lead a

poetry class.

“He gave me the job as a volunteer. I

knew this would inspire other children

with writing. It makes me feel good to

actually help a child. I can relate to what

they are going through. Growing up, I saw

my friends’ parents treat them a certain

way. I think I was just able to talk to them,”

she said.

Reach Reporter Natalia Kozikowska at

Nadia Cherubin

(718)357-7400 Ext . 123 or

nkozikowska@queenspress.com

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Exhibit Brings New Life To Hall Of Science

Corona Man Debuts

New Documentary

BY JOE MARVILLI

Cultural connectivity may

not seem like an important part

of science. However, the

“ReGeneration” exhibit running

at the New York Hall of Science

shows just how large of a role

that factor plays.

Presented in conjunction

with Northern.Lights.mn,

“ReGeneration” is an exhibit that

uses art and science to show how

cultural vitality connects to im-

migration, urbanization and

sustainability.

Nine of the displays are en-

veloped by the tenth, an interac-

tive cloud. Created by Living and

SOFTlab, the “Common Weath-

ers” project glows in response to

text messages sent by attendees.

Ricardo Miranda Zuniga’s

project, “A Geography of Being,”

uses various tools to help place

attendees in the role of an un-

documented youth. Kinetic

sculptures, a graphic zine and a

video game all help to show what

life is like for those without a citi-

zenship or visa.

On a brighter note, “New

York City Immigration Song” by

Nick Yulman is a musical experi-

ence unlike any other. The

project transforms data about

immigrant patterns into a com-

position.

Out of a l l the exhibi ts ,

“World’s Fair 2.0” makes the

most sense for NYSCI, as it was

built for the 1964 New York

World’s Fair. Back in the

present , Marisa Jahn and

Stephanie Rothernberg worked

with teenagers to re-envision

the event as a celebration of

people.

While “World’s Fair 2.0”

looks about 50 years into the

past, “2049” shows what Scott

Kildall thinks the future will

bring. The artist imagines him-

self as a visitor from a future

where resources are scarce, so he

uses our garbage to build the

imaginary devices he needs.

Also looking towards the fu-

ture is the “Tomorrow 2.0” exhibit,

created by Carl Skelton, Joe

BY MEGAN MONTALVO

As a child, Hai-Tao Wu had

always struggled with attention

deficit disorder.

The condition, which causes

impaired attention and concen-

tration, had led him to several

bouts with treatment and therapy

in his native home of Taiwan.

Though his experience had

been a draining one, Wu said it

inspired him to create.

“Struggling with ADD was

definitely difficult,” Wu said. “But,

it taught me to find the beauty in

life and inspired me to give a voice

to people’s stories through film.”

Seeking to dive into the film

world, Wu moved to New York

City in 2009 and enrolled in a

media arts production program

at the City College of New York.

While working on his thesis,

he came across an Iowa family

who had lost their daughter to

complications with a heart and

lung condition.

“Although my medical condi-

tion did not compare to what the

family had gone through, I could

not help but see similarities with

their story and my own,” Wu said.

With only two months before

his thesis was due, Wu headed to

Iowa to chronicle their lives in a

short film he titled “Heartland.”

“What this family had gone

through was just incredible,” Wu

said. “When I heard of how they

lost their daughter and what they

were doing to help others in their

same situation, I knew I had to

meet them.”

Through tears, the Maynard

family unveiled their struggle with

the death of their daughter Erica

Kate, who died after a heart

transplant at the age of four.

Despite the sorrow and loss

of their daughter’s life, her par-

ents, Rich and Traci Maynard,

worked to help others facing

similar difficulties by establishing

the Erika Kate Foundation.

“The family was so brave,” Wu

said. “Following their story was

such an emotional experience.”

After completing “Heart-

land” in 2011, Wu used his

newfound emotional connection

to volunteer with the Maynard

family’s foundation.

“I felt as if I were a member

of their family,” Wu said. “I just

wanted to be a part of their cause

to help others.”

