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Those terms can be found at NYDailyNews.com/terms under “User Content.” Sunday, June 30, 2024 Vol. 106 — No. 5 106 YEARS BOLD BY THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters hurled smoke bombs and fought with police as they tried to disrupt a deep-pocketed fundraiser for President Biden on the heels of his poor performance in his first debate with former President Donald Trump, officials said Saturday. Waving Palestinian flags and holding up signs reading “Joe Biden — retire b---h!” protesters converged on the Hammerstein Ballroom on W. 34th St. near Eighth Ave. in Midtown about 6:30 p.m. on Friday, where dozens of Biden supporters shelled out up to $500,000 a table for the fundraiser. Protesters gathered at Madison Square Park at E. 26th St. before heading north and then west to the Hammerstein Ballroom, police said. Cops stopped the protesters about a block away. As protesters threw smoke bombs, cops clashed with demonstrators, taking 37 people into custody, an NYPD spokesman said. No injuries were reported. Videos posted online show cops in riot gear and demonstrators, many either wearing surgical masks or obscuring their faces with headscarves, shoving each other in the smoke. The protest was organized by the group Within Our Lifetime, which distributed online flyers recommending that demonstrators “confront Genocide Joe” on his support of Israel during the ongoing Hamas war. “Genocidal politicians are not welcome in New York City,” the flyers read. “Genocide Joe and anyone who supports him or his genocide in Palestine will be met with protest everywhere they go.” Biden, 81, left the event within two hours and never came face-to-face with the protesters. Of the 37 protesters taken into custody, 25 received summonses for disorderly conduct, cops said. Ten others were given desk appearance tickets on charges of obstructing government administration. Protester Alexander Taam, 38, was arrested for assault and reckless endangerment for hurling an object into the large crowd, cops said. A second protester, Salim Moataz, was charged with resisting arrest for pulling another protester away from police as the officers tried to take him into custody. On X, Within Our Lifetime declared the protest a success. “Despite severe repression, police brutality and dozens of arrests, hundreds flooded the streets of Manhattan tonight to stand with Gaza and confront Biden during his visit to NYC,” the group wrote. During the Thursday night debate with Trump, Biden reaffirmed U.S. support of Israel, which outraged city protesters. “He came to NYC but was met with nothing but protesters flooding Manhattan for Palestine,” Within Our Lifetime wrote. Trump blasted Biden’s calls for a ceasefire, saying he doesn’t want to help Israel “finish the job” against Hamas. “He doesn’t want to do it. He’s become like a Palestinian — but they don’t like him because he’s a very bad Palestinian, he’s a weak one,” Trump said during the debate in Atlanta. Critics called Trump’s comments “blatantly racist” toward Palestinians. “Using Palestinian as a slur shows the depths of racism that exists here,” Ayah Ziyadeh, director of American Muslims for Palestine, told Al Jazeera. Biden’s visit to New York came as he tried to quiet widespread concern over his poor debate performance as well as calls for him to drop out of the race against Trump. During his trip, he attended an LBGTQ community ribbon-cutting for the new Stonewall National Monument’s visitor center. Gov. Hochul, other Democratic leaders and musician Elton John also attended. The protest against Biden was one of dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrations to take place in New York since the beginning of the Hamas war on Oct. 7. In recent weeks, protesters have gone beyond unfurling banners and calling for an end of hostilities. On June 12 about a half-dozen demonstrators splattered red paint outside the home of Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak and other board members in Brooklyn and Manhattan as they called on the Brooklyn Museum to divest from Israel. On Wednesday, the NYPD arrested a masked pro-Palestinian protester recorded terrorizing a crowded Manhattan subway train at the Union Square station by screaming, “Raise your hand if you’re a Zionist!” The protester, Anas Saleh, was charged with attempted coercion. Raucous pro-Palestinian demo at Biden fundraiser in Midtown One of 37 arr One of 37 arrests near the Hammerstein ests near the Hammerstein Ballroom on W. 34th St., where a Biden oom on W. 34th St., where a Biden fundraiser was taking place. 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BY JESSICA SCHLADEBECK AND THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Off-duty NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack, considered by many to be a “beacon of professionalism and warmth,” was one of the four people killed by a speeding drunk driver who plowed his minivan through a crowded Long Island nail salon, police said Saturday. Rennhack was getting her nails done for an upcoming wedding when Steven Schwally plowed his 2020 Chevy Traverse through the front window of Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Suffolk County police said. Rennhack, 30, had been married less than a year herself, heartbroken colleagues said. In September, she and NYPD Detective Carl Rennhack were wed at Giorgio’s of Baiting Hollow, also in Suffolk County. Two other women and a man also died in the crash, officials said. Cops identified the women as Yan Xu, 41, and Meizi Zhang, 50, both from Flushing, Queens. The man was identified as Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens. Another eight women and a man were injured and rushed to area hospitals for treatment. One injured victim was a 12-year-old girl, according to police. Some of the victims were found trapped under rubble inside the business following the crash and had to be freed before they could be transported from the scene, officials said. Rennhack joined the NYPD in 2018. After graduating from the academy, she was assigned to the 102nd Precinct in Queens, which covers Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill. Her husband, Carl, also worked out of the 102nd Precinct, members of the Detective Simonsen Foundation said. The couple lived in Deer Park, a short distance from where she died. “You could always see them at our events and they ALWAYS honored Brian,” the Simonsen Foundation, which honors the memory of 102nd Precinct Detective Brian Simonsen, killed by friendly fire in a botched Queens robbery in 2019, wrote on Facebook. Rennhack’s death “has left a profound void in the hearts of those who knew her,” the foundation said. “Her colleagues at the 102 PCT remember her as a beacon of professionalism and warmth, always ready to lend a helping hand or a comforting word.” During her six years with the NYPD, Rennhack was a model officer, racking up 68 felony arrests and 95 misdemeanor arrests, the department said. A flag flew at half-staff outside the 102nd Precinct stationhouse in Richmond Hill on Saturday afternoon, and fellow officers wore black ribbons across their badges. Schwally, 64, who survived the crash, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. He was speeding through the parking lot before slamming through the front of the store and was semiconscious when his vehicle finally came to stop at the back of the store, cops and fire officials said. Police said all those killed were in the salon, which was open for business at the time of the crash. “Our hearts are breaking following the tragic loss of our 102 Pct. sister P.O. Emilia Rennhack in an off-duty incident yesterday,” the New York City Police Benevolent Association wrote in a post on X. “Please join us in praying for her family, friends and coworkers.” Those mourning Rennhack’s death included NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban, who said her life “was taken away far too soon.” “We offer our support to Emilia’s family, friends, and co-workers during this incredibly difficult time,” he said on X. “Please keep our officer and her loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.” Rennhack’s wake is set for Friday, followed by a Saturday burial in New Hyde Park, according to flyers circulating on social media. Schwally, of Dix Hills, L.I., was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He remained hospitalized Saturday, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s office said. Additional criminal charges were pending. With News Wire Services FINEST LIFE, TRAGIC END NYPD cop one of 4 killed as drunk driver crashes into L.I. nail salon NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack (l.) was getting nails done for an upcoming wedding when she was killed. Her own wedding to NYPD Detective Carl Rennhack (r.) was last September. CARL RENNHACK DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 3

Y es, there are bigger issues to deal with in the days after the not-so-great debate, but I’m left with one nagging question that I cannot seem to shake: What exactly is a “Black job”? Social media has been struggling with the same question since former President Donald Trump coined the phrase during his Thursday night showdown with the man he is trying to replace. Because when a man with Trump’s racial track record starts talking about “Black jobs” a week after we just finished celebrating Juneteenth, the fear is that he’s about to take us down some deep, dark hole filled with Confederate flags and “Gone With the Wind” on a constant loop. They were in Atlanta, after all. But there he was with President Biden, on the stage of CNN’s studios in Atlanta, exaggerating once again how much he’s done for African Americans. CNN moderator Dana Bash had asked Biden what he has done for Black voters, many of whom have become disillusioned with the president’s White House leadership. Biden, in response, touted historically low Black unemployment rates and an increase in small Black businesses. But Trump said Biden was hurting African Americans with his lax border policies. “The fact is that his big kill on the Black people is the millions of people that he’s allowed to come in through the border,” Trump said. “They’re taking Black jobs now — and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people. They’re taking Black jobs, and they’re taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re gonna see something that’s going to be the worst in our history.” All together, now. Repeat after Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee: “What the hell is a “Black job?” Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wanted to know if her law degree was enough to get her one of these coveted “Black jobs.” “I’m assuming Trump doesn’t think my job is a ‘Black job,’ U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) wrote in a social media post. Derrick Johnson, CEO of the NAACP, said Trump should not stoop to turning communities against each other. There’s no such thing as a Black job or a white job,” Johnson said “They’re hard-working Americans who are seeking to have quality jobs, and that should be the goal of this conversation.” It would have been nice if one of CNN’s white moderators had asked Trump to clarify. But, again, there were other issues on the table: inflation, tax policies, abortion, criminal convictions. And, Biden’s stilted performance — some panicky Democrats are talking about how to replace him on the ticket — certainly distracted viewers from Trump’s more divisive comments. “He’s become like a Palestinian,” Trump said during an exchange on the war in Gaza. “But they don’t like him because he’s a very bad P a l e s t i n i a n . He’s a weak one.” In the course of the 90-minute debate, Trump managed to offend Blacks, Hispanics and Palestinians even though his microphone was muted half the time. Biden didn’t do himself any favors, especially when he started debating with Trump about golf handicaps, a weird turn that had some people calling the face-off the “whitest” debate ever. “The caucacity of this debate is taking me out,” said David Johns, CEO and executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition. “If this is not the whitest s--t I’ve ever experienced in my life, I don’t know what is,” Social media had a predictably good time with Trump’s “Black jobs” rant. But this woman’s post on X should easily take the prize. “I don’t care if Biden needs two nap times in a day and can only digest oatmeal if he eats it before 2 p.m.,” she wrote. “He is still better than Donald Thieving Racist Coup-Plotting Rapist Trump. “Your one Black Job this fall, dear Americans, is to vote for Biden. Jill will wake him on time.” Hey, Trump — what exactly do you mean by a ‘Black job’? LEONARD GREENE BY DAVE GOLDINER NEW YORK DAILY NEWS President Biden stumbled and mumbled and stared blankly into space for the better part of 90 minutes Thursday night. The oldest president in history looked every bit his 81 years as he delivered what analysts called the worst debate performance in American campaign history. Even as some Democrats and pundits questioned whether Biden should even stay in the race, others pointed to steps Biden could take to right his campaign ship and give former President Donald Trump a competitive run. Election Day is still four-plus months away and the experts say plenty of twists and turns lie ahead. “Biden has one big ally in his recovery from the debate: The American people are noted for their short memories about political matters,” Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political analyst, told the News. “This is late June, after all.” Polls say the race is more or less dead even. The polling site FiveThiryEight gave Biden a 52% chance of beating Trump on Friday, even as doom and gloom spread among Democrats over the debate debacle. No less a pundit than former President Barack Obama warned Democrats not to lose their cool as the post-debate spin kicked into gear. “Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know,” Obama tweeted. “But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself.” So what would a Biden comeback playbook look like? First and foremost, strategists urged Biden to focus on reassuring the Democratic base that he has no intention of dropping out of the race. Once he has quieted the talk that his days at the top of the ticket could be numbered, Biden can start reaching back out to the undecided voters who tell pollsters they are concerned that he is too old to serve four more years. Veteran Democratic strategist Jen Palmieri said Biden already “weathered the first wave of the storm” from the debate disaster by delivering a rousing day-after speech to supporters in North Carolina. Biden addressed concerns about his age head on at WHAT PATH HAT PATH TO BIDEN’S O BIDEN’S RECOVERY? COVERY? Pros weigh in on how Joe can put Pros weigh in on how Joe can put the debate debacle behind him he debate debacle behind him 4 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

the Raleigh rally, a move analysts called a good first step to regaining his footing in the race. “I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden told a roaring crowd “But I know how to tell the truth.” “I know, like millions of Americans know, when you get knocked down, you get back up,” he bellowed. Palmieri noted that some focus groups of undecided voters moved to Biden after the debate despite the withering reviews of his performance. The Biden campaign also touted its grassroots fundraising success, raising $14 million in the hours after the debate. Not all analysts agree, however, there is path back for Biden after the debate disaster. Former Rep. Charlie Dent, a NeverTrump Republican who endorsed Biden four years ago, said the president simply cannot stay in the race after the debate. “Democrats must replace President Joe Biden as their party’s nominee for president“ Dent wrote on MSNBC.com. “Biden’s debate performance was beyond terrible. It might have been disqualifying.” Presidential historian Tim Naftali suggested on CNN that Biden’s close advisers and family owe it to the country to talk him into taking a tough decision to consider stepping aside. “It’s one thing to take the keys away from grandpa when he’s too old to drive,” Naftail said. “It’s something quite different when we’re talking about the nuclear codes.” And, late Friday, Biden was delivered a major blow when the New York Times called on Biden to step aside. “There is no reason for the party to risk the stability and security of the country by forcing voters to choose between Mr. Trump’s deficiencies and those of Mr. Biden,” the Times’ editorial board said. While the historically early date of the debate was originally seen by Biden’s team as a chance to reset negative perceptions about his age, that gambit blew up in their face as Biden meandered from one topic to the next Thursday night. But one potential silver lining to the pre-July 4 debate is that there is time for Biden to recover. “People who declare an election outcome because of an event months away from the election are often wrong,” Sabato said. Sabato suggested that Biden do unscripted events or interviews to regain voters’ confidence, although others warned that more stumbles in such settings could be fatal. Several Democratic strategists suggested that debates do not necessarily impact the electorate the way pundits believe they do. They pointed to Sen. John Fetterman’s wrenching debate performance in the closing weeks of his marquee Pennsylvania Senate battle against the more polished TV doctor Mehmet Oz. Analysts called the debate a disaster but Fetterman brushed off the bad reviews and won the race going away just a few days later. Biden, some say, may actually be able to draw on support from voters who see him as an underdog fighting for their values — and to keep Trump out of the White House. That dynamic was on full display on the day after the debate as enthusiastic supporters sought to rev up the president. Democratic strategist Tom Watson noted that Trump is his own worst enemy and is certain to turn independent voters away with rants about Jan. 6 and abortion rights even as they fret about Biden’s age. “This race was a jump ball on Thursday. It’s a jump ball now,” Watson said. “Biden sure didn’t win it, but net-net over time, Trump lost it.” President Biden has what some experts call the worst resident Biden has what some experts call the worst debate performance by any presidential candidate in ate performance by any presidential candidate in history history. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 5

BY JOSEPHINE STRATMAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Abrahan Jose Bello Daza was building a promising life in New York City after enduring a horrific monthslong journey from South America. He and his two brothers had been kidnapped and robbed, their path taking them along perilous stretches of jungle and treacherous mountain passes. But his life was shockingly cut short when the Venezuelan migrant was struck in the head by a stray bullet in front of his brothers on an East Harlem street. “Why was his life taken?” the victim’s brother Angelo Jesus Daza asked in an exclusive interview with the Daily News. “How is it possible? We came here together. We’ve been through so much along the way to get here. So much work and look, he made it [to New York]. But he wasn’t able to enjoy it for long. It went fast and they took it away.” Abrahan Jose, 29, was an innocent bystander in a senseless long-running neighborhood beef that began years before the brothers even arrived in the city. The young father was caught in the crossfire outside NYCHA’s East River Houses between two gunmen, including one who later died in a shootout in New Jersey that left an NYPD officer wounded. “None of us could have ever imagined that one of us would lose our life like this,” Angelo Jesus said in Spanish, eyes downcast. “When we were kidnapped in Mexico, we thought of everything there, how they would do something to us if we didn’t pay the money they wanted, all of that. “And look how he died — here, when he had already made it.” Abrahan Jose was strolling about 10 feet behind Angelo Jesus, 27, and Ruben Dario Daza, 25, when shots rang out near E. 102nd St. and First Ave. at around 8:30 p.m. on June 7. “We were just walking,” Angelo Jesus recounted. “Then we heard the first shot. We, [Ruben Dario] and I, threw ourselves on the ground.” The brothers looked back to see Abrahan Jose collapsed and bleeding. “I threw my brother on me, my hand on him, and I saw that he had a hole in his head,” Angelo Jesus said. “They had shot him and he was bleeding so much and I was nervous.” The surviving brothers dialed 911, but by the time police pulled up the shooters were gone. “Brother, they killed you,'” Angelo Jesus remembers crying out. “‘No, no, no, help!” Doctors quickly determined that Abrahan Jose would not be able to survive his injuries, but he was kept on life support at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell for two weeks to allow his mother, who lives in Argentina, a chance to see him one last time. But her emergency visa was denied and he died on June 21. “I did everything possible and impossible to go to see you, my little man, to say a last goodbye, but it couldn’t be,” his mother wrote on TikTok. “They denied my humanitarian visa, how inhumane.” “Your American dream turned into a misfortune and a nightmare for me and your brothers. So many plans, dreams,” she wrote on social media after his death. “Help me accept that you will not be here physically. Help me to soothe this pain that is becoming deeper and more difficult for me.” Dazzled by New York From the moment the three brothers landed in New York, Abrahan Jose was dazzled by the city. He loved Times Square and marveled at the skyline, always taking photos and videos to send home. “‘This is paradise’ — he said that a lot — ‘This is the paradise they told us about,’ ” Ruben Dario remembered. The brothers were extremely proud that they had made the journey. “It was a dream fulfilled,” Ruben Dario said. “To be here, to achieve that dream … we barely believed it.” The three brothers briefly crashed with their uncle in the Bronx before moving to a mega-shelter on Hall St. in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. They were on top of their paperwork and received work permits and Social Security numbers fairly quickly, they said. It seemed that everything was coming together and they were getting closer every day to achieving their dreams of establishing lives in New York and buying a house for their mom. “Thanks to God, we were changing our situation,” Angelo Jesus said. The brothers quickly found work BULLET SNATCHES 3 migrant brothers endure kidnap, robbery and jungles to 6 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

AMERICAN DREAM make it to NYC, only to have one cut down by stray shot together at a cleaning company and they were planning on renting an apartment. Abrahan Jose was able to buy a phone and set up an OMNY account to pay for the subway — a point of pride. “He was very happy, very content and happy for everything he had achieved in a short time,” Angelo Jose said. The two brothers’ eyes welled up as they spoke about their older brother, who as kids they looked up to and, as adults, were inseparable from. Abrahan Jose loved playing soccer but also skateboarded and played baseball and basketball. He dreamed of opening up a barbershop and would sometimes give haircuts to fellow shelter residents. A treacherous journey The brothers’ journey to New York was long and treacherous. The three brothers were born in Ocumare del Tuy, a city about an hour outside Caracas. Abrahan Jose fled Venezuela in 2018, with stints living in Colombia and Peru, before reuniting with his brothers and mother in Argentina a year or two later. “We wanted to get ahead, to get a job, to have opportunities,” Angelo Jesus said of why the family left. “If we got sick and needed to buy medicine in Venezuela we could not because there was no medicine. Jobs pay very little. We had no house.” When the pandemic hit, Abrahan Jose moved to Chile with his then-girlfriend and young daughter, who he doted on. “Do you want that, My Love?” he would ask 6-year-old Nicole before buying her a treat. Still, jobs didn’t pay well, the streets were dangerous and his life remained unstable. Last fall, the brothers decided to come to New York in pursuit of a better future, hoping to send money back to their family. They set out for the U.S. from Lima in November 2023. “We wanted to get ahead, to get a job, to have opportunities,” Angelo Jesus said. They traveled much of the distance on foot, crossing through Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and the notorious Darien Gap. The brothers were kidnapped in Mexico, robbed and targeted by police in Guatemala, came close to drowning in a river crossing and witnessed a falling boulder nearly kill a child. “We saw many dead,” Angelo Jesus said, recounting the horrors of the journey. They finally crossed the border in Laredo, Texas, on Feb. 15, and flew to New York on Feb. 20. They arrived “desperate and we didn’t have a dollar,” Angelo Jesus said. Innocent victim On the night of the shooting, Abrahan Jose and his brothers went to Randalls Island to barbecue with a friend who was living at a shelter there. The group shared food, walked around and hung out before the brothers started heading back to their Long Island City, Queens, shelter after 8 p.m. The brothers chatted a bit on their way back. Angelo Jesus remembers Abrahan Jose, who was wearing a white Nike baseball cap, talking about going to a store to get more Nike clothes. They passed by a man on a Citi Bike, not thinking too much of him. Then, the brothers recalled, the man pulled a gun and three or four shots echoed through the streets. Ruben Dario glanced back to Abrahan Jose lying on the ground, bleeding from the head. Abrahan Jose’s white baseball cap remained bloodied on the sidewalk as medics rushed him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell. “I told them please, help him, take him, take him,” Angelo Jesus recalled. “Don’t die, don’t die.” As he was being treated at the neurological intensive care unit doctors quickly determined he would not recover, documents reviewed by The News show. Abrahan Jose was kept alive as his mother worked to obtain an emergency visa but despite letters of support from the hospital staff the application for her to travel from Argentina was denied. She quickly reapplied with the help of an uncle, but Abrahan Jose was declared brain-dead on June 21, and her second visa application was again denied days later. “They rejected her visa,” Ruben Dario said. “They kept him alive for our mother to come but it wasn’t possible.” His mother lamented the two weeks Abrahan Jose was kept alive but she was unable to see him as “days of agony, anguish and despair.” Senseless violence As machines kept Abrahan Jose alive in the hospital, Karl Gregory, a 49-year-old suspect wanted for the shooting, was on the loose. On June 12, in Edison, N.J., a license plate reader alerted cops that Gregory was driving through New Jersey. Officers from Edison and Woodbridge, N.J. tracked his vehicle to the Raritan Hotel in Woodbridge From far left, brothers Abrahan Jose Bello Daza, Angelo Jesus Daza and Ruben Dario Daza recently made it to New York from Venezuela. Abrahan Jose was killed June 7 by a stray bullet fired by a man in a long-running feud, according to authorities. Police investigate scene in East Harlem (right). SAM COSTANZA FOR NYDN Continued on page 8 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 7

