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Volume 12 Issue No. 11 March 18-24, 2011
Online at www.QueensPress.com
MURDER RATE SOARS:
Black men murdering other black men represents the most dramatic increase in violence citywide, with images of taped-off crime scenes popping up more frequently in Southeast Queens. By Sasha Austrie…Page 10
Tolerance is a tricky word, not as easy to define as it sounds. It
denotes a fair, objective and permissive attitude to what is different from
one individual to another.
This week two separate but equally relevant issues of tolerance have
come to the forefront: the beating death of a man who was thought to be
gay and the “Muslim radicalization” hearings held in Congress by Long
Island Congressman Peter King.
Both speak volumes about the society in which we live. The first
involved four teenagers who trashed a party, to which they were not
invited, began using anti-gay epithets and ended up chasing down and
beating to death a man who had left the party because of an apparent
fear for the thugs who showed up.
He wasn’t gay, but his attackers used the label as a reason to hate
him, to demean him and to take from him his life.
The second feeds on fear. The Sept. 11 hijackers – and many other
terrorists – were and are Muslim. Their actions are deplorable, and the
issue of “radicalization’ is something that any faith needs to address
with its members.
But to hold hearings with the purpose of analyzing the causes that
specifically turn followers of Islam to become terrorists creates a label
of hatred, foments a grain of doubt and plants a seed of fear of the
members of an entire faith.
Well, that’s not how it’s supposed to work – and certainly not in
Queens, the most diverse place on Earth. We must keep our eyes open,
but in doing so also see our brothers and sisters without labels, without
ignorance and without fear.
For The Veterans
To The Editor:
For many years St. Albans
Veteran’s Hospital has not been
functioning. Now that St. John’s,
St. Joseph, and Mary Immaculate
have closed, our returning veter-
ans will be more desperately de-
prived of the health care they
were promised and deserve.
Unfortunately Eric Shinseki,
Secretary of the Department of
Veteran Affairs, continues to sup-
port an Enhanced Use Lease
(EUL). His rationale for continu-
ing to press for a 75-year lease of
25 acres of tax-free land to a
private developer is based on a
Census taken in 2000. This Cen-
sus reported that the number of
returning veterans will decrease.
Mr. Shinseki has neglected to
take into consideration the num-
ber of men and women that were
sent to Iraq in 2001, and the
surges of additional troops both
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr. Shinseki continues to sup-
port Rev. Floyd Flake’s corpora-
tion. The Allen Corp Name is
changed to “D&F. This has been
done because Rev. Flake’s finan-
cial ventures began to be questioned
and were publicly exposed. The
others names, Rev. Reed, D’Amico,
and Florey remain the same.
The guidelines established by
the RFP, page 11, Sec. 2.4.8.bullet
3, mandate that a developer must
maintain positive relations with the
State and local areas and avoid any
destruction of the surrounding mi-
nority community. The private de-
veloper has failed to carry out these
guidelines. He is planning high rise
apartments, multiple homes and
stores, all of which are in conflict
with local zoning regulations.
We need to: save the lives of
our brave veterans; stop the rising
number of suicides due to the lack
of appropriate health care; end
the EUL now; and rehabilitate
the existing hospital to a full ser-
vice hospital.
The private developer is creat-
ing far more luxury living than the
VA is planning to offer our veterans.
Doris Salzberg,
Queens
WBID Defense
To The Editor:
I read with interest the letter
written in reference to our
Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue,
and as President of the
Woodhaven Business Improve-
ment District responsible for
Woodhaven’s Jamaica Avenue it
is incumbent upon me to respond.
This letter refers to the ap-
pearance of Jamaica Avenue af-
ter the two major snowstorms.
To judge any area after this un-
usual weather places us at a disad-
vantage. The bird droppings re-
ferred to on the sidewalk and
near our J line elevated stanchions
are power washed periodically.
The snowstorms made them in-
accessible and the power wash-
ing chemicals freeze in the cold
weather, so they could not be
cleaned. This accumulation will
be power washed this month.
As to the litter baskets “over-
flowing with garbage,” after the
snowstorms the garbage from the
wire baskets was not picked up.
During the snowstorm our WBID
cleaners cleared paths and the
corners of snow for our Avenue
pedestrians. After the garbage was
picked up, the garbage in the wire
baskets, household garbage as
well, as always were bagged, and
the baskets lined. This is done
twice a day, seven days a week.
The “trash tossed in the street”
issue on Woodhaven’s Jamaica
Avenue is addressed by the
sweepers cleaning twice a day,
seven days a week.
As to the “empty storefronts” as
a recent survey has proved, we have
a very low vacancy rate with some
“closed stores” not being rented
and used for only storage. We have
been notified by the City that our J
Line Jamaica Avenue elevated train
structure and stanchions will finally
be painted and repaired.
For those who want every-
thing, we cannot and will not
ever satisfy you.
Mathew Xenakis,
President, WBID
I recently took a long walk
through Downtown Jamaica and
was amazed by all the changes
that had taken place on the side
streets. Everyone knows Jamaica
Avenue is back to being a vibrant
commercial strip with upscale
stores such as Old Navy, Gap,
Marshall’s, Zales and Game Stop;
plus a magnificent movie theatre
and an Applebee’s Restaurant.
York College to the south of
Jamaica Avenue is also flourish-
ing with its niche academic pro-
grams taught by stellar faculty
educating outstanding students,
not to mention their Performing
Arts Center and theatre produc-
tions.
But the side streets north of
Jamaica Avenue are also under-
going a Renaissance. Although I
am in Jamaica practically every
day, I’m usually driving or in a
hurry, so I never take the time to
really explore.
That recently changed as I
went north from Jamaica Avenue,
cutting through the Jamaica Farm-
ers Market and through side
streets all the way to the Post
Office on 164th Street.
To my utter delight I found
access through parking garages,
which I did not even know had
been built. The modern front-to-
back openings help not just get-
ting cars in and out efficiently,
but also allow for easy pedestrian
passage from side street to side
street. It has turned into a village
reminiscent of those found in
more suburban settings.
I could practically hear the old
TV commercial tune for that other
Jamaica’s tourism industry:
“Come back to Jamaica, what’s
old is what’s new.” Indeed, the
same applies to “The Ave.”
What’s old is what’s new in
this Jamaica. Not since we lost
the major department stores in
the 1980s have we seen such a
boom in the downtown economy.
But more than shortcuts and up-
scale boutiques, this is also a bud-
ding center of art, history, enter-
tainment and the judiciary.
Jamaica Center for Arts and
Learning continues to elevate its
offerings. The new, state-of-the-
art Jamaica Performing Arts Cen-
ter, based in the restored Dutch
Reform Church just behind the
Social Security building, is serv-
ing an important function as well
and King Manor Museum is evolv-
ing to serve a growing immigrant
population.
Anchored by York College,
the FDA (on York’s campus),
the Social Security building, and
an up-to-the-minute movie the-
ater, the area has attracted hous-
ing developers who have con-
verted the old family court build-
ing into a magnificent residential
building across from the still-serv-
ing YMCA.
And speaking of courts, just
down the street from the Jamaica
Performing Arts Center and
across from King Park stands
“court house central,” which all
goes to show Jamaica is the place
to be in Queens these days.
A lot of the credit goes to the
Greater Jamaica Development
Corp. (GJDC), Community
Board 12 and our public servants
for their support. We all know
that the first order of a successful
commercial district is parking. No
matter what people are selling, if
there is no access to “park and get
it, it won’t sell.”
