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Separate But United

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#Frontsteps Project Helps Front Line

Photos by Linda Humphrey

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RBQ Brings Comfort To First Responders

By Katie McFadden
As with all New York restau-
rants, RBQ, a relative newcom-
er to the Rockaway restaurant
scene, was among the many lo-
cal businesses to take a hit with
closures. The often-packed bar
and barbecue joint, known for
its frequent live music, cocktail
specials and delectable barbe-
cue choices, has been restrict-
ed to takeout and delivery. The
partial-closure has left owner
John Moroney with financial
challenges and the hardship of
limiting staff, but despite this,
he’s doing what he can to help
first responders and those on
the frontlines of the coronavirus
fight.
What’s a good way to bring
comfort during trying times?
Though comfort food, and RBQ
is doing just that, with the help
of those looking to do what they
can for others. On April 4, with
the help of the Daniel M. O’Con-
nell American Legion Post 272
and the NYS American Legion,
RBQ was able to provide food
for the 100th Precinct. On April
7, with the help of Queens Bor-
ough President candidate Eliz-
abeth Crowley, a series of local
firehouses and EMS stations,
including Engine Company 265,
Ladder Company 121, Battalion
47 and EMS Service Station 47,
were treated to an RBQ feast.
But that’s not all. Moroney is
keeping the effort going through-
out the shutdown to help different
groups in need of some comfort
food, and giving the community
a chance to help make it happen.
“A lot of people are interested in
doing something, but don’t know
what to do, so I figured it would
be a great opportunity to get food
supplies to first responders and
healthcare workers. A lot of these
people are working pretty much
every day, some are working
longer shifts, and they don’t re-
ally have time or anywhere to go
to eat other than in the confines
of their buildings. They can’t re-
ally leave, so we’re trying to take
that burden off of them and bring
the food to them,” Moroney said.
The effort is also being extended
to families whose main income
workers are now out of work and
have fallen on hard times.
Last week, Moroney launched
a GoFundMe fundraiser so lo-
cals who want to do something
can help, have the ability to do so.
Within a week, the campaign has
raised more than $2,400, and for
those not online, donations are
being accepted at RBQ. The next
donation spot on Moroney’s list
will be St. John’s Episcopal Hos-
pital, to feed those on the front-
lines. He also hopes to bring food
to local urgent care facilities.
Moroney says RBQ will contin-
ue the effort as long as lockdowns
continue, and as long as they are
able. “It’s another way for us to
give back to the community,
which is something we’ve always
been about since we opened al-
most two years ago. If we can play
a small role in helping these folks
out there during these very diffi-
cult times, we’re more than hap-
py to do that,” Moroney said.
If you’d like to contribute, do-
nations can be dropped off at
RBQ (97-20 Rockaway Beach
Blvd.) or through the “Donations
For First Responders” GoFund-
Me campaign. Search “RBQ”
on GoFundMe.com to find the
fundraiser.
Craving barbecue of your own?
RBQ continues to do takeout, in-
cluding cocktails to go, and deliv-
ery all across Rockaway to Breezy
Point and Broad Channel. See
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PICTURE THIS:
SEPARATE BUT UNITED
By Christine Mullally
We can do this together,
apart.
#TheFrontStepsProject
brings us together virtually de-
spite being—and maybe feel-
ing— isolated.
We aim to document this
time with five-minute "Front
Steps Portraits" of Rockaway
residents. The proceeds from
these portrait sessions will
be donated to the healthcare
workers who are working with
those suffering from COV-
ID-19.
With photos, we seek to
highlight the faces of our com-
munity during a time when we
do not see them at the grocery
store, in houses of worship,
the school gym, on the ferry or
out on a Saturday night.
#TheFrontStepsProject, was
started in Needham, Massa-
chusetts on March 17, 2020
when Boston photographer
Cara Soulia (@CaraSoulia)
and her friend Kristen Col-
lins, kicked off the move-
ment. One of the photogra-
phers participating in the
project, Topher Cox, is a col-
lege friend. He introduced
me to the idea via Facebook
and I, in turn, asked local
photographer, Linda Hum-
phrey if she would like to start
#TheFrontStepsProject here
in Rockaway. Humphrey en-
thusiastically agreed, but in
order to make the project fea-
Social Distancing Photography
by Linda Humphrey.
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sible, more help was needed.
Rockaway Artists Alliance's
Board of Directors agreed the
agency would partner on the
project and James Dalid and
Regina Moerdyk stepped in to
lend their expertise.
We may be temporarily
separated, but we are always
united.
So, here’s how it works: We
will come to you to snap fast
images of your families on
your front steps, in front of
the doors to your apartment
building, or in front of your
small business that is also
on the frontlines during this
crisis – and keeping things
somewhat normal for the rest
of us.
In exchange for the pro-
fessional image, we ask our
neighbors to donate $30 or
more. All proceeds will sup-
port those working to keep us
all safe. The Rockaway Artists
Alliance will act as the fis-
cal conduit as donations are
forwarded to agencies work-
ing on the frontlines of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Our
first donation recipient will
be Memorial Sloan Ketter-
ing—chosen because they are
working with two vulnerable
populations, those suffering
from the virus and those suf-
fering from cancer.
Interested in having your
#TheFrontStepsProject por-
trait taken? Go to RAA (rock-
awayartistsalliance.org), click
on the "Get Involved" button
on the bottom of the page to
fill out and submit a form.
Please allow us 24-48 hours to
respond with an appointment
time.
You will know when we are
coming. Please be ready. You
can step outside, where the
photographer will be standing
in the street in front of your
home, more than 15 feet away.
She will take a couple quick
shots and leave. We physical-
ly interact with no one, and
touch nothing, during these
sessions.
And the project includes
families, couples, singles, all
of you!
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Contact The Elected
Congressman Gregory Meeks
67-12 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Arverne, NY 11692
Phone: (347) 230-4032
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato
9516 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
718-945-9550
City Councilman Eric Ulrich
114-12 Beach Channel Drive, suite #1
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
1931 Mott Avenue, Suite 410
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-471-7014
Community Board 14
1931 Mott Ave
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-471-7300
We *do* smile and laugh
with you, however, and don’t
we all need a little bit of that
right now?
After your quick session, we
will email you a link and pass-
word to view and download
the digital files of your por-
trait. In exchange, we ask you
to make a good faith donation
to healthcare workers treating
those with COVID-19 via the
Rockaway Artists Alliance’s
The Rockaway Times
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Katie McFadden
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BOYLEING POINTS
column with the hope of giv-
ing you a chuckle, but I’ve got
nuthin’ — though I can borrow
with the best of ‘em and figured
I’d share.
I honestly don’t know any-
one who ever sniffed glue (or
smoked banana peels) but the
above line makes me laugh.
It’s from the movie, Airplane,
which stands up well, forty
years later.
To that, someone might say:
Surely, you can’t be serious.
And the response would be:
arms in a sword battle, dis-
misses the severity of it all, “It’s
only a flesh wound.”
And for some reason I
thought of a line from Step
Brothers when John C. Reil-
ly walks in on Will Farrell and
asks, “Why are you so sweaty?”
“I was watching ‘Cops’.”
Which reminded me of Ani-
mal House and that fat, drunk,
and stupid is no way to go
through life. But that line also
reminded me of one I just
heard recently, if you keep a