Township and notified the NYPD, who with Jersey cops closed in at the hotel just after midnight the next day. During a standoff, the gunman’s girlfriend came out of a hotel room and confronted police. As officers spoke to her, Gregory emerged from an elevator holding bags and started firing, exchanging gunfire with two Woodbridge officers and an NYPD detective. Gregory, shot by police, died at the scene. The 35-year-old NYPD detective was shot in the foot and a local officer, also 35, was shot in the back. Both were treated and later released from a local hospital. “They were going to arrest him and he pulled out a gun,” Angelo Jesus said of the New Jersey shooting. “Was that the same gun that shot my brother?” Eight days after Gregory died in the hail of police bullets, Abrahan Jose died at the hospital. The improbable chain of events that ultimately claimed Abrahan Jose’s life began in July 2022 when Gregory was stabbed by Ronald Branch in East Harlem. The two men got into a dispute when Branch complained Gregory’s illegally parked vehicle had boxed in Branch’s car in the parking lot of the Woodrow Wilson Houses, where Branch’s mom lives. “He was a terrible guy,“ Branch, 54, said last week of Karl Gregory. “He used to block me in to sell drugs in front of the building,” “I asked him to move and he decided to punch me in my face,” Branch added. “He pulled out a knife and I pulled out a knife. He got the worst of it.” Branch was quickly arrested nearby and Gregory testified against him during the suspect’s trial in Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court. Branch was ultimately acquitted of attempted murder — but the neighborhood beef was just beginning. “Everybody was calling Karl a snitch for testifying at trial against the person who tried to kill him,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said last week. Gregory’s anger over that label led to the shootout that inadvertently killed Abrahan Jose, according to Kenny. “This poor guy happens to walk through the middle of it and takes one in the head,” Kenny said of Abrahan Jose. Cops have not identified or nabbed the shooter Gregory was exchanging gunfire with when Abrahan Jose was slain. An uncertain future With Abrahan Jose’s family still reeling from his death, his brothers were booted from their Long Island City shelter, thanks to the city’s new policy limiting shelter stays to 30 days before having to reapply. “We are practically on the street,” said Ruben Dario. A friend agreed to take them in for a couple weeks but they’re not sure where they’ll go next since now only one of the brothers is working consistently. When Abrahan Jose was in the hospital, the brothers visited often, gently speaking and playing music for him, including Ne-Yo, one of his favorite artists. The brothers don’t feel vindicated that Gregory is dead but they are glad he’s unable to harm any more people. Now at least they don’t feel worried he’ll come after them, too. “After we found out that he had been killed we were a little calmer,” said Ruben Dario, describing how fearful they were in the days following the shooting that every noise was the sound of gunfire. “We still have that trauma from what we experienced,” Angelo Jesus added. They’ll miss their older brother’s advice and ability to joke about almost anything and how he’d often wake up hungry in the morning, dragging his brothers out of bed to get food. The brothers plan on remaining in New York and seeing through some of Abrahan Jose’s dreams. They’ll move forward “with a lot of strength and the knowledge that it can be done there and that we must continue fighting,” Angelo Jesus said. “We’ll carry him in our hearts, in our minds, and always remember him as he was in life.” With Kerry Burke, Rocco Parascandola and Elizabeth Keogh Continued from page 7 Innocent vic of long-running nabe beef Ronald Branch (below) was acquitted after stabbing a rival, Karl Gregory, who was killed at New Jersey motel (main photo) where cops had him cornered three weeks ago. GOOGLE 8 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

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BY ELLEN MOYNIHAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS As the Archdiocese of New York and its insurance company, Chubb, battle over who is responsible for millions in potential payouts to survivors of clergy sexual abuse, a new group has entered the picture. Announcing its presence in November with a full page ad in The New York Times, the Coalition for Just and Compassionate Compensation, which describes itself as an “alliance of survivors of child abuse and their advocates committed to ensuring that survivors receive the restitution that they deserve”, called on Chubb to stop fighting its responsibility in court and said their behavior was “callous”. But in letters obtained by the Daily News, Chubb says it is, in fact, the archdiocese that’s being callous— all but accusing the coalition of being in cahoots with the archdiocese amid efforts to pressure the insurer to pay up. Both the Archdiocese of New York and the coalition deny having any connection to each other. The CJCC said the group was working to hold the archdiocese responsible as well as insurance companies. “We have no affiliation with the church — we are a broad coalition of advocates, survivors, and attorneys representing plaintiffs who are undergoing active litigation against the archdiocese and other institutions,” said a spokesman for the organization. For the many victims of clergy abuse, the ongoing battle between the archdiocese and its insurers — punctuated by this latest chapter — is another blow in their efforts to seek justice after decades of denial by the Catholic Church. Mary McKenna, New York spokeswoman for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, a nationwide support group for abuse victims, said the delay in payments to victims makes their already abhorrent experiences worse. “It’s an awful thing for the survivors,” she said. “Of all the people that I’ve spoken to, the church has known since the beginning. They did know who was an abuser and who was abused,” said McKenna. “I don’t blame the insurance for not wanting to pay because the church is ultimately responsible for their actions.” “Endless surreal nightmare” The CJCC’s website was registered in October and the group launched the following month, according to a press release on their website. Their address is a post office box in Washington, D.C., and they have three trustees — a lawyer for sexual abuse victims, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and a “communications expert.” A spokesperson for the group said they had two other members, both lawyers, and no salaried employees. When The News asked the coalition to speak with abuse victims the CJCC represented, the group made one of their trustees available without mentioning his leadership position. A spokesperson for the organization later said he “just became” a trustee. The trustee, Stephen Jimenez, was active in getting the Child Victims Act passed. He filed his claim the day the act went into effect in August 2019 and still has not been compensated. He noted the Adult Survivors Act, enacted in 2022 to provide a one-year window for adult sexual abuse survivors to pursue litigation, has resulted in resolution of cases already, including the one against Donald Trump brought by E. Jean Carroll. “Many of us feel this is a kind of endless surreal nightmare that keeps going on and on and on,” he said of himself and his fellow abuse survivors. When The News asked if there were any other members of the CJCC who were victims of abuse, a spokesman for the group said there were almost 100 people, including survivors, lawyers and advocates, who have engaged in actions as part of the coalition. “Everyone who is pushing to hold the insurance industry accountable as part of this effort can rightfully consider themselves a member of this coalition,” he said. More than 3,000 claims After the New York Child Victims Act The long-running fight between the Archdiocese of New York (St. Patrick’s inset) and insurance giant Chubb over the sex-abuse scandal, has been joined by a group urging the insurer to stop bickering and pay victims. 10 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

of 2019 — signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the newsroom of The Daily News — went into effect, allowing survivors of childhood sexual abuse to sue abusers and the institutions that harbored them, the floodgates opened with past victims seeking justice. According to court filings, the archdiocese has been sued by over 3,000 claimants under the Child Victims Act. The Archdiocese of New York awarded more than $76 million to 400 claimants via their Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, said Joseph Zwilling, director of communications for the archdiocese. The program was introduced by Timothy Cardinal Dolan in 2016, three years before the Child Victims Act passed, and was intended as a way for survivors of abuse to reach a settlement without hiring a lawyer. Participants in the program waived their right to pursue legal action against the archdiocese for the abuse. “Cardinal Dolan did do a bishop’s reconciliation a few years back and he didn’t use the insurance company’s money, he used the church’s money,” said McKenna of SNAP, referring to the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program. “That was actually good for the victims. They didn’t have to relive the abuse. They didn’t have to wait years and years.” Chubb is the insurer on about 60% of the unsettled claims that went to litigation, said sources, which are valued at $859 million. But Chubb filed suit against the archdiocese in Manhattan Supreme Court in June 2023, arguing that the payouts to survivors are outside the scope of what insurance should actually cover. “The ADNY and the CJCC know that insurance policies cover damages from accidents. You can’t buy insurance for intended acts the ADNY has admitted: concealing, tolerating and abetting child molestation, which continued for decades because of the ADNY’s cover-up and its unconscionable failure to stop the abuse when it had the knowledge and opportunity to do so,” a representative for Chubb said. “That’s what this case is about.” In October, the archdiocese tried to have the case dismissed. Lawyers from firm Blank Rome, representing the archdiocese, wrote that “Chubb’s heavy-handed conduct highlights that this lawsuit is a tactical maneuver in what appears to be a nationwide corporate decision to walk away from sexual abuse claims from California to New York”. Supreme Court Justice Suzanne Adams dismissed the case in December, but a unanimous ruling in state appellate court on April 23 found that the insurance company can proceed in its case against the archdiocese. Enter the coalition Amid the legal fighting, the coalition took out a full-page ad in The New York Times in November writing “Chubb has callously chosen to resist, delay, and deny restitution to survivors, all in a cynical effort to safeguard its bottom line.” In January, the group sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James urging her office to look into not only Chubb’s “conspiracy to defraud child victims act survivors”, but the insurance industry’s conduct as a whole. Chubb has started to fight back, calling foul on the CJCC. Days after the ad appeared in The New York Times, a lawyer for Chubb wrote to Blank Rome seeking clarity about how aligned the CJCC was with the archdiocese. “The CJCC came out of nowhere and is not transparent about who set it up and who is funding it,” wrote John Baughman in November 2023. “Its constituent documents do not appear to be publicly available.” The letter also points out a similarity in language used in both a reply brief filed by lawyers for the archdiocese in October 2023 and the open letter by CJCC published in The New York Times a month later. “That brief asserted ‘Chubb seeks to welch on its decades-long contractual promises.’ The open letter mimics this wording by claiming that ‘Chubb is welching on its promise’,” wrote Baughman, noting it would be “an extraordinary coincidence” Continued on page 12 ENTER NEW PLAYER TER NEW PLAYER IN CLERGY ABUSE CLERGY ABUSE Org. muddies issue as NY diocese & insurer fight over payout rg. muddies issue as NY diocese & insurer fight over payout DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 11

for two different people to come up with the same wording. Baughman went on to write that the two organizations had people in positions of power who have worked together before. “There are well-documented extremely close professional, political and personal connections between current and former ADNY officials and people affiliated with the CJCC.” In another letter, Joseph Wayland, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chubb wrote to James R. Marsh and David Catalfamo of the CJCC calling out personal ties between the two groups. “David Catalfamo, Executive Director of CJCC, and John Cahill, Chancellor of ADNY, have worked closely together dating back at least 20 years when they both served as top aides to former Governor George Pataki,” wrote Wayland on April 2. “Mr. Catalfamo also served as the spokesperson for Mr. Cahill’s failed run for New York State Attorney General in 2014. Mr. Cahill was also one of the largest donors to Mr. Catalfamo’s own failed campaign for the New York State Assembly in 2022.” Cahill contributed $4,700 to both Catalfamo’s 2020 and 2022 runs, according to data from the New York State Board of Elections. The only donations higher than that amount were from the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee. Neither the archdiocese nor the coalition have responded to the letters. Attorney Jeff Anderson says he has filed over 400 cases for clients against the Archdiocese of New York, and although the Child Victims Act gave those cases priority, no settlements have been made. “The insurers, not just Chubb, but all of them—there’s a host of them—they have all locked horns and refused to pay,” said Anderson. Other insurance companies used by the archdiocese include AIG, Travelers, The Hartford and Allianz, the lawyer said. Anderson believes Chubb should be responsible for the settlements, saying they had been paid “over a billion dollars of premiums in coverage over the years”. “They are villainous in their refusal to pay,” said Anderson. “They make it impossible for Catholic bishops to make peace with the survivors.” “The survivors are suffering mightily.” Connection denied The Archdiocese of New York told The News no relationship existed between them and the CJCC. “We are aware of the work of the CJCC, and share a common belief that Chubb should live up to its moral and legal responsibility to honor the insurance policies that they issued and for which they were paid for decades,” said Zwilling, the archdiocese’s spokesman. Zwilling denied that Catalfamo and Cahill’s shared background is relevant and said calling attention to it was a diversion tactic on Chubb’s part. “The fact that two individuals worked together years ago is immaterial and simply a further attempt by Chubb to muddy the waters as they try to find a way to turn their back on victim-survivors in an attempt to protect their multi-billion dollar bottom line,” said the spokesman. When asked about the contributions from Cahill to Catalfamo for his Assembly runs and their shared professional past, Catalfamo shot back, lobbing his own accusations at Adrienne Harris, the Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services. The agency regulates financial institutions and insurance companies. “If there are any connections that need to be examined, it’s between NY’s top finance watchdog Adrienne Harris and her personal ties to a trusted adviser to CHUBB’s CEO. Perhaps then we can all begin to understand why the Department of Financial Services has shockingly turned its back on victims begging her agency to simply require big insurance to follow guidance that is already in place,” said Catalfamo. Harris is a former employee at law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which managed legal counsel for insurer ACE Limited when they acquired Chubb in 2015 and has said the firm’s Senior Chair H. Rodgin Cohen is a mentor. Harris left the firm in 2013, according to her LinkedIn page.////// In response, a Chubb spokesperson reiterated their position on who should be making payments to survivors of abuse. “The only ones turning their backs on victims are the ones who tolerated, hid and covered up sexual abuse of children for decades: the Archdiocese of New York. They can and should pay these victims now.” The Department of Financial Services said they are keeping an eye on the case between the archdiocese and Chubb and will be holding insurers accountable “as appropriate”. Continued from page 11 Then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the Child Victims Act in the Daily News newsroom in 2019. It allowed sexual abuse victims more time to seek criminal charges or file lawsuits. MARK WOODWARD / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Advocates say it’s long past time to pay 12 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

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NYC PRIDE 2024 BY MURI ASSUNÇÃO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Queer Liberation March is getting ready to take its daring, humorous and oh-so-gay protest through the streets of lower Manhattan on Sunday, when tens of thousands of participants are expected to demonstrate against all forms of oppression. Known for its “no corps, no cops, no BS!” philosophy, the annual Pride protest march was formed in 2019 by the Reclaim Pride Coalition, a group of LGBTQ activists dissatisfied with the increasing number of corporate floats and sponsorships with no ties to the community powering the city’s official Pride March. Over the years, the march has grown to include an increasing number of progressive grassroots movements, including those fighting for reproductive care, immigrant rights, and against police brutality, discrimination and racial inequality. This year’s protest — dubbed The Queer Liberation March for Black, Brown, Queer, Trans, Gender Nonconforming, and Nonbinary Youth, and Against War and Genocide — will start at Sheridan Sq., near the Stonewall Inn, and within sight of the Statue of Liberty, in a commentary on the idea of “Liberty and Justice for All” and how that applies to queer and trans people. The sixth edition of the QLM will highlight issues affecting queer progressive communities in New York City and across the globe, including the rampant violence and increasing hatred against trans and nonbinary youth of color and the extermination of queer and trans lives across the world. It’s important to raise awareness about threats “against pretty much all youth who aren’t straight, cisgender, Christian and white,” QLM co-founder Jay W. Walker said, citing the rise in popularity of farright groups such as Moms of Liberty and hatemongers like Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok. The other main goal for this year’s march is to recognize that, while “wars and genocide are destroying queer, trans and gender-nonconforming lives all over [the world],” there’s also a “great deal of pinkwashing” when it comes to the current conflict in Gaza, Walker said. “Pinkwashing,” a term that describes the exploitation of LGBTQ rights to conceal violations of human rights, is being used to justify “the genocide taking place in Palestine by the apartheid state of Israel,” he said. “We reject pinkwashing in any of its guises.” The front of the march will depart at 11:30 a.m. from Sheridan Sq. and should arrive at Battery Park no later than 1:30 p.m. Participants who choose not to walk the entire distance will have two other locations where they can join the protest: The first entry point is on the corner of Sixth Ave. and Spring St., the other at Folley Sq, toward the end of the route. Queer march to step off ‘Liberation’ event to hit lower Manhattan & fight oppression Queer Liberation March 2023 with participants (above and below). Event began in 2019 after organizers became unhappy with corporate connections to Pride events. 14 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

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NYC PRIDE 2024 BY MURI ASSUNÇÃO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Fifty-five years ago, a group of LGBTQ New Yorkers rioted, protested, and got arrested when taking a stand against a routine police raid of a gay bar in Greenwich Village. While the Stonewall Uprising was not the first time the community fought back against oppression, those six days of confrontations with police — which began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 — marked a new, and global, era in the fight for LGBTQ equality. After more than five decades of incredible victories and devastating setbacks, the community continues on its path toward full equality, with resilience, determination and joy — a journey made possible by the tireless work of generations of LGBTQ leaders. Here’s what some of today’s most influential names at the forefront of the fight for equal rights have to say about the past, present and future of the LGBTQ rights movement. Kelley Robinson (she/her), cisgender, queer Human Rights Campaign president, Washington, D.C. Pride is: Freedom Most significant LGBTQ victories since Stonewall: From the passing of the Marriage Equality Act lifting the ban on samesex marriage to the Bostock ruling which created a federal ban on discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees, our community’s resilience has paved the way for the freedoms we have today. Biggest challenges facing the community: The LGBTQ+ community has been under attack from state legislatures across the country and that discrimination weighs heavily on queer folks. The challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community are a direct result of politicians choosing hate and discrimination towards people who are just trying to live their lives. Looking ahead: By 2040, nearly onefifth of eligible voters will identify as LGBTQ+, and this younger generation is paving the way for even greater progress. In the months ahead, our community must utilize our significant voting power in the upcoming election to ensure we send champions for equality to office up and down the ballot. Because when we show up — equality wins. Sarah Kate Ellis (she/her), cis woman, lesbian GLAAD CEO and president, New York City Pride is: VOTE Most significant LGBTQ victories since Stonewall: Increased acceptance — a 91% supermajority of non-LGBTQ Americans agree that LGBTQ people should have the freedom to live our lives and not be discriminated against. In many ways, many in our community are more free — to live, to love — and marry! — [and] to experience joy. Biggest challenges facing the community: GLAAD’s research shows that 71% of Americans say they have never met a trans person. Anti-LGBTQ extremists are exploiting that knowledge gap, and horrifically using attacks on trans youth in particular, to spread lies about who trans people are in an attempt to boost their political careers. Looking ahead: The next five months are critical. It is so important that LGBTQ people and our allies understand what is at stake, and the LGBTQ records of each candidate. GLAAD has tracked more than 300 pro-LGBTQ actions from the Biden-Harris White House. We also have tracked more than 200 anti-LGBTQ actions from the former Trump Administration. In the last presidential election, LGBTQ voters made the deciding difference. We have the power to make that difference again. Mark Takano (he/him), cisgender man, gay U.S. representative, first openly gay person of color elected to Congress, Riverside, Calif. Pride is: Freedom. Most significant LGBTQ victories since Stonewall: The Briggs Initiative [which would’ve banned LGBTQ teachers] failed in California, landmark cases like Lawrence v. Texas [which would’ve criminalized gay sex] and Obergefell v. Hodges [which legalized same-sex unions] at the U.S. Supreme Court changed the country, and we saw the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. I am also proud that the Biden Administration passed the Respect for Marriage Act to enshrine same-sex marriage. Biggest challenges facing the community: Targeting of trans people. We have to stand in solidarity with our trans siblings against extremists who are vilifying them. Looking ahead: We must fight back against the mountain of anti-trans bills in the legislators by passing the Equality Act, a transformational piece of legislation that would update federal civil rights law to include protections for LGBTQ+ people. We must also stand up to hate both globally and locally, from calling out discrimination in foreign nations to voting in local school board elections. Desi Napoles (he/she/they), genderfluid, nonbinary Student and LGBTQ+ youth advocate, New York City Pride is: Authenticity Most significant LGBTQ victories since Stonewall: The legalization of same-sex BIG NAMES POINT Kelley Robinson Sarah Kate Ellis Mark Takano Desi Napoles Sasha Colby Eric Marcus Movement has come far from Stonewall Uprising 55 years 16 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