As with any commercial dis-
trict, street parking is still a chal-
lenge in Jamaica; but GJDC un-
dertook that challenge and now
there are ample paid parking
spots available. I remember inter-
viewing GJDC President Carlisle
Towery about a decade ago ask-
ing why people where shunning
Jamaica Avenue in favor of Green
Acres and he assured me his group
were working on stemming that
tide.
I don’t know what the statis-
tics are now, but it is evident that
the shopping quality and quan-
tity of shopping in Downtown
Jamaica have increased dramati-
cally. We can be proud to call it
“our shopping center” once
more.
THE YORK COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER94-45 Guy Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11451
Major funding for this series provided by NYC Councilmembersthe late Thomas White Jr. (28th-CD), and Leroy Comrie(27th-CD), Deputy Majority Leader NY City Council and Chair of Land Use Committee.
scored a major victory inthe indictment of StateSenator Carl Kruger, As-semblyman Wil l iamBoyland and six accom-plices in a bribery ringthat goes back five years.
Until now, corruptlegis lators had beenpicked off by the au-thorities one at a time, and theirvenality, although felonious, wasrelatively limited in its scope. Thistime a big fish has been nabbed,along with his bottom-feeder as-sociates.
The investigation was helpedover the years by co-operating pub-lic officials seeking lighter sen-tences. Brian McLaughlin was thefirst to go; he gave up the lateAnthony Seminerio, who wastaped in expletive-laced conversa-tions with Kruger’s confederates.
We wonder how many morelegislators, particularly from Brook-lyn and Queens, are shivering atthe prospect of future undesiredcontact with law enforcementagencies. The Aqueduct casino con-spiracy of 2010, although well pub-licized, has not yet led to indict-ments. Since the plot was foiled,there may be insufficient groundsto send the plotters upstate. If theyshould be incarcerated, however,they will be counted as residentsof their home districts downstate,
thanks to their Demo-cratic colleagues in thelegislature who wantedto minimize Republicandistricts upstate.
The daily press gavesubstantial and well-mer-ited attention to the ar-rests.
The 53-page crimi-nal complaint, obtainedby Preet Bharara, United
States Attorney for the SouthernDistrict of New York, a posit ionformerly held by Rober tMorgenthau and Rudy Giuliani,contain intercepted telephone con-versations between the al legedconspirators, including anAssemblymember who died inprison.
For nine years, we have railedagainst public corruption, startingwith former Councilman AngelRodriguez in our first column (3/21/02). Whenever one wrongdoeris found out, however, it seems thatanother rises to take his or herplace. The system is remarkablyenduring.
We believe that most publicofficials are honest and decent.Unfor tunately, many are held inlow regard because of the derelic-tions of their colleagues. It is alsotrue that very few officials are con-cerned with the misconduct of theirfellow legislators; they are muchmore comfortable ignoring fraud orcorruption by their next door neigh-
bors and running mates. Thesedon’t commit crimes themselves,but they are quite tolerant of thosewho do. There is no honor codein Albany.
Most New Yorkers are rela-tively satisfied with the peoplewho represent them. This is in partbecause over the years they havereceived publicly-funded mailings orrelied on constituent services. Theymay have met their local represen-tative in the park, on the street,or in a church or synagogue. Vot-ers may identify by gender, orien-tation or ethnicity with the namethey see on election posters.
In addition, challengers topoliticians are usually even less wellknown than the incumbents. Thatis why the re-election rate is sohigh, and why legislators havemore to fear from prosecutors thanfrom electoral rivals.
Nonetheless, the indictmentsare good news. We are aware thatan indictment is merely an accusa-tion, and a jury must be convincedof the defendants’ guilt. Kruger hashired a fine lawyer in BenjaminBrafman, who while representinghim will no doubt divest his clientof a good portion of his allegedlyill-gotten gains.
We suggest you read as muchas you care to of the U.S.Attorney’s complaint, and particu-larly the transcripts of the defen-dants’ telephone conversations. Areasonable person would be hard
pressed to develop a scenario un-der which the alleged conspiratorswould not be at fault.
It will probably take over ayear before this matter is disposedof. We have on occasion quotedan old Greek saying, which wasrendered in English in 1640 byGeorge Herbert: “The mills of thegods grind slow, but they grindexceeding fine.”
By MICHAEL SCHENKLERI like Ed Koch.Ed Koch is my hero – now,
even more than before.
As the Mayor of New YorkCity for 12 years, (1978-1989) hemade us feel good – it was his ownpersonal brand of the “Fun City”theme initiated by John Lindsaytwo terms earlier. Only for Ed, itwas “How’m I Doin’?”
Somewhere in the house, Ihave an autographed copy of his1984 bestseller, “Mayor.” In the of-fice, still unpacked from our Novem-ber move, is a picture of me and Edtaken at Gracie Mansion way backin his early days as Mayor – it’s blackand white. If I can locate it, I’ll shareit with you if space allows. Ed evenbecame a movie reviewer for mypapers when I was President ofNews Communications in the
1990’s. He’s continued reviewingmovies to this day – sharing histhoughts on movies in theHuffington Post, and on politics andthe world to an email list.
But Ed Koch is my guy. Heand Mike Bloomberg tower overthe other Mayors I’ve encountered– and I’ve met them all since JohnLindsay, who was first elected in1966.
But Ed didn’t become my realhero until he was out of office formore than two decades and wellinto his 80’s. Last year, at age 85,
Ed decided to lead New York’s re-form movement, aimed at tryingto fix what is broken in Albany. Ashead of NY Upr ising, he haspreached, bullied, led and imploredcandidates and elected officials tosign onto the reform pledge withthe centerpiece being independentredistricting. This month, Ed wasin Albany greeting the elected “he-roes of reform” and still urging the“enemies of reform” to sign on.
He’s one of my heroes.He’s one in a million.I like Ed Koch.
A HERO BUT NOT ABRIDGE
I oppose renaming theQueensboro Bridge for EdKoch. The iconic structure isours – the people of Queenstake pride in it. It is the onlyiconic structure named for ourborough. It is part of the heartand soul of Queens.
My hero Ed is from Man-hattan – he’s all Manhattan.But I wouldn’t support nam-ing it for anyone. We needsomething mighty and soar-ing and iconic of our own.Queens needs theQueensboro Bridge – we’vehad it for more than a cen-tury.
“They wouldn’t do it to theBrooklyn Bridge,” was CouncilmanPeter Vallone Jr’s first phone callto me. I was sold before hearingfrom Peter but was excited that per-haps the Council wouldn’t go alongwith the Mayor’s proposal. Vallonehas bravely taken on the Mayorwho has proposed the namechange and his seemingly acquies-cent colleagues at the City Coun-cil ready to allow Queens to bediminished. Councilmembers LeroyComrie and Dan Halloran havejoined in opposition. The rest ofthe Queens delegation is woefully
silent or pathetically supportive ofthis shameful act.
The Speaker of the Councilwould not be moving this bill if theQueens delegation opposed it. Theentire Council would not be back-ing this measure if the Queens del-egation spoke up in opposition. Itis the silence of inaction that willtake our Bridge and hand it overto the Manhat tan-centric City toname for a Manhattan hero.
There are a lot of things whichcould be named for Ed Koch – al-though I’m one of those who be-lieve the government should notbe naming things for the living.
In the Schenkler book, re-quirement No. 1 is that you hadto have lived an honest and goodlife; requirement No. 2 is thatyou’ve had to have done some-thing exceptional relating to thatwhich is named for you; and re-quirement No. 3 is that you haveto be dead.
Ed Koch deserves somethingspecial, but I hope it’s not for manymore years that I advocate for “EdKoch Central Park.”
Last year was particularly bloody for black men. The NYPD’s Murder in New York City report revealed that black people, who account for 25 percent of the City’s population, make up 67 percent of the City’s 536 murder victims.
