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24 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015
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Here Comes the Little North Pole

By Katie McFadden
I left December 18 and spent decided I was never going to

Christmas in Florida with- miss Christmas again. The folout my family and was there
for six months. After that, I
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Twas the week before the

lighting of the Little North
Pole, as Joe Mure and friends
dedicated their time, heart
and soul. They double checked
decorations and hung each
light with care, knowing that
the big day would soon be
there. Finishing touches were
added to Mures Neponsit
home last weekend as he prepared for the biggest holiday
event on the peninsula. The
Little North Pole, featuring
animated holiday figures and
tens of thousands of lights, is
set to illuminate for the season
starting with an unforgettable
show on Sunday, December 6.
Mure says this is the 20th
year of the Little North Pole.
For those not familiar with the
annual holiday display, Mure
elaborately decorates his
home at 144-03 Neponsit Avenue each year, transforming
it into a holiday wonderland
and he holds an extravagant
lighting ceremony that fea-
tures food, toys and local student performers to big name

acts, all for a good cause. We
do this for two reasons. One
to put a smile on every childs
face and give them a memory of the holidays that I truly believe will last the rest of
their lives and two to help a
special group of children that
live each and every day with
juvenile diabetes, Mure said.
The big lighting event is free to
the community, but each year
Mure puts out donation boxes
for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to help a
cause that affects thousands of
children, and his own family.
Mure, a Canarsie native and
a criminal defense attorney,
first started this tradition after moving to Rockaway. I
was hanging our first Christmas lights on our first home
on Beach 145th Street when I
got a phone call from a client
who was just arrested in South
Florida and he asked me to
come out there and help him.
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will be holding a bake sale and
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the U.S. are born with, autism.
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Tis the season of giving. Grab an

unwrapped toy and help make the
holidays special for children in need
as part of the NYFAC Foundations
2nd Annual Toy Run. Starting at 1
p.m. on Sunday, December 6, all
are invited to spread good cheer at
this toy drive. The run starts at the
Forest Park Bandshell. Those with
motorcycles, classic cars or other
rides are encouraged to ride along to
the VFW Post 260 at 713 Shad Creek
Road in Broad Channel, where there
will be a celebration with food, drinks
and live music by Walker Hornung
and the Brotherhood of the Grape.
The cost is $25 per bike, but those
without one can head directly to the
VFW and make a $20 donation, if
they like. The toy drive/fundraiser is
hosted by New York Families for Autistic Children. Its a good day and a
good cause, Kevin Bautz of the VFW
said. Last year, more than 200 bikers participated, raising more than
$3,000 for NYFAC. For more info, call
Tonia Cimino at 347-566-3122 x305.
Tiberios, Surferkai designs,

Ciros Bakery and more.
The Blue Bungalow has partnered with Thai Rock and other
local busineses for a pre-event
that will help raise money for
Rockaway Rocks Awareness.
On Thursday, December 10 at
7 p.m., local businesses like
Lola Star, Zingara Vintage, Pure
Body, Rockaway Summer, Rockaway Gliders, Polly & Esther
and others will hold a pop-up
holiday shop at Thai Rock (375
Beach 92nd Street). Those who
cant attend either event can
make a direct donation to the
cause. Checks can be made out
to Autism Speaks. Put Rockaway Rocks Awareness in the
memo and mail checks to Liz
Breslin, The Blue Bungalow,
165 Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Park, 11694.
Kevin Boyle
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viewers what happened last week
because what I write isnt memorable. So anyway, the doctor tells
me I probably have some infection and dont worry 98 out 100
times theres no need to operate.
What causes this infection in
the large intestine? No one really knows. And then he says, its
an old wives tale that peanuts
or other nuts and seeds settle in
there and cause the problem. But
its just a wives tale.
Do I confess to him that in the
airport the night before my stomach pain started I wolfed down a
family-sized bag of peanuts? And
when I say family-sized I mean a
family of elephants.
I bought the sack of peanuts
and threw it over my shoulder
thinking itd be a good snack
throughout the 3-day trip to Florida. My son likes peanuts, hed
help me make a dent.
The flight was supposed to take
off around 6:30 but, big shock,
it was delayed. We hadnt eaten
dinner and we were stuck in that
should-we or shouldnt-we try to
eat before getting on the plane.
My son said he wasnt all that
hungry while chomping into a
Salty & Sweet granola bar.
I opened the suitcase of Planters peanuts and grabbed my first
handful.
This would be my dinner. Ill
skip the peanuts on the plane.
I really should have gotten a
plate and a knife and fork because I just kept going like it was
it was Chinese all-you-can-eat
buffet. Finally, the Jetblue guy
announced something about
the plane just arriving and that
theyd have to clean it before
boarding.
Time for another
handful. Peanuts are a healthy
option and Im just being extra

healthy.
And then I realize I better keep
eating: this bag of peanuts is too
big for carry-on. So I kill the
whole bag. I figure the worst that
could happen is Ill have a bad
dream about George Washington
Carver.
Turns out, I prove the old wives
tale true. I get some kind of bug
that 98 times out 100 doesnt require surgery. 98 out of 100, like
I said last week, are not the kind
of odds I like. Im hoping the antibiotics work before Im disemboweled.
I turn on the TV hoping to take
my mind off an operation that Im
starting to think is a done deal. I
never win anything but thisll be
the one time they call my number.
So some commercial comes
on about some new pill. Its a
60 second commercial with 55
seconds devoted to the possible
side effects. You got toe fungus?
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The participatory budget process is underway once again. A

smattering of residents gathered
at Peninsula Library on Monday,
November 30 for the second of
four preliminary meetingsor
neighborhood awareness sessionsto gather input from
community members, school
representatives, civic associations, and more for ideas about
how to spend $1 million in capital funds allocated to Councilman Eric Ulrichs 32nd District.
Robert Schwach of Ulrichs office led the meeting, with the
councilman joining a few minutes after it commenced.
Schwach began the meeting
by explaining the background
of the participatory budget process and the types of projects
that can be approved and put
up for a vote. The credit is given to a city in Brazil in 1989, and
now over 1500 cities in the world
use participatory budgeting, he
said. Most council members set
aside $1 million for this purpose
when creating their budgets, but
Ulrich decided to set aside $2
million and split the funds between the northern half of his
district (Ozone Park and other
nearby Queens neighborhoods)
and the southern half (most of
the Rockaways and Broad Channel). Ulrich had previously described Rockaway as a laboratory for democracy since it was
one of the first four places where
participatory budgeting was first
tested out in New York City.
Only capital projects (stuff in
Schwachs words) can be put up
for a vote, meaning ideas such as
more staff in schools or higher salaries cannot be included. Physical
items must have a useful life span
of at least five years and projects

must exceed at least a $35,000
minimum for cost. School-related
proposals are bundled together to
prevent competition between individual schools.
While the citys outline for the
process calls for five phases with
multiple steps, Schwach said
that Ulrichs office had chosen
to streamline parts of the system due to strong and frequent
participation from local civic
groups, time constraints, and efficiency. In November and December, we will solicit proposals
from the community, hosting
and attending meetings that will
explain the program, literature
provided by Schwach read. Early next year, volunteer budget
delegates will be chosen to review proposals with input from
city agencies. The delegates will
make their final decisions on 1012 projects at the end of February 2016 and by late March the
community will vote on these
to determine which ones will
receive funding. The top vote
items totaling $1 million in project costs will win and be put
into the budget for next year.
Ulrich and Schwach commended Rockaway and Broad
Channels civic groups for their
strong advocacy for projects important to them. Expectations
for the community are very high,
wanting everything done yesterday, Ulrich said. Schwach
noted that two of the top four
voted items for the most recent
fiscal year were improvements
made to Broad Channel roads
and parks following a major
voting push from organizations
and residents in that area (the
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The Rockaway Times has a new,
sleeker look starting this week.
Every page has color and is printed on somewhat heavier paper
stock. The paper is now the same
size as The Daily News, The Tablet, Queens Courier and others.
And the paper is now being printed at the Daily News plant in Jersey City. The move saves us some
money which now allows us to
expand our door-to-door delivery. Knock, Knock, Rockaway
Beach!
*****
The tickets are in the mail. St.
Johns Basketball tickets, that is.
We really did pull the names out
of hat. Congrats to the lucky winners: Joseph Foye, Nancy Corrigan, Will Deher, Mike Carey, Jane
Canner, Maureen Quigley, Richie
Mikell, Jack Weber, Bob Killian,
and Margaret Guzzo. Keep an eye
out for our next giveaway. If you
sent in your name but werent
selected your odds are increased
the next time around!
*****
If youre not one to go near the
beach after Labor Day you might
want to know what youre missing. Whales are still being spotted
not far off shore.
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Oh, and you can still see models
in photo shoots wearing clothes
like its the middle of July.
*****
The Boyle-Donohue family got a
little exotic for Thanksgiving this
year and turned it into a destination holiday. When the numbers
grew too large for the house, they
rented out Grassy Point in Broad
Channel. What a great place!
And some of the family rented a
Tubridy house right on the water.
As Peter Mahon might say in his
column: Broad Channel - -why
have Thanksgiving anywhere else?
*****
Good with your camera phone?
Have a killer Canon? Well, wipe
off the lens and start clicking. The

