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VOL. 2, NO.
40 - THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016
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Proposal Could Bring Suspension School

to Beach Channel
By Katie McFadden
A Department of Education
proposal could rattle the current state of the Beach Channel Educational Campus if approved. Social media lit up with
complaints after news spread
about a proposal to relocate a
school for suspended students
from MS 53 in Far Rockaway to
the Beach Channel campus.
In late January, the DOE proposed a re-siting and co-location of Alterative Learning
Center M.S. 53 to the building
shared by Channel View School
for Research, Rockaway Park
High School for Environmental Sustainability, Rockaway
Collegiate High School and
P.S. Q256, starting in the 20162017 school year. Students of
ALC M.S. 53 are sixth through
eighth grade students who are
on a Superintendents Suspension for up to 90 days. These are
students who commit Level 3
to Level 5 offenses. Level 3 offenses can include gang behavior, vandalism and plagiarism.
Level 5 offenses can be anything from starting a fire to violence to possessing a weapon.
The proposed re-siting of
ALC M.S. 53, currently located at 10-45 Nameoke Street,
comes as a result of another
proposal, which was approved
in November 2015. That proposal called for the opening
of Success Academy Charter
School in the M.S. 53 building,
which would require ALC M.S.
53 to be relocated out of the
building to make room for the
new school to share the building. The DOE determined the
Beach Channel campus to be
a potential location because it
is underutilized. The Beach
Channel building has a capacity potential of 2,791 students.
In the current school year, 1,522
students are enrolled, which
is only 56 percent utilization.
ALC schools can only have 80

students enrolled at any given
time, so the DOE projects anywhere from 30 to 80 additional students would be enrolled
in the 2016-2017 school year if
the proposal is approved. This
could increase the potential
enrollment utilization to 62
percent.
Parents, staff members and
parents of potential students
were not happy about the news.
Some parents said they were
aware of the proposal since it
was introduced at school meetings and petitions have been
going around for a few weeks.
However the only official public hearing with the Department of Education in regards to
this proposal was held on the
evening of Thursday, March
17, St. Patricks Day, which
was allegedly lightly attended. The next step needed for
approval is a vote held by the
Panel for Educational Policy at
6 p.m. on Wednesday, March

23. (Since this was past press
time, the outcome of this vote
is unknown, but the Rockaway
Times will provide updates.)
Prior to the vote, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder called on
the DOE to allow for further input before a decision is made.
Every parent should have the
opportunity to weigh in on decisions that could affect their
childs education, Goldfeder
said. The co-location plan for
Beach Channel is major decision that could have far-reaching consequences for all students and faculty involved.
Holding a single hearing on St.
Patricks Day at a time when
many parents are still at work
does not allow for the public
input that this proposal deserves. I urge the Department
of Education to hold additional public hearings and ensure
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Yakety Yak
Lets talk about talking. Who
talks the most in your circle of
family and friends? Any clear
windbag winners? Any yakety
yakkers? Anybody able to talk
the tin ears off a brass jug? Or
whatever the expression is. I
guess if I wasnt so busy talking I might have a better idea of
the exact expression. But like
anybody trying to overcome a
problem, the first thing you do
is admit it. So I admit listening
isnt a strong point, which will
come as a shock to exactly no
one.
But that doesnt mean I cant
hear. That doesnt mean I can
tune out the blowhards, the
windbags, and the acutely annoying. Unfortunately, I hear
them until my ears bleed.
I was reminded how Im at the
mercy of those who drone on a
recent ride in a car service. The

guy wouldnt stop. I dont remember much of what he said
but traffic is best on Mondays
and Thursdays are the worst
and sometimes he beats the
GPS by a minute or two. And
then his voice just started to
sound like a dentist drill with a
Russian accent.
I was at the point where I was
just about able to tune him out
but then he said something and
cracked himself up and his evil
villain laugh made me pay attention again. But I didnt dare
ask him what was so funny and
then he went on about people
not knowing how to drive. And
on and on.
I guess the guy fell into the
category of the yakety yakker
people who just have to fill
the empty air with sounds. For
them silence isnt golden, its
life threatening. They must fight
it with all their words. In the car
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make and model that might be
inscribed on the glove compartment or floor mat. It will be
quiet for about twenty seconds
and suddenly they will blurt,
Hyundai. When no one responds they then say Sonata
or Elantra.
Again no one responds so
they look out the window and
say, Speed Limit 25 miles an
hour.
Now, first date silence in a
car might be a little awkward
and its understandable if you
babble a little. But the reason
Henry Ford put a radio in a car
is so you didnt have to talk all
the time. And you know if you
babble too much there wont
be another date. Babbling is for
brooks.
God knows, if one of my
brothers goes on too long with
a story we start acting like a
ground crew on the tarmac
waving our arms to land the
plane already. Bring it home,
bring it home. Youre killing us,

land the plane already.
If the plane has to take a detour
it better be to somewhere good.
We dont want to know about
your third grade teacher if she
has nothing to do with the story.
The yakety yakkers are usually just nervous nellies who
cant get comfortable with silence. And the rest of us suffer
in silence. Or at least the silence we long for.
Im doing too much talking
and I havent even gotten to
the blowhards but if youre a
nervous nelly and youre yapping and someone hasnt responded with words, a chuckle, a nod, whatever, that means
they are begging you to shut
up. Look above their heads
and see the thought bubble.
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Uh-oh, I just realized some
people I know might think Im
talking about them. Im not.
But its ok if you give me the silent treatment.
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Inauguration of a Torah Scroll

By Pat Morgan
You might have been wondering what all the excitement was
on Cronston Avenue and Beach
129th Street this past Sunday afternoon, March 19th,
Yeshiva Mercaz Hatorah of
Belle Harbor (505 B. 129 Street)
made an Inauguration of a Torah
scroll (or Hachnosas Sefer Torah)
which was written in memory
of the Yeshivas founder, the beloved Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Levi
Dicker, of blessed memory.
This is a ceremony in which
one or more Torah scrolls are installed in a synagogue, or in the
sanctuary or study hall of a yeshiva, rabbinical college, university
campus, nursing home, military
base, or other institution. The
ceremony is held for new and restored scrolls alike, as well as for
the transfer of Torah scrolls from
one sanctuary to another.
If the Torah scroll is a newly
written one, as it was in this past
Sundays event, the ceremony
begins with the writing of the last
letters of the scroll in the home
of the donor. All scrolls are then

carried in an outdoor procession
to the synagogue, characterized
by singing, dancing, and musical accompaniment. Inside the
synagogue, there is more singing and dancing, a short prayer
service, placement of the scroll
in the Torah ark, and a seudat
mitzvah or celebratory meal.
For this event, the Torah scroll
was brought from Rebbetzin
Chana Dickers home on Newport Avenue to Yeshiva Mercaz
Hatorah. The joyous procession
was led by Rabbi Levi Dickers
son, Rabbi Shmuel Zev Dicker,
who now has followed in his fathers footsteps as the head of
the Yeshiva. The new scroll was
brought into the sanctuary of
the Yeshiva, where it will have
its place among the other Torah
scrolls that are housed there.
There were approximately 200
people in attendance, mostly Yeshiva students and alumni
(many bringing their own children), who paraded and danced
down Cronston Avenue from
Beach 140th Street to the Yeshiva
on Beach 129th Street. The rabbis and others carried the new
Torah beneath the canopy until
it arrived outside the doors of the
Yeshiva. At that time, the other
Torah scrolls from inside the Yeshiva were brought out to greet
the new scroll.
According to long-time Belle
Harbor resident, Avi Kunstler, a
neighbor curiously poked her
head out the door to ask him
what was going on. When he explained the reason of the celebration, she exclaimed that this
is the most beautiful thing Ive
ever seen in this neighborhood.
She was impressed how happy,
respectful, and sincere this occasion was.
After the procession, prayers
and dancing were held in the
sanctuary of the Yeshiva. The celebrants then boarded buses that
took them to the Ohab Zedek
ballroom for a festive meal,
which was similar in exuberance
to a wedding.
For additional information
or dedications, please email office@ymhbh.com
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*****
Last Friday, in the middle of
the day, a gunman opened fire
probably from the rooftop of the
Edgmere Houses also known
as the Ocean Bay apartments
at Beach 54th Street and Beach
Channel Drive. Two cars, one with
children, just sitting in traffic, were
struck. No one was injured but
what a terrifying incident. Lets
hope theres an arrest soon. Too
many innocent people are at risk.
*****
Dj vu. Weve been down this
railroad before. Yes, congratulations
to Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder for
proposing funding for a study for
the Queens Rail Line. (We dont
get the headlines this triggered. Its
just a budget proposal now) So lets
not pop the champagne or make
this out to be more than what it is.
Its another study. In 2013, a big
deal was made out of the fact that
Queens College would conduct
a study about the viability of the

abandoned rail tracks. They did the
study and nothing happened. So
this is another study. People who
want the tracks to be a park like the
High Line will probably announce
another study. Soon there will be
study to determine how many
studies there should be.
*****
Community House is not for
sale or closing. We try to avoid
putting rumors in the paper (we
hear a million of em). Owner Kelley
Brooke asked us to get the word out
that the beautiful space on Beach
102nd Street, which just opened last
August is here to stay. She said the
winter business outdid projections
and that great things are ahead.
We figured the rumors were just
rumors. The place hasnt had a full
summer season yet. And by this
summer, Community House will
also have a few rooms for rent. Oh,
and this Sunday theyre having an
Easter Egg hunt !
*****
People want a shuttle from
Far Rockaway to the ferry stop at
Beach 108th Street. We say give it
a try. One hundred percent. But
with red lights out of sync, school
buses in the morning, only single
lanes on Beach Channel Drive and
Rockaway Beach Boulevard, and

