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Allen Housing may cancel the rehab project for a Sutphin Boulevard building because of a lone tenant who refuses to budge. By Veronica Lewin…Page 3

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Holdout Stymies Housing UpgradeBY VERONICA LEWIN

An outstanding standoff between a ten-ant and his landlord has left a Jamaica manin the dark, and the future of a housingproject in jeopardy.

Fred Jones, the lone tenant at 107-05Sutphin Blvd., has been fighting to stay inhis home for more than a year. He said histroubles began when Allen AffordableHousing Development Fund Corp. en-tered the Department of Housing Preven-tion and Development NeighborhoodRedevelopment Program in 2006. Underthe program, city funds and federal subsi-dies were allocated for major renovationsto the building.

Harold Flake, president of the AllenAffordable Housing Development FundCorp., said at the beginning of the projecthe tried to get the tenants together todiscuss the issues, but the tenants refusedto meet on three occasions. To completethe work, tenants were required to tempo-rarily relocate. Jones first agreed to moveto one of Allen's other affordable housingunits at 89-06 138th St., but was the onlytenant to not do so.

Jones, who has been a tenant since1993, says he has no other place to go. Hesaid he had every intention of relocatingto the 138th Street building until the CFOat the time, the Rev. Edwin Reed, said the138th Street building would be closing. Adefinite closing date was not determinedat the time. Jones would not offer addi-tional details on the matter, but cited afailing Congress and concerns about capi-talism for the standstill.

Because of his insistence, the building

he calls home has continued to deterio-rate and the former tenants remain dis-placed. In early October, Jones saidConEdison notified him that they wouldcut off the power in the building due tooutstanding charges. Jones said he wastold he has the right to pay utility bills anddeduct the amount from his rent to keepthe lights on.

Because of the opposition, Flake saidthe corporation is walking away from therenovation project after putting a signifi-cant amount of their money into the build-ing. "We're so fed up with the situationthat we've asked HPD to take the projectsback," Flake said. The building is currently

BY DOMENICK RAFTER

Make $50 an hour working from home.Get cash for that old car. Free iPads. Geta free estimate for new windows!

Consider it a more traditional form ofspam. On the borough's telephone poles,lampposts, traffic lights, elevated trainstructures and even road signs, illegal ad-vertisements promising a good deal orpromoting a political candidate or newmusician, have become a symbol of NewYork City life, and has led to the infamous"Post No Bills" warning on scaffolding atconstruction sites.

But even after the yard sale is over, thelost dog is found, or that mystery goldbuyer is no longer buying, rusty staplesremain imbedded in the telephone poles,and the glue from the tape has done itsdamage to lampposts. According to citylaw, it is illegal to post any type of flyer,whether a commercial ad or a lost dogposter, on any city-owned structure ortree. Now, the indecorous-looking signsare a target of a crackdown by the Dept.of Sanitation looking to get rid of themarketing eyesores that often damagecity property.

'Operation Sign Off' Targets PostersOn Nov. 21, Sanitation enforcement

agents removed dozens of illegal signsin Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Rich-mond Hill in what was called "Opera-tion Sign Off."

"These eyesores litter our commercialcorridors, making the area less inviting formerchants and shoppers, and often blockstreet signs at busy intersections," saidCouncilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park)who joined with Assemblyman Mike Miller(D-Woodhaven) and two Sanitation en-forcement agents to remove the signs.Sanitation used phone numbers listed onthe signs to issue fines in accordance withcity law.

Ulrich and Miller's program is a goodidea, said Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.(D-Astoria), who had been taking mattersinto his own hands in his district.

"[The signs] annoy the hell out of me.I rip them down every time I see them,and I will call whoever's sign it is and warnthem that they'll get a fine if they putthem back up," said Vallone. "It's a formof urban blight."

Vallone added he does not equate thesigns with graffiti, and warns businessesbefore reporting them. He said he would

look into doing his own Op-eration Sign Off in Astoria.Individuals and businessescan face fines of $75 for eachsign taped or stapled to tele-phone poles and street lights.On a tree, fines are doubled to$150.

Individuals can report ille-gal signs to 311 and enforce-ments agents will respond andremove the sign within sevenbusiness days.

Many street-savvy NewYorkers tend to shrug offthese ads as potential scams,but for the number of illegalsigns that appear, they havebeen be cost-effective.

"We have been getting alot of phone calls since weput the signs up," said the owner of onecompany who posted illegal signs inQueens. The owner said he did not knowit was illegal to post signs on poles andwould take them down immediately. Nev-ertheless, he said the signs have yieldedbusiness.

"People see what we're offering and

Illegal signs like these in Maspeth are "a form of urbanblight," said Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.

they call to find out. It works like any ad,"he said, adding that a lot of the phonecalls he receives are from customers whoare at first skeptical about his company'slegitimacy.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter atdrafter@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125.

All of the tenants in the 13 unit building have vacated, except forFred Jones. Many of the windows are boarded up and the renova-tion project remains indefinitely on hold.

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in the process of be-ing put back in HPD'spossession, where an-other non-profit willtake over the renova-tion project. Jonessaid he will meet withthe non-profit thattakes over the build-ing.

The building'sowner is sixth on Pub-lic Advocate Bill deBlasio's Worst Land-lords Watchlist. To beon the list, a landlordmust own a buildingwith 35 units and anaverage of three open,serious violations. Thewebsite uses informa-tion from tenants andHPD and to deter-mine subpar owners.

Jones said the building lacks hot waterand heating. From Oct. 1 to May 31,landlords are required to keep buildings atleast 55 degrees at night when the outsidetemperature is 40 degrees or lower. Duringthe day, buildings must be at least 68degrees if the outside temperature is 55degrees or lower. When cooler weatherarrived, Jones purchased space heaters tostay warm in his home. While he still haselectricity in his apartment, he said thebuilding's stairwells and main entranceremain without lights.

"If they continue to deny me, depriveme and be evasive with me, this is going tocause us to be at a standstill," Jones said.

According to HPD spokeswoman JulietMorris, the agency is aware of Jones' livingconditions. On Nov. 2 and Nov. 17, HPDissued violations for inadequate heat andelectricity in the building's public hallways.They also provided fuel for the boiler. Themost recent inspection took place lastFriday, Nov. 25. Because the outside tem-perature was 58 degrees, a heat violationcould not be issued. Morris said the hotwater was deemed adequate at the time.

Flake said he only hears about Jones'living conditions from HPD, not Joneshimself. "Unless we hear from him to knowthat there's an issue, we don't know,"Flake said.

Flake said the superintendent whochecks on the building usually stops byduring the day, and would not be aware ofa lack of lighting because the buildingreceives ample natural light. The presi-dent suspects the building's pipes havebeen tampered with.

"In addition to refusing to move, wehave seen numerous amounts of sabo-tage," Flake said. According to Flake, hisemployees have found cement in pipesand cement bags in the building in the past.

Flake said Jones remaining in the build-ing denied Jones and 12 potential tenantsthe opportunity to live in renovated af-fordable housing similar to thecorporation's other buildings in SoutheastQueens. "We don't want to see anythingfor Mr. Jones but for him to have a brandnew apartment," Flake said. "That's all wewant to see."

Reach Reporter Veronica Lewin atvlewin@queenspress.com or (718) 357-7400,Ext. 123.

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Editorial Letters

A Personal PerspectiveBY MARCIA MOXAM COMRIE

Letters

Nearly two and a half yearsafter the shocking death of theworld’s most famous entertainer,his doctor has been sentencedfor the recklessness that led tothe death.

A jury found, and the judgeagreed, that Dr. Conrad Murray’sactions led to the death of MichaelJackson and he must pay with(modest) jail time.

Dr. Murray, as the trial broughtout, made a series of stupid deci-sions that led to his patient’suntimely death. Adding insult toinjury, Murray’s defense tacticwas to blame the victim for hisown death. He sedated the un-derweight Jackson with a power-ful anesthetic and a number ofother powerful sleep medicines,leaving him alone without elec-tronic monitors while he went offto make personal phone calls.

Equally appalling, he did noteven know how to perform CPRproperly, delaying the start ofCPR and the call for help. Thenthe defense tried to sell a bill ofgoods that Jackson must havegotten up and either injected him-self with more propofol or took itorally.

Not once did anyone hear anapology – not even at the sen-

The Tale Of A Man And His Doctortencing – or see signs of remorseand that is what angered the judgeand led to the maximum sentenceof four years for a criminal homi-cide case, which Judge MichaelPastor called, “medicine mad-ness,” and a “horrific violation oftrust.”

Jackson’s family has blamedthe production team for his come-back tour as well. They claim theteam was so bent on getting theneeded performance out of thesleep deprived singer, they hireda quack to take care of him.

The patient clearly had addic-tion issues and they should havebeen handled by a professional inthat field, not by a cardiologistfrom Houston. But Jacksontrusted this man to keep him alivewhile he dozed under anesthesia.Remember, these sorts of drugsare so dangerous that during sur-gery the anesthesiologist has tohang around to monitor the pa-tient while the surgeon performsthe operation. The surgeon andthe nurses are not the ones put-ting the patient under. That is thejob of a doctor trained in thatfield.

Now the question that hasbeen asked about Jackson’s deci-sion to use an anesthetic associ-ated with surgery in a hospital is,“who does that?!”

Well, the uber talented enter-

tainer lost grip on reality longago. When you are Michael Jack-son or Elvis Presley, there aresome doctors who lose their senseof professionalism and perspec-tive under the glare of the star’swattage. And what the patientwants, the doctor provides.

Some of us have been aroundlong enough to recall Presley’s“Dr. Feelgood.” That would beDr. George Nichopoulos, whoreportedly wrote more than10,000 prescriptions for “TheKing,” which many believe led (atleast cumulatively) to his death ata mere 42 years old back in 1977.

These misguided physicians –and there are more than these twodoctors – over medicate their pa-tients and they do it for the outra-geous sums of money they arebeing paid. Remember AnnaNicole Smith and her team as well?

Ironically, Murray killed Jack-son so quickly he did not even getto collect his first check. He washired at a reported $150,000 permonth to treat one self-indulgentpatient; but he did not have thegood sense to keep him alive.

The patient should not havebeen allowed to tell the doctorwhat kind of treatment he wanted.The doctor should have been pro-fessional enough to decide aproper course of treatment orleave. The two of them together

in that house sound like a night-mare Mary Shelley could’vecooked up a la the novel, Franken-stein – an experiment gone horri-bly wrong.

Let’s not forget, though, overprescribing doesn’t just happenwith celebrity patients. Too manydoctors are too quick with theprescription pad. Too often thesymptom, rather than the cause,gets treated for sleeplessness anddepression. We just hear about itmore when the patients are fa-mous.

Jackson had more talent in hisfeet than most people have intheir entire body. He was, to bor-row one of his favorite expres-sions, magic. But he never foundhappiness with himself.

He had a dermatologist whopeeled him white; a plastic sur-geon who “fixed” his nose intooblivion; and then he foundMurray who drugged him todeath.

When he died on June 25,2009 at age 50, a friend of mineremarked, “Well, careful what youask for. All Michael Jacksonwanted was sleep and he got it.He’s sleeping forever.”

So now Jackson has eternalsleep and his doctor is probablythe one with insomnia now. I feelfor them both. But we shouldn’tlose sleep over it.P

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Non-Profit AidTo The Editor:

As many in Queens will tellyou, there are many non-profitorganizations throughout theborough that have helped thou-sands of people get back on theirfeet. Non-profit organizationshave traditionally been exemptfrom paying property taxes onbuildings they own and provide

The fact that asbestos exists in an aging apartment complex is notunusual for Queens. It was a useful product that was widespread in itsapplication all across our borough.

