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New York’s Fearless

Photos by Doug MacLeod

Cops and Firefighters

Show Bravery in
Rockaway Beach Blaze
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Time To Get Tasty On Tuesdays!
By Kami-Leigh Agard
Wondering how to make
yummy tortellini soup or even
bagels? Rockaway — you’re
missing out — if you don’t know
about these two smart and rol-
licking local ladies who serve up
not just delicious recipes, but a
belly full of laughs, live on Face-
book every Tuesday afternoon.
The coy masterminds of the
live Facebook cooking show,
Tasty On Tuesdays!, are Belle
Harbor resident, Lori Eisenberg
Creamer and Breezy Point’s Mi-
chelle Melendi Kourbage. Af-
ter just launching their official
Facebook page last Tuesday,
January 9, with 1,071 members
and as much as 5K viewers,
these ladies are definitely pop-
ping!
Besides, their expertise in
demonstrating how to make
cooking at home for the family
easy and of course, mouthwa-
teringly delicious, these ladies
transform from stay-at-home
moms to comedians on stage
belting out their Southern belle
accents (think Sally Fields, Dol-
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ly Parton and Julia Roberts in
the classic movie, Steel Mag-
nolias) with a few provocative
innuendos, “if you know what
ah mean… Ever heard of a meat
cramp?”
Creamer said that she and
Kourbage are stay-at-home
moms, who have known each
other for 18 years. “Call it coin-
cidence or kismet, but Michelle
and I both have three children.
Both of our oldest kids are in
college and our youngest are
both fourth-graders at PS 114.
Our littlest ones have been in
school together since age 3, and
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they are who brought us togeth-
er, not only as friends, but as a
blended family,” Creamer said.
So how did this idea for Tasty
On Tuesdays! begin? Kourbage
said, “We both love to cook for
our families and children, and
as a spoof, last spring, we re-
corded this live Facebook video
of us cooking together. People
liked it to so much, we just got
even more creative with each
show, and began referring to
each other as ‘Tast-ee.’ We ex-
perimented with accents, and
received a barrel of laughs from
our friends watching us. For us,
The Rockaway Times
it’s not just about cooking, but
entertaining our friends. We
don’t have the magic of televi-
sion, but through Facebook live,
it’s amazing how we have cap-
tured an audience with no fancy
cameras, just with our phones.”
Folks from across the coun-
try are already tuning in. In
their videos, instead of saying,
“each other,” they say, “shother.”
They do their classic spin in the
kitchen, and even give a plug to
friends running their own busi-
nesses.
Creamer said, “We love sup-
porting our friends and their
budding creative enterprises.
For us, it’s not just about cook-
ing and goofing around, but
supporting our community.”
In April, they will be cooking
up goodies for a fundraising
event at PS 114.
Whether you’re looking for
food with comedy or comedy
served with a side of food, these
Rockaway ladies are hot and
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Bravery in the Face Of Fatal Fire
By Katie McFadden
The heroics of New York’s
bravest and finest prevented
the effects of a high-rise Rocka-
way Beach fire from becoming
worse than they were. On the
morning of Friday, January 12, a
blaze broke out on the 11th floor
of Dayton Beach Park develop-
ment, 8800 Shore Front Parkway.
With all hands on deck, police
and firefighters from Rockaway
and beyond, came through to
control the fire and bring resi-
dents to safety.
At around 11:20 a.m., a fire
broke out in apartment 11P of
the 13-story residential co-op
building. Firefighters from En-
gine 266 and Ladder 137, as
well as police from the 100th
Precinct were among the first to
arrive. As firefighters worked to
control the blaze and rescue res-
idents, officers from the 100th
Precinct ran into the burning
building to help residents that
Police were overcome by smoke as they rescued residents.
Photo by Doug MacLeod.
were trapped. According to a
Facebook post from the City of
Long Beach Fire Department,
100th Precinct Police Officer
Marc Pennetti, of Island Park,
and his partner, Sgt. Brovakosi
were among the first on scene.
“Both officers were able to res-
cue a trapped occupant on the
12th floor and carry them down
to the street. Both officers then
rushed back into the building
and rescued a second trapped
victim on the 11th floor,” the
post read. Pennetti and Bro-
vakosi were among nine cops
that were transported to hos-
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
pitals following the fire, to be
treated for smoke inhalation.
As the fire raged on, more
units arrived, including officers
from the 101st Precinct. Among
them was Officer Glenn Zimin-
ski, whose heroic efforts were
caught on camera (see the cover
photo). The Rockaway Times sat
down with Officer Ziminski to
hear the story behind the photo
of him carrying an elderly man
outside of the building. “It
was a pretty chaotic scene
with cops and firefighters
bringing people out from
the building,” Officer Zimin-
ski, a Neighborhood Coordi-
nation Officer who has been
with the NYPD for 12 years,
said. Among the chaos, he
could hear screams from an
elderly man who was stand-
ing outside of the burning
building, but still in harm’s
way. “The gentleman said he
recently had a stroke and he
was legally blind. He couldn’t
go anywhere and was stand-
ing near the building as the fire
department was breaking glass
and debris was falling from the
windows above. I said to myself,
I have to get him out of here,”
Ziminski, a father of three from
Suffolk, recalled. Without hes-
itating, the officer picked up
the man and carried him over
to safety inside the next build-
ing. “It was just human nature.
It was the right thing to do, what
most cops would do,” he said.
Ziminski also credited fellow
101st Precinct officer Sergeant
Berkowitz with rescuing
people at the scene.
By 12:47 p.m., the fire was
under control. Despite the
amazing efforts of first re-
sponders, the fire showed
its strength. In total, 17 peo-
ple were injured, including
nine cops, three firefighters
and five residents—most
overcome with smoke inha-
lation. Most of the injured
Neighbor Helen Lee’s apartment
was severely damaged in the blaze.
Photo by Connie Conala.
have since recovered. However,
one victim was in critical condi-
tion as she was taken to the hos-
pital—91-year-old Ethel Davis,
who lived on the 12th floor. Trag-
ically, Davis died on Saturday
morning. The fire also left some
families displaced due to smoke
and water damage in surround-
ing apartments. By the end of the
day on Friday, they were relocat-
ed to other Dayton Beach Park
apartments that were vacant.
“This was a horrible situa-
tion for the tenants there. My
thoughts and prayers are with
them and with the officers and
firefighters that were injured,”
Officer Ziminski said.
Fire Marshals have determined
the cause of the fire to be an ac-
cident caused by a halogen lamp
that fell too close to combus-
tibles. A smoke alarm was not
present, according to the FDNY.
According to neighbors, this was
an accident that could have been
prevented. Many neighbors
claimed that the resident of the
apartment where the fire started,
was a hoarder, and conditions in
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Police Officer Ziminski was among
the many cops that brought
residents to safety.
Photo by Katie McFadden.
the apartment made it easy for
the fire to spread and difficult to
control. Neighbors claimed that
the building had not undergone
apartment inspections for a few
years.
“My apartment is destroyed
from the fire,” Helen Lee, who
lived next door to the apartment
where the fire broke out, said.
“For years, I filed complaints to
management about my neigh-
bors’ hoarding. A few years back,
when called for a gas leak, FDNY
couldn't even open his door be-
cause of all the debris. I can bare-
ly remember the last time my
apartment was inspected, I think
it was a few years after Hurricane
Sandy. This all could have been
prevented if the proper precau-
tions were taken earlier.”
On Sunday, a press conference
was held to call out the Housing
Preservation Department (HPD)
for lack of oversight in providing
annual apartment inspections
(See Page 8 for details.)
Neighbors have started to rally
for those that were impacted by
the tragedy. GoFundMe cam-
paigns have been started to raise
money for the family of Ethel
Davis and for resident Helen
Lee, who lost everything in the
fire. To donate, head to www.
gofundme.com/for-the-family-
of-ethel-davis and www.gofund-
me.com/8pd98g-house-fire-de-
stroys-everything.
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Phone: (347) 230-4032
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718-945-9550
City Councilman Eric Ulrich
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Rockaway Park, NY 11694
718-318-6411
State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
88-08 Rockaway Beach Blvd Room 311
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
718-318-0702
State Senator James Sanders Jr.