“We need to do something to remind people that they need to have a better level of respect for each other,” said Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans).
Of the 67 percent of blacks murdered, more than 350 in 2010, 33 percent were between the ages of 15 to 29. While the average for murdered blacks increased by 31 percent, it decreased for whites by 27 percent and according to the report, Asians and Hispanic murder rates remained unchanged. The increase in black murders resulted in a citywide increase from 471 to 536.
Why Has This Happened?“There are many reasons for the jump,”
said Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton).
He squarely places blame on the down-fall of the economy, failure of the family structure, the ease of getting weapons and the “macho mindset of shoot first and the rise of gang violence.”
Sanders dubbed these as symptoms of a systematic failure.
“This is a failure at every level,” Sand-ers said. “It’s a failing of parenting, of our schools, of our leaders in government, and of our society as a whole.”
The numbers are even more daunting where the weapon and murder suspect are concerned. The report states that 61 percent of the City’s murdered victims were shot. When counting only black men, 90 percent of victims were killed by gunfire. At about 85 percent of the time, the arrested suspect and victim were both black.
“We first have to identify that these crimes are happening by us against us,” said Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica).
Reacting To NumbersState Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis)
said there are three challenges to the issue of guns and murder on City streets – acces-sibility, need for employment and mental health.
Though Queens ranked third in mur-ders citywide, with 19 percent, Southeast Queens is the hotbed for homicides within the borough. In 2010, from Jan. 1 to Oct. 14, there were at least 40 murders.
At the tail end of the summer, six mur-ders in September caused Southeast Queens politicians to turn up the volume. They hosted town halls and press conferences. Officials asked the NYPD to bolster its presence in trouble spots and rotate critical resources; there were calls for education to change the mindset of children in the community; residents and politicians volunteered to walk the neighborhood on Friday night.
The effort has since subsided. Comrie admitted that the walks have
become infrequent. He said for about four weeks the program worked, but it has since been confined to the area around Sutphin Boulevard.
“It never expanded,” he said.
Becoming ProactiveThe Rev. Charles Norris Sr., a noted
pastor and activist in Southeast Queens, lambasted politicians for not doing more to curb the violence.
“I’m really disappointed in what our elect-ed officials are doing about the problem,” he said. “To me, they are doing nothing.”
State Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) disagreed.
“We’ve been working hard in that com-munity,” Huntley said. “Let’s be real; there is not much legislation you can pass that can keep people from killing each other.”
To combat the ills, all the officials are touting varying solutions.
Huntley said she is actively trying to reopen the Baisley Houses Youth Center and is funding renovations for the South Jamaica Houses center, which would give teens a place to call their own.
“I’m doing what I can on my end and everybody should do what they can on
Gun Murders Of Blacks In QueensOn Rise Despite Drop In Crime
their end,” she said. Sanders and Norris both advocate for a
gun buyback program, which would “stop the flood of illegal guns,” the councilman said.
Sanders also advocates teaching teenag-ers conflict resolution via youth courts, which is “one of the better ways of dealing with this issue.” He added that diversion programs can also be used to catch youth before they fall into a life of crime.
Smith said Operation S.N.U.G., a statewide program, deals with the three challenges. The program is modeled after Cease Fire Chicago. Quoting U.S. Justice Department stats, Smith credits the pro-gram with decreasing illegal gun violence by 16 to 35 percent. S.N.U.G. dispatches “violence interrupters” in the aftermath of a shooting to try to bring the victim and perpetrators together. The program also looks into gainful unemployment and uses former criminals to deter violence.
Another component Smith is working on is the P3 Gun Buyback Program. He said the program would include a public and private partnership to fund the buyback, though the groups, which include the NYPD, district attorneys, private sector industries, clergy and Operation S.N.U.G. have yet to meet
to finalize their mode of attack,“P3 is about to come to New York City,”
Smith said.It’s Up To The People
Wills, who is mere months into his first year in office, said he is building community partnerships.
“We have to get non-profits, community based partnerships, clergy and a relation-ship with the NYPD that is not just spoken about,” Wills said. He also advocated for ex-convicts to be part of the solution.
“We need to understand how self-hate can make you pull a trigger on another man of color,” Wills said. “The only people who can speak to that are the people who have committed those crimes.”
Since taking office in November, Wills said he has partnered with two community based organizations that have created Satur-day academies at PS 123 and PS 155.
Comrie suggested residents outfit their homes with security cameras and request the NYPD support the community.
“Hopefully we can catch more of these people,” he said.
Reach Reporter Sasha Austrie at [email protected], or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 123.
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Borough Beat
BY JOSEPH OROVIC
The borough's community boards have
some long-time members, but few can
match Rose Bruno. The CB 11 member
served her last meeting on Monday, March
7, rounding off a career of civic participa-
tion that predates the community board
system by more than a decade.
To honor her service, Deputy Borough
President Barry Grodenchik brought a
proclamation from Borough President
Helen Marshall, thanking Bruno for her
service and dubbing March 7 "Rose Bruno
Day."
Days later, sitting in her kitchen, the
vivacious 97-year-old was still at a loss for
words. The thought of "Rose Bruno Day"
had not sunk in. It was explained to her
that "If there was a Queens calendar,
March 7 would be your day." Her eye-
brows rose slightly.
"I had no idea," she said.
Bruno's tenure on the board has seen
five Borough Presidents get elected, nu-
merous civic associations come and go,
countless board meetings and the trans-
formation of Auburndale, her home, from
a pastoral remnant into a suburban es-
cape.
Ever the family woman, she measures
things differently: eight grandkids and
five great grandchildren to be exact.
"It was a privilege to serve for so long
with so many good people," she said.
Her absence will be felt by the board
she served, said CB 11 Chair Jerry
Iannece.
"I wish I had a dozen more members
like her," he said. "She was responsible,
diligent, and always there. […] Replace
her? I don't think you ever can."
Bruno saw many a political career take
off during her tenure as well. More re-
cently, she was around for State Sen.
Tony Avella's (D-Bayside) early forays
into civic activism, and worked alongside
former Borough President Claire Shulman,
who was also an inaugural member of the
same board.
"She's a wonderful, wonderful woman,"
said Shulman, who served as the original
planning board's recording secretary while
Bruno acted as corresponding secretary.
"She also hardly ever missed a meeting;
low key but very smart. She is really all the
best that civic workers are."
Bruno's lengthy civic resume includes
the Good Citizenship League, the Com-
munity Advisory Board of Flushing Hos-
pital, League of Women Voters and, most
of all, the Flushing Council of Women's
Organizations. She served as the group's
President through its most active stretch,
which included a movement to save Flush-
ing Town Hall.
Her reputation as a rest-
less member of the commu-
nity led then-Borough Presi-
dent Mario Cariello to re-
quest her participation in a
newly-formed planning
board in 1967.
"I said, 'What's a plan-
ning board?'" Bruno recalled.
The first years proved a
pivotal era, as the Boards
carved their own niche into
civic and governmental life.
"We started to design
what we were supposed to
do at the very beginning,"
Shulman said of the time. "It
was just service delivery pri-
marily. Then it kind of grew. It was a lot
more than a civic association."
Bruno learned to keep her political
ideals and partisanship under wraps. Open
allegiances, she believes, hinder the nego-
tiation process.
"Because I was never political, I felt I
could be better," she said. Shulman still
has no idea what political party Bruno
favors.
Bruno first moved to the borough with
her husband Mario in 1944, buying a
house in then-middle -of -nowhere
Auburndale.