Rockaway Times will be holding its first ever Rockaway Photo
Expo photo contest. There will
be cash prizes and the winner will
get his or her photo on our front
page. Stay tuned for details. John
Cori is in charge.
*****
Just ahead, Saturday, December
12 (from noon to 6 p.m.) is the
Taste of Rockaway Beach, which
has become a fun, fun cantmiss day in Rockaway. This time
around 15 establishments are
part of the fun at which you make
the rounds enjoying sample food
and drinks at local places. Tickets
can be picked up at any of the participating places for $10 (a steal!)
in advance. The day of, tickets
cost $15 (still a steal!). The Rockaway Beach Civic Association will
be holding their annual Holiday
Season Ceremony the same day
starting at 3:30 pm in front of Peninsula Library.
*****
Friday, December 4 is the Beach
116th Street Christmas Tree
Lighting. Entertainment and refreshments will be part of the festivities. And we hear a guy in a red
suit will make an appearance.
*****
Its not just your imagination, it
gets dark ridiculously early. This
Thursday the sun sets at 4:28 pm!
As we get closer to December 21
the days get even shorter as sunrise comes later. But look at the
bright side, the sun sets at 4:31 on
December 21, a whopping three
more minutes of daylight in the
afternoon.
*****
Happy Birthday to Mike Greenstein, aka Mighty Atom Junior,
who turns 95 on December 6. As
a spry 93-year-old, Mike pulled
a car with his teeth at the 116th
Street Fall Festival delighting
hundreds of people. He stopped
by The Rockaway Times booth his
week and hes still going strong.
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Overpass Reopens
The new Rockaway Point Boulevard overpass between Rockaway

and Fort Tilden was completed just
before Thanksgiving.
On Wednesday, November 25,
the new overpass before the Marine
Parkway Bridge was reopened. Traffic was shifted from the temporary
overpass, which had been in service
since the spring, when contractors
erected it adjacent to the original
overpass. The temporary structure
allowed rebuilding to proceed without loss of traffic capacity and with
minimal impact.
The $13.9 million project, awarded to John Picone Construction and
designer KS Engineers in January
2015, employed the design/build

method of construction, effectively accelerating the work and condensing it into one season rather
than several. Im pleased to say
we made good on our promise to
reopen the permanent overpass by
Thanksgiving, William McCann,
Director of Bridges South, said.
Replacement of the old overpass
roadway, built in 1967, was necessary. The concrete roadway slab and
supporting steel had suffered deterioration from the salty sea-air environment. The new overpass features
a galvanized steel superstructure
and new concrete deck and other
upgrades such as safety impact devices and guiderails on the ramps
and roadways leading to it.
Brighter longer-lasting LED lights
will be added beneath the overpass
and on light poles. Remaining work
under this contract will entail rehabilitation of the nearby Jacob Riis
Pedestrian Path.
The temporary overpass will be
demolished before the end of the
year. This work will require one full
overnight closure of the Marine
Parkway Bridge, with detours to
the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial
Bridge except for emergency vehicles and the Q35 bus.
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Happy Holidays from Beach

116th Street
The largest shopping corridor on

the west end is getting in the spirit
of the holidays. Beach 116th Street
will be holding its annual Christmas
tree and Hanukkah Menorah lightings this weekend.
On Friday, December 4 from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m., all are welcome to
join in front of the firehouse on
Beach 116th Street for a festive celebration and tree lighting. There will
be performances by Mrs. Elaines
School of Dance, the St. Francis de
Sales Choir, JUMP Dance School,
the St. Camillus Catholic Academy Choir and the P.S./M.S. 114
glee club. There will be some guest
speakers and of course, the biggest
guest of all, Santa Claus will make
an appearance. Complimentary re-
freshments and hot chocolate will

be served and guests can get special
coupons for holiday shopping at the
stores on the block.
With the first night of Hanukkah
just two days later, Beach 116th will
hold its annual Menorah Lighting celebration from 4 to 6 p.m. on
Sunday, December 6. This event,
cosponsored with West End Temple and Temple Beth El, will also
include complimentary refreshments, music and holiday shopping coupons will be available. This
event will be held near Rockaway
Beach Boulevard.
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The Lazer Speaks

Have You Had The Talk with Your Kids Yet?
By Lou Pastina
No not the sex talk, although
I am sure that was fun. And no,
not the drinking and drugs talk,
a hard one in a town like Rockaway. This is the money talk.
You know the one where you are
literally pulling your hair out
of your head because your kids
dont understand that the tree
in the backyard actually doesnt
sprout 100-dollar bills.
Maybe its a millennial thing?
Not sure about Gen-Xers, but
certainly baby-boomers understand that its more important
for money to be coming into an
account rather than going out. If
you are blessed enough to have
children then you have probably
gotten to that point where they
need to go out into the world and
earn a living. No easy task these
days. The United States seems
to have moved from its agrarian
roots through its industrial age
zipping right past the service
economy to land fully into the
digital economy. What does that
mean? Damned if I know, except
its harder than ever to find a job,

a profession, a career.
If the kiddos are lucky enough
to land a job, it may or may not
come with benefits. Things like
health insurance, a pension, a
401k or 403b plan, maybe even
life insurance. Some traditional jobs like fireman, policeman,
nurse, and teacher come with
almost all these things, although
not in great abundance. Other
jobs have some but not all of the
above.
So why is all this important?
Well it turns out that parents are
the ones who fill the gap. Things
like co-signing for apartments
and cars, subsidizing part of the
rent, paying for cell phone plans,
paying for grad school all take
the place of paying for grammar,
high school and college.
Its not easy, but there are
some things the kids can start to
learn to take control of their finances and help out, really basic
things of personal finance that
will help them and their parents
tremendously now and in the future. The first is this: have a life
plan. A life plan is really nothing

more than a set of goals for your
own life. Its kinda like a business plan for your life. It can be
simple really: college, soul mate,
family, home, career, retirement.
Those are milestones that require a plan to accomplish them,
but first you have to decide what
it is you really want out of life. I
know, heavy stuff, but really stuff
you know already, but just havent written down. Write it down,
and do it every year to see if it

changes.
Once you have your goals set,
then its a matter of financing
your own dreams. Not mom or
dad, or the government, but you,
thats right I am talking to you,
millennial people - how are you
going to get from point A to point
B? A job is a great start. Some
people work multiple jobs, some
take jobs knowing that its not for
them, but its a means to an end,
to the job or life you really want.
When you start down this path,
you begin to realize that personal budgeting plays a huge role in
life. You simply write down all
the cash that comes in, and then
write down where the cash goes
and how much is left over. That
simple exercise defines where
you can live and what you can afford. If you are conservative you
should have something left over.
This is where it gets tricky, because you have to decide what to
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plistic. You need to reward yourself, and so you should spend it

on yourself, but some needs to
go to fund your dreams both
the short and long term ones.
In this digital age, millennials
probably dont keep checkbooks.
They probably have automatic
payments from their accounts
for the items they spend money
on. This is what the world tells us
to do, you know, save a tree. But
the folks telling you that dont
tell you that they take the money
immediately out of your account,
while the checks you deposit take
days to clear. Thats called reverse
float. The bank has your money before you get yours. Writing
checks imposes a certain discipline because you have to look at
the bills coming in and pay them.
In this way you know exactly how
much is going out and can control
it. That float works in your favor.
If you have been working for a
while you probably have been offered credit cards. There is a difference between American Express and say, Visa. The former
must be paid immediately, while
the latter allows you to pay over
time. Its important to know this
when the bills come. Today ATM

cards or debit cards are easy to
swipe at almost every store. But
when you do this the money
comes right out. There is something to be said about carrying
cash and spending only what you
have.
If you are in a job that doesnt
have a pension, it is so important
to fund your retirement. If you
would like to stop working at some
point, it would be unrealistic to
think that Social Security will fund
your dreams. So you need to contribute to a plan that will accumulate tax-free over a lifetime.
Should you have health insurance? Well its the law now, you
have to have health insurance in
the United States or they tax you
more. The only good coming out of
Obamacare is that kids can be covered through their 26th year. But
if you are past that point you need
to initiate coverage through work.
And if your work doesnt provide
that, its Obamacare then.
Why am I going on about this?
Because I dont think that schools
teach personal finance anymore,
and I think that our future is in the
hands of our kids, and the more
they know, the better off we all will
be. So, I ask you, have you had the
talk with your kids yet? Our future
depends upon it!
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RBCA Meeting
Wednesday
The next Rockaway Beach Civic Association meeting will meet
at the Knights of Columbus (333
Beach 90th Street) at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 9. On
the agenda is an informational
presentation about Project Restoration. There will also be a
discussion about Participatory
Budgeting for the use of $1 million toward capital projects in
District 32 under Councilman
Eric Ulrich. Guests will have a
chance to identify some capital
projects for Rockaway Beach,
identify some of the locations
where voting will take place and
can sign up as volunteers to help
with the project. There will also
be an update from the November
30 Parks Department meeting
on the design for the handball
courts at Beach 103rd and Beach
105th and the performance space
on Beach 94th Street. The Civic
will also talk about the upcoming
holiday lighting on December 12
and people will have an opportunity to sign up as volunteers. Any
other concerns about Rockaway
Beach may also be discussed.
Mobimats
to Return to
Beaches for 2016
In what may come as a relief to
many Belle Harbor and Neponsit
residents, the Parks Department announced that they have decided to
suspend Phase 6 proposals for the
beach access plan. Assemblyman
Philip Goldfeder shared the news on
his Facebook page. For several weeks
members of those communities had
expressed concern and frustration
over the plan to install ADA-complaint wheelchair ramps on Beaches
128, 132, 137, 142, and 147th Streets.
The ramps were described as intrusive, costly, and unnecessary.
Due to the suspension of the Phase
6 plans mobimats will once again be
installed at each beach access between Beach 127th and 149th Streets.
Residents have professed their preference for the ramps for their convenience and unobtrusiveness.
I want to thank all the community
leaders and residents who attended
the meetings to ensure that our beach
is not only accessible to everyone, but
also representative of the families
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Breezy Point Puts Wind to Use

By Katie McFadden
Breezy Point isnt called

breezy for nothing. Now those
ocean winds at the tip of the peninsula are being put to work. As
part of a pilot project, a wind and
solar powered street lamp is now
being put to the test on Beach
208th Street.
In early November, Governor
Andrew Cuomo shot down a plan
to install a deepwater Liquid Natural Gas port in a location where
New York Power Authority has

been considering turning it into
a wind farm. Part of Cuomos
reasoning for vetoing the project was so the wind farm, which
some consider to be a more environmentally safe energy option,
could be developed in that area
without being impacted. No developments have been made as
far as that project goes, but the
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solar and wind-powered streetlight was installed on Beach 208th
Street as part of a pilot project.
The technology comes from Ireland-based company Airsynergy,
which licensed New York-based
Aris Renewable Energy, LLC in
2013 to manufacture and sell its
technology in the United States
and the Caribbean. Airsynergy
director and co-founder, Adrian Kelly, had tweeted a photo of
the new product in Breezy Point
on November 18, saying it was
the 4th US Airsynergy turbine to
go up in the last three days. The
product being used in the pilot
program in Breezy Point is called
the Aris Wind Remote Power Unit
(RPU) Off-Grid Wind/Solar Lighting Solution. Airsynergy products
have been used in Ireland and are
now being marketed and tested in
the United States and the Caribbean for the first time.
Due to the strategic location of
Breezy Point, which is susceptible to windy conditions and unblocked sun exposure, the company proposed the pilot to the
Breezy Point Cooperative general manager, Arthur Lighthall.