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I am serious and don’t call
me Shirley.
In the same movie, a passen-
ger notices the person next to
can of beer or glass of wine in
each hand, you can’t touch
your face.
Which was another remind-

Lines her who is trembling. It must

I picked the wrong week to
stop sniffing glue.
None of us know what day it
is, unless you get The Rocka-
way Times by email, then you
know it’s Thursday but that
doesn’t make a difference any-
way. What’s a Thursday? Or any
other day of the week. Every
day kinda feels like Saturday
but when Saturday comes, it
doesn’t feel like Saturday.
I put the garbage at the curb
every night and then wind
up taking it back on five of
the nights. At least it gives me
something to do.
What can I say? My mind is
more muddled than usual. I
was trying to put together a
be his first time flying. She
asks calmly, “Nervous?” And
he says, “Yes, very.” She smiles
and asks, “First time?” And his
answer? “No, I've been nerv-
ous lots of times.”
And yes, I speak jive. I’ve
seen a grown man naked. And
come on, of course, I like Glad-
iator movies.
Which for some reason re-
minded me of a Monty Python
line. A knight, after losing both
er that good lines aren’t just
from old movies. I liked this
bittersweet one I saw on Twit-
ter that came from someone on
the now-empty streets of Man-
hattan. “I love jaywalking!” a
woman called out, “But there’s
just no sport in it anymore.”
Things are bad when the fun
of jaywalking is taken from
you. Man, I can’t wait ‘til this
is over. I want to use a line I’ve
never used before, “Give me a
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Into the Deep:

One Local’s Unique
Lenten Challenge
By Katie McFadden lenge was on.

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On Ash Wednesday, February
At a time when people across 26, Gillen took a deep breath
the world found themselves and plunged into the Atlantic,
giving up much more than
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INTO THE DEEP
Continued from Page 6
At times, he considered find-
ing ways around the challenge.
“I thought, maybe I could
just edit a previous video and
change the angles around. I
was very tempted to do that at
some point, but this wasn’t just
a challenge like a pushup chal-
lenge or something,” he said.
Instead, he persevered. “Who
am I cheating here? God? The
definition of integrity is what
you do when no one is look-
ing. If you’re gonna do it, do it,”
Gillen said. “The world doesn’t
need another flake.”
As he went along with the
challenge, Gillen soon found
that his actions were a source of
inspiration. “The first 10 days, I
was like, ‘I don’t know if this is
a great idea,’ but then I start-
ed getting feedback from oth-
er people who saw the videos.
People were getting a kick out
of it, even if they were laugh-
ing at me, they were laughing,
which was good. And then
there were others who were
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 Page 7
authentically inspired. And in
turn, that inspired me,” Gillen
said.
On his first day, Gillen ran
into a neighbor, Sean Kellar,
who joins him on a daily mile
ocean swim in the summer.
However, Kellar had other
thoughts about Gillen’s new
water challenge. “He said,
‘you’re nuts!’” Gillen recalled.
But it wasn’t long before Kel-
lar found himself caught up
in the craziness. “He was one
of the first people to join me,”
Gillen said. And then fellow
lifeguards soon followed suit,
giving them a new purpose, to if it inspired just one other per- as “The Iceman,” to trick the
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antine. “For a lifeguard, you fied me. I’ve become more dis- ing temperatures. Using this
rescue people by pulling them ciplined with my writing and method, by the end of the
out of the ocean, but in an iron- other things,” said Gillen, an challenge, Gillen’s quick dips
ic twist, with this I was rescu- already-published author who turned into five-minute hang-
ing people by pulling them in is working on his first fiction outs in the ocean. And it has
to the ocean,” he said. By East- piece, “The Winter Gnome." inspired him to keep going.
er Sunday, the final day of the “It was a great exercise.” On Monday, April 9, the day
challenge, Gillen was joined by Along the way, Gillen had after Easter, he was right back
a group of about 20 others who picked up a few tips on how at it, and has no plans of stop-
took the dip, while maintaining to make the challenge a bit ping. “I’m gonna go right into
social distancing, of course. easier. He adopted the Wim the summer. Why not? We
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problems for the entire econ-
omy. We’re all connected.
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Reminder: Please go to
2020census.gov and fill out
the form.
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***** According to the NYC De-
The Mayor says schools partment of Health, there is
will stay closed for the school no evidence that companion
year. The governor says that’s animals, including pets, are
“his opinion.” Ugh. Both of contributing to the Covid19
them. Cuomo’s riding a wave outbreak. Some animals, such
of popularity for now but his as dogs and cats, can get in-
heavy-handedness will wear fected, but there are no re-
thin soon (once again). De ports of them spreading the
Blasio? Enough said. Still, we virus.
have to ask: In the most per- *****
ilous of times, these two can’t Vino By the Sea’s April 6
get on the same page? fundraiser to support local
***** restaurants in feeding health-
The idea of just opening up care workers at St. John’s was
places with small populations a success! The Arvene wine/
and few, if any, reported cases liquor store had one of its
of coronavirus is not all that busiest days, raising around
simple. South Dakota is now $4,000 for the cause, which
home to one of the largest will go toward purchasing
clusters in the United States. around 500 meals from local
Three hundred people at a restaurants to support those
pork-processing plant fell ill on the frontlines.
recently. Such incidences at *****
factories and plants can harm Everyone’s watching a lot
the supply chain and create of TV and Netflix these days.
Here’s a nice opportunity to
catch Saving Jamaica Bay,
a wonderful documenta-
ry by Dan Hendrick. It’s free
through May, thanks to The
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks
Conservancy, making it avail-
able on their website. Go to
jbrpc.org/video
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Alternate side of the street
has been suspended through
April 28.
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Let's not freak out yet. The
New York Post reported that
the beaches might be closed
this summer. It's mid-April,
let's wait a bit.
*****
The only "news" about the
beach right now, is the Army
Corps had a successful bid for
groins/jetties and more good
news will come within the
next couple of weeks.
*****
John Moroney, the propri-
etor of RBQ, the great bar/
restaurant on RBB, is rais-
ing money to continue to of-
fer free food and support to
first responders and those in
need. You can pitch in at his
Gofundme page. Just go to
Gofundme.com and search
“RBQ.” This week, St. John’s
Hospital will get donations.
Great work, John!
*****
Free Meals: The New York
City Department of Education
is offering three free meals
available daily for any New
Yorker. Any New Yorker who
wants one, can get three free
meals a day at more than 400
Meal Hubs across the city.
Two locations in Rockaway:
P.S. 104 2601 Mott Avenue Far
Rockaway; the other is P.S. 183
245 Beach 79th Street. Meals
can be picked up Monday
through Friday. These meals
hubs will operate for children
and families from 7:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m., and for adults from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All
adults and children can pick
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We're sad to report that Ed
Antonio of St. Francis de Sales
parish via St. Thomas Aquinas
and St. Mark's in Brooklyn,
died this week.