making multiple stops to pick up
other commuters, you can expect
a twenty minute shuttle ride at
least! just to get to the ferry dock.
The ferry trip is an hour. Then
youll have to walk a bit from the
ferry landing in Manhattan. Add
it up. The shuttle will be great for
people not in a rush.
*****
Riis Park became a destination
last year for Brooklynites and locals
when the Riis Park Beach Bazaar
opened offering vendor goods,
various foods, drinks, and music.
This coming season Cuisine by
Claudette will have a presence
there and maybe one or two more
local favorites.
*****
We just heard a nice story from
real estate broker Maureen Walsh.
She got to talking a young couple
about to be married at St. Francis
de Sales but neither of them are
from the parish. Well, that is, they
werent from the parish before
they met at the church when each
had shown up to volunteer soon
after Hurricane Sandy.
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a great cup of coffee? The All
American B & B (Bagel and
Barista) is now open in Broad
Channel, just on the other side of
the Cross Bay bridge. Their grand
re-opening is Saturday.
*****
We know of two people who
fell for a scam recently so it seems
worth it to alert everyone. It starts
with a phone call from someone
claiming to be with Microsoft and
theyve detected a problem with
your computer. They may know
your name or other information
but please just hang up. Or ask for
their phone number and tell them
youll call them back. But before
you do, consult with someone who
knows computers.
*****
We got a couple of letters
complaining about underage
drinking and deplorable behavior
by some on the day of the
Rockaway parade. We know plenty
of the kids arent necessarily from
Rockaway but enough are. We
hope next year parents will do
what they can to ensure their
kids arent part of these troublemaking crowds. One letter made
*****
Ever have a rainbow bagel? some valid points but were not
Or maybe you just want to have quite sure why it was signed with
a childish, fake name.
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March 20th into the 21st brings

the vernal equinox, that time of
year when the so-called solar terminator is perpendicular to the
equator, meaning that the edge
between day and night is blurred,
and marks the beginning of
spring.
So it was not completely alien
that it should snow on March
20th leading into a spring like day
on March 21st. And with all that
is glorious about spring and the
coming of Easter with little crocus
and daffodils poking their heads
above ground, giving hope for
an end to the dreariness of winter, there was a moment when
we lost someone we cared very
much about.
And so it was early Monday
morning when we received a
phone call from the nursing
home that Marilyn Timothy had
taken advantage of that moment
between day and night, so precariously balanced, and left us
to join her husband Bill, and her
mom and dad. Marilyn was a
beautiful human being; she was
kind and gentle, caring and reflective, and prayerful. She believed in God with all her spirit,
and you felt that when you were
around her. And she loved her
family very much.
I came to know Marilyn as a
result of marrying one of her five
daughters. The deal brought me
into a family rich with Irish heritage and proud of their New York
roots. A little bit crazy too, but I
guess I repeat myself. Marilyns
grandfather owned a funeral
home on the West Side of New

York, but her dad, a chemical
engineer, had other plans and
moved to Jackson Heights. Marilyn attended Blessed Sacrament
in NY and the College of Mount
St. Vincent in Riverdale, but
spent a lot of time in the Rockaways Bungalow Colonies. When
she married Big Bill of Woodside,
they moved to Rockaway to raise
a family that eventually reached
six.
They worked hard and they
never lost their faith. Marilyn was
like a second mother to me, always there to help in any way she
could. I benefited mostly from
Marilyns prayers, as I believe she
had a direct line to the big guy
upstairs. And so its quite a beautiful thing that she passes at a
time when snow brings in spring
sunshine, and slips out between
the day and night, after 90 years
of time on this earth. I consider
myself very lucky to have known
Marilyn, and now I pray for her,
but somehow I believe she is still
praying for us all, and has a closer
seat to make those prayers. And it
is so like Marilyn, to not disrupt
anything, she passed on the first
day of spring and the first day of
Holy Week, without interrupting any of the services for Easter.
Her family will gather this week,
and there will be many stories,
perhaps a few beers, hopefully
no fights, and many, many hugs.
And prayers; prayers for Marilyn, prayers for Old Rockaway,
prayers for family. And prayers
for the hope that spring brings us,
even with snow. Rest easy Marilyn, youve earned it.
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that every opinion is carefully
and fully considered before any
final decision is made.
Goldfeder sent a letter to DOE
Chancellor Carmen Faria, requesting additional hearings on
the proposal. The letter echoed
parents fear that the addition
of another student body to the
campus would stymie growth
in instructional and extra-curricular programs at the other
schools on the current campus.
He cited the change in the reputation of the Beach Channel
campus in recent years. One of
the schools on campus, CVSR,
currently ranks above borough
and citywide graduation rates,
with an 85 percent 4-year graduation rate during the 20142015 school year.
Several parents expressed
concern over changing the campus. We want to see growth
at the campus, but we would
prefer that it be organic and focused on the schools already
there, Kathy Ryan, PTA President at Channel View School for

Research, said. When I brought
my daughter to Channel View
eight years ago, the campus
didnt have the best reputation.
It was no small feat overcoming
this and we dont want to see
all our hard work be undone by
this proposal.
Another concerned parent, Priya Nembhard, said she
would consider pulling her two
children out of Channel View if
the proposal becomes a reality.
My kids were home schooled
in Ozone Park. We pay tolls and
make a financial investment
to go to Channel View because
it was the best school in the
area. It is a selective, environmental research school with
small classes. My kids get a lot
of attention and have a great
relationship with the staff and
students. I sent my kids there
because I didnt want them to
be in an overcrowded school or
situation where there are a lot of
fights, she said. Now they want
to bring children from ALC who
have been suspended. These
are kids that have done violent
things and ALC is essentially
their rehabilitation school. Now
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that Beach Channel has been

cleaned up for so long, theres a
concern that the culture would
return to what it was when it
had a bad reputation. We dont
want to put our kids at risk. Wed
strongly consider pulling them
out of Channel View if this proposal happens.
State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. said the proposal, if it
happens, could be a success if
it is carried out properly. One
of the major problems our
citys public school system faces is a chronic lack of space for
the growing population of students. While I understand that
changes like co-locating some
suspension program students
into Channel View High School
may be inevitable, and I have
heard the concerns of students
and parents, our focus should
be on making sure any decision on how to utilize available
building space does not affect
the success of the students or
their ability to learn. Channel
View High School has worked
hard to transform its atmosphere and move toward a more
positive learning environment,
and it is important that this progress not be interrupted by any

possible changes by the Department of Education. While
nothing is set in stone yet, it is
my belief that co-locating students from the suspension program into Channel View High
School could be successful if
done properly, including giving a dedicated entrance to the
incoming students through the
buildings underutilized E wing
and ensuring they have the
appropriate space where both
groups of students can thrive
separately despite sharing a
school building.
The Rockaway Times reached
out to the DOE for more details
on the proposal, but a response
was not given by press time.
According to a NY1 report, the
DOE said the ALC students
would have their own wing,
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An Easter Story
Back in the early 1960s I

attended Brooklyns Bishop Loughlin Memorial High
School under the strict tutelage of the De La Salle
Christian Brothers, a religious order of men which
I firmly believe to this day
served as a covert witness
protection program where
the feds stashed overly talk-
ative but religious members

of the Brooklyn Bonanno
crime family. At the time
Loughlin was an all male
student high school, the
entrance to which should
have been emblazoned with
the admonition, Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter
Here! The Christian Brothers, replete with perpetual scowls, not only taught
most classes but they also
relentlessly patrolled the
halls and all other areas of
the school dressed in dark,
floor length, cassocks secured with a cloth rope belt
in their eternal hunt for student neer-do-wells. When
out of earshot (and decades
before Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made the term
famous) we referred to them
as the Men in Black.
In 1965 I was struggling
(translation: failing miserably) with my French class
and I was pulled aside by
Brother Dennis, the Dean
of Discipline, who made me
an offer I could not refuse. If

I agreed to teach catechism
(a collection of questions and
answers that are used to teach
children about the Catholic
religion) after school each
Wednesday to students from
a nearby public school for two
semesters I was assured that
divine intervention would
arrange a passing grade in
French. As my somewhat less
than stellar deportment in
school had already made me a
frequent visitor to after school
detention activities, I figured
why not?
Every Wednesday at 2:45
pm I would head down to
the school library where I
would be greeted by a group
of 10-12 boys and girls from
the local public school all
of whom were even less enthused about being there
than I was. After a few weeks
an informal arrangement
evolved between the students and myself. I wouldnt
bust their chops and they
wouldnt bust mine.
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though the tenets of Catholicism were touched upon

during our weekly meetings
our conversations invariably strayed to many other
things none of which had
anything to do with religion.
It didnt hurt that I also provided weekly reading material to the group in the
form of a comic books, The
Green Lantern, Superman
or Batman for the boys and
Archie, Richie Rich or Little
Lotta for the girls.
Everything
was
going
swimmingly until Easter
week of 1966 when I was
suddenly relieved of my catechism duties and hauled
in front of the Dean of Discipline for a hearing. Brother Dennis told me Brother
Thomas, the librarian, overheard my catechism students laughing yesterday
and he asked several students what they had found
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BETWEEN THE BRIDGES
MISSES
THE OLD DAYS
THIS HAS TO STOP!