1931 Mott Avenue - Suite 305
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-327-7017
City Councilman Donovan Richards
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Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-471-7014
Assemblywoman Michele Titus
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Spout On
With shithole so much in the
news and this week’s Ask The
Doc column about diarrhea,
I figured this would be a good
week to discuss Europe. Specifi-
cally, that thing you find in many
European bathrooms, the bidet.
It stands alone and looks like a
cousin or stepchild of the toilet.
They stand two or three feet
next to the customary toilet and
there are no instructions nearby.
If you’ve found yourself alone in
the loo with one, there’s a good
chance you’ve asked yourself
what is that, or how do you use
it? It’s one of those things you’d
rather figure out on your own.
By the spouts or upward facing
faucet-looking things, you figure
that it sprays water. There’s not a
toilet seat on this thing, there’s
just the rim. Do you just sit on
the rim and turn it on? You don’t
want to test it out because you
might get shot in the face.
So you’re puzzled. Are you
supposed to use the toilet and
then shuffle sideways with your
pants at your ankles? As absurd
as that sounds — take pause for
a visual — I believe the answer
is yes! You shuffle for a bottom
shower.
For men, at least, there’s an
expression, the Three S’s. Hint:
it’s the steps men take before
going out. And it includes show-
ering and shaving. If bidets were
a thing here, it’d be the Four S’s
because you’d have to include
shuffle.
We know some people can’t
walk and chew gum. Pause again
for a visual. Imagine all the mis-
haps with pants and panties at
the ankles of the uncoordinat-
ed shuffling toward the bidet.
Down goes Aunt Martha!
The bidet is one of those
things that makes sense in the-
ory but it’s ass backwards, so to
speak. You know the British are
the same people who have sinks
with two faucets, one for hot,
one for cold. Instead of figuring
out the plumbing so you could
have one faucet that allows you
to adjust temperature and get
warm not just hot, they stick
with the old way because, be-
cause. You know, because.
I’m guessing it’s the same
with the standalone bidets.
They have them because they’ve
always had them. And because
they’re so ridiculous  — but
they’re good in theory!  — they
never found a market in the
USA.
But, no butts about it, Boyle-
ing Points  — your go-to place
for colonoscopy reminders — is
here to tell you another Amer-
ican revolution is on the way.
The in-toilet bidet. You don’t
have one? You don’t know what
you’re missing. The American
bidet is gonna be like the cell
phone. We’ll be asking how we
lived without it.
The only problem is demon-
strating it. It’s tough to make
an infomercial about this. It’s
one thing to have a guy talking
about flex seal but I’m not sure
if showing a guy on the throne
saying “Ahhhh...” really gets the
point across.
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only discuss with close friends
so consider yourself in the in-
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refrain for those who’ve joined
me in the spray revolution: it’s
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Kudos to the first responders
who helped people escape, con-
tain the fire, and put their own
lives at risk for their heroism
at last week’s fire at 8800 Shore
Front. Our condolences to the
family of Ethel Davis, 91, who
resided in a nearby apartment
from where the fire started and
lost her life due to the smoke.
*****
Reports say there were no
smoke detectors in the apart-
ment in which the fire started.
Please take the time to install
some or check the batteries now
in your alarms.
*****
One business is booming.
Those tug boats helping out the
ferry by pushing away ice are
fetching $950 an hour, according
to amNewYork. With the brutal
weather, those hours add up.
*****
The weekend ferry schedule
has changed for the winter. Boats
will depart every 1.5 hours start-
ing at 6:30 a.m. (though the last
two ferries, 8 and 9 p.m.). The
same schedule applies in both
directions, though the earliest
boat FROM the city on weekends
will be at 8 a.m.
*****
People get spotted in Rocka-
way Times t-shirts all over the
world. Read Peter Mahon’s Be-
tween The Bridges column this
week for a chuckle. Just wish his
neighbor had a camera.
*****
Local Danny Cornish was a top
finisher in the recent CYO Olym-
pics swimming competition and
got some nice ink in The Tablet.
*****
A 15-year old was killed by gun-
shot last week in the Beach 41st
Street Houses. In news reports,
the teen’s mother said he was
killed over an iPhone dispute.
*****
John McNaughton, longtime
and much-loved bartender at
Rogers Pub on Beach 116th
Street, died on January 12.
*****
Edwin Williams of The Heart of
Rockaway civic tells us the Mayor off at 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
has kept his word and new ferry *****
shuttle bus stops have been add- House on the Rock Church
ed at Beach 67th and Beach 77th tells us that building plans are
(Arverne By the Sea, Palmer’s in place for their new church/
Landing). community center and hope to
***** be breaking ground later this
Uncle Louie G’s isn’t closed. spring. We’ll have more about
They’re just moving a few doors this soon.
down to 92-14 Rockaway Beach *****
Boulevard, a space with a back- Shore Front Parkway plans
yard that’ll be great for sum- are in the works. There will be
mer. Keep an eye out for their scoping meetings to discuss the
Re-grand opening or Grand plans. A meeting about the Play-
Re-opening! ground and Adventure Course
***** planned for Beach 101-102, will
St. John’s and Queens Library be Monday, January 22 at 6:30
are partnering up for a Baby p.m. at the Knights of Columbus.
Friendly Event – learn about The meeting about the Dog Run
breast feeding and bonding with planned for Beach 90th will be
your baby. It’s scheduled for at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan-
Tuesday, January 23 from 3 -4:30 uary 24 at Parks Headquarters at
p.m. at the Arverne Library, 312 86-01 Shore Front Parkway.
Beach 54th Street. And it’s free. *****
***** Last reminder. The Gray-
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Somber Press Conference

About DBP Fire Turns into Mud-Slinging Fest
By Kami-Leigh Agard
Dayton Beach Park (DBP) is
back in the spotlight, as this past
Friday, January 12, a tragic fire
at 8800 Shore Front Parkway, re-
sulted in the death of 91-year-old
resident, Ethel Davis, sent several
residents and first responders to
the hospital, and displaced six
families from their homes.
In response, early Sunday
morning on January 14, Rocka-
way’s local electeds, Assembly-
woman Stacey Pheffer Amato
and Senator Joseph P. Addabbo,
together with NYC Comptroller
Scott M. Stringer held a press
conference calling out the NYC
Housing Preservation Depart-
ment (HPD) for their lack of over-
sight in providing annual inspec-
tions within the Mitchell-Lama
Housing Development Co-op in-
corporating DBP buildings, 8100,
8200, 8400, 8600 and 8800 all on
Shore Front Parkway.
As a crowd gathered in the
freezing cold at the press con-
ference on Shore Front Parkway
across from 8800, the atmos-
phere was splintered by divisive
protests with DBP board mem-
bers and devastated residents.
When Assemblywoman Amato
was speaking, congratulating the
NYPD and FDNY first respond-
ers for their hard work, and stat-
ing DBP’s board of directors
and management needed “to
be held accountable” for the fire
that “could have been avoided”
because apartment inspections
hadn’t been conducted in years,
a woman identified as DBP board
secretary, Elizabeth Koffer, start-
ed shouting, “You are disgusting.
Shame on you Stacey! How dare
you accuse the board for this?”
As the rabble-rousing contin-
ued, Senator Addabbo stepped
up and said, “It’s about time,
we stop reacting, and start pre-
venting. I proudly stand with my
Assemblywoman, and I’m de-
termined to make sure we move
forward as one collective voice.
I support Stacey proudly, and so
does the community.”
When The Rockaway Times
contacted HPD as to what was
amiss with the apartment in-
spections, this was their spokes-
person’s official response: “HPD
takes its oversight of Mitchell-La-
ma developments extremely seri-
ously. This fire was a terrible trag-
edy and our heart goes out to the
family of the woman who lost her
life. Inspections are important for
the health and safety of tenants in
all buildings, and at DBP, the new
management company had sent
out notices of inspection, slated
to start today, prior to the fire. As
to HPD’s oversight, residents in
all Mitchell Lama Co-ops elect
a board to oversee the manage-
ment of the coop. The board is re-
sponsible for complying with all
HPD rules and regulations. HPD
works with co-op boards and
management companies to make
sure buildings are run in compli-
ance with HPD rules/regulations.
According to HPD, inspections
at DBP were last done in 2015. At
that time, the inspection was re-
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This Week in History
JANUARY 18
1733 - The first polar bear was
exhibited in America, in Bos-
ton.
1993 - All 50 states joined in the
observance of the Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. holiday.