What strikes us as unusual is to see that when reported in a publichousing setting, asbestos seems to fall into the same category as a leakyroof or cracked window – send it to the bottom of the long list of neededfixes and upgrades that ever-diminishing budgets preclude.

We do not fault the agency constrained by dwindling resources for itsability to react to every instance at the crack of a whip – that would beunrealistic. What we question is whether it has got its priorities straight.According to lab results, there are dangerous levels of asbestos in atleast one Pomonok apartment, and the sheer size of the complex makesus fairly certain that this is not an isolated case.

So where is the response? What is the priority? What is being doneto put the health and well-being of residents at the top of the list? Weapplaud newly-minted Assemblyman Mike Simanowitz for vowing to getto the bottom of this, and hope he can get some answers, where theresidents of Pomonok have been unable.

Clearing The Dust

services in, like churches and non-profit affordable housing devel-opers. However, the city has re-cently decided to require theseorganizations to verify their non-profit status or risk losing theirproperty tax exemption. In somecases these organizations wouldcease to exist without the prop-erty tax exemption.

Within the past month, theCity has sent two notification

letters with forms that the organi-zations are required to fill out tokeep their exemption status. Outof the thousands of letters thatwere sent out there are still 3,928organizations that the city is wait-ing to hear from and 738 of themare located in Queens.

For small organizations thatdo not have dedicated adminis-trative staff, like many churches,this can be burdensome as theyprepare to help people duringthis holiday season, especiallyconsidering the short notice theyreceived – all verification formsare due Dec. 5.

One of them is Oneness Pente-costal Tabernacle on Linden Bou-levard; they have a small staff buthave been a staple in the commu-nity for many years. Unfortu-nately, they do not currently havea staff person dedicated to han-dling their finances, taking awaytime from the pastors runningthese programs.

While verification of these fa-cilities may be necessary, it comesat a precarious time. Whether thiswas done intentionally or not tocapture future revenues is uncer-tain. What is certain is that orga-nizations will be required to exertwhat little time, energy and re-sources they have in turningaround these forms, instead of

concentrating on providing criti-cally needed services.

With so many people unableto afford their mortgages, rent,health insurance and other ne-cessities, this is not the time toimpose onerous information re-quests from organizations thathelp people in need.

Accountability, transparency,and accurate reporting are essen-tial to ensure compliance, butthere has to be a better methodol-ogy employed that allows organi-zations – particularly ones withvery little staff – to respond tothese requests in an efficient andtimely manner. Some 738 organi-zations in Queens have yet torespond to the City’s notice.While I work with my fellow CityCouncil colleagues to reach outto these groups, I will, not onlyadvocate for more time to com-plete these forms, but ask why,while we are still struggling to getthe economy moving again, weare suddenly burdening institu-tions that have been servingpeople for years by threateningto take their resources away?

For organizations that needhelp obtaining the forms, or anyother questions, call my office at(718) 776-3700.

Leroy Comrie,City Council

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Police BlotterCompiled By ROSS BARKAN

100th PrecinctWater Death

On Friday, Nov. 25, at approximately4:28 p.m. in the waters of Jamaica Bay,police responded to a 911 call of a manin the water. The NYPD Harbor Unitdiscovered a 39-year-old man uncon-scious and unresponsive in the water.EMS also responded to the scene andpronounced him dead on arrival. Therewas no criminality suspected. The iden-tity of the man was pending proper fam-ily notification.

Thrilling Sea RescueOn Sunday, Nov. 27, at approximately

1:19 p.m., a 46-year-old man called 911from his cell phone to report that he wasin the ocean about a mile from Jacob RiisPark, and his kayak was quickly taking onwater. NYPD Harbor Unit boats immedi-ately began searching for the lonekayaker.

Two NYPD SCUBA divers were de-ployed into the water from the helicop-ter and the fisherman was secured in arescue basket. Lifted into the helicopterfor the flight back to Floyd Bennett Fieldin Brooklyn, the fisherman was sufferingfrom severe hypothermia. EMS met thearriving crew at the airfield and trans-ported the man to New York CommunityHospital, where he was listed in stablecondition.

101st PrecinctShot In The Head

On Thursday, Nov. 24, at 10:38 p.m. infront of 13-60 Beach Channel Drive, po-lice responded to a 911 call of a man shot.Upon arrival, police observed Eric Norman,18, with a gunshot wound to the head. EMSresponded and pronounced him dead onarrival at the scene. There were no arrestsand the investigation was ongoing.

103rd PrecinctDouble Stabbing

On Thursday, Nov. 24, at 11:57 p.m., infront of 90-19 143rd St., police observed twovictims stabbed. The first victim, a 26-year-old Hispanic man, was stabbed numeroustimes in the torso and was transported toJamaica Hospital where he was pronounceddead. The second victim, also a 26-year-oldHispanic man, was stabbed once in the torsoand was listed in stable condition at JamaicaHospital. There were no arrests.

104th PrecinctL Train Assault

Tayari McClellan, 19, was arrested andcharged with assault and harassment Nov.8 at approximately 2:10 a.m., on theQueens bound “L” train at Myrtle-Wyckoff. The victim, a 25-year-old man,was assaulted by three black men.

107th, 108th PrecinctsGas Station Heists

The NYPD is asking the public’s assis-tance in identifying suspects wanted forgas station robberies. On Saturday, Nov.19, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the sus-pects walked into the Mobil gas stationlocated at 96-27 Queens Blvd. and de-manded money. The suspects, both ofwhom were armed with semi-automatichandguns, removed approximately$1,000 from the location as well as per-sonal property from two employees anda customer. The suspects fled northboundon 63rd Road. There were no injuries.

On Saturday, Nov. 19, at approximately7:50 p.m., the suspects entered the Gulfgas station located at 138-19 HillsideAve. When the cash register opened, thesuspects held up semi-automatic hand-guns and removed approximately $1,500and f led the location on the eastboundservice road of the Van Wyck Express-way. There were no injuries.

One suspect is a black man between 20and 25 years old, weighing 150 lbs. andwearing a red jacket with yellow stripes onthe sleeve and “Brooklyn” on the front,blue jeans with a light beard, mustache,and corn rows in his hair. He was armedwith a black semi-automatic handgun.

The second suspect is a black man be-tween 20 and 25, weighing 150 lbs. andwearing a blue sweat shirt with white

stripes on sleeves, blue jeans, dark knithat. He was armed with a brown semi-automatic handgun.

Anyone with information in regards toeither of these robberies is asked to callthe NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at800-577-TIPS.

111th PrecinctKilled On Clearview

On Sunday, Nov. 27, at approximatelynoon, Farook Husseil, 57, was struck onthe Clearview Expressway and 35th Av-enue. Police determined that Husseil, apassenger of a vehicle that was pulledover on the shoulder of the southboundClearview Expressway, was struck by a2010 Freightliner box truck also travelingsouthbound on the Clearview. EMS re-sponded and transported Husseil toFlushing Hospital where he was pro-nounced dead. Both vehicles remainedon the scene. There was no criminalitysuspected.

113th PrecinctDead Baby

On Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 12:35 p.m.police discovered a newborn baby boyunconscious at 164-19 120th Ave. EMSpronounced the baby dead. The MedicalExaminer was to determine the cause ofdeath and the investigation was ongoing.

Public Sees Congress As Fools or Knaves

Not 4 Publication.com by Dom Nunziato

By EDWARD I. KOCHCongress is a joke. Today there

is absolutely no respectfor those who wereelected to represent usin the House and Sen-ate. The reasons for thislack of respect are many.Overwhelmingly, thepublic sees Congress asfools because, while theywere elected to addressand solve the problemsbe set t ing our nat ion,including a nine percentunemployment rate, members ofCongress appear far more inter-ested in party politics and reelec-tion. There appears to be no ma-jor effort to rise above party affili-ation and responsibly address thenation’s problems and save theRepublic.

In a way, this is the behaviorpat tern adopted by the 1920sGerman parliamentarians duringthe Weimar Republic, which led tothe public’s turning to dictatorshipand ultimately to Adolf Hitler forleadership. We are lucky that in ourdemocracy, the extremist radicalson the right and left have had nosignificant electorate appeal. Nev-ertheless, the fact that our democ-racy is not beset by radicals shouldnot cloud our reasoning. There isalways the danger of a charismaticfanatic rising up, manipulating the

fears and frustrations of those whobelieve our system of government

has failed them seizingabsolute power withpopular consent.There will always bethose who say it can’thappen here.

I say, yes it can.I don’t know of a

single figure in govern-ment, from the Presi-dent on down, who isoverwhelmingly re-spected. Congress is

now viewed favorably by only 9percent of the public according toa New York Times/CBS News pollof last month. No one expectsuniversal respect, but that is a dan-gerously low number. FranklinDelano Roosevelt had a significantnumber of critics throughout hiscareer, but overwhelmingly he wasloved or at least respected. I don’tbelieve that is true of the way thepublic views President Obama. Hehas a current favorable rating of 45percent.

What has happened to us thatwe no longer seem to elect lead-ers at all levels of government whocreate confidence? Regrettably, inmany situat ions, the very bestpeople, the ablest people, will notconsider running for elective office.They simply do not want to sub-ject themselves and their families

to the slings, stones and arrowsthat are hurled at candidates ev-ery day of the year.

Many voters also see membersof Congress as knaves. Witnessthe recent piece on “60 Minutes”on CBS-TV about two weeks agoreporting on members of Congresswho, while enacting laws bearingupon the stock market, used insideinformation — not available to thepublic — to purchase or sell stocks,making profits in the millions insome cases. Former Speaker NancyPelosi was alleged to be one suchmember. Apparently, members ofCongress are not subject to insiderinformation restrictions that applyto everyone else. It seems to methere is an easy way to preventthat abuse. Congress should requireits members to place their stockportfolios in blind trusts, so mem-bers cannot use their insider infor-mation for themselves or others.Also passing whatever laws areneeded to apply existing insiderinformation rules to Congress, aswell as the public.

The bi-par t isansupercommit tee of six Senatorsand six members of the House,which was given the authority tocome up with a plan to reduce thecountry’s $14 trillion national debtby $1.2 trillion over 10 years, re-ported last week its total failure toreach an agreement. The commit-

tee failed in its mission despite thefact that it had a template onwhich to build — the Simpson-Bowles plan — that involves debtreduction of $4 trillion through acombination of expense reductionsand revenue increases. The Repub-licans on the supercommittee re-fused to accept any revenue in-creases, and the Democrats andPresident Obama were unable tochange the mind of a single Re-publican on the supercommittee.

The commit tee membersshould be shunned by their con-gressional colleagues for that fail-ure and rejected by their constitu-ents in the coming election of2012.

Let me suggest the measuresthat the supercommit tee couldhave adopted which would haveyielded close to $4 trillion in newrevenues:

1. Allow Medicare to providedrugs to Medicare beneficiaries us-ing volume discounts — now pro-hibited by law — in purchasing,saving a trillion dollars over tenyears.

2. Create a national stocktransfer tax covering everyone, nomat ter where the stock is pur-chased or sold, raising at least atrillion dollars over 10 years.

3. Require all corporations re-taining profits overseas to repatri-ate those monies within one yearor be subject to a 15 percent an-nual surcharge, providing billionsof dollars over the next 10 years.