She kept records of her civic work,
CB Elder Steps Away From Her Post
CB 11 Chairman Jerry Iannece (l.) and Councilman Dan
Halloran (r.) observe as Deputy Borough President Barry
Grodenchik presents Rose Bruno with the latest of a lifetime
On March 9th the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation met in the Har-vest Room for its bi-monthly meeting of its Downtown Committee, which isdedicated to the quality of life in the greater Jamaica area.
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Speakers Renée Hicks and Annette Scalise discuss the program agendawith Chairman William Martin.
Featured speaker Renée Hicks, Vice-President for Program Operations atSafe Space, a community-based an-chor whose various neighborhoodcontributions include strengtheningfamilies, providing mental health ser-vices, and supporting academic suc-cess through school partnerships.
Featured speaker Susan Jacobs, Ex-ecutive Director of the Center forFamily Representation, whose mis-sion is to provide families in crisiswith free legal assistance and socialwork services to enable children tostay with their parents safely and tokeep these children out of foster carewhenever possible.
Featured speaker Annette Scalise, asocial worker from the Tender CareHuman Services, an organization thatprovides educational, behavioral,residential, recreational and respiteservices to individuals with autismand developmental disorders.
Deputy Inspector Charles McEvoy,Commanding Officer of the 103rd Pre-cinct, reported to the meeting thepositive state of crime-fighting in thelocal area.
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CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flushinglibrary at 2.TEEN TUTORINGSaturdays, March 19, 26 atthe Bayside library at 10.TEST FESTSaturday, March 19 withthe Princeton Review at theRidgewood library. Register.OPEN MICSunday, March 20 at theCentral library at 2.TEEN TUTORINGMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Bayside library at 3:30.LAPTOPS FOR TEENSMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Hollis library at 4.CHESS CLUBMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Lefferts library at 6.KNIT & CROCHETMondays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4.SHSAT PRACTICEMonday, March 21 at theCambria Heights library at 3.YOUTH JOB FAIRMonday, March 21 at theFar Rockaway library at 3.TEST FESTMonday, March 21 with thePr ince ton Rev iew a t theSouth Hollis l ibrary. Regis-ter .COLLEGE BOUNDMonday, March 21 CollegeBound Club for Teens at 4 atthe Central library.SAT/ACT ADMISSIONSMonday, March 21 at theRichmond Hill library. Reg-ister.TEEN COMPUTERMonday, March 21 TeenCompute r Lounge a t theRochda le V i l l age l ib rar y.Register .COLLEGE PREPMonday, March 21 at thePomonok library at 5.MINI TABLE TENNISTuesday, March 22 comeplay table tennis at 4 at theLIC library.BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Hillcrest library at 3:30.LAPTOPS FOR TEENSTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Hollis library at 4.TEEN GAME DAYTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Rochdale Village libraryat 4.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Baisley Park library. Reg-ister.COLLEGE PROCESSTuesdays, March 22, April11 at the Far Rockaway li-brary at 3:30.GRAPHIC NOVELISTTuesday, March 22 meetg raph ic nove l i s t Ne i lNumberman at 3:30 at theMiddle Village library.LANYARD MANIATuesday, March 22 at theBriarwood library at 4.IMAGE CONSULTANTTuesday, March 22 at theCambr ia He igh t s l i b rar y.Register .TEEN TRIVIATuesday, March 22 at theSeaside library at 4:30.CHESSWednesdays at 3:30 at theQueens Village library.TEEN COMPUTERWednesday, March 23 TeenCompute r Lounge a t theRochda le V i l l age l ib rar y.
Register .LEARN MAGICWednesday, March 23 atthe Woodside library at 4.TEST FESTThursday, March 24 with thePrinceton Review at the BayTerrace library. Register.FUTURE WRITERSSaturday, March 26 bookclub at the LIC library at 11.
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FAMILY RESOURCESaturday, March 19 FamilyResource Day w i th in foabout summer camps, childcare programs, educationalresources Flushing library at11.COLLEGE PROCESSTuesdays, March 22, April11 parents can learn aboutthe college process at 3:30at the Far Rockaway library.YOGA FOR PARENTSThursday, March 24 at theRidgewood library. Register.
PARANORMALSaturday, March 19 Paran-o rma l and Mys te ry BookClub will discuss “No SecondChance” LIC library at 3:30.AVI POSNICKMonday , March 21 Av iPosnick speaks at the BaysideJewish Center at 2 :30 on“Education is the Road toPeace.” 352-7900.INVESTOR TALKMonday, March 21 Inves-tor Education Seminar withSt. John’s Universit y Schoolof Law Securities ArbitrationClinic Flushing library 6:30.INTRO TO TAROTMonday, March 21 at theSeaside library at 6:30.POMONOKWednesday, March 23 “TheBlindness of the Heart” willbe discussed at the Pomonokbook club at 2.FRESH MEADOWSWednesday, March 23 “Ma-jor Pettigrew’s Last Stand”Fresh Meadows l ibrary at2:30.FINANCIAL LITERACYThursday, March 24 learn tomanage your persona l f i -nances at the Central library.RICHMOND HILLThursday, March 24 Rich-mond Hill Book Club at 3.PHILOSOPHY CLUBThursday, March 24 at theSeaside library at 6:30.WOMEN MOVERSSaturday, March 26 Wo-men Mak ing Moves : TheThree Ps: for Success: Plat-form, Power, Publishing at10:30 Langston Hughes l i -brary.DIE FREESaturday, March 26 authorCheryl Wil ls speaks abouther book “Die Free: A He-roic Family History” at 1:30at Barnes & Noble, 176-60Union Turnpike, Fresh Mead-ows.WOMEN & FOODSunday, March 27 “Mom’sHome Cooking: Women &Food in Queens History” lec-ture 2:30 Queens HistoricalSociet y. $8 non-members,$5 members. 939-0647.
SENIORS
AARP CHORUSL ike to s ing? The AARPQueens Chorus holds prac-t ice rehearsals for perfor -mances at nursing homes,rehab and senior centers .523-1330.FREE LUNCHSaturday, March 19 at AllSaints Church in RichmondHill. 849-2352 reservations.TAI CHI CLASSESMondays at 9 Pomonok Se-nior Center, 67-09 KissenaBlvd, Flushing. 591-3377.TAX HELPMondays, March 21, 28 freeindividual income tax coun-seling for low-income olderadults at 1 at the Sunnysidelibrary.AARP 1405Monday, March 21 Flush-ing AARP Chapter meets atthe Bowne Street Commu-n i t y Church , 143 -11Roosevelt Avenue at 1.CAREGIVERSEvery Tuesday CaregiversSupport group at 3:30-4:30at the Se l fhe lp Clearv iewSenior Center, 208-11 26th
Avenue, Bayside. 631-1886.TAX HELPTuesdays , March 22 , 29AARP free individual incometax counsel ing for low- in -come older adults at 1 at theBayside library. Also on Tues-day, March 22 at the Hollislibrary at 1.STAY WELLWednesdays at 10:15 at theEast Elmhurst library for ex-ercise and other health re-lated programs.WOMANSPACEWednesdays Womanspace,a discussion group devotedto i s sues concern ingwomen, meets 1 -3 at theGreat Neck Senior Center,80 Grace Avenue.TAX HELPWednesdays, March 23, 30f ree tax help for low andmiddle incomes at the BroadChannel library at 1.TAX HELPThursdays , March 24, 31AARP free individual incometax counsel ing for low- in -come older adults at 1 at theFresh Meadows library.STARSFridays, March 25, April 1at 10:30 at the Queens Vil-lage library. Senior TheaterActing Repertory meets.FREE LUNCHSaturday , March 26 a tChurch of the Resurrectionin Kew Gardens. 847-2649reservations.
