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Calendar of Events
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Community Meetings Nov. 10, Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Assn., Inc.; St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, Juniper Valley Road; 718-894-4114. Nov. 11, 8 p.m., Forest Hills Community and Civic Assn.; American Legion Hall, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave. Nov. 13, United Community Civic Assn. and Assemblymember Michael Gianaris "Connect To Your Community"; American Museum of the Moving Image, Riklis Theater, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria; 718-545-3889. Nov. 25, 8 p.m., Bayside Hills Civic Assn.; Bayside Colonial Church. Clubs Nov. 19, Dec. 19, 8 p.m., John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic Club, 78-31 Parsons Blvd., Basement, Flushing; 718-591-0100. Community Boards Nov. 6, 7 p.m., Board 2; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St., 2nd Floor; 718-533-8773. Nov. 10, 7 p.m., Board 4; Flanders Field Post 150-VFW, 51-11 108th St., Corona; 718-760-3141. Nov. 10, 7 p.m., sharp, Board 7; Union Plaza Care Center, 33-23 Union St., Flushing; 718-359-2800. Nov. 12, 7:45 p.m., Board 9; Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 213 Part II, Kew Gardens; 718-286-2686. Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., Board 11; M.S. 158, 46-35 Oceania St., Bayside; 718-225-1054. Nov. 12, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., Board 8; Queens Center for Progress, 81-15, 164th St., Flushing; 718-264-7895. Community Councils Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., 110th Police Precinct; St. John’s Queens Hospital, 2 West Conference Room, 90-02 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Nov. 25, 8 p.m., sharp, 108th Police Precinct; Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St., Sunnyside. Nov. 25, Dec. 25, 8 p.m., 107th Police Precinct, 71-01 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Community School Boards Nov. 6, 8 p.m., Nov 20, 8:30 p.m., District 26; M.S. 74, 61-15 Oceania St., Bayside; 718-631-6981. Others Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Whitestone VFW Post 4787, 19-12 149 St.; 718-746-0540. Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m., Jewish War Veterans Post 250; Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd.; 718-AX 7-7711. Nov. 20, Queens Borough Public Library Board of Trustees, Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 718-990-0700. Nov. 20, 6 p.m., SHHH; Lexington School for the Deaf, 30th Avenue, Jackson Heights; 718-350-3203. Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon; Our Lady of Mercy Church, 70-01 Kessel St., Forest Hills. Nov. 25, Greater Woodhaven Development Corp.; Le Cordon Bleu. Arts & Entertainment American Museum of the Moving Image Nov. 7, The Servant’s Shirt (Naukar Ki Kameez); Nov. 8, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Ed Wood preceded by Vincent, Beetlejuice; Nov. 9, Batman, Batman Returns; Nov. 15, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow preceded by Frankenweenie, Le Petit Soldat; Nov. 16, Mars Attacks!, Planet Of The Apes; Nov. 19, Big Fish (Preview Screening); Nov. 21, Dil Chahta Hai; Nov. 22, Dementia 13, You’re A Big Boy Now, The Godfather; Nov. 23, The Rain People, Finian’s Rainbow, The Godfather; Nov. 25, In America (Preview Screening); Nov. 28, Sword Of Doom; Nov. 29, Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Godfather Part II; Nov. 30, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Godfather Part II; 718-784-0077. Flushing Town Hall Nov. 7, The Vincent Herring Quartet; Nov. 21, The Alex Blake Quartet; Nov. 9, Madama Butterfly; to Feb. 1, 2004, Carl Molno: An American Original retrospective exhibition; 718-463-7700. LaGuardia Community College Nov. 12, Latino chamber music with Carpentier String Quartet; Nov. 21, James Spaulding. For information, call 718-482-5060. MoMA QNS To Nov. 24, Projects 80: Lee Mingwei, The Tourist, Literally; to Dec. 1, Projects 79: Liam Gillick, Literally; to March 8, 2004, Pencil: Drawings from the Collection; Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Paul Cézanne, Claes Oldenburg and more; 33rd Street at Queen Boulevard; 718-707-0403. Museum for African Art Nov. 14-Mar. 1, 2004, 20th anniversary "Looking Both Ways" Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora. P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center To Dec. 29, Paul Graham: American Night, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Special Projects, Vincent Szarek; to January 5, 2004, El real viaje Real/The Real Royal Trip, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City; 718-784-2084. Queens College Nov. 9, Prague Chamber Orchestra; Nov. 