JANUARY 19
Bob Mulholland was born.
1953 - Lucy Ricardo gave birth
to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy.
More people tuned in to watch
the show than the inauguration
of President Eisenhower.
2001 - President Clinton admit-
ted he made false statements
under oath about Monica Lew-
insky.
JANUARY 20
Carol O’Toole was born.
1964 - The Beatles released
their first album in the United
States, Meet the Beatles.
1981 - President Reagan be-
came the oldest president to
take office (69 years and 349
days).
JANUARY 21
Will Quigley was born.
1793 - King Louis XVI was guil- 2003 - The Department of
lotined for treason.
1977 - President Carter par- Homeland Security, under Tom
doned most Vietnam War draft Ridge, became a cabinet de-
evaders.
NEW SERVICES FOR SENIORS
NOW AVAILABLE
Senior citizens are getting
an extra helping hand, thanks
to Councilman Eric Ulrich.
With the help of Ulrich and the
Queens Delegation, $25,000
has been allocated for Selfhelp
Community Services, which
provides transportation services
and a Virtual Senior Center pro-
gram to seniors, for free.
The Selfhelp Community
Services program, which be-
gan taking calls on January 2,
2018, provides transportation
to any senior living in Queens
for medical appointments up to
two long distance trips, or four
local trips per month. Rides are
scheduled the day before the
appointment, between 9:00 a.m.
and 12:00 p.m.
office To schedule a ride, call the
Selfhelp Clearview Senior
Center at (718) 224-7888.
Seniors eligible for alternative
medical transport programs,
such as HANC or JSPOA, are
encouraged to utilize those pro-
grams first, as Selfhelp Commu-
nity Services is meant to supple-
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JANUARY 22
1901 - Queen Victoria of Eng-
land died after reigning for 63
years (the 4th longest among
longest-reigning monarchs and
the longest for queens).
1973 - Former President Lyn-
don B. Johnson died at age 64.
JANUARY 23
Annie Blittner was born.
1556 - The deadliest earth-
quake on record killed 830,000
in Shansi, China.
1973 - President Nixon an-
nounced that an accord had
been reached to end the Viet-
nam War.
JANUARY 24
Kim Green was born.
Danny McFadden was born.
1848 - Gold was first discov-
ered in California, in Sutter’s
mill. When President Polk an-
nounced the news in Decem-
ber, the gold rush began.
partment.
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In addition to transportation,
Selfhelp Community Services
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ipants from around the borough
will be able to join this platform.
The VSC engages homebound
seniors into the larger com-
munity by using technology to
connect them with other partic-
ipants in a range of activities.
A cornerstone activity of the
program is its interactive, re-
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New HS Boasts New Vision
By Kami-Leigh Agard
for Academic Excellence
Local parents and students! —
Are you on the hunt for a high
school? Great news! Though
Rockaway is not an oasis for sec-
ondary school options, there is
new a kid on the block already
providing promising pathways
for local high school students’
passions and aspirations.
Humanities IV Charter High
School (Hum4), a new college
and career preparatory pub-
lic charter high school, located
at Beach Channel Educational
Complex (100-00 Beach Chan-
nel Drive), just kicked off its sec-
ond term with an excited band of
ninth graders. And judging from
students’ gleeful reactions to their
all-around experience in and out
of the classroom, this diamond in
the rough has already established
itself as a gold mine for academic
excellence.
For example, ninth grader Mel-
anie Ramnarine, who commutes
from Ozone Park said, “Hum4 is
so much different than any other
school I’ve been to. The teachers
here really push us to do well.
My favorite subject here is Living
Environment because I like how
the teachers make it fun and give
me encouragement, not just to
learn, but to excel. I also love the
after-school Anime club, because
I get to learn a new art that I was
never exposed to.”
Hum4 and seven other charter
schools are part of New Visions
for Public Schools, an organiza-
tion which has served thousands
of NYC students since 1989, and
has created over 130 small dis-
trict high schools across the city.
Today, the New Visions network
supports more than 120,000
traditional district and charter
school students across the city.
Hum4, which just opened its
doors in Rockaway this past fall,
already has 86 students enrolled
with 14 staff.
According to Hum4 princi-
pal, Hannah Kehn, what sets
the school apart from other high
schools is its curriculum and ap-
proach to learning.
“At Hum4, we give students the
opportunity to re-define their
overall high school experience,
and challenge the status quo of
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learning. We don’t microman-
age their secondary academic
experience. Though we are clas-
sified as an arts and humanities
school, we offer enriching experi-
ences for students also interested
in science and technology. Our
goal is to make students empow-
ered to make the world a better
place, and most importantly, be
responsible for their learning and
actions. What sets us apart from
other charter schools is that we
don’t control students’ behavior
and how they learn. We offer a
safe space, where they learn that
to excel, they must be responsible
for their actions and reactions,
not just in the classroom, but in
society-at-large. This is why our
tag line is ‘We’re creating some-
thing remarkable,’ and our mot-
to, which we also refer to as our
‘Habits,’ is CREATE: Commit, Re-
flect, Envision, Act, Trust,” Kehn
said.
The school day at Hum4 runs
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., split into
seven periods, including lunch
and an advisory period called,
“ensemble.” Kehn said in ensem-
ble, students reflect and commu-
nicate what they learned during
the day. Each day of the week
has a different focus including
goal-setting, discussions about
current events, social and emo-
tional learning, improvisational
games with role-playing — all
culminating in a final weekly pro-
ject where they document what
they learned during the week and
how they can apply it to their stu-
dent habits.
Kehn said, “These habits re-
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flect the orientation
toward learning and
participation that we
support our students
to demonstrate in
every classroom. We
believe that practicing
and reflecting on our
habits promotes the
kind of awareness, de-
cision-making, focus,
and confidence nec-
essary to navigate the
complexities of human
existence.”
Beyond required
courses, students take
classes in visual and perform-
ing arts curricula and choose an
arts focus-area in the 10th grade
such as dance, music, theater
and visual art. By senior year, stu-
dents are required to do a Cap-
stone Senior Project, in which
they apply their academic expe-
riences and learning to address a
challenge or strengthen an asset
in their community. The school
offers a regents diploma with ad-
vanced designation in the arts.
Hum4 also offers extracurricular
activities such as yoga, chess, ani-
me and astronomy.
Kehn, a 15-year veteran in the
education field with a Masters in
Education-school leadership from
Harvard University and a Masters
in Teaching-secondary English
from Pace University, said that
she has been working on Hum4’s
school design for six years. She
fell in love with the school site at
Beach Channel, and upon occu-
pancy, immediately had all the
ceilings and walls re-painted and
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the bars removed from the win-
dows. “I wanted students to feel
comfortable in this space and
know how special they are to at-
tend a school where they get to
gaze at the beautiful bay and ma-
rine life, while receiving a unique
academic experience,” Kehn said.
Hum4 is accepting applications
for 2018-2019 school year, and
note that applications for enroll-
ment for the 2017-2018 school
year are still open. The school
accepts students through a lot-
tery; there are no exams, essays
or interviews. Also, note that Eng-
lish language learners and spe-
cial-needs students are welcome
to apply. Hum4 is also actively
recruiting teachers and other
school personnel.
Kehn said, “We are aiming to
be 500 students strong, actively
involved with the local commu-
nity.” Hum4 is also a member of
the Rockaway Business Alliance
(RBA) and is a site of RBA’s new
technology project, Rockaway
ConneX, (see RBA column on
page 24).
According to Hum4 scholar,
Patrick Paul, all students looking
to attend the school need to be
committed to envisioning the fu-
ture. “If you are not ready to en-
vision the future, you should not
come to this school. My advice
for any student applying here is to
be open-minded, and get ready
to commit to your academic suc-
cess,” Paul said.
For further information about
Hum4, visit: new visions.org/
hum4
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New Eyes
Dear Editor:
What a wonderful article
from the Jan 11, 2018 edi-
tion, "Rockaway Boys in
Blue Warm a Local Senior’s
Heart." I applaud Ms. Olivia
Crum for being open-mind-
ed and open-hearted when
she called 911 for assistance,
and the responding officers
carried out their duties com-
passionately and with a touch
of humor. (The best way to
handle things!). Ms. Crum
states she "was given anoth-
er perspective that day- that
all lives matter…" This wom-
an said that "these two white
officers responded to help an
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
elderly black lady open her
front door" and it was then
that "her eyes were open to
the realities of the world, that
there are two sides to every
story…". What an amazing
woman to be willing to realize
and state that! My husband
served in the NYPD for 25
years, as did I for 20 years; we
are extremely proud to have
been a part of the NYPD. I can
also say that every day, when
we went out to do our jobs,
we did so never ever intend-
ing to harm anyone. No po-
lice officer ever does, so when
tragedy strikes, it is heart-
breaking. I only hope that Ms.