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Perspectives from COVID-19 Positive -
A Clinical Herbologist’s Point of View
By Jacqueline Ritchie Tansey
You’d think it would start be-
nignly. A cough here, a light
fever maybe. But for me, it was
as if COVID-19 did a stealth
attack through the back door
and completely flooded my
system. As someone with sci-
entific training, while it was
happening, I had an image of
this novel virus, never seen
before by the human popula-
tion, entering my system. The
virus mobilizing quickly and
stealthily like a black ops team
positioning itself throughout
my body. Before my immune
system could even recognize
something was amiss, the virus
had already latched onto all
my ACE-2 receptors and began
its rapid replication process to
inhabit the country my body
owned.
I woke up that morning think-
ing I was fine. I was taking care
of the usual morning business,
making sure my kids were up
for their homeschooling class-
es, making breakfasts, getting
my special needs son’s meds in
order. Then, what seemed like
quite suddenly, I felt my whole
body begin to heat up. It was
as if an internal inferno was lit
inside. My body just realized
it had been invaded and went
into lockdown, starting its first
and most ancient immune re-
sponse, the fever.
While this fever sprung sud-
denly, with it came a dry heat
that burnt the moisture right
out of my body. I felt like a
living sauna. This led to a dry
hacking cough and a fatigue
that was so deep seated, it was
as if the very life essence of
my body was evaporating with
the fever. Normally, what one
would do under these circum-
stances is listen to your body’s
immune commander and go
the heck to sleep.
Unfortunately for me, that
first day was also one of three
days where our family has no
health care worker to help with
our special needs son. It is also
the day my husband, a nurse
anesthetist, went to work at
the hospital doing what those
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020
brave selfless souls do. I was
my boy’s soul caretaker and
needed to remain with him re-
gardless of my own condition. I
mention this because never in
my life did moving my body re-
quire so much will power, nor
was I ever so frightened I could
transmit this potentially dead-
ly virus to his already immune
compromised system. It took
every ounce of strength and
love to administer his respira-
tory protocol to keep his lungs
clear making sure to wash my
hands again and again and
again. I wore a mask and kept
a separate change of clothes
to change into to prevent cross
contamination.
In between his treatments,
I laid on a couch in the room
next to him. I am sure I was go-
ing in and out of consciousness
as my body shook and burned
from the inside out. I’d hear
him calling me, pulling me out
of my febrile malaise, forcing
myself to respond to his vari-
ous needs. Sometimes, may-
be more often than I realized,
I’d hear one of my other kids
telling me through a haze that
they took care of him. Finally,
that evening, one of his nurses,
our longest and most loyal of
the crew, arrived to take over.
She came in to care for him
despite knowing what she was
walking into. I was so relieved
and grateful for her presence
that I cried as I crawled up the
stairs to go to bed.
Once in bed, I fell into a deep,
restless sleep, consumed with
dreams of being trapped in a
burning field. My fever raged
all night, coming and going in
intensity. I developed a head-
ache leaving my forehead feel-
ing like it was in a vice that was
being tightened one notch at a
time. The overall weakness was
so consuming the effort of sim-
ply rolling over hurt. That night
I slept almost 24 hours straight.
So, you are probably asking,
did I take anything for the fe-
ver and pain? The answer is
no, because I rarely do. I be-
lieve in the body’s natural im-
mune response. It knows what
it’s doing. But also, two other
reasons. Despite how incred-
ibly hot I felt I was, my fever
never actually went above 102
degrees. Secondly, there’s an-
ecdotal evidence that certain
pain relievers actually worsen
your condition. I wasn’t taking
any chances. I was miserable
enough.
The next day, my husband
drove myself and my special
needs son to get tested for the
COVID-19 Virus. My symptoms
were so perfectly matched with
the virus that I was quite sure
mine would come back pos-
itive. What I was hoping is
that my son’s would also be
positive. I know that sounds
strange to wish for, but once I
got the full-blown symptoms,
we realized the cold our son
had been fighting for the last
week may have been his im-
mune response to the COV-
ID-19 Virus as well. About a
week before, he started getting
low grade fevers during the
night that went away during
the day, body aches, an unpro-
ductive cough, body weakness
and loss of appetite for a week.
If he already had it, that would
mean he was already building
antibodies, and he was actually
doing a darn good job.
Meanwhile, I noticed some
very strange symptoms, unlike
any other virus I’d had. Name-
ly, I’d get these moments of
strength, usually after waking
up from one of my many rests,
where I’d be fooled into think-
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ing I was on the mend. Then as
suddenly as my initial symp-
toms kicked in that first day,
the malaise would start again
with that deep-seated exhaus-
tion. This was my pattern for
days. In and out of fever and
malaise.
Unfortunately, about six days
in, I started to feel a tightening
in my chest, like a corset was
tied around my ribs and some-
one was slowly pulling the
strings tighter. I was still able to
take deep breaths but it sort of
hurt to do it. During the night,
I woke up at one point wheez-
ing and went into a terrible dry
coughing fit for 10 minutes.
Now, as I stated earlier, I
believe in the body’s innate
ability to heal itself. The hu-
man immune system is a fan-
tastic, complicated, beauti-
ful network of reactions and
processes and feedback loops
that usually work really well
together. I believe in helping
your body through this process
using natural herbs to support
this process. However, I’m not
an idiot. This COVID-19 Virus
is something never before seen
in this world and has caused a
mass pandemic for a reason.
Humans have no defenses
against it but science thus far
also has no answers for it.
So, what I did was use my
knowledge as a Clinical Her-
bologist and Environmental
Scientist to deduct what stage
the Virus was presently in my
body systems and used herbs
to relieve the symptoms at that
moment in time. Most notably
what I found helped were the
“demulcent herbs.” This is a
class of herbs that soothe and
coat the mucus membranes, a
vital protective layer that your
immune system uses to pro-
tect itself and communicate
with other cells. And as far as I
know, there is no pharmaceu-
tical on the market that is cable
of doing this. And guess what
the COVID-19 Virus is very ef-
fective at compromising? The
mucus membranes, that’s why
a dry cough is one of the tell-
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PERSPECTIVES FROM
COVID-19 POSITIVE
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tale signs of the virus.
Demulcents are especial-
ly effective as teas. So I made
a quart of tea stuffed with all
the demulcents I had on hand.
Many of these herbs you will
never have heard of, but I’ll
throw a few out to you: Linden
leaf, violet leaf, marshmallow
root, licorice root, slippery
elm bark and, of course, the
age-old remedy, raw honey. A
good demulcent tea will have
a smooth, slippery feel in your
mouth. I also threw in some
common cooking spices that
are known to break up phlegm
with antimicrobial properties,
such as thyme, sage, basil and
oregano.
I have now been drinking this
tea throughout the day for the
last few days and I swear it has
done a fantastic job of sooth-
ing my throat and breaking up
the thick, stuck phlegm, which
is one of the real dangers of
the COVID-19 Virus. Day 1 my
throat was dry and hacking and
starting to get raw. Once I start-
ed the teas, my cough became
ever so slightly more produc-
tive and no longer hurt to cough
up the infectious phlegm. The