4. Reduce the value of all loop-holes in the tax code by 50 per-cent until the tax code is revised. Ibelieve that would raise anothertrillion over 10 years.

To the above revenue in-creases, I would add expense re-ductions three times as large. Thatwould be the grandest of bargains.

One of the reasons our Con-gress is so ineffective is because of

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the enormous power of privatespecial interest money to swayelections. Raising money for thosenot wishing to sell their souls inexchange for financial support isbecoming very difficult. It is obvi-ous that Congress is captive to WallStreet as a key source of campaigncontributions. It would be wonder-ful if those contributions were madein support of good government.But we know that isn’t true.

The United States was createdby a revolution, a rebellion. AFounding Father, Thomas Jeffersonsaid, “God forbid we should everbe twenty years without such arebellion.”

The time for that rebellion isnow. Fortunately, it can take theform of a constitutional amend-ment. The amendment, introducedby Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) andSenators Michael Bennet (D-CO),Tom Harkin (D-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), JeffMerkley (D-OR), SheldonWhitehouse (D-RI), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),would allow the federal and stategovernments to limit campaigncontributions and campaign spend-ing, not now limitable by law as aresult of several U.S. SupremeCourt decisions.

I believe this effort to limit thepower of special interests at thefederal and state levels is the mostimportant issue before the Ameri-can people today. All of us shouldvolunteer when the campaign be-gins to pass the Udall amendmentin Congress where a two-thirdsvote in favor is required in bothHouses and in the state legislatureswhere three-fourths of the statesmust ratify.

God Bless our Republic and itspeople.

Mayor Koch was a memberof Congress from New YorkState from 1969 through 1977.

By HENRY J. STERNFor the past year, we have

been watching closely the redistrict-ing process in New YorkState. As you know, theU.S. Constitution re-quires the states to re-draw legislative and con-gressional districts every10 years, on the basis ofthe Census.

The Constitutiondoes not, however,specify how the statesshould do this, except torequire that the populations of thevarious districts should be approxi-mately equal. Recent court deci-sions require the protection of ra-cial minorities. Beyond that, almostanything goes.

The historic practice of tai-loring districts for part isan advan-tage is cal led gerrymandering, af-ter Massachuset ts Gov. ElbridgeGerry (1744-1814), whose sur-name was inc identa l ly pro-nounced with a hard “G.” It de-scribes a scheme involving con-voluted district boundaries, struc-tured to concentrate voters of onepolitical party in a district wherethey could prevail, and to dividedistricts in which the opposition

party might have a majority.These techniques have been

rudely but rhythmically describedas “stacking, cracking,hacking and packing.”They are intended tofrustrate the will of thevoters by creating safeseats for incumbents,which would minimizethe effect of the voters’choice between candi-date s in compet it iveelections. When publicofficials are frequently

chosen in party primaries, ratherthan general elections, politicalbosses and party contributors gen-erally have more influence. In caseswhere the general elections are de-cisive, the people, including thosewho choose not to join politicalparties, have a greater voice.

The blight of the gerryman-der extends beyond unfairly draw-ing lines which favor one groupover another. It influences thechoice of candidates by each party,the tenor of public debate, and theissues that will be raised in cam-paigns. In general, incumbentsdraw lines to favor other incum-bents, so that the public seekingchange is frustrated at how few

opportunities there are to have arealistic chance to elect new can-didates to open seats. Althoughthe trappings of democracy aremaintained, legislative power isheld by a self-perpetuating oligar-chy. Th is hypocrisy le ssenspeople’s confidence in governmentfor good reason: it is not their gov-ernment but an array of cliques andregimes which remain in powerthrough adroit use of incumbency,patronage and gerrymandering; thelegislators who draw the playingfield have little inclination to keepit level.

This year there has been sub-stantial public interest in districtingreform, particularly in the demandfor professional, nonpolitical pan-els to draw lines according to ob-jective standards. Mayor Koch, Citi-zens Union and good governmentgroups across the state, includingNYPIRG, the League of WomenVoters and Common Cause, havecalled for a nonpartisan commis-sion; no one publicly opposes theidea. Gov. Andrew Cuomo haspromised to veto any redistrictingplan he deems unfair. It is how-ever not easy to decide, preciselywhat is fair and, moreover, justhow fair a plan must be.

Henry Stern

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A Pledge For Tolerance:

New Remonstrance Unites BoroughDivided By Hate, MisunderstandingBY ROSS BARKAN

The little boy who drew swastikas inthe laundry room of Assemblyman MikeSimanowitz’s (D-Flushing) building wascaught red-handed, but his intent, as theassemblyman sadly noted, wasn’t inher-ently malicious. The boy had no idea whata swastika was. He was sim-ply acting on the hate ofothers, and this,Simanowitz said, was unac-ceptable.

“We need to teach tol-erance for all to our school-children,” Simanowitz said.“Unfortunately, in manycases, hate and intoleranceis learned at the home, andwe need to do more as asociety to teach our chil-dren that our troops areoverseas fighting for libertyand freedom, and we athome should not disgracetheir sacrifice by not accepting people forwho they are.”

Simanowitz was one of many politi-cians and local leaders to gather in Flush-ing Town Hall on Nov. 23, the day beforeThanksgiving, to reaffirm that hate crimesare unacceptable and have no place inQueens, or anywhere else.

Organized by Queens Jewish Commu-nity Council board member and PRESSof Southeast Queens Associate PublisherMichael Nussbaum, the event asked eachspeaker at the gathering – which includedState Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing),Councilman Peter Koo (R-Flushing),Councilman Danny Dromm (D-JacksonHeights), Assemblywoman Grace Meng(D-Flushing), Assemblyman MikeDenDekker (D-Jackson Heights), Assem-blyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside), RabbiMichael Miller, the Rev. Floyd Flake, andDA Richard Brown – to sign a pledgeagainst intolerance.

Organizers viewed the new document

as a reflection of the FlushingRemonstrance, a 354-year-oldpetition to early colonialleader Peter Stuyvesant pro-testing prohibitions against re-ligious practices other thanthose of the Dutch ReformedChurch. Intended specificallyto tolerate Quaker worship,

the document did not actually have anyQuaker signers, and served as the first ex-pression of the right of religious freedomin the Western Hemisphere – it was a blue-print for the First Amendment of theConstitution, which did not appear foranother 180 years.

“The message today is we’re not go-ing to accept hate crime and intolerance,”said Nussbaum, who said the new pledgewould appear online soon.

This time, the Remonstrance has beengranted new language to ref lect the cen-turies that have passed since Flushingwas called Vlissingen and Northern Bou-levard was nothing but northern forest.

A recent spate of hate crimes, such asthe appearance of swastikas on syna-gogues and libraries in Jackson Heights,motivated the collective of political, reli-gious, and civic leaders to take a firm andpublic stand against such acts. QueensCounty is the nation’s most diverse bor-ough, with immigrants comprising nearly

A Pledge For Tolerance& Understanding

As our great nation was born, wecarved from its foundation of self-evidenttruths and basic rights the concepts ofliberty, of freedom, of spirit and of hopeas enumerated by our forebears, most ofwhom once had loyalty to a foreigncrown. For more than two centuries nowwe have stood shoulder-to-shoulder asmen, women and children of every color,race, nationality and background, build-ing communities, building schools andbuilding futures. We have chosen, wisely,an organic system of governance basednot on our noblest traits but on our inher-ent tendencies: “But what is governmentitself, but the greatest of all reflectionson human nature? If men were angels, nogovernment would be necessary. If angelswere to govern men, neither external norinternal controls on government wouldbe necessary.”

As always, painful debates over ourshared civic life threaten to set us apartfrom one another. As a growing rift be-tween those of means and those with-out deepens, as differences of color,ethnicity, race and religion gain heatedprominence in our increasingly diversesociety, and as debates over infrastruc-ture, housing and other aspects of urbanliving become acute, we must not let ourinclinations toward separatism undogood work undertaken by generations ofwell-meaning ancestors.

We turn our eye to Queens County,New York, to a birthplace of freedomand tolerance in the Western Hemi-sphere, to the words of the freeholdersof Flushing in 1657 who condemned thecreation of a law that would stop people

from living free lives, and we say thatthough we enjoy our liberties and remainindependent of tyranny, we must reaf-firm our commitment to mutual depen-dence and prosperity based on the en-ergy and dynamism of our multiethnicheritage.

Our greatest strengths lie in our dif-ferences, in the things that distinguishus from one another. Where one mayfail another excels, and that knowledgeof diverse experiences builds potency inus as a people. We have never been ableafford simply co-exist, simply being tol-erant of one another, but from time totime this truth – also self-evident – needsto be publicly reaffirmed. A focus just ondifferences divides us, splitting us undera veneer of unity, constructed by a con-tinuous undercurrent of negativity. Ourcommunities are better than this, andstand united in defiance of intolerance.Every man, woman and child of thiscounty, this city, this state and this na-tion, regardless of ideology, history orphilosophy, is our brother and our sister.Together we face an open future freefrom hate, bigotry, fear and persecution.

We, therefore, must be resolved toshun negativity and fear – the wellspringsof intolerance and hostility, embrace thenew – a source of our strength and secu-rity, and seek enlightenment from thosewho do not act, speak, believe or thinkthe way we do. It has always beenthrough this commitment to interdepen-dence that our communities and econo-mies have prospered, and now, in ourincreasingly diverse city and county, itis how we will continue to progress.

50 percent of the population.“We’d all have to agree there is a rise

in hate crime,” said Flake. “As human be-ings we have a responsibility to one an-other. That responsibility is to each other,which precludes our believing that any-one is less than we are, and that we areall equal in the eyes of God and we’re all

equal the eyes of the law.”After Flake and Brown spoke, each

speaker took a turn reading from the up-dated language of the Pledge. As the onlyelected official in New York State ofDutch heritage, DenDekker said he felt aspecial connection to the reaffirmationof the Remonstrance.

“As our great nation was born, wecarved from its foundations self evidenttruths and basic rights,” DenDekker read,beginning the pledge. “The concepts ofliberty, of freedom, of spirit, and of hopeare enumerated by our forbearers.”

With the Remonstrance signed, theleaders hope a new era of tolerance willbe born in New York City.

“Please, keep up the work everybody’sdoing,” said Borough President HelenMarshall. “No matter who the person is,if they need help, give it to them.”

Reach Reporter Ross Barkan atrbarkan@queenstribune.com or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127.

Local leaders gathered to stand up to hate crimes.

Borough President Helen Marshall signs the new anti-hate pledge.

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pix Black FBlack FBlack FBlack FBlack Friday In Queensriday In Queensriday In Queensriday In Queensriday In QueensIn scenes throughout Queens last Friday, shoppers jammed their wayinto retail stores hoping to catch some Black Friday deals.Clockwise from top left:

Downtown Committee MeetsDowntown Committee MeetsDowntown Committee MeetsDowntown Committee MeetsDowntown Committee MeetsOn Wednesday, Nov. 9, the Downtown Committee of the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. held its bi-monthly meeting.

Lines stretched around Queens Center Mall.

Consumers finally make their way inside. Shoppers wait patiently for the stores to open. The frenzy begins as shoppers file in.

The subway was overwhelmed with shoppers.

Discussing the meeting agenda and a smile for thecamera: featured speakers Assistant District AttorneyFrederica Jeffries of the Office of Queens DA RichardBrown; Derek Irby, the Executive Director of the 165thStreet Mall Association; Teresa Bishop, owner ofLifestyle Awards; the Executive Director Tyra Emersonand Administrative Assistant Luis Batista of the Cul-tural Collaborative of Jamaica; and William Martin, theChairman of the Downtown Committee.