While volunteering with the

Maynards, Wu also began the

submission process for the film

festival circuit.

In addition to winning the

Best Documentary and Best Pic-

ture awards at the 2011 Finger

Lakes Film Festival, “Heartland”

has also been selected to screen

at the Big Apple Film Festival,

New Hope Film Festival and up-

coming Bronx Film Festival.

“I knew the Maynards’ story

was very compelling,” Wu said.

“But, at the time, I had no idea how

powerful it would be. It has just been

amazing to have the opportunity

to share it with so many people.”

Looking to the future, Wu

said he hopes to debut “Heart-

land” to a wide-release audience

and is also considering re-edit-

ing the film into a feature.

Reach Reporter Megan

Montalvo at (718) 357-7400 Ext.

128 or mmontalvo@

queenstribune.com.

Fattorini and a group of high

school students. Some of the ideas

the students came up with for a

future Flushing Meadows Corona

Park include a methane house.

A large group of collabora-

tors led by Belgian biologist

Angelo Vermeulen constructed

“Biomodd [NYC4

]” to show that

the opposing forces of nature

and technology can work to-

gether.

“ReGeneration” will run un-

til January 13 and is free with the

cost of admission.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at

(718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at

jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

Hai-Tao Wu holds two awards

“Heartland” won at the 2011

Fingerlakes Film Festival.

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died, and a piping hot

shepherd’s pie is al-

ways waiting.

Irish Cottage

Food & Spirits has

been in Forest Hills

for more than a half

century, serving up

great traditional Irish

food and American

favorites. On a cha-

otic Election Day, I

ducked into the quaint restau-

rant right off Austin Street to

take in some tasty grub to fill

me up for a long night. I was

greeted by Irish Cottage’s pro-

prietor, Kathleen McNulty,

who hails from Donegal, Ire-

land. She recommended a

shepherd’s pie and some soda

bread. Without hesitation, I

took her recommendation.

Kathleen and her son

Danny McNulty (who once

played the role of “Harley”

Keiner, Cory Matthews’ tor-

mentor, on the ABC television

show “Boy Meets World”)

made me feel right at home.

With the prompt arrival of my

shepherd’s pie, we discussed

the food and clothing drives

Irish Cottage has held for all

those who have been ravaged

by Superstorm Sandy. Dona-

tions can still be dropped off

at the restaurant. Danny told

me he had come back from Ari-

zona to help his mother pre-

pare for the storm. It ended up

f looding her house in

Long Beach, Long Is-

land, though the fam-

ily Bible, quite miracu-

lously, remained dry.

The shepherd’s

pie was one of the

richest and most fill-

ing meals I’ve had in

some time. Ground

beef, mashed pota-

toes, peas and carrots swirled

together to create a truly satis-

fying lunch. I drenched my

shepherd’s in steak sauce and

even dipped some soda bread

in the mashed potatoes (I’m

not sure if they do that in Ire-

land but I’m guessing they

don’t). The shepherd’s pie is

Irish Cottage’s staple, but you

should also try the pork chops,

onion soup and chicken curry.

After I had devoured my

meal, I thought of all the great

things Ireland has given the

world: James Joyce, whiskey,

St. Patrick’s Day and so on.

Add Irish Cottage to the list.

-Ross Barkan

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Faith

NotebookJamaica Center

Word

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

Majority Baptist Church of

St. Albans hosted its annual Ap-

preciation Lunch-in for its Sun-

day school teachers on Oct. 27

to celebrate the work and com-

mitment of its volunteers to

teaching the youth about God.

Reverend Doctor Edi th

Lazenby of the church said the

Church Hosts Lunch-in For Sunday Teachers

lunch-in was held to honor the

13 school teachers for their dili-

gence and excellence in teach-

ing both the chi ldren and

adults.

“Nobody ever recognizes

Sunday school teachers,”

Lazenby said. “They take their

precious time to teach the Bible

to children as well as adults. It is

so important that the children

get a grounding in the Bible and

the adults to keep fresh on the

Bible.”