Dear Editor:
I along with many residents
are getting sick and tired of the
person or persons who continue to
destroy our bus shelters. I know for
a fact the NYPD know about this
but they cant be everywhere when
they are patrolling to protect our
Community. Im asking everyone,
if you know who did this at Beach
105th Street and Rockaway
Beach Blvd or happen to see the
destruction of any other bus shelter
in our community please inform
the police. Its your community.
Danny Ruscillo
Former President 100th.
Precinct Community Council
The Rockaway Times
Dear Editor:
Time was when Rockaway
was a sleepy town, and City
Hall pretended we didnt exist.
Maybe ten guys surfed at 90th
St., great Rockaway watermen
like Buddy Sammis, Mark
OMalley, Gary OGrady. Sorry
if I didnt name you all. We
were friends and looked after
each other. Then Rockaway was
discovered, like Columbus
discovered America. The
hordes chased us away. Now
the kooks have fistfights on the
beach over whose-wave-it-was.
Its too overcrowded already
but theyre building more high
rises. Its impossible to park- or
drive- in the summer. Oh, but
think about the $$$ coming in!
Folks, dont be deceived, most
of the real money is being taken
off the peninsula.
I think I speak for a lot of
longtime residents who know
that our home and way of life
is being taken from us, and its
not for the better. I miss the old
Rockaway.
Andy Cholakis
about Christs death on the

cross on Good Friday and
Joseph of Arimathea removing Jesus body, wrapping it in a clean linen
shroud and placing it in a
tomb that had been carved
into rock in a nearby garden. They said I then told
them Our Lords body remained there until Easter morning when the rock
sealing the tomb rolled
back and Christ rose from
the dead and, stepping out
into the sunlight looked
down, saw his shadow and
ran back inside meaning 6
more weeks of Lent! Brother Dennis, who was fuming,
asked me what I had to say
for myself and I responded
by telling him that I thought
I might have been unduly
influenced by listening to
George Carlin. The Men in
Black were not amused!
Needless to say, I failed
French and to add insult to
injury they also failed me in
Religion, which was somewhat akin to failing gym as

you really had to work at it.
I also spent the rest of that
semester in twice-weekly
detentions in order to write
a thousand word essay on
religious profanity. For the
duration of my time at Bishop Loughlin, and especially
during the Easter season, I
was looked upon by the Men
in Black as the male version
of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter. In my senior year
I thought I could cleverly
ingratiate myself with the
powers that be by implying
that I might be considering
a religious vocation. I was
immediately awarded additional detention time, referred to St. Bartholomews
Protestant Church over on
Atlantic Avenue for any further vocational discussions
and ordered never to broach
that particular subject at
school again!
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Belle Harbor Property Owners Meeting Recap

By Pat Morgan
Being an invested member

of this community, I like to
stay informed on whats going
on. I find that attending the local home owners association
is one of the best ways of doing it. You can hear the information first hand, you can ask
questions of the offices representing you and the interaction is very enlightening.
I attended the recent Belle
Harbor Property Owners
meeting on March 15th at PS/
MS 114. Captain Craig Adelman of the 100th Precinct lead
off the meeting with an update
on local activity. The main topic was the Rockaway parade,
where the precinct arrested
6 people and issued 38 summons. He also cited the concert
at Riis Park, which was held on
federal land, but the precinct
was not notified of this event.
Captain Adelman then moved
on to beach related issues, such
as coverage for the upcoming
season (parking issues, towing
operations) as well as the traffic issues with the Cross Bay

Bridge last summer. He noted
that the bridge will be moving
to a cashless toll (i.e. drivers
get charged by mail). As far as
agents helping with the traffic
at the bridge, the 100th Precinct is at mercy of other major
events occurring in NYC.
Samantha Schneider from
Project Restoration was the
next speaker. This program is
associated with Northshore
LIJ, and is intended for Sandy
related issues. There is mental
health screening available for
adults 18 and over. They are
looking for a local site where a
survey would be successful.
The meeting moved on to
discuss beach block activity. An update was provided
by Harry Felder, who is the
community liaison on behalf
of Department of Design and
Construction (DDC). He keeps
an eye on the contractors and
coordinates with the DOT and
Mayors office. He also notifies
residents of activity and acts as
the point of contact for questions. Harry has a local office

and can be reached at 718 474
4270. BHPOA President, Hank
Iori, handed out copies of a
petition that will be directed
to the mayor from the BHPOA/
NHOA/RCA for additional
funding to complete street
and sidewalk construction. All
Beach Block residents are encouraged to sign this.
There was supposed to be a
speaker from Economic Devel-
opment Corporation regarding

the Ferry, but they cancelled
earlier that day. It is thought
that the reason for cancellation is because they were presenting the plan to the City
Council, which announced
Hornblower as the operator on
the next day, March 16th.
Portia Cook-Dyrenforth, Administrator for the Parks Department spoke next. She stat-
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Neil Armstrong had
to clear customs and
immigration
after
returning from the moon.
If the entire timeline of
Earth's existence was
compressed into one
year, humans would be
born at 11:58 PM on the
31st of December.
For going on two months

now, the drainage sewer on the
westbound corner of Rockaway
Beach Boulevard and Beach
108th Street (at the bus stop outside of Rite Aid) has been left
perilously open. The metal connecting the sewer to the curb is
completely tipped over, allowing for anyone and anything to
fall into the wonky water. Stick
your ankle in there and youll
have college paid for, one bystander quipped.

The sewer has been in this
condition since at least the January blizzard. So our question
is: How much longer will it take
for someone to notice? Its only
a matter of time before a pet,
valued goods, or yes, someones
ankle goes falling in. And then
the city will be on the hook for
a lot more than college tuition.
Australia once lost their

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found. (He went swimming
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If your car could drive up,
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Can openers were invented 48 years after cans
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Voting Open for Participatory

Budgeting
NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY
lieve that the integrity of the
PB process has been compromised On Feb 5, the Budget
Delegates received an email
from Council Member Ulrichs aide informing us that
the CM decided that he would
let the Budget Delegates decide how to handle the voting
this year. On February 29,
Budget Delegates selected
the projects to be placed on
the ballot, along with their
dollar amounts. At the beginning of the meeting, Council
Member Ulrichs aide announced that the CM decided
to leave the voting process as
is for this year. Some, if not
all, of the Budget Delegates
had been given no notice
of this prior to the meeting.
This reversal and the fact that
it was presented with no no-
items were determined after

several weeks of meetings by
the Volunteer Budget Delegates. More than fifty proposals were submitted at community meetings and through
social media. The projects
were subject to review, as
they had to meet certain
qualifications for the funding. The Budget Delegates
narrowed down the choices
to 15 projects for review, five
of which were chosen for the
ballot. Since there was only
a small number of approved
proposals, Ulrich added four
projects from last years ballot that received a lot of votes
but didnt meet the threshold
for voting.
One delegate, Jill Lauri,
took issue with the process.
In a letter to The Rockaway
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Its time to vote! The 2016

Participatory Budgeting process is underway and its time
to vote for how $1 million
should be used for projects in
District 32. Councilman Eric
Ulrichs office has released
the ballot and voting schedule for the next few weeks.
For the fifth year, Councilman Ulrich is conducting
Participatory Budgeting. Under the process, the community gets to decide how their
taxpayer money is spent in
the community. Some projects that have been awarded in past years include
upgrades to local schools, additional resources for libraries, a performance space for
concerts and events near the
boardwalk, upgrades to the
Rockaway Park dog run, and

the addition of playground
equipment to local parks.
The 2016 ballot has been
released based on community input and now its time
to vote. In order to vote, constituents must be at least 14
years of age and have proof
of residence or registration
in a public school in the 32nd
Council District in Rockaway
or Broad Channel. Voters
may vote for up to five of the
nine proposals on the ballot, and may only vote once
during the two-week voting
cycle. Voting began on Sunday, March 20 and continues
through Saturday, April 2.
Volunteers will count the ballots and announce the results
by Tuesday, April 5.
According to Councilman
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First Kids Store to Open

in Rockaway Beach
By Katie McFadden
Its time to play, Rockaway.

Luisa Louis is hoping to provide
an outlet for young children to
learn and grow creatively with
a store that caters to kids and
their parents. NiLu Kids, a kids
store that will provide arts and
crafts activities, baby and parent meet-ups, gifts for sale and
more, is about to open in Rockaway Beach.
Luisa, a native of France,
moved to Rockaway from Harlem about three years ago,
shortly after she had her first
child and noticed a need for a
local space for young children
and their parents. When my
daughter turned three in December, my husband, Nigel
and I were looking for a place
to do a birthday party. Kids N
Shape in Rockaway is awesome,
but they were booked for six
months, and we didnt want to
make our guests travel over the

bridge, so we had a party at the
Bungalow Bar. We had a great
time, but we saw a need for a
place for kids. The idea was to
create a party rental space, but
that transformed as we went
along and decided a kids toy
store that offered arts and crafts
would be beneficial to the community, Louis said. As a mother, Louis hopes the space will
also serve as a meeting spot
for parents. Theres nothing
for mothers here. I wanted to
provide a place where mothers
could come and unload and be Luisa Louis
around other mothers to ask for
advice and vent and have a sup- Where Creativity Grows. It is a
place that will nourish the creport system.
The name NiLu is a combi- ative side of youngsters. Every
nation of Luisa and her hus- weekend, the shop will have
bands names. Nigel will be arts and class classes featuropening a surf shop next door ing different projects at about
later this spring. The motto for $5 a piece. Kids can spend 5
NiLu Kids, located at 91-08A minutes or longer and create
Rockaway Beach Boulevard, is something while spending time
with mommy or daddy, and