According to a knowledgeable
source, Co-op management met
with technical representatives of
the company to review the product and the co-ops Board of Directors approved the product to
be tested on site. The product will
be tested for six months and will
record data so the company can
determine how effective it is, at no
cost to the co-op. If all goes well
and the product proves to be beneficial, it could be something that
is used more regularly in Breezy
Point as the community makes
an effort to become more green,
the source said.
The product is a light pole that
can function on both solar and
wind energy as it has a wind turbine and solar panel. The solar
panel runs the product during
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winds an almost constant factor
in Breezy Point, the wind turbine
alone can power the product. The
product also comes with a battery
that can store enough energy to
power the lamp for five days, in
the event that there is little to no
wind or sunlight, making it useful
in situations like in the days after
Hurricane Sandy.
The Aris Wind website says the
product is a 30-foot, 300w capacity light pole that contains no wires
as it doesnt need to be connected
to a power grid, meaning it could
work well in a remote area such as
the beach, where power lines are
hard to reach. The product also
contains USB ports so a person
can use it to charge their electronic devices. According to our
source, the pilot product contains
a data logger to record how much
energy is generated in Breezy
Point and the product can be
controlled remotely, meaning it
can be turned on or off manually.
Visually, the product might spark
some mixed reviews. After all, a

wind turbine is something not often seen in urban communities.
However, some might appreciate
the modern look.
Such technology doesnt come
cheap. Our source said the only
downside of the product is the
current price. Following the
study, the co-op will determine if
the product is worth investing in.
The price could come down if the
product proves to be beneficial
and there is a higher demand for
it. Wind and solar powered lamps
could become a permanent fixture in places like Breezy Point or
anywhere around the peninsula
or the country.
Besides the RPU Off-Grid Light,
Aris Wind is planning to launch
larger products in the United
States in 2016, according to its
website. A larger, 44-foot off-grid
or grid-tied wind turbine product called Total Energy Solution
(TES), available in early 2016,
could be used to power small
homes and small businesses. In
mid-2016, Aris plans to put the
AS-5 grid-tied turbine on the
market. The 45-foot tower could
power schools, farms, municipal
buildings and more.
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CHRISTMAS LIGHT RAFFLE WINNERS

ANNOUNCED
The Broad Channel Christmas
Light Fundraiser was a bright success. The Christmas lights are officially up along Cross Bay Boulevard, thanks to some help from a
fundraiser coordinated by Stephanie Wagner. Four hundred tickets
were sold as part of a raffle for a
$5,000 top prize and all sold out. On
Friday, November 20, the Bungalow
Bar hosted a party where the winners of the raffle were announced.
The top $5,000 prize went to
James Shea. Stephanie Wagner
had sold the winning ticket, which
earned her $500. A $1,000 second
prize went to Shannon Barr-Jackowski. The $500 3rd and 4th prizes
went to Preston Howard and Alana
Davidson. Terence Tubridy won

the 5th prize of $250. Pat Hanning,
Cindy Mangan, Debbie Lonnborg,
the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire
Department and Alana Davidson
each won $100.
The event and successful raffle
was made possible by Stephanie
Wagner, Margaret Wagner, Ashley
Keane, Monique Henglein, Allison Zeller, Mary Kay Francavilla, Ellen Cuomo, Ginger OHare,
Danielle McMahon and Jenny
Murray. DJ Paddy Tubs of DJs @
Work donated his time to provide
music and entertainment at the
Bungalow Bar, which hosted the
event and offered drink specials
all evening.
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NORTH POLE
lowing year, I started to decorate and I figured it would be

a good way to help a special
cause that was important to
me, so we started decorating
and raising money for juvenile diabetes research, Mure
recalled. He then carried on
the tradition at his most recent
home on Neponsit Avenue.
The Little North Pole event
has gotten bigger and evolved
over the years, but it has always been done for a good
cause. It has grown. Weve
expanded. Weve added new
stuff and weve repaired some
old stuff and it gets expensive, but none of the expenses come out of the money we
raise, Mure said. Mure says
between an annual cocktail
dinner fundraiser and donations from the Little North
Pole, he raised $170,000 last
year and more than $2 million
in the nearly 20 years that he
has been doing this. Most of
the money raised has gone to
JDRF but other organizations
that focus on juvenile diabetes have also benefitted.

We started research projects
at SUNY Downstate Medical
Center and the Naomi Berrie
Diabetes Center at Columbia
Presbyterian and we were able
to start the first childrens diabetic center in Queens at Peninsula Hospital when it was
still open, he said.
Mure has also donated
money to non-diabetes related causes after significant
events. After 9/11, we started

the Rockaway Childrens Fund
to raise money for local kids
that lost a parent in the World
Trade Center attacks or during the crash of Flight 587, he
said. After Hurricane Sandy,
Mure scaled down the event
and didnt focus so much on
raising money, but any money
raised that year went to some
local families who needed
help after the hurricane and to
families impacted by the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT.
As always, this years event
is expected to be a big one as
up to 4,000 people are anticipated. There will be plenty of
food, entertainment and good
cheer to go around. The preshow starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday
with music and dance performances by local groups like
PS 114, PS 317, The Scholars
Academy, JUMP Dance, the
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn, Steps Ahead Dance Studio, the Fazio Dance Center,
Louise Benes Dance Group
and more. The big show starts
at 3 p.m. with performances
by solo singers and groups
like Dani Dante, Domini
Monroe, Adrianna Louise,
James Johnson, the duet
Deep, the trio New Shades
of Soul, CNR Trilogy and famous tenor Christopher Macchio. There will also be some
big name performers who had
radio hits, like Lucas Prata,
George Lamond and France
Jolie. Sopranos star Tony Sirico will also pay a visit and the
whole event will be hosted by
Goumba Johnny and Joe Causi, who usually broadcast it
live on WCBS 101.1 FM. The
actual lighting is expected to
take place around sundown.
As always, the biggest guest
of all, Santa Claus, will make a
special entrance to deliver toys
to all of the children in attendance. Thanks to a collection by
the Marine Toys for Tots foundation, every child gets a toy at
the end of the event. Everyone
in attendance is also treated to
free food and drinks. All of the
food is donated from places like
the Soup Nazi, Grimaldis Pizza, Vetro, La Villa Pizza, Unos,
Ragtime, Matteos, Applebees
and more.
For the first time, the event is
scheduled for Sunday instead
of Saturday. Our MC and many

of our performers had prior engagements that Saturday, but
also, its the first night of Hanukkah. We wanted everyone
to come out and celebrate together. We plan on lighting the
first candle of the menorah before we light up the house that
night, Mure said.
I hope that everyone from
Rockaway comes out because
we have some great food, a
great show that will be enjoyed, by not only the children
but by every adult, toys for the
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kids and our hope and plan is

to put a smile on everyones
face, Mure said.
The following day, Mure
will do it all again for a large
group of special needs children from eight different
schools, and later that night
for the St. Camillus Special
Olympics. The Little North
Pole will remain lit into January. Guests are encouraged
to leave a donation in the box
outside Mures home or online at www2.jdrf.org/goto/
littlenorthpole.
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Ferry Operators Battle

For Contract
A fierce bidding competition is

taking place in anticipation for
the roll-out of citywide ferry service in 2017. According to a report
in Crains New York Business, San
Francisco-based Hornblower is
facing off against a joint bid by
three companies that currently
rule New Yorks ponds and puddlesBillybey, New York Waterway, and the Durst Organization,
which operate the East River ferries, Hudson River ferries, and
New York Water Taxi, respectively.
Whichever company wins the
war will have to coordinate with
the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), which will ultimately choose the provider, and
the city, in successfully rolling
out the service, the Crains report
said. Among the challenges are
creating a system with easy and
free transfer access to all boats
and working with the existing
East River ferry routes. Crains
reported that the city government will spend $55 million on
construction of barges and other
construction costs for the ferry as

well as additional millions in annual subsidies to keep the service
operational.
Crains said that Hornblower
may be at a disadvantage in the
bidding process due to Billybey
holding a contract for East River service that lasts until 2019.
Hornblower operates luxury
yachts in San Francisco Bay and
is the parent company of Statue
Cruises, which provides ferry service to the Statue of Liberty and
Ellis Island, according to their
website.
The Crains report said that
EDC will announce which bid is
the winner early next year, which
is consistent with what an agency
spokesperson said at the most recent Belle Harbor Property Owners Association meeting.
Seastreak, the company that
operated the Rockaway Ferry after Hurricane Sandy, seems to
be out of the running. Longtime
ferry advocate Joe Hartigan, says
thats a concern. Seastreak is the
only ferry operator with the right
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equipment. They have a 500 passenger ferry that will be needed in the summer. The others
dont. The Crains article also
stated that if ridership is low or
subsidies become too much, the
service could be sunk.
Hartigan wondered if the City
or EDC was leaking information
suggesting that the ferry system
might not be viable. He also said
that local representatives should
get a firm commitment from City
Hall about a start date and minimum length of operation. I dont
want to see the election come (in
2017) and then its pulled out.
100th
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Community
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Meet
The 100th Precinct Community Council will hold their next
meeting on Tuesday, December
15th beginning at 7:30 p.m. This
time the meeting will be held at
the 100th Precinct, located at
9244 Rockaway Beach Boulevard.
Cop of the Month awards will
be presented to the outstanding officers of the 100th Precinct
and the Transit Districts 23rd
Precinct. This meeting will be
the last for Community Council
President Danny Ruscillo, who
announced earlier this year that
he will be stepping down in his
role. Ruscillo will officially hand
off to his successor Joseph Young
at the meeting. It is free and open
to the public.
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Weather Or Not
By Peter Mahon
The Atlantic Basins 2015