The event was organized by

the church’s superintendent,

Ethel Molloy, who presented

each of the Sunday school teach-

ers with an award. Also in atten-

dance was Councilman Leroy

Comrie (D - St. Albans), who

also handed out awards to teach-

ers. A few auxiliary officers of the

103rd Precinct were also present

to show their support and appre-

ciation.

Joyce Starks, an assistant

teacher for the church for more

than 25 years, said she loved the

lunch-in because it made her feel

appreciated.

“I loved it. I think it was a

wonderful thing that the super-

intendent did for the teachers,”

said Starks. “It was a little sur-

prising, but once we got there,

we saw all the work she had done

to pull this off for us, it was just

wonderful. It was overwhelming-

I enjoyed it. It gave me great plea-

sure to be part of it.”

One of Starks’ favorite things

about the lunch-in was being pre-

sented an award from Council-

man Leroy Comire, but there

were many other things the Sun-

day school teacher said she en-

joyed.

“They had a little singing

group, which I liked, but really it

was just the togetherness and

celebrating this occasion to-

gether. All the teachers felt like

they were doing something that

was really fantastic and we got a

chance to see how much our

Pastor appreciated the things we

were doing,” she said.

Although only one student

was able to attend the lunch-in,

Lazenby acknowledged that the

children were just as grateful for

their teachers as the clergy and

staff.

“I think they both appreciate

and admire the Sunday school

teachers because they are learn-

ing. They appreciate that some-

one will take the time out to

teach them. Some places don’t

have Sunday school,” Lazenby

said.

As for next year, Starks said

she wishes to continue teaching

and spreading the word of God.

“I love teaching. It brings me

great satisfaction to know I’m

sharing God with others.

Studying the Bible gives me a

chance to see what God has

done and it gives me great plea-

sure to inspire others with God,”

she said.

Majority Baptist Church is

located at 115-21 Farmers Blvd.,

St. Albans. For more informa-

tion about the Sunday school,

call (718) 528-5197.

Reach Reporter Natal ia

Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext.

123 or nkozikowska@

queenspress.com.

And God said, “Behold, I have given

you every plant yielding seed that is

on the face of all the earth, and every

tree with seed in its fruit. You shall

have them for food.

-Genesis 1:29

BY NATALIA KOZIKOWSKA

The Jamaica Center for the

Arts and Learning will be host-

ing its first Big Queens Drawing

Day on Saturday, Nov. 10 to cel-

ebrate 40 years of serving the

community. The program is de-

signed for children and families

to celebrate arts in Queens

County.

Heng Gil Han, the event cu-

rator, said the exhibition will in-

corporate many Queens artists.

JCAL held an open call in July,

calling artists to submit drawings

that they made. Seventy-five art-

ists responded and all of them

submitted from one to three

drawings. Right now, JCAL will

be showing of all the pieces at

the event, with a total of 125

drawings.

“We are inviting family mem-

bers and children to the gallery,”

Learning Center Hosts Big Queens Drawing Day

said Han. “These are all profes-

sional artists. Some of them have

shown their work in Paris and in

major museums so it’s very good

for children to see these draw-

ings to know what the profes-

sional artists are doing.”

The Big Queens Drawing

Day will feature a wide variety

of artwork.

“All of them are two dimen-

sional drawings – pencil draw-

ing, water color, and acrylic

color. We have a variety of

themes but most of them use

pencil and water color. There are

figurative drawings, abstract

drawings. We have a lot,” said

Han.

With very few art galleries in

the Southeast Queens area, Han

said that it is important to hold

events like these to enrich the

community.

“Many community members

do not have a chance to see con-

temporary art at all and I think

it’s very important for children to

be aware and be exposed to art.

It’s important for parents to know

that children need to see art-

work,” he said. “It’s a very impor-

tant educational component.”

In addition to having artwork

on display, Big Queens Learning

Day will have a workshop fea-

turing drawing stations for the

creation of self-portraits, col-

lages and color tape drawings.