An always well-attended meeting of area shakers andmovers. The next rendezvous of the Committee isscheduled for Jan. 11.

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Derek Irby high-lighted recent mar-keting trends in the local businessarea.

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Luis Batista reflected on past suc-cesses of the organization suchas the yearly Jams Festival on Ja-maica Avenue.

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A A A A A &&&&& E E E E E

Yum Is Still The King

Nonprofit Org Beats To A New DrumBY ALESSANDRA MALITO

It was the first event held by EmergingArtists Connect, and the presi-dent of the nonprofit group wasa bit concerned. Worryingabout the lights inside notworking, she didn’t think muchabout what someone asked her,so she told her staff to just setup the body painting station bythe window.

Slowly but surely trafficstarted accumulating downBedford Avenue in Brooklyn.She looked up and saw thefaces of countless men slow-ing down in their cars and star-ing into the windows, eyesbulged out like those of a car-toon. Then she realized some-

thing. Those standing by the window pre-paring to be body painted were naked.To her, it was a sign that everything was

going to be okay.Emerging Artists Connect,

EAC, is an up-and-coming non-profit organization geared to-ward networking in the enter-tainment industry, and itspresident and CEO is 22-year-old Jessy Taveras.

Taveras founded the com-pany on her feeling that therewas not enough camaraderiebetween artists in the local busi-ness. With just the idea that shekicked around with friends, shegot a few people together andtried something out.

“I noticed a lot of artists areintroverted,” Taveras said, add-

ing that the musicians will work on theirmusic and the artists will work on their artwith the goal not to sell out. “They don’trealize they need others to really expand.They need a team of others.”

Enter EAC.With a foundation that people need

to work with each other,rather than alone, the organi-zation brings artists togetherthat otherwise might not con-sider using an outside source.

For example, a band canuse a painter to do album art.A photographer can use amodel to do a photo shootand headshots, and can filmbands because they’re alwaysso active on stage.

“Everyone sort of needseach other but they don’t re-ally realize it,” Taveras said.“That’s where EAC comes into help them notice their potential – togrow together rather than on your own.”

She’s seen progress in Queens, whereshe’s originally from.

“I feel like Queens is really starting tomake a name for itself,” she said. “Thewhole Astoria/Long Island City area isvery artistic and almost in competitionwith Williamsburg and the Lower EastSide. You have more successful artists,more paying clients; that’s what I’ve per-sonally noticed. I think the arts scene inQueens specifically is booming really fast.”

Unlike Manhattan, she’s noticed,“Queens and other boroughs are more free-f lowing, out of the box and quirky and dowhatever they feel is more comfortable asopposed to whatever will make them.”

The CEO is a high school dropoutturned college graduate.

She ended up dropping out of highschool, getting her GED, which is a de-gree equivalent to a high school diploma,and attending Full Sail University.

“I went from being a family screw upand drop out to getting a 4.0,” Taverassaid.

Rob Lawless is Tavera’s cousin and amember of a band, Solmenta, which workswith EAC, and sees her on professionaland familial levels.

“She definitely knows thedifference between the two,”Lawless said, adding that noth-ing changes because he is hercousin. “She’s definitely got agood head on her shoulders.She knows the different timesto be family and getting downand busy.”

Because of EAC, Lawlessfound his bass player, whoTaveras suggested to him.

“She knows her stylesright, knows what meshes re-ally well,” he said. “Not every-one wants to come see localbands who are not on the ra-

dio, not everybody knows where to go topromote themselves or show off their tal-ents, and with EAC, she’s making it somemore of a home so you know where to gopresent your talent and take it from there.

For Taveras, who grew up in OzonePark, EAC takes up about 50 hours of theweek.

“There is no decision that does notget run by me,” the CEO said. “I literallyhave a say in everything.”

As of right now, the organization isgoing through the paperwork to becomea nonprofit, but at the moment makes nomoney – just enough to pay off the venuefees, according to Taveras. EAC charges$10 in advance and $15 at the door formost events, which helps cover the costsof supplies, paint, costumes and venues,including security. Now EAC has a store-front in Brooklyn. For Taveras, EAC costs$1,500 a month, not including the rentfor the shop.

The Abigail Adams Children’s Chorus(AACC) at PS 131 in Jamaica has beenselected as the only children’s chorus fromNew York City to perform at “Tim Janis:The American Christmas Carol,” benefitconcert for Wounded Warriors and VA warVeterans across America and New York,Mission to the Fatherless in Kenya andthe overall project Celebrate America.

The concert is schedule for theevening of Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at CarnegieHall, and the two other children’s cho-ruses performing are ChildrenSong ofNew Jersey and Celebrate America Choir.

PS 131 Abigail Adams Children’s Cho-rus will perform with ChildrenSong ofNew Jersey, Celebrate America Choir ,Steven Van Zandt, John Lloyd Young,Emily Bear, 2011Rock n’ Roll Hall ofFame selected artist Darlene Love, andother up and coming pop artists.

This collaboration with other childrenand with renowned artists for the benefitof charitable causes is not only an honorfor the Borough of Queens but also for NewYork City Board of Education. It will alsohelp build our children’s character, pride ofcitizenship, and moral values, as well as fos-tering discipline, respect teamwork, emo-tional sensitivity, and mutual understand-ing through singing and music-making.

Founded in 2007, the Abigail AdamsChildren’s Chorus, a non-profit organiza-tion, is comprised of children ages 8-11,skillfully guided by Choral Director MarisolPonte-Greenberg. The AACC offers itschildren unique musical, educational andlife-enhancing experiences through aKodaly based music education programand performance of the finest repertoire.

To learn more, go to carnegiehall.org/events.

Queens Kids To SingAt Carnegie Hall Show

KING YUM181-08 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows(718) 380-1918CUISINE: Cantonese, PolynesianHours: 11:30 am to 11 pm, Mon-Thu,11:30 am to midnight Fri & Sat; noon to11 pm SunCREDIT CARDS: All MajorPARKING: Street

It has been a couple of years sincethe death of “Uncle” Jimmy Eng, thelegendary proprietor of King Yum Res-taurant in Fresh Meadows. In the timethat has passed, the restaurant – oneof the only classic Cantonese-style leftin the City – has undergone an internaltransformation, coming to terms withits identity while leaving its classic ex-terior and décor untouched.

Today, King Yum’s new culinaryleader, Uncle Jimmy’s son, Robin Eng,has introduced to the menu some ofthe dishes he perfected in his recentCulinary Institute of America training.Though they may not all be on theprinted menu yet, we had a chance tosample some of the new dishes – andKing Yum favorites – and walked awaythoroughly satisfied.

Last Friday night we sat in a corner,peering out at the rest of the diners, asa sampling of appetizers were broughtfor our enjoyment. The night startedwith the classic Wonton Soup, filledwith richly f lavored broth, meatywontons and fresh scallions; a short andsimple bouche amuse (though certainlynot the one-bite variety), the soup setthe pace for things to come.

This was followed by Spicy ChickenWings, panko-crusted calamari with asweet and spicy sauce, classicCantonese Spare Ribs and a new CIA-inspired dish – Pork Turnovers. The ribsand wings are just what you would imag-ine them to be. The calamari has a lookof onion rings in size but the flavor of a

Chinese-Italian fusion dish. And theturnovers, light and flaky, are actuallypastry stuffed with a barbecue-stylepork. Robin joked that they’re not onthe menu yet because he’s the only chefin-house who knows how to make them.Time will change that.

Speaking of time, King Yum does notrush its customers – they’re not lookingto turn tables over; they want you tohave a good time. Just ask our server,George, who encouraged us to slowdown and enjoy. I think he also wantedus to stay for karaoke, which kicks offat 8 p.m. every Friday night (and at 7p.m. Wednesdays).

As we took our time, it seems thatthe staff was not as laid back – hurriedlyputting together a slew of dishes for ourshared main courses, which were in-spired and creative.

Wor Shu Beef, an enormous sirloinon the bone with a barbecued gingersauce; General Tso’s Chicken, light andspicy without too hard of a kick;Polynesian Duck, the breast of which isthe best part, with that succulent layerof fat and crisp skin; and the non-menuitem surprise that seems simple but isentirely uncomplicated and brilliant –the Chinese Sausage Fried Rice, meld-ing the zesty f lavor and chewy textureof the sausage with the user-friendly fa-miliarity of your classic fried rice dishes.

Needless to say, there were leftovers– which didn’t last 24 hours in ourhouse. Each dish was a perfect execu-tion of that Cantonese style with a flairfor presentation and f lavor combina-tions learned in culinary school.

In short, King Yum has emergedfrom its brief transition as strong a pow-erhouse as it has ever been, offering amix of traditional and new cuisine thatis sure to delight the most discerningpalate.

—Brian M. Rafferty

Emerging ArtistsConnect’s first eventfeatured body paint-ing, which turned headsin Brooklyn.

Jessy Taveras, presi-dent and CEO ofEmerging ArtistsConnect.

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Take A Break From The OrdinaryBY VERONICA LEWIN

A new store in Downtown Jamaica ishoping to encourage people to breakaway from the national chain stores onJamaica Avenue, in exchange for a per-sonal shopping experience some peopletravel to the outer bor-oughs for.

Le Bourgeosie Bou-tique almost seems out ofplace at 94-29 MerrickBlvd., nestled betweenseveral auto body shops.The hot pink walls, chicdecor and Top 40 musicdistract shoppers from thenearby sound of enginesand offer consumers anexperience that rivals bou-tiques found in trendierneighborhoods. MarieGentil lon, the store’sowner, said she felt it wasimportant to bring a high-end shopping experience to Queens,where so many shops are chain stores.

“What kind of uniqueness are theybringing to the area?” asked Gentillon.

Gentillon, a former political sciencemajor, did not originally see herself own-ing a boutique. After holding jobs in mar-

keting and substitute teaching, Gentillondecided to work for herself and open abusiness. She spent three years research-ing the clothing industry on Jamaica Av-enue and asked a friend for advice. Usingcash she had saved up, Le BourgeosieBoutique opened its doors in May 2010.

Gentillon said manyof her shoppers say herboutique could thrive ina neighborhood l ikeSoHo. “I get that a lot,but I want Queens.” Shesaid she wants people inQueens to shop in theborough, which would begood for the overalleconomy. Gentillon alsohopes people from otherboroughs will think ofshopping in Queens be-fore taking a trip to Man-hattan.

The Jamaica residentenjoys designing jeans

and tights, but makes other items as well.Now that Gentillon has a newborn athome, she said it takes her two to threedays to make an item, but used to createclothing in one day. The boutique high-lights her own fashion line – Bossey – aswell as clothing and jewelry from up and

coming designers from the area. The bou-tique also carries vintage Gucci andHermes accessories. Sizes range fromsmall to 3X, but quantities are limited dueto the ever-changing selection of apparel.“We strive to be different,” Gentillon said.

With the help of just an assistant,Gentillon runs the bou-tique six days a week. Evenwhen the store is closed,Gentillon’s mind is alwayson the boutique. Shespends her time outside ofthe store researching,looking at clothes andbrainstorming ways to im-prove the business. “Thisis my bread and butter, soI have to make it work,”Gentillon said.

Gentillon said she hada good turnout on BlackFriday. Two of her customers who trav-eled from Brooklyn were surprised to findthe boutique in Downtown Jamaica, some-thing Gentillon is proud of. Through theholiday season, Le Bourgeosie Boutiqueis having a sale on all apparel and cloth-ing with dresses as low as $20. The storealso offers layaway for customers to com-pete with the larger retail stores.