they leave with a little object,
which is pretty awesome, Louis said. Starting in June, Louis
will bring in a certified teacher
that will provide professional arts and crafts classes in a
four-week paid session. Kids
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will discover different colors,
textures and learn how to use
them, she said. As a creative
person herself, Louis understands the benefits of art. Im
a photographer and Im always doing something artistic
with my daughter. When youre
dealing with young kids, art is
the easiest way to have them
learn something, she said.
Besides providing tasks for
children, Louis hopes the space
will be helpful for parents.
During the week, were going
to have baby and me classes
for moms and dads, she said.
From 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., parents and their children will
have time to meet with other
parents and children within a
same age range. Meet-ups for
zero to nine month olds will be
on Tuesdays, nine to 18 months
will be on Wednesdays and 18
to 24 months will be on Fridays.
Its made up for moms, dad,
and their little ones to get to together and meet other parents
with same-age range babies.
The store will also have items

for sale like books, craft kits,
cute clothing and costumes,
beach gear and useful items
for parents. Its really fun
stuff, items that would make
good birthday gifts or just rewards for your kid because
they did awesome at school,
or just because your want to
spoil them, she said. The store
will also serve as a resource
center. Louis hopes to bring
in resources like breastfeeding classes and other tutorials for new parents who may
need some help. The store will
also display resource boards.
There will be two boards at the
entrance. One is for families to
write down what theyre looking for, whether its a nanny, tutor or some other kind of help,
and the other board will be for
providers who are looking for
jobs. People can put their announcements on the board and
find the help they need, she
said.
Louis will be a first-time
business owner, but she understands another side of retail. Ive been modeling for 15
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years. I love it, but Im someone who likes to pursue their

dreams. Once youre done with
something and it doesnt bring
you any stimulation, it doesnt
fit your soul anymore and you
need to find something else.
Right now what makes me happy is being a mother and being
around little kids. Its a new
venture and Im looking forward to it, she said.
As Louis learns the needs
of local parents, the store and
what it offers may change. The
store and classes will be geared
towards a younger demographic from babies to 5-year-olds,
but Im waiting to see what customers want. Im open to hearing what people are looking for
and Ill make adjustments, she
said. Im new to this. Im going
to make mistakes and theres a
lot of pressure to get it right, but
I want people to know to bear
with me. Im going to do my
best. Like a fine French wine,
its just going to get better as it
goes on. Before the store even
opened, there was a lot of positive feedback on social media.
People are excited. So many
people said God bless you for

doing this. People are really
waiting for things to happen
here. You wont have to pay to
go over the bridge to find something like it. Now its here. You
get to meet your neighbors with
young kids and kids will be able
to make friends that live near
them. It takes a village to raise
a kid. I think with things like
Facebook, weve lost that village and connection with others. Its time for us to build a
village back, she said.
The grand opening for NiLu
Kids will be this weekend from
1p.m. to 4 p.m. on March 26 and
27. In celebration of the holiday, there will be four different
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Ask the
DOC
By Peter Galvin, MD
The Doctor
Patient Relationship
Today I would like to talk
about the interactions between a patient and a doctor.
Physicians, especially primary care ones, are in reality medical detectives. Like a
good detective interviewing
a witness or suspect, a good
doctor begins the examination before the patient even
says a word. Factors like the
patients attire, mannerisms,
demeanor, gait and speech
patterns may reveal clues to
the diagnosis. When the patient begins to tell the doctor
about his/her symptoms it
is important that the patient
tells the doctor everything,
even symptoms that may be
awkward or embarrassing.
The patient should not omit
any symptoms. In addition
the patient should tell the
doctor if he or she sought care
or received medication for a
condition prior to the current
office visit. For example the
patient may have sought care
at a walk-in clinic or urgent
care center where medication
was prescribed. By failing to
mention this fact the doctor
may prescribe medication
that may interact with what
was previously prescribed.
Once the patient has described his/her symptoms
the doctor will ask questions
to further refine those symptoms. Lets take pain for example. Pain has many variables such as location, severity
(usually on a 1 10 scale), nature (sharp, dull, achy, pressure-like), radiation (the pain
starts at point A but spreads
to point B and/or C), and duration. Then there are other factors such as what starts
the pain (i.e. raising the arm),
what makes it better and what
makes it worse. So you can

see that evaluating a symptom
like pain can be complex. Very
often a doctor may have a list
of potential diagnoses in his/
her head before even examining the patient. The examination serves to confirm some
diagnoses and eliminate others.
A patient who takes medication on a daily basis should
keep a list of them on his or
her person at all times. In addition a patient with a complex medical and/or surgical
history should keep a written
synopsis of that history. Both
of these documents should be
given to the ER staff if the patient is sent to the ER or to the
doctor if the patient is seeing
the doctor for the first time.
Also important for a patient to
keep on their person are the
names and contact information of the physicians who are
treating him/her so that they
may be contacted in case of an
emergency.
So the more specific information that the patient can
provide to the doctor, the easier it may be to arrive at a diagnosis. The patient should
avoid telling the doctor what
he or she thinks the diagnosis
is unless the doctor asks the
patient. Some people find it
helpful to make a list of symptoms to give to the doctor. The
patient should always leave
the doctors office with all of
his or her questions addressed
and should never leave if the
patient is unclear about the
diagnosis or treatment.
This column is published
biweekly. Questions and comments may be sent to editor@
rockawaytimes.com.
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This Week in History

MARCH 24
Tara Carlton Stackpole was born.
Frank Quigley was born.
MARCH 28
Yarden Flatow was born.
1979
Nuclear power plant accident at
Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
2000
Supreme Court rules unanimously that
an anonymous tip does not justify a
stop-and-frisk action against a person.
1958
Rock n roll star Elvis Presley joined
the U.S. army for two years.
1989
In one of worst oil spills in recent
history, the tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran
aground and released 240,000 barrels
of oil into Prince William Sound.
MARCH 29
Davina Grincevicius was born.
MARCH 25
Grace Kelly-Leahy was born.
Peter Whipper Stathis was born.
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1911
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found
A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in guilty of passing atomic secrets to the
New York City killed 145 workers.
Russians and were sentenced to death.
1999
MARCH 26
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Kelly Byrnes was born.
above 10,000 for the first time, at 10,006.78.
2000
MARCH 30
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of Russia.
stood still.
Andy Lauro was born.
MARCH 27
Michael Dickesheid was born.
1842
Anesthesia was used for the first time
1884
in an operation.
The first long-distance telephone call was 1964
made, between Boston and New York.
The game show Jeopardy debuted on
2001
television.
A federal judge ruled that the 1981
University of Michigans affirmative President Ronald Reagan was shot in
action policy was invalid, a ruling that the chest by John Hinckley as he left a
later would be reversed in an appeal.
Washington hotel.
While he does his globetrotting, Rory Boyle makes

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This great shot is in Laos in
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been wearing green it was
the blue Rockaway Times
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All About Energy

Spring has arrived and we
will begin to have lots of positive energy from the sun, flowers, exercise, people we meet,
etc. This week I would like to
discuss energy. There is positive vs. negative, low vs. high,
spiritual vs. non-spiritual.
Energy can be healing and
uplifting. We all have an energy field. In physics, energy
is defined as the property of
objects, which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms.
The energy we are familiar
with can be described as the
strength and vitality required

for sustained physical or mental activity. Energy can be
healing and spiritual. I choose
the healing and spiritual energy because it can easily be
felt in my body and mind. It is
real and so very powerful.
Recently, I was taking a yoga
class with Denise Lee and
she quoted, Breath is Spirit.
There is a special energy when
working with the breath. You
feel it, you sit with it, you become one with the breath. Imagine sitting with your breath
and following it within your
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this feeling of spirit flowing
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you breathe better. Breath
work creates positive energy
and is liberating. Breathing is
the ignition key to your movement. When you incorporate
breath with movement, you
are again creating magical energy. There is a positive energy field you put out to the universe.
Teaching yoga in a room full
of students who are connecting
to their breath creates a special
energy. Last week one of my
students said to me, There is
a special energy at Ocean Bliss
Yoga. Yes, there really is a great
energy and I believe it stems
from being authentic and human. If you are in an environment where people are honest
and happy, you will feel a wonderful energy that is both healing and uplifting. We dont try
to make energy, we just allow
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There may be times in your
life when energy is low. Mentally or physically if there is a
lack of energy it can be debilitating. Sometimes it can be
caused by medicine, other
times it can be hormonal imbalances or perhaps a loss in
your life. Sometimes we will
suffer but there is help out
there. Whether you seek advice from a medical doctor,
therapist, yoga therapist, or
friend, reach out to someone
and dont be afraid or anxious
about your situation. We have
all been through tough times
and there is always support.
Energy can be contagious.
Breath is energy, spirit is energy and we are energy.
In closing, here is a quote
from Marianne Williamson
I love: "We have great power
to affect the attitudes and behavior of the people around
us, at work and at home. We
have the power to set a tone
of honor, and to create an energy around ourselves that
says, I respect myself. I respect you. Let's respect each
other."
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137th: 3BR, 2BA 1st floor apt with HW floors, deck and private drive (BF) . . . . . . . $2,700
Aquatic Drive: Arverne By The Sea . . . . .R E. N. T.E.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500
90th: Newly renovated 4BR, 1.5BA apt with HW floors! (AD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200
118th: Large 3BR, first floor apt, with yard access, porch and parking. (MC) . . . . . $2,150
131st: Beach Block! Spacious 1BR, 1BA. Completely renovated! (BF) . . . . . . . . . . $2,100
63rd: Brand new 2BR, 1BA apt with CAC, W&D, dishwasher. (MC) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900
Arverne: Rare Find, 3 lots 125x115 2 Factories And 1 Warehouse . . . . . . . . $3,200,000