Crum brings her story back
to her activist counterparts
and asks them to try and see
things through new eyes, not
to just follow what the media
or others say is the truth.
Kimkaye Jenkusky
Snow Coincidence
Dear Editor:
(In response to 01/11 Boyle-
ing Points)
Here's a short story about
shoveling.
My little Aunt Evie loved to
shovel snow. (She's a Finn.)
She hadn't been doing much
of it lately, not like in years
past.
She died suddenly recent-
ly, approaching her nine-
ty-eighth birthday. Imme-
diately thereafter, there was
a record snowfall. You may
have heard about it. Evie lived
in Erie, Pa.
Coincidence? Probably. Or
a heck of a way to say good-
bye.
Maureen McNelis
Protection Still Needed
Dear Editor:
Following up on the beach-
front construction taking
place in Fort Tilden.
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Looking at the work con-
tinuing on this "Shore Road
plan" I have to ask why the old
failed bulkhead is being re-
moved along with the dunes
that covered it? They provide
some protection where now
there is none. By the way, this
work is continuing west of the
buildings and I assume will
end at the parking lot.
I have also attached a pic-
ture of the roadway on the
bay side of Riis Park showing
the considerable damage that
was done by the recent winter
storms. As far as I know, there
has been no significant work
performed to repair the bay
bulkhead wall and the storm
sewers from letting bay water
back flow onto the streets that
occurred after Sandy.
The demo of the buildings
could be justified because
they may collapse and might
hurt someone. Yet a reasona-
ble priority would be to pro-
tect the only roadway to the
Marine Parkway Bridge for
all of the Rockaway residents
east of it.
Jeremiah
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Citywide Ferry Service Served Nearly 3 Million Riders in 2017

How did the ferry fare in
2017? According to the opera-
tors, better than expected with
nearly three million riders be-
fore the year ended.
Last week, the NYC Econo-
nomic Development Corpora-
tion and Hornblower, revealed
the ridership numbers for the
new citywide NYC Ferry ser-
vice. The service, across the
city’s current four routes, saw
approximately 2,890,000 riders
in 2017, which was 34 percent
higher than initial 2017 pro-
jections.
Based on preliminary rid-
ership projections, NYC Ferry
was anticipated to have served
approximately 2.1 million rid-
ers by the end of 2017. Due to
the tremendous popularity the
system has experienced, NYC
Ferry has exceeded that pro-
jection by nearly 800,000 addi-
tional riders.
How did Rockaway’s route
do? Since the service launched
in May 1, the Rockaway fer-
ry saw approximately 545,000
riders throughout 2017. The
most popular route, the
East River Route, which also
launched May 1, saw 1,591,000
riders, which is a 17 percent
increase from the former East
River Ferry Route, which saw
1,358,000 riders in 2016. The
South Brooklyn Route, which
launched on June 1, saw
464,000 riders and the Astoria
Route, which launched on Au-
gust 29, saw 290,000 riders.
In response to high rider-
ship, NYC Ferry recently an-
nounced that it will be adding
capacity to six new boats start-
ing in 2018. These new vessels
will be outfitted with bigger
engines and with a capacity to
hold 349 passengers. This year
will also see the addition of
two new routes, to the Lower
East Side and Soundview, so
ridership numbers are expect-
ed to be even higher.
NYC Ferry boats also com-
pleted more than 37,000 trips
in 2017, traveling more than
350,000 miles. That’s more
than the distance from the
earth to the moon, and enough
to circle the globe fourteen
times.
“NYC Ferry has proven to
be more popular than we
could have hoped, and near-
ly three million riders agree
it’s the best way to get around
the city,” NYCEDC President
and CEO James Patchett said.
“Now we’re looking forward to
launching two more routes in
2018, helping even more riders
connect to good jobs and op-
portunities.”
“Almost three million riders
have chosen to work, live, play
throughout New York Harbor
and discover new untapped
waterfront destinations across
the city with NYC Ferry," Cam-
eron Clark, Senior VP for NYC
Ferry operated by Hornblower,
said. “We’re excited to con-
tinue building out the system
and creating new opportuni-
ties and connections for riders
with the launch of our Low-
er East Side and Soundview
routes later this year.”
Some other changes to the
ferry service includes new
schedules, at least for the win-
ter. Starting Friday, January 20,
the weekday schedule, with
ferries leaving at a quarter past
the hour, will remain the same.
However, the weekend ser-
vice will run every hour and a
half starting at 6:30 a.m. from
Rockaway and 8 a.m. from Pier
11, except the last two ferries
will run on the hour, at 8 p.m.
and 9 p.m. in both directions.
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“Manuel Fiallo Jr. was not a
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seems insufficient. I think of him
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Manny was the type of person
you could meet for five minutes
and would have you feeling as if
you were lifetime friends. Manny
was a truly genuine person,” Po-
lice Office Kevin Campbell of the
101st Precinct said.
“This was a man that had a big
heart,” Councilman Donovan
Richards said.
Yolanda Fiallo, wife of the late
Manuel “Manny” Fiallo Jr. add-
ed, “He loved what he did. It was ceremony to unveil a new sign
not a nine-to-five job. It was a 24- that read, “Manuel ‘Manny’ Fial-
hour, seven day a week run. He lo Jr. Way,” as several spoke about
gave his blood, sweat and tears. what the Manny Fiallo way was.
His goal was to make a better Far “Why is this sign going outside
Rockaway community for every- the Mott Ave train station? We
one.” want every person in Far Rocka-
And that’s why on a chilly Mon- way who gets off the A train, who
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Jr. Day, a day of service, a large
Walk ins Welcomed crowd gathered to honor Manny
Fiallo, who had dedicated his life
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memorialized with a much-de-
served street renaming, made
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van Richards. “For someone who
gave so much to this community,
what better way to honor the leg-
acy of Manny Fiallo Jr. than on
Martin Luther King Jr. Day? For
past weekend, I was at the Beach
41st Houses and a young man
was killed over his iPhone right
outside. We truly must follow in
Manny’s footsteps and get active
and work with young people and
tell them and show them, there is
another way out here. That is the
Manny Fiallo way. Manny united
this peninsula. He brought peo-
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liaison, Outreach Coordinator
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letic League (PAL) and a parent
coordinator at the NYC Depart-
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101st Precinct in pink for breast
cancer month on October, Na-
tional Night Out Against Crime,
annual turkey drives and holi-
day toy drives, the Santa Sleigh
Run, Hurricane Sandy recovery,
the Break Every Chain
lock-in event, RBI Base-
ball, the Stop the Vio-
lence Women’s Softball
League, the Dominique
Jameson Memorial fash-
ion/ talent show, job and
health fairs, and many
more. One of his biggest
projects was starting
the Stack Bundles Stop
the Violence Basket-
ball Tournament, which
brought different parts
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
of the community together for a
summer tournament that sent a
message of peace.
Being involved in so many dif-
ferent things, Fiallo touched a
lot of people, and many of them
came out to speak about the im-
pact he left.
“Manny was a simple brother
who simply understood that it’s
better to light one candle than
to curse the darkness. Manny
understood that you can sit and
cry and complain, or you can
do something about it. He was
not prepared to sit by idly as our
youth die like flies. He realized
that he might not be able to save
everybody, but he was gonna
save somebody,” State Senator
James Sanders said.
Officer Campbell, who worked
closely with Fiallo on projects
that required police involvement,
spoke about the first time he met
Fiallo. “In the summer of ‘09 I
met Manny Fiallo Jr while hand-
ing out crime prevention flyers.
He was entering each store on
Central Ave. I said, ‘are you fol-
lowing me?’ He responded, ‘no,
you’re the cop, are you following
me?’ From there a relationship
evolved,” Campbell said, add-
ing that he encouraged Fiallo to
join the 101 Precinct Communi-
ty Council. “Manny Fiallo was a
charismatic man whose greatest
gifts were his generosity, his
passion and his soul. He was
not a politician, he was not a
wealthy man, but he could
make events happen just
with an idea and his own
passion. With all that said,
if I could call Pope Francis
and have Manuel C. Fial-
lo Jr. canonized as a saint, I
would. I know no one more
deserving than that.”