TO GAINS & PAINS ago, but fight for full equality remains enduring challenge marriage nationwide was a major milestone for the LGBT community. There has been significant progress in LGBTQ+ representation in media and politics. A growing number of schools and communities are providing support for LGBTQ+ youth. Biggest challenges facing the community: In addition to homelessness, mental health issues remain a major concern for LGBTQ+ youth. A major challenge is the surge in political legislation and laws targeting LGBTQ+ youth, who are among the most vulnerable in the community. Looking ahead: The future of LGBTQ+ activism lies in empowering youth and amplifying diverse voices within the community. Sasha Colby (she/her), trans woman, pansexual Trans rights activist, winner of season 15 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Los Angeles, Calif. Pride is: Protest Most significant LGBTQ victories since Stonewall: Representation and normalization of queer people in the media and political spheres in the world have increased exponentially during that time. The legalization of gay marriage was a huge triumph, and queer couples [now] have the ability to adopt children and give them healthy, happy home lives. Also, in the 55 years since Stonewall, one of the biggest achievements has been the lifespan of trans women, and especially trans women of color, increasing during that time. Biggest challenges facing the community: Miseducation, misinformation, lack of empathy, the abundance of fear and control targeted towards people who are just trying to be themselves. Looking ahead:Our focus in the next few months, years, and decades should be doing what we feel is intrinsically right as humans, for other humans. Eric Marcus (he/him), cisgender man, gay Journalist, bestselling author, founder and host of the “Making Gay History” podcast, New York City Pride is: Self-respect What have been the most significant victories for LGBTQ+ people in the 55 years since Stonewall? The single biggest victory is that the generations that came before us, dating back to the founders of the first gay rights organization in the U.S. in 1950, made it possible for many — if not most — of us who are LGBTQ+ to live openly. To be ourselves. To live our lives. To love and to marry. And to do so without fear of being incarcerated, lobotomized, rejected by our families or fired. Biggest challenges facing the community: Politically motivated bigotry directed at the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ people — trans children and adults in particular. Looking ahead: Visibility is and has been key to changing hearts and minds. In the coming months, our focus needs to be on the election and defeating anti-gay candidates from the White House on down to the local school board. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 17

With New York City wrapping up Pride Month festivities Sunday with the PrideFest 2024 street fair in Greenwich Village and the Pride March down Fifth Ave., the following streets will be closed to traffic, according to the Department of Transportation: PrideFest 2024 Fourth Ave. between E. 14th St. and Astor Place E. Eighth to E. 13th Sts. between Broadway and Third Ave. E. 11th St. between Fourth and Third Aves. Astor Place between Lafayette St. and Third Ave. Lafayette St. between E. Ninth St./ Wanamaker Place and Astor Place Cooper Square between Third Ave./ St. Marks Place and E. Eighth St. NYC Pride March Formation: Fifth Ave. between 33rd and 25th Sts. 33rd to 26th Sts. between Sixth and Madison Aves. W. 25th St. between Sixth and Fifth Aves. Route: Fifth Ave. between 25th and Eighth Sts. W. Eighth Street between Fifth and Sixth Aves. Greenwich Ave. between Sixth Ave. and Christopher St. Christopher St. between Greenwich Ave. and Seventh Ave. South Seventh Ave. between Christopher and 16th Sts. Dispersal: Seventh Ave. between 15th and 19th Sts. 16th St. between Eighth and Sixth Aves. 17th St. between Ninth and Sixth Aves. 18th St. between Eighth and Sixth Aves. 19th St. between Ninth and Sixth Ave. Miscellaneous: Christopher St. between West St. and Seventh Ave. South Greenwich Ave. between Sixth and Eighth Aves. Daily News Staff What Manhattan drivers need to know as month of celebration wraps up NYC PRIDE 2024 BY MURI ASSUNÇÃO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Parties and marches and kiki, oh my! Pride Day 2024 is finally here. After four weeks of events highlighting LGBTQ culture and showcasing the beauty in diversity, members of the LGBTQ community and their allies can officially celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising — a seminal moment in the fight for LGBTQ equality when a group of patrons of a popular gay bar in the West Village decided to fight back against police and changed the course of history in the process. Whether you want to honor the legacy of the famous riots by taking to the streets, to the sidewalks or to the dance floor, one thing is certain: There’s no better place to be than New York City . Here’s how to get started. Happy Pride Day! If you want to dance and groove Dreamland: Pride in Central Park Dreamland is back to Central Park’s iconic SummerStage for a massive celebration of rainbow power. Superstar American DJ John Summit headlines the afternoon of outdoor fun and dance, with a lineup that includes Spain’s DJ Suri and the discofied alter ego of French DJ Dombresky (aka Disco Dom) turning NYC Pride into a global affair. $199.99. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Rumsey Playfield, Fifth Ave., entry on 69th St. or 72nd St., Manhattan Bliss Days at the DL Rooftop & Lounge LGBTQ women and nonbinary people are taking the Pride festivities to the dance floor at Bliss Days. The party, formerly known as Femme Fatale, returns to the Lower East Side for an afternoon of empowerment, unity and sisterhood — as well as fabulous music by DJ Dimples, DJ Toni K, Rhonda Fox and more. Watch out for guest appearances throughout the afternoon and into the evening, including a performance by Maleigh Zan, whose debut single “GAG” is inspired by Atlanta’s underground house music and ballroom culture. Tickets start at $53, all proceeds benefit NYC Pride. 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. 95 Delancey St., Manhattan The Dance on the River at Circle Line Cruises Gay & Sober, a group whose mission is to provide a safe and enriching experience to the sober LGBTQ community, is celebrating Pride with a drug- and alcohol-free extravaganza on the Hudson River. Dance to the beats of DJ Eric James while enjoying breathtaking views of one of the world’s most famous skylines — including a closeup view of the Statue of Liberty — and an OMG-inducing firework display. $75. 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Boarding starts at 7:30 p.m. Pier 83 at 42nd St. and 12th Ave., Manhattan Sanctum: Pride in Bushwick Most Saturday night Pride parties might be cooling off by the early hours of Sunday, but that doesn’t mean everybody is ready to go home just yet. Thankfully, relief is just an Uber ride away. Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Bare Naked brings his after-party “Sanctum” to Bushwick alongside DJs Tom Peters and Basia. The party, described as a “ritual of dark house and techno,” will go on until hours after the sun comes up. Tickets start at $45. 4 a.m.-10 a.m. The Office, 1308 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn If you want to march and reflect: Queer Liberation March The Queer Liberation March is bringing its vibrant “no corps, no cops, no BS!” energy to lower Manhattan for another irreverent demonstration of unity. Tens of thousands of participants are expected to celebrate the original spirit of Pride in a march free of corporate sponsorships. For the sixth annual QLM, participants will march from Sheridan Square, just outside the Stonewall Inn, to Battery Park, ending across the river from the Lady Liberty. The route serves as a reminder that “the ideals of ‘Liberty and Justice for All’ upon which the country has claimed to be founded [has] consistently failed to achieve,” organizer Jay W. Walker said. Free. Kickoff at 11:30 a.m. Sheridan Square, Manhattan NYC Pride March The theme for this year’s NYC Pride March — “Reflect. Empower. Unite.” — was selected to show how the city’s long-running LGBTQ Pride march serves as both a symbol of queer liberation and joy. Like its predecessor, the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, first held a year after the Stonewall Riots, the NYC Pride March continues to be a space for people to celebrate the LGBTQ community’s victories, talents and resilience. Grand marshals to be honored this year include Stonewall Uprising veteran and trans rights advocate Miss Major, ally superstar and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” co-host Michelle Visage, and author and activist Raquel Willis. Free. Kickoff at noon. 25th St. at Fifth Ave, Manhattan Unveiling of Queer Saint Icon of trans activist Cecilia Gentili The late trailblazing trans activist Cecilia Gentili is being honored as Queer Saint during the annual E. SIDE, W. SIDE, ALL AROUND TOWN, Last year’s Pride March offers a glimpse at what this year’s will look like, as will Grindr’s Great All-American Gay Road Trip (far right). Most notably, Sunday’s celebrations will mark the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a seminal moment in the fight for LGBTQ equality. LEONARDO MUNOZ/VIEWPRESS 18 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

MANY WAYS TO SPEND GLORIOUS DAY Pride service at Judson Memorial Church, a progressive congregation in the heart of Greenwich Village. Gentili, who was also a fierce advocate for the rights of sex workers and a powerful voice in the HIV/AIDS community, died at her Brooklyn home this year at the age of 52. She will now join the ranks of fellow groundbreaking trans and queer icons Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, James Baldwin and others as part of the Queer Saints Project, which aims to “glorify and celebrate the miracle that is queerness.” Free. 10 a.m. 55 Washington Sq., Manhattan or via Zoom If you want to mingle and kiki: PrideFest The Pride spirit takes over the streets of Greenwich Village with the city’s largest LGBTQ street festival. The 30th annual PrideFest will feature live music, food vendors, activities for young attendees and an area dedicated to LGBTQ rights organizations. Organizers say “a diverse lineup of performances, speakers and hosts” will entertain, inspire and delight the rainbow-wearing crowd. The list includes Peachez, the drag queen winner of Season 23 of “Worst Cooks in America,” and Brooklyn-based pop singer-songwriter Bayli. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and Drag Out the Vote co-chair Brita Filter will host. Free, 11 a.m. Fourth Ave. and E. Ninth St., Manhattan Grindr Rides America Tour: The Great All-American Gay Road Trip Grindr, the world’s largest LGBTQ social networking app, is wrapping up its monthlong “gay road trip” in New York City just in time for Pride. The grand finale invites Grindr users and users-tobe to hop on a decked-out bus for a Pride celebration like no other. Hang out with highway hunks, feel the fantasy with over-the-top drag queens, score a giveaway or two, or strike a pose in a full-service portrait studio — so you can finally replace that four-year-old selfie you’ve been using as your Grindr profile photo. Free. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Corner of E. 12th St. and Fourth Ave., Manhattan Pride Weekend Party at 230 Fifth Rooftop Take your Pride celebration to new heights at one of Manhattan’s largest and most famous rooftop bars. Known for its breathtaking view of the city, the 230 Fifth Rooftop lounge is inviting LGBTQ New Yorkers and their friends to soak in the atmosphere of Pride some 20 floors above a very busy Fifth Ave.— somewhere over the rainbow, where the skies are blue. 21-plus. Free. 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. 230 Fifth Ave., Manhattan DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 19 The mission of the Mott Hall Charter School is to prepare our scholars in mind, body, and character to succeed in top high schools, colleges, and careers by becoming inquisitive, open-minded, and compassionate citizens of the world. 1260 Franklin Ave., Bronx, NY 10456 • www.mothallcs.org RISE TO THE CHALLENGE! iELAVA A LA ALTURA! Congratulations to the Mott Hall Graduating Class of 2024! The Mot Hall Charter School is proud to congratulate our 8 th grade scholars on their success, achievement, perseverance, and rising to the challenge! Our programs include access to community-based organizaions focused on mentoring, adult civics classes, adult ESL classes, engaging online plaforms to increase student learning, ater school and Saturday tutoring, art, music, sotball, basketball, and much more! Scan code or go to mothallcharterschool.schoolmint.net to apply For more informaion, please contact Erica Flores at: [email protected] or 718-991-9139 iHablamos Español! Scan here to Apply!

RICHARD JOHNSON T om Cruise seemed to have made fast friends with Travis Kelce at the VIP tent of the Eras Tour in London. The strapping 6-foot-5 Kelce (near r.) is looking to become an action movie star, like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson or Arnold Schwarzenegger or Cruise (far r. this page), the star of many “Mission: Impossible” blockbusters. Kelce has just finished filming a role in Ryan Murphy’s “Grotesquerie” with Niecy Nash and Courtney Vance. Let’s see if their new bromance turns into a role for Kelce. l “Harry Potter” scribe J.K. Rowling might be the most successful children’s author of all time, but she is using some decidedly adult language to go after U.K. politician Keir Starmer, leader of the Labor Party, who’s expected to become prime minister Thursday. Rowling — who once gave the Labor Party a million pounds — now vehemently objects to Labor’s stance on transgender rights and has accused the party of abandoning women. l The marriage of Donald and Melania Trump (above) seems stable, at least to divorce attorney Martha Cohen Stine. “An affair does not always lead to divorce, nor does prison, especially where, as here, we have a couple that has been leading separate lives for years,” said Stine. The lawyer recalled how Melania wore a jacket in 2018 emblazoned with the words, “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” “She is not concerned about what others think,” Stine said. “She is used to the chaos and scandal of a life in the spotlight and remains strong for her husband and her son, who is now 18 years old and about to go to college.” Melania grew up in relative poverty in Slovenia. “Her status and power are much greater as Donald Trump’s wife than as his former wife,” Stine said. “We can presume that Melania has known about Donald’s infidelities for years, but she looks away, as many wives have done through the ages.” Bill and Hillary Clinton are still married, 27 years after Monica Lewinsky. l The 25th anniversary of the tragic death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and his bride, Carolyn (both above), will be quietly marked by his family in Hyannis Port on July 16. The charismatic son of JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis crashed with his wife and her older sister, Lauren Bessette, 34, into the sea off Martha’s Vineyard while piloting his small plane to a family wedding in 1999. John-John, as he was dubbed by the press during the years he grew up in the White House, had political ambitions of his own and was rumored to be planning to run for the governor of New York and eventually the presidency. His cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — although winning 15% in some polls — was denied a place at last Thursday’s debate stage by CNN. President Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, who is now the ambassador to Australia, is quietly grooming her son, Jack Schlossberg, 31, to pick up the Kennedy torch for a new generation of voters. Jack, whose full name is John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, passed the New York State bar exam last year. Although the smart and good-looking hunk appeared on an episode of “Blue Bloods” in 2018, he is now more interested in a career in public service, going so far to say, “Politics definitely interests me.” Time will tell if another Kennedy rises into public life. l Curtiss Cook — hired for a three-episode arc — spent five years on Paramount+ and Showtime’s “The Chi.” But he’s finally been bumped off. “The big, bad bogeyman,” he laughed. “I had an incredible run.” Cook added: “Complaining about the inevitable is ridiculous. I try to do my best to be grateful.” Cook, who has raised five children during his 35 years of acting, said his only regret is he’ll miss his castmates. “We became a family,” he said. “But five years is a long time to play one character.” l Congrats to newlyweds Christian McCaffrey, the San Francisco 49ers running back, and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo. Culpo is from Rhode Island, and the Travis & Tom kick off a fine bromance 20 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

for H’wood success couple (above) exchanged vows Saturday at the Ocean House in Westerly, R.I. The bride, star of her own reality show “The Culpo Sisters,” is paparazzi catnip who has made it clear that she wants to get pregnant immediately. NFL players are doing well off the football field. Josh Allen, the QB of the Buffalo Bills, is dating actress Hailee Steinfeld, and there is the grand romance of Travis Kelce and a certain pop star named Taylor Swift. It’s never been better to be a gridiron great. l Long-ago stars of NBC News 4 New York gathered Friday at La Villetta on E. 52nd St. to salute one of their favorite producers on her 100th birthday. Rita Satz was the longtime producer of one of the first TV consumer reporters, Betty Furness. Satz was feted by Carol Jenkins, Pia Lindstrom, Connie Collins, Mary Civiello and Magee Hickey as well as Vera Pressman (Gabe’s widow). Satz, a great-grandmother, lives on her own near Sutton Place and writes poetry. She took a poetry class when she was in her 90s and her teacher discovered her gift. She has now published two books. What’s the secret to living 100 years? “Try not to fall,” Satz says — and also surround yourself with the people you love. l Out & About: Kevin Costner, Goldie Hawn and socialite Kimberly Paige Bluhm have all checked out the windows of M.S. Rau’s new store in Aspen where they were displaying a painting by Frank Sinatra and vintage jewelry by Cartier and Harry Winston … D’yan Forest, the Guinness World Records titleholder for Oldest Working Female Comedian in the World, will turn 90 in July. To celebrate, she will perform her new show dubbed “90 Years of Songs & Scandal” at Joe’s Pub on July 29 … 50 Cent’s attorney Arthur Aidala celebrated his recent appearance on “The Megyn Kelly Show” with Geraldo Rivera at Rao’s. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 21 Rate Criteria: Rates effective as of 06/25/24 and may change without notice. RateSeeker, LLC. does not guarantee the accuracy of the information appearing above or the availability of rates in this table. Banks, Thrifts and credit unions pay to advertise in this guide. NA means rates are not available or not offered at the time rates were surveyed. All institutions are FDIC or NCUA insured. Yields represent annual percentage yield (APY) paid by participating institutions. Rates may change after the account is opened. Fees may reduce the earnings on the account. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. To appear in this table, call 773-320-8492. New York Daily News Int Chking Money 3 mo 6 mo 12 mo 18 mo 24 mo 36 mo 60 mo Acct Mkt Acct CD CD CD CD CD CD CD Institution Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Phone / Website Deposit & Loan Guide Check rates daily at rateseeker.com/savings-rates TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FEATURE, CALL SALES DEPARTMENT @ 773-320-8492 COMPARE RATES ONLINE NA NA 5.25 5.45 5.15 3.00 3.00 NA NA NA NA 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 NA NA Visit us at www.Hab.bank 212-532-4444 HAB Bank www.habbank.com NA NA 3.25 3.25 3.75 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 NA NA 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Visit applebank.com/CDRates 914-902-2775 Apple Bank applebank.com/locator 11-Month Certiicate 5.00% APY. 36-Month Certiicate 4.00% APY. $50 min. balance required. Terms/conditions apply. Insured by NCUA. Visit a local branch or lovebethpage.com/certiicates to get started. 855-966-3062 Bethpage Federal Credit Union www.lovebethpage.com Open Tuesday-Sunday, 5/4-10/27/24 | 102 Fort Ti. Road, Ticonderoga NY Visit fortticonderoga.org for hours, rates, events, and to buy tickets! Carillon Boat Cruises - Museum Exhibits - Mt. Deiance Hands-on Family Activities - Weapons Demos - Gardens - Hiking Trail Premium Experiences - America’s Fort Café - & More! ® NYSDED Celebrate Freedom! Independence Day Weekend 1777 July 4th - July 7th

BY MARA BOVSUN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS For years, sculptor Eleanor Platt had a sunny studio at the Hotel Park Plaza on W. 77th St. It was a pleasant building in a nice neighborhood, across the street from the American Museum of Natural History. Platt was among the country’s most accomplished classical sculptors. Her specialty was creating busts of leaders and luminaries, such as Albert Einstein, “Gone with the Wind” author Margaret Mitchell, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, and Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren. By the 1970s, the hotel had become a “chamber of horrors” and a “repository of degradation and debauchery,” in the words of New York Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz. Rooms that could be rented for $40 a month made the SRO a haven for welfare widows and others down on their luck. A dangerous assortment of junkies, pimps, prostitutes, and crooks also called the Park Plaza home. Platt stayed even after it was clear she no longer belonged there. On Aug. 30, 1974, the 64-year-old artist was found dead in her apartment. She had been suffocated and raped. She was the eighth female tenant of the Park Plaza to die in about a year and a half. Theresa Jordan, 39, was the first mysterious departure. Her corpse was found on April 10, 1973. Decomposition made it impossible to establish a cause of death. Next came Kate Lewinsohn, 65. The retired stenographer’s body was found four months after Jordan’s. She had been suffocated and raped. On April 24, 1974, another elderly woman, Mabel Hartmeyer, 65, was discovered dead in her room. The coroner determined she died of heart disease. Later that month, Yetta Vishnefsky, a 79-year-old retired seamstress, was raped and murdered, stabbed to death with a butcher knife. The weapon was embedded in her back when her corpse was discovered. Then, the deaths came one after another. Pianist Winifred Miller, 52, was found on a burning mattress in her room on June 8, 1974. She had been strangled and raped. Authorities determined that the next one, Blanche Vincent, 71, whose body was found on June 19, had died of alcoholism. The death of Martha Carpenter, 69, whose body was discovered on July 1, was also attributed to natural causes. Then, on Aug. 30, Platt was found suffocated and raped. “All of the victims were white and lived alone, either because their husbands had died or because they were spinsters,” noted the Daily News. Little was done to investigate the string of deaths at the hotel. Police discerned no pattern because the experts concluded that a few died from natural causes. Also, the women had few people who would miss them. That changed on Sept. 12, when a maid arrived for work at a luxury, seven-room apartment on the 12th floor of a building steps away from the Park Plaza. She found the battered body of her client—Pauline Spanierman, 69, a well-to-do widow. Spanierman and her late husband had run a fashionable antique shop and art gallery on E. 59th St. for years. This killing sparked a more thorough investigation, which led to a suspect and a shocking revelation. A hotel resident told police he spotted a young man, Calvin Jackson, 26, hauling a television up the hotel’s fire escape. Police later found Spanierman’s television in Jackson’s room. But that was just the beginning. “EX-CON QUIZZED IN DEATHS OF 10,” screamed the front-page headline of the Daily News on Sept. 14, 1974. Beneath it, on the left side of the page, was a picture of Jackson in manacles. On the right, positioned so it looked as if she was smiling at him, was a photo of Eleanor Platt. Jackson made no effort to conceal how he “turned a West Side hotel into a murder mill for lonely women,” noted News scribe Frank Lombardi. Born in Buffalo, Jackson came to New York in 1971 after serving time for robbery in his hometown. He served 30 days for robbing another Park Plaza tenant in November 1973. In a flat, remorseless manner, Jackson offered police his chronicle of murder, implicating himself in at least 10 killings. The detailed account went on for 182 pages. In it, he took credit for Spanierman’s killing and the eight Park Plaza murders, including three that had been classified as natural causes. Two other women Jackson said he had killed — Maria Galinda, 90, and Silvia HUNTING IN HORROR He raped and killed elderly women on West Side, told cops 22 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