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102nd: Office space with over 1250 sq. ft with exam rooms and consult room . . . $3,300
Belle Harbor: Four rooms with a kitchen and bathroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,344
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118th: Newly renovated 1BR apt, SS appliances,, dishwasher and W&D (MC) . . . . $1,475
118th: Ground floor 1BR apt with W&D, new kitchen and bath (CB) . . . . . . . . . . $1,400
E D bathroom and parking (BF) . . . . $1,300
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Page 27
An Effort To Fight
Crippling Disease
EAT TO DEFEAT ALS
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Last year, the ice bucket

challenge took our area by
storm. Not just here in the
Rockaways, but the entire
country took part. Even celebrities got soaked all to
raise awareness for a little known disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or
ALS. Started by Pat Quinn
and his team over at Quinn
for the Win, the challenge
was a huge success, raising not only awareness,
but much needed funds
towards research into this
incredibly rare disease.
Fast forward less than a
year, and ALS is again on
the forefront of the minds
of many, particularly those
in Breezy Point and those
who know John Kelly.
Its difficult to describe
John. Words seem to fall
short, but hes a man who
so many admire and look up
to. He has shaped the lives
of countless people through
the years. Following his retirement from the NYC Department of Sanitation as
Chief of Sanitation Police
after managing the local
Rockaway garage, John began a new career targeted at
changing the lives of young
people. Through coaching
football and rugby at Xavier High School and founding the Elite Fitness Camp
in Breezy Point, Coach Kelly
became a Knight in the truest
sense of the word; inspiring
young people to work hard
to reach their goals, teaching
them that good people make
better teammates, and most
importantly to do the right
thing. Earlier this year, after 10 years of coaching, he
retired from Xavier and the
amazing words spoken at the
celebration are echoed by
so many he has truly made
a difference in the lives of
these young people and their

families. In his local community, John has also been
dedicated. He served on the
Board of Directors for Breezy
Point and, like many others,
helped his friends and family rebuild the town they all
love so much after Hurricane
Sandy.
Now, John has his sights set
on a new challenge. He has
again become a Knight, this
time partnering with ALS
One foundation and the ALS
Knights to continue to raise
awareness for the disease.
Recently diagnosed with
PLS, an even more rare motor neuron disease, John has
not let this slow him down.
He immediately began working with ALS One and has involved our local community
to continue the momentum
of the ice bucket challenge.
Through his efforts, there
will be a number of upcoming events around town.
First, on April 5th, local
restaurants will be participating to Eat to Defeat
ALS. PicoRBNY in Rockaway, Kennedys Restaurant
in Breezy Point, and Buckleys Restaurant in Brooklyn
have all generously pledged
to donate 10% of their proceeds from that day to ALS
One. So, if you consider dining out that week, please
make it to one of these three
places that have joined us in
the fight against ALS!
Our first large event will
take place in Breezy Point
on May 6th. Kicking off at
7:30PM, there will be great
live music, plenty of chances
to win amazing prizes, and
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on the events, please visit
our Facebook page at www.
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A VIEW OF
FAR
ROCKAWAY
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Hog Island
FROM HOG ISLAND IN

1900
By Emil R. Lucev, Sr. & his daughter
Katie Lucev
Todays historical view is surrounded by multi-colored seashells of various kinds found
along our northeast coast. How

many can you identify? Which is
the quahog? The periwinkle? The
conch? The snail? The scallop?
The oyster? Limpet snail and the
hermit crab?
Our camera is on the outer
Hog Island Beach looking across
Far Rockaway Bay towards Beach

19th street ferry dock and pavilion, plus the many old hotels that
lined Beach 19th Street. A horsedrawn trolley car company ran
its line to the beach from the Far
Rockaway LIRR Station.
The horse-drawn buggies and
wagons on the right are on old
South Street, which is the present Seagirt Boulevard. The Artist
had added walkers to the restful
scene. Wavecrest is located to the
west (or left) where there was a
man-made canal that connected
Far Rockaway Bay to Jamaica Bay
at Beach 32nd Street.
The hotels (left to right) are The
Wheeler Cottage, The Ocean View
House,TheFranklinHotel,TheAmerican Hotel, The St. Lawrence on the
west side of Beach 19th Street and the
big U.S. Hotel on the east side.
The outer beach and all of the
bathing pavilions and restaurants,
were destroyed by the direct hit of
a summers end hurricane in September of 1903. The Long Beach
sandbar came up to Far Rockaway
in later years and was stopped
from hooking up to Edgemere by
the Long Beach stone hook jetty
completed in 1933.
Together with ALS One and the ALS Knights,

the Kelly Family invites you to
EAT to DEFEAT
ALS
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Tuesday
April 5th,
the restaurants below have

agreed to pledge 10% of their
proceeds to help fight ALS through
the organization ALS One.
Pico RBNY
Belle Harbor, NY 11694
Kennedys Restaurant
406 Bayside
Breezy Point, NY 11697
#EATTODEFEATALS
#ALSONE
Buckleys Restaurant
2926 Avenue S
Brooklyn, NY 11229
#ALSKNIGHTS
Thank you in advance to the restaurants and all who participate.
The Rockaway Times
Page 29
Can Banks Possibly Pay Negative

Interest Rates
By Tom Boggiano
Get ready for an upside

down world. As far back as
one can remember, the savings process, in its simplest
form, worked like this: you
deposit your money into a
bank, the bank pays you some
level of interest for as long as
you leave it there. The longer
you leave it, the higher your
balance. When needed, you
withdraw the money plus interest. Seems like a no brainer. The amount of interest, of
course changes based on the
rate the banks offer. Rates
over time have changed significantly. In the early 80s
bank CD rates reached about
18 percent per year (ah, the
good old days for savers),
in 2000 they had dropped to
about six percent and since
the bursting of the real estate
bubble in 2008, they have
been below one percent.
Well hold onto your hats because soon we may see coming to a bank near you, negative interest rates. Yes, that
is correct. If you follow the
same process of depositing
your money into the bank,
the bank will charge you interest instead of paying you
interest. Staggering, isnt it?
The longer you leave it the
less you have. Welcome to
the upside down world.
How does all this work?
The interest rate market,
including the interest rate
banks offer on savings accounts and CDs and that the
government offers on short
term US Treasury securities, take their cue from the
Federal Reserve Bank in the
US and their counterparts
in other countries (Bank of
England, European Central
Bank, Bank of Japan etc.).
These central banks are
tasked with guiding interest
rates to levels believed to
allow the economy to prosper without allowing prices
of goods to change, up or
down too dramatically. If
the economy is expanding

too fast and inflation expectations are too high the
central banks will raise interest rates (e.g. early 80s)
and when the economy enters a recession (e.g. 2008)
the central banks will do the
opposite and lower interest
rates in an attempt to kickstart the economy.
countries and Japan. It has

been reported that 40 percent of Europes bonds and
a higher percent of Japans
bonds pay negative interest, i.e charge savers interest
when they buy those bonds.
In Germany, if you invest
your money in a government
bond for two years you will
only get back 99 cents of
every dollar you invest. Furthermore, it is being reported
that German and Swiss banks
are now paying negative interest rates on savings accounts.
How long will it take savers in
these countries to rebel and
take their money out of the
bank finding a better place to
store it? I bet the German version of Sleepys is doing a brisk
business.
our economy been the

strongest of all? Well, in a
recent testimony to Congress, Janet Yellen, the
Chairperson of the U.S.
Federal Reserve Bank, gave
the following answer to
the question of whether
the U.S. would ever pursue
negative interest ratesIn
light of the experience of
European countries and
others that have gone to
negative rates, were taking a look at them again.
Well, maybe it will turn out
to be a good idea that you
kept that mattress your kid
brought home from college.
Although we hope it never
happens, be prepared for
an upside down world.
How did we get to where

we are?
The bursting of the real
estate bubble in 2008 had an
effect on economies worldwide. One may ask how the
real estate market in the US
has such an effect on the
Greek economy. The details
of that would be a discussion for another day but, in
short, the global economies,
(Tom Boggiano is a lifelong
especially the banks, have
That could never happen here Rockaway resident, employed in
become very entwined. So,
But that could never hap- banking for 27 years and is curthe fear of a bankruptcy in pen in the US right? Hasnt rently an investment manager).
the U.S., such as Lehman,
caused an economic earthquake worldwide. Economies throughout the world
came to a standstill forcing
the global central banks,
led by the Federal Reserve,
to take action to buffer the
severe slowdown and stimulate the global economies.
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Their primary tool used to
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to keep interest rates near
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OK, maybe that headline didnt

sound right, but have you ever
imagined some of the things you
can do with PVC pipe? In this
weeks DIYer I am going to give
you a few ideas. If you think of
something not listed please send
it in to the email address below.
Shoe rack: Start off with a
length of 6-inch pipe. Cut 12inch lengths and sand the edges
smooth. Glue the pipes together
in a honeycomb pattern (use rope
if needed to hold the pipes while
drying). Once dried, simply place
it where you want with the piping
on its side and put your shoes in.
For a more creative look, before
gluing the pipe together you can
paint the pipe or wrap it using
wallpaper or contact paper.
Bathroom organizer: Starting
with a y pipe (4-inch run and
2-inch off set), paint the pipe

to the color of your choosing.
Standing the pipe on its end (on
a piece of wax paper), place some
pebbles in the pipe for weight
and pour glue in. Allow the glue
to dry thoroughly and its ready to
use. The larger opening will fit the
end of a hair blower, the smaller
opening fits toothpaste or whatever you may need on hand.
Door storage: Using the size
pipe you need to store what
you would like, cut lengths 8 to
10 inches long. Sand the edges
smooth. Secure to the inside of a
bathroom vanity door or kitchen
cabinet door using plastic strap
and small screws. In the bathroom
this could hold curling irons, hold
cords together, etc. In the kitchen
it could hold utensils, bags, etc.
Bag holder: Take a 12-inch or
longer piece of 6-inch pipe (or
larger) and glue a reducer on
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one end bringing it to a 3-inch

opening. Mount to a wall using
plastic strap with the smaller
opening down. After shopping,
put your bags in the top and pull
the bottom out as needed.
Garage: A length of 3-inch
PVC can go a long way. Cutting 3-inch pieces and securing
them to the wall makes great
way to store rakes, brooms,
etc. For larger items cutting an
opening the length of the pipe
about 1 inches wide would
allow you to hang electric snow
shovels, hedgers, etc.
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Shaking the Family Tree Part 2