Hurricane Season came to a
close this past Monday after
generating a total of 11 named
storms, four of which became
hurricanes. Thankfully, none
of these storms impacted our
area here in Broad Channel.
Of course now is the time we
all start to look forward to what

the 2015-16 winter season will
bring. NOAA is predicting wetter-than-average conditions in
the Southern Tier of the United States, from central and
southern California, across
Texas, to Florida, and up the
East Coast to southern New
England. Above-average temperatures are favored across
much of the western and the
northern half of the contiguous United States. NOAAs seasonal outlook does not project
where and when snowstorms
may hit or provide total seasonal snowfall accumulations.
Snow forecasts are dependent
upon the strength and track of
winter storms, which are generally not predictable more
than a week in advance but we
can all assume there will be at
least one or two noreasters
that will ultimately visit our
area.
This week in higher education saw the we need a safe space because
everything-is-offensive
brand of campus activism

strike a new low. Students at
the University of Minnesota
recently voted down a proposed moment of silence for
9/11 victims due to concerns
that Muslim students would be
offended. One self-described
Director of Diversity student
government
representative
explained, The passing of
this resolution might make an
unsafe space for students on
campus as holding a moment
of recognition over a tragedy committed by non-white
perpetrators could increase
racist and islamophobic attitudes which are already
alive and well on campus. Of
course I believe that college
students have a right to be
physically safe but they most
certainly do not have a right
to be protected and shielded
from ideas, thoughts or images that might make them feel
uncomfortable or, heaven forbid, cause them to think for
themselves. Unfortunately, I
am also starting to believe that
many of our institutions of

higher learning appear to be
churning out a generation of
elitist young people who mistakenly deem their emotional
well-being to be paramount to
that of our Constitutions First
Amendment guarantee of free
speech.
A very special thank you to
our friends Diane and Danny over on Walton Road who
invited our family to share
Thanksgiving dinner with
them last week. The holiday
feast was absolutely memorable, consisting of a pre-dinner
cheese platter, courtesy of my
lovely wife Grace, with over
eight different types of fromage surrounded by avocado,
radishes and apple, followed
by a main course of a delicious
turkey, a green bean salad with
mushrooms and onions that
was to die for, fried cauliflower, mashed potatoes, yams (or
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Gifted: a Present for Rockaway Art Lovers

By Dylan Watton
The white walls were lined

with sailboats and surfers and
a fat man in a kiddie pool. Dark
photographs of Coney Island
stood side-by-side next to impressionism-influenced ponds
and blowing leaves suspended in canvas. At the Rockaway
Artists Alliances (RAA) Gifted exhibit, these and more of
the best works from several of
the organizations members
were showcased at the sTudio
6 gallery in Fort Tilden. The exhibits opening ceremony was
held on Sunday, November 29.
The reception was attended
by many of the artists being exhibited in the show and members of the public. RAA President Dan Guarino thanked all
of the members and maestros
for participating and organizing the event saying, Im sure
these walls would be intriguing
without your art but you help
make it come alive. Also in
attendance was Adrienne On-
Art at The Gifted Exhibit
ofri, who wrote a book entitled

Walking Queens which covers
walking tours throughout the
borough, including three in
Rockaway.
Maryann McEvoy and Renee
Radenberg are board members
for the RAA and curated Gifted
along with a panel of other artists. This is an annual show,
Radenberg said, adding that it
has been held for roughly 15
years. We try to pick two works

from each artist that are similar
to each other. Theres no subject and no theme to the exhibition. McEvoy stated that the
jury generally showcases works
from each artist that submits
paintings, photographs, or
whatever other medium they
choose. Its called Gifted to
encourage people to buy the
pieces for the holidays, she
added.
The Pool was painted by John
Hedderson, who said that he
had been painting since getting the measles when I was
like 12. The tall piece portrays
a large black man sitting in an
inflatable pool on the beach,
with seabirds and an NYPD
helicopter soaring overhead
and the Marine Parkway Bridge
in the background. I was
walking on the beach and basically saw him in a swimming
pool made for kids, Hedderson said. I thought it was odd
and hilarious. I took a photo
and showed it my daughter
who said that he was the father
of her best friend. To me, its a
real iconic figure.
Jessica Schulman showcased
two of her photos as part of
Gifted. The Marine Park-native
took pictures of flowers in a nature preserve in the Brooklyn
neighborhood, then used Photoshop to enhance the lines
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Continued from previous page 17
around the flowers and darken

the backgrounds. Her current
stylistic choice is a long way
removed from the Kodak Baby
Brownie she used in her youth.
I do nature photography often, she said. Of the flowers,
one in striking green and purple (Thistle 1) and one in fiery
red and yellow (Marsh Flow-
Steve Cohen shows his work

using tissues.
er), she explained They were

there. And theyre different. I
think both of them were just
pure.
Perhaps the most unique
style of art was presented by
Stephen Cohen. His pieces,
Witch & Vampire and Mother & Child, consisted solely
of tissues and thumbtacks
on a black background. Cohen asserted that the tissue
would fall to the floor and
he would present the result
as is. Theres no tweaking,
no tampering, no fiddling. It
turns out I thought I discovered a new art form but psychologists have been using it
for years, he said, referring to
the Rorschach inkblot tests.
Gail Levine went on a trip
to Israel over the summer
and was struck by the colorful beauty of a rock formation
in a nature reserve part of the
Negev desert. The image I
had was of a rainbow in the
desert, she said. To Levine, a
rainbow symbolized the progress that needed to be made
to rid Israel and the Middle
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Gail Levine were among those who presented
that has plagued the region

for decades. A rainbow is a
not a wall, and it doesnt divide or separate. Her travels
inspired Levine to create two
piecesthe watercolor Rainbow in the Desert and the collage Rainbow in the Desert:
Connecting Two Peoples. In
the latter, Levine inserted
the words Unites, Israelis,
and Palestinians somewhat

clandestinely. Its my hope
that the beauty in the desert
can connect the two peoples,
she explained.
The Gifted exhibition will
be open on Saturdays and
Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4
p.m. until December 20 at
sTudio 6. It is free and open to
the public.
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Page 19
Women of Rockaway:
Lisa Jackson of Rockaway Properties
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 Lisa Jackson, owner of Rockaway Properties.
Over the past five years, Lisa
Jackson has led a successful
all-female real estate empire
called Rockaway Properties.
From a young age, Jackson
knew she wanted to work in real
estate. I started working for real
estate when I was 18. I was a receptionist at this office on Ralph
Avenue in Brooklyn and I admired the broker and the agents
and I always just found it very
interesting. I enjoy looking at
houses. I enjoy meeting people.
I enjoy negotiating and I enjoy
stress, Jackson joked. She went

on to obtain her real estate license at age 20. However, Jackson also found success in other
fields. I was a manager of an insurance company on Wall Street.
I started out supervising the mail
room and I worked my way up to
manager of the company.
When Jackson got pregnant
with her daughter, Katie, she
decided to focus on another important job, being a mother. My
daughter was young and being
a mom was the most important
thing to me. I was in a position at
the time where I could stay home
with her, Jackson said. However,
when she moved to Rockaway
from Staten Island, 10 years ago,
Jackson saw an opportunity to
sell real estate in a way that was
different from others in the local
business. When I moved here I
saw how the real estate operation
worked here. I had learned a very
different way of doing real estate
than how the other women were
doing it here, so I was very interested in putting that to use, Jackson said.
She started actively pursuing a
real estate career in 2008, starting
with long-established real estate
agent Geri Lipsman of Neponsit
Realty. However, Jackson knew
she would eventually go on to
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and she helped me tremendously. I actually wound up staying

with her for three years because
I love her dearly, Jackson said of
Lipsman.
However when an unfortunate
life event occurred, Jackson knew
it was time to pursue her dreams.
I didnt want to leave Geri but
what made me finally open my
own business was when my sister-in-law passed away at a young
age. It made me realize that life
is really short. Owning my own
real estate company was something I always wanted and I realized that I needed to pursue my
dreams. It happened quickly. She
passed away in September 2010
and in December 2010, I opened
up Rockaway Properties without
even thinking. I just knew I had to
do it, Jackson said.
The success of Rockaway Properties is something that Jackson
never imagined. I thought it
would just be me selling my own
houses and maybe Id have one
agent, because a lot of the brokers
are small out here, but it worked

out well. I got an email from Nia
Casilla, saying she wanted to meet
and work with me. I was working
out of a home office at first and
Nia came along and she was just
as passionate as me. All we did
was work. We were so interested in the market and we were
just so excited and it took off,
Jackson said. Rockaway Properties opened its first storefront on
Beach 129th street in early 2011
and the agency has grown ever
since. There are now 10 females
behind Rockaway Properties, including Jackson, Casilla, Barbara
Ferguson, Melissa Carrington,
Ariana David, Colleen Brady,
Gail Opromalla, Jenny Dantone,
Alla Pankevich and receptionist
Kristin Vasquez. I have all these
women who I trust 100 percent,
Jackson said.
Jackson has a few guesses
for why real estate is such a female-dominated field on the
peninsula. Its a great business
for women. Some might say
women are approachable and
less intimidating. Its also a good
job for moms because of the
flexibility. Married men might
not do this because its not the
easiest job and youre not a salary based employee, so if youre

a man looking to support a family, you might need something
where you have constant income coming in, she said.
Jackson has plenty to be proud
of as far as accomplishments go.
Im proud of all of our sales but
Im very fortunate to have sold
quite a few oceanfront homes,
she said. The first oceanfront she
sold in 2011 went for $3.1 million. The largest sale was a $5.1
million beachfront. The 2012
sale was a record breaker as it
was the most expensive home
ever sold in Queens. That was
pretty lucky, Jackson said.
Jackson says there are several
reasons that set Rockaway Properties apart from other agencies.
Were a fully-licensed staff with
a full-time office open seven days
a week, so were always reachable. Were part of two multiple
listing services, that no other brokers on the peninsula are a part
of. Our staff is also multilingual.
We have someone who speaks
Spanish, someone who speaks
Hebrew, someone who speaks
Russian and even someone who
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is fluent in sign language. Show
me another company that has
that, Jackson said.
Real estate can be a challenging field to be in. You dont
have much of a life working in
real estate. Were on call all the
time, Jackson said. But we
live and breathe real estate and
weve been successful because
this is what we are, this is what
we do, Casilla added. The field
also has its rewards. When we
have a happy seller and a happy
buyer, which is 95 percent of the
time, it makes us happy, Jackson said.
For those looking to start their
own business, Jackson offers this
advice: Its very time consuming and its a lot of hard work.
You need to be dedicated, but
life is short and precious and
you should really try to pursue
your dreams and enjoy it and
not stress out too much.
Rockaway Properties is located at 417 Beach 129th Street. The
office is open from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Saturday
and by appointment on Sundays. Check out rockaprop.com
for more info.
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ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODS:
BROAD CHANNEL
By Dylan Watton
This is the ninth in a series