night I started to feel the chest
constriction and wheezing, my
10-minute coughing fit was
productive, rather than dry
and eventually cleared open-
ing up my lungs and allowing
deep breaths again.
Now, while my own symp-
toms of the COVID-19 con-
sumed the cells of my body,
the vicious virus ran its course
through the rest of my family.
For one daughter, she exhibited
one of the rarer symptoms, she
woke up with what appeared
to be a viral conjunctivitis. The
whites of her eyes were bright
red, veiny and hurt her terribly.
She described them as dry and
itchy. Thinking along the lines
of my earlier dry cough, I made
her a similar demulcent tea and
mixed in chamomile and lemon
balm which are gentle enough
for the eyes and known to be ef-
fective at fighting microbes.
I soaked a towel in the tea
mix and laid it over her eyes for
10 minutes. When she was fin-
ished soaking, I then rubbed
fresh aloe leaf juice, which is
slimy and gelatinous so it’s
soothing and non-irritating
(think sunburn relief ) over her
eye lids. I did this several times
a day. It seemed to help and she
said the burning and itching
were relieved, but the redness
wasn’t getting much better. The
following day, she fell asleep for
an hour with the eye soak on.
Later that night, her eyes looked
significantly better with the
redness almost completely re-
solved so it seems the extra time
soaking was what she needed.
The other members of my
family had much more minor
symptoms, myself, seeming to
get the worst of it. So, as this
COVID-19 Virus continues to
run its course through our com-
munity and country at large,
modern science has left us with
no means to heal ourselves.
Therefore, I am offering herb-
al advice to help anyone in our
community during this difficult
time. This is a good time for
us to turn back to the original
medicine granted to us by our
earth, herbal medicine. In fact,
it’s all we’ve got and there’s a
lot more science and complex-
ities to it than most realize. I’d
be happy to help you and your
loved ones through this stress-
ful time. If you’re interested in
learning more on how to make
these teas, where you can buy
them or what else you can use,
I can be reached at Rocka-
wayApothecary@gmail.com
Jacqueline Ritchie Tansey is
a Clinical Herbologist special-
izing in the fine art of Herbal
Medicine application and for-
mulation. She is the founder
and president of Rockaway
Apothecary, an herbal medicine
apothecary and formulation
company and sees clients in her
Manhattan location. Jacque-
line has a BA in Biology from
Queens College, an MS in En-
vironmental Science & Ecology
from the Univ. of Massachusetts
and a post-clinical Certificate in
Clinical Herbalism & Medicine
from the Arbor Vitae School of
Traditional Herbalism. She can
be reached at RockawayApoth-
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An Unforgettable Birthday
By Raquel Priolo
We had a special day planned
for months for our twins, Is-
abella and Valentina’s 13th
birthday. But then, the world
came to a screeching halt.
Nothing could prepare us for
this shocking chain of events.
Trying to organize something
during a quarantine, especially
for a child with special needs in
a wheelchair, sounded and felt
impossible.
I reached out to a couple of
friends hoping we could or-
ganize a birthday parade, as
I have seen so many on TV. It
was the only thing that made
sense at this time. However, I
couldn’t have ever imagined
such a show of love. Shan-
non Florist from Brooklyn de-
livered balloons to decorate
when we couldn’t find any lo-
cally. The PS/MS114 teachers,
classmates and their staff, our
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local community, friends and mate birthday bash. fact that we are all still here
family from Brooklyn, Queens On April 12, 2007, my girls together, is why every year we
and Long Island showed up in and I almost didn’t survive. celebrate tremendously. This
droves to celebrate. My eyes I went into kidney, liver and year was unlike any other and
were full of happy tears as I heart failure at 36 weeks preg- we are truly thankful for all the
enjoyed an emotional heart- nant. It was not supposed to wonderful people that made it
warming show of support and be a happy turn of events. The possible!
affection that my girls, and
quite honestly, all of us need-
ed.
Our girls’ birthday, April
12, fell on Easter this year, the
highest holy day for Catholics.
I never imagined that an army
of cars that wrapped around
the block would show up. Led
by the FDNY and NYPD, a sur-
prise organized by Joe Mure
and Richard Keane, who know
that Valentina loves them. Full
of giggles, and smiles, they
drove by with horns blaring,
lights glaring, showing signs
of love and hollering happy
birthday wishes that left us all
fulfilled. What we thought was
a birthday failure was the ulti-
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Legally Blonde
Dear Editor:
(Re: Boyleing Points, 4-9 is-
sue). I never knew my wife was a
brunette until this past week. It
kind of shake things up a bit, for
good and bad, lol. Please don’t
print my name for obvious rea-
sons.
A Surprised Husband
EMS, Too
Dear Editor:
I note the gentleman who
writes the "Lazer Speaks" col-
umn, in thanking the First Re-
sponders, neglected to mention
the EMS (Emergency Medical
Service). He does mention the
FDNY.
I must presume he thinks the
EMS in Rockaway is composed
of firefighters. This is not the
case.
While EMS on the Peninsula is
operated primarily by the FDNY,
and runs from the first "com-
bined" firehouse in Queens
(sharing the "house" with En-
gine Company 265, Tower Lad-
der Company121, and Battalion
[Chief ] 47), they are "mission
specific" Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMTs) and para-
medics. They don't fight fires,
but provide top notch pre-hos-
pital emergency medical care
and transportation to the sick
and injured, in effect, bringing
the Emergency Room to a pa-
tient's front door, and treating
that patient while moving them
to the nearest hospital.
They are with the patients in
the close quarters of the back
of the ambulance, possibly ex-
posing themselves, despite the
Personal Protection Equipment
(PPE) they're wearing, to the
COVID-19, or other communi-
cable diseases. Then, the crews
have to worry about inadvert-
ently bringing the diseases back
home with them, and infecting
their spouses, children, or their
parents.
Some members of the EMS,
and the firefighters themselves,
outside of the FDNY, are cross
trained to handle both jobs,
through their memberships in
volunteer fire departments like
Roxbury, Rockaway Point, Point
Breeze, Broad Channel, and
other VFDs in and near NYC.
The FDNY, however, doesn't uti-
lize them as dual function per-
sonnel. Respectfully submitted,
Richard C Berger,
Retired FDNY EMS EMT.
(editor’s note: Lazer Lou
meant no disrespect, of course,
acknowledged the oversight and
thanked Mr. Berger for his input
and EMS for their work).
Thanks!
Dear Editor:
Last Wednesday evening,
Jorge Farber personally deliv-
ered approximately 100 pounds
of Easter bunnies, Easter eggs,
and crème-filled truffles to our
home for Dr. John and me to
bring to our hospitals.
On Thursday, I donned my
PPE and I took my beach wagon
filled with 50 pounds of choc-
olate and delivered Happiness
Jamaica Hospital and Nassau
University Medical Center want
to thank the Farber, Gold, and
Kaye families for delivering a bit
of happiness and appreciation
in these very difficult times.
Margaret and Dr. John
Meringolo
Pick Up!
Dear Editor:
If you have been walking
around the neighborhood (if
you have, I hope it's with prop-
er distancing and with a mask of
some sort), you will notice peo-
ple are discarding rubber gloves
and facemasks on the sidewalks,
on roadways, in playgrounds, in
Riis Park, wherever. Not dispos-
ing of these items properly puts
others in danger, especially the
Sanitation people required to
clean up.
If you have been guilty, please
consider the health of others;
if you see someone doing it,
please let them know. Things
are tough enough, let's not
make them more difficult.
Richard Lipsman
Pick Up This Too!
Dear Editor:
I would like to personally
thank the individual(s) who