HOTEL all about it, still doing time Cohen, 74 —survived his brutal beating. Six sanity hearings eventually determined that he was fit to stand trial. In his interviews, he revealed horrifying impulses. One psychiatrist said that killing was like sex for Jackson. He boasted that he had sex with his victims, both before and after he killed them. Jackson was charged with nine murders—Spanierman and the women of the horror hotel. On the first day of his trial, May 3, 1976, prosecutors won the right to introduce a tape recording of his stationhouse confession. The defense argued that the details in that confession proved he was insane. “He raped women, some in their 70s and 80s. He raped some of them after death,” one of his attorneys said in his closing statement. “He prepared a meal and ate it as he watched the body. … Is this a legally sane man?” After a six-week trial, the jury decided he was both sane and guilty. He received four consecutive life terms. Now 76, the killer, still behind bars, is approaching his earliest release date in October 2024. As for the building where the murders occurred, it is now a swanky doorman rental, where apartments go for thousands of dollars a month. Calvin Jackson is collar Calvin Jackson is collared in September 1974. He confessed to September 1974. He confessed to killing Pauline Spanierman (above) and at least nine other women in and near the Park Plaza hotel. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 23 *Excludes *Excludes Prior Purchases & Advertised Items Prior Purchases & Advertised Items in this ad. Offer Expires 7/10/24. this ad. Offer Expires 7/10/24. Cannot be combined with any other offers be combined with any other offers Limit 1 per customer. Coupon Expires 7/10/24. Limit 1 per customer. Coupon Expires 7/10/24. Limit 1 per customer. Coupon Expires 7/10/24. Limit 1 per customer. Coupon Expires 7/10/24. Limit 1 per customer. Coupon Expires 7/10/24. Available in Brown or Gray HA2112L Limit 4 per customer. Coupon Expires 7/10/24. Mon 10-6, Tues & Wed 10-6, Thurs 10-6, Fri 10-8, Sat & Sun 10-6. Sale ends 7/10/24. 60 SAVE UP TO 60 % 60OFF JULY 4TH SALE! GREAT DEAL!

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THE SPIRIT OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT: Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite pocket watch, which was stolen in July 1987 while on display in Buffalo, turned up at an auction house and was returned to the Sagamore Hill national historic site in New York. AP SORRY A BOUGH THAT: Honda parked on Brooklyn street was hit by branch as weather moved through. THEODORE PARISIENNE FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS TORCHING A DEADLY ENEMY: Firefighter in Myanmar sprays water to control the burning of seized illegal drugs during a ceremony to mark the UN’s “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.” AFP/GETTY ART ROCKS! Festivalgoers pose for a photo in front of the Carhenge art installation at the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England. The festival takes place from June 26 to June 30. AFP/GETTY UNFLAPPABLE: Honor guard at parade of the Danish Royal Life Guards in Copenhagen, Denmark, don’t even flinch as goose swoops past. AFP/GETTY DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 25

G ov. Hochul caved on congestion pricing. Shocker. Sadly, the goal was never really about funding the MTA or combatting carbon emissions. If it were, the costs carried by consumers would be reasonable and measured. But $15 for cars and $24 or $36 for trucks, on top of bridge and tunnel tolls, would mean higher prices both at the supermarket and at every retail outlet citywide as the added expense trickled down. And higher prices in this economy? I’m a single working parent. No, thank you. If City Hall and Albany really were interested in reducing congestion, why haven’t they explored remedies like constructing high-rise public parking garages to phase out on-street parking; adding additional loading zones, aggressively cracking down on double parking and illegal placards, or a top-to-bottom redesign of our city’s streets that could accommodate growth and make them more efficient over the next 10 years. Instead, proponents of this cockamamie plan will only endorse solutions that kill cars and disincentivize commuters and out-of-state families from either working or aspiring to vacation here. Congestion pricing has also been a blanket cover for another dirty Albany accounting secret. Since 1975, the Legislature has been required to directly fund public transit budgets via matching funds from local governments. However, Albany has fleeced transit every year for the past 30 years by reclassifying regional taxes earmarked for agencies, like the MTA, as money already contributed by the state. According to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, “…the state has used a portion of these resources (since 1995) to fund up to 90% of its statutory obligation to subsidize the MTA’s operating budget, rather than using General Fund revenues as originally intended…” — in effect, deadbeat dad-ing their transit obligations to more than 13 million New Yorkers — “Consequently, the MTA has been shortchanged by $2.2 billion since 1995, and will lose out on $709 million during calendar years 2009 through 2012.” That was more than 10 years ago. The amount owed now has more than doubled. Sprinkle in a dash of the city’s antiquated zoning laws, federal trade tariffs on steel and lumber, compliance with National Environmental Protection Act regulations, needless years-long delays and cost overruns due to civil suits brought by wealthy NIMBY community activists, plus a lack of willpower at every level of government to untangle this sclerotic regulatory and bureaucratic morass, it’s no wonder why congestion pricing seemed like the path of least headache. One obvious alternative would be reevaluating and renegotiating overly generous construction contracts. One contract for New York’s largest, most recent transit undertaking, the Second Ave. subway, received only two bids. That’s absurd. MTA engineers pegged project expenditure for that contract at approximately $290 million, but both bids came in well above $300 million. The final tally for Second Ave. construction ended up a jaw-dropping $4.45 billion. Meanwhile, audits of the East Side Access development (connecting the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal) revealed the MTA paid out 900 workers when only 700 jobs were accounted for. And even though all MTA capital projects utilize taxpayer dollars, the agency is still denied a seat at the table when it comes to dealing with organized labor. Where were the lawyers when this kleptocratic line item was introduced? New York City Transit (NYCT) spends $1.9 billion per year on track maintenance, four times as much per track-mile than any other rail system in the continental United States. To cut costs and increase worker safety, NYCT could suspend round-the-clock service, and provide supplementary night buses for commuters needing to travel overnight and in the early morning. Manhattan Institute calculates the outlay of night bus expansion at $94.4 million per year — a mere fraction of what the MTA currently spends on subway maintenance. As you can see, there are myriad solutions, and I’m just grazing the tip of the iceberg. But again, the goal of congestion pricing was never really about reducing carbon emissions or traffic flow. It was about creating a Manhattan available only to bicycles. It was about deconstructing a city designed to be the apex of American ingenuity. And instead of kicking her proverbial can of a crippling commuter tax further down the road, maybe Hochul should do the right thing and take steps to help New York rebuild itself. New Yorkers are waiting to. We’re wanting to. We know how. The only thing standing in our way is the indecision, ineptitude, and inaction of the people elected to lead us. Di Stasio, a 2023 candidate for New York City Council, is the managing director of the Ellison Ballet Foundation and an Emmy Award winning vocalist. CONGESTION FEES We must finally get the MTA’s books in order BE OUR GUEST BY DIANE DI STASIO 26 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

& THE AFTERMATH A s the leader of a large and prominent blue state, Gov. Hochul has worked for more than two years to position herself as a global climate leader. In Europe, she met with the Pope and government leaders to tout New York’s climate agenda. In the United States, she co-chairs the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of governors dedicated to leading on climate. And in New York, she makes frequent reference to our state’s “nation-leading climate plan,” and our ambitious targets to generate clean power and clean up buildings and transportation. There is only one problem with the governor’s vaunted climate leadership: in practice, most of it is not real. Hochul drew critical attention this month when she abruptly stepped away from congestion pricing, a genuinely nation-leading program that would cut pollution, reduce traffic congestion and produce billions of dollars to upgrade the nation’s largest public transit system. Critics pounced, accurately pointing out that the governor was torpedoing her own climate agenda. But in reality, Hochul’s failures on climate have been piling up, sometimes prominently and sometimes quietly, for well more than a year. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which became law before Hochul took office, requires sharp reductions in climate pollution, with the effect not only of fighting climate change but also of saving billions of dollars for New Yorkers through investments that will reduce energy costs, improve health outcomes and avoid expensive climate disasters. But in Hochul’s 2023 legislative session, she attempted to undermine the law, introducing a proposal to loosen restrictions on the climate-busting gas methane — a proposal that quickly died in the Legislature after dramatic public outcry. The governor has held news conferences touting clean energy progress throughout the state: at a groundbreaking in Whitehall, a green jobs event on Long Island, and a recent announcement in Queens about energy efficiency improvements. But in reality, New York’s clean energy agenda is hanging by a thread, after the governor’s effort to deliver major offshore wind projects imploded over financial problems and Hochul used virtually none of the tools of state government to compensate for the loss. In the state Legislature, the year’s most prominent climate legislation was the NY HEAT Act, which would begin to wind down New York’s dirty and expensive gas distribution network and save billions of dollars for utility customers. Hochul endorsed key pieces of the bill, but then by all accounts used little of her massive leverage in negotiations, leaving the foot-dragging state Assembly to hold up this bill and other climate initiatives in the final weeks of the session. As millions of New Yorkers suffered through a massive statewide heat wave, Hochul drew mockery online for her upbeat and substance-free recommendations that New Yorkers “stay cool” in the dangerous heat. But her deeper failure of leadership is not her response to a heat wave; it’s her year-long series of actions that will make heat waves like this more frequent and more devastating as years go by. If Hochul wants to become a genuine climate leader, her course correction can’t be a better TikTok when the next heat wave hits. It has to be a results-oriented approach to climate policy that replaces flashy announcements with measurable outcomes. As first steps, the governor should reinstate congestion pricing, providing some relief from auto exhaust that is making a steamy summer worse. She should take responsibility for passing priority climate legislation through the New York State Legislature, starting with the NY HEAT Act that she endorsed but left to stall in the Assembly. Then she should roll out a real nation-leading cap and invest program that genuinely tackles emissions and prioritizes the needs of communities that have suffered disproportionately from more than a century of burning fossil fuels. With these steps, Hochul can regain her credibility as a genuine climate leader, and establish the momentum she will need to get on track with a more ambitious agenda that can tackle pollution from six million buildings statewide while actually building out renewable energy to meet the state’s goals. Hochul is at a crossroads: will she match her climate rhetoric with action? Or will she continue making upbeat announcements followed by steps backward? With supporters of the governor naming climate change as a top-three issue, and as a clear majority of voters say they want lawmakers to pass climate legislation, the answer may not just matter for the planet. It might matter for Gov. Hochul’s own future as she launches her reelection campaign next year. Raskin is president of the Spring Street Climate Fund. He previously served as executive director of the Riders Alliance. Gov. Hochul is making a climate disaster BE OUR GUEST BY JOHN RASKIN SHUTTERSTOCK DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 27

J une 30 is here and but for one person’s political panic (and we don’t mean Joe Biden’s debate meltdown), congestion pricing to charge vehicles driving south of 60th St. a small fee would be starting today. The tolling was to begin at midnight (and as strong supporters, we were planning to be there to watch), with cars paying the 75% reduced overnight rate of $3.75 and motorcycles assessed at $1.75. Small trucks would be charged $6 and big rigs $9. At 9 this morning, the peak prices of $15 for cars, $7.50 for motorcycles and $24 and $36 for trucks would kick in. Not a lot of money, but a whole lot of vehicles and the fees would add up to $3 million for a day. Every day. That annual $1 billion of certain income was to be leveraged via the bond market to create $15 billion for improving transit. But the MTA is not collecting that $3 million today nor will it be collecting it tomorrow, a weekday when the peak pricing runs from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. The political panicker, Gov. Hochul, says all will be fine as the money fails to come in and the 17% reduction in exhaust-spewing, noise-making, crash-causing and gridlock-snarling traffic does not happen. She is wrong, as she is wrong about everything that she has done since D Day-1, June 5, when she torpedoed a carefully thought out program that has been underway for years because some diner patrons griped. Our headline today, “Congestion pricing countdown” first appeared on May 7, 2023, when we started marking off the months, weeks and days to what was supposed to happen today with the commencing of the tolling program. We ran 15 editorials with this same headline until May 30, a month ago, when everyone believed June 30 to be the big day. Since Hochul threw her illegal stink bomb into the gears, we have continued to publish editorial after editorial under the “Congestion pricing countdown” banner fighting against her lawless inference; this is the eighth since her betrayal of her oath and her betrayal of New York. It is not up to one person, even a governor, to change laws. Congestion pricing is the law of New York State and the MTA fulfilled its legal duty to implement the required tolling program. Hochul, in ordering the state Department of Transportation, be it Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez or state Chief Engineer Stephanie Winkelhake, to not sign a final certification for the Federal Highway Administration, is acting unlawfully. The lawsuits are coming and they will prevail. T he last person who single handedly tried to stop congestion pricing was Shelly Silver, then, in 2008, the dictatorial speaker of the state Assembly, and later a convicted felon who deservedly died in federal prison (a just ending shared by Al Capone and John Gotti). Silver was on the wrong side of history in opposing the tolls for Midtown and Downtown to curb traffic and raise funds for transit and Hochul has now joined that retrograde position. She will be overruled. Despite the carping critics, this is not “a money grab.” It is a fee for using a limited public resource: the roads. The roads aren’t free, the bridges aren’t free, the subways and the buses aren’t free. Someone has to pay for them. Our congestion pricing countdown was due to end today. Instead, thanks to Hochul, it will continue until the tolling starts. Hopefully soon. Congestion pricing countdown I n an ideologically-split 6-3 ruling Friday, the Supreme Court overruled what’s known as Chevron deference, a longtime legal principle that held that when administrative statutes are not explicit, federal agencies have latitude to interpret them, particularly when it comes to regulations. It’s not a widely-known principle but has undergirded the functioning of government for more than 40 years. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the overturned presumption “is misguided because agencies have no special competence in resolving statutory ambiguities. Courts do.” In isolation, this might make sense. Interpreting statutes is the judiciary’s whole bread and butter. If and when things aren’t laid out explicitly and in detail, we need an arbiter to make a final decision. But the courts have neither the ability nor knowledge to intervene in every case of ambiguity. The administration of a government the size and complexity of ours is not largely about resolving occasional broad statutory questions. Agencies all around the country rely on subject matter experts and career officials to make determinations about thousands of granular, often technical matters. These determinations are in furtherance of enacting the goals of Congress, because it turns out that Congress itself does not remotely possess the capability to do this itself. Legislators are sent to Washington to represent the interests of their constituents, not to understand the proper storage conditions for biohazardous materials on commercial transport flights or the control group requirements for human trials of heart drugs under FDA consideration. For that matter, judges should not be the ones parsing these things, basically because they can’t. On this Editorial Board, we do our best to dive into multiple areas of public policy and society, talking to experts and stakeholders to come up with informed opinions on everything from public transit to health delivery to immigration. We often disagree with certain policy decisions or their implementation; what we don’t do is believe that we have the capacity to overrule technical experts on the base-level facts. D o you, reader, know what polyfluoroalkyl substances are? These “forever chemicals” didn’t exist a few decades ago, but increasing bodies of research show that these chemicals are now in the bloodstream of practically every human on Earth, and are toxic in various ways. The Environmental Protection Agency is now endeavoring to limit the use and production of these chemicals. Does this fall into the EPA’s regulatory authority? What’s the proper way to safeguard public health and the environment in this matter? The query overlaid over all those others is: who should answer this question? Should it be medical doctors and PhDs in chemical engineering, or federal court judges, who will move even slower than internal agency deliberations? Now multiply that by every issue in every agency and you start to see the problem. Chevron’s detractors always maintained that companies wouldn’t begin to frivolously challenge practically every regulation enacted upon them by agency experts. Now we’ll find out, and we might all have worse air, worse products, worse consumer and labor protections and worse medical outcomes for it. Court supremacy N ine months ago, after Oct. 7, many people in my life started being more intentional about showing up as Jewish in public spaces. People I have known for years, who have rarely or never worn Judaica, began wearing yarmulkes and other visible symbols to express their Jewish identity; there has even been a run on Star of David paraphernalia. For many Jews, this is the first time they are consistently conscious of how they appear to those around them. Many are making the very vulnerable and intentional choice to wear a visible symbol or star to say, “this is who I am, and I am proud to be this person.” I deeply understand feeling a need to make a proactive choice about how I show up in my community and in the world. As a queer woman who grew up closeted and Orthodox, I know what it’s like to pretend to be someone I am not. I know what it’s like to shift the language I use or the clothes I wear to suit the people around me or to disguise my true self. I also know what it’s like to make the choice to be who you are out loud, even when it feels dangerous. I know how hard it can be to take a risk and express yourself as part of a group of people that others might not like — to constantly walk into a room and feel like you are a human representation of the unpopular opinion. I know what it’s like to be vulnerable to allow others to be who they are — to be vulnerable themselves. Wearing a Star of David necklace or a yarmulke today feels exactly the same to me as hanging a rainbow flag or sporting a Pride pin. Both are acts of resilience and expressions of identity in the face of adversity. They send a clear message: We are stronger than you think and we are not going anywhere. Though the Pride movement and Judaism have a long, interwoven history, antisemitism is no stranger to Pride. In recent years, there have been some Pride organizers that banned Jewish Pride flags in their marches. Unfortunately, however, this year feels different. It is different. For so many queer, Jewish teens today, the discrimination is coming from every direction. Regardless of any political position or belief, everyone deserves a place where they can be their full self — that’s why I do the work that I do as the executive director of JQY, which runs the first and only LGBTQ Jewish drop-in center in the country. We are committed to carving out space for queer identities within Jewish communities and Jewish identities within queer communities — ensuring that the youth we work with know their emotional and physical health and safety are prioritized, cared for, and protected. We work to ensure that they have a place to be themselves, where their self-image can be strengthened and they can build collective self-esteem after experiencing societal pressures and discrimination in the world. Pride is about being your whole self, unapologetically. The expectation to check parts of oneself at the door is exhausting, isolating, and disheartening. As queer people — and Jewish people — know, Pride means collective self-esteem, no matter who you are. It’s never been more important to acknowledge that Pride isn’t just about rainbows and sparkles. It’s about building a community where we can be our fullest selves — and feel great about it. The New York Jewish queer community is marching today, committing to showing up as our whole selves. My self-worth is not just about me as an individual, but it is tied to the groups of people that I am part of. This month — and year-round — I urge those who would prefer we not show up at Pride as Jewish — and who prefer we not show up as queer in Jewish spaces — to consider what’s lost when queer Jewish youth learn (once again) that they will not be accepted because of who they are. It is my hope that a renewed sense of Pride can help us all heal. To both my Jewish and queer communities; I hope that this experience leads us to build a stronger community that doesn’t ask our youth to check a part of themselves at the door. I hope we can build collective understanding: Wearing a Star of David necklace is not all that different from wearing a Pride pin. It’s about proudly taking up space, celebrating diversity, and not having to ask permission to be who you are. Fried is executive director of JQY, which runs the first and only LGBTQ Jewish drop-in center in the country. Show a Pride flag and a Jewish star BE OUR GUEST BY RACHAEL FRIED I deeply understand feeling a need to make a proactive choice about how I show up in my community and in the world. 28 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BRAMHALL’S WORLD I n the decade and change I’ve been writing for the Daily News about public corruption in New York City, the Supreme Court keeps raising the legal bar for what it takes to nail local officials on federal charges. That’s played out to the benefit of supposed public servants cashing in while testing the law’s limits, and goes a long way to explaining collapsing confidence in elected leaders and judges. The high court is legalizing more and more nakedly corrupt behavior while offering a tip to pols on how to keep it legal: Just don’t collect cash beforehand while explicitly committing to using your public office on behalf of the person paying you. That’s the upshot to the high court’s decision Thursday that it’s not a federal crime for local officials to accept “gratuities” for their public actions, despite the plain and previously uncontested language of the statute in question — which happens to be §666 of the criminal code, and make of that what you will. The majority opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh on behalf of the court’s six increasingly aggressive conservatives, briefly states the obvious: that “bribes can corrupt the official act — meaning that the official takes the act for private gain, not for the public good.” But things get weird, fast, after that in a ruling involving a small-town Indiana mayor previously convicted of manipulating a contract process to ensure a local truck dealership would win a deal to sell the city more than a million dollars worth of garbage trucks with the business paying him $13,000 the following year for “consulting services.” Kavanaugh wrote that the straightforward anti-bribery law the mayor had been convicted under had supposedly been “subjecting 19 million state and local officials to up to 10 years in federal prison for accepting even commonplace gratuities,” while arguing that paying off a local official after they’ve delivered for you is somehow less corrupting than doing so beforehand. The reasoning is so crude and convoluted it’s worth quoting at some length: As a general matter, bribes are payments made or agreed to before an official act in order to influence the official with respect to that future official act. American law generally treats bribes as inherently corrupt and unlawful. But the law’s treatment of gratuities is more nuanced. Gratuities are typically payments made to an official after an official act as a token of appreciation. Some gratuities can be problematic. Others are commonplace and might be innocuous. A family gives a holiday tip to the mail carrier. Parents send an end-of-year gift basket to their child’s public school teacher. A college dean gives a college sweatshirt to a city council member who comes to speak at an event. A state legislator’s neighbor drops off a bottle of wine to congratulate her for her work on a new law. As those examples suggest, gratuities after the official act are not the same as bribes before the official act. After all, unlike gratuities, bribes can corrupt the official act — meaning that the official takes the act for private gain, not for the public good. Notably, his examples of “gratuities” here don’t include $13,000 consulting payments from a company an official just steered a contract to worth nearly 100 times that amount. The whole argument is through-the-looking-glass logic, or an AI showtune: “Get Your Tips from Law §666” In a blistering dissent that’s considerably more coherent than the argument it’s critiquing, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, writing on behalf of the court’s three liberals, rips into the majority’s “absurd” reasoning. She opens with the bottom line: “Officials who use their public positions for private gain threaten the integrity of our most important institutions. Greed makes governments — at every level — less responsive, less efficient, and less trustworthy from the perspective of the communities they serve.” That’s anything but abstract. The Supremes increasingly radical reasoning is why they overturned the Bridgegate convictions of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s flunkies and the bid-rigging and fraud convictions of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s former flunkies. It’s governance to the tune of Anything Goes, and New Yorkers — waiting once again to see what happens with multiple law enforcement investigations apparently targeting our mayor — are getting tired of dancing to that tune on a loop. The silver lining, in theory, in the majority’s decision is that it “leaves it to state and local governments to regulate gratuities to state and local officials.” One more tip, for anyone who thinks New York’s political class is going to honestly and effectively police itself: I’ve got a great deal for you on a bridge in Brooklyn. Siegel ([email protected]) is an editor at The City, a host of the FAQ NYC podcast and a columnist for the Daily News. Supreme Court legalizes after-the-fact bribery HARRY SIEGEL DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 29