The workshop will be led by two

well respected artists – Rejin

Leys and Francie Scanlon.

“Paper and pencils will be dis-

tributed in the gallery during the

session. They can draw on their

own. That’s a good way of en-

gaging with others,” Han said.

Big Queens Drawing Day is a

free program open to the gen-

eral public. The event will be held

from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The JCAL is located at 161-

04 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica.

For additional information,

call (718) 658-7400 ext. 2132

Raising Money For Cancer:

Shown are mem-

bers of the Lead-

ership Class of the

Humanities and

the Arts H.S. in

the Campus Mag-

net Complex,

Cambria Heights,

who are selling

Cancer related ob-

jects to raise

money for Cancer

Research during “Pink Week.” The students are supervised in the

school lunchroom by their teacher Tracy Gise (rear). Coordinating

the project are students Autumn Canton and Brianna Crosse.

Ph

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H

arris

or visit www.jcal.org.

Reach Reporter Natal ia

Kozikowska at (718)357-7400 Ext.

123 or nkozikowska@

queenspress.com.

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NOV. 9

Zumba Gold And Free

Health Screeings

Queens Central Library will be

offering a free Zumba Gold pro-

gram for older active adults. The

program will use dance moves

mixed with exercise for an effec-

tive low-impact workout. It is rec-

ommended for participants to

wear loose clothing and sneak-

ers. Preregistration is required for

each session. Queens

ConnectCare will also be offer-

ing free health screenings (blood

pressure, blood glucose and body

mass index) and the opportunity

to schedule an appointment at

the Joseph P. Addabbo Family

Health Center. Both events will

be held at 10 a.m. and are free.

NOV. 10

Deferred Action Workshop

Future Grads will be conduct-

ing an educational session on the

Obama Administration’s De-

ferred Action for Childhood Ar-

rivals. If you will be in the New

York area, and would like to join

the panel, or be a member of the

studio audience, contact Future

Grads as soon as possible so that

you may reserve you seat. A few

of the topics that will be dis-

cussed at the workshop include:

What is deferred action? Who is

eligible? How to request deferred

action? Will USCIS conduct a

background check as part of

DACA request? What are the fees

associated with the DACA ap-

plication? How to prove that you

qualify for DACA? If you have

been paying taxes using an ITIN

number. Do you list that on your

application? What qualifies as

“currently in school?” What is

considered a “significant misde-

meanor”? What type of offenses

count towards the “three or more

misdemeanor offenses”? For

additional information, or to

RSVP, call (516) 495-6722. The

event is free and will begin at 10

a.m. You must call for the ad-

dress.

Business Plan Competition

The Queens Economic De-

velopment Corporation has be-

gun its 7th Annual Queens

StartUP! Business Plan Competi-

tion in Sept. 2012. The competi-

tion gives entrepreneurs the op-

portunity to strengthen their busi-

ness knowledge, learn about busi-

ness trends, and gain insights

about starting and growing a busi-

ness, as well as offering an intro-

duction to the vast resources at

Queens Library. The free event

will be held a Queens Central

Library at 11 a.m.

Author Celebration

Queens Central Library will be

hosting a program to honor

Humayun Ahmed, a Bangladeshi

writer who portrayed his coun-

trymen, particularly the middle

class, in simple, unostentatious

language and with spellbinding

intimacy. He won many presti-

gious awards and his novels have

been adapted successfully for

television, movies and the the-

ater. This program will include

discussions about the author’s life,

a documentary, dance, musical

interpretations, and drama. The

program is free and will begin at

2 p.m.

Fashion Showcase & After

Party

JL Trezure Chest will be pre-

senting its semi-annual fashion

showcase and after-party hosted

by JP Justice, a comedian. The

$25 entry fee includes food, en-

tertainment, giveaways and door

prizes. Beverages will also be avail-

able for sale. Vendors will be sell-

ing merchandise on site like ac-

cessories, clothing, health and

beauty, jewelry, makeup, perfume

and more. A portion of the pro-

ceeds will go to the Crohn’s and

Colitis Foundation of America

www.ccfa.org. Fresh new design-

ers will also be showcasing their

designs as well as some of the

newest selections for the season.