On Your Way to the Past
By Patrick Morgan
If you know your history, then

you would know where you coming from. Bob Marley (Buffalo
Soldier 1983)
I believe Bob was referring to
history in general, but I think that
this is applicable to researching
your family tree. I hope that Part 1
of this series peaked your interest.
In this second part, I am providing
you some quick start instructions to create your family tree as
well as other resources of interest.
Part 2 Building your Tree
and other resources
Once you have created your account and password on ancestry.

com, its time to start loading your
family details and create your
very own Family Tree. The Home
Page can be a little overwhelming
at first, so heres a shortcut:
At the toolbar on the top, there
is a link that says Trees.
Click on that and youll see the
link that says Create & Manage Trees. Click on Create a
New Tree.
A new screen will pop up that says
Start a New Tree. Start with your
information on the left where it
says + Add a New Person.
This is where youll save time
because you already wrote down
this information. My suggestion
is to work at this in pieces (maybe
30-60 minutes a session) instead
of having a Family Tree Marathon. Correcting mistakes can
be tricky, so take your time entering your information.
The neat part of Ancestry is the
Hints. As you are adding the Life
Event dates, Ancestry starts running your information through its
16 billion records to see if there
are any matches. On the profile

of your relative, you may see a little green leaf, which indicates that
there is a potential match. You can
review that hint and if it matches, incorporate that event into
that relatives profile. If it doesnt
match, simply ignore the hint. The
corresponding image is an example of what a tree looks like.
I wanted to give you an example
of the types of records you can discover. For my father-in-law, Ancestry
found him in the following records:
1940 Census, Passenger list from
Liverpool in 1936, his U.S Navy Muster Roll (from WWII), the page of his
High School yearbook (1944) and his
U.S. Veteran Grave details from 2005.
No one in the family had those records. They are now part of his profile
for future generations to see.
The U.S. Census information
(selected years from 1790 to 1940)
is enlightening. I found the 1940
Census where my mother was
only 7 years old. It listed information about my grandparents like
their place of birth (Ireland), level
of education, as well as employment status and salary (my grandfather earned $1700 in 1939 as a
Motorman for the BMT Railroad).
Ancestry has a nice look and
feel. Each family member has a
profile. If you have family photos,
you can add them to the persons
profile or a specific event. I like to
add wedding photos to my family
members profiles. You can upload
stories about your relatives and
have the ability to create an illustrated short story on each member.
I found that the best way to
use Ancestry is on my desktop
PC. The screen is bigger plus the
photos I need are on my hard
As we approach significant holy

days I wish you a
Joyous, Blessed Easter
and a Happy Passover.
Joseph P.
Addabbo, Jr.
New York State Senator
District 15
District Office:
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(718) 318-0194 FAX (718) 318-0702
drive. Ancestry also has mobile

apps that can access your tree. I
have the app on my iPhone and
iPad. Its nice to have the app
handy, just in case you are at a
family event and want to share
details with your relatives.
The exciting part of genealogy
is that you never know what or
who you will find. I discovered a
3rd cousin named Noreen from
Ireland and made contact with
her. When Noreen and her husband were on holiday in New
York City in 2012, my uncle and
I met them to catch up on our
common history as well as show
them around Manhattan.
I find my ongoing experience
with family tree research very
rewarding. It provided me a way
to preserve my family history for
my children, grandchildren and
generations to come.
Other resources:
Since my family were recent
immigrants from Ireland, I was
able to obtain some great information from the following sites:
The 1901/1910 Irish Census
this is a free service where you can
find your Irish ancestors at the
turn of last century. I was able to
locate all 8 of my great-grandparents, which allowed me to search
further back into the 1800s. You
can download the actual document. The website is http://www.
census.nationalarchives.ie/
RootsIreland offers a unique
database of more than 20 million Irish records such as Catholic and other church records of
baptisms, marriages and deaths.
This is a subscription service
www.rootsireland.ie
If you ever wanted to know the
origin of an Irish surname, you can
search for free at http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
Unfortunately, I cannot cover every single ethnic group.
These sites may be helpful in
finding more about your own
family history:
ItalianGenealogy.com is the
leading resource for those who
undertake research into their
Italian Genealogy. The research is
free. You can find answers regarding Italian Genealogy and ask
your questions in order to help
you along your search. http://
www.italiangenealogy.com/
Ancestry has a helpful video

on YouTube called Top Tips
for Beginning Italian Family
History Research. The link is
https ://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=kesi-1ZQJek
JewishGen is committed to
ensuring Jewish continuity for
present generations and the
generations yet to come. Their
free, easy to use website features
thousands of databases, research
tools and other resources to help
those with Jewish ancestry research and find family members.
http://www.jewishgen.org/
Ancestry has another video on
YouTube called Top Tips for Beginning Jewish Family History Research. The link is https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=Pf-olbDbZlY&feature=youtu.be
The Polish Genealogical Society of America attempts to assist
members in doing their own genealogical research by providing
books, newsletters, bulletins,
printed information, regular Society meetings, and an annual
workshop. http://pgsa.org/
For research Information for Americans of German Descent, try http://
www.germanroots.com/ Ancestry
also has a video with some basic tips
and tricks: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=5G7quTs_zno
African Ancestry is the world
leader in tracing maternal and paternal lineages of African descent
having helped more than 150,000
people re-connect with the roots
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Researching ancestors in Latin
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FamilySearch has an informative
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If you can trace your ancestry
back to colonial American, there
is a video you may find interesting: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=kN5hRyndVlQ
I hope that you found this series
informative and helpful. If you
would like to share your experience or have any questions regarding genealogy (that I might
be able to help with,) please contact me at pcmorgan@rockawaytimes.com
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Notice of Formation of JELB OHM PARTICIPANTS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/10/16.
Office location: Queens County. Princ.
office of LLC: Douglaston Development,
42-09 235th St., 2nd Fl., Douglaston, NY
11363. SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to the
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NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of
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Women of Rockaway:
HELEN TIMLIN-KILGALLEN OF OCEAN BLISS YOGA

By Katie McFadden
Who runs the peninsula? Women. A large number of local businesses and organizations are
owned and operated by females,
or female co-owners. And they
deserve recognition. As part of
an ongoing series, the Rockaway
Times is profiling local female entrepreneurs each week. This week
is Helen Timlin-Kilgallen, owner
of Ocean Bliss Yoga.
Breathe in, breathe out and
feel the stretch as you reach
above during your sun salutation as you greet the sun
above the bay shortly after it
rises. Ocean Bliss Yoga offers
the perfect view of Rockaways
surrounding natural beauty as
you center your mind and body
through various yoga practices. Helen Timlin-Kilgallen has
been bringing peace of mind
and body to the peninsula with
Ocean Bliss since 2009.
Ocean Bliss Yoga, located at
112-20 Beach Channel Drive,
offers yoga for everybody,
Kilgallen says. We offer all
different types of classes including Vinyasa, gentle, yin,
restorative, childrens yoga and
special workshops, she said.
Kilgallen teaches all of the different types of yoga herself, but
shes also joined by a staff that
includes Sarah Arikian, Lori
Dinneny, Denise Lee, Paulette
Mancuso and Cecilia Rudden.
Kilgallen also offers a yearly retreat to Menla Mountain with
Diana Treglia, in which students immerse themselves in
daily meditation, asana practice, dharma talks, chanting,
and vegetarian eating each
June.
Kilgallen says she started doing
yoga around 2000. I was doing
triathlons and competitions and
I needed a way to ground myself.
I needed something more than
just physical workouts. Yoga has
everything. Its a one stop shop
for physical, mental, spiritual
and emotional wellness, she
said.
She later found that it was
an important tool to use in the
workplace. From 2005 to 2009,
I was a substitute teacher for

District 75, which is for special
needs children. I had classes of
nonverbal autistic children and
I began to incorporate yoga into
the program. It was so successful
with the autistic population that
I decided to become certified
to teach yoga full time because
I knew it would be able to help
so many other people, Kilgallen
said. Theyre the ones that really
drew me in to teaching yoga.
Kilgallen became certified in
2009 and decided to bring the
practice to her hometown with
her own business. I wanted
to bring it here because this is
Helen demonstrating
where I lived and there wasnt

a yoga studio here. There were
gyms that offered yoga, but
there wasnt a space that was
strictly dedicated to the practice. Also, I wanted to be able
to ride my bike to work, she
said. She also liked the idea of
working for herself as opposed
to working for another gym. I
didnt want a boss. I didnt want
anyone to tell me how to teach.
I teach from my heart, from my
training, and I wanted to have
the flexibility to teach different
sequences and different classes
and I wanted to develop a yoga
community. They say build it
and they will come. We built it
and they started coming, she
said.
When first starting out, Kilgallen, along with a partner who
taught pilates, approached another female entrepreneur who
had just opened a dance studio
on Beach 116th Street, Elaine
Freeburg of Mrs. Elaines. I