S an Francisco: During Thursday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump threw Molotov cocktail after Molotov cocktail of lies. It’s a shame the president had a virtual inability to make his case, because he has a strong case to make. President Biden’s stimulus package during COVID provided an essential psychological safety net from which the economy roared back. Crime under Biden compared to Trump has fallen dramatically — virtually every kind of crime, from petty to violent. Corporate profits under Biden are near or at a record high. Job creation reflects an economy that is the strongest in the world. Biden made the point that under Trump (near right), the U.S. deficit soared to its highest level in history relative to GDP. Biden inherited a deficit and an economic decline that made inflation inevitable. There was no adequate answer to the supply chain issue short of a surge in inflation. That was aided and abetted by Russia’s naked invasion of a sovereign country. That aggression caused energy prices to rise substantially. Trump did his best to splinter NATO and Vladimir Putin exploited this. Yes, the aggression had to be deterred and Biden was his own man in doing this! Trump parrots Putin’s talking points. His disdain for America’s commitment to Ukraine is a clear example. Trump would have America believe that under Roe, late-term abortions were the rule rather than the exception. Trump would have had the country believe that Jan. 6 was meaningless! He would have us believe that the insurrectionists that attacked the Capitol that day were “freedom fighters” falsely imprisoned. Biden had a bad debate night, but his principles are strong. America needs him. Bruce Farrell Rosen Judge Biden on his agenda, not his debate flop Water-carriers Kearny, N.J.: After President Biden’s disastrous debate performance, I understand the temptation for Democratic bigwigs to rally around him and carry his bags. I just wish it wasn’t a colostomy bag! Kevin Dale The real question Garden City, L.I.: After the debate the other night, you need to ask yourself, would you rather have an old guy who wants nothing more than to better the middle class and has worked for it his entire political career, but who maybe wasn’t the best orator that night — or would you rather be lied to by an old career narcissist and convicted felon who cares about no one but himself and said it very clearly. Well, do ya? Paul Falabella Don’t believe your eyes Merrick, L.I.: It truly is scary how far the right-wing and MAGA Republicans will go with their deep fakes as they did on June 27. That they would make Biden look and sound the way they did at the presidential debate is a testament to what can be done with computer editing. All anyone needs to know is that Biden is the most cognitively healthy person who ever held the office of president. Just ask Jill. Donald Ziminski Disqualifying New Milford, N.J.: Isn’t there a federal law saying convicted felons can not hold public office? Thirty-four felony convictions should get his name off the ballot. Also, a traitor showing classified documents to a Russian! Leonard Strassberg Let’s keep looking Spring Valley, N.Y.: Is there any way the November election can be postponed for a year? Maybe we can get two candidates who people are excited about. Delores McDonald Demagogue playbook Blairstown, N.J.: To Voicer Marilyn D. Rodriguez: Boy, did you hit the nail on the head! Especially when our nation’s birthday is coming so soon. George Washington, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson have to be rolling in their graves right now. The orange pumpkin has brainwashed the deadheads in this country the same way Hitler did with the citizens of Germany. Forget this MAGA nonsense — I prefer “AWAG,” or America Was Always Great. Ron Cristi Abortion insensitivity Briarwood: It horrifies me how Republicans are using the tragedy of late-term abortions to make political points. Let’s examine what is really happening. The statistics I’ve read indicate that two-thirds or more of abortions are medically induced in the first trimester. Given the availability of this option, why would a reasonable person expose herself to the pain of a AP Email to [email protected] or post your letter to Voice of the People, Daily News, PO Box 7180, New York, NY 10008. Please include full name, address and daytime phone number. The Daily News reserves the right to edit letters. late-term abortion? Answer: The late-term abortion pregnancy is probably a wanted pregnancy. Unfortunately, something has gone terribly wrong — either the mother is at risk or the fetus is not viable. If the pregnancy is permitted to continue, the probabilities are that great harm would come to the mother and/or the fetus will die within hours or days of birth. Instead of condemning women for making the decision to have a late-term abortion, there should be sympathy for the loss of a child that was wanted. Mary Elizabeth Ellis In-house Flushing: The New York Rangers’ biggest mistake was not taking a page out of District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s playbook. They should have had Mike Richter and Brian Leach as the referees. George Glowacky Choose wisely North Babylon, L.I.: Knicks, please don’t trade away scrappy players for prima donnas like Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, etc. Gene Tracy Mysterious motives Manhattan: Gov. Hochul’s stated reason for her sudden reversal on congestion pricing was that the $15 toll is too burdensome for working people. But most people coming into Manhattan for work take public transportation. My friends who live outside the city park their cars at a train or bus station and take public transit to work. So, perhaps there’s another reason for the reversal. Could it be the two large car dealer lobbying groups that have been fighting congestion pricing and happen to be some of Hochul’s major donors? Curbing air pollution, meeting New York’s climate goals and keeping the MTA’s capital improvements on track should be Hochul’s top priorities, not appeasing corporate donors. Linda Novenski Trans and trapped Bronx: The recent report on the horrific choice forced upon a transgender detainee on Rikers Island — between an ice pick and sexual assault — highlights a gross failure in our correctional system. I have experienced that kind of horrifying violence before, and as the LGBTQ liaison at Osborne Association, I am acutely aware of the systemic abuse and discrimination faced by transgender individuals in custody. The city has been busy preparing for the NYC Pride March. As we celebrate the LGBTQ and TGNCNB community, we must do more to protect transgender people everywhere. My personal experience tells me that transgender detainees are disproportionately targeted for violence and are often denied even the most basic protections. No number of parades or proclamations will ensure the dignity and safety of incarcerated people. The city can demonstrate its support by committing personnel and resources to ensure that every person on Rikers has their dignity and safety protected. Grace Detravarah Dog days Bayside: Sweltering heat, unhealthy air / With wonderful winter, this can’t compare / All sorts of insects found everywhere / Disliking summer like no other seasons / You can be certain, with many good reasons! Sarah Alboher Throw the book Yonkers: On June 11, a driver was caught on camera dumping a puppy on a New Rochelle street. The good news is she was arrested on June 25 and charged with animal abandonment, which should be prosecuted as a felony. As a lifelong animal lover, I suggest the following: 1) Absolutely no plea deal. 2) Upon conviction, she be sentenced to one year in jail, to be caged as many animals in shelters are, but without the care afforded the animals. 3) That she be taken to a local animal shelter 20 hours a week during incarceration to clean up the dog poop, cat litter, etc. 4) That she be given a lifelong ban on owning, fostering or being responsible for any animal. I have always believed the punishment should fit the crime. These consequences certainly are appropriate for her inhumane cruelty and hopefully prevent others from mistreating animals. Mark Bloom Community resource Bronx: To Mayor Adams: Please do not make any further cuts to our public libraries. They are a necessity for everyone. Children and adults learn by reading books and e-books there. Libraries offer many educational programs. People have made friends there. Libraries are cooling centers in the summer months. 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BY ELLIOT RAPHAELSON TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY I n a previous column, I pointed out that in the wake of rule changes under the SECURE Act of 2019 and the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, there are updated rules regarding missed required minimum distributions (RMDs) associated with IRA accounts. Fortunately, the penalties associated with missed RMDs have been reduced. In 2023, they were reduced from 50% to 25%. The new regulations also specified that if the missed RMD was reported in a “timely” manner, the penalty would be reduced to 10%. A timely manner was defined as when a beneficiary inherited an IRA in 2023 or later, the penalty would only be 10% of the missed RMD if the beneficiary filed IRS Form 5329 by the end of the second calendar year following the year for which the RMD was missed. Procedures have been finalized so that individuals who have missed RMDs for acceptable reasons can apply for a complete waiver of penalties. In a recent newsletter, IRA expert Ed Slott has documented these procedures, which I’ll discuss below. In order to file for a waiver, you have to first take the missing distributions. Then, you should file a separate Form 5329 for each year you missed an RMD. You can enclose all the separate Form 5329s in one filing. The justification for filing a waiver can be the same for each year you file a 5329. Form 5329 is not restricted only to missed RMDs. They can be used for health savings accounts and for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM 5329 On line 52, report the RMD that should have been withdrawn for the applicable year. On line 53, report the amount that was distributed before the deadline. In many cases that amount could be zero. On line 54, enter “RC,” which refers to reasonable cause for the missed RMD. On line 54, specify “0” if you are requesting a full waiver on line 54 next to RC. On line 55, report penalty due. If requesting a full waiver, enter “0.” Attach a statement indicating the reason for the missed RMD. For example, illness, job loss, family emergencies/deaths, misinterpretation of regulations, poor advice, etc. Do not pay the penalty. If the IRS approves the waiver request, they will not respond. If the waiver request is denied, the IRS will send you a notice requesting payment. Example: Harry did not take any RMDs in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and in 2023 he did not take a sufficient withdrawal. He is required to file separate forms for all four years. His explanation for the missing RMDs is the same for 2020, 2021 and 2022; for 2023 his explanation is different. So his attached statements referencing why he missed those RMDs can be identical for 2020, 2021 and 2022 on those 5329 forms. If he had a different explanation for 2023, it should be documented differently in his Form 5329 for 2023. At the end of 2022, the SECURE 2.0 Act established a three-year statute of limitations. That limitation period starts with the tax-filing deadline for the year for which the RMD is missed. Previously, the statute of limitations for years prior to 2022 was an open question. Bottom line: Don’t assume that just because you missed taking RMDs, you are subject to significant penalties. If you believe you have justification for missing RMDs, you should file Form 5329 for each year you either missed taking an RMD or took only partial withdrawals. Elliot Raphaelson welcomes your questions and comments at [email protected]. Seek penalty waiver for missed IRA withdrawals DREAMSTIME 32 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY STEPHANIE VOZZA FAST COMPANY Y our first job after college will be one you always remember. It’s natural to hit the ground running, trying to prove yourself by working extra hard. However, don’t overlook the importance of your mental health. According to the fifth annual Workforce Attitude Survey from Headspace, Gen Z struggles at work more than their peers. “Forty percent of Gen Z workers are reporting extreme stress every day, and 59% are reporting feeling dread on a weekly basis,” says Russell Glass, Headspace CEO. “This is significantly higher than what we see in other populations.” Part of the problem is that Gen Z entered the workforce at a unique time in history. “During the pandemic, things were changing dramatically,” he says. “A lot of them have no idea what a standard normal workplace looks like.” On a positive note, Gen Z has destigmatized mental health. Glass says this demographic is more willing to talk about it than older populations, especially Gen Xers and boomers. Talking and acting, however, are two different things, and protecting your mental health means creating and enforcing boundaries. “I learned over time that I was much more effective when I was getting what I needed from a physical standpoint, a mental health standpoint, and an overall health standpoint,” says Glass, who is a contributor to “Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance,” which is part of Harvard Business Review’s Work Smart book series. Setting boundaries early in your career can help you create a job that supports your mental health. Here are three ways you can strive for better balance. SET BOUNDARIES WITH YOURSELF Boundary-setting begins with yourself, and one of the best ways to get off on the right foot is to protect downtime. “In the beginning of your career, you can feel invincible — like you can do anything,” Glass says. “But the brain needs rest and breaks to perform at its peak capability.” Glass recommends taking small breaks during work. Even a minute of intentional breathing or a short walk will increase brain capacity, allowing you to function at your peak longer. While micro-breaks are suitable for daily resets, good mental and physical health also needs macro breaks. Studies show that taking longer breaks from work is connected to longevity. “Starting all of this early is important because it’ll allow you to have a more effective and positive career from the start versus having to struggle to learn those things before you get into positions later in your career,” Glass says. KNOW YOUR NONNEGOTIABLES Once you have established good internal habits, you’ll be better equipped to set boundaries with others. Glass says there are hard and soft boundaries. “Take time to think about what your hard boundaries are,” he says. “What are the things that you’re just not going to sacrifice? For me, I have kids at home, and I’m going to have dinner with those kids. That’s an important part of who I am as a dad, and I’m not going to allow work to encroach in on that. Then set up your schedule around that hard boundary.” Soft boundaries aren’t as rigid. For example, Glass tries to take half-hour breaks throughout the day. “Those are times for me to get up and stretch or walk outside,” he explains. If someone really needs time with me, I can be flexible. Or I might suggest doing a one-on-one walk. I can find a way to get some sun or stretch my legs, too.” If you feel your boundaries aren’t being respected, have a conversation with your boss immediately. For example, if you are being contacted on off hours or weekends, Glass suggests saying: “I’m finding that I can’t be as productive as I want to be because I’m not getting the breaks and separation from work that I need. It seems like I must be available on a Saturday. I’m willing to do that because it’s a soft boundary for me, but I want to work with you to figure out when I can step away.” “If you’re in a situation where your boss doesn’t respect that or says, ‘That’s not how we do things here,’ then you have to ask yourself, is this really the place for me?” Glass says. “Is this where I want to build my career, particularly as a new entry into the workforce? When you set boundaries, you have to be willing to have those conversations and make decisions from a value standpoint.” BE PROACTIVE ABOUT EMPLOYERS Where you work will also affect your mental health. As you enter the workforce and consider employers, Glass recommends asking yourself three questions. First: Do you believe in the CEO and leadership team, and can you learn from them? Second: Is the company a place where you can bring your whole self to work? Finally: Do you believe in the product, mission or service that the company is executing? “If you feel you can trust the leadership team, if you feel you can bring your whole self to work, and you’re excited about what they’re trying to accomplish in the world, almost nothing else matters,” Glass says. “If any of those are missing, you should not consider that organization if you have a choice.” When you start your first job out of school, there’s much to learn and experience. It may take time to adjust to the work environment and determine how to be most productive. “There’s some introspection that needs to happen,” Glass says. “If the employer is breaking hard boundaries, it’s OK to move on because those are the things that are critical to you. If they’re soft boundaries, you may just need more time, learning and education. It’s healthy to go through some of that stuff in your early career. It will help you understand what kinds of jobs you like.” DREAMSTIME Mind your mental health by setting boundaries at work KNOW YOUR LIMITS DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 33