An after-party will immediately

follow the fashion show. For tick-

ets or additional information, call

Keisha at (347) 336-5268 or Joe/

Jay at (347) 672-0342 or (347)

319-1263. The event will be held

from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at 114-58

170th St., Jamaica. Tickets are

$20 in advance.

NOV. 13

Small Business Workshop

Queens Central Library will be

holding a program to teach lo-

cals how to develop a business

idea into a business plan in our

small business workshops on

Tuesday evenings. Participants

will learn about creating a de-

mand for a product or service,

setting goals and objectives, cre-

ating budgets and timelines, iden-

tifying resources and networks,

and getting ready to open your

“doors.” For further information,

please visit the Job Information

Center or call (718) 990-8625.

The workshop will be held at 7

p.m. and is free.

NOV. 14

Southeast Queens

Homeowner Forum

The City of New York De-

partment of Housing Preserva-

tion and Development in part-

nership with Councilman James

Sanders, Jr. (D-Laurelton) and

many other city governmental

and non-profit agencies, will be

hosting a Southeast Queens Ho-

meowner Forum. Don’t miss this

opportunity for residential prop-

erty owners to get information

on issues such as: lead/pest con-

trol, low-interest home repair

loans and much more. The free

event will be held at P.S./M.S.

156Q located at 229-02 137th

Ave. from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

ONGOING

Mobile CPR Program

FDNY EMS instructors will

come out to your site to conduct

the CPR training using your fa-

cilities. The Be 911 Compres-

sions Only CPR Program 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, partici-

pants will be briefly educated on

the automated external defibril-

lator (AED) used to try and re-

vive a person suffering from car-

diac 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 demonstrate competency in

retaining the required skills.

Appointments can be made

Monday through Friday during

the hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Classes may be approximately

20 minutes depending 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 Ses-

sions are located at 89-31 161st

St., 10th Floor, Jamaica, for the

community on various topics

such as Domestic Violence, Men-

tal Health, Substance Abuse in-

tervention, Decision Making,

Condom Use, High Risk Behav-

iors leading to HIV, and self –

esteem awareness. All group ses-

sions offer light snacks and bev-

erages. Group sessions are open

to the public.

Round-Trip Metro Card reim-

bursement is available at the end

of each completed session. For

further information call (718)

297-0720. All services are free.

Please call for next group date.

Infant Mortality

Clergy United for Community

Empowerment’s Infant Mortal-

ity Reduction Initiative program

provides the following services

free of charge: case management

services, parent skills building,

crib care, breast feeding educa-

tion, health education, nutri-

tional information/education,

referral for HIV testing, confi-

dential one-on-one counseling,

workshops, and women support

groups. IMRI provides referrals

for Food stamps, GED, GYN,

Emergency Baby Formula (quali-

fications required) and more.

Call (718) 297-0720. Located

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

maica. Services are available

Tue.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HIV Awareness

Clergy United for Community

Empowerment provides interven-

tion and curriculum-based preven-

tion education sessions on HIV/

AIDS, to reduce 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.

Merrick Flea Market

A flea market has opened at

221-02 Merrick Blvd. On sale are

a wide range of items, including

household items, jewelry and

clothing.

The market is open every Tues-

day, Thursday and Friday from

10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6

p.m. on Sundays.

PAL Volunteers

The Police Athletic League

(PAL) is looking for volunteers

to continue its mission of serving

New York City’s young people

by donating their time and tal-

ents to help serve Queens young-

sters at PAL’s Redfern Corner-

stone and Far Rockaway Bea-

con in Arverne-Far Rockaway,

PAL’s Edward Byrne Center in

South Jamaica and PS 214 in

Flushing.