10, lecture: "The Story of a Holocaust Survivor in Germany and Italy"; Nov. 12, Evening Readings with Norman Manea; Nov. 25, Evening Readings with Edna O’Brien; to Dec. 23, Ciphers In Time: Recent Italian Mixed-Media Art; for tickets and information, call 718-997-4646. Queensborough Community College Nov. 6-12, "The Glass Menagerie"; Queensborough Theatre, Humanities Building, Bayside; 718-631-6311. Queens Museum of Art Nov. 6, The Impressionists; Nov. 6, 13, 20, Painted Paper Collage; Nov. 7, El Chancecito, Do You Wanna Dance?;Nov. 13, Asian Art Today; Nov. 20, East Wind: Tour and Discussion; to Nov. 29, Korean Film Festival; to Nov. 30, Sunday Art Workshops; Dec. 3, 10, 17, Painting: The Still Life; Dec. 4, Joan Jonas: Performance Installations; Dec. 18, The Looking Series:Nature as a Mirror; Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-592-9700. Queens Theater In The Park Nov. 7-9, A Tribute To "The Greatest"; Nov. 5-9, All Under Heaven; Nov. 14, 15, Inti-Illimani; Nov. 15, 16, Bruce Adler; Nov. 22, 23, Pilobolus; to Nov. 23, Contents Under Pressure; Nov. 29, A Christmas Carol, Beatlemania Again!; Dec. 5-7, 10, 11, 13, 14, Meshuggah-Nuns; Dec. 6, Trial By Water; Dec. 13, Celestial Motions; Dec. 19, 20, Words, Rhythms & Rhymes; Dec. 20, Santa Meets the Wicked Wizard, Soul Erotica; Dec. 27, Américo & Friends: An Evening of Poetry & Jazz; Dec. 27, 28, Rockin’ New Year; Jan. 24, 2004, Dance Asia, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park; 718-760-0064. Others Nov. 5-Dec. 31, Cedar House Café, "a view from Atlas" photo exhibit, 70-10 Grand Ave., Maspeth; 718-478-9569. Nov. 5-6, Calandra Italian American Institute and Italian American Museum presents opera lecture series honoring 100th anniversary of Enrico Caruso’s debut; Museum 28, West 44th Street 17th Floor, Manhattan; 212-642-2020. Nov. 8, 12-13, 15, 19-20, 22, Aisling Arts "Life’s A Dream"; The Undercroft, Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37th St., Astoria; 212-868-4444. Nov. 7, Killing Kompany "Murder At The Family Reunion!"; Nov. 14, "Murder Among Friends!"; Nov. 23, "A Thanksgiving Murder!" Call for information; 212-772-2590. Nov. 7, Theatre A La Carte "Let’s Murder Marsha"; Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Pkwy.; 718-631-4092. Nov. 8, World Wide Wrestling Federation "An Evening With Johnny Valiant"; Hickey’s Pub, 61-08 Flushing Ave., Maspeth; 718-326-7297. Nov. 8, Greek American Folklore Society Hellenic Music Festival; Cretan Association, 32-33 31st St., Astoria; 718-956-3544 or 726-4997. Nov. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, FSF Community Theatre Group "Victor Victoria"; Free Synagogue of Flushing, 41-60 Kissena Blvd.; 800-260-6789 or 516-354-3017. Nov. 8-22, AQA Gallery "Water & Light," 99-10 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills; 718-520-9842. Nov. 9, Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra 40th Season Celebration; Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd.; 718-746-9122. Nov. 13-23, St. Bart’s Playhouse presents "Brigadoon," Park Avenue, Manhattan; 212-378-0248 or 378-0222. Nov. 13-Dec. 14, Thalia Spanish Theatre "Flamenco en Cuerpo y Alma," 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside; 718-729-3880. Nov. 14, Phoenix Players "Amateurs"; Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14th Rd., College Point; 516-678-0016. Nov. 14-16, Queens International Film Festival; Midway Theater, Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills; 718-459-5496 or www.queensfilmfestival.com. Nov. 14-16, 21-23, Astoria Performing Arts Center, "Love Jokes," 31-30 33rd St., Astoria; 718-393-7505. To Nov. 14, St. John’s University Chung-Cheng Art Gallery, Marshall Arisman’s "Power Animals," 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Dec. 21, Oratorio Society of Queens Holiday Concert, 25-33 154th St., Flushing; 718-460-0726. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dances Nov. 9, 16, 23, Italian Charities of America Sunday dances with instruction; Nov. 15, 29, Saturday dances, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst: 718-478-3100. Nov. 9, The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Long Island Chapter, Fifteenth Annual Fall Luncheon; Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, N.Y.; 516-222-5530. Nov. 12, Americans of Italian Heritage wine tasting; Reception House, 167-17 northern Blvd., Flushing; 718-886-3355. Nov. 12, Long Island City Business Development Corp. Annual Luncheon & Trade Show; Terrace on the Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; 718-786-5300. Nov. 13, Long Island City YMCA 4th Annual Frank J. Tempone Service To Youth Dinner & Dance; Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th St., Flushing. Nov. 13, Queens Chamber of Commerce