Many said that the new
sign will remind them of
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everything that Fiallo stood for.
“When this sign is unveiled,
every day I walk down this street
and pass it, I’ll remember, the
three characteristics of Manny
that I carry with me as I live the
Manny Fiallo way. He believed in
love, he believed in community
and he believed in trust. He got
us to trust each other in ways that
I’ve never seen before,” a man
known as Deep, said.
Others spoke of how they’ll
continue to carry on Fiallo’s leg-
acy even though he’s not here.
“Manny was the true meaning
of community. He pulled this
entire community together and
we can’t let that fall apart be-
cause he’s not here. I used to say
‘Manny, you’re just going non-
stop’ and I later leatned why he
did it nonstop. He just wanted it
to happen. We as a community
have to come together, and do it
together, no matter what it takes,”
Lakia Echols said.
The ceremony concluded with
a closing prayer, a performance
by Rock Nation, and the unveil-
ing of the new sign that will re-
mind those who pass it of the
Manny Fiallo way.
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fused in the apartment, where the
fire started. The building (8800)
was out of compliance with HPD
inspection rules, which require
annual inspections.
HPD added that “the board
was aware they were out of com-
pliance and brought on a new
management company to get
back into compliance and im-
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coop. Inspections by the new
management company have
already been scheduled to be-
gin on Tuesday, January 16. At
HPD's instruction, restarting the
annual inspection process was a
top priority for the new manage-
ment company.” The inspections,
which did start on Tuesday, were
scheduled before the fire took
place. Residents were given no-
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and general visual examination
of all apartments from January 16
to January 24, 2018.”
However the inspection would
be a few days too late with an un-
expected tragedy ensuing on Jan-
uary 12. HPD referred to a state-
ment from the FDNY claiming
that “a halogen lamp caused the
fire, but extra items in the apart-
ment did not have impact on the
cause of the fire or the firefighting
operations.”
“While there is no indication
that the occupant was a hoarder,
hoarding is a health and safety
violation and in extreme circum-
stances we have moved to evict
people. We encourage buildings
to work with tenants to resolve
health situations first before re-
sorting to eviction,” HPD said.
Meanwhile residents and
board members and even some
who live in the area but not in
Dayton continue to squabble on
Facebook, flinging accusations
and insults.
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not completed their audit of the
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will be hosting a live presentation of
“State of the State 2018” in Bunga-
low Bar’s (377 Beach 92nd Street)
front room on Wednesday, January
24 at 8:30 a.m. If you'd like to attend,
please RSVP to QueensRSVP@exec.
ny.gov.
As part of our new technology
project Rockaway ConneX, the
RBA will deploy 100 smart bea-
cons throughout the peninsula,
which will passively communicate
information to smartphone users
about transportation, local events,
business promotions, and public
artwork. We are offering this tech-
nology as a resource to our RBA
member businesses to connect The RBA team will soon deploy beacons to RSVP for the workshop!
Lana's Loft Inc
Carvel
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about how beacon technology can
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Bethel Mission Loving Daycare from businesses and users, we will
Center make necessary tweaks and im-
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Rockaway Love effectively.
We will be hosting a workshop
on Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30
p.m. at Uncle Louie G’s Rockaway
Beach (92-10 Rockaway Beach
Blvd) to introduce this technolo-
gy to our newest beacon-owners,
and to any of our other members
interested in hosting. Please con-
tact us at info@rockawaybusines-
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DOC
By Peter Galvin, MD
Acute diarrhea is defined as
lasting less than 14 days and
can cause significant illness and
even death in rare cases, es-
pecially among older patients.
In the U.S., there are about 179
million cases of acute diarrhea,
or gastroenteritis, per year, in-
cluding about 48 million cas-
es of food-borne illness. Most
adults who have not traveled
abroad have no known cause
identified for their acute diar-
rhea, although most non-food
related cases are usually viral
with norovirus accounting for
about 26 percent of cases seen
in ERs. Norovirus is often the
cause of outbreaks of vomiting
and diarrhea on cruise ships,
and 90 percent of deaths related
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
to norovirus occur in people 65
and older. Bacterial infections
potentially susceptible to anti-
biotics (Shigella, Salmonella, E
coli, etc.) account for less than
nine percent of cases seen in
ERs.
On the other hand, in trav-
eler’s diarrhea (TD), which is
food-borne, antibiotics have
been shown to help shorten
the duration of symptoms, al-
though the American College
of Gastroenterology (ACG) ad-
vises against using antibiotics
to treat mild cases of TD. TD is
commonly seen in people who
travel to Mexico and the Carib-
bean, although it can be seen
in travel to most areas outside
of the U.S. TD is often caused
Runs A Risk
by bacterial contamination of
food or water. Acute diarrhea
including TD can be treated
with probiotics (if occurring
after a course of antibiotics),
products containing bismuth
subsalicylate (i.e. Pepto Bis-
mol), and loperamide (i.e.
Imodium). It is important to
remember that taking prod-
ucts that contain bismuth will
cause the stool to turn black.
Taking antibiotics for any rea-
son including acute diarrhea
has risks and side effects. One of
the largest risks occurs when the
antibiotics suppress the normal
gut bacteria and allow an over-
growth of more resistant, toxic
bacteria such as Clostridium
difficile (C diff). The antibiot-
ics with the highest risk of C
diff are fluoroquinalones (Cip-
ro, Levaquin). C diff infections,
most often seen in hospitalized
patients on antibiotics, can
cause severe bloody diarrhea,
dehydration, shock, and death.
Therefore the ACG guidelines
for treating acute diarrhea take
a stepwise approach depend-
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ing on (1) presence of dys-
entery (grossly bloody stools);
(2) severity of illness (moderate:
forced change in activities; se-
vere: total disability); (3) pres-
ence of fever of 101 degrees or
higher; (4) travel abroad.
Oral hydration is recom-
mended for all forms of diarrhea
whether mild or severe. Plus the
ACG guidelines are as follows:
(1) antibiotics should be avoid-
ed for routine acute diarrheal
infection as it is usually viral
and mild (without fever) TD; (2)
probiotics or prebiotics are not
recommended for treatment of
acute diarrhea in adults, except
in cases of post-antibiotic diar-
rhea; (3) disabling TD with fever
should be treated with azithro-
mycin; (4) in patients with TD
being treated with antibiotics,
loperamide should be added;
(5) persistent diarrhea (lasting
14-30 days) should be evaluated
with stool culture and (obvious-
ly) a visit to the doctor.
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Today I guided a beautiful group
in a two-hour restorative yoga
practice. Each shows up with a
different reason for being there
and all leave with a sense of calm.
It is permission to do nothing for
two hours. To feel the breath, re-
lax, quiet the mind  — think of
nothing — and just be in different
forms, stimulating different heal-
ing energies inherent in our bod-
ies. Settling in to restorative poses
brings about a deep sense of com-
fort and relaxation. An antidote to
stress. One can say it is a form of
meditation.
Restorative yoga uses props
such as bolsters, blocks, blankets,
pillows, etc. to allow the body to
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surrender, to let go of any muscu-
lar tension and relax. Once that
physical rest and relaxation be-
gins to take hold, there comes a
stillness, an inner quiet. Practic-
ing restorative yoga with a group
of people has an added benefit of
sharing all of the peaceful energy
and vibrations. If you can’t make it
to a workshop, here are three pos-
es you can do at home. Remember,
whatever “pose” you find yourself
in, you should feel comfortable
and supported. You can modify to
fit your own needs.
Mountain Brook: (bolster or
pillow and two blankets or large
towels, eye pillow) Place the pil-
low on your mat (or towel) and
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the towel folded in a rectangle to
be under your shoulder blades.
Place a blanket or towel under
your head. Place your knees over
the bolster or pillow, bring the
palms to the sides of your body,
tuck the chin in and roll down.
Your shoulders should be on the
mat, the rectangular towel should
be positioned under your shoul-
der blades, providing a raising of
the chest. If your chin is higher
than your forehead, make a roll
with the end of the towel under
your head and place in the neck
area. Place the eye pillow over
your eyes and relax. To come out
of the pose, bring the knees to the
chest, gently roll to the right side,
then gently roll up pressing the
left hand onto the mat.