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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.KIDS’ THEATERThrough Saturday, April 9LaMicro Children’s TheaterWorkshop at the Sunnysidelibrary.STORY TIMESaturdays, March 19, 26,April 2 at the Ridgewoodlibrary at 11.STORY TIMESaturday, March 19 at theFlushing library at 11.ART FOR TOTSSaturdays, March 19, April16, Sundays, February 27,March 27, April 10 Art forTots 2-4 at the Noguchi Mu-seum. 204-7088.CATERPILLAR STORYSaturday, March 19 VeryHungry Ca te rp i l l a r S to rytime at 11 at Barnes & Noble,176 -60 Un ion Tu rnp ike ,Fresh Meadows.TEEN TUTORINGSaturdays, March 19, 26 atthe Bayside library at 10.MATH HELPSaturdays at the Flushing li-brary at 10.SCIENCE LABSaturdays, March 19, 26,April 2 at the Central libraryat 11.CHESS CLUBSaturdays at the Flushinglibrary at 2.STORY TIMESSaturdays at 11 and Tues-days at 10:30 weekly storytimes at 7 at Barnes & Noble,176 -60 Un ion Tu rnp ike ,Fresh Meadows.ANIMAL HOMESSaturday, March 19 at AlleyPond Environmental Center.229-4000 to register.ART FOR FAMILIESSunday, March 20 for fami-lies with children 5-11 at theNoguch i Museum. 204 -7088.KNIT & CROCHETMondays a t 4 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -b ra r y. B r ing need les andyarn.AFTERSCHOOL TIMEMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Arverne library at 3.CRAFT KIDSMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Flushing library at 3.HOMEWORK HELPMonday, March 21 wi thBOOST at the LIC library at3 .TEEN TUTORINGMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Bayside library at 3:30.CUDDLE-UP TIMEMondays , March 21 , 28Russ ian Cudd le -Up S to ryTime at the Forest Hil ls l i -brary at 3:30.CHESS CLUBMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Lefferts library at 6.LIVE ANIMALSMonday, March 21 at theCorona library. Register.PERFECT PETMonday, March 21 at 3 atthe Corona library and 4:30at the Jackson Heights l i -brary. Meet and learn aboutsome unusual pets.PLAY-DOH PARTYMonday, March 21 for thosein K-3 at the Fresh Meadows
library at 3:30.CIRCLE OF FRIENDSTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Glen Oaks library at 11.HOMEWORK HELPTuesday, March 22 wi thBOOST at the LIC library at3 .BOOK BUDDIESTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Hillcrest library at 3:30.DUNGEONS & DRAGONSTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Baisley Park library. Reg-ister.NUTRITION WORKSHOPTuesday, March 22 at theRidgewood library. Register.BOOST WOMENTuesday, March 22 BOOSTWomen’ s H i s to ry Monthprogram at the McGoldricklibrary at 5.CHESSWednesdays at the QueensVillage library at 3:30.CRAFTSWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Steinway library at 11.First come, first served.FAMILY COLORINGWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Queensboro Hil l l i -brary at 11:15.HOMEWORK HELPWednesday, March 23 withBOOST at the LIC library at3 .CHESS & CHECKERSWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Woodside library at 3.FUN READINGWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Bay Terrace library at3:30.CROCHETINGWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Bayside library. Regis-ter .CHESS CLUBWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Ridgewood library at4 .FAMILY STORYTIMEWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Queensboro Hil l l i -brary at 11.STORY TIMEWednesday, March 23 atthe East E lmhurst l ib rary.Register .BABY CRAWLWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Forest Hills library at1:30.NECKLACEWednesday, March 23 Na-t i ve Amer i can Neck laceworkshop at the Fresh Mead-ows library. Register.WAND CRAFTWednesday, March 23 Rain-bow Wand Craft at the EastFlushing library. Register.DISCOVER SCIENCEThursdays , March 24, 31wi th BOOST a t theMcGoldrick library at 5.HOMEWORK HELPThursday, March 24 withBOOST at the LIC library at3 .ARTS & CRAFTSThursday, March 24 at theAuburndale library at 4.AFTERSCHOOL TIMEThursdays, March 24, 31 atthe Arverne library at 3.SPRING CRAFTThursday, March 24 at thePomonok library at 3:30.BOOK TALKThursday, March 24 at thePoppenhusen library at 3:30.CHESS CLUBFridays at the Poppenhusen
library at 3:30.GAME DAYFr idays a t 3 :30 a t theQueens Village library.GAME PLAYERS CLUBFridays at the Hillcrest libraryat 4.GAME TIMEFridays at the Windsor Parklibrary at 4.CHESS CLUBFridays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library. Register.ACTIVITY TIMEFridays at the Briarwood li-brary at 3:30.RAISING READERSFriday, March 25 at the Pen-insula library at 10:30.WII SPORTSFriday, March 25 a t theMaspeth library at 3:30.GAME DAYFriday, March 25 BOOSTGame Day at the McGoldricklibrary at 5.FAMILY STORY TIMEFridays, March 25, April 1at the Seaside library at 11.HOMEWORK HELPFr iday , March 25 w i thBOOST at the LIC library at3 .BOOK BUDDIESFriday, March 25 a t theBayside library at 4.ARTS & CRAFTSFriday, March 25 a t theBriarwood library at 4.ARTS & CRAFTSFriday, March 25 at the EastFlushing library. Register.BOOK BUDDIESFriday, March 25 a t theFresh Meadows library at 4.CRAFTERNOONSFridays, March 25, April 1at the Ridgewood l ibrary.Register .PRESCHOOL CRAFTSFriday, March 25 a t theSunnyside library. Register.GAME DAYSFridays, March 25, April 1at the Bay Terrace library at2:30.READ TO MEFriday, March 25 a t theBriarwood library at 3.
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SLOW DANCEMarch 18-27 new Americanmusical Slow Dance will beperformed at Queens The-atre in the Park. 760-0064.ALL SHOOK UPSunday, March 27 featuresElvis songs at Queensbor-ough Communit y Col lege.631-6311.IN ARABIAMay 6-13 “In Arabia We’dAl l Be Kings” by StephenAdly Guirgis at Queensbor-ough Communit y Col lege.631-6284. $10, seniors $4,faculty and students $3.KILLING KOMPANYThe Ki l l ing Company per -forms mystery dinner shows.1-888-SHOOT-EM.