BY EMMA PATCH KIPLINGER’S PERSONAL FINANCE Millions of public school workers, along with some employees at colleges and universities, hospitals, charities and other nonprofit organizations, use 403(b) plans to save for retirement. As is the case with employer- provided 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans are taxadvantaged. Contributions are typically deducted from your paycheck and invested. Pretax contributions will reduce your taxable income, and your investments will grow tax-deferred until you retire. If your plan offers a Roth option, contributions are after-tax, but withdrawals will be tax-free as long as you’re 59 ½ or older and have owned the account for at least five years. Employers may offer a matching contribution to a 403(b) up to a certain threshold (a maximum 3% of your salary, for example). Most public schools don’t offer a match, but if your employer provides one, consider contributing at least enough to earn it. Most pensions for teachers who work 30 years or more replace 50% to 70% of their salary, so a 403(b) can fill the gap, says Dan Otter, co-founder of 403bwise, a nonprofit that advocates for better retirement plans for K-12 teachers. But 403(b)s have some key characteristics that make them unique — and sometimes less than desirable. Certain benefits that 403(b)s offer aren’t available with other types of employerprovided plans. The regular contribution limit is the same as with 401(k) plans — $23,000 in 2024 for workers younger than 50. And employees age 50 or older can make $7,500 in catch-up contributions to a 403(b) this year, just as those who have a 401(k) can. But some employers permit longtime employees to make additional catch-up contributions to a 403(b). If you’ve been with an employer for at least 15 years and you’ve made an annual average contribution of less than $5,000 a year, you can contribute an additional $3,000 a year, up to a lifetime maximum catch-up contribution of $15,000. You can take advantage of the 15-year rule even if you’re younger than 50. For those who are 50 or older, the IRS will apply contributions above the regular limit first to the 15-year rule, then to the standard catch-up contribution limit. On the downside, 403(b) plans aren’t subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which means employers don’t have the same fiduciary obligations as companies that offer 401(k) plans, Otter says. As a result, many teachers are offered 20 to 100 plans, often provided by insurance agents promoting high-cost variable annuities, says Nicholas Bunio, a CFP based in Philadelphia. Though many 403(b) plans have lackluster offerings, the problem really lies with plans for employees in K-12 public schools, he says. You can find out which school districts are doing right by their employees with 403(b) plans by using the search tool at www.403bwise.org/education/vendorsearch-tool. If your only option is a plan filled with high-cost products, consider investing in a Roth IRA instead. Unique characteristics of 403(b) retirement plans can also be drawbacks BY ASHLYN BROOKS KIPLINGER’S PERSONAL FINANCE A pple recently announced that loans made through its buy now, pay later program will be reported to Experian, a major credit reporting company. If more lenders follow Apple’s lead, the change could help consumers who use these loans build a credit history — but it could hurt their credit scores, too. BNPL services allow consumers to spread payments on their purchases over a few weeks or months, typically without interest if payments are made on time. Unlike layaway plans of the past, which required buyers to wait to claim a purchase until they had paid it off, BNPL provides instant gratification, which has made the loans popular with consumers. More than 40% of U.S. adults have used at least one BNPL service, according to a survey by Bankrate. However, the simplicity of BNPL plans can obscure potential pitfalls. Fees for late payments can be steep, and consumer advocates worry that the easy availability of the loans encourages consumers to purchase things they can’t afford. Nearly 30% of consumers who have used BNPL said they have spent more than they should, according to a Bankrate survey. Because BNPL payments usually aren’t reported to the three major credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — consumers have less incentive to curb spending and pay on time (although if you fail to pay for an extended period, the BNPL provider may turn your debt over to a debt collector, which can heavily damage your credit). At the same time, with most BNPL providers, using your loan responsibly doesn’t help you build a good credit history. So far, most other BNPL providers, including Klarna and Afterpay, haven’t announced plans to report their loans to the credit reporting companies. Affirm says it reports some longer-term loans to Experian, but it doesn’t report its plans that offer four interest-free payments, a common BNPL structure. In addition, most credit scoring models haven’t adapted to incorporate the way BNPL payments are made. For example, unlike credit card payments, which are typically made once a month and are reported to the credit reporting companies, many BNPL borrowers make small, biweekly payments. While Apple BNPL payments will appear on Experian credit reports, the information won’t be factored into borrowers’ credit scores, Experian says — and a credit score is a key measure that lenders use to judge a potential borrower’s creditworthiness for a credit card, mortgage or other loan. Experian says BNPL loan information may factor into credit scores in the future “as new credit scoring models are developed.” For now, while BNPL services provide a convenient way to spread out payments, consumers shouldn’t rely on them to develop a positive credit history. The most effective way to build credit is to apply for a credit card, pay your bills on time and keep the balance to less than 20% to 30% of the card’s limit. Don’t rely on buy now, pay later plans to help build credit score DREAMSTIME 34 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY STEPHANIE VOZZA FAST COMPANY M any of us define a successful day as one where we get a lot done. To check more tasks off your to-do list, it’s tempting to try multitasking, but that’s a counterproductive strategy. According to research, multitasking can kill productivity by as much as 80%. It can also drop your IQ by 10 points, harming your cognitive performance in a manner similar to smoking weed. Doing more than one thing at a time isn’t really multitasking; it’s “task switching,” says Dave Rabin, MD, Ph.D., neuroscientist, psychiatrist and cofounder and chief medical officer at Apollo Neuroscience, a company that offers scientifically validated wearable technology that improves focus and relaxation. “Attention is a finite resource,” he explains. “We only have so much attention that we can put on anything at any given time. As you split your attention between different tasks that you’re trying to do at the same time, you’re siphoning off attentional resources, which takes more of you out of the present moment.” Attention splitting puts you at risk of making more mistakes. The more mistakes you make, the more likely it is you’re going to have to repeat what you’re doing. However, Rabin claims that multitasking, not task-switching, is possible, but only if you understand how it can be done successfully. MULTITASK LIKE A CHEF Multitasking is all about timing, and Rabin says a good metaphor for its correct usage is preparing an Italian dinner. “You start making the sauce first because it takes the longest,” he says. “When that starts to simmer, you prepare the pasta, which has its own timescale. The other pieces of the meal have their own different times. While you’re doing each specific task, you’re 100% focused on it. Then everything comes out at the right time for a temperature, texture and flavor at the end.” The chef approach can be used at work, too. Instead of trying to split your attention among tasks, consider how you time them, staggering items and giving each one 100% of your attention in their moment. For example, if you are working on a big project, identify the things you need to do between now and tomorrow and between now and next week to have a successful outcome. Ask yourself, what actions can I start to get the process rolling? “Some things need an incubation time, and some things require deliberation and feedback,” Rabin says. “Each task has its own time scale, just like the pasta doesn’t take the same amount of time to cook as the sauce. When you stagger things over time, you can actually do multiple things. You multitask across time rather than in the moment.” CONSIDER YOUR FRAME OF MIND Another consideration for successful multitasking is considering the temperament you need to bring to a task. We each have multiple versions of ourselves that exist at any given time, Rabin explains. “We might present one version of ourselves at work, which is professional and buttoned up,” he says. “There’s a sensitive or vulnerable part that might not always be effective or helpful in some business situations. Then there are parts of ourselves we show around our families or friends. Each has strengths.” Understanding which tasks require which parts of yourself can help you optimize your performance in those situations. For example, focusing on numbers may require your detail-oriented productive side while coaching a struggling employee needs your sensitive being. Shifting into a different version of yourself doesn’t happen immediately, Rabin says. Think about what it’s like to come home from a busy workday, trying to jump right into family time. We all need transition periods, and you can use the same approach with tasks that require a different version of you. To go from work mode to a more sensitive state, Rabin recommends doing something that relaxes your body. You could take a short walk or listen to music. It’s possible to improve your productivity by staggering tasks according to their time and energy requirements, but it requires practice, he says. “If you practice being distracted, then you get really good at distracting yourself. Society has trained us to be distracted. If you practice control, you get better at it. You have to put effort into doing it. You can optimize your performance and your recovery when you practice being fully present with whatever it is you’re doing.” Yes, you can learn how to multitask optimally DREAMSTIME DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 35

BY THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A man posing as an NYPD cop accused of pepper-spraying a tourist at a lower Manhattan subway station has been identified as an ex-con who did six years in prison, cops said Saturday. Dominic Ogrady, who also goes by the alias Domingo Diaz, sparked the bizarre incident at 6:35 p.m. last Sunday at the Whitehall St.-South Ferry station on the uptown R train platform. Ogrady, 35, was at the station when he saw a family enter the station through an open exit gate without paying the fare, cops said. Sporting a fake NYPD detective shield, he confronted one of the family members, a 46-year-old man, who blew him off. “I’m a real cop conducting an operation,” Ogrady insisted, according to police. He then got on his phone and said he’s a cop making a “collar” — police jargon for an arrest — for theft of service, the charge that covers fare evasion. When the father tried to walk away, Ogrady pepper-sprayed him in the back of the head. The victim took a taxi to Bellevue Hospital to be treated for burns and swelling on his face. Police said Ogrady jumped on an uptown R train. Cops recovered surveillance footage of him leaving the Eighth St.-NYU station after getting off the train. On Thursday, the NYPD released pictures of the suspect — and his fake shield (photos at left) — and asked the public’s help identifying and tracking him down. Investigators later identified the bogus cop as Ogrady. Under his alias Domingo Diaz, he served six years in prison after he was caught with a firearm in Harlem on Oct. 18, 2007, and was convicted of attempted weapons possession. He was released from prison in 2014. His criminal record also has arrests for grand larceny and possession of a forged instrument, police said. Cops are asking anyone with information about Ogrady’s whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. ’Cop’ who pepper-sprayed tourist an ex-con: NYPD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. More than 60% of voters cast no ballot in the race that saw reformist Masoud Pezeshkian top Saeed Jalili, who competed alongside two other hard-liners. With Jalili now alone in facing the cardiac surgeon, Pezeshkian’s campaign would need to draw voters to next Friday’s runoff in an election they’ve otherwise not taken part in as public anger hardens following years of Iran facing economic hardships and mass protests under its Shiite theocracy. “Let’s look at it as a protest in its own right: A very widespread choice to reject what’s on offer — both the candidates and the system,” said Sanam Vakil, the director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa program. “That tells us a lot about public opinion and apathy, frustration. It sort of brings it all together.” Of the 24.5 million votes cast in last Friday’s election, Pezeshkian got 10.4 million, while Jalili received 9.4 million, election spokesman Mohsen Eslami announced. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf got 3.3 million, while Shiite cleric Mostafa Pourmohammadi had more than 206,000 votes. Iranian law requires that a winner gets more than 50% of all votes cast. If not, the race’s top two candidates advance to a runoff a week later. There’s been only one other runoff presidential election in Iran’s history: in 2005, when hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defeated former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. As has been the case since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women and those calling for radical change have been barred from running, while the vote itself will have no oversight from internationally recognized monitors. There were signs of the wider disenchantment of the public with the vote. More than 1 million votes were voided, according to the results, typically a sign of people feeling obligated to cast a ballot but not wanting to select any of the candidates. The overall turnout was 39.9%, according to the results. The 2021 presidential election that elected Ebrahim Raisi saw a 48.8% turnout, while the March parliamentary election saw a 40.6% turnout. There had been calls for a boycott, including from imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. Mir Hossein Mousavi, one of the leaders of the 2009 Green Movement protests who remains under house arrest, has also refused to vote along with his wife, his daughter said. There’s also been criticism that Pezeshkian represents just another government-approved candidate. In a documentary on the reformist candidate aired by state TV, one woman said her generation was “moving toward the same level” of animosity with the government that Pezeshkian’s generation had in the 1979 revolution. Jalili, once described by CIA Director William Burns as “stupefyingly opaque” in negotiations, likely would have won outright had the three hard-liners not split Friday’s vote. Jalili is known as the “Living Martyr” after losing a leg in the 1980s Iran-Iraq war and is famous among Western diplomats for his haranguing lectures and hard-line stances. Raisi, 63, died in the May 19 helicopter crash that also killed the country’s foreign minister and others. Many knew him for his involvement in the mass executions that Iran conducted in 1988, and for his role in the bloody crackdowns on dissent. Low turnout forces Iran runoff Reformist and hard-liner will face off in presidential election Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili casts his ballot Friday in Tehran. Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian will compete in a runoff election next Friday. ALIREZA SOTAKABR/ISNA 36 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

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Applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualiied. When Is the Deadline? Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than August 28, 2024. Late applications will not be considered. What Happens After You Submit an Application? After the deadline, applications are selected for review through a lottery process. If yours is selected and you appear to qualify, you will be invited to submit documents to continue the process of determining your eligibility. Applicants are usually contacted from 2 to 10 months after the application deadline. You will be asked to send documents that verify your household size, identity of members of your household, and your household income. AVAILABLE UNITS AND INCOME REQUIREMENTS Who Should Apply? Individuals or households who meet the income and household size requirements listed in the table below may apply. Qualiied applicants will be required to meet additional selection criteria. Applicants who live in New York City receive a general preference for apartments. • A percentage of units is set aside for applicants with disabilities: o Mobility (5%) o Vision/Hearing (2%) • Preference for a percentage of units goes to: o Residents of Manhattan Community Board 3 (20%) o Municipal employees (5%) ATTORNEY STREET APARTMENTS 196 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED UNITS AT 165 BROOME STREET, LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN Amenities: on-site resident super, resident lounge, elevator, bike storage, package room, *card-operated laundry room, (*additional fees apply) Transit: F, M, J, Z Train; M14A-SBS, M9 Bus No application fee • No broker’s fee • Smoke-free building This building is being constructed through the Extremely Low and Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) Program of both the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and the New York City Department of Housing and Preservation and Development (HPD) Unit Size 30% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) Monthly Rent1 Units Available Household Size2 Annual Household Income3 Minimum – Maximum 50% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) Monthly Rent1 Units Available Household Size2 Annual Household Income3 Minimum – Maximum Studio $454 4 1 Person $18,480 - $32,610 $1,010 5 1 Person $37,543 - $54,350 2 People $18,480 - $37,290 2 People $37,543 - $62,150 1 Bedroom $577 16 1 Person $23,109 - $32,610 $1,271 21 1 Person $46,903 - $54,350 2 People $23,109 - $37,290 2 People $46,903 - $62,150 3 People $23,109 - $41,940 3 People $46,903 - $69,900 2 Bedroom $680 10 2 People $27,703 - $37,290 $1,514 15 2 People $56,298 - $62,150 3 People $27,703 - $41,940 3 People $56,298 - $69,900 4 People $27,703 - $46,590 4 People $56,298 - $77,650 5 People $27,703 - $50,310 5 People $56,298 - $83,850 3 Bedroom $774 4 3 People $31,989 - $41,940 $1,738 5 3 People $65,040 - $69,900 4 People $31,989 - $46,590 4 People $65,040 - $77,650 5 People $31,989 - $50,310 5 People $65,040 - $83,850 6 People $31,989 - $54,030 6 People $65,040 - $90,050 7 People $31,989 - $57,780 7 People $65,040 - $96,300 Unit Size 70% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) Monthly Rent1 Units Available Household Size2 Annual Household Income3 Minimum – Maximum 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) Monthly Rent1 Units Available Household Size2 Annual Household Income3 Minimum – Maximum Studio $1,476 6 1 Person $53,520 - $76,090 $1,709 8 1 Person $61,509 - $86,960 2 People $53,520 - $87,010 2 People $61,509 - $99,440 1 Bedroom $1,854 23 1 Person $66,892 - $76,090 $2,145 27 1 Person $76,869 - $86,960 2 People $66,892 - $87,010 2 People $76,869 - $99,440 3 People $66,892 - $97,860 3 People $76,869 - $111,840 2 Bedroom $2,213 18 2 People $80,263 - $87,010 $2,563 21 2 People $92,263 - $99,440 3 People $80,263 - $97,860 3 People $92,263 - $111,840 4 People $80,263 - $108,710 4 People $92,263 - $124,240 5 People $80,263 - $117,390 5 People $92,263 - $134,160 3 Bedroom $2,546 6 3 People $92,743 - $97,860 $2,949 7 3 People $106,560 - $111,840 4 People $92,743 - $108,710 4 People $106,560 - $124,240 5 People $92,743 - $117,390 5 People $106,560 - $134,160 6 People $92,743 - $126,070 6 People $106,560 - $144,080 7 People $92,743 - $134,820 7 People $106,560 - $154,080 Mayor Eric Adams • HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr. • HDC President Eric Enderlin New York City is committed to the principle of inclusivity in all of its neighborhoods, including supporting New Yorkers to reside in neighborhoods of their choice, regardless of their neighborhood of origin and regardless of the neighborhood into which they want to move

BY CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL FOR ASSOCIATED PRESS P an-fried chicken cutlets are a convenient weeknight dinner, but they can be a little bland. Adding layers of flavor to each component of the dish ensures delicious results. In this recipe from our cookbook “Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” whole-grain Dijon mustard is whisked into the egg mixture that coats the cutlets, providing a bright, pleasantly sharp and flavorful base for the breadcrumb coating to stick to. Seasoned cutlets are dredged in a mixture of flour and cornstarch for an extra crunchy coating, then dipped into the egg mixture before being coated with panko breadcrumbs. You can use regular Dijon mustard in place of the whole-grain, but add another splash of water when beating the eggs so the mixture has a consistency that lightly but thoroughly coats the cutlets. The cutlets are fried in shimmering oil until golden brown, then served with a tangy cucumber salad. The freshness and crunch of the salad dressed simply with lemon and dill is the perfect foil for the rich cutlets. Don’t skip pounding the cutlets to an even thickness. This allows them to cook through completely and quickly. Whole-grain Dijon gives chicken cutlets bright flavor Serve the chicken cutlets with a tangy cucumber salad. MILK STREET EATINGWELL For a fast-paced breakfast on the go, give your blender a whirl. Enjoy the healthy fats from the almond butter and health-boosting phytonutrients in the cocoa powder and cherries in this tasty breakfast smoothie. The recipe easily doubles to make four servings to store in the freezer when needed. CRISPY DIJON CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH CUCUMBER-DILL SALAD Makes: 4 servings Total time: 30 minutes 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill Kosher salt and ground black pepper ⅓ cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons whole-grain Dijon mustard 1¾ cups panko breadcrumbs Four 5- to 6-ounce chicken breast cutlets, pounded to an even ¼-inch thickness 10 tablespoons grapeseed or other neutral oil, divided 1. In a small bowl, stir together the cucumber, lemon juice, dill, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Set aside. Set a wire rack in each of 2 rimmed baking sheets. In a pie plate or wide, shallow bowl, stir together the flour and cornstarch. In a second similar dish, use a fork to beat the eggs, mustard and 1 tablespoon water until well combined. In a third, stir together the panko and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. 2. Season each cutlet on both sides with salt and pepper. One at a time, dredge the cutlets through the flour mixture, turning to coat and shaking off any excess, then coat both sides with egg, and finally dredge through the panko, pressing so the crumbs adhere. Place the cutlets on one of the prepared racks. 3. In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high, heat 6 tablespoons of oil until shimmering. Add 2 cutlets and cook undisturbed until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Using tongs, flip and cook until the second sides are golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove the skillet from the heat. Transfer the cutlets to the second prepared rack. Repeat with the remaining 4 tablespoons oil and remaining cutlets, adjusting the heat as needed if the cutlets brown too quickly. Serve with the cucumber salad. CHERRY-MOCHA SMOOTHIE Makes: 2 servings Active time: 10 minutes Total time: 10 minutes 1 cup frozen unsweetened pitted dark sweet cherries 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk 1 (5-ounce) container vanilla fat-free Greek yogurt ½ medium banana 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tablespoons almond butter 1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups ice cubes 1 tablespoon dark chocolate shavings, chocolate-covered espresso beans 1. In a blender, combine cherries, almond milk, yogurt, banana, cocoa powder, almond butter, espresso coffee powder and vanilla. Cover and blend until smooth. Add ice cubes; cover and blend until smooth. 2. Pour into glasses and, if desired, top with chocolate shavings, chocolate-covered espresso beans and/or additional banana slices. To make ahead: This recipe easily doubles to make four servings. Make the recipe for four, then pour into jars with tight-fitting lids. Store in the freezer. The night before serving, transfer jar to the fridge to thaw. Recipe nutrition per serving: 272 calories, total fat: 12 g, saturated fat: 2 g, cholesterol: 2 mg, carbohydrates: 34 g, fiber: 7 g, total sugars: 21 g, protein: 13 g, sodium: 154 mg You can easily double this smoothie recipe and freeze individual portions. TNS GRAB-AND-GO BREAKFAST DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 39