Supported Child’s Pose: (bol-
ster or pillow, several blankets or
towels) Place the knees to either
side of the bolster or pillow with
the feet close together. Walk the
hands out in front, lengthen your
spine and rest your chest and head
to one side on the bolster or pillow.
You may place blankets or towels
folded in rectangles on top of the
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pillow for added height. You can
place a blanket under the back of
the knees. Wherever you feel dis-
comfort, place a support in that
area. Turn the head to the other
side after a while. Surrender to the
supports. To come out of the pose,
press the palms into the mat and
gently roll up, neck and head last
to come up.
Waterfall: (bolster or pillow,
blankets or towels) Place the pil-
low about 3” in front of the wall
with a blanket or towel behind
it. Lay on your side with your hip
resting on the end of the bolster.
Roll onto your back and extend
legs up the wall with your hips
centered on the bolster. To come
out of the pose, bring the knees
to the chest and roll to the side or
press the soles of the feet on the
wall and push back off the pillow
or bolster.
Happy Restoring!
May you be happy. May you be
free. May you be grateful. May you
let go of things that do not serve
you. May you have inner peace.
(This was a revised version of the
Feb. 8, 2015 column)
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Find Your Voice
Dear Enchantress,
I feel a bit shy sharing this, but I
like how you answer other people,
so here I go. I don't like myself, I
don't like how I look, I don't like
the idea of getting older, AND I
don't like how I sound, my voice
annoys me. I don't even have my
voice on my voicemail. My biggest
secret is that I have always want-
ed to be a singer. So not liking my
voice is horrible. When I get nerv-
ous, my voice gets really low and
people are always saying, "what"
to me. Sometimes I repeat, and
sometimes I just wave it off and
say "whatever," or "don't worry
about it." I know this is a horri-
ble way to live, and I get mad at
myself for not even looking in the
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Lisa Jackson, Owner, Rockaway Properties
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
By Shane Kulman
mirror, and when I'm in photos I
always hide behind other people.
I'm not fat and I'm not skinny. I'm
just an average, not really good at
anything woman. I have friends, I
hang out with them and do things,
but inside I'm a giant mess. I con-
stantly think people are just toler-
ating me. I have a couple of really
close girlfriends, and we all kind of
feel this way, but don't talk about
it often. We honestly drink these
feelings away. Ugh. Is there any
help for me? I'll be 40 this year, and
feel like my life is over and boring
and barely have any hope.
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Goddess! I feel called to atten-
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being, I could get you to some
workshop I'm offering, or on the
phone. For now, I will reply here,
and trust that it's enough. I FIRST
want to celebrate you for writing.
How COURAGEOUS of you to
take this first step of reaching out.
The next step is to begin a journal,
start to get in the habit of writing
these four things most nights:
• One thing (can be person,
place, item, situation) that you are
grateful for
• One thing you forgive yourself
for this day (can be current or from
the past)
• One thing or person you for-
give that day (can also be past or
present, and can include strangers
and people you don't know that
well)
• Statement about your physical
and/or mental health
Starting to document these four
things is a great beginning to get-
ting all the "stuff" out of your head,
creating more brain space. You
can always write more if you wish.
Keep the journal near your bed
with a pen, perhaps a pretty pen,
so it's easy and doable.
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ment class? It can be yoga, zumba
or BURLESQUE with me!!! Or an-
ything really. Our minds are not
always our friends, and can be
limiting and repeat negative voic-
es that are simply not true. Moving
your body will stimulate lots of
good things that help the negative
voices get quieter, and not mean
so much.
Here is one thing I know to be
true. You are unique, your voice,
your thoughts matter, your pres-
ence matters to many. You, espe-
cially you, are a one of a kind. You
are priceless because there is only
one of you! You are not alone, and
because you are allowing yourself
to be seen here in this advice col-
umn, something will shift for you.
I already care about you, and have
a personal interest in supporting
your voice to be heard, whether
it's through speaking up or sing-
ing. You are not alone.
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and guides women wanting more
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Friday, January 19, 9 p.m.
SQUID INC. LIVE
Belle Harbor Yacht Club
533 Beach 126th Street
Live music.
Saturday, January 20,
10 a.m.
WINTER NATURE HIKE
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Join a ranger for a 1.5-mile hike
around the refuge and look for
winter animals.
Saturday, January 20,
8:30 p.m.
BRAD VICKERS & HIS
VESTAPOLITANS
Thai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Blues, ragtime & rock ‘n’ roll music.
Sunday, January 21,
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
FOOLS NIGHT OUT LIVE
BayHouse Breezy Point
500 Bayside
Live classic rock.
Monday, January 22,
6:30 p.m.
SHORE FRONT SCOPE MEETING
Knights of Columbus
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
333 Beach 90th Street
Join for a scope meeting about
the Shore Front Parkway Play-
ground and Adventure Course at
Beach 101-102nd.
Tuesday, January 23, 3 p.m.
BABY FRIENDLY EVENT
Arverne Library
312 Beach 54th Street
Join St. John’s Hospital for a les-
son on breastfeeding and ways to
bond with your baby.
Wednesday, January 24,
6:30 p.m.
BEACON HOSTING WORKSHOP
Uncle Louie G’s
92-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Rockaway Business Alliance in-
troduces new beacon technology
to beacon businesses and others
interested in hosting.
Saturday, January 27,
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
SARAH NICHOLLS BOOK ART
EXHIBIT
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Join for the opening of Sarah
Nicholls' Exhibit on Book Arts
as she tells the story of wildlife
in Jamaica Bay with handmade
books with lino cut illustrations
and hand-set type.
Saturday, January 27, 8 p.m.
VFA OFFICERS INSTALLATION
DINNER
VFW Post 260
705 Shad Creek Road
Local volunteer firehouse officers
will be sworn in. Dinner $45 per per-
son. Call 646-883-2692 for more info.
Saturday, January 27, 10 p.m.
THE ELECTRIX
Thai Rock
375 Beach 92nd Street
Classic rock and original jams.
Sunday, January 28, 6 p.m.
STARGAZING CLUB:
THE SUPERMOON
Beach 116th Street Boardwalk
Let an Urban Ranger be your guide
to the solar system. Use telescopes
and binoculars to view the night
sky and supermoon.
Friday, February 2, 6:30 p.m.
ST. CAMILLUS CARD PARTY
185 Beach 99th Street
Fun night with raffles for prizes.
$10 per person. Call 718-634-
5260 to reserve tickets or a table.
Friday, February 2, 8 p.m.
WIG N STACHE RADIO BINGO
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
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Wear your best wig or bring your
best mustache for this quirky radio
bingo. $25 per person includes
bingo, DJ, light fare, cash bar.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Proceeds
benefit PS 114 PTA. For tickets, call
or text Jamesy at 917-783-4687.
Saturday, February 10,
7:30 p.m.
POSEIDON’S PROM
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Join for a fun nautical night of music,
lite fare, and open bar to raise mon-
ey for the Poseidon’s Parade. Tickets,
$40, available on Eventbrite.com.
Mondays, 8 p.m.
MEDITATION & DHAMMA TALK
Rockaway Summer House
504 Beach 68th Street
Meditation with a Buddhist
monk. Free but donations are
welcome to sustain the program.
Monday, Wednesday &
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Notice of Formation of STRANGERS NO
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Around 3 a.m. this past
Sunday morning, I was
awakened from a sound
sleep by a furry face bur-
rowing into my neck, ac-
companied by the unmis-
takable smell of dog breath.
As I struggled to open both
my eyes, I saw our family
canine, Zach, wagging his
tail while yipping softly.
I immediately recognized
Zach's behavior as his way
of letting me know that if
I didn't jump out of bed in
the next 30 seconds, he ful-
ly intended to slink off to
some hidden corner of the
house and quietly make a
substantial deposit, which
would go unnoticed un-
til some time later when
the morning quiet of the
home would be shattered by
someone screaming, "What
is that god-awful smell?"
Struggling to rise off the
bed and then stumbling out
of the bedroom in the dark-
ness, I made my way to the
sliding glass door leading
to the outside patio area.
Opening the slider, I stood
aside in order to allow Zach
unimpeded access to the
outside world where he
could go about his business,
which I would have to clean
up later that morning.