Gentillon said she hopes to increase her

presence in the area by making it knownthat people can purchase quality fashionwithout leaving the borough. Her motto is“Bringing the City to Queens,” somethingshe strives to do each day the business isopen. Five years from now, Gentillon hopesto be continuing to run a successful bou-

tique, with hopefully afew more locations inthe area.

In addition to run-ning a boutique,Gentillon is using herbusiness for severalprojects in the commu-nity. Every Friday, stu-dents from PS 116 usethe boutique as a spaceto discuss teen topics.She also hosts fooddecor and designworkshops for people

aspiring to get into the business.On Dec. 10, Le Bourgeosie Boutique

will partner with Queens Elite, Inc. to hosta fashion show and fund-raiser. One-thirdof the proceeds will benefit a ChristianSchool in Haiti. For more information,call (347) 925-7935.

Reach Reporter Veronica Lewin atvlewin@queenspress.com or (718) 357-7400,Ext. 123.

Le Bourgeosie Boutique offerschic options locally.

Marie Gentillon

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QUEENS LIBRARIESMany b ranches o f theQueensborough Library of-fer toddler and pre-schoolprograms. Contact your lo-cal branch for dates.LIBRARY EXPLORERSSaturday, December 3 atthe Central library. Register.SAFARISaturday, December 3 Al-l ey Pond Env i ronmenta lCenter Safari for those 6-11.229-4000.BASEBALL CLINICStart ing December 3 LPFam’s Winter Baseball Clinic.835-9252.STORY TIMESaturday, December 3 fam-ily story time at the Flushinglibrary at 11.LIBRARY EXPLORERSSaturday, December 3 atthe Central library. Register.FURRY FRIENDSSunday, December 4 Ad-venture Hour at Alley PondEnvironmental Center fea-turing “Furry Friends.” 18-36 months with parental par-ticipation. 229-4000.ONE WORLDMonday, December 5 at theFar Rockaway library at 3:30.Meet animals from all overthe world.PLAY DOH PARTYMonday, December 5 at theFresh Meadows l ibrary at3:30.LITTLE TOTMonday, December 5 at theHillcrest library at 4.CROCHETMonday, December 5 at theRosedale library at 4.HOLIDAY STORIESMonday, December 5 at 4at the Windsor Park library.BOOST WORDMonday , December 5BOOST Communit y WordProject at the Central libraryat 4:30.BOOST MATHMonday, December 5 at theMcGoldrick library at 5.ORNAMENT MAKINGMonday, December 5 at theSeaside library at 5:30.LITTLE TOT TIMEMonday, December 5 at theHillcrest library at 4.GOING GREENTuesday, December 6 Go-ing Green with LEAP at theWoodside library at 3.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSTuesday, December 6 at theGlen Oaks library at 11.RECYCLEDTuesday, December 6 re-cycled plastic magnets, pinsand ba r re t te s a t theSteinway library. Register.MOTHER GOOSETuesday, December 6 at theDouglaston library at 1:15.LEAPTuesday, December 6 Go-ing Green with LEAP at theWoodside library at 3.AFTER SCHOOL FUNTuesday, December 6 at theBroadway library at 3:30. Fri-day , December 9 l ea rnabout the planet and arts &crafts at the Broadway libraryat 3:30.BOOK MAKINGTuesday, December 6 andWednesday, December 7 atthe Rochdale Village library.Register .JOKE WRITING

Tuesday, December 6 at theSouth Jamaica library at 3:30.ARTS & CRAFTSTuesday, December 6 at theAuburndale library at 4.SAND ARTTuesday, December 6 at theBriarwood library at 4.CROCHET CLUBTuesday, December 6 at theMcGoldrick library at 4.PINS & BARETTESTuesday, December 6 re-cycled plastic at the Steinwaylibrary. Register.MIXING IN MATHTuesday, December 6 at theCentral library at 4:30.WORD OF THE WEEKTuesday, December 6BOOST Word of the Weekat the McGoldrick library at5 .HAPPY HAPPY STORY TIMEWednesdays, December 7,14, 21, 28 at the LIC libraryat 10:30.CRAFTSWednesdays, December 7,14, 21, 28 at the Steinwaylibrary at 11.READ TO MEWednesday, December 7 atthe Bay Terrace l ibrary at10:30.STORY TIMEWednesday, December 7 atthe Steinway library at 10:30and the Seaside l ibrary at11.STORY TIMEWednesday, December 7 atthe East Elmhurst library at11:30.STORY TIMEWednesday, December 7 atthe Broad Channel library atnoon.PRESCHOOL STORYTIMEWednesday, December 7 atthe Maspeth library at 1:30.MOTHER BEARWednesday , December 7Mother Bear’s Christmas Di-lemma at 3 at the Bay Ter-race library.WII TIMEWednesday, December 7 atthe Briarwood library. Reg-ister.HOLIDAY TREEWednesday , December 7holiday tree tales at the EastFlushing library at 4.SCIENCE LABWednesday, December 7 atthe Central library at 4:30.BOOST HEALTHWednesday , December 7BOOST hea l th/sc ience atthe McGoldrick library at 5.BOX CRAFTThursday , December 8Kwanzaa Golden Jewel Boxcraft at the Langston Hugheslibrary at 4.HOLIDAY CRAFTThursday, December 8 atthe Langston Hughes libraryat 4.MONSTERS & HEROESThursday, December 8 atthe Ridgewood library at 4.WINTER CRAFTSThursday, December 8 atthe Seaside library at 4.BEAN BAGThursday, December 8 atthe Woodside library. Regis-ter .BOOST READINGThursday , December 8BOOST Reading Buddies at5 at the McGoldrick library.READ TO A DOGThursday, December 8 at

5:45 at the Briarwood library.Register .YOGA AND MEFriday, December 9 yogafo r p re - schoo le r s a t theDouglaston library. Register.PRE-SCHOOL CRAFTSFriday, December 9 at theSunnyside library. Register.ACTIVITITY TIMEFriday, December 9 at theBriarwood library at 3:30.URBAN MANGAFriday, December 9 at theCambr ia He igh t s l i b rar y.Register .POLAR EXPRESSFriday, December 9 PolarExpress Storyt ime at 7 atBa rnes & Nob le , 176 -60Union Turnpike, Fresh Mead-ows.CROCHETINGFriday, December 9 at theHollis library at 4.YU-GI-OHFriday, December 9 at theQueensboro Hil l l ibrary at3:30.ARTS & CRAFTSFriday, December 9 at theEast Flushing library at 4.MATH CLUBFriday, December 9 at theMcGoldrick library at 4.FAMILY COLORINGFriday, December 9 FamilyColoring and Storyt ime atthe Queensboro Hill libraryat 11.GAME DAYFriday, December 9 BOOSTGame Day at the McGoldricklibrary at 5.CHINESE FUNSaturday, December 10 atthe Forest Hi l l s l ibrary at2:30.

JOB SEARCHSaturdays, December 3, 17Job Search Boot Camp at theCentral library at 10:30.JEWELRY WORKSHOPSaturday , December 3glass-beaded jewelry work-shop at the Steinway library.Register .JOB SEARCHSaturdays, December 3, 17job search boot camp at theCentral library at 10:30.AUTHOR TALKSaturday, December 3 Sis-ter Souljah talks at 12:30 atthe Langston Hughes library.CROCHET DEMOSaturday, December 3 atthe Langston Hughes libraryat 2.ECO-FASHIONSaturday, December 3 atthe Broadway library at 2:30.Saturday, December 10 atthe Sunnys ide l i b ra ry a t2 :30. Making fash ionablegoods from recycled prod-ucts.YOGA FOR TEENSMondays, December 5, 12at the Cambria Heights l i -brary at 4.TEEN STUDYMondays, December 5, 12,19, 26 at the Lefrak City li-brary at 4.YOGAMondays, December 5, 12at the Cambria Heights l i -brary at 4.CROCHETMonday, December 5 at theRosedale library at 4.COLLEGE TIMELINEMonday, December 5 col-lege timeline process at thePomonok library at 5.START YOUR JOBMonday, December 5 strat-egies for starting a job at theCentral library at 6.TEEN STUDYTuesdays, December 6, 13,20, 27 at the Lefrak City li-brary at 4.TEEN TUESDAYTuesday, December 6 at theHillcrest library at 4:30.CHESSTuesday, December 6 at theRosedale library at 4.BOOK CLUBTuesday, December 6 Kingsand Queens Book Club at 4at the LIC library.LIBRARY LEGERDEMAINTuesday, December 6 a t3:30 at the Middle Vil lagelibrary. Thursday, December8 at 3:30 at the Steinwaylibrary. Friday, December 9at the Maspeth l ibrary at3:30. Monday, December12 at the Astoria library at3:30. Learn the art of magicand prestidigitation.TEEN STUDYWednesdays, December 7,14, 21, 28 at the Lefrak Citylibrary at 4.TEEN REC ROOMWednesdays, December 7,14, 21 at the Steinway li -brary at 4.NINTENDO WIIWednesday, December 7 atthe Briarwood library. Reg-ister.TEEN CRAFTWednesday, December 7 atthe Fresh Meadows libraryat 4.SAT WORDWednesday , December 7SAT Word Search and Vo-

cabu lary act iv i t ies a t theSouth Jamaica library at 4.NATURAL JEWELRYWednesday , December 7natural jewelry making at theSteinway library. Register.ANIME CLUBThursday, December 8 atthe Flushing library at 4.MONTERS & HEROESThursday, December 8 atthe Ridge2wood library at 4.TEEN STUDYThursdays, December 8, 15,22, 29 at the Lefrak City li-brary at 4.CRAFT PROGRAMFriday, December 9 at theBellerose library. Register.NEWSPAPER HUNTFriday, December 9 news-paper scavenger hunt at theSouth Jamaica library at 3:30.REFORMED VAMPIREFr iday , December 9 Re -fo rmed Vampi re Suppor tGroup at the Broadway l i -brary at 4.GIRL & BOY SCOUTSFridays, December 9, 16, 23,30 at the Laurelton library.Register .URBAN MANGAFriday, December 9 at theCambria Heights library at 4.YOUNG REFORMERSFriday, December 9 at theLaurelton library. Register.

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CHANUKAH DANCESunday, December 25 at 8at the L i t t le Neck JewishCenter , 49-10 L i t t le NeckParkway. 516-487-0674.

CHILD CARE GIVERSMonday, December 5 at theLangston Hughes library at5:30. Learn about how chil-dren grow and learn, strate-gies for working with chil -dren in your home and more.254-7354 to register.RENAISSANCE SCHOOLWednesday , December 7Board of Trustees meeting at6:45 at 35-59 81st Street, Jack-son Heights.FAMILY BOOK TALKThursday, December 8 fam-ily book discussion for par-ents with children in grades4-6 at the Glen Oaks library.Register .PARENTING ISSUESSaturday , December 10parenting issues at 3 at theJackson Heights library.