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INTRO FACEBOOKSaturday, March 19 at theLIC library at 10.FLOWER ARRANGE.Saturday, March 19 Cel -ebrate spring with a flowerarrangement demonstrationat the Bayside library at 2:30.PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturdays, March 19, April2, 16, 30 learn to communi-cate effectively at ElmhurstHospital. 646-436-7940.BECOME A CITIZENSaturdays, March 19, 26 atthe LIC library.CRAFT CLASSESSaturdays 11 -3 at Mar iaRose International Doll Mu-seum in S t . A lbans . 276 -3454.SCRABBLE CLUBSaturdays at 10 at CountBasie Jr. HS, 132nd Street andGuy R. Brewer Blvd. 886-5236.PET OWNERSSundays (not on holidays)from 1-4 free workshops onpet behavior at CrocheronPark in Bays ide (weatherpermitting). 454-5800.KNIT & CROCHETMondays at the Douglaston/Little Neck library at 4.DRAWING CLASSMondays at the National ArtLeague in Douglaston. 361-0628.ADULT CHESSMondays and Thursdays atthe Queens Village library at5:30.BEGIN ENGLISHMondays and Wednesdaysf r ee Beg inner s Eng l i shC las ses 10 -11 :30 a t thePomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing.591-3377.BALLROOM DANCEMondays, March 21, 28 Ball-room Danc ing w i th J i ngChen at the Forest Hills li -brary at 6:30.POETRY WRITINGMonday, March 21 poetrywr i t ing workshops a t theWoodhaven l ibrar y. Regis -ter .COMPUTER EMAILMonday, March 21 Com-puter Class Email at the FreshMeadows library. First come,first served at 10:30.FIND A JOBMonday, March 21 How toSearch the Internet to Finda Job at the Central library at6:30.ENGLISH CONVERSATIONMondays, March 21, 28 atthe LeF rak Ci t y l ibrary at10:30.CHESS CLUBMondays, March 21, 28 atthe Lefferts library at 6.BASIC COMPUTERTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Astoria, LIC and Glen-dale libraries. Register.INTRO EXCELMonday, March 21 Intro-duc t ion to Exce l a t theMaspeth library at 6.COMPUTER CLASSTuesdays at the Sunnysidelibrary. Register.KNIT & CROCHETTuesdays at the WindsorPark library at 2.SCRABBLE CLUBTuesdays at the East Flush-ing library at 3:30.COMPUTER CLASSTuesdays, March 22, 29 at
the Arverne library at 10.INTRO COMPUTERSTuesdays, March 22, 29 atthe Peninsula library. Regis-ter .MICROSOFT WORDTuesday, March 22 at theMcGoldrick library. Register.COMPUTER BASICSTuesday, March 22 at theQueens Village library. Reg-ister.ADVANCED COMPUTERTuesday, March 22 at theSteinway library. Register.TAX PREPTuesday and Thursday,March 22, 24 Self-GuidedTax P repa ra t ion a t t heSteinway library. Register.COMPUTER TIPSTuesday, March 22 Tips andTricks of Using Computersat the Maspeth library at 1.MEDITATIONTuesday, March 22 Medita-t ion fo r Body , Mind andSpirit at 2 at the Belleroselibrary. Thursday, March 24at the Steinway library at 6.GET YOUR YARNS OUT!Tuesdays after evening Min-yan at 8, knitters, crochet-ers, needlepointers, and oth-ers meet at the Forest HillsJewish Center . 263-7000,ext. 200.DUPLICATE BRIDGEWednesdays 10:30-3:00 atthe Reform Temple of For-est Hi l l s . $12 sess ion, in -cludes light lunch. 261-2900.WATERCOLOR CLASSWednesdays at 9:30 at NAL.Tradit ional and contempo-rary, all levels. 969-1128.INDOOR SOCCER – DADSWednesday evenings at theForest Hills Jewish Center.263-7000.SCRABBLEWednesdays, March 23, 30at the Forest Hills library at2 .INTRO EMAILWednesday, March 23 atthe Central library. Register.EMAIL BASICSWednesday, March 23 atthe Windsor Park l ibrary.Register .QUILTING CLASSESThursdays 10-2 at the MariaRose Dol l Museum in S t .Albans. 276-3454 or 917-817-8653 to register.CHESS CLUBThursdays at the East Flush-ing library. Register.COMPUTER CLASSThursdays at the Queens-boro Hill library. Register.KNIT & CROCHETThursdays a t the F reshMeadows library at 6.SKETCHINGThursday, March 24 TheEssentials of Sketch at theFlushing library at 7.WRITERS’ WORKSHOPThursday, March 24 at theBayside library. Register.COMPUTER CLASSFriday, March 25 a t theMiddle Village library. Reg-ister.KNITTING CLUBFridays at the Maspeth li-brary at 10.KNIT & CROCHETFridays at the Fresh Mead-ows library at 10:30.ESL CLUBFriday, March 25 a t theLefrak City library at 10:30.SCRABBLE
Fridays Bananagrams andScrabble at the Windsor Parklibrary at 2:30.GAME DAYFridays, March 25, April 1chess, checkers and otherboard games at 2:30 at theBay Terrace library.CHESS CLUBFr iday , March 25 a t theAuburndale library at 3:30.DEFENSIVE DRIVINGSaturday, March 26 at theKnights of Columbus in Val-ley Stream. 341-0452.INTERVIEW PREPSaturday, March 26 Inter-view Preparation Workshopfor Adults at 3 at the Broad-way library.FM POETSSaturday, March 26 FreshMeadows Poets meet to dis-cuss and critique their workat 10 at the Forest Hills li-brary.
MEET THE COMPOSERSaturday , March 19 a tQueens Co l lege . Fo r thefamily. 793-8080.HAITIANSaturday, March 19 Haitianauthor talk followed by mu-sic and dance at 2 at theCentral library.AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZSaturday, March 19 at theFlushing library at 2.ART IN NYSaturday, March 19 Art inNY: From Jackson Pollock toAndy Warhol and Beyond atthe Forest Hi l l s l ibrary at2:30.FOLK & PROTESTSaturday, March 19 SongsThat Moved a Generation:Folk and Protest Songs of the1960s at the Peninsula l i -brary at 2:30.OPEN MICSunday, March 20 at theCentral library at 2.UKRAINIAN DANCESunday, March 20 Voloshkyperforms at 3 at Queens-bor-ough Communit y Col lege.631-6311.JEWISH CONCERTMonday, March 21 Interna-tional Resource Center pre-sents Music and Voices ofthe Mu l t i cu l tu ra l J ew i shCommunit y at the Flushinglibrary at 6.IRISH MUSICMonday, March 21 Irish Tra-ditional Music with fiddlerBernadette Fee and vocalistMary Cour tney a t theSunnyside library at 6.MOVIE & TALKMondays the F r iends o fPomonok present a movieand discussion. Bring lunch.1 at the Pomonok library.BINGOTuesdays at 7:15 at Ameri-can Martyrs Church, churchbasement , 216 -01 Un ionTurnp ike , Bays ide . 464 -4582. Tuesdays at 7:15(doors open 6) at the RegoPark Jewish Center, 97-30Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3admis s ion inc ludes 12games.CHAMBER MUSICTuesday, March 22 Musicof Beethoven, Dvorak andFaure. Tuesday, Apri l 12Jazz from Queens College.Friday, April 22 Windscape.Tuesday, Apr i l 26 Lu c yShelton and Friends. Friday,May 6 C la remont Tr io .LeF rak Concer t Ha l l a tQueens College at 10. Freepark ing . $95 ser ies . 997 -3802.CZESLAW MILOSZTuesday, March 22 Centen-nial Celebration of the Workof Czeslaw Milosz at 7 in theMusic Bui lding at QueensCollege. $20. 793-8080.BLUESThursday, March 24 EddieLee Isaacs and the Rockin’S ide o f the B lues a t theWhitestone library at 2.SONGS OF THE 60SThursday, March 24 Songso f the S i x t i e s a t theMcGoldrick library at 2:30.OPEN MICThursday, March 24 at theEast Elmhurst library at 6.LIVE JAZZFridays through December13 at 180-25 Linden Blvd..,S t . A lbans . 347-262-1169