PAL Centers in Queens offer a

wide range of opportunities for

volunteers of all talents. PAL’s

Redfern Cornerstone and Far

Rockaway Beacon are looking for

people to participate in a center

clean-up day. Volunteers are

needed to tutor and mentor young

people during the After School

Program’s daily homework help

sessions. In addition, individuals

can also donate their time assist-

ing the many special events held

at PAL’s Centers throughout the

year. PAL is also seeking profes-

sionals to give career advice and

talk about their own careers to

young people, as well as guest

speakers who can share informa-

tion on a specific hobby of inter-

est to the youngsters.

To become a volunteer with the

Police Athletic League or to learn

more about volunteer opportuni-

ties, visit palnyc.org. Volunteers

will go through an application pro-

cess that includes an interview,

screening and an orientation.

For more information, please

contact PAL’s Volunteer Coor-

dinator, Alexandria Sumpter-

Delves, at (212) 477-9450, Ext.

390 or volunteer@palnyc.org.

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Send announcements foryour club or organization’sevents at least TWO weeks

in advance to “QueensToday” Editor, Queens

Tribune, 150-50 14 Road,Whitestone NY 11357.

Send faxes to 357-9417,c/o Regina or email to

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Yearly schedules andadvanced notices welcome!

YOUTHTEENS

HOMEWORK HELPMcGoldrick library. Call forhours and days.CRAFT KIDSMondays at the Flushing li-brary at 3.SLIME TIMETuesday, November 13Briarwood library. Register.MANGATuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at the Baisley Parklibrary at 4.READ TO A DOGTuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at the North Hills li-brary. Register.GO GREEN ANIMALTuesday, November 13 atthe Sunnyside library at 4.HEALTHY THANKSGIVINGTuesday, November 13 atthe Central library at 4:30.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSTuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at 11:30 at the GlenOaks library.FUN WITH FABRICTuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at the Douglaston li-brary. Register.ARTS & CRAFTSWednesdays, November 14,21, 28 at the Auburndale

library at 4.CRAFTIVITIESWednesdays, November 14,21, 28 at the East Flushinglibrary at 4.READING FOR FUNWednesdays, November 14,21 at the Laurelton libraryat 5.PRESCHOOL CRAFTWednesdays, November 14,28 at the Windsor Park li -brary. Register.THANKSGIVING CRAFTWednesday, November 14at the Fresh Meadows l i -brary at 3:30.BUGS AS PETSWednesday, November 14at the Ozone Park library at3:30 and the South OzonePark library at 5:30.TOTE BAGWednesday, November 14at the LIC library at 4.HEALTH & SCIENCEWednesday, November 14McGoldrick library at 5.ORIGAMI WORKSHOPThursdays, November 15,22, 29 at the Seaside l i -brary at 5:30.FUN WITH FABRICThursdays, November 15,

CHESS CLUBSaturdays Flushing library at2 .LAPTOPSMondays, November 12, 19,26 at the Hollis library at 3.KNIT & CROCHETMondays Douglaston/LittleNeck library at 4.LAPTOPSTuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at Hollis library at 3and Arverne library at 4.FUN WITH FABRICTuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at the Douglaston li-brary. Register.COLLEGE PREPTuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at the Far Rockawaylibrary. 327-2549 to register.MANGATuesdays , November 13 ,20, 27 at the Baisley Park li-brary at 4.LIC CHESS CLUBTuesdays LIC library at 4.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays Windsor Park li -brary at 4.TOTE BAGSWednesday, November 14at the LIC library at 4.FREE SAT/ACT

Wednesday, November 14at the Briarwood library. 800-273-8439 to register.COVER LETTERSWednesday, November 14at the LIC library. Register.DOLL MAKINGWednesday, November 14 atthe Woodside library. Register.WATERCOLORWednesday, November 14at the Windsor Park library.Register .RESUME HELPWednesdays a t 3 a t theArverne library.GAME DAYWednesdays St. Albans li -brary at 4 and the HowardBeach library at 4.CHESSWednesdays a t 3 :30Queens Village library.ORIGAMI WORKSHOPThursdays, November 15,22, 29 at the Seaside libraryat 5:30.LAPTOPSThursdays, November 15, 29at the Hollis library at 3.FUN WITH FABRICThursdays, November 15, 29at the Douglaston l ibrar y.Register .