knocked on her door and asked
if I could teach yoga classes,
when she wasnt using the studio for dance. Elaine didnt
know me, she just heard of me
from my time volunteering at
local schools. She gave me the
opportunity to make money
and start out with little rent so
I could jumpstart the business.
I wouldnt have been able to
How Helen Gets Around Town.
do it otherwise. She gave me an
opportunity that no one would to teach full time and it worked. I
have given me, Kilgallen said. had no fear. I had nothing to lose.
The women made an arrange- I made good money as a subment where Helen teaches yoga stitute, but it wasnt about the
when the dance studio is not money. Its not about the money when youre teaching yoga.
When you work in Rockaway and
live in Rockaway, you dont need
money for the train or a car, so it
was easy, she said.
Kilgallen says she find rewards
through her work. I enjoy being
able to help people reach their
potential and I love sharing my
love of yoga. Its not work. Its
easy. It comes from the heart
and when anything comes from
the heart, its just natural. I love
when I see how a student has
transformed like when someone has an emotional problem
and theyre able to get past it
through yoga or their body isnt
being utilized and they have aligned and they begin to bestayed together since, even come aligned and more aware of
when they moved to the cur- their body. When I see that transrent location on Beach Channel formation, its inspiring to me,
Drive in 2014. That partnership she said.
Ocean Bliss Yoga hosts bebecame even more important
when Freeburg was diagnosed tween 60 to 80 students who
with breast cancer last fall. I range in age from four to their
try to take care of the place for late 70s. My students are so
Elaine when she cant be here. easygoing. We have a great comThere was a reason I was meant munity that I adore and love and
to be here for her. We have to feel blessed to have. As a yoga
help each other, Kilgallen said. studio, were likeminded people.
Kilgallen also credits her hus- Through the practice, were able
band, Patrick, for supporting to focus on the whole person. My
her through this venture. He students are devoted to the pracknew how much I loved yoga tice, which makes it easier for
and wanted me to be successful me, she said.
Ocean Bliss Yoga, located on
in sharing it with the community. If I didnt have his support, I the second floor of 112-20 Beach
wouldnt have been able to go on Channel Drive, is open seven
days a week. It offers a variety of
this adventure, she said.
There were some naysayers classes, which take place in the
who werent as supportive at morning and evening. More infirst. There were people that formation and a full schedule
said dont quit your day job to can be found at www.oceanblisteach yoga. But I quit my day job syoga.net.
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The Rockaway Times
QueensRail is the New Ferry!

By Rick Horan
Maybe, just maybe, Rockaway

will unite around getting the old
Rockaway Beach Line back on
track just as we did for the ferry. After years of feeling like they
were pushing a train uphill, advocates are starting to feel a little
more love.
Thanks to the efforts of State
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder,
with the support of State Senator
Joe Addabbo, there now appears
to be funding for a feasibility and
economic impact study for rebuilding this key rail link. The
study is expected to take place
next year. In the mean time we
must protect the existing 4-mile
Right-of-Way from the people
who want to turn it into a park.
Why rebuild the old Rockaway Beach line now known as
QueensRail? Simply that we will
be able to get from Rockaway
to Penn Station in as little as 50
minutes vs. the A trains 80 minutes. Thats hour faster each
way every day. You do the math.
The naysayers say, building
it will take too long. To those
people I say the same thing I told
my kids for years, the sooner you
get started the sooner it will be
finished. Heres another excuse
we hear all the time, Its too expensive. Lets face it, valuable
transportation
infrastructure
doesnt come cheap in NYC, especially on the public dime. But
getting it up and running sooner than later however will both
lower build costs and accelerate

the economic benefit. I predict
that the economic impact study
will prove that QueensRail is not
an expense but rather an investment for us and future generations. Shame on us for waiting
so long to rebuild it.
QueensRail also would be a
boon to JFK Airport users. It
would enhance the airport as
key business and job generator
by providing a quicker, more
convenient and less congested way to travel from midtown.
QueensRail, therefore, supports
Governor Cuomos Penn Station
and JFK Airport improvement
initiatives.
To make the leap from study to
reality we must follow a similar The proposed route
Councilwoman Elizabeth
strategy that led to the success of
the ferry. It will require dedicat- Crowleys (Glendale) has proed advocates that wont take no posed that the MTA initiate light
for an answer, elected officials rail service between Glendale
who have vision and courage, and Long Island City that is now
but most importantly it will take used for moving freight.
Borough President Melinda
a community that is willing to
fight for a common cause. Suc- Katz supports Crowleys proposcess hinges on the support of al and also added her support
people who dont regularly com- for connecting the Jamaica LIRR
mute to Manhattan but want the Station to the Hunters Point Tertrain built anyway because it is minal in LIC. This passenger
rail line should be considered as
good for Rockaway as a whole.
Four years ago this month part of the master plan for a new
our Community Board 14 vot- regional rail systemThe poped unanimously to support the ulation of Queens has boomed,
rebuilding the old Rockaway additional transit options are reBeach Line. Here are some more quired, she concluded.
Governor Cuomo just anrecent examples of how representatives and communities aim nounced his support for the
to improve our long neglected LIRR Enhancement Project
which involves construction of a
transportation infrastructure:
third track along the existing two
tracks of the Main Line between
Floral Park and Hicksville. This
current bottleneck constrains rail
traffic and limits both economic
and community development.
The Right Track for Long Island
Coalition was formed to create
a partnership of major organizations, institutions, businesses
and individuals that support the
construction of a third track.
State Senator James Sanders Jr. introduced the Long Island Rail Road Fare Act, which
provides that trips between Far
Rockaway station and other lo-
cations in New York City are to

be included in the LIRRs weekend reduced fare program called
CityTicket.
Far Rockaway was is currently unfairly excluded from NYCs
discounted ($4.25/trip) weekend program because the train
passes through Nassau County.
DOT Commissioner Polly
Trottenberg recently expressed
her support for QueensRail.
The Queens Public Transit
Committee (www.qptc.org) was
founded a couple of years ago to
promote better transportation in
Queens They concluded that if
Rockaway was going to be successful in bringing the old Rockaway Beach Line back to life we
needed a focused coalition of
our own.
This decision led to the creation of QueensRail Corporation with the singular mission
of making QueensRail a reality.
Approval of its 501(c)3, not-forprofit status is expected in late
spring. At that time the organization will begin a high profile,
social media campaign to lead
the fight for better transportation
for Queens in general and Rockaway in particular. All Aboard!
Got an idea to improve transportation in the City or Rockaway? Send your 500 word
article to RickHoran@SmarterStreets.org.
The Rockaway Times
Easter Celebrations
Sunday is Easter and there
is plenty going on for families to celebrate this weekend.
On Saturday, March 26,
Broad Channel kicks off the
fun with its annual Easter
Egg Hunt. The event, which
starts at noon at the BCAC
Memorial Field, will include
an egg hunt, plus cupcakes,
juice and other goodies, and
of course, a visit from the
Easter bunny.
This weekend, the new
kid store NiLu Kids opens
at 91-08A Rockaway Beach
Boulevard. To celebrate the
holiday, there will be Easter
arts and crafts projects for
kiddies, at just $5 each from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday
and Sunday.
On Easter Sunday, House
on the Rock Church will
have a special message held
on the boardwalk between
Beach 94th and Beach 95th
at 11 a.m. The service will

lead into a huge Easter egg
hunt. The free event will also
include live music and candy
bags will be given to everyone in attendance. At 1 p.m.,
the Community House (10119 Rockaway Beach Boulevard) will also hold a free
Easter Egg hunt along with a
visit by the Easter bunny.
Not forgetting the real
meaning of Easter, local
churches like St. Camillus,
St. Virgilius, St. Rose of Lima,
St. Francis de Sales and the
Breezy Point and Roxbury
churches of Blessed Trinity
Parish will hold services for
Good Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Easter falls early this year.
Usually the spring Jewish
holiday or Passover falls
around the same time as
Easter, but Passover will not
begin until April 22 this year.
St. Rose Performs

Stations of the Cross
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Participatory Budget Voting

Open in District 31
Voting for participatory budgeting in District 31 is now open.
From now until April 3, residents can decide how $1 million in discretionary funding
should be spent in Councilman
Donovan Richards district.
Those 12 and older, who live
in District 31, can now vote
for a choice of 14 ballot items.
The top voted projects, totaling up to $1 million, will be
granted money. The items
on this years ballot include a
Far Rockaway High School Library Upgrade ($250,000), an
M.S. 53 Technology Upgrade
($75,000), a P.S. 106 Technology
Upgrade ($75,000), a running
track for P.S. 106 ($500,000),
Smart Boards for P.S. 253
($75,000), Security Cameras
for P.S. 106 ($250,000), a New
Weight Room for Far Rockaway
High School ($200,000), Locker
Room Renovations for the Far
Rockaway Educational Campus ($500,000), More Tech-
nology Upgrades for M.S. 53

($250,000), a Gymnasium Upgrade for P.S. 183Q ($300,000),
an Auditorium Upgrade for
P.S. 183Q ($500,000), a Classroom Upgrade for P.S, 183Q
($250,000), Tools and Equipment for the Rockaway Institute for a Sustainable Environment RISE ($273,732) and Train
Countdown Clocks ($150,000).
Voting for these projects will
take place through April 3. Voting can be done at Councilman Richards office at 1931
Mott Avenue during normal
business hours, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. until April 1. Voting will
also be held at the Rockaway
YMCA from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 30. There
will also be voting opportunity
at Far Rockaway schools and libraries. For more information
about locations, text PBNYC
to 212-676-8384 or check out
http://labs.council.nyc/districts/31/
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VOTING OPEN

tice, limited the potential for
negotiation among Delegates
and the possibility of developing a fair ballot.
When reached for comment
about the matter, Ulrich reps
said they were trying to arrange a meeting with Lauri
and hoped to meet the first
week of April.
As it stands, there are nine
projects on the ballot and
voters can only pick five. The
top voted projects, totaling
$1 million or less, will receive funding. The items include: 1) Winterization/upgrades to the bathrooms at
the Beach 106th Parks facility ($200,000); 2) School upgrades ($435,000): PS 47 Tech
Equipment ($45,000), PS 317
Tech Equipment ($45,000),
PS 114 Auditorium Upgrades
($75,000), Beach Channel
Campus- Mobile earth science lab cart RCHS ($60,000)
& New exercise room and
equipment ($150,000) and
bathroom upgrades at Scholars Academy ($60,000); 3)