ticket information.ABBAMANIASaturday , March 26 a tQueensborough Commu-nity College. 631-6311.DOO-WOPSaturday, March 26 annualfundraising Doo Wop con-cert at Beach Channel HS.755-6262.RUSSIAN FESTIVALSaturday, March 26 at theFlushing l ibrary start ing atnoon.WOMEN’S HISTORYSaturday, March 26 ce l -ebrating Women’s HistoryMonth with New Voices inF i c t ion a t the Langs tonHughes library at 1.SYMPHONY 101Saturday, March 26 at 1 atthe Lefferts library and at 3at the Bayside library.MERCERSaturday, March 26 tributeto Johnny Mercer at the For-est Hills library at 2.ART IN EUROPE
Saturday, March 26 Pro-vocative Fin de Siecle: Artin Europe at the End of the19 th Century at the FreshMeadows library at 3.LATIN/AFRO-CARIBBEANSaturday, March 26 at theLangston Hughes library at3:30.PET THEATRESunday, March 27 GregoryPopovich Comedy Pet The-atre at Queens College. 793-8080.KAROAKESunday, March 27 at theCommunity House in ForestHills. 279-3006 for ticket in-formation. Fundraiser for theOratorio Society of Queens.RAGTIMESunday, March 27 ParagonRagtime Orchestra at Flush-ing Town Hall. 894-2178.STAMP SHOWSunday, March 27 at theRamada Inn, 220-33 North-ern Blvd., Bayside. Free. 10-4:30.HEALTH
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS7 days a week. 962-6244.TAKE CONTROLSaturday, March 19 TakeControl of your Health at thePeninsula Hospital Rehabili-tation Center in the Medita-t ion room, 51 -15 BeachChanne l Dr i ve , Fa rRockaway.ZUMBASaturday, March 19 at theLangs ton Hughes l ib ra r y.Register .CHAIR YOGAMonday, March 21 at theRosedale library. Register.ZUMBAMondays, March 21, 28 atthe St. Albans library. Regis-ter .ASK THE DOCTORMonday, March 21 at theLIC library at 6.CHAIR YOGATuesday, March 22 Wood-haven library. Register.CHAIR YOGATuesday, March 22 RegoPark library. Register.ALZHEIMERSTuesday, March 22Caregiver Support Group inForest Hills. 592-5757, ext.237.LOSE WEIGHTTuesday, March 22 Maxi-mize Your Metabol i sm toLose Weigh t a t 2 a t theHillcrest library.FIBROMYALGIATuesday, March 22 at theFresh Meadows library at 3.ZUMBAWednesday , March 23Zumba Class at the Flushinglibrary. Register.OAThursdays a t the HowardBeach library at 10:30.ZUMBAThursday, March 24 at theCorona library. Register.HATHA YOGAThursdays, March 24, 31 atthe Queensboro Hill libraryat 6 . Br ing mat and wearcomfortable clothing.CHAIR YOGAThursday , March 24Howard Beach library. Reg-ister.ZUMBAFr iday , March 25 a t theAstoria library. Register.
MEETINGS
BELLA ITALIA MIASundays, March 20, April 10Bella Italia Mia will meet.457-4816.P-FLAGSunday, March 20 PFLAG,a support group for parents,families and friends of lesbi-ans and gays, meet in ForestHills. 271-6663.MENS CLUB SOCCERTuesday evenings at the For-est Hills Jewish Center. 263-7000.FH VACWednesdays , March 23 ,April 27 Forest Hills Volun-teer Ambulance Corp meets.793-2055.ST. ALBANS CIVICSunday, March 27 St. AlbansCivic Improvement Associa-t ion meet s a t S t . A lbansLu the ran Church , 200 th
Street and 199th Avenue inthe undercroft at 1:30.JEWISH VETSSunday, March 27 JewishWar Veterans of the USALipsky/Blum Post meet at theGarden Jewish Center. 463-4742.
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SPRING TREASURESaturday, March 19 9:30-3:30 and Sunday, March 2011:30-3:30 bake and booksale, used clothing, more atChurch of the Resurrection,85 -09 118 th S t ree t , R i ch -mond Hill.FLEA MARKETSunday, March 20 9-4 fleamarket and e thn ic Po l i shbake sale at St. Josaphat, 35th
Avenue and 210th S t ree t ,Bayside.SPRING BOOK SALESunday, March 27 9-3 at theBe l l e rose Jew i sh Cente r .Books, records, DVDs andmore. 254-04 Union Turn-pike, Floral Park.
REFORM TEMPLEFriday, March 18 “HealingPsalms” author will be theguest speaker at the 8pmShabbat service. Sunday,March 20 Purim Celebrationwith “Megillah Mia,” a sing-a-long at 10. Reform Templeof Forest Hills, 71-11 112th
Street. 261-2900.REGO PARK JCSaturday, March 19 ce l -ebrate Purim at 8. Sunday,March 27 l i gh t b runch ,make collage art, appreciatepoetry and join in singingYiddish songs. $5. 11:30am.Rego Park Jewish Center ,97 -30 Queens B lvd . 459 -1000.HILLCRESTSaturday, March 19 PurimCelebration 7:30. Sunday,March 20 Minyan 8:30 fol-lowed by Megillah readingat 9:15. Hillcrest Jewish Cen-
ter, 183-02 Union Turnpike,Flushing. 380-4145.FOREST HILLSSunday, March 20 7 th An-nua l Pur im Carn iva l a f terMegillah reading noon-2:30.Come in your favorite cos-tume! Fores t Hi l l s JewishCenter. 263-7000, ext. 200.BAYSIDE JCSunday, March 20 Purim on32nd Avenue with a hot buf-fet dinner and music at theBayside Jewish Center. $22.352-7900.BELLEROSE JCSunday, March 20 PurimCarnival following the 10amreading . Be l le rose JewishCenter, 254-04 Union Turn-pike, Floral Park. 343-9001.PURIM PARTYTuesday, March 22 Park HillsHadassah Chapter will holda Hadassah Purim Party atthe Rego Park Jewish Cen-ter. 275-0636.LUTHERAN REDEEMERWednesdays, March 23, 30Midweek Lenten Service at7:30. Lutheran Church of theRedeemer, 157-16 65th Av-enue, Flushing. 358-2744.JEWISH MEDITATIONThursdays, March 24, April7 at the Hi l lcrest JewishCenter. $10 suggested do-nation. 380-4145. 7:30.
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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class
Andrew R. Cruz graduated from basic mili-
tary training at Lackland Air Force Base,
San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive,
eight-week program that included train-
ing in military discipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical fitness, and
basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training
earn four credits toward an associate in
applied science degree through the Com-
munity College of the Air Force.
Cruz earned distinction as an honor
graduate.
He is the son of Patricia Cruz of
Andrew R. Cruz
Rockaway Park, and brother of Tina Cruz
of Rockaway Beach.
The airman graduated in 2007 from
Christ The King Regional High School,
Middle Village.
The following students are on the
Dean’s List for their outstanding aca-
demic achievement for the Fall 2010 se-
mester from Harpur College of Arts and
Sciences at Binghamton University, State
University of New York.
The criteria for the Dean’s Honors list
is a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Jennifer D. Etienne of Cambria
Heights, Sharisse Chante Grimes of St.
Albans, Kristina C. Smith of St. Albans,
Samuel Opoku-Acheampong of Springfield
Gardens, Ashley Symone Baird of
Rosedale, Samantha Michaelle Garcon of
Rosedale, Shannon M. Green of Rosedale,
Rebecca Abimbola Olufade of Rosedale,
Brian P. Lee of Jamaica, Mohammad
Mairaj Khan of Bellerose, Justin Daniel
Mathew of Bellerose, Tabitha Witthauer
of Bellerose, Christine Marie Hernandez
of Queens Village, Thomas M.
McElhenney of Bellerose, Kathleen Anne
Zabala of Queens Village, Madalyn L.
Lesman of Jamaica Estates, Alyssa
Hannah Lowenwirt of Jamaica, Carol
Guerra of Briar wood, Weijing Ji of
Briarwood, Caroline Anne Marguerite
Perny of Jamaica, Swagato Bhattacharyya
of Far Rockaway, Marva Amanda Forsyth
of Far Rockaway, Amanda Grannis of Far
Rockaway, Kasparas Vilimas of Arverne
and Tammie A. Schneider of Belle Harbor.