STAY WELLMondays at the Central li-brary at 10. Learn how spe-cial exercise and relaxationtechniques make a differencein your life.BASIC COMPUTERTuesday, December 6 basiccomputer classes for olderadults Baisley Park. Register.Thursday, December 8 Co-rona library at 10:30. Friday,December 9 Far Rockawaylibrary at 10:30.AARP DRIVING CLASSWednesday, December 7 atthe Forest Hills library at 1.STAY WELLWednesdays at 10:15 at theEast Elmhurst library for ex-ercise and other health re-lated programs.DEFENSIVE DRIVINGWednesday, December 7 atthe Forest Hills library at 1.HORIZONSThursday, December 8 Ho-rizons, a club for those 55and over, meet at the Re-form Temple of Forest Hills,71-11 112th Street at 12:30for a discussion on the tradi-tions and a special Chanukahprogram. $3.AARP 29Thursday, December 8 atGrace House, 155-02 90th

Avenue, Jamaica.STARSFridays, December 9, 16, 23,30 Senior Theater ActingReper tory a t the QueensVillage library at 10:30. 776-0529.

FRESH MEADOWSSaturday, December 3 dis-cus s ion and s i gn ing o f“Fresh Meadows, New York”with authors Fred Cantor andDebra L. Davidson at 1 atBa rnes & Nob le , 176 -60Union Turnpike, Fresh Mead-ows.WINDSOR PARKMonday, December 5 “TheRed Tent” will be discussedat the Windsor Park libraryat 2.$ EMPOWERMENTMondays, December 5, 12,19 Financial Empowermentshows you how to work withyour credi t , debt , budgetand more. Long Island CityL ibrary. Register 646-810-4050, ext. 112.ARCHITECTUREMonday, December 5 Ar-chitecture and You series atthe Flushing library at 6:30.PLAN FOR 2012Mondays, December 5, 12Get ready to start the newyear with goal -sett ing andmore at the LIC library at 6.LAURELTONThursday , December 8“Holiday Mysteries” is thetheme a t 6 :15 a t theLaurelton library.GLENDALEThursday , December 8“Half Broke Horses” will bediscussed at the Glendale li-brary at 6:30.NIGHT BOOK CLUBThursday , December 8“State of Wonder” wil l bediscussed at the WindsorPark library at 6:30.BAY TERRACEFriday, December 9 “MyFather’s Paradise: A Son’sSearch for His Jewish Past inKurdish I raq” wi l l be d is -cussed at the Bay Terrace li-brary at 10:30.

RUMORSThrough December 11 “Ru-mors” by Neil Simon will bepresented at the BayswaterJew i sh Cente r i n Fa rRockaway. $15-18. 516-239-2632.TWO PIECES OF…Through December 11“With Over Two Pieces ofLuggage” will be presentedat the Greek Cultural Cen-ter in Astoria. 726-7329.KILLING KOMPANYFriday, February 3 “Murderby Marriage” at Riccardo’sin Astoria. The Killing Com-pany performs mystery din-ner shows. 1-888-SHOOT-EM for information.

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JEWELRY WORKSHOPSaturday , December 3glass-beaded jewelry work-shop at the Steinway library.Register .HOLIDAY ORNAMENTSSaturday, December 3 holi-day clay ornaments at theLefferts library at 3:30.JOB SEARCHSaturdays, December 3, 17Job Search Boot Camp at10:30 at the Central library.BEAD WORKSHOPSaturday, December 3 glassbeaded jewelry workshop atthe Steinway library. Regis-ter .BOOK PUBLISHINGSaturday , December 3book publishing workshop atthe Langston Hughes libraryat 10:30.PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturdays, December 3, 17Learn to communicate effec-tively at Elmhurst Hospital.646-436-7940.POMANDERSSaturday , December 3“Pomanders: Decorating forthe Holidays” at the VoelkerOrth Museum in Flushing.359-6227 to register.BALLROOM DANCEMondays, December 5, 12,19, 26 ballroom dancing atthe Forest Hi l l s l ibrary at6:30.CHILD CAREMonday, December 5 learnabout how chi ldren growand learn at the LangstonHughes library at 5:30.BASIC COMPUTERMonday, December 5 at theDouglaston library at 10.INTRO EMAILMonday, December 5 at theCentral library at 10:30.START YOUR JOBMonday, December 5 strat-egies for starting your jobsearch at the Central libraryat 6.POETRY WORKSHOPMonday, December 5 at theWoodhaven library at 6:30.INTRO COMPUTERMonday, December 5 at theFresh Meadows l ibrary at10:30.INTRO E-MAILMonday, December 5 at theCentral library. Register.FIND A JOBMonday, December 5 howto search the internet to finda job at the Central library at6:30.KNITTING CIRCLEMondays, December 5, 19Knitting Circle at Alley PondEnvironmental Center. 229-4000.START A JOBMonday, December 5 strat-egies for starting your job atthe Central library at 6.BOOT CAMPMonday, December 5 com-puter boot camp at the FarRockaway library at 10:30.ORIGAMIMonday, December 5 makeyour g i f t s spec ia l w i thorigami at the Corona libraryat 6.SEARCH FOR WORKMonday , December 5searching for work strategiesat the Rochdale Vil lage l i -brary at 6.FIND A JOBMonday, December 5 how

FIGGY PUDDINGThrough December 4 shortp l ay fe s t f ea tu r ing p laysabout the Christmas holidaysin Sunnyside. 17-548-1086.LORCA FLAMENCOThrough December 11 fla-menco tribute at Thalia Span-i sh Theatre in Sunnys ide .729-3880.MOVING IMAGEThrough January 16 J imHenson Screenings and Pro-grams. Museum of the Mov-ing Image, 36-01 35 th Av-enue , As to r i a . 777 -6800 .$15.BELLS OF ST. MARYSSaturday, December 3 thef i lm “The Be l l s o f Sa in tMary’s will be shown at 1 atthe Greater Astoria Histori-cal Society, 35-20 Broadway,4th floor, LIC. Free.ORGAN RECITALSaturday, December 3 atS t . Josapha t ’ s Church inBayside. 229-1663. Free.INDO-PAK COALITIONSaturday , December 3Rudresh Mahanthappa andthe Indo-Pak Coal i t ion atF lush ing Town Ha l l . 463 -7700, ext. 222.TAIWANSaturday , December 3Many Faces of Taiwan withfour fea tu re f i lms a t theBayside l ibrary start ing at12:30.SISTER SOULJAHSaturday, December 3 au-thor talk with Sister Souljahat 12 :30 a t the Langs tonHughes library.JINGLE BELL SWINGSaturday , December 3jingle bell swing at 2 at theFlushing library.SOUND ARTSaturday , December 3sound art is a new dialoguebetween music and poetryat the Langston Hughes li -brary at 2:30.AKSHIC BOOKSSaturday, December 3 Af-rican American fiction at theLangston Hughes library at3:30.SUNDAY CONCERTSunday , December 4Middle Eastern music anddance at 3 at the Central li-brary.HOLIDAY WASSAILSunday , December 4Musica Reginae’s Hol idayWassa i l a t Church in theGardens in Forest Hills. $50.HOLIDAY CONCERTSunday, December 4 Sa-cred Music Chorale of RHpresents their annual Holi-day Concert at 3 in historicSt. John’s Lutheran Church,86 -20 114 th S t ree t , R i ch -mond Hill. $15.LIVE JAZZSundays through December18 at 180-25 Linden Blvd.,St. Albans from 5-9. $5 do-nation. 347-262-1169.CITY OF NYMonday, December 5 “TheC i t y o f Grea te r NY: TheStory of Consolidation” at 7at the Greater Astoria His-torical Society, 35-20 Broad-way, 4th floor, LIC. Free.HOLLYWOOD MUSICALMonday, December 5 theMGM Hollywood Musical atthe Richmond Hill library at6 .

to search the internet to finda job at the Central library at6:30.BASIC COMPUTERTuesdays, December 6, 13,20, 27 at the Rosedale li -brary at 10:30.BEGIN COMPUTERSTuesday, December 6 at theAstoria library at 11.BASIC COMPUTERTuesdays, December 6, 13,20, 27 at the Arverne l i -brary at 10:30.PRACTICE LAB TIMETuesdays, December 6, 13,20 computer practice labtime at the Far Rockaway li-brary at 4.BASIC COMPUTERTuesday, December 6 at theLIC library at 11.INTRO EXCELTuesday, December 6 at theCentral library. Register.BASIC COMPUTERTuesday, December 6 ba-sics at the South Ozone Parklibrary at 10.INTRO INTERNETTuesday, December 6 at theQueens Village library. Reg-ister.COMPUTER CLASSTuesday, December 6 at theSunnyside library at 10:30.INTRO COMPUTERSTuesday, December 6 at theMaspeth library at 1.TANGO CLASSWednesdays, December 7,14, 21, 28 at Buenos AiresTango in Forest Hills. 347-642-4705.COMPUTER BASICSWednesday, December 7 atthe Windsor Park l ibrary.Register .BASIC COMPUTERWednesday, December 7 atthe Woods ide l i b ra ry a t10:30.HOLIDAY CENTERPIECEWednesday or Thursday ,December 7, 8 Holiday Cen-terpiece Workshop at theVoe lke r Or th Museum inFlushing. 359-6227 to regis-ter .KNIT & CROCHETWednesday, December 7 atthe South Ozone Park l i -brary at 1.CRAFT GIFTWednesday , December 7holiday craft gift at the FreshMeadows library at 2:30.NATURAL JEWELRYWednesday, December 7 atthe Steinway library. Regis-ter .INTRO POWERPOINTWednesday, December 7 atthe Central library. Register.INTERMED. COMPUTERThursday, December 8 in-termediate computer class atthe LIC library at 10.HOLIDAY ORNAMENTSThursday, December 8 holi-day clay ornaments at theWhitestone library at 6.INTRO COMPUTERSThursday, December 8 atthe Pomonok library. Regis-ter .COMPUTER TUTORIALSThursday, December 8 atthe Woods ide l i b ra ry a t6:30.INTRO EMAILFriday, December 9 at thePoppenhusen library. Regis-ter .BASIC COMPUTERS

Friday, December 9 at theAuburndale library. Register.COMPUTER PRACTICEFriday, December 9 at theArverne library at noon.KWANZAA WORKSHOPSaturday, December 10 atthe Langston Hughes libraryat 1.

BLUES GUITARMonday, December 5 EdieLee Isaacs and his blues gui-tar at the Lefrak Cit y libraryat 6:15.SOUL LEGENDSMonday, December 5 musi-cal tribute to the soul leg-ends Sam Cooke and MarvinGaye at the Queens Villagelibrary at 6:30.JUDY GARLANDTuesday, December 6 songsof Judy Garland at the NorthHills library at 1:30.JAZZ KIDSThursday, December 8 cel-ebrate the winter holidayswith the East Elmhurst JazzKids at 4 at the library.HOLIDAY SHOWThursday , December 8Claremont Str ings hol idayshow at 2 at the WindsorPark library.CHRISTMAS CAROLThursday, December 8 atthe Woodhaven library at 4.THE BLUESThursday, December 8 atthe Baisley Park l ibrary at6:30.LIVE JAZZFridays through December13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd..,S t . A lbans . 347-262-1169ticket information.FULL MOON GAZINGSaturday, December 10 atAl ley Pond EnvironmentalCenter. 229-4000.KWANZAASaturday, December 10 at

the Langston Hughes librarystarting at 10.HOLIDAY CONCERTSaturday , December 10Holiday Music Concert at 2at the Flushing library.NINA SIMONESaturday , December 10celebrating the life of NinaS imone a t the Langs tonHughes library at 2.LOVE SONGSSaturday, December 10 atthe Broadway library at 3.LINDA IPANEMASaturday , December 10holiday show at the FreshMeadows library at 3.COMEDYSaturday, December 10 JonFischer and Tina Giorgi per-form at Temple T ikvah inNew Hyde Park . $20 ad -vance, $25 at the door. 516-746-1120.MESSIAHSunday, December 11 Sa-cred Music Societ y of OurLady Queen of Martyrs per-forms “Messiah” and Christ-mas Favorites at 4. 268-6251.$20 adults, free for childrenaccompanied by an adult.HOUSE TOURSunday, December 11 24th

Annua l H i s to r i c Ho l idayHouse Tour 1 -5 w i th theQueens Historical Society.$10. 939-0647, ext. 17.NUTCRACKERSunday, December 11 atF lush ing Town Ha l l . 463 -7700, ext. 222.