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ished their task of emptying
it. Your lovely bag of goodies
sits at the very bottom just
waiting for NY’s strongest to
lean all the way in to retrieve
it and send it to its final re-
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fella grabbing hold of your
treasure, holding it up to the
morning sky and admiring the
glimmering colors both in-
side and out. Today, I actually
did the recovery and it’s just
another dirty job completed
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Now, let’s get down to brass
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one of your neighbors wants
to deal with you or your dog
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Susan Lavin • Kate Patterson • Peggy Moore • Ciji Stewart • Bronagh Rayder

THANK YOU
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extremely sick and who are alone. THANK YOU IS NOT ENOUGH. You
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please know that our prayers go out to you as well for your recovery.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP US STAY AT HOME
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Police Group Requests Closing;
Gateway Remains Open
On Thursday, April 2, The
Fraternal Order of Police Unit-
ed States Park Police called for
the immediate closure of all
national parks in New York City
after two USPP officers were
diagnosed with COVID-19 and
others were exposed.
Many locals have been using
Riis Park and Fort Tilden for
walking, jogging, biking and
relaxation through this time of
restricted movement for the
public.
As of Wednesday, April 15,
most of Gateway National’s
grounds, roads, trails, parking
areas remained open to the
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sey, however, was closed, effec-
tive April 8.
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Facts You Probably
about the National Park Service
Don’t Need
response to COVID-19, includ- As many as 91 million Easter—enough to circle
ing tips for park visitors at nps. chocolate bunnies are sold the world three times.
gov/gate in the U.S. for Easter annu-
Dogs are prohibited from ally. In 2015, BMW released an
ocean side beaches at Fort Til- advertisement for April
den and Jacob Riis Park from In 1818, the U.S. began Fool's day. It said, "Come
March 15 to September 15 due building a fort near the with any old car & get a
to nesting birds. Further, Gate- New York-Quebec border brand new BMW." Every-
way is not issuing fishing/park- to defend against invasion one thought it was an April
ing permits at this time, but it is from Canada. After two Fool's prank. No one came
honoring 2019 fishing permits years of construction, they except for one lady, who
until further notice. 2020 4x4 realized the fort was actu- went with her old Nissan
permits have been sold out. ally on the Canadian side. as a joke. She received a
Gateway also announced They abandoned it and brand new BMW in ex-
that Earth Day 2020 is going named it Fort Blunder. change.
digital. To commemorate the
50th anniversary of Earth Day The world's first mobile When ships pass through
on April 22, the NPS is high- phone call was made on Point Nemo in the south-
lighting earth sciences and April 3, 1973, when Martin ern Pacific Ocean, they are
stewardship of natural resourc- Cooper, a senior engineer 2,700 kilometers from the
es throughout April. The global at Motorola, called a rival nearest land. That means
celebration is going digital this telecommunications com- that at the right time of day,
year with our parks, programs, pany and informed them the nearest humans are on
and partners highlighting on- he was speaking via a mo- the International Space
line resources and things to do bile phone. Station, 416 kilometers up.
in your own community. More
information is available on the 16 billion jellybeans are Facts from Sean McVeigh,
NPS/Gateway website. eaten by Americans each factologist.
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Ask the Dementia Stages

DOC By Peter Galvin, MD
Dementia is a word that strikes
terror into the hearts of people
and families. Not all dementia is
Alzheimer’s dementia, however.
There are multiple medical dis-
eases and conditions that may
cause dementia, and although
in most cases once dementia ap-
pears, it is irreversible and incur-
able, there are some exceptions.
While most cases of dementia
are incurable, the progression of
the disease may be slowed down
by medications and other forms
of treatment. There are a number
of standardized tests to evaluate
and diagnose individuals sus-
pected of having some form of
dementia. These tests evaluate
a person’s orientation to time,
place, and person as well as their
recent and distant memory.
There are seven stages of de-
mentia. Stages 1-3 are consid-
ered “predementia.” Stage 1
actually has no symptoms. If
dementia were an infectious
disease, Stage 1 would be
called the incubation period.
Since there are no symptoms,
Stage 1 cannot be tested for or
diagnosed. Stage 1 can only be
diagnosed once Stage 2 appears.
No one knows how long Stage 1
may last. Stage 2 involves memo-
ry lapses, for example forgetting
names that are very familiar or
forgetting where an object was
placed. Now, we all have mem-
ory lapses and the appearance
of Stage 2 symptoms may be
nothing at all or may be related
to normal age-related cognitive
decline, not dementia. Stage 2 is
undetectable by clinical testing.
In Stage 3, clear cognitive prob-
lems begin to emerge. Problems
like getting lost easily, poor job
performance, forgetting names
of family members and close
friends, difficulty retaining in-
formation read in a book or
pamphlet, losing or misplacing
important objects, and diffi-
culty concentrating. In Stage 3,
the symptoms begin to inter-
fere with day to day life and may
cause anxiety. Stage 3 may be
detectable by testing but in most
cases, it is still undetectable.
Stage 4 is mild dementia. The
patient may be socially with-
drawn and changes in mood and
personality may be seen. Denial
of symptoms as a defense mech-
anism is common. Symptoms
include decreased knowledge
of current or recent events, dif-
ficulty remembering one’s own
personal history, decreased abil-
ity to handle finances or arrange
travel plans, disorientation, and
difficulty recognizing people or
faces, although there is usually
no difficulty in recognizing close
family, close friends, and familiar
places. Avoidance of challenging
situations to hide symptoms or
prevent stress or anxiety is com-
mon. Stage 5 is moderate de-
mentia. There is an inability to re-
member major details like names
of family members or addresses,
disorientation to time and/or
place, inability to make deci-
sions, forgetting basic informa-
tion like phone numbers. Stage 5
interferes with basic functioning
but assistance with functions like
toileting and eating is not neces-
sary. Remembering a spouse’s
name and/or childrens’ names is
usually still possible.
Stage 6 is moderately se-
vere dementia. Full time care is
usually necessary as recalling
names of family, recent events,
and current surroundings is not
possible. Delusional or aggres-
sive behavior may appear as
may anxiety, aggression, agita-
tion, and loss of willpower. Wan-
dering and sleep disturbances
are common as are hallucina-
tions. Lastly, in Stage 7 the brain
seems to lose its connection to
the body. Motor skills, speech
and verbal abilities are lost. Full
time help with eating, walking,
and toileting is required.
Next week I will discuss the
causes of and treatments for de-
mentia.
Questions and comments may
be sent to editor@rockaway-
times.com.