THEATER

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’SThrough November 10 “AMidsummer Night’s Dream”at Queensborough Commu-nity College. 631-6311.LEARNED LADIESThrough November 11Gingerbread Players of St.Luke ’ s Church p resen t sMoliere’s “Learned Ladies”at the church, 85 GreenwaySouth, Forest Hills. $12. 268-7772.

29 at the Douglaston library.Register .KIDS ZUMBAThursday, November 15 atthe Seaside library at 3:30.CREATE YOUR STORIESThursday , November 15Central library. Register.FAMILY STORYTIMESThursdays, November 15,29 at the Bay Terrace libraryat 11:30.CRAFT TIMEThursday , November 15Howard Beach l ib ra ry a t3:30.BOOK BUDDIESThursday , November 15South Jamaica library at 3:30.PRESCHOOL SCIENCEThursday , November 15Central library. Register.THANKSGIVING CRAFTThursday, November 15 atthe Windsor Park l ibrary.Register .OPTICAL ILLUSIONSThursday, November 15 at4:30 at the Kew GardensHills library.PING PONG…Every Thursday ping pong,board games and coloring atthe Seaside library at 4.

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BY JOE MARVILLI

A dispute over the release of

minutes from the Queens

Library’s Board of Trustees has

led to a lawsuit from the union

that represents the library’s em-

ployees.

On Oct. 23, Local 1321 filed

a lawsuit against the Queens Li-

brary for refusing to give them

copies of minutes from Board of

Trustees’ meetings. The union,

part of District Council 37, had

been fighting to gain access to

the minutes since January 2012

and was met with repeated refus-

als, according to 1321 president

John Hyslop. The lawsuit was

filed with the Queens Supreme

Court.

According to the litigation,

the Queens Library is obligated

to release the minutes to anyone

who requests them, as the meet-

ings are open to the public. The

Queens Library is a New York

Suit Filed Against Queens Library

State Association Library. There-

fore, the union believes it is sub-

ject to the New York State Edu-

cation Law (Section 260) and

New York State Public Officers

Law (Section 106).

Section 260 of the State Edu-

cation Law says that every meet-

ing, including a special district

meeting, of a board of trustees of

a public library system “shall be

open to the general public.”

Section 106 of the New York

State Public Officers Law says that

“the minutes of meetings of all

public bodies shall be available to

the public in accordance with the

provisions of the Freedom of In-

formation Law within two weeks

from the date of such meeting.”

“In January, I made what I

thought was a simple request for

the Board of Trustees’ minutes. I

did not think the library’s admin-

istration would be so adamant

about not sharing them,” said

Hyslop. “The refusal to share the

minutes baffles me, even after

they learned of their obligation

to provide them.”

The library countered the

claim, stating that records are

readily available to the public.

“We are a responsible and trans-

parent organization. For over a

century, Queens Library has main-

tained written records of its Board

meetings that are currently housed

in the Central Library and avail-

able for review,” Joanne King, li-

brary communications director,

said. “It is an unnecessary and ex-

pensive administrative burden for

the library to distribute these

records upon request.”

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at

(718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at

jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

BY JOE MARVILLI

The New York Community

Bancorp Family of Banks an-

nounced the establishment of a

relief fund for victims of Hurri-

cane Sandy.

Announced on Nov. 5, the

NYCB Family of Banks is creat-

ing the NYCB Cares Matching

Fund to allow its customers and

Banks Corp. Starts Sandy Relief Fund

employees to easily make dona-

tions. The company will match

the funds contributed in their

branches. The donations will be

made to the Salvation Army.

Sandy hit close to home for

the business, considering that

both the corporate headquarters

and 206 of its branches are within

zones affected by the superstorm.