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LEAVES!Sa turday , December 3br ing your l eaves to theBroadway library at 11 forProject LeafDrop.ECO-FASHIONSaturday, December 3 atthe Broadway library at 2:30.Saturday, December 10 at2:30 at the Sunnyside library.Making fashionable goodsfrom recycled products.

ZUMBAMonday, December 5 Latindance fitness at the Glendalelibrary at 6.CANCER SUPPORTMonday , December 5Franklin Hospital ’s CancerSupport Group meets 2-4 inthe cafeteria. 516-256-6478.CANCER ACTIONTuesday, December 6 West-ern Queens Cancer ActionCouncil meeting at the LIClibrary at 2.ZUMBATuesdays, December 6, 13,20 at the Ridgewood library.Register .BLINDNESSSaturday , December 10Founda t ion fo r F i gh t ingBlindness meets at the For-est Hills library at 10:30.MAMMOGRAMSSunday, December 11 freemammograms for those 40and over . Cal l 1 -800-564-6868 for requirements andappointment.

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HOLIDAY SHOPPEFriday, December 2 noon-8and Saturday, December 3noon to 7 . Our Lady o fMercy, 70-01 Kessel Street,Forest Hills.XMAS FLEASaturday, December 3 atAll Saints, 214-35 40th Av-enue, Bayside 9-4.FLEA MARKETSunday, December 4 Trin-kets to Treasures flea market11-3 at Astoria Center of Is-rael. 278-2680.BAZAARSunday, December 4 Sister-hood of Bay Terrace JewishCenter holds their AnnualBazaar 10:30-3:00 at 13-00209th Street, Bayside.THRIFT SHOPTuesday, December 6 9-2 aJewish Center of Kew Gar-dens Hills, 71-25 Main Street.CHRISTMAS CRAFTSaturday, December 10 10-4 and Sunday, December11 9-3:30 Christmas CraftSale St. Josaphat’s, Bayside.

PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturdays, December 3, 17,January 7, 21 public speak-ing and effective communi-ca t ion 10 -12 :15 a t theE lmhurs t Hosp i ta l CenterCon fe rence Room. 424 -9754.HAM RADIO CLUBTuesday, December 6 Emer-gency Communications Ser-v ice meets in Br ia rwood.357-6851.TALK OF THE TOWNTuesdays, December 6, 20learn the art of public speak-ing in St. Albans at 7:15. 640-7092.PUBLIC MEETINGTuesday, December 6 de-partment of education capi-tal budget plan meeting at 7at MS67, 51-60 MarathonParkway, Little Neck.BEREAVEMENT SUPPORTWednesday, December 7 atHoly Family Catholic Church,175-20 174th Street, FreshMeadows at 7:30.TOASTMASTERSWednesdays, December 7,21 learn the art of publicspeaking at the Voices ofRochdale Toastmasters Clubin Jamaica. 978-0732.KNIGHTS OF PYTHIASWednesdays, December 7,21 Queensview Lodge 433meets in Whitestone. 917-754-3093.FLUSHING CAMERAWednesdays, December 7,21 Flushing Camera Clubmeets at 7:15 at F lushingHospital. 479-0643.LEADD CLUBThursday evenings and one

Saturday afternoon. Recre-ation Socialization Programfor Lea rn ing D i sab ledAdults. 18+, able to travel onpub l i c t r anspor ta t ion .Arn310@aol .com in forma-tion.STAMP CLUBThursday , December 8Queens Stamp Club at theForest Hills library at 5:45.DEMOCRATIC CLUBThursday , December 8Jefferson Democratic Clubmeets at the Clearview GoldCourse Clubhouse at 7:30.ILION BLOCK ASSN.Friday, December 9 I l ionArea Block Association meetsat the African Center Com-munity Empowerment, 111-92A Fa rmers B l vd . , S t .Albans at 7:30.WOMEN’S GROUPFridays the Woman’s Groupof Jamaica Estates meets atnoon. Call 461-3193 for in-formation.

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LUTHERAN CHURCHSaturday, December 3 holi-day spaghet t i d inner 5 -7 .$12 donation. Wednesdays,December 7, 14, 21 Reser-vations 358-2744. LutheranChurch of the Redeemer ,157-16 65th Avenue, Flush-ing .ORGAN RECITALSaturday, December 3 atS t . Josapha t ’ s Church inBayside. 229-1663. Free.

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PeopleBerkeley College President Dario A.

Cortes, PhD, announced that studentsfrom Queens have been named to thePresident’s and Dean’s Lists at BerkeleyCollege for the Summer 2011 Quarter.

On the President’s List are: Iles Vilceof Cambria Heights; Ramona Monedatt ofHollis; Myesha Perez of Hollis; LarricaPorter of Hollis; Sufian Chowdhury of Ja-maica; Ladena Goldson of Jamaica;Wilkins Ruiz of Jamaica; Luis Villarrealof Jamaica; Kimberly-Ann Wisdom of Ja-maica; Emoni Garrett of Laurelton;Bethshyna Brue of Rosedale; Jennifer Jeanof Rosedale; Rosie Leroy of Rosedale;Navneet Kaur of South Ozone Park;Deonarine Ramnarine of South OzonePark; and Anitrea Montgomery of St.Albans.

On the Dean’s List are:; ShaniqueHawes of Cambria Heights; Peta GayLeslie of Cambria Heights; ChinwetaOnwualu of Cambria Heights; AveryJones of Hollis; Rebecca Salamalay ofHollis; Erica Rolon of Howard Beach;Jenifer Alvarenga of Jamaica; MayonBaijnauth of Jamaica; Kirk Cooper ofJamaica; Rosa Garcia of Jamaica; SharonHinds of Jamaica; Shamaine Jagai ofJamaica; Stephanie Lue of Jamaica; FelixMartinez of Jamaica; Samantha Pinnockof Jamaica; Christina Pulchan of Ja-maica; Chelsea Romeo of Jamaica;Xhuljano Shala of Jamaica; AlexisVenzen of Jamaica; Sharda Naitram ofOzone Park; Crystal Shaw of OzonePark; Ray Thomas of Ozone Park;

Natalee Beaufort of Rosedale; JasonBrue of Rosedale; Jimmy Mendez ofRosedale ; Fanta Capers of SouthOzone Park; Ginero Gordon of SouthOzone Park; Kiesha Donaldson ofSpringfield Gardens; Tashorn Clarke ofSt. Albans; Deanett Watson-Gayle of St.Albans; and Michelle Samuels-Smith ofSt. Albans.

Gabriel Taussig, Chief of the New YorkCity Law Department’s AdministrativeLaw Division, has been selected to re-ceive the prestigious 2011 Mary C.Lawton Outstanding Government Ser-vice Award. Each year, the American BarAssociation’s Section of AdministrativeLaw and Regulatory Practice honors oneattorney nationwide for outstanding con-tributions to the development and imple-mentation of administrative law and regu-latory practice. Taussig has worked at theLaw Department for the past 37 years ona wide range of City regulations includ-ing City codes mandating window guardsto protect young children and the post-ing of calorie information in chain res-taurants.

“Gabe is one of the City’s unsungheroes. The impact he’s had on our livescan be seen all around the City – his ef-forts keep us safe, improve our quality oflife, and affect the lives of everyone wholives in and visits New York,” said Cor-poration Counsel Michael A. Cardozo.“We are extremely proud of Gabe’sachievement. New Yorkers are fortunate

to have someone of his caliber and dedi-cation in their corner.”

The Administrative Law Division liti-gates on behalf of the City in challengesrelated to laws and regulations that wereadopted to promote public health andsafety, protect consumers, and enhancequality of life. The Division advises everyCity agency that creates regulations –

from the Taxi and Limousine Commis-sion to the Parks Department. Many ofthese regulations have been challenged –and successfully defended – in court bythe Division. Taussig has been intimatelyinvolved in the development and promul-gation of many local laws and initiativesthat impact the daily lives of New York-ers.

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Council Member Leroy Comrie hosted a Turkey Drive at St. Paul’s United MethodistChurch in Jamaica. The Rev. Emmanuel Asamoa-Amoako, said that he was happy withthe way the event turned out and added “we are pleased the Councilman is someone whokeeps his promises.” More than 200 turkeys were given out by dozens of volunteers fromthe church along with police officers from Queens Patrol Borough South.

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Conf ident ia l ly, New York . . .

For Michelle Jia, modeling has been a greatway to boost her self-confidence and have a greattime.

Sure, her real dreams may lay withaccounting – yes, that is her dream job, but in themeantime, thanks to the folks at ShortstackModels, she’s been having a great time.

“I’ve been with Shortstack for three years,and it’s working out really good for me,” shesaid. “I’ve gained a lot out of it.

Shortstack is a Queens-based organizationthat opens petite girls to the world of modelingwhile also building self-esteem and friendships.

Michelle, a high school senior, is alreadygaining college credit through an early collegeinitiative at her school and said that workingwith Shortstack and working some pageantsand shows has “definitely helped my confidence,and I’ve gained a lot of new friends.”

When she’s not hitting the books or therunway, Michelle spends time with friends, doessome volunteer work and reads. She also has anaffinity for karaoke – but mostly by herself.

Though in a perfect world Michelle wouldreally like to be an artist, she knows thataccounting is a great opportunity – and morerealistic, though she still creates and enjoys hertime in front of the camera.

Models OfQueens Queens native Nicki Minaj

opened up November’s AmericanMusic Awards with her hit song“Super Bass,” wowing the crowdwith clocks on her chest and speak-ers on her butt.

Minutes later, Minaj won hervery first AMA for favorite rap/hip-hop artist. Her acceptancespeech wasn’t much different frommost acceptance speeches, untilshe took the time to thank a specialperson: teen Country music sen-sation Taylor Swift.

Really? It turns out part of thesuccess of “Super Bass” is due toSwift rapping her song onYouTube and radio stations when-ever she could. However the songmade it to the top of the charts,congrats on your mainstream suc-cess, Nicki!

Nicki Minaj shows off her… awards.

Nicki Thanks Taylor

We can all thank the late TimRussert, longtime host of “MeetThe Press,” who introduced us tothe concept of Red and Blue whenit came to Republicans and Demo-crats. Many credit his election-night coverage in 2000 for settingthe cultural standard on the mapwith “Blue States and “Red States.”

So it may be safe to assume thatwhen it comes to social media andthe ubiquitous logos for bothTwitter and Facebook that seem tobe everywhere, the fact that theyboth work off a blue color schememust have some Republicans see-ing red.

Well, newly-minted QueensCongressman Bob Turner hasdecided – or at least somebody inhis staff did – to take a standagainst the blue social media,which is, of course, different from

Feeling Blue And Seeing Red

the regular liberal, gotcha medialike us, that the GOP typically railagainst.