The outside air tempera-
ture, only 17 degrees with a
15 mph northwest wind and
a wind chill of three degrees,
stopped Zach dead in his
tracks just short of stepping
through the door. Sitting
down, Zach gave me a look,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
Dog Duty
which could only mean, "If
you think I am going out
there so you can close the
door behind me, leaving me
out in the cold while you go
back to sleep, you have an-
other thing coming!"
That left the both of us
standing just inside the
open door, staring at each
other with the cold air pour-
ing into a rapidly cooling
house. Now Zach has been
with our family as a rescue
from a kill shelter for more
than 12 years, and as far as
he and I are concerned, we
both know who the alpha
male is. I reached across
and turned on the outside
patio light and with fin-
ger pointing outside to the
deck, sternly ordered the
dog to "Go!" Zach remained
seated while glowering at
me with a face that clearly
said, "Do you really think I
am that stupid?"
Okay, truth be told, Cesar
Millan I'm not, and the only
dog whispering I managed
was a sigh of silent surren-
der. Clad only in my Hanes
briefs and a Day-Glo orange
Rockaway Times t-shirt, I
stepped out into the cold,
muttering under my breath,
"C'mon, let's get this over
with!" I had to walk to the
far end of the deck as Zach
would not allow me to get
between him and the door,
while he slowly walked
about in circles sniffing the
deck boards to determine
which spot would be perfect
for his early morning con-
stitutional. At one point,
while I thought he was pre-
occupied, I attempted to
slowly sidle along the deck
fence back towards the slid-
ing glass door and warmth,
only to have Zach imme-
diately trot the same way,
letting me know in no un-
certain terms that there was
no way I was going to be al-
lowed to leave him outside
alone and forgotten.
With a decision being
made, Zach finally set about
his business, causing me to
rhythmically punch the air
while shouting, "It's about
damn time!" Paying me ab-
solutely no mind, Zach fin-
ished up and trotted back
inside the house without so
much as a thank you glance
my way as he disappeared
through the kitchen. As for
me, now stiff from the cold,
I shuffled back in the house,
closing the sliding glass
door behind me and head-
ed towards the bedroom
with visions of a warm bed
and blankets dancing in my
head, whereupon three of
our four cats who had been
watching this whole inci-
dent with some amusement
from their warm perches
on the kitchen table, decid-
ed to make the most of the
situation and started yell-
ing (yes, they yell!) for their
breakfast.
As much as I wanted to
blow them off, I suddenly
realized they are all indoor
cats possessed with remark-
ably good litter pan habits,
so I decided to accommo-
date them all prior to climb-
ing back into bed. Some 15
minutes later, I quietly crept
back into the bedroom so
as not to disturb my belov-
Teen Fatally Shot
in Edgemere
A 15-year-old boy was
killed last weekend. Trevor
Rhudd was found dead in
the staircase of his building
on Beach Channel Drive and
Beach 41st on Saturday, Jan-
uary 13.
Rhudd, nicknamed Bub-
ba, was found in the sec-
ond-floor stairwell of the
building around 1:30 p.m.
He had gunshot wounds
to his torso and was pro-
nounced dead at the scene,
according to police.
According to the New York
Daily News, Rhudd’s moth-
er, Annie Johnson, claimed
that her son was murdered
while being robbed of his
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ed Grace (She who must be
obeyed) only to find my side
of the bed completely cov-
ered by a geriatric 70-pound
mutt blissfully asleep on his
back, front paws up in the
air and snoring loudly.
I finally gave up all hope
of returning to bed, but pri-
or to leaving the bedroom, I
wanted to impress on Zach
who's the alpha male in
this pack. I leaned over the
damn dog and whispered in
his ear, "Later today you and
I are going to watch ‘Cujo.’ I
want you to pay particular
attention to the end of the
movie and how Dee Wal-
lace deals with a big old dog
that finally pissed her off!”
I'm quite sure Cesar Millan
would have been proud of
me, but somewhere in the
back of mind I could al-
most hear Zach thinking to
himself, "You ain't no Dee
Wallace!" To make matters
worse, later that morning, I
received a call from a neigh-
bor across the street inquir-
ing if everything was alright.
"I was up early this morning
and I saw you in your under-
wear disco dancing, badly I
might add, on your second
floor deck with your dog."
Broad Channel, why
would anyone want to live
anywhere else?
phone. "My son was being
robbed for his phone by his
own friend,” Johnson told
the Daily News.
Following the shooting, a
31-year-old suspect that was
seen on surveillance video,
was arrested, but was not
found to be connected to the
murder.
The incident continues to
be under investigation as
police search for the sus-
pect.
On Thursday, January 18,
at 5 p.m., all are welcome
to remember “Bubba” with
a candlelight vigil, hosted
by Rock Safe Streets, at 433
Beach 40th Street.
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From the Writers’ Club of PS/MS 114
A PROMISE IS A PROMISE; WE’RE KEEPERS-HOW ABOUT YOU?
It’s about two weeks into the
New Year, and these kids are
sticking to their life-chang-
ing New Year’s resolutions.
In their first drafts, many stu-
dents wrote, "New Year’s rev-
olutions." As I corrected, there
was a growing realization of the
merit in this misspelling, espe-
cially since revolution can be
defined as, “a sudden complete
change in something.” What
can I say  — sometimes out of
the mouths of babes come the
weirdest, wackiest, wisest and
most wonderful things. Good
luck with your revolutions!
Joan Diehl
RYAN LEVY
They say not to let your mind
bully your body into believing
it must carry the burden of its
worries, but I feel like my mind
is too powerful. The thoughts
swirl in my mind like a whirl-
pool waiting to devour any-
thing that floats by. My brain
twists into a knot and explodes
into anger. The anger bursts
out of my ears and hovers over
my head like a cloud, following
me everywhere. This feeling of
stress is like a ferocious beast
trying to escape my body. 2018
is coming and by then, I want
this beast free!
Tests, homework and school
are the only words running
through my mind. My head
spins like a top, and shiv-
ers zoom down my back like
a roadrunner. I try reading a
book, but the words just appear
in my mind and disappear.
They fade away as if the beast
consumed them. School is a
blur to me. Numbers and words
register in my mind, but the
more that registers, the more
the beast grows. Thoughts play
tricks on me and the future gets
me worried. It’s like my body
hears faint cries of a wolf that’s
trapped, so many cries that my
body can’t handle it anymore.
So if 2018 hears me, my only
resolution is for my stress to
leave me in the New Year!
ELLEN ZWERLING
They say no matter how far
away we are, we’re always
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018
looking at the same moon. I
hope that’s true because ever
since my best friends moved,
my life has been like kids with
no Christmas presents. So I
hope we’re looking at the same
moon. The happiness has been
drained from my life. I’ve been
lonely. I’m the Mickey with no
Minnie. I need my friends, but
they have to stay in their new
home in San José, Costa Rica
for three years. Each day feels
longer as the three years get
nearer, and it hasn’t even been
a year yet. Every week drags
slower than a dog’s tail when
he is sad. If I could get the
Lafflers back, it would be like
winning the 20-million-dol-
lar lottery. Like a traitor, their
dad’s job disguised itself as a
friend. Then it made them go
away, a billion, trillion miles
away. They were the only key
to my happiness. We would
play with each other every day
like siblings. We would make
up clubs, hide in closets, and
act out our favorite book or
movie scenes. We would walk
our dogs together, wash cars
together, live together. The
youngest Laffler, Darcy, was
my Elmo. Funny, caring, and
uplifting, she poured bright-
ness and laughter into my
every day. The middle Laffler,
Dermot, was my library. He
had all the books I needed.
The oldest Laffler, Delaney,
was my mentor, one of the only
people I looked up to. Mr. and
Mrs. Laffler were my second
parents; when I needed help
they were the people I looked
for. If I could keep myself busy,
I wouldn’t be so sad. That is
what I need to work on, so I
found my perfect resolution.
I’ll keep myself busy, like my
mom. This would definitely be
a start to help kick my sadness
away, far away.
GERARD GUGLIELMO
“He can’t play hockey,”
someone whispered. “It’s like
leading a lamb to slaughter,”
someone else said. And they
were right. The only good thing
about me being on ice is being
a clown; slipping, sliding and
slumping on the ice, as the
crowd laughs at my monkeyish
performance. I struggle trying
not to let out the Mississippi
River all over my face. All of a
sudden, the puck swoops past
me as quick as lightning, and
in a pace it runs into the goal.