of articles about the neighborhoods of Rockaway. In an effort to profile these areas weve
talked to residents and business
owners about their little slice
of the peninsula. This week is
Broad Channel.
Peter Mahon closes his Between the Bridges column
every week with the words
Broad Channelwhy would
anyone want to live anywhere
else? For generations, many
families in the mile-long residential enclave have asked
themselves the same question
and stayed put.
The southern half of Broad
Channel contains around 3,000
residents in an area 20 blocks
long and four blocks wide at
its peak. Many of the homes
are tightly packed together la
Long Beach. The northern portion of the island is occupied
by part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and its Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, the
only such refuge in the National Parks System. Established in
1972 and open from sunrise to
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sunset, the sanctuary is the site

for the some of the best birdwatching in New York City and
the country in general with ospreys being one of the primary
attractions (their large nests are
frequently visible from Cross
Bay Boulevard, perched high
atop a specially constructed
pole off the bike trails). Unsurprisingly marine life, including diamondback turtles and
horseshoe crabs, is abundant,
and the refuges marshes provide mating grounds for hundreds of species.
For most of its history, Broad
Channels physical land was
owned by New York City which
then leased home and business
properties to residents. The
majority of homes constructed
in the early 20th century were
one-story bungalows. In the
1920s Broad Channel people
came down here to have fun,
Dan Mundy Sr., 77, said. His
parents met in Broad Channel
and settled in the area after
choosing to leave Manhattan.
They would take the Long Island Railroad and go to the big
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Mundy Sr. has spent his entire life in the area. There were
no libraries, there were no city
parks, he said of his youth. We
went to play stickball and football in empty lots. Being on the
water was really unique. When
a child was 6 or 7 he was allowed to go out into his rowboat
and the parents would show
him how to go up and down
the canal. We used to have fun
rowing our boats. When you
were a little older you could put
a motor on it but couldnt leave
the canals until you were ready.
Youre mastering some of the
arts of boatmanship at a very
young age.
Another
longtime
resident is Margaret Wagner. My
great-grandfather built the
house here in 1910, she said.
My son Roberts children are
the sixth generation in Broad
Channel. I love having family
roots and history here. My dad
can tell me stories about his
dad and grandfather and I can

tell my kids about them. Today
people are getting further and
further away from that, I think.
I have lived here my whole
life, and so has my mom and
grandmother, Moira Horan, 20,
said. Everybody knows each
other [and] everybody looks out
for each other. Your dog gets
out of your yard, someone usually recognizes it and brings it
back to you before you realize
its gone. Whether people have
children of their own or not,
everyone is always looking out
for the kids.
Broad Channel was drastically changed following the sale of
the land to residents in September 1982. On numerous occasions the city tried to convince
residents to leave their homes
for a variety of projects, most
notably an expansion of JFK
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Holiday Mindset
All is quiet when the Thanksgiving holiday is over and the
busiest time has yet to come.
We all know moderation is key
to the success in our health, but
in reality we dont always follow the rules. Life is too short
not to cheat on diets, workouts,
etc. But seriously, this holiday
season perhaps you can make
the intention to stay healthy
and stick to your schedule for
working out and eating decent
things. We have so many options in Rockaway and I know
there are many people who are
dedicated to their workouts. It
always amazes me how many
in our community wake up for
5:30 a.m. classes. These are the
packed classes with students
who are making changes physically and mentally. What a great
way to start off your day. They
are disciplined and focused
with great things happening before sunrise. The most I can do
before sunrise is sit quietly and
meditate. One day I will schedule a 5:30 a.m. class.
This holiday season when
the parties begin set the intention to be mindful of what you
will eat. Do not try everything
the hostess offers you. Limit
your cocktails, drinking water
between drinks. Stay with the
same drink, do not mix. Alcohol
will dull your senses and put
unwanted weight on you. This
is the time to step up your workout. You will have less stress and
feel better. Dont be hard on
yourself if you dont follow all
the rules you make for yourself.
Rules were made to be broken.
Just start fresh the next day.
Cardio is really important for
everyone. Yoga is my favorite
workout incorporating strength,

flexibility and space in the body
and mind. However, I feel there
needs to be some form of cardio
such as running, biking, swimming or brisk walking as well.
The heart rate needs to be increased and cardio will provide
this. Mix up your workout. If you
do the same exact thing, expect
the same results. Again, there
are so many great places to go in
Rockaway. Find where you are
comfortable and support them.
They need our business.
Shop locally this holiday season even if it does cost more.
Maybe you could buy less and
purchase unique gifts such as
they offer in Rockaway. So many
great shops to choose from and
they need us to be successful.
They have invested a lot in their
businesses, support them if you
can.
Eat out locally as well. This is
the time to meet with old friends
and family for a bite to eat and
chat. We have great options
with healthy choices on most
of the menus. Make choices
that will benefit you in the long
run. So many parties and people to meet but slow it down.
Eat, drink and exercise mindfully. Too much of one thing is
not always optimal. This season
promise yourself to limit your
food and drink intake. I hope I
can follow my columns advice.
Happy Holidays all month long.
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Indaculture to Open for

The Bogmen
By Bert Sanders
Rockaways favorite beach

bum band, Indaculture, is at it
again. On December 19th, they
will be opening up for The Bogmen in Huntington, New York
at The Paramount. Guitarist
Chris Rudy Rudolph made
the official announcement on
his sci-fi podcast in late October. The band, which has been
playing together for over 15
years, kicks off the evening at
7pm.
I caught up with Jenna Booty Shaker Baker who simply
stated, Its good to be back with
the boys, before entering her
fancy new whip. There is a bus
leaving from the Bungalow Bar
at 5 pm. Seats on the round trip
bus will be sold on a first come,
first served basis for $60, which
includes a general admission
ticket.
Sean Tubridy, lifelong Bogmen fan and head of Indacul-
Santas Sleigh Run

Coming Soon
The 4th Annual Santas Sleigh

Run Ride is coming through
town on Saturday, December
19. Each year, the festive sleigh
goes from Far Rockaway to Belle
Harbor as Santa and his helpers
give out candy and toys to kids
along the way and stop for pictures. The annual event is hosted by MakeMyMotherProud.
The Santa Sleigh Run was inIndaculture at work
spired by wanting to help peoture Security Inc., says he is ex- ple that lived in locations that
cited to be a part of the bands were too far from distribution
resurrection. I just want every- sites, parents that were disaone to be safe and have a good
time, he said with a mischievous grin.
To purchase tickets for the
bus, text 347-234-2087, or sign
up at The Bungalow Bar. Tickets to the concert are also available online through The Paramounts Webpage. The band,
which has been working on
new material, hopes to keep
the gigs coming throughout the
winter.
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doorsteps, founder Lakia Echols said. The event is made possible by sponsors, volunteers
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By Peter Galvin, MD
What Are You Weighting For?

The USA is experiencing an
epidemic of obesity, especially
in children. Obesity is a complex
medical condition involving an
excessive amount of body fat.
Obesity is not just a cosmetic
disorder. It can lead to serious
health problems including diabetes, hypertension, metabolic
syndrome (diabetes, hypertension, low good cholesterol
[HDL] and high triglycerides),
heart disease, stroke, cancer,
arthritis and many other disorders.
The body stores excess calories as fat. If you consume more
calories than you burn you will
gain weight. The body mass index (BMI) is used to determine
weight status. BMI is calculated

by dividing weight in kilograms
by height in meters squared.
BMI tables can easily be found
on the Internet. A BMI of over 30
is considered to be obese while
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however. Very muscular individuals, for example, may have a
BMI over 30 but have little to no
body fat.
While there are a few medical conditions that can cause
obesity, most cases of obesity
are caused by inactivity and a
high-calorie, high-fat diet. There
are some genetic factors; however, obese parents tend to have
obese children, not because of
genetics, but because of shared

inactivity and dietary habits. Age
is a factor as well because as we
age we lose muscle mass, which
is replaced by fat, and often our
metabolism slows down. Additionally, as most people age they
become less active.
If you need to lose weight,
start with a proper diet. Eat
more fruits, vegetables, nuts
and whole grains and reduce
portion sizes. Use low-fat or
no-fat dairy products. Avoid
foods with high energy density (a small volume has a high
number of calories) such as
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so you feel full on fewer calories. Most adult women require
only 1200 to 1500 calories per
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Men need 1500 to 1800. An active lifestyle will require more
calories. Avoid fad and crash
diets. You want to find a diet
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like parking farther away from
a store or walking to it. You can
join a gym and use a treadmill
or a pool. Get up and move
around often. You might even
buy a pedometer, which will
track how many steps you take
during the day. If your kids are
obese, start by getting them
away from the kitchen table
and electronic gadgets and
outside to play.
If you think you need to lose
weight or want to start an exercise program, first see your
doctor. Your doctor can help
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you as well as an exercise program that is safe for you. There
are weight-loss medications,
however they may not be safe
or right for you. As a last result
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Facts You Probably

Dont Need
This Week in History

DECEMBER 3
Lola Star was born.
Diana Cardwell was born.
Barbara (Costello) King was born.
1973 - Gerald Ford was sworn in

as vice president, replacing Spiro
T. Agnew.
DECEMBER 7
1967 - Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard 1941 - The Japanese attacked
performed the worlds first suc- Pearl Harbor.
1972 - Americas final moon miscessful human heart transplant.
sion, Apollo 17, blasted off from
DECEMBER 4
Cape Canaveral.
1875 - William Marcy Boss 2002 - Iraq formally declared to
Tweed of New Yorks Tammany the UN that it had no weapons of
Hall escaped from jail and fled mass destruction.
the country.
1991 - Associated Press corre- DECEMBER 8
spondent Terry Anderson is re- 1980 - John Lennon, former
leased after seven years as a hos- member of the Beatles, was shot
and killed in New York City by a
tage in Lebanon.
1993 - Rock musician and com- deranged fan.
poser Frank Zappa died at age 52. 1993 - President Bill Clinton
signed The North American Free
DECEMBER 5
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into
Dan Guarino was born.
law.
Lisa Fernandez was born.
DECEMBER 9
1933 - The 21st Amendment to Mary Heslin Reed was born.
the Constitution, repealing pro1941 - China declared war against
hibition, was ratified.
Japan, Germany, and Italy.
DECEMBER 6
1958 - The anti-Communist John
Sophia Skeans was born.
Birch Society was formed.
1884 - Construction of the Wash- 1990 - Lech Walesa was elected
ington Monument was completed. president of Poland.
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Due to their great size and