Boardwalk amenities such as
mile markers, storyboards, informational boards along the
boardwalk ($50,000); 4)Upgrades to All-American Park/
Sunset Cove in Broad Channel
($200,000); 5)Equipment upgrades and amenities to 17th
Road Park in Broad Channel
$250,000; 6) Rock climbing
wall adjacent to Rockaway
Beach boardwalk ($200,000);
7) Installation of badminton
of pickle ball wall adjacent
to Rockaway Beach boardwalk; 8) Repair center medians along Rockaway Beach
Boulevard from 102nd to 105th
street; 9) Adult exercise equipment installed adjacent to the
Rockaway Beach boardwalk.
There will be several opportunities to vote. Voting will take
place at Councilman Ulrichs
office (114-12 Beach Channel
Drive) during regular business
hours on Monday through Fridays. On Thursday, March 24,
people will be able to vote at
the Broad Channel Civic Association meeting from 7 to 9
p.m. On Monday, March 28,
people can vote at All Amer-
ican Deli in Broad Channel

from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., the
Broad Channel subway stop
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the
7800 Shore Front Parkway lobby from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. On
Tuesday, March 29, voting will
take place at the 103-00 Shore
Front Parkway lobby from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and West
End Temple from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. On Wednesday, March
30, voting will take place at the
Rockaway YMCA from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Thursday, March 31, voting
will take place at Peninsula Library (94th St) from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. On
Saturday, April 2, the last day
to vote, voting will be open at
the Broad Channel Athletic
Club from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
Peninsula Library from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m.
Project proposals and voting location updates will be
posted on Facebook (RockwayPB32). For more information, contact Council Member
Ulrichs Rockaway office at
718-318-6411.
The Rockaway Times
BELLE HARBOR

ed that the number of visitors
to Rockaway during 2015 beach
season was 8 Million. They expect
the same turn out for 2016, if not
more. Parks will continue with
free programs, such as free yoga,
Zuma, concerts, and movies.
Bela from Phil Goldfeders
office spoke briefly and asked
anyone with issues with construction to call their office. She
also noted the Assembly budget
money for study on Rockaway
Rail line.
Robby Schwach from Eric Ulrichs office informed the audience that the City Council has
discretionary funds to vote on 10
local projects.
Lew Simon announced that
there is $10M to redo St Johns
Episcopal Hospital Emergency
Room. Funds are scheduled to
be released from 6 months to a
year from now.
The next BHPOA meeting is
on Tuesday, May 17th at 7 PM
at PS/MS 114. For more information, you can visit the BHPOAs website at http://belleharbor11694.org/
The Rockaway Times
Friday, March 25, 9 p.m.

BREAKAWAY WITH
SWEET SUZI
Thai Rock Beach 92nd Street
Live rock & roll, blues.
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
EARLY SPRING BIRD WALK
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Hike around the ponds and
gardens to look for birds.
To reserve call (718) 474-0896.
Saturday, March 26, 12 p.m.
SHAPEUP NYC: JUST KEEP
MOVING
Peninsula Library
Instructor Alice Ostrowsky leads
this low impact aerobics class that
aims to increase
cardiovascular health while
reducing the stress
on joints.
Saturday, March 26, 12 p.m.
BROAD CHANNEL EASTER
EGG HUNT
BCAC Memorial Field
Egg hunt, Easter bunny,
cupcakes, juice.
Saturday, March 26,

3 p.m. & 5 p.m.
MEDITATION BY THE BEACH
Yoga on the Rock
Meditation with Buddhist Monk
Bhante Suddhaso. Yoga poses.
30 min class at 3, hour class
at 5 p.m. Free, but donations
welcome. Limited space. RSVP to
rockawaysummer@gmail.com
Sunday, March 27, 11 a.m.
EASTER ON THE BOARDWALK
Beach 94th/95th
Join House on the Rock Church for
live music, huge Easter egg hunt,
free candy and more.
Sunday, March 27, 1 p.m.
EASTER EGG HUNT
Community House
101-19 RBB
Egg hunt, meet the Easter bunny.
Monday, March 28, 7 p.m.
VIGIL FOR FALLEN OFFICERS
100th Precinct
Remember Captain
Hanrahan and Officer
Harrison.
Tuesday, March 29, 7 p.m.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING
Knights of Columbus
Update on plan for Beach
62nd,Eastern Rockaway study
update.
Saturday, April 2, 9 p.m.
DEREK WARFIELD & THE YOUNG
WOLFETONES
Thai Rock Beach 92nd
Live Irish music
Wednesdays, 4 p.m.
to 5:15 p.m.
FAR ROCKAWAY YOUTH SUMMIT
PLANNING
Far Rockaway Educational Campus
821 Bay 25th Street
Help plan the 5th annual Youth
Summit
Tuesday-Friday, 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
Weekends 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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MMA Gets Assembly

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After nearly a 20 year fight
with lawmakers, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) will be legal
in New York State and will
fall under the jurisdiction of
the New York State Athletic Commission. The NYSAC
has 120 days to adopt the
necessary statutes to regulate the sport.
Governor George Pataki
banned MMA in 1997. There
have been many attempts to
legalize it since but it would
stall before coming to vote.
By 2016, New York was the
only state in the country
outlawing the popular sport.
Governor Cuomos expected signature to formally
to legalize MMA will allow
Madison Square Garden and
the Barclay Center and other
venues to showcase matches.
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder was a proponent of the
bill and said passage of the
bill helped local businesses
like CROM Physical Culture
on Beach 92nd Street. Before
the bill was approved Goldfeder had said, Not only
does this deprive millions of
fans of the chance to see the
sport in their own backyard,

it also robs local businesses
of the economic boost that
the sport would bring to our
community. I will continue
to advocate for safe, legal
MMA matches in our state
during the 2016 legislative
session and I urge my colleagues to join me.
The safety aspect is another issue. The bill also regulates MMA on the amateur
level. Under previous law,
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Local Wrestlers Return From State Championships

Four young wrestlers from
Rockaway have completed yet
another successful season after competing in both the USA
Wrestling NY State Championships, held at Sarah Lawrence
College in Bronxville, NY and the
NYWAY State Championships,
held at Onandoga Community
College in Syracuse, NY.
Eight-year-olds
Thomas
Martin and Owen Conti, nineyear-old Matty Martin and
11-year-old James Martin
have been training with the
Long Beach Gladiators Wres-
tling Club for three seasons

under the direction of Coach
Miguel Rodriguez. All four
boys were eligible for state
competitions after placing in
county and regional qualifying events.
The season finished on a
high note, as Owen, Matty and
James finished in first place
in the USAW Nassau County
Championship and Thomas
finished in third place. The
NYWAY Long Island regional qualifier saw all four boys
finish in second place. In
Statewide competition, Matty finished in third place in
the USA Wrestling NY State
Championships, Owen finished 5th in the NYWAY States
after a dramatic last second
pin and James took second
place in the NYWAY States
after battling a nationally
ranked wrestler in the 65 lb.
final. Top six finishers in the
state become eligible for national competition. The boys
will be taking a much-needed
break from training and are
looking forward to a summer
of surfing.
RUGBY CLUB SEEKS

YOUNG PLAYERS
The Rockaway Youth Rugby

Club has just begun its 9th season. All are welcome to join, no
past experience needed.
The schedule is as follows:
U-18/U-16 High school
team practices @ Ft. Tilden
5-7PM on Wednesdays; U-14/
U12 middle school team prac-
tice @ Fort Tilden 5-7Pm on

Tuesdays.
Feel free to Contact: Coach
Andy Israel (347) 512-4794 Email
Aisrael@verizon.net; Coach Rob
Palmer (845)978-3833 Email
Coachpalmer90@yahoo.com
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Rockaway Youth Rugby Club
ST. CAMILLUS SPECIAL

ATHLETES GO SKIING
To end the midwinter recess,
the St. Camillus Special Athletes
traveled Windham Mountain for
a ski weekend. Christine Parchment and Rita and Flip Mullen did
an extraordinary job in organizing
every aspect of the weekend.
The athletes, their families and
friends began the weekend tubing down an icy slope. At times the
dark descent is scary, but so much
fun. A pizza dinner by the fireplace
concluded the evening. Bright and
early Saturday morning the athletes went to the Adaptive Sports
Ski Lodge where they had their
own instructor to assist in maneuvering the slopes. Our own Mary
Ellen Carroll was one of these instructors. Families and friends also
enjoyed a day of skiing.
Some of our athletes are skilled
and race every weekend for the
Windham Ski Team. As part of the
Miles Cup Races, Heather Huber

had a combined factored time of
1:28.36 while Jennifer Romero had
a time of 1:54.97 in the womens
division. Among the men, Patrick Carroll had a factored time of
1:09.83 and Terence Burke had a
time of 1:26.60.
After the day of skiing; dinner, a dance party and awards
followed. Helping serve the
food were some of the Mullen
grandchildren and the Parchment children. Medals were
awarded to the athletes as well
as the younger skiers who came
to show support. At the awards
ceremony, Barry Resnick made
opening remarks, Regina Moerdyk called names, KC Gray
bestowed the medals, Charlie
Brady smiled with the athletes
as Larry Gray took photos to record this wonderful event.
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