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My community arrives in the am asking of you.” Lyrics from

Zoom room every day at 9:30
a.m. with great big smiles and
they greet one another with
good mornings. Some days, we
feel hopeless and yet, when we
roll our mats out, we begin to
feel hopeful.
Our teachers have been do-
nating their time to offer service
from the heart. We are grateful
to have these teachers who give
my mom’s favorite song.
So, I ask you, what helps you
to connect to your radiant self?
Is it prayer, hope, trust, breath-
work, movement or stillness?
“When you really look for me,
you will see me instantly…”
Kabir says. “Student, tell me,
what is God? He is the breath
inside the breath.” My hope for
each and every one of you is to

HOPE us hope, security, safety and

emotional support from their
living rooms. Our community
feel this breath, be still, be safe
and know we will come out of
this together with hopeful and
My prayers are full of hope ful that they can help cure the is the heartbeat of our studio grateful hearts. Stay on the
for ease of suffering and world. and we are forever apprecia- path and know there is HOPE.
healthy mind and body. I hope There are no rainbows with- tive of their presence. There is Hope is the thing with feath-
you are safe and protected so out the rain. I see beautiful no question, these meetings ers by Emily Dickinson.
you can find calm and peace in rainbows colored by the chil- are helping us all get through “Hope is the thing with feath-
the eye of the storm. As I write, dren in our community taped the day. We talk, breathe, move ers. That perches in the soul,
the weather outside is rather to the windows for us all to see. and rest. It is familiar and com- And sings the tune without
dreary, with high winds, rain The children give us hope and fortable for us to be together. the words, And never stops at
and a gray sky. But I am fortu- we thank their parents for taking On this particular day, with all,
nate to be in a cozy home with such good care of their babies. the dreadful weather, we are And the sweetest in the gale
my family, some who are sleep- You are first responders in many happy to stay home in the is heard; And sore must be the
ing from working the night ways. Take pauses for yourself Zoom room. Breathing in, we storm That could abash the
shift, taking care of COVID-19 and know that nothing is per- are calm, breathing out, we are little bird That kept so many
patients. So, I can never com- fect. The experience of this time hope. warm.
plain about my situation when in history is the lesson. Your Hope makes us strong and I’ve heard it in the chilliest
so many out there are working children will learn more in this secure. We radiate this from land, And on the strangest sea;
hard to care for those who need time than inside a classroom. Be our core center. “One day at Yet, never, in extremity, It
their services. They are hope- patient and have hope. time, sweet Jesus. That’s all I asked a crumb of me. “

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Fontbonne Steps Up to Shield Frontline Workers