strength, St. Bernards have
been used for years as mountain rescue dogs. The most successful was Barry, who saved 40
lives during his time in service.
degree in Chemistry and used to

teach the subject in high schools.
Australia has over 10,000

beaches. You could visit a new
beach everyday for over 27 years!
Lettuce is a member of the

sunflower family.
In 2002 alone, more people in

the U.S. were killed by dogs than
in shark attacks in the past 100
years.
Black Friday is the busiest day
of the year for plumbers. As bizarre as this may sound, it was
reported by CNN who explain
that the plumbers are needed
to clean up after guests overwhelm the system.
While some may think he
studied theology, Pope Francis
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on Earth and can grow up to
12.5 inches and weigh up to 7.2
pounds.
A group of zebras is called a
zeal. There are different types
of zebra, each with a different
stripe pattern. The mountain
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6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday,
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TO 5 p.m.
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More than 30 vendors
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Friday, December
4, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday,
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CHRISTMAS TREE
LIGHTING
Beach 116th Street
in front of Firehouse
Special performances,
Santa and more.
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Rogers Pub
Sunday, December
6, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8,
Saturday,
7:15 p.m.
December 12, 9 p.m.
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plant, Sunset Cove, surfing
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Wednesday,
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December 12,
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Performances, house
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State Senator James Sanders Jr. On the Record

creasing efficiency might also
help to close the gap.
11. What transportation improvement for Rockaway are
you most proud of?
I think the new Q114 bus line
has made life a lot easier for
people here in the Rockaways,
including myself. It travels
along the route of the Q113, but
makes 27 fewer stops. That cuts
about an hour off the time it
takes to get from Rosedale and
Far Rockaway to the subway
stations in Jamaica.
RH: That sounds like a real timesaver. Perhaps that is a model
for other bus lines and could be
used successfully on corridors
like Woodhaven Blvd.
12. What is your big idea to improve Rockaway transportation
going forward?
When it comes to transportation, more is better. More buses,
more subways more options

and that includes permanent
full-time ferry service for the
Rockaways. I also think the city
needs to invest in repairing the
crumbling roadways in this
community. We are tired of our
cars shimmying and shaking
down the street as we dodge
giant potholes and streets that
have turned into small lakes
due to flooding.
RH: Agreed! I hope that your
more is better philosophy
includes studying the feasibility of rebuilding the Rockaway
Beach Line.
Thank you for your responses Senator! Next week we will
not hear from Queens Borough
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weighs in on the second half of
Rockaway-centric transportation questions that we recently asked. Part I appeared last
week.
7. Cross Bay Bridge Tolls Why
are they still there?
The MTA is always looking for
ways to balance its budget, and
the Cross Bay Bridge Tolls are
just one way they have decided to raise funds. I suggest that
there are far better solutions
than taxing Rockaway residents
to get around their own community, but there I go thinking
again.
RH: What can you do as our
State Senator to make these
tolls go away permanently?
JS: I support my colleague Assembly Member Phil Goldfeders
bill A03950, which would eliminate the Cross Bay Bridge tolls.
8. Proposed East River Crossing
Tolls and Congestion Pricing in
NYC
JS: When I was a member of the
City Council, I voted in favor
of congestion pricing, and it is
something I still support today.
I try to use mass transit as often as possible, but sometimes
I have to take my car into Manhattan for meetings. I, like many
of you, have sat in gridlock traffic and traveled one block every
15 minutes, and thought there
has to be a better way. Congestion pricing is one way to alleviate those crammed streets, and
the money that would be raised
could go to repairing our infrastructure and improving our
subways and buses. Its simple
- by raising tolls in areas where
public transportation is more
available and reducing it where
options are less viable, we ensure travel equity for all New
Yorkers.
RH: Public transportation is not
a viable option for everyone.
Isnt congestion pricing just
another tax on motorists, some
who are already scraping to get
by?
JS: Everyone would like to have

a great mass transit system and
pristine roads, without ever
having to pay a fare or toll increase, but thats not reality.
The key is to find the fairest way
of distributing an unavoidable
financial burden, and I think
congestion pricing does that.
9. Does the Mayor have too
much power regarding transportation policy and funding?
I think we can all agree that
the MTA needs to do a better
job when it comes to spending
our money, so in that respect,
a strong leader is needed to
strictly monitor what the agency is doing, and how it is doing
it. However, I would be remiss
if I didnt also stress the importance of having a transparent
system in which the voices of all
New Yorkers are taken into consideration.
RH: Can the State of NY use
its significant powers to force
the City secretive agencies like
DOT to be more transparent?
JS: In general, the state government should have greater power than the city government,
and should be able to push cityrun organizations to be more
transparent.
10. How should the MTA capital budget gap be closed?
The MTA needs to think outside
the box. Too often they go to
their default setting of citywide
fare and toll hikes. One way of
generating funding is through
congestion pricing, which I
have already talked about. Another way would be to raise
fines for those who break the
law while using mass transit by
doing things like smoking on
subway platforms, fare dodging
or riding between subway cars.
The MTA also has a lot of property that is unused or underutilized, which could be sold.
Another idea that has been
suggested is placing a sales tax
on Uber and for-hire cars in the
same way that yellow taxis pay a
50 cent tax to the MTA for each
fare that they pick up.
RH: Reducing spending and in-
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ABOUT ANIMALS
Feral Cats: A Fierce Challenge
By Payson Parmenter
1) Take them for a ride in the

car. 2) Do their nails.
I wrote this on my calendar because I felt that the
two street kittens I was about
to catch needed to get used
to those things right away.
I would probably trim their
nails first and then drive them
around in the car, although it
might be a better idea to drive
them around before doing
their nails. I couldnt decide.
I knew I would probably only
have them for two weeks at the
most, before someone would
adopt them, and I didnt want
to make any mistakes while I
was socializing them.
What actually happened was
that they escaped up into the
basement ceiling, had to be retrapped, could not be touched
at all, wouldnt stop hissing
and spitting long enough to eat
a meal. When they would eat,
they could only be fed if the
food was folded in a piece of tin
foil, dropped through the bars
of their large dog crate, and
unfolded with the end of a very
long stick. Also, surprisingly,
no one wanted to adopt them.
Feral cats--they are so NOT
CUDDLY! But they are innocent. They didnt choose the
short and miserable lives they
lead, and they desperately
need help.
There is a feral cat population in almost every community in America, and that includes Rockaway. We also have
a number of feral cat care providers who are not just feeding
the cats, but trapping, spaying
and neutering as best they can.
There are programs in place
that are helpful, such as the
SPCA mobile spay/neuter program. But despite this and all
the time and effort expended,
the situation is never stabilized
because it is nearly impossible to control the reproduction
rate of cats living on the street.
The most devoted animal lovers can become overwhelmed
and discouraged, and get to the
point where they feel they just
have to walk away. But they
dont really want to. They just

really need a way to get ahead
of the seemingly endless proliferation.
I was shocked to learn recently that there IS a way to do
this, and that it has been implemented by resourceful feral
cat care providers for years.
The inexpensive synthetic
progesterone, megestrol acetate, will prevent female cats
from going into heat. It is given
in food, in carefully prepared,
precise dosages once or twice
per week, depending on the
number of cats. It has been
found to be effective and safe
when administered correctly,
and is considered a valuable
weapon in the upward battle
to help homeless animals by
animal welfare groups such as
SpayFIRST! and The Fairchild
Foundation (ranked a Top-Rated Non-Profit by Great Nonprofits).
Animal shelters in this country euthanized over 2.5 million
cats and dogs last year, yet,
somehow, strangely and unfortunately, the use of megestrol
acetate as a feline contraceptive is controversial. There are
a number of animal organizations that are very much against
it. One reason offered for this
stance is the possibility of side
effects - such as mammary tumors - if the dosage is too large.
Megestrol acetate can only be
obtained by veterinary prescription, but many veterinarians are not aware of its history
of preventing cat pregnancy,
and upon investigation, may

come across misleading information. This includes studies
that have conducted research
based on much larger amounts
than are needed for the purpose of feline contraception.
The amount needed to prevent
a female cat from going into
heat is very small.
Proponents of megestrol acetate do not propose it as a replacement for spay/neuter surgery, but as a temporary means
to get a handle on an untenable situation while continuing
to spay and neuter as funds
and opportunity allow. As per
Dr. Jennifer Frey of The Fairchild Foundation, The average
lifespan for an outdoor feral cat
is about five years, but in those
five years hundreds of kittens
could be born, so I feel that
[megestrol acetate] is a tool to
help population control. So
many cats are killed in shelters
every day that we need to use
all of our resources.
For much more on this,
please go to www.birthcontrolforcats.com, www.fairchildcat.org, or Birth Control for
Cats - What Happened to Feralstat? by Dr. R.J. Peters (Ezine-article).
(I kept the cats. Were crazy
about each other now.)
The family of Brian Monaghan

would like to express their gratitude to The Rockaway
GrBybeards, The Timothy Stackpole Foundation, and The Friends
of Brian Monaghan Benefit Committee.
Our lives are improved greatly because
of your kindness.
The Rockaway Times
Diary of a Fat Man