Dream bars taste even better than Reese’s cups NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER DREAM BARS Makes: 12 servings 8 ounces cream cheese 1 (3.9-ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix 1 ½ cups plus 1 tablespoon cold whole or 2% milk, divided 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter 26 Oreo sandwich cookies (about 10 ½ ounces) ½ teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1 ½ cups cold heavy cream ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, divided ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter, divided ½ (about 2-ounce) bar dark or milk chocolate (optional) 1. Place 8 ounces cream cheese on the counter and let sit at room temperature until softened, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan (about 2 inches high) with 2 sheets of parchment paper, positioning them perpendicular to each other, so that parchment hangs about 2 inches over all four sides of pan to form a sling. 2. Place 1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix and 1 ½ cups of the cold milk in a large bowl. Whisk until dissolved and the mixture is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Let sit to thicken while you prepare the crust and other layers. 3. Place 6 tablespoons unsalted butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until melted, 40 to 60 seconds. 4. Break 26 Oreo sandwich cookies in half with your hands and place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse until fine crumbs form, 12 to 15 (1-second) pulses (about 2 ¾ cups). (Alternatively, place the cookies in a sealed zip-top bag and crush with a rolling pin into fine crumbs.) 5. Drizzle the butter over the cookie crumbs. Add ¼ teaspoon of the kosher salt. Pulse until it resembles wet sand and holds together when squeezed, about 5 (1-second) pulses. (If making by hand, transfer the crumbs to a medium bowl and add the melted butter and salt. Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture resembles wet sand and holds together when squeezed.) 6. Transfer the mixture into the pan. Use the bottom of a measuring cup or your fingers to press the crumbs into an even layer, making sure to reach the edges and fill the corners. Refrigerate while you make the filling. 7. Place 1 ½ cups cold heavy cream and ¼ cup of powdered sugar in bowl of a stand mixer (or large bowl if using an electric hand mixer). Beat with whisk attachment on high speed until stiff peaks form, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to another bowl. 8. Place the cream cheese, ½ cup of the powdered sugar, ½ cup of the creamy peanut butter and remaining ¼ teaspoon kosher salt in the bowl of the stand mixer (no need to wipe clean). Beat with the whisk attachment on medium speed until light and very fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a flexible spatula halfway through, about 3 minutes total. Transfer 1 cup of the whipped cream to the peanut butter mixture and gently fold together with a flexible spatula until just combined. 9. Dollop chocolate pudding into baking pan and spread into an even layer. Dollop peanut butter mixture over chocolate pudding and spread into an even layer. Dollop remaining whipped cream over the peanut butter layer and spread into an even layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to overnight. 10. When ready to serve, place the remaining 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon peanut butter and 1 tablespoon milk in a small bowl and stir with a fork until smooth. Transfer to a small zip-top bag, press down into a corner and snip the corner off of the bag. Drizzle the peanut butter mixture over the top. Use a vegetable peeler to shave ½ (about 2 ounces) chocolate bar over the top if desired. Grasping the excess parchment, transfer the slab to a cutting board. Cut into 12 pieces, wiping the knife between each slice for cleaner cuts. Heavy cream substitution: Replace the homemade whipped cream (1 ½ cups cold heavy cream and ¼ cup powdered sugar) with 1 (8-ounce) container thawed frozen whipped topping, such as Cool Whip. BY PATTY CATALANO THEKITCHN.COM J ust because your oven is out-of-office this summer doesn’t mean you can’t serve delicious desserts. No-bake treats are ready to fill in when the heat creeps up. Scoop creamy ice cream to make an old-fashioned banana split, layer whipped cream and cookies for a classic icebox cake, or serve up a dessert with a flavor combination that knows no season: chocolate and peanut butter. This recipe for chocolatepeanut butter dream bars is made by topping a buttery chocolate crumb crust with layers of rich chocolate pudding, peanut butter cheesecake and whipped cream. Finish the dessert with chocolate curls and a peanut butter drizzle before cutting into bars and sharing with your friends. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT Peanut butter and chocolate are a perfect match. Layer an Oreo cookie crumb crust, rich chocolate pudding and creamy peanut butter cheesecake filling for the ultimate flavor combination. It’s a make-ahead dessert everyone will love. Layered, no-bake desserts like this are best when made in advance to give the layers time to chill and set. Turn chocolate and peanut butter into the ultimate, no-bake summer dessert. TNS 40 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Mint-anchovy salsa verde a bright, zesty summer staple MINT AND ANCHOVY SALSA VERDE Makes: about ¾ cup ½ bunch fresh Italian parsley ½ cup loosely packed, fresh mint leaves 1 medium shallot, halved and peeled 4 oil-packed anchovy fillets 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained 2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil Juice of 1 lemon (about 3 tablespoons) Kosher salt 1. In a food processor or mini chopper, combine the parsley, mint, shallot, anchovies capers, and garlic and pulse until very finely chopped. 2. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the oil and lemon juice. Season with salt to taste. BY ANDREA GEARY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN T he long-standing popularity of this dessert dates to the 1860s, when the advent of egg beaters with rotating parts made whipping the egg whites for the batter easier. For bold citrus flavor, we steeped a generous 2 tablespoons of zest in the milk and cream for the batter to extract both its water- and fat-soluble compounds. Baking the pudding cakes in a bath filled with cold water, versus the hot water typically added to the pan, ensured that the bottom pudding layer, which sets faster than the top, didn’t curdle while the cake baked through. The lemony, airy, cozy results are sublime. A single batter creates silky lemon perfection BY DIANE ROSSEN WORTHINGTON TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY P rofessional cook Laura Vitale has written a wonderful new book, “At My Italian Table,” that highlights her Italian family recipes. This book, full of beautiful photographs, would make a great gift for any Italian food lover. You’ll find inspired recipes from appetizers to delectable desserts. Think focaccia, tomato pie, bucatini with tuna and breadcrumbs, torta caprese and so much more. I selected this vibrant condiment to share with you. It is a taste of summer that you’ll want to have in your fridge to use at a moment’s notice. Green sauces are a staple around the world — Mexican tomatillo salsa, French sauce verte, Argentine chimichurri, Middle Eastern zhug and Indian green chutney, to name a few. This Italian salsa verde is full of lively flavors like mint, capers and anchovies. The best part is it takes just minutes to put together. Try this sauce spooned over roasted or grilled chicken, fish, vegetables or creamy burrata or mozzarella. It also adds a fresh pop of flavor as a dressing for a simple green salad. Italian salsa verde is a versatile sauce for chicken, veggies and even cheese. DREAMSTIME SMALL-BATCH LEMON PUDDING CAKES Makes: 3 servings ½ cup milk ¼ cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest plus ¼ cup juice (2 lemons) ½ cup (3 ½ ounces) granulated sugar, divided 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt 1 large egg, separated, plus 1 large white ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract Powdered sugar (optional) 1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Bring milk and cream to simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove saucepan from heat, whisk in lemon zest, cover saucepan and let stand for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, fold a dish towel in half and place in the bottom of a 13-by 9-inch baking pan. Place three 6-ounce ramekins on top of the towel and set aside the pan. 2. Whisk 6 tablespoons sugar, flour, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Strain milk mixture through fine-mesh strainer into bowl with sugar mixture, pressing on lemon zest to extract liquid; discard lemon zest. Add egg yolk, vanilla and lemon juice; whisk until combined. (Batter will have the consistency of milk.) 3. Using a hand mixer, whip egg whites on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and whip whites to soft, billowy mounds, about 1 minute. Gradually add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and whip until glossy, soft peaks form, about 1 minute. 4. Whisk one-quarter of whites into batter to lighten. Gently whisk in remaining whites until no clumps or streaks remain. Ladle batter into ramekins (ramekins should be nearly full). Pour enough cold water into the pan to come one-third of the way up the sides of the ramekins. Bake until cake is set and pale golden brown and pudding layer registers 172 to 175 degrees at the center, 35 to 40 minutes. 5. Remove pan from oven and let ramekins stand in water bath for 10 minutes. Transfer ramekins to a wire rack and let cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if using, and serve. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 41

BY KRYSTA FAURIA ASSOCIATED PRESS W hen Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it. And although the Canadian actor and comedian has had a host of affirmations from Hollywood that have kept her going, including a recurring role in the FX series “What We Do in the Shadows,” Slowikowska inadvertently took a kind of back door to augment her fame when she began regularly posting filmed skits on social media last year. It didn’t take long for her to go viral, and her videos have since caught the attention of fellow comedians like Jack Black, as well as other celebrities including Justin Bieber. “You don’t have quite the stamp of approval from the industry,” she said during a recent interview as she reflected on the weirdness of internet fame. But the attention has opened doors for the 28-year-old, including a spot in this year’s star- studded Netflix is a Joke Festival lineup in Los Angeles, which she did amid a live comedy show tour. Often improvised and missing an obvious punch line, her videos encapsulate an absurdist, internet-saturated millennial and Gen Z humor that surely leaves many viewers scratching their heads in confusion. But her chops and training as an actor and comedian, including from The Second City improv school in Toronto, set her apart from many content creators. “Because I was trained and because I acted before, I think people always saw me as a little bit of both. Whereas I think maybe sometimes if you start as a content creator and then you’re trying to book something, it’s a little harder,” she mused. Although the clear star, she makes her videos with her roommates and collaborators Kyle Chase and Michael Rees, with whom she splits profits from ads or views. They’ll often brainstorm a general premise for a skit, then improvise the dialogue once the camera is rolling. In one of her first videos to blow up, the trio is celebrating Slowikowska’s birthday. She begs the men to push her head in a cake, but they protest, claiming she asked for this last year and became enraged when they did it. “Don’t put my face in the cake and don’t film it and don’t make it go viral,” she teases. They finally cave. Now covered in frosting, Slowikowska immediately pulls an about-face, as her cheery laughter morphs into tears and she storms out. In another skit, she’s found lying face down in a tantrum on a driveway. When the person behind the camera asks what’s wrong, she mutters that she wasn’t invited to be in the new Charli XCX music video. “All the hottest girls on the internet were in it, and I seemed to have missed the invite,” she says of the buzzy “360” music video that dropped in May, which boasts stars like Julia Fox, Rachel Sennott and Chloë Sevigny. “We (expletive) up,” the music video’s director, Aidan Zamiri, commented on Instagram. “Big time,” Charli XCX responded. A feature of Slowikowska’s comedy that was an important realization for her is a willingness to look unattractive when she’s in character, something she struggled with in her early days of improv. “I was like wearing Lululemon and trying to be like, ‘See, I’m still cute,’ ” she recalled, saying a shift occurred in the past few years. “I really don’t think about how I look when I’m making a video, on stage, in front of a camera when I’m filming something. I don’t think there is room for that when you’re really in the moment.” That willingness is apparent in her videos, like when she turned her swollen and bruised face after a gum graft surgery into a bit about discovering a “lip filler hack.” Although she ultimately wants to continue acting in and eventually making film and television, she recognizes the growing popularity of consuming entertainment online. “A lot of people are like, ‘Short form is the future,’ and I hope it’s not. It’s such an amazing tool and creates community and is a great equalizer, where all of the sudden now blank knows this Polish girl from Canada,” she said. “But I think having a group of people working on something for years, like a script or a television show, is always going to be more fulfilling.” Before internet fame, Slowikowska had booked a lead role in the co-commissioned Amazon Prime Video and Hulu teen sci-fi series “Davey & Jonesie’s Locker,” which premiered in March. She also snagged a role in the Amazon Freevee film “EXmas,” which stars Leighton Meester. Slowikowska bounced around between Los Angeles and Toronto for a few years, moving to New York last year, hoping to benefit from the city’s comedy scene. Around the time she moved, however, the actors strike began in the industry. With no auditions to go to, she turned her attention and energy to making videos. Now, with about 500,000 followers on both her Instagram and TikTok accounts, Slowikowska is still regularly posting videos but navigating how best to leverage her experience and clout in this moment. “I want to make my own stuff. I want to make my own movies and television series, and I’ve been working on those scripts,” she said. “And now, with this opportunity, you know, people are looking.” Actor’s viral comedic skits Canadian actor and comedian Veronika Slowikowska poses for a portrait on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Los Angeles. ASHLEY LANDIS AUGMENTED FAME “I want to make my own movies and television series, and I’ve been working on those scripts.” — VERONIKA SLOWIKOWSKA 42 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY MALIA MENDEZ LOS ANGELES TIMES G racie Abrams wishes she could say she was born a performer — that as long as she can remember, all she wanted to do was sing for people. Instead, she wrote songs alone in her bedroom, terrified of showing them to anyone. “I was singing as quietly as possible so that no one could hear me,” the singersongwriter, 24, says. This sentiment lingers in her early discography, gentle in its instrumentation and whisperpop lean. But her recently released sophomore album, “The Secret of Us,” shows little such restraint. “This album, it’s louder, because I was touring while I was making it,” she said. On top of headlining shows for her debut album, “Good Riddance,” the Grammy best new artist nominee last year supported Taylor Swift on the North American leg of her Eras Tour — now the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. In those stadiums of 70,000-plus people, Abrams said, emotions were at full volume. “It’s like a safe space to feel everything very loudly,” she said. “The joy was infectious, and I think that really seeped into this album.” “The Secret of Us” is a musical sucker punch, setting the moody outpourings of a 20-something woman to spirited guitar strumming and raspy background vocals. Written in large part by Abrams and her longtime friend Audrey Hobert in their shared LA apartment, it “embodies all the breathless urgency of spilling your heart out to your closest friend at the end of a whirlwind night,” a news release said. While her early songwriting is heavily autobiographical, Abrams said she sees “The Secret of Us” as a novel: dramatic, narrative- driven, and holding a plurality of experiences. “We totally took seeds of truth and then leaned into the drama of falling in love in your 20s and how physical that feeling is,” Abrams said. They wrote “Risk,” the album’s first single, in August, and in the days that followed, Hobert said she could hardly sleep. “I’ve just not felt anything like that before in my life,” she said. “Writing together is unlike any drug that exists on the planet.” If “Risk” was the crack in the dam, then writing the rest of the songs was like catching falling water: “Everything just kind of came in one fluid motion,” Abrams said. She attributes the speed of the project to her comfort with her collaborators, Hobert and Grammy- winning producer Aaron Dessner, both of whom she considers family. “There’s nothing I wouldn’t tell either of them, so it makes it easy to be completely open when writing,” Abrams said. “With Taylor (Swift) as well, when we were writing our song, it was like, again, nothing you wouldn’t say,” she added. Swift collaborated with Abrams on “Us,” the fifth track from “The Secret of Us.” With its cinematic percussion and soaring vocals from both artists, the song is a rightful keeper of the titular lyric: “Wonder if you regret the secret of us.” Its references to “sonnets” and “Babylon” are also fitting for Swift, whose own infamous Track 5s often wax poetic. Like “Good Riddance” — and Swift’s “folklore” studio sessions — “The Secret of Us” was recorded at Dessner’s Long Pond Studio in upstate New York. But the latter marks the first time Abrams has taken a hands-on role in production. “When we were at home writing a lot of the songs on just acoustic guitar, I felt like I could hear the whole finished product in my head,” she said. Dessner, who “has no ego about anything,” was predictably supportive, “which is epic, because I know that’s not always the case, especially from producers as established as he is.” “At no point did Aaron ever make me feel like I was intruding or not experienced enough. He just encouraged me from the moment I walked in,” Hobert echoed. During visits to Long Pond, Hobert and Abrams burst in on each other’s solo recording sessions and downed tequila shots between takes while Dessner laughed along, filming the duo’s most amusing moments. When he turned in early, they stayed up dancing to the demos. “This is a different kind of release,” Abrams said, “because I get to celebrate it with my best friend every moment along the way.” The two shared the stage in Los Angeles recently for a last-minute, invite-only show at the Echo, “Gracie & Audrey.” The event drew around 300 fans, many of whom sported Abrams’ trademark hair bows. On the set list were several tracks from the new album, including “Blowing Smoke,” whose biting line, “If she’s got a pulse, she meets your standards now,” drew a handful of gasps. But the gem of the night was the closer that was seven years in the making. Abrams first posted a 30-second snippet of “Close to You” on Instagram in 2017. The synth-pop track — which some have likened to Lorde’s “Melodrama,” released the same year — quickly became a fan favorite. Since then, Abrams has regularly fielded pleas for a full version. “I didn’t want to release it for seven years, which is why I didn’t release it for seven years,” she quipped, a grin creeping across her face. “Though, they were right.” “Close to You” received over 3 million streams in its first day on Spotify, becoming her best performing single upon release. It’s also her first solo song to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It’s strange to see fans rallying so hard for a song she wrote when she was 16, she said, “but I (expletive) love them for caring.” Evidently, that love is requited. When presale went live for Abrams’ the Secret of Us Tour recently, her Sept. 11 show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles sold out within an hour, so she added a second night — then, a third. “I knew that we had Night 2 in our back pocket, but not Night 3,” Abrams said. She was shocked when she saw the Ticketmaster queue, which was nearly four times the amphitheater’s capacity. They could’ve upgraded the venue, “but I don’t want to skip steps in that way,” she said. Plus, for an artist who grew up in Los Angeles, it doesn’t get more magical than the Greek. She’d play anywhere, though, on the condition that her fans were there to sing back to her. “As long as they’ll have me, I’ll do this.” For Abrams, it’s ‘a different kind of release’ Gracie Abrams, seen May 6 at the Met Gala, has released her sophomore album, “The Secret of Us.” DIA DIPASUPIL/GETTY Singer says support of her collaborators on album was ‘epic’ DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 43

BY AUBREY WHELAN THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER P eihua Jiang knows how difficult it can be to persuade a child to take a sip of a bitter liquid medication. When they were young, his kids sometimes balked at taking medicines because they didn’t like how they tasted. And as a neurobiologist, Jiang knew the medical issues at stake went beyond a minor inconvenience. Swallowing pills can be difficult for young children and elderly people. Liquid medications are easier to consume, but their taste is often so off-putting that some patients will avoid them entirely — a significant barrier to good health for those who need to take lifesaving medications. “My kids would refuse to take medicine when they were young,” he said. “It’s evolution; it makes perfect sense. A bitter taste is a sign you’re not supposed to eat something. But with medicine, it’s a different story.” That’s why Jiang and his colleagues at Philadelphia’s Monell Chemical Senses Center have spent years taking on what they describe as one of the most enduring challenges in medicine: finding a “bitter blocker” substance that can prevent a patient from tasting anything bitter. Jiang and his colleagues recently announced a breakthrough: They identified a nerve inhibitor in liquid form that temporarily blocks all taste entirely. The center says it’s the first temporary taste blocker that works universally in humans, and a game-changer in a yearslong research journey. “We are very pumped,” said Carol Christensen, a consultant to the director at Monell and a co-author with Jiang of a paper on the compound recently published in British Journal of Pharmacology. HOW BITTER MEDICATION HURTS HEALTH OUTCOMES Researchers at Monell, an independent research institution devoted to studying the senses of taste and smell, first began developing a bitter blocker in 2016 with a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation was concerned about bitter tastes preventing the uptake of medications in developing countries, where many people need to take regular medication for serious chronic illnesses like HIV and tuberculosis. Ninety percent of U.S. pediatricians cited “a drug’s taste and palatability” as the biggest barrier to getting their patients to complete a course of medication, according to a 2013 review of existing research on bitter medications for children. The paper noted it’s also hard for young children to swallow pills, even in small sizes, and that people of all ages, especially older adults, can have issues taking pills. And what one might call the Mary Poppins method — a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down — comes with its own risks. Adding sweeteners to medications can cause cavities or damage tooth enamel. For patients with serious conditions that require a long course of treatment, such as HIV, avoiding bitter medications can be dangerous. “Many, many children, especially in developing countries, are not taking medicines and are dying,” said Linda Flammer, a senior research associate at Monell and the lead author on the recent paper. “Simply giving them medication they can tolerate will save their lives.” ‘IT’S ... REALLY WONDERFUL’ At first, Monell researchers hoped to develop a bitter blocker by targeting the taste receptors on the tongue that handle bitter sensations. But that’s more complicated than it seems. Sweet tastes are easier to block because they affect only two taste receptors on the tongue. But at least 25 taste receptors are devoted to detecting bitter tastes. And a person’s reaction to a bitterness can vary depending on their genetics. “Some may have a strong response to one bitter receptor. Some people may not have any response at all,” Flammer said. So the researchers pivoted to target the nerve receptor that receives signals from the taste buds, Jiang said. In their search, they identified clinical trials for medications that targeted the same nerve receptor to treat various health conditions. In trials for one of those medications, designed to treat chronic cough, the researchers noticed a curious side effect. “People were taking these medications for chronic cough, but they were saying, ‘It messed up my taste,’ ” Jiang said. They theorized that they might be able to adapt a nerve inhibitor used in the medication to intentionally target a person’s sense of taste. They discovered that the compound in liquid form, swished around the mouth for less than a minute, blocks all taste for about an hour and a half. Then, taste returns to normal, allowing a patient to go about their daily lives without a bitter taste lingering in their mouths. The researchers tested it on adult humans and mice, and found that the inhibitor only blocks taste — not any other sensations in the mouth, like temperature or even the tingling that comes from a sip of a carbonated beverage. “It’s actually really wonderful. We’ve never seen that before,” Jiang said. GETTING THE TREATMENT TO PATIENTS The bitter blocker is a long way from seeing practical applications in medicine, the researchers said. In general, between further research and safety testing, it can take years for a scientific discovery to roll out to the general public. But drug manufacturers could one day deliver the drug through lollipops, Popsicles or other kid-friendly forms to help young children feel more confident about taking their medications, Jiang said. “We just hope now that we can take this very exciting finding and then find the right partners and the next funding to really make it happen,” Christensen said. Jiang is also hoping to continue studies on other bitter blockers, including ones that specifically target taste buds. “We tried to provide a toolbox for blocking bitterness,” he said. ‘Bitter blocker’ may help medicine go down GETTY Bad taste of some drugs erects barrier to vital treatments 44 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY LARRY PRINTZ TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE I t’s no mystery why mainstream consumers aren’t flocking to electric vehicles. While public infrastructure remains an issue, if you own a home with a 240-volt outlet, that’s not a problem. The issue is the vehicles themselves. Until now, most were Lilliputian in size and driving range at a gargantuan price premium. Consider the 2011 Ford Focus Electric with its 115-mile range and $39,995 price. That’s $55,432 today. Others, such as the Fiat 500 EV, Chevrolet Spark EV and Mitsubishi i-MiEV, suffered from the same problem. Then there was the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt, which has a fairly decent 259 miles of range and, in 2023, a starting price of less than $27,000, dropping to less than 20 grand with the $7,500 federal tax credit. It finally caught on, despite its subcompact length and incredibly unremarkable styling. But GM has killed it, with a replacement nowhere in sight. Now comes the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV. It’s pricier but is a far better vehicle, incredibly good looking and modern, with a sleek appearance that’s positively alluring in a way the Bolt never was. And it has the space, range and performance to make it outright competitive. Climb in the driver’s seat and you’ll find the instrument panel comes far forward, impinging on entry space and lending a cozy feel to the front row. Seats are flat and lack bolstering but prove comfortable enough. Their manual adjustments prove clunky to engage, lacking a smooth action that suggests cheapness. It’s not helped by the mostly black interior, a nonstarter in warm climes. And there’s a bit too much hard plastic, particularly on the dashboard, where designers placed gills to break up its visual depth. But they reflect annoyingly in the windshield. Overall, the cabin lacks the imaginative design and interesting, quality finishes found in Hyundai and Kia EVs. Rear cargo space is good, but at 27 cubic feet, it’s smaller than the Toyota bZ4X, and there’s no front trunk. There’s space under the center console to stash a small bag, but the lid is hinged on the passenger side, making it accessible only to the driver. The instrument panel is dominated by a 17.7-inch infotainment screen that uses Google Automotive software. So CarPlay won’t work with it. Also, Google Maps’ on-screen buttons are the same size as on your smartphone, and they’re placed close together, making them impossible to use. But the Equinox does have some thoughtful cold-weather touches. It features battery charge pre-conditioning, warming it up in the garage before starting. And the Heated Wiper Pack warms the bottom of the windshield in icy weather, while the door handles vibrate to break themselves free of ice. Other worthy features include SuperCruise, GM’s semi-autonomous hands-free driving software, and a hands-free starter. Just climb in the car, put your foot on the brake and the car starts. While not perfect, the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV should prove the perfect new addition. AUTO REVIEW Chevy’s new battery electric SUV The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV features battery charge pre-conditioning, warming it up in the garage before starting. CHEVROLET PHOTOS 2024 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EV 3LT AWD Base price: $47,200, excluding $1,395 destination charge Powertrain: Front permanent magnet motor; rear induction motor Horsepower/Torque: 28 8/3 3 3 pound-feet Range: 285 miles Recharge time (Level 2): 6.3 hours from 20% (estimated) Length/Width/Height: 191/77/65 in Ground clearance: 6 in Payload: 1,139 lbs Cargo capacity: 26- 57 cubic feet Towing capacity: 1,500 lbs Surprisingly attractive, affordable DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 45