Turner’s subtle yet effectivechange of the Facebook and Twit-ter buttons (with black-white-and-red YouTube thrown in for goodmeasure) into deep red icons insome of his press e-mails is a cleversymbolic twist, a renaming andrebranding of sorts to show thatthe GOP needn’t bow to liberal,social or any other media bias thatfavors Donkeys over Elephants.

Now here’s a quick one for ya,Bob: Frank Sinatra is known as Ol’“What Color” Eyes?

The Turner version of familiar logos

Queens’ residents have hit it big.In a lucky streak that can only come once in a

lifetime, three out of four lottery winners announcedlast week at the Resorts World Casino at AqueductRaceway came from the borough.

William Iozzino collected his $1 million check, butbefore heading home, as if that fat check in his handswasn’t enough, Lady Luck blessed Iozzino with anadditional 50 bucks for placing the right bet at the newAqueduct racino.

It didn’t stop raining down dollars there. JacksonHeights’ own Maria Sandoval scratched her way tothe bank, winning $1 million on the Mega Money Multiplier while MarcoSierra of Woodside also collected about $625,000 after taxes.

With the holiday season in full swing we hope that the lucky boroughstreak can trickle down to us before Christmas.

We’d definitely love to be celebrating our holidays gleaming green.“Come on, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!”

Greening Queens

Big Queens Lottery winners with Yolanda Vega at

Resorts World. Photo by Ira Cohen

Tarmac FireFile this under “Smooth Move

Sherlock”One day before one of the busi-

est travelling days of the year, atthe beginning of the holiday sea-son, its natural travelers are wor-ried in the post 9/11 world aboutbeing targets of terrorism. So imag-ine their surprise when holidaytravelers peeked out of the win-dow of the JetBlue terminal to seea fire near the runway.

The sight, captured by onepassenger, frightened many wait-ing to board a flight at Gate 14 withone woman refusing to board theplane. The story spread like…well… wild fire through Twitter.

The Port Authority said the firewas part of a controlled burn andhad been set for a training exercisewith the FDNY.

Great going guys, like wehaven’t been on edge every holi-day season since the governmentstarted changing the color of ourterrorist alerts more often than wechange our underwear. What’snext, a dirty bomb drill at RockefellerCenter the weekend before Christ-mas?

A pre-Thanksgiving fire at the JFK

We heard last weekthat two Queens stu-dents were being probedfor the now infamousSAT/ACT cheating ring.

How could our ownbe so foolish? You’d ex-pect this sort of stuff outof a Brooklyn kid or aManhattan kid, but notour guys and gals. Thepolice won’t yet divulgewho these dopes are, buthere’s hoping the next

time they try to do something for someone else, it’s at a soup kitchen,and not in the middle of a high stakes test.

Cheater, Cheater, SAT . . .

Michelle JiaHome: Fresh MeadowsAge: 17Height: 5’ 2-1/2”Weight: 105Stats: 32-25-32

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What’s UpSATURDAY, DEC. 3Walkers for Wellness Club

Looking for a fun way to improve yourhealth? Join the Walkers for WellnessClub at New Hope Lutheran Church ofJamaica. Under the guidance of a Walk-ing Leader, you will walk two to threetimes each week at a comfortable pacewith others along routes throughout South-east Queens. The club is open to walkersof all ages and abilities. The walking sched-ule is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.,and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Walkers meet atNew Hope Lutheran Church, located at167-24 118th Ave. T-shirts and pedom-eters will be provided. Contact ThurkessaBrown at (917) 553-1089 for more infor-mation.

Winter Baseball ClinicPlayers ages 5-14 will learn the neces-

sary fundamentals that will improve theirlevel of play as well as their knowledge ofbaseball. There will be two six-week ses-sions of instruction, from Oct. 15 to Nov.19, and Dec. 3 to Jan. 21. Both sessionsare not required, but recommended. Theprice of each session is $50 per child. Thefee for players who register in the midst ofa session will be $10 a week. For moreinformation, contact (718) 529-7911 or(718) 835-9252.

This event will be held at PS 752, lo-cated at 142-10 Linden Blvd., from 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

Winter Basketball ProgramThe Lincoln Park Basketball Associa-

tion is offering a Fall/Winter BasketballClinic for children ages 8-16 on Saturdaysfrom Oct. 22 through Jan. 28. The $50registration fee includes insurance, weeklytraining and a T-shirt. Full payment mustbe made by Nov. 19, no exceptions. Formore information, contact (347) 234-6833or (718) 682-6938.

This event will be held at the QueensTransition Center, located at 142-10 Lin-den Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Job Search Boot CampSpend one day at the library and learn

all the best strategies for finding a job. Bythe end of the day, you and your resumewill be “fit” to find your best job.

This free event wil l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., from10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A Caribbean Christmas CarolIt may be warm outside, but that doesn’t

mean that Christmas isn’t just around thecorner, especially here in the Caribbean.The Black Spectrum Theatre Company ispleased to present “A Caribbean Christ-mas Carol.” Tickets can be purchased for$25. For additional information, call (718)723-1800.

This event will be held at Black Spec-trum Theatre, 177th Street and BaisleyBoulevard, at 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 4Middle Eastern Music and Dance

Extraordinary singer Waleed Albakryperforms classic and modern Middle East-ern music by such celebrated artists asAbdal Wahab, Um Kalthom, Abdel Halim,

Amr Deyab and Hakim, among others,and includes performances by the amaz-ing belly dancer Jordan.

This f ree event wi l l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., at 3p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 5Adult Chess Club

Practice your chess skills weekly, onMonday and Thursday evenings.

The event is held at 6 p.m. every Mon-day at Queens Village Library, 94-11 217St., (718) 776-6800.

Stay WellLearn new ways to take charge of your

health and help your friends do the same.Learn how special exercise and relax-ation techniques make a difference inyour life.

This free event wil l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., at 10a.m.

Intro to EmailAdults will learn how to create an email

account, how to log on, how to navigateyour email account, send and receive emailmessages and attach documents. To regis-ter, please call (718) 990-5102 or visit theJob Information Center.

This free event wil l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., at 10:30a.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 6Intro to Excel

In this two-session workshop, custom-ers will learn how to create spreadsheets;use formulas, and create tables. Must pos-sess basic mouse and keyboarding skills.Class runs from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. onTuesday evenings. Pre-registration is re-quired in person at the Cyber Center Desk.For details, please call 1.718.990.0769.

This free event wil l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., at 6 p.m.

Own Your Own BusinessLearn how to develop your idea into a

business plan. Participants will learn howto create demand for your product or ser-vice, set goals and objectives, budgetingand timelines, and identifying resourcesand networks. To register, call (718) 990-5102.

This free event wil l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., at 6:30p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7Intro to Computers

In this single-session workshop, adultswill learn how to log on and off, use thekeyboard and mouse, open and close “win-dows,” use toolbars and scroll bars. Prereg-istration is required in person at the CyberCenter Desk. For details, please call (718)990-0769.

This free event wil l be heldat Queensborough Public Library’s Cen-tral Branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., at 10a.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8Laurelton Bookworms

The Laurelton Bookworms are ringingin the season with hot chocolate and adiscussion spiked with a touch of murder.December’s theme is “Holiday Myster-ies.” Choose your own title or select one ofthe options available at Laurelton’s AdultReference desk. We’ll be discussing theelements of a good mystery and the differ-ent subgenres.

This free event will be held at theLaurelton Library, 134-26 225th St., at6:15 p.m.

SQPA Stakeholders MeetingIt’s time for another meeting of the

stakeholders of the Southern Queens ParkAssociation. If you have a vested interestin the park and its future, then come onout. Feel free to call (718) 276-4630 oremail info@sqpa.org with any questions.

This free event will be held at RoyWilkins Family Center, 177th Street andBaisley Boulevard, at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 9America’s Young Reformers Group

Join the America’s Young ReformersGroup for a fun and interactive dialogue.Let’s discuss today’s top issues, like bully-ing, violence, cheating, relationships andmuch more. This program is for teens.Preregistration is required.

This free event will be held at the LaureltonLibrary, 134-26 225th St., at 4 p.m.

ONGOINGJob Club

The Jamaica Neighborhood Centeroffers a free service to assist people fromSoutheast Queens with job-readiness skillsets in writing a professional resume andcover letter; interviewing practices andtechniques; applying on-line procedures;elevator pitch and Microsoft Suite 2007.For additional information, contact EthanChazin, Job Coach, at (718) 739-2060, Ext. 18 or echazin67@gmail.com.

This free event will be held at the Ja-maica Neighborhood Center - 161-06 89thAve.

Services are available Mondays andThursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. andWednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

CPR TrainingThe FDNY Mobile CPR Training Unit

will hold regularly scheduled free CPRclasses in all five boroughs. The first Tues-day through the fourth Tuesday and thefourth Thursday of every month there willbe Borough CPR training sessions in Man-hattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Islandand Queens.

Training is free to anyone over the ageof 14. The goal of this program is increasethe number of people in New York Citytrained in bystander CPR Each class lasts1 hour and participants in the class learnbasic CPR skills from a member of theFDNY Emergency Medical Service.

Volunteers for the class follow alongusing the CPR Anytime Personal LearningKit, which features an instructional DVDand an inflatable mannequin. All partici-pants are able take home the kit at the endof class and asked to pledge to use the kitto show five of their family members and

friends how to perform CPR. This classteaches basic CPR technique and is not acertification course.

In Queens, the classes will be held thefourth Thursday of every month at EMSStation 54, 222-15 Merrick Blvd. In addi-tion, please visit www.nyc.gov/cprtogofor New York Sports Club locations offer-ing free CPR classes starting in January.

Please visit www.fdnyfoundation.orgor call (718) 999-2413 for more informa-tion.

Group SessionsClergy United for Community Empow-

erment, Inc. Group Sessions are located at89-31 161st St., 10th Floor, Jamaica, forthe community on various topics such asDomestic Violence, Mental Health, Sub-stance Abuse intervention, Decision Mak-ing, Condom Use, High Risk Behaviorsleading to HIV, and self – esteem aware-ness. All group sessions offer light snacksand beverages. Group sessions are open tothe public.

Round-Trip Metro Card reimbursementis available at the end of each completedsession. For further information call (718)297-0720. All services are free. Please callfor next group date.

Infant MortalityClergy United for Community

Empowerment’s Infant Mortality Reduc-tion Initiative program provides the fol-lowing services free of charge: case man-agement services, parent skills building,crib care, breast feeding education, healtheducation, nutritional information/educa-tion, referral for HIV testing, confidentialone-on-one counseling, workshops, andwomen support groups. IMRI providesreferrals for Food stamps, GED, GYN,Emergency Baby Formula (qualificationsrequired) and more.

Call (718) 297-0720. Located at 89-31 161 St., 10th floor, Jamaica. Servicesare available Tue.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 4p.m.

HIV AwarenessClergy United for Community Empow-

erment provides intervention and curricu-lum-based prevention education sessionson HIV/AIDS, to reduce risk behaviorsthat lead to HIV transmission. Services arelocated at 89-31 161st St., Jamaica. Call(718) 297-0720 ask about our presenta-tion to adolescents and men/women ofcolor. Services are available Tue.-Thurs.,9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Merrick Flea MarketA flea market has opened at 221-02

Merrick Blvd. On sale are a wide range ofitems, including household items, jewelryand clothing.

The market is open every Tuesday,Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 7p.m.; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

CPR ClassLearn to protect yourself and others at

Heron Care with a CPR class that includesa certification from the American HeartAssociation. Please call (718) 291-8788for more details. Heron is located at 168-30 89th Ave., Jamaica.

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