Eat What You Want and Still
Lose Weight
By Bruce Bernfeld
Thats a great holiday tip you

see in print and all over the internet during the holiday season. What in heck does that
mean? It does not make any
sense at all.
If we all ate what we wanted
this holiday season, the world
would run out of food by January 2! But how do we get
through the holidays without
blimping up?
You may be familiar with my
healthy living philosophy of
not even a sliver of cake as its
motto. But, I admit that is not
for everyone. I am not going
to recommend everything in
moderation either because
while that sounds like good
advice, it
could be the
first step
to the slippery slope
pe
of beginning
ng
to stuff your
ur
face.
So here are a
few holidayy tips
for doing the
right thing this
season:
Avoid Banking
Calories.
Cutting
back all day so you can
indulge at an event that
night only sets
ets you up for a
pig-out. Why?
hy? Because
youre starving!
ving! Be
sure to eat your
our three
squares and
d a couple of snacks.
Aim ffor
k Ai
lots of fruits and veggies, whole
grains, and lean protein.
Dont swear off desserts. But
practice the three-bite rule to
keep your sweet tooth in check.
Youll get that amazing first
taste, a satisfying middle one,
and then a lingering third bite.
Dont go to a party when
youre starving. Have a protein
snack before you go!!
Dont forget that theres more
to a holiday party than food.
Dont look at the party as just a
food event. Enjoy your friends
company or dancing. Focus on
something other than food.
Heres a tough one: Avoid

drinking too much alcohol at
holiday parties. Its not just
about calories; its also about
control. If you drink a lot, you
wont have as much control
over what you eat.
One thing that I really have
trouble with is eating while
talking to someone, whether it
is sitting down at a meal or at a
party. When Im preoccupied, I
dont fully taste everything, so I
tend to overeat. There are even
times at a restaurant that I look
down at my plate and its empty and I dont really remember
eating!! Try to give your full attention to the conversation or
sit down to concentrate on the
food in front of you!!
If you are at a buffet, a strict
rule must be the
th one plate
rule (and this is
not
a chaln
lenge to pile
up as much
as you can!).
Use at least half
of the
plate for
t
healthy
choiche
es like salad
or veggies!!
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v
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youre
whil
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what to
choo
put on your plate,
NO PICKING
with
PIC
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at
the
bufnger
fet. Its not only bad for
you, but iit is very likely
that youll
you be spreading germ
germs!
So...
So. Have fun
this
holiday
hi h lid season by
trying to figure out how to have
fun without overeating. Try
bringing up politics at a party.
That will always lead to a lot
of fun!! (And you cant eat too
much after someone punches
you in the jaw!).
The scorecard:
June 9 288 lbs
July 6. 275.
-13 lbs
Aug 5
259. -31 lbs
Sept 9. 247. -41 lbs
Oct 7.
236. -52 lbs
Nov 4. 226. -62 lbs
Dec 2. 217 -71 lbs
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LNG Veto
A Lose-Lose
Dear Editor:
Some ten days after Governor Cuomo vetoed the Port
Ambrose project - you know,
the proposed privately-financed project 22 miles offshore Rockaway to bring more
clean, green, cheap and abundant natural gas to New York
- just a week or two later the
local pols were touting their
heating-energy subsidies (NY
States HEAP) to offset NYs
high heating bills.
Certainly for the local politician this absurdity is a
win-windemonstrating on
the one hand his great compassion for the little guy, and
on the other fighting night and
day the evil and conspiratorial energy industry to protect the environment! Hugo
Chavez would be proud.
For the average guy though,
this is a win-sin (or, better put,
a lose-lose), as he and she
gotta pay their own high cost
energy bills, AND they gotta
subsidize the less-than-fortunate heating needs of their
neighbors.
Since JFK, New York has lost
16 Congressional voices and
votes (thats a 37 percent diminishment since John-John
and Caroline were in The
White House). As New York
States power and prosperity
have diminished, state leaders block new investments,
legislate increased subsidies,
hire more administrators, and
mandate the highest taxes in
the nation.
Andto return for just a moment to the foolishly-rejected
Port Ambrose Project, The Environmental Impact Statement
for Port Ambrose (USGC 20130363) states on page ES-16
Construction, operation, and
decommissioning of the proposed Project would be highly localized and is expected to
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have no significant impact on
the physical oceanography of
the New York Bight. Any impact that does occur would
be minor. Salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO),
turbidity, trace elements and
other parameters, and human-related discharges were
evaluated in this final EIS.
BTW, this is a 549 page document.
Ask Shelly Silverthe New
York tide has been running out
for far too long --- now the fish
are exposed!
Seasons Best; Happy Holidays; and Lets Hope 2016 will
be NY States Turnaround.
Peter J Stubben
Planes over Belle

Harbor
Dear Editor:
If there is one thing in the
community here we can fix, it is
the problem with the constant
planes flying over the west
end of the peninsula. Literally
every five seconds, plane after
plane. Theyre always flying
over my house the whole entire day and night. It drives me
nuts and lots of neighbors, too.
If you watch how the planes
fly, they are actually taking off
from JFK, which is east of Belle
Harbor, then flying west until
they reach Belle Harbor and
then the planes make a sharp
turn towards the ocean and
continue west. Doesnt it make
more sense for the planes to
take off and head straight out?
I want to be able to sleep without being woken in the middle of the night because of the
planes flying twenty feet above
my house. I want to be able
to breathe the old fresh air of
Belle Harbor like it was before
these planes.
David Semel
Money Well Spent

Dear Editor:
Sometimes shopping locally costs a little bit more but
shopping locally is a long term
investment in Rockaway. We
might pay more at the holidays but well have a stronger
local economy the year round.
Thanks for reminding readers!
John McNally
The Rockaway Times
They Make A Difference

There are so many awesome
people on our peninsula who
do some pretty generous acts
in our community. We all know
that is one of the many reasons
we all stand so proud to live
here in Rockaway.
This past Thanksgiving Eve,
I had the good fortune of witnessing the efforts of two extraordinary women.
These two amazing people, these two Wonder Women, Marissa Bernowitz and
Susanne Max, through their
group We Care New York, did
what they have done for several
years in a row. They put together a Thanksgiving feast that ri-
vals any inside of our homes.

These great ladies go to great
lengths, with months of preparation, to make sure so many of
the less fortunate on our peninsula can celebrate, enjoy and
be thankful for a very special
Thanksgiving meal with all the
trimmings, even if it is inside a
school cafeteria!
Of course, they get big help
from lots of local volunteers
who give their time so others
can have a good time.
I also had the good fortune
of coming across a Pay it Forward board that I found inside of the recently reopened
Uncle Louie Gs on 92nd and
Rockaway Beach Boulevard.

The Pay it Forward board is
the brainchild of Uncle Louie
Gs manager Christina Tsangaroulis.
Her idea is simple: there is
a bunch of post-it notes on a
table near the Pay it Forward
board. You write down a dollar amount, two or three bucks
or whatever youd like to give,
post the note to the board,
then give that amount to Uncle
Louie Gs, to cover the cost of
someone elses treat.
Its amazing how a far free cup
of the best hot chocolate this
side of Hershey Park can go for
someone in need! Not only will
the Pay it Forward give a person in need a little treat, it will
also give everyone who wants to
give something back, a chance
to sample Uncle Louie Gs new
winter menu.
Trust me, it is awesome
And psssst, try the Original Hot
Chocolate Floats and Hot Chocolate Liege Waffles imported
from Belgium!
And they even have soup.
You cant go wrong by doing it
right!
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Bishop McDonnell
HS Reuinion
Coming Up
Attention Bishop McDonnell
grads! Mark your calendars
your high school reunion might
be coming up! The original
Bishop McDonnell High School
in Brooklyn may not exist anymore, as it is now Bishop Laughlin Memorial, but the alumnae
committee of Bishop McDonnell will be holding a reunion
for its grads. On Saturday, April
23, 2016, there will be a reunion at Gargiulos Restaurant in
Brooklyn (2911 W 15th Street)
for the classes on 1941, 1946,
1951, 1956, 1961, 1966 and 1971.
A Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m.
at O.L. of Solace Church, located two blocks from the restaurant. The reception will be held
from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. All
grads and guests are welcome
for $90 per person. For further
information, contact Reunion
Coordinator, Rita MonaghanMaloney at 718-857-2700 ext.
2253 or rmaloney@blmhs.org.
Page 38
Holiday Tips
By Artie Wallace
With the holidays coming,

this week we are going to focus
on five projects that you can
with the kids.
1- Personalized mugs.
All you need is a permanent
Sharpie (any color) and a white
porcelain mug.
Decorate the mug with the
sharpie. Once decorated place
the mug in the oven, bake for
30 minutes at 350 degrees, then
allow it to cool. Your decorated
mug is now ready to use. Do not
place decorated mugs in the
dishwasher, hand wash only.
2- Make a jewelry hanger
from a wooden clothes hanger or an old wooden picture
frame.
Decorate the clothes hanger

or picture frame using paint or
permanent markers. For coat
hangers, simply install small
hooks along bottom of hanger. For picture frames, string a
piece of yarn across (you can
put multiple yarns across) and
hang hooks on the yarn to hang
your jewelry on.
3- Tea light holders made
from painted jars.
Using an old jar, remove label
(empty sauce jars work fine).
Wrap a piece of yarn around
the jar to create a pattern. Paint
the jar with the color of choice.
Allow to dry and then remove
the yarn. Place your tea light
candle in the jar and the design
created by the yarn will glow
through.
4- Waterless snow globe.

You will need a jar with a lid
(sauce jar with label removed
works fine), glue (Elmers), figure or insert (small holiday figure can be found at most craft
stores). Glue your figure or insert to the center on the inside
of the lid. Spread your glue on a
piece of wax paper and allow it
to dry. Once dried, remove the
glue by rubbing, this will cause
it to come off in flakes. Put the
glue flakes into the jar, and put
the lid on the jar. Now you have
your waterless snow globe.
5- Make a pencil holder out
of cassette tapes.
Use four old cassette tapes
and a small round mirror (mirror can be found at most craft
stores). Glue the edges of the
cassette tapes, creating a box,
then glue the bottom of the box
to the mirror (for best result use
crazy glue).
Next week we will bring another five projects to do with
the kids. Tell me what you
would like to read about in future DIYer articles, email me at
rocktimesdiy@gmail.com.
The Rockaway Times
BRIDGES
Continued From Page 16
is one), stuffing and a gravy Martha Stewart would be

jealous of. Dessert followed,
with pumpkin bread and a
wide variety of homemade
pies (pumpkin, peach, cherry, and apple) courtesy of the
BCVFD pie sale. Diane also
whipped up a strawberry gelatin pie with whipped cream
that my daughter Vickie fell in
love with. The highlight of the
meal for me was when Dianes
38-year-old parrot, Bogie
joined us all at the dinner table
to enjoy his meal of mashed
potatoes and yams! The only
thing missing that would have
made the day complete was
my older daughter, Amy, who
is living in Ohio and could not
make it home to Broad Channel because of work. The good
news is that she will be coming later this month to spend
Christmas with us and needless to say we are all looking
forward to her visit!
Broad Channel Why would
anyone want to live anywhere
else?
The Rockaway Times
BUDGET
other two were technological