“One thing at a time” should be everyone’s current motto. The mood kicks off on a powerful note with the Moon in hot-headed Aries shoving Mercury in sensitive Cancer, which could push us to say more than we mean. Fortunately, the mood eases up once Luna enters steady Taurus, giving us the chance to ease up on the gas. Even so, the lunar square to Pluto could spark bold ambition, so we can fire on all cylinders if we choose. ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 Indulge your senses. You may miss the beauty on offer when the world is so full of stress and strife. Remember all that’s available to you. You don’t need to spend loads to do this — try walking to the nearest park. Regardless of your preferences, try to enjoy good food or lose yourself in music. TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 What do you require in this moment? There’s an emphasis on ensuring your needs are met. Ask yourself what you want to accomplish, then create a plan for making it all happen. You can rejoin the world in a day or two once you’ve got everything sorted. For the time being, make yourself a priority. It should pay off handsomely. GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 Rushing into things isn’t necessary. You can take life at your natural pace. In the meantime, do your best to wrap up any loose ends and get in proper rest, especially if you’ve been running low recently. Taking it easy in the present doesn’t mean you can’t play hard in the future. CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 Today isn’t about you — at least not in the singular sense. There is an emphasis on joining up with other people and focusing on what you can do as a team. The less you think about yourself, the more you’ll be able to create something special with others. LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22 The green light means it’s time to go. Hit the gas and start racing toward your chosen destination. If you’ve been working with stalled plans lately, get ready for them to slip into gear and start moving. Whether you’re working with new or old projects, there’s much to be achieved. VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 The world is waiting for you to come and sample it. You’ve got a growing case of wanderlust. You may decide to pursue a fresh course of study or start planning your dream vacation. Even if you only begin with baby steps, do something to try and broaden your horizons — there’s a lot beyond them. LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Being intense isn’t inevitably a bad thing. You can focus your attention that much more. Even if these are tasks you’d rather ignore as long as possible, this particular energy is an ideal way to conquer even the most arduous and tense matters with ease. This energy shouldn’t be wasted, so jump up! SCORPIO OCT. 23-NOV. 21 There is power in numbers — specifically the number two. Someone may step forward to carry their weight in one manner or another. It’s possible that you already know this person, or they may be a welcome stranger. Either way, be open to whoever appears at this time. SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Your work matters just as much as your results. Everything can happen in a timely fashion. This is like a time-out where you can catch your breath and retrain your eye on the ball. If you’ve recently dropped a beneficial habit, make an effort to get things back on track. CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19 There’s no point in living life if you’re not passionate about something. It’s time to put your energy into the things that bring you pleasure and joy. The world is alive with vivid colors. Make this day about enjoying yourself, whatever that might mean to you. AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Soap is only useful if you use it. Many things in your space are like that: useful when you use them but not when you don’t. There’s no point in surrounding yourself with bits and bobs if they don’t bring you joy or aren’t providing other functions, so phase out some excess. PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20 You speak to others very kindly, but you might have been so kind to yourself. When others are messy, you may support their efforts to shape up without judgment, and you deserve that same space to do things that spark joy. Allow yourself a chance to be complicated or messy. It’s okay to give yourself some wiggle room. You deserve it. For Sunday, June 30 Comfort Food by James Barrick THE BIG X-WORD ACROSS 1 — Nostra 5 Passengers’ place 10 Pancetta 15 First lady — Truman 19 Fmr. student 20 Arch 21 Beast of burden 22 Diva’s song 23 Italia’s capital 24 Butler in “The Nanny” 25 Start of a quip by Groucho Marx: 3 wds. 27 Code of conduct 29 Big berry 31 Gets bested 32 — de parfum 33 Conduit for smoke 34 Fifth canonical hour 35 Part 2 of quip: 4 wds. 43 Pearly stuff 44 Bridges 45 “— Arden” 46 Adage 49 Tolkien creature 50 Evaluation 52 Hoity-toity 53 Comet head 54 First Jewish month 56 Hogshead 57 Give form 58 Boston player 59 City on Lake Superior 61 Be in store for 62 Hereditary title 63 Scalloped, as a leaf 65 Part 3 of quip 66 Stigmatized 67 Runny nose tissue 68 English county 69 Social events 70 Sheer 71 Husk 72 Eats 73 Abbr. in a citation 76 Salty drop 77 Electrical problem 78 Cakes 80 Goat hair garment 81 Annex 82 News item 83 Not of this world 84 Bet 86 Part 4 of quip: 6 wds. 89 Farmer, at times 91 Wriggling 92 Court 93 Man at the podium 94 PC program 97 Awhirl 102 End of the quip: 2 wds. 104 Composer — Bruckner 106 Brain wave 107 Cheap trinket 108 Simulacrum 109 Charter 110 Fervor 111 Gets it wrong 112 Famous 113 Flowed back 114 Punta del — DOWN 1 Find fault 2 Genus of swans 3 Japanese sport 4 Recreational 5 Agree 6 Exchange fee 7 Beak 8 “— Told Every Little Star” 9 Baby bird 10 Brit’s “Holy cow!” 11 — mater 12 Jargon 13 Melville title 14 “The Confessions of — Turner” 15 Moguls 16 Makeaclean slate 17 Tall, grande and venti 18 Recites 26 Rag 28 Horse opera 30 On the — (estranged) 33 Beef cut 34 Notch 35 Dwarf buffalo 36 Brickbat 37 Western 38 Executor’s concern 39 Simian 40 Lament 41 Inappropriate 42 Muscle quality 46 Film production facility 47 Priest’s vestment 48 Dwindled 51 Sharp 52 Fissile rock 53 Wince 55 Hardened shelter 57 Go round 58 High-fiber food 60 Den 61 With lance in hand 62 Company of lions 63 Slide 64 Honey badger 65 Singer — Crow 66 Knitted shoe 68 Cut 69 Column order 71 “Begone!” 72 Raid 74 Further 75 Pasternak character 77 Brit. money 78 Revelatory 79 Faint 82 Silk quality 83 Cousin to a foil 85 Struggle mentally 86 Fabrics 87 Cried 88 Wound about 89 Aspersion 90 Come to pass 93 Brink 94 Sniper’s need 95 Earthy fuel 96 Royal attendant 97 Attempt 98 Affectation 99 Fateful day for Caesar 100 In good order 101 Wind 103 Element #50 105 A state: abbr. 6/30 © Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS 46 Sunday, June 30, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Jumble: MYSTIC, PELVIC, LOTION, OUTBID, MUSKET, BIRDIE. He wanted to change the TV station to watch the big game, but there wasn’t even a—REMOTE POSSIBILITY Jumble for Kids: PIE, MAKE, WANT, FARM. What can run but not walk? — WATER JUMBLE JUMBLE FOR KIDS BAKER STREET PUZZLE PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS HIDATO DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Sunday, June 30, 2024 47

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PREFERABLY 3+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. MAIL RESUME TO: PETE’S TOWING SERVICE, 29 RUSHMORE STREET WESTBURY, N.Y. 11590 Assoc. Portfolio Mgr. Point72, L.P. (New York, NY). Hybrid; remote up to 2 days/ wk. Collab w/ Sr. PM to formulate & develop relative value opportunities for FI strategies. Manage FI portfolio relative value strategies. Must have at least a master’s or equiv.in Compu Finance, Fin. Eng’g. Econ. or a rltd field & at least 4 yrs of exp. as a Fin Analyst or a rltd as part of a buy-side or sell-side macro team. Must also possess; at least 4 yrs of exp. w/: global macro markets, includ. rates, swaps, & futures; trade-cycle: completing risk-assessment analysis, trade structuring & implementation to point of execution; portfolio construction, portfolio mgmt, & risk mgmt; and researching relative value strategies for global rates products. Salary range= $173,555 - $250,000yr. Resume to [email protected] & reference Job Code D062024U. Accountant (NYC) Preparation of financial projections, financial statements, budgets, audits & other reports required for financial servicing for the international property management and hospitality investment sector. Prepare financial reports in compliance with (GAAP), (IFRS) & Shariah law. Resource utilization, tax strategies, budget forecasts. Yardi property management software. 5 day in-office position. BS Accounting + 12 mo exp req. $67,912 send CV to [email protected] Help Wanted General Employment CLASSIFIED Call (212) 210-2111 placeanad.nydailynews.com SPACE AVAILABLE Japanese Hair Stylist, F/T @ Hisako Salon 50th St, Inc (NY, NY) perform hair dressing under Japanese fashion. $24.26/Hr. Req'd: 24 mos exp + Cosmetology license. CV to Hisako: 233 E. 50th St, NY, NY 10022 IT Professional Computer Systems Analyst: Analyze user requirements, procedures & problems to automate processing & improve existing computer system & using various techs. Job location in Jackson Heights, NY. Salary $104,500/yr. Mail resume to: Queens Diamond & Jewelry Inc, 37-19 74th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Healthcare Support Worker, New York, NY: Packaging supplies, keeping clinic supplies properly stocked & organized, drop off, transport supplies to sites & help set up vaccination clinics & other clinics for clinics onsite nurses to vaccinate as per prebooked schedule, comply with all clinic rules, regulations & procedures, HS diploma/GED, $22.15 PH, 9-5, M-F, send resume to: VitalCheck Wellness Inc., 241 W 37th St., Ste. 402, New York, NY 10018Healthcare Support Worker, New York, NY: Packaging supplies, keeping clinic supplies properly stocked & organized, drop off, transport supplies to sites & help set up vaccination clinics & other clinics for clinics onsite nurses to vaccinate as per prebooked schedule, comply with all clinic rules, regulations & procedures, HS diploma/GED, $22.15 PH, 9-5, M-F, send resume to: VitalCheck Wellness Inc., 241 W 37th St., Ste. 402, New York, NY 10018 Hair Assistant sought by Scarlett Rose LTD in Sag Harbor, NY to Shampoo & rinse customers' hair. F/T. Salary $30k. Mail resumes to 80A Division St, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. Food Preparation Worker (Staten Island, NY) 05 F/T Open Positions. Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea. Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage. Portion and wrap the food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons. Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware. $33,280.00/year. Tue - Sat 12pm - 8pm. Email resume to 1110 ASD Restaurant Corp. d/b/a Nino's Restaurant, Attn: Agim Djencic, President at [email protected] Engineering Project Managers, New York, NY: Responsible for mnging & coordinating various phases of assigned projects, from their initial conception through completion. Participate in the dvlpt, issuance, review, & recs of project procedures & policies. Make on-site decisions & negotiations w/ stakeholders. Review claims or disputed work, compiling necessary project doc & advising senior mgmt as to appropriate action related to adjudication. Salary: $106,434.00-$120,000.00/yr. Send res to: SJH Engineering, P.C, [email protected] Demida Corp. (New York, NY) is looking for a Bus Person. High School diploma (foreign degree is acceptable). Please send a resume to [email protected] Demida Corp. (New York, NY) is looking for a Food Preparer. High School diploma (foreign degree is acceptable). Please send a resume to [email protected] Help Wanted General Melk Urban Design seeks landscape designer in NY, NY to plan unique public spaces. Bachelor in landscape architecture + 2 years experience, strong design portfolio, and proficiency in Rhino, Revit, AutoCad, Illustrator, Photoshop & Indesign reqd. Substantial design role experience in large urban & institutional projects reqd. Quarterly travel as needed for site visits and meetings. Send resume and design portfolio to [email protected] KazArt Corporation (New York, NY) is looking for a Truck Driver. High School diploma (foreign degree is acceptable). CDL (commercial driver's license) is required. Please send a resume to [email protected] Jr. Production Coordinator (annual salary of $56,784) sought by YJM Apparel Group Inc. to provide research & analysis servs. on the men's & boys' apparel mrkt & its consumer behavior. Req'd: 1) Bach.'s deg. in a Merch.-rel. field, 2) 18 mos. of progressive prof.l exp. in the off. position, & 3) demonstrable ability to research & anlyz the co.'s mrktng policies to initiate new strategies to increase mrkt shares. Mail cover letter & resume to YJM Apparel Group Inc., 1407 Broadway, Ste. 1723, NY, NY 10018. JForward Inc. at 82 Beaver St., 606, NY, NY, is hiring Marketing Research Analysts (telecommuting permitted). Worksite at 427 42nd St., Brooklyn, NY, 11232. The candidate is expected to: Anlyz website pages tracking web traffic & promoting daily; Conduct email mrktng & anlyz it by Klavio 3X/wk; Promote bus. on SNS daily; Mngng website dsgn & dvlpmnt; Measure & assess customer & employee satisfaction wkly; Mngng & ensuring timely & effective execution of mrktng events; Identifying & communicating event strategy, logistics & goals to the Co.; Identifying & utilizing of appropriate existing internal research sources & tools & syndicated research studies & info.; Independently creating & executing qualitative & quantitative mrkt research activities; Anlyz & interpret mrktng research data & dvlp meaningful key findings & implications; Drafting & dsgning mrktng materials base on mrktng research; Acting as an interface between co. & clients, suppliers, & govt. agencies; & Presenting research & benchmarking findings to the co., mngrs, collaborating & asst. co. to strategize & create a sound mrktng plan. Pay $62,400, please email resume to [email protected] Jeweler, Metal Kinetics, LLC (NY, NY) Finish fine jewelry pieces from raw casting. Assemble pieces using torch, & laser welder; hand make prongs from wire. Construct connections & assemble necklaces & bracelets. Clean & polish raw casting to the level reqd for fine jewelry. Use a laser welder for polishing & repairing micro porosity. Use all traditional jewelry tools (files, pliers etc.) in the assembly process. Execute qlty inspection to find & repair any imperfection that does not meet the extremely high-qlty stds for high end gold & platinum custom jewelry pieces reqd by our customers. HS Diploma/GED or US equiv & 2 yrs exp reqd. Perm F/T Pos., 40hrs/wk. Salary $61,069/yr. Mail resume to Metal Kinetics, Attn: Mark Bronson, 7 E 47th St, 4th Fl, NY, NY 10017. Help Wanted General Store Manager (Queens, NY) Negotiating terms and maintaining vendor accounts; Conducting research, preparing financial reports, handling client information and ordering requests, and performing administrative functions; Interviewing and working closely with current and potential vendors to obtain and develop desired products; Managing and organizing meetings with foreign suppliers to discuss purchase plans; Managing store daily routines and supervise staff. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, or related field. Require 36 months employment experience. Must be fluent in Mandarin or Japanese. Salary: $72,197.00/year. Send cover letter & resume to HR, LuxWater Laundry Place, Inc., 45-15 82nd Street, Queens, NY 11373. Receptionist sought by Bong W Yeon & Associates PC (NY, NY) Answer inquiries & provide info to the general public, customers, visitors, & other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment & location of depts, offices, & employees w/in the org. F/T. Salary: $33,000/yr. Mail resumes to 16 W 32nd St, Ste 305, NY, NY 10001. Quant. Researcher.; Point72, L.P. (New York, NY). Hybrid position; remote up to 2 days per wk. Conduct original quant. research. Follow, digest, & analyze latest academic research. Must have at least a master’s or equiv. in Finance, Econ., Math, Stats, Data Sci., Comp. Sci., or other rltd quant. discipline or a rltd field & at least 2 yrs of exp. as a Quant. Analyst or rltd. Must also possess; at least 2 yrs of exp: developing, researching, & implementing quant models on behalf of a financial service institution; programming/utilizing SQL & Python, include. Polars; performing stat analysis of historical data gathered frm financial markets to build quant models; analyzing the risk & rtrn profile of portfolios of financial instruments; conducting independent research utilizing lrg data sets; and w/ portfolio construction & equity factor risk models. Salary range= $250,000 - $300,000yr. Resume to [email protected] & reference Job Code C062024R Preschool Teacher Assistant sought by a Preschool/Daycare Center in (Brooklyn, NY) Assist w/ supporting each child's physical, social, emotional, & cognitive dvlpmt; Facilitate effective communication w/ parents who only speak Ukrainian or Russian; Help to prep lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, eqpmt, & demonstrations. Reqmts: 1 yr of exp in the job offd or rltd field; Excellent verbal & written communication skills in the Ukrainian & Russian language. $33,370.00/ yr. Send resume to: Sunny Skies Prospect Corp, 720 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, atte: Shabtai Simon. PREP COOK NUEVOS HORZIONTES DELI CORP IS SEEKING A SKILLED PREP COOK TO JOIN THEIR TEAM. SOUND SKILLS OF VARIOUS CUISINES AND FOOD HEALTH & SAFETY REGULATIONS KNOWLEDGE. 3+ YRS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. MAIL RESUME TO: NUEVOS HORZIONTES DELI CORP, 151 POST AVE WESTBURY, N.Y. 11590 Help Wanted General Queens Village - 113th Ave/207th St. Nr Q77 & Q83, 1 mo rent + 1 mo sec $600/mo and $750/rm. Proof of income req. Owner 347-208-8377 Bronx - Furn’d Rm. $200/wk, $600 to Move In, Shared Apt. Single Occupancy, Male Roommate. Call Owner 646-387-8501 Rooms for Rent BUYING BASEBALL CARDS $$$ Also All sports Cards Certf’d Memorabilia & Graded Cards, Prefer Pre-1980, paying top dollar; small or lrg collections. Call Henry 917-273-2353 Stuff Wanted BOOK Telephone Man-SoldierHitchhiker / 100 Pg. Book by Gabriel Wiesenthal of his experiences. $14.00 Plus. order from amazon books. you won’t be disapointed. Stuff for Sale Merchandise Thai Food Cook. Nourish Thai rest. seeks Thai Food Cook. Dvlp menus, prep, season & cook Thai dishes, ctrl food supplies, clean kitchen, fllw safety & quality ctrl. Req. NY Food Handler Cert. Assoc. Deg in Culinary/Rest. Mgmt. Min. 2ys. Exp. in Thai cuisine. Wage: $44,720/y. Brooklyn, NY. Send resume to Patama (Owner) at [email protected] Tailor/Dressmaker (AFRICAN Clothing): Reqs ability to sew/ design & make some of the following African wears/ dresses: 1. Dashiki; 2. Bobou; 3. Agbada; 4. Isiagu; 5. Babariga; 6. Toghu/ Atoghu; 7. Skirt & Blouse; 8. Wrapper or Tie Dresses, 9. Head Gear; 10. Chiefs & LoLo Hats & Caps; etc. Reqs high school/ GED, training, & 2 yrs exp; 6 mo's of training in using different types of sewing machines, incl embroideries & zig-zag/designing machines. Exp must be in creating patterns, selecting fabrics, textures, & colors, & cutting & sewing African dresses w/ machine & hand. Collab w/ the supervisor to develop new patterns for African clothing & maintain cost & product lists with accounting software. Must have strong time management skills & attention to detail for African fashion clothing that is convenient and comfortable for the people. Pay: From $46,446 - $48,000 based on years of exp & skills. Resumes to Francis Ngadi, Heritage Human Services, 1504 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236 Help Wanted General To place an ad call 212-210-2111 Got Pets Mt. Poconos - Upto 1 acre. Btwn Camel Back/Nr Lake Harmony/ Pocono Raceway & Jim Thorpe Vill. off Rt 80 $500dn/$200/mo Bal $11,500 0% Int Owner 973-222-1803 Lots & Acreage Brooklyn & Queens - Buy your own home w/ as little as $5k VA. Many other prgrms & grants avail. No closing costs. Owner 718-810-4911 Sale - Other Areas Springfield Gardens, Queens - Beautiful and Newly renovated 3 bdrm apt, available for immediate occupancy. Asking $3000. Contact Owner 516-650-5604 Far Rockaway - Private house, Renovated 3 BR/1 BA, programs accepted. $3,200/mo Owner / Agent 646-246-3518 or 917-300-3522 Brooklyn and Queens - Apt. for rental, studio 1, 2, 3 & 4 bdrms avail. Working and prgrms welcomed. Owner 718-810-4911 Rental - Queens East New York - Furnished rm, utilities, $250/wk, 2 wks rent + 2 wks security. Call Owner - 347-790- 3235 Rental - Brooklyn