The following students are on the
Dean’s List for their outstanding aca-
demic achievement for the Fall 2010 se-
mester from the Decker School of Nurs-
ing at Binghamton University, State Uni-
versity of New York.
The criteria for the Dean’s Honors list
is a minimum grade point of 3.5.
Sophia Buszwatiuk of Astoria, Janice
Hou of Flushing, Katherine Becerra of
Flushing, Anna Kristina Madrazo of Jack-
son Heights, Charles K. Young of Rego
Park and Nikkon Santarina Singh of Ja-
maica.
The New York Lottery announced the
names of area Lottery players who
claimed a winning ticket from one of the
Lottery’s live drawings between Feb. 27
and March 5. The following winners each
received a cash prize valued at $10,000
or more.
Mark Mosias of Astoria who won
$10,000 on the Mega Millions drawing
of Feb. 22. Mosias’s winning ticket was
purchased at the Wandy’s Market at 34-
17 28th Ave. in Astoria.
Awadkumar Jewat of Woodhaven who
won $10,000 on the Mega Millions draw-
ing of Feb. 25. Jewat’s winning ticket was
purchased at the 7-Eleven at 99-49
Horace Harding Blvd. in Corona.
Jorge Orellana of Jamaica who won
$32,487 on the Take Five drawing of Feb.
27. Orellana’s winning ticket was pur-
chased at the Lucky D & J Convenient
Store at 42-33 College Point Blvd. in
Flushing.
Fernando Garcia of Long Island City
who won $10,000 on the Mega Millions
drawing of Jan. 4. Garcia’s winning ticket
was purchased at the Jackson News &
Magazine at 49-17 Vernon Blvd. in Long
Island City.
Haniff Mohammed of Hollis who won
$32,487 on the Take Five drawing of Feb.
27. Mohammed’s winning ticket was pur-
chased at the Honish Deli Grocery at
182-46 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica.
Evangelos Zimnis of Middle Village who
won $24,291 on the Take Five drawing of
Feb. 28. Zimnis’s winning ticket was pur-
chased at the Middle Village Card at 79-
24 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village.
Widener University School of Law
Dean Linda L. Ammons recently an-
nounced the fall 2010 dean’s list of stu-
dents for the Delaware campus. Students
named to the list earned a grade point
average in the top 20 percent of their class
and division for the semester.
They include Jade Morrison o f
Rockaway Park.
Conf ident ia l ly, New York . . .
As this is Women’s HistoryMonth, the National Women’s Hallof Fame in Seneca Falls – the birth-place of Women’s Suffrage andthe fight for equal rights – hasnamed a handful of new inductees– and a Queens gal has made thelist.
The 11 women inducted includesuch luminaries as Coretta ScottKing and Donna Shalala, but alsojoining the list is Billie Holiday.The sultry yet troubled songstresswho lived in South Flushing diedmore than 50 years ago, but herinfluence is seen today amongsome of the best singers in pop,jazz and R&B.
Congratulations, again, LadyDay.
HummingDid someone make a wrong turn
at Kandahar?While driving to our office in
Whitestone last week, we encoun-tered a surprising neighbor driv-ing with us northbound on theVan Wyck Expressway near Flush-ing.
A Humvee, and not one of thecommercialized gas-guzzling ver-sions GM marketed to people whoneeded to feel like they were in-vading Iraq while going to Costco,drove alongside the Hondas andDodges on the busy expressway.The military vehicle caught oureye in our rear-view mirror north ofJewel Avenue. Reflexively, weslowed down and tuned in to the
Lady’s Day
Flushing gal Billie Holiday
It doesn’t happen often, but every now andthen a star from Queens suddenly bursts ontothe scene. That is the case of Nicki Minaj.
Born Onika Tanya Maraj to West Indianparents in Trinidad, Nicki grew up on the islandwhile her parents worked and lived in Queens.When she was 5, mom showed up andbrought her to Queens to get a good edu-cation.
Nicki went to MS 210 on 93rd Streetand 101st Avenue, where she playedthe clarinet. Shewas also a singerand wanted to act,so she tried out forthe LaGuardiaHigh School ofMusic and theArts. The day ofher vocal audition,her voice cracked, soshe had to settle for drama.
It was while in school thatNicki began formulating a vision of acareer in entertainment. In 2007, at the ageof 22, she released her first mix tape, quicklyknocked out two more and won the FemaleArtist of the Year award in 2008 from theUnderground Music Awards.
A contemporary of Westchester nativeLada Gaga, Minaj has a sexy look and ribaldlyrics that have drawn comparisons to thechameleon-like pop star.
With a string of awards from BET and aGrammy nomination, we expect to see more ofthis Queens gal as she makes her way into themusic players of a new generation of listeners.
City Gets DissedSalt-N-Pepa, the female hip-hop trio of Cheryl
“Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton (with DJDiedra “Spinderella” Roper on the wheels of steel),was one of the first female hip-hop acts to be seen asa force in the burgeoning scene in the late 1980s.
Having grown up in Western Queens and at-tended Grover Cleveland HS in Ridgewood, theladies made the big time with their breakthrough“Push It,” followed by a string of hits.
Though time played its tricks on the gals and theysplit for a while, they recently reunited for a “Hip-HopLegends Tour” featuring such fellow acts as KoolMoe Dee, Slick Rick, Rob Base, MC Lyte and more.
Taking their show on the road, they’ve beenplaying to packed crowds up and down the EastCoast. But there’s certainly one town missing – NewYork!
With our town considered the birthplace of hip-hop, and home to more of its legends than AncientGreece had gods, it’s shocking that these Queens
Salt-N-Pepa back in the day
women can only come as close to their hometown asNewark, Philadelphia or – yikes – Buffalo.
Hey Spinderella, bring that beat back home.
A Heavy LoadSlow down there, Madame.
Those tightie whities seem a justbit too snug.
After attempting to sneak 1,699$100 bills stitched in her undiespast customs agents at JFK Air-port, one Queens woman nowfaces up to 21 months in prison.
Before flying in from Khartoum,Sudan, Claire Abdeldaim stuffedthe sizeable sum she received fromselling her late husband’s prop-erty down below.
Her defense lawyer claimedAbdeldaim did not understand thecustoms declaration form and hadevery good intention of passingon the money to her children as aninheritance.
The drawers were made for
dollars
Abdeldaim is now free on$100,000 bail and is scheduled forsentencing on June 20.
It seems smuggling a bountifulbooty past airport security is notas easy you would think.
closest radio news station to see ifwe were at war.
The Humvee passed us on theleft; we caught a glimpse of thedriver, dressed in fatigues.
We managed to follow it until
we lost it as it headed east on theCross Island Parkway inWhitestone, surprising us as wehad always assumed Humveeswere considered commercial ve-hicles.
Apparently it’s hard to find a Hummer in Queens.
The Donald is at it again. Whether itis for sport or it is a decision based on anew marketing scheme, Queens nativeDonald Trump is giving mixed messagesabout his potential 2012 presidential bid.
The media hog dispatched a senioraide to Iowa, but Trump has seeminglynot left his penthouse in New York. Hehas had zero, zilch, nada campaign stopsand no one knows where he stands,other than in the Republican camp.
Can you imagine a Trump presidency? That comb over blowing inthe wind every time Air Force One lands? Can you imagine him tryingto fire Muammar Gaddafi as leader of Libya?
It makes us nervous just thinking about it. Please Donald, stick towhat you know. Open a restaurant, fire washed up celebrities that needa boost in their ailing careers or come home to your roots and save ouriconic bridge’s name.