upgrades to area schools and
improvements to Tribute Park
on Beach 116th Street).
Even if it is a project I dont
agree with, if my constituents vote
on it I put it into the budget, Ulrich said. He added that the only
frequently requested upgrade he
refuses to support is air conditioning in schools due to the high
cost of installation, the large number of public schools in his district
(29), and a feeling that the money
could be better spent elsewhere.
On Monday the only project
idea brought to the table was
proposed by Stephen Grill, the
principal of PS114, who suggested improvements to be made to
the fencing around PS114, but
no specifics were offered. Ulrich
and Schwach encouraged Grill
to flesh out the idea more and
bring it to future meetings.
Ulrich stated that projects can
take a long time to become reality.
He and Schwach expressed some
frustration with having to coordinate efforts with city agencies
and putting funding towards projects that do not come to fruition.
Many city agencies are not happy with this, Schwach said. They
would rather go through the normal budgeting process. Despite
this, both affirmed their support
for participatory budgeting.
Schwach said that 35-40 proposals have been submitted so
far and that they will be accepting
ideas in the coming weeks. Interested parties can submit their
ideas via Facebook and Twitter @
Rockawaypb32, in person at the
Rockaway office (114-12 Beach
Channel Drive, Suite #1) by phone
at 718-318-6411, or by email at
RSchwach@council.nyc.gov.
New Workforce
1 Job Center
Opens in Arverne
In search of a job? The new
Rockaway Workforce 1 Career
Center is here to help. The office,
which will provide services for
jobseekers through the Rockaway
Economic Advancement Initiative
at 57-17 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, officially opened on Tuesday.
The Rockaway Workforce1 Career Center will offer wrap-around
career readiness and recruitment
services responsive to the needs of
local residents, including tailored
intensive career planning and job
search preparatory services including pre-employment assessments, individual employment
plans, and career counseling,
high quality recruitment and job
matching for jobseekers. Candidate services will include resume
development and interview support, as well as connections to
supportive services, including
High School Equivalency Diploma
programs, group and one-on-one
financial counseling to support
smart earning and saving practices, on-site, industry approved occupational training for in-demand
jobs, assistance for businesses in
Rockaway to find, hire, and train a
qualified workforce and referrals to
coordinated network of Rockaway
community-based organizations,
workforce development providers, training providers, faith-based
organizations, and social service
agencies.
The Rockaway location will be
the first Workforce1 Career Center
to include a dedicated training lab
space, equipping Rockaway residents with the skills necessary to
secure in-demand jobs. The training lab will begin in 2016.
Better Late Than Early

Dont put your garbage out
early! A reader recently told us
that the Sanitation Department
was enforcing a rule and fining
residents for putting out their
garbage out too early, after receiving a complaint. Sanitation
officers were doing checks between Beach 126th and Beach
138th Street, specifically, but
take it as a warning to the whole
neighborhood. According to the
Sanitation Department, the rule
is as follows: Residential units
may place receptacles out for

collection on the sidewalk, right
by the curb, no earlier than 4:00
PM the day before their scheduled collection. Residential units
must remove receptacles from
their collection place by 9:00 PM
on their collection day.If collection occurs after 4:00 PM, receptacles must be removed by 9:00
AM the next day. The fine for a
first and second offense is $100.
Violate it a third time and youll
be hit with a $200 fine.
Page 39
Shop Til You Drop for

the Holidays
And A Santa Visit Too
By Katie McFadden
Time to shop local! There are

many shops and local vendors
on the peninsula and several of
them are coming together for
holiday pop-up shops around
town, allowing you to get your
shopping done conveniently.
West End Temple held a successful holiday shopping event
last week in its brans new gym.
In case you missed it, there are
several other opportunities to
shop from local vendors. The
next one is at the Bell Harbor
Yacht Club (533 Beach 126th
Street) on Thursday, December 3. From 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
the BHYC will host more than
30 vendors on two floors. You
can pick up accessories, bedding and pillows, ornaments,
American Doll clothing, books,
cosmetics, lotions and soaps,
jewelry, glassware, paintings,
photographs, baked goods and
more.
Broad Channel will be hosting the 27th Annual Craft and
Christmas Gift Sale at the
American Legion Hall (209
Cross Bay Boulevard) from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, December 4 and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
on Saturday, December 5. This
special sale features jewelry, ornaments, baked goods,
decorations and more and all
proceeds benefit the Wounded
Warrior Foundation.
On Saturday, December 5, be
sure to stop by the Bungalow
Bar (377 Beach 92nd Street)
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. as
Santa will be there to greet
kids and take holiday photos.
Then head to Playland Motel
for a holiday pop-up that will
feature crafty items from local
vendors. The Playland Holiday
Craft Fair will take place between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on
December 5.
On Thursday, December 10,
head to Thai Rock between 7
p.m. and 10 p.m. for a holiday
pop-up shop featuring local
businesses like Lola Star, Zingara Vintage, Pure Body Scrubs,

the Blue Bungalow, Polly & Esther, Rockaway Gliders, Rockaway Summer and more.
Next weekend, in between
stuffing your face during Taste
of Rockaway Beach, be sure
to stop by St. Camillus Catholic Academy (185 Beach 99th
Street) for its annual Christmas
Boutique in Springman Hall. It
will be open from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. on Saturday, December 12
and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday,
December 13. Vendors are still
wanted so if you have something to sell, call 718-634-5260
for more info. Also that weekend, the Rockaway Beach Surf
Club will be hosting a holiday
market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Sunday, December 13.
If youre one of those that
wait until the last minute, dont
fret. The Community House
will host a Rockaway Shopping Extravaganza on Thursday, December 17 from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. featuring roughly 25
vendors. There will be a DJ and
drinks and food for sale during
this event. Vendors interested
in a table can contact Liz Smith
at 917-991-7462.
Finally, the Broad Channel
VFW (713 Shad Creek Road)
will be holding a last minute
Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20. Interested vendors can
contact Crystal at 917-246-3126
for more info.
ADVERTISE
IN THE
ROCKWAY
TIMES
718-634-3030
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them all along the peninsula.
And now that its December,
shouldnt that report be coming out soon from the Army
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So I got on the phone, sent
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on and did get a number to
call. I cant say whom I spoke
to, but I was told there is
mandatory media blackout
Out on the subject of this report, but I did get some juicy
details.
While I was told that there
was nothing shocking in

the report, I was told that so
far nothing has changed about
the Atlantic Ocean facing part
of the report. This includes
Alternative #3, which will include 12 new groins equidistant from the last jetty at 89th
Street all the way up to 122nd
Street. Also four extended jetties down in the 30s.
The Reformulation Report
for our area should be out in
a few weeks I was told, with
public discussions slated for
March. I mentioned that was
WAY too far out from December to March to start a conversation or debate. He agreed
and mentioned it will most
likely be sooner to start the
public feedback.
One part that is still up to
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a decision is the Jamaica Bay

part. The ACOE scientists are
still weighing if there is going
to be a perimeter wall or the
use of gates as a hurricane
barrier. They use some internal mechanism called the
National Economic Development Plan which calculates
the net benefits of which
plan provides the best benefit at the best cost. In this day
and age of climate change,
not sure that any potential
skimping on resources would
benefit anyone out here.
It was mentioned to me that
this is all budgeted for in the
Disaster Relief Appropriation
Act of 2013, which involves $3
billion in the Sandy Bill to fortify the coast from Virginia to
Maine, but once this report is
released and does the rounds
of public discussion, theres
still more to get this passed
and eventually constructed.
After the ACOE releases the
report to the public, it needs
approval from ACOE HQ and

the Presidents Office of Management and Business. They
will also do an external independent peer review. Apparently this process will easily
take another year before they
will move forward with design and construction. Then
the final report will have to
go to Congress, but my inside
man is not sure what level of
approval will be required at
that point. He also mentioned
some alternatives might need
more approvals than others.
The process is long and
complex, but I was told it is
the only way to do this based
on their regulations and laws.
No way to sidestep these
processes, but we will seek to
take the least amount of time
possible.
With the original track of
Hurricane Joaquin when it
was five days out, very much
resembling that of Hurricane
Sandy, god knows how soon
it all happens again, this time
lets pray that all this approval and construction process is
done before anything comes
our way again.
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Principal Dana Gerendasi, Principal Laurie Shapiro and Coach
Melissa Pascarella were praised
for their support with the tournament. The Co-Ed Middle
School Turkey Bowl Tournament is part of the Peninsula
Sports League (PSL) which is
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BROAD CHANNEL
fects, Leo Chavanne, a 37-year

resident and firefighter (one
of many in Broad Channel),
said. Chavanne helped found
the BCPD, which despite its
name did not police the area
but instead helped gut over
300 homes following the storm.
Weve lost some great people
who have moved on, he said.
Theres still that lingering effect but I think overall the community has been on a tremendous uptick thanks to the Broad
Channel Civic Association and
people trying to make the community better than it ever was.
Most residents seem to view
the Cross Bay Bridge as a symbol
of the communitys connection
to the Rockaways. Rockaway
gave Broad Channel the support
that was needed to fight for the
right to buy our land, Mundy
Sr. said. You could easily walk
over to Rockaway, go over to
Playland, and go to the beach to
go swimming. Wagner agreed,
stating Im personally very
connected to Rockaway, more
so than Howard Beach. We have

a lot of family and friends that
live in Rockaway that joined
sports programs here.
For Sean Tubridy, whose family has been a staple of Broad
Channel since at least 1904,
Broad Channel represents one
word. Freedom, he said. You
could go anywhere, exploring the
ballfields or to the park. If there
was ever a problem, your par-
ents knew about it before you got

home. The guys I grew up with
are all still my closest friends.
Thats unique. Theres no other
place Id rather grow up.
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Mundy Sr. was among the
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Now you owned the land and
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a home. Now you could sell a
home and get the money outright. From the 1980s and 1990s
you saw two-story houses and a
lot of money being invested in
those homes.
Freddy Ciappetta has run local
watering hole The Ruffle Bar for
10 years. [The bar] allows me
to connect with people, keeps
me up to date on whats going
on. People come in here that
Ive known my whole life and
new people come too. He said
that the change in homes is the
single defining change over his
lifetime. The houses have improved. Years ago it was a summer place with lots of bungalows. Now the homes are built
better and theyre beautiful.
Stores like the All American
Channel Market, Roccos Pizza,
and Rock N Roll Bagel are bustling places serving locals and
people passing through. Grassy
Point Bar & Grill is a long time
favorite of many and is decorated
with a wide assortment of collectibles and antiques. The Bay View
restaurant at the foot of the Cross
Bay Bridge will reopen in 2016.
The neighborhood was hard
hit by Hurricane Sandy. Several homes remain uninhabited
and construction crews are ever
present. One house on Cross
Bay Boulevard had become a
billboard advocating for Build
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was tremendous blow. People
are still feeling the adverse ef-
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