“To see so many people in

crisis in our own backyard is both

saddening and shocking; you

can’t help but be affected and

want to do what you can to ease

the pain,” NYCB President and

CEO Joseph Ficalora said.

A similar program was put in

place after Hurricane Katrina hit

the United States in 2005. The

NYCB expects to contribute as

much as $150,000 to the Sandy

relief fund.

If you would like to make a

contribution, you can do so at

any of the NYCB Family of

Banks’ branches. To find your

nearest local branch, go to

www.nycbfamily.com or

www.amtrust.com.

Reach Reporter Joe Marvilli at

(718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, or at

jmarvilli@queenstribune.com.

Conf ident ia l ly, New York . . .

Photo BombBrazilian model and New York

City resident Nana Gouvea chosean usual backdrop for her mostrecent photo shoot – the wreck-age left behind by SuperstormSandy.

Last week, the model took tothe streets of New York to poseseductively with downed treesand destroyed cars, EGO reported.

Many internet users were up-set by the model’s blatant lack ofrespect for the climbing death tolland the millions of families whosuffered massive property lossesas a result of the storm.

Gouvea’s comments on thephoto shoot did not exactly help.In an interview with EGO, shespoke about how much she loves

A New Arrival!Baby Ulrich is here!Councilman Eric Ulrich and

his wife Yadira welcomed LilyUlrich into the world on Hallow-een at 7:42 p.m. She weighs 7 lbs.and 10 oz. Both the mom and babyare doing well.

The Ulrich family thanks ev-eryone for their prayers and well-wishes.

Get ToWalking

As he toured Sandy-affected areas ofQueens in his new dis-trict, U.S. Rep. SteveIsrael offered a QConfreporter a lift to a differ-ent section of the neigh-borhood to check outthe damage with StateSen. Tony Avella.

Unfortunately, oncethey got to the new area,Israel had to run to an-other important eventsoon afterwards, leav-ing the intrepid reportertwo miles from his carand stranded in GlenOaks.

Luckily, he had hiswalking shoes on!

I Am The Walrus

Welcome To WhitestoneOne of the victims of last week’s Superstorm Sandy was the

“Welcome to Whitestone” sign that sits at the intersection of 149thStreet, 14th Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway. While parts ofWhitestone went without power for a few days after the storm – theQConf offices were thankfully unaffected – and we know there willalways be a warm welcome for all visitors to

The resemblance is just shocking. Pictured side-by-side are photosof our beloved QConf photographer Ira Cohen and the newborn orphanwalrus pup Mitik at Coney Island. Thankfully, both weathered theSuperstorm devastation and are doing fine. Sandy may have dampenedour shores, but she could not dampen our spirits. Goo goo g’joob.

SPLIT PERSONALITY: Trib photographer Ira Cohen and Mitik the walrus

pup at the Coney Island Aquarium.

hurricanes, saying they give heran opportunity to spend more qual-ity time with her husband, whojust so happens to be the photog-rapher.

Nana Gouvea & superstorm

Models OfQueensMaking it Work

A Jamaica High School gradu-ate, Mizz Dada, began her model-ing career as a summer job. Nowstudying dental hygiene at CityTech University, this beauty hopesthat career is a plan B to a full-time modeling career.

“I really want to get my footinto the door for modeling,” shesaid. “I go to every casting call;I’ve asked a bunch of casting di-rectors if I can help them just toget to know the business.”

Told for many years that she is“skinny,” Diana has decided toput her size to work.

“I use that as a positive morethan a negative,” she said. “I thinkI do a great job in modeling.”

When not in school or in frontof the lens, Diana spends her timegoing to the movies, often by her-self.

“That way I can laugh likecrazy,” she said.

She also likes to go to areatheme parks and there’s a bowl-ing alley on Sutphin Boulevardwhere she likes to hang out.

“I’m a very determined model,”Diana said. “I’m driven to bewhere I need to be. I’m very pas-sionate about what I do.”

Mizz DadaHome: JamaicaAge: 20Height: 5’ 6"Weight: 115 lbsStats: 34-27-34

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