When Michal Ashkenazy,
Science Department Chair at
Fontbonne Hall Academy, saw
the pleas on television for Per-
sonal Preventive Equipment,
she and her husband knew
they wanted to help and came
up with the idea to create and
donate personal protective
equipment to (PPE) for first re-
sponders. Ashkenazy contact-
ed the principal of the all-girls
high school in Bay Ridge, Mary
Ann Spicijaric, who immedi-
ately gave her the green light
to use the school’s equipment
for the cause. “It is wonderful
to see our faculty modeling
the Mission and charism of
the Sisters of St. Joseph by ‘re-
sponding to the needs of our
time.’ I am so proud of them
and so grateful for what they
are doing to help the doctors
and nurses that are fighting
this terrible disease,” Spici-
jaric said.
To assist her with this pas-
sion project, Ashkenazy
also enlisted the help of her
daughter and Fontbonne Hall
science teachers, Tania Rive-
ra and Adam Williams. At the
start of their work, the team
encountered one of sever-
al roadblocks: the school’s
FabLab had a 3D printer that
could only utilize certain ma-
terial and they had great diffi-
culty obtaining it.
With a fierce drive to com-
plete this project, Ashkena-
zy sought out other options
and on April 3 she found
DXF (Drawing eXchange For-
mat) files of face shields on
the NYU website that could
be created on the school’s
equipment. A face shield is
designed to cover the entire
face with no skin exposed. Ri-
vera, who has expertise with
the laser-cutter machines, ex-
plained that Fontbonne has a
Full Spectrum RetinaEngrave™
laser-cutter, which reads DXF
files to create quick, high
quality, and cost-efficient 2D
models. Unfortunately, the
team encountered another
dead end when the necessary
raw materials were sold out
all over the country. Forging
on, the team took inventory
of their internal supplies and
devised their own face shield.
The end result was made using
clear plastic binding covers
and large rubber bands from
the school’s main office.
Ready to start production,
the team met at the school on
April 6, determined to create
the supplies to donate to first
responders. “We are feeling
extremely grateful for this op-
portunity to be able to help our
first responders as they battle
against the virus. As scientists,
we can all appreciate how very
important it is to have proper
PPE during a time of crisis,”
said Ashkenazy.
With materials finally in
hand, they began produc-
tion immediately. However,
quickly into production, the
team saw that the laser cutting
was singeing the thin plastic
sheets and coating it with a
brown film and had to come
up with an alternative produc-
tion method.
Ultimately, a successful pro-
duction line was set up (while
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t-shirt is such a natural draw, it’s almost impossible for people
stay six feet apart. Of course, loving couples, such as Kathy and
Bill Dickesheid can get cozy all they want. Indoor support of
The Rockaway Times is appreciated! On the left, we see some
baby pictures. We wonder if that’s 7-week-old Victoria Fitzpat-
rick Turchiano?
Locals Remain ‘Rockaway Strong’ From a Distance
By Katie McFadden
If Rockaway has proven an-
ything time and time again,
it’s that locals are always will-
ing to step up to help others.
Rockaway Beach resident
Connie Gross and her son,
Sean Aviles, are yet another
example.
Being especially vulnerable
to COVID-19, Gross and her
son were feeling helpless in
quarantine. Following Hur-
ricane Sandy, Gross says she
and her son, who was 7-years-
old at the time, were happy
to volunteer in what capacity
they could. However, with the
threat of coronavirus forcing
them to stay home, Gross and
her son, now 15, were unable
to volunteer physically. “We
were very bummed that we
couldn’t go help at St. John’s or
wherever else help is needed in
our community, being that we
are very high risk and on day 28
in the house,” she said. So, they
decided to do the next best
thing—help those who are fac-
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020
ing the coronavirus fight head
on by keeping them full.
She took to social media to
recruit other locals to help
raise money for food for the
staff at St. John’s Hospital. “If
we can get through Superstorm
Sandy, we can get through this.
When I think back to all the
help we gave each other during
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to Ken & Lan Realty LLC, 52-80 70th
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purpose.
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on 01/23/20. Office: Queens County.
SSNY designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to the LLC, 28-12 Steinway
Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose:
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those rough times, it reminds
me of just how much I love liv-
ing in the Rockaways. If we all
came together during those
rough times, I'm sure we can
now, to help our first respond-
ers. Alone we can do so little,
together we can do so much,”
Gross wrote in a Facebook post
in early April.
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Gross provided a Venmo ac-
count for neighbors to send do-
nations and within a few days,
she was able to raise $1,376.
Gross immediately got in con-
tact with St. John’s Episcopal
Hospital to find out how she
could help provide food to the
workers there. Then she start-
ed reaching out to local food
businesses that could deliver.
Starting Wednesday, April 13,
Gross and her son were able to
have meals sent from 101 Deli
to those on the frontlines at
Rockaway’s only hospital. She
also plans to order food from
RBQ, Rockaway Bagels and
Pizza D’Amore as well.
Gross says this was a true
community effort. “We’d like
to thank the community for all
of the donations. We are all in
this together and we will get
through this. We are Rockaway
Strong,” Gross said.
If anyone else is interested in
helping Gross and Aviles, do-
nations can be sent to Connie
Gross through Venmo: Day-
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By Gille Ann Rabbin, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/E
Mass disasters are often com-
pounded by scammers seeking
to profit from the circumstanc-
es. We saw this during 9/11,
Hurricane Sandy, and the Bos-
ton Marathon bombing. Now
the Coronavirus pandemic is
attracting fraudsters who ply
their trade on the unwitting, in-
cluding the sick, good Samari-
tans, and the frightened public.
Scams target not only individ-
uals but also corporations and
the government.
Recently, scammers set up
fake COVID-19 testing sites
outside churches in Kentucky.
Scammers dressed in hazmat
gear charged victims over $200
per test. To compound inju-
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There’s More to Stay Safe From Than Just the Virus
be on guard against scammers the World Health Organiza- fort) to make sure it’s not fake
by being mindful of common tion, go directly to their sites. before you donate and use a
frauds, some of which are set Don’t fall prey to sham emails credit card (don’t pay in cash,
out below, that target individu- claiming to be from these or- wire money or pay with a gift
als: ganizations or other experts, card) as credit card compa-
• Don’t fall for offers for Coro- and containing links for you nies generally offer some pro-
navirus vaccinations, preven- to click on—if you click, mal- tections in the event of fraud;
tive medicines, and testing ware might be downloaded • Don’t buy high demand prod-
kits. There are no products and infect your computer; ucts (like masks, antibacterial
(like “virus oil”) on the mar- • Beware of phishing emails wipes) from unknown ven-
ket to date to prevent/cure the and texts that look odd, offer dors unless you research them
virus; “free stuff ” or a “government beforehand, so you don’t end
• If you get a call from a sham refund” of any kind, or that up paying for goods you nev-
robocaller pitching a coro- you didn’t expect or don’t er receive. Only pay with your
navirus-themed product like know the source of. Don’t credit card. If a commercial
virus tests, bargain health in- click on any links, they con- site looks peculiar or “off ”
surance or a work-from-home tain or transmit personal info; don’t use it.
scheme, hang up immediate- • Don’t donate to “chari- Furthermore, be cognizant of
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• The government is not send- or texts, as these could be ones this column has educated
ing texts or emails or calling shams. Go directly to offi- about over the years. For exam-
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Candidate Wants First

Responder Testing
Elizabeth Crowley, can-
didate for Queens Borough
President, visited EMTs in
Queens, helping to bring
lunch and thanking frontline
workers for their service dur-
ing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crowley spoke with EMT’s in
Elmhurst, Rockaway, and Ja-
maica. She is calling for New
York City to set up frontline
worker-specific testing sites a heartening and eye-opening
to take care of those who take experience meeting EMTs who
care of the public during the are working back-to-back tours
Coronavirus pandemic. Cur- in Queens. I am calling on the
rently, emergency workers Mayor to set these sites up as
who are sick with COVID-19 other cities, including Boston
symptoms are not getting test- and Oakland, have done. First
ed and are asked to come back responders take on many risks
three days after symptoms to keep the public safe, how
subside. can we rightfully ask them to
“Our borough is being hit do their jobs if they themselves
the hardest. Queens has al- are not protected?” Crowley
ways been underserved, but said.
now more than ever we need to The election for Queens
protect the health and safety of Borough President, originally
our frontline workers in the war scheduled for March 24, is now
against COVID-19. It was both scheduled to occur on June 23.