One of my teammates takes
the puck far up near the goal,
with a wicked laugh so scary it
even scared himself a bit. The
goalie shuts him down, and he
passes the puck to me. Then I
feel my face melt; I have every-
one’s attention. I get my hock-
ey stick ready and then dis-
aster strikes. The puck starts
to dance around the ice, and
the blade of my ice skate gets
caught in it. I go down like an
avalanche. Our enemy team
gets control of the puck, and
scores a goal. That’s a loss for
my team, and an even bigger
loss for me. My New Year’s res-
olution is to become a better
hockey player, and maybe next
year I’ll be able to score my
first goal!
LAYLA DUGGAN
It was a cool night on New
Year’s Eve as I practiced my
song of the month, “Mary
Ann” on my flute. At that
moment, Mary Whatever was
not on my side, Neither was
the whole idea of music. Me
and music don’t work togeth-
er in harmony one single bit.
Me and music are like a ham
sandwich and pickle juice  —
they don’t work together at
all! If I had the choice to play
a song on my flute or do a
million math problems, I’d
do the math problems. If I
had the choice to take a half-
hour lesson of music or swim
with sharks, I’d swim with
the sharks. My song, “Mary
Ann” is supposed to sound
like an early-morning ca-
nary’s chirp, but when I play,
it sounds like a bus ramming
into a chimpanzee. When I
am having a good day, it oc-
casionally will sound like a
window shattering. At least
it sounds better than a bus
crash. What did I ever do to
you, Music, to make you hate
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me so, so much? When I try to
play a low A note, it’s like the
evil Invisible Music Person’s
hand comes out and pushes
my fingers into a different key.
When I try to tongue notes by
saying “tee-tee,” the evil In-
visible Music Person’s mouth
comes out and booms, “too-
too.” When I try to name the
correct note, it seems that the
evil Music Person’s brain pops
into mine and thinks of the
wrong note. I’m pretty good at
rhythm, though; at least they
haven’t made an evil Invisible
Music Person for rhythm! As I
thought about all of this, I de-
cided to make getting better at
music my New Year’s resolu-
tion.
MARCELLO VALENTINO
“I HATE YOU!” It bursts
out of me like a beast break-
ing out of its cage. This is my
reaction every time my big
brother annoys me. He yells
something back and my head
is about to explode because
I’m so angry. Then my mom
stomps down the stairs with
a look on her face that makes
me want to crouch behind
the couch like a bunny try-
ing to camouflage in the tall
grass. Judging by Mom’s ex-
pression, I’m guessing what’s
coming. Now I’m grounded
because of him. I am so frus-
trated and feel like a bear that
just got poked with a stick.
Like a swarm of bees after
someone swats their hive, I
want to go at him. Then I yell,
“I WISH I HAD A DIFFERENT
BROTHER!!” and sprint up
the stairs, slamming the door
to my room.
The next day is always the
worst. I’ve lost my phone priv-
ileges so I can’t text my friends
or have them come over and
play soccer. I am so frustrat-
ed, and I regret yelling at my
brother. I always tell myself
that next time, I won’t explode.
I won’t let the beast break out
of its cage. I try to listen to my-
self saying I won’t get angry
with him but the words always
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jump off my tongue like grass-
hoppers before I know it. I feel
disappointed because I let my-
self down. I want to have peace
and not war.
In 2018, the monster inside
me will not awaken. My New
Year’s resolution is to not
let my brother provoke me.
Hurtful words will not erupt
from my mouth like a volca-
no. 2018 will be a year of tol-
erance.
MEGYN HARTMAN
People say everything is pos-
sible, but when it comes to
roller coasters and me, noth-
ing is possible. Roller coasters
and I are like peanut butter
and pickles; we don’t go to-
gether. The first time I went on
a roller coaster, it was as bad
as getting stung by a hundred
bees. I didn’t think it would
be scary, so my dad and I got
into our seats and strapped
in. I closed my eyes the whole
time and gripped the handles
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so tightly, my knuckles turned
white. The minute it took off,
it felt like a ghost touched my
eyes. I was terrified. When I got
off, I felt like I had been spin-
ning for hours. My legs felt like
jello as I ran to my mom and
buried my head into her chest.
A waterfall poured from my
eyes. “It was playing tricks on
me. It was tossing me back and
forth and up and down. We
stopped and suddenly it felt
like my stomach had dropped
to the ground. It was really
scary, Mom,” I whispered to
her while wiping my tears. I
never went on a roller coast-
er again. So this year my New
Year’s resolution is to be brave
the next time I come face-to-
face with a roller coaster. “Mr.
New Year, next year, please give
me the courage to beat that an-
gry beast and overpower the
fire-breathing dragon. I want
to be brave. I want the courage
to face my fears,” I whispered.
Like author Susan Gale says,
“Sometimes you don’t realize
your own strength until you
come face-to-face with your
greatest weakness."
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A CALL FOR ARTISTS!
Calling all artists! The Rock-
away Artists Alliance (RAA) is
looking for your work for two
upcoming shows.
To mark Women’s History
Month in March, for the 10th
year, RAA is hosting the exhib-
it, Of Women to honor women
and female artists. Of Women
aims to recognize and high-
light the remarkable women
in our lives and the significant
feats they have done no matter
how vast or small.
Of Women is open to and
inclusive of all women artists,
regardless of gender identi-
ty, self-identity, expression,
status, dysphoria or non-con-
formance. All artistic mediums
are welcome. The exhibit will
be on display from March 10
through April 8 at RAA's sTu-
dio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden. The
show will be juried by Angel
Bellaran. Bellaran is a curator,
art-historian, and educator,
who has spent the last decade
pursuing a passion for con-
temporary art and - specifical-
ly - the study of international
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curatorial and artistic practic-
es.
The deadline for submis-
sions is February 16 at 2 p.m.
Visit www.rockawayartistsal-
liance.org/ofwomen for more
details.
RAA’s April exhibit will be
The Mayfly. “The Mayfly is a
multimedia exhibition about
the transient nature of our
lives; the fleeting fragments
we experience against the con-
stant pressure of permanence.
The Mayfly explores the resi-
due that the temporal leaves
behind; what these brief junc-
tures imprint on us and how
we are inclined to express that.
With this exhibition, we seek
to share stories of ephemeral-
ity and how the briefest of mo-
ments create powerful emo-
tions that last a lifetime,” the
RAA says.
The Mayfly will be on display
from April 21 through May 6.
The deadline for submissions
is March 21 at 2 p.m. Visit www.
rockawayartistsalliance.org/
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$275 per month 24 month lease. Automatic, Moon Roof, P/S,
ABS, A/C, and Much More! MSRP $37,575, VIN#3LJR609322,
$4,677 Due at Inception Includes 1st Month Payment, $3,757
Down Payment, $645 Bank Fee, $0 Security Deposit. For those
who qualify $1750 Lincoln RCL Cash. Tax, Title MV fees. add’l.
Expires 1/31/18.
BRAND NEW 2017 LINCOLN MKC SELECT
LEASE PER MONTH $275 per month 36 month lease. 200A Group, 2.0L 4 Cyl
24 MOS. 36 MOS. Engine, Moonroof, Select Plus Package, Remote Start, P/S, A/C
and More! MSRP $40,660, VIN#5LHUL71492, $4,915 Due at
Inception Includes 1st Month Payment $3,995 Down Payment,
$645 Bank Fee, $0 Security Deposit. For those who qualify
$1500 RCL Cash. Tax, Title MV fees add’l. Expires 1/31/18.

GREAT WINTER LEASES!

BRAND NEW 2018 LINCOLN Select 101A, 3.7L V6 Engine, 6-Speed • Meticulous 200-Point inspection by

MKX PREMIERE
Automatic, P/S, ABS, A/C & Much More!
MSRP $42,455, VIN#2LJBL20229. $5,219
factory trained technicians
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†PER MO. $4,245 Down Payment, $645 Bank Fee,
36 MOS $0 Security Deposit. Tax, Title & MV Fees 2015 LINCOLN MKZ AWD
LEASE addt’l. Expires 1/31/18.

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ON SELECT MODELS! LEASING FOR MUCH, MUCH LESS!
2016 LINCOLN MKX AWD Select

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