Remembering
Robert E. Murphy

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month battle with lung cancer. He was a beloved friend to all
who knew him and a fantastic son, brother and uncle to his
family. He will be sorely missed by all he touched in his life.
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Favorite Non-Athletes
in Sports
By Jim Sweeney
Sports entertainment is more
than watching phenomenal
athletes ply their craft. A num-
ber of non-athletic performers
and icons deliver invaluable
appeal. And I’ve got a Top 10.
Starting off the list at Number
10 is Minnesota Fats.
My classic comic of a chub-
by-cheeked and out-of-shape
pool hustler may be the best
choice to break the rack in
the #10 slot among Favorite
Non-Athletes in Sports. Along
with countless sports fans, I
strongly believe that pool play-
ers, poker players and NASCAR
drivers don’t qualify as real
athletes. However, the pudgy
pool shark pictured in this
comic was a pioneer in a non-
sport sport that ESPN now reg-
ularly affords coverage. That’s
why he deserves mention as
one of my favorite non-athletes
of all-time. Reference the name
Rudolf Walter Wanderone Jr.
and you’ll be greeted by blank
stares. However, mention the
name Minnesota Fats and talk
of a portly, self-promoting pool
hall hustler will quickly follow.
Without doubt, Fats was bil-
liards’ biggest bloviator. He
earned that inauspicious ti-
tle for his non-stop blustering
about his personal exploits
with a pool cue. Yes, he was
once one colorful guy. Min-
nesota Fats called himself the
world’s greatest pool shooter.
Yet, surprisingly, there is no
record of Fats ever winning an
officially sanctioned tourna-
ment. Apparently, Minneso-
ta Fats lived the legend he so
masterfully manufactured.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020
From
The
Mike
Early in his career, Wan-
derone used an assortment of
sassy nicknames. They includ-
ed New York Fats, Fatty, Dou-
ble Smart Fats and Bank Shot
Bandit. He finally landed on
the name Minnesota Fats, a
moniker made famous by the
lead character in The Hustler, a
1961 Walter Tevis film.
The clever Walderone ex-
ploited the borrowed nick-
name for the rest of his life,
and it stuck. While still a teen,
Rudolf Wanderone hustled
in pool halls across New York
City. He became as much ac-
complished for making clever
trick shots as he did for telling
tall tales. His combination of
trickery and pool cue mastery
launched him on an improba-
ble career.
Fats bounced around pool
halls in Illinois, Virginia and
Washington, D.C. and rose to
popularity as an entertainer
during the early 1970s. He ful-
ly capitalized on his borrowed
nickname, while displaying
amazing pool talent and effort-
lessly conning willing audienc-
es. This self-styled celebrity ap-
peared years ago on late night
talk shows hosted by Johnny
Carson, Joey Bishop and David
Frost.
In addition, Wanderone
starred in his own short-lived
show called Celebrity Billiards
with Minnesota Fats. It was on
this show that he sparred with
the era’s A-list celebrities that
included comedians Sid Cae-
sar and Milton Berle as well as
Hungarian diva Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Fats’ career reached a high
point on Valentine’s Day in
1978. That day, he faced Willie
Mosconi, his longtime rival and
a real 15-time world champ.
The match was watched by 11
million viewers on ABC’s Wide
World of Sports. Fats lost badly
to the superior-skilled Mosco-
ni, but his boastful antics and
colorful personality caused his
popularity to soar.
With a physical size eclipsed
by an even larger ego, Fats has
been credited in the American
National Biography for out-
landish quotes. Two of his cra-
zy claims include, “I’ve been
hustlin’ since Moby Dick was
a guppy,” and “I outdrew the
Pope in Rome and that ain’t
even good pool country.”
In 1984, the Billiard Congress
Hall of Fame inducted Wan-
derone into its elite club and
officially acknowledged him
for popularizing the game of
pool. Fun, boastful and over-
weight, Minnesota Fats was
A Parade for Paulie
as they drove by to make sure Paulie had a day he wouldn’t for-
get, despite coronavirus shutdowns.
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one mighty memorable, chub-
by and skilled billiards player.
Never an athlete, he demon-
strated to the public that he
could hustle in more ways than
one.
Minnesota Fats excelled as
the consummate showman in
the non-sport sport of pool.
He’s certainly not an athlete.
But, he’s definitely one qual-
ified entertainer. That’s why
Rudolf Walter Wanderone, Jr.,
otherwise known as Minneso-
ta Fats, is an easy bank shot at
#10 in Favorite Non-Athletes in
Sports.
Stay tuned over the next few
weeks for the other icons on
my list!
(Jim Sweeney - the MIKE
Maker and Creator of MIKE –
is the ultimate talking head on
sports! Go to TheEMike.com for
all sorts of great sports stuff ).
What a special birthday!
On Wednesday, April 15,
fellow friends from the St.
Camillus Special Olym-
pics program, neighbors
and even strangers who
got word of it, lined up on
Rockaway Beach Blvd. for
a spontaneous car parade
to celebrate Paul Fitz-
patrick’s big day! People
made signs, brought bal-
loons, played music and
shouted ‘Happy Birthday’
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As we all continue to
mark time sheltering in
place during this corona-
virus pandemic, I am be-
ginning to sense that there
are some of us who are
beginning to fray around
the edges. In this free-
form, kind of weird world
that we’re in right now,
everybody’s internal clock
has been thrown off kilter.
There’s just no reference
point anymore. Every-
body’s just sitting around
the house binge watch-
ing something on Netflix.
So I stretched out on the
couch with a big bowl
of chocolate ice cream
smothered in hot fudge
covered with marshmal-
lows and nuts.....OK, wait
a minute, I may have
slightly digressed there for
a moment. What I meant
to say is that stripped of
life’s usual rhythm by the
coronavirus pandemic, it
appears that many of us
have lost track of the time,
too.
March ended without
March Madness, schools
remain closed. May grad-
uations have been can-
celed. Church services,
weddings and happy
hours have been called off
indefinitely. Barber shops
and nail and hair salons
are shuttered. For those
able to work from home,
daily cues like commut-
ing and socializing after
work have evaporated.
Workdays blur together,
and weekends are just
Things To Do
weekdays with fewer obli-
gations. Even a trip to our
home's bathroom, which
in kinder times served as
a sort of "Fortress of Sol-
itude," now only serves
as an additional measure
of uncertainty as, while
sitting atop the porcelain
throne, we are now forced
to worry if we have a suf-
ficient stock of toilet paper
on hand! Easter Sunday
passed unremarkably,
bereft of the normal an-
nual family gatherings
and meals. Given all that,
none of us should find it
surprising that we often-
times stop suddenly and
sadly wonder aloud to
ourselves, "What day is
it?"
What to do? Firstly, get
off your keister and turn
off that Linda Ronstadt
song "Poor, Poor, Piti-
ful Me" you have playing
in the background. Start
looking on the bright side
of things. No profession-
al sports means no more
overpaid pampered jocks
protesting by kneeling
during our National An-
them at games. Schools
are closed? Take some
time and start really in-
teracting with and appre-
ciating your children and
limit the amount of tech-
nology used to "mute" the
hard edges of the respon-
sibility of rearing a child.
As an aside, if you ac-
tually undertake this sug-
gestion, ensure you have
an ample supply of vali-
um on hand! Barber shops
and hair and nail salons
closed? Just keep remind-
ing yourself that there is
no such thing as a bad hair
day and discover the mul-
let, embrace your gray and
be open to the wonders of
the modern nail clipper.
If you are truly worried
about your roots showing,
keep in mind that two-
tone heads may become
all the rage! Working from
home? Remember, it's
always dress-down Fri-
day and you don't have
to worry about your boss
finding you playing soli-
taire on your computer!
No church services?
Save what you would have
donated to the collection
plate so you have some
mad money when hap-
py hours are reinstated!
A wedding that has been
canceled? Think of it as
a nasty marital break-up
avoided and again, save
the money that would
have otherwise gone to
the marriage counselors
and divorce lawyers and
invest in toilet paper stock.
Oh, and if you truly have
difficulty remembering
what day it is, get hold of
the Broad Channel His-
torical Society and invest
in a calendar.
Stay safe.
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