luncheon; Antun’s Queens Village, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village; 718-898-8500. Nov. 15, Alley Pond Environmental Center 2003 Annual Autumn Reception, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-235-4000. Nov. 29, Bella Italia Mia Sixth Annual Party; Christ the King H.S., 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village; 718-426-1240. Fleas, Fairs, Fundraisers Nov. 8, John Stanton Benefit Fund to assist family; Msgr. McClancy H.S.,71st Street, Jackson Heights; 718-335-0402. Nov. 8, Italian Charities of America flea market, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst; 718-478-3100. Nov. 8, North Shore Queens Detachment 240 Marine Corps League 228th Anniversary Birthday Ball/Fundraiser; Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant, 1132 Hempstead Tpke., Franklin Square; 718-357-6570. Nov. 8, Sunnyside Community Services fall bazaar to benefit the senior center, 43-31 39th St.; 718-784-6173, ext. 111. Nov. 9, St. Leo’s School flea market, 104-19 49th Ave., Corona; 718-699-6539. Nov. 14, Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce 2003 Auction of fine art-estate jewelry, sports memorabilia and collectibles; LIC YMCA, 2nd Floor, 32-23 Queens Blvd.; 718-482-6053 or 718-784-8437. Nov. 19, Shareing & Careing Annual Benefit, Cocktail Party and Silent Auction; Riccardo’s by the Bridge, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; 718-721-7777. Historicals Daily, Fort Totten Historical Center tours and lectures; 718-352-2462. Items of Community Interest LaGuardia Community College Nov. 8-Dec. 20, Microsoft Access; Nov. 11, English courses for immigrants. For information, call 718-482-5460. Queensborough Community College Nov. 6, college orientation for high school students; Nov. 7, CUNY Citizenship Day; Nov. 9, open house; Nov. 12, BP Proclamation for CUNY month, health lecture "Malpractice Insurance…," film screening "Raising Victor Vargas"; Nov. 13, film "Paragraph 175"; to Nov. 15, Italian Heritage month; reservations; 718-281-5144 York College Nov. 8, open house, Structure of the Universe, Total Lunar Eclipse, 25th Anniversary Independence Celebration concert; Nov. 10, Personal Finance Community Forum Nov. 11, Gospel Concert, Graduate Workshop, MARC Honors Seminar: Responsible Conduct of Research, Part II: Research on Animals,"The Family Expert" staged reading; Nov. 12, Let’s Talk About Sex..., SBD: Entertainment as a Business; Nov. 13, Graduate Workshop; Nov. 14, Sixth Annual School of Journalism Day and NYC Scholastic Press Association Conference; Nov. 15, Financial Aid Workshop; Nov. 18, Haitian Independence Day, "Combat De Vertieres," MARC Honors Seminar: Cultural Capital & Graduate Student Achievement. Others Nov. 6, Queens Borough Chamber of Commerce Card Exchange; Computer Career Center, 95-25 Queens Blvd., Rego Park; 718-898-8500. Nov. 8, Community Task Force of Maspeth, Elmhurst & Middle Village Protest March, corner of Grand Avenue and 79th Street; 718-651-5865. Nov. 8, New York Junior Tennis League is sponsoring a trip to Yale and Albertus Magnus University; 718-786-7110, ext. 162; Nov. 8-9, early morning winter weekend tennis lessons at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Bay Terrace Tennis Center and Cunningham Tennis Center, no black sole sneakers; 718-786-7110, ext. 26. Nov. 10, New York Blood Center and Starbucks blood drive; Starbucks, 22-02 31st St., Astoria; 718-626-6004. Nov. 10, Nov. 29, Queens County Bar Association "What You Should Know About Jury Duty," QPTV Channel 57. Nov. 10, Rosenthal Library at Queens College "This is woman’s hour…"—The Life of Mary Baker Eddy, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing; 718-997-3672. Nov. 11, Museum of Jewish Heritage "Ours to Fight For…"; Nov. 19, "A Walk In The Sun"; Nov. 23, "Major General Maurice Rose…." Nov. 11, The Salvation Army "Honor Our Heroes" service, 21-10 Borden Ave., Long Island City; 718-784-5690. Parks & Recreation Alley Pond Environmental Center Nov. 8, Bird Walk at Jones Beach; Nov. 9, Lovely Leaves; Nov. 15, Annual Autumn Reception; Nov. 16, The City That Drinks The Mountain Sky; Nov. 22, Oakland Lake Slide Show; year ’round, Birthday Party Program on Saturdays and Sundays, some after-school and holidays possible, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; 718-229-4000. Forest Park To Nov. 14, Forest Parks Landscape Stewards Program; host your next event at Oak Ridge; Salsa Tuesdays, Yoga Mondays, One Forest Park, Woodhaven; 718-235-4100. Queens Botanical Garden Nov. 8, Monet’s Garden in Giverny; Nov 15, Bountiful Traditions; Dec. 13, Winter Gathering, 43-50 Main St., Flushing; 718-886-3800. Socrates Sculpture Park To February 8, 2004, EAF03: The 2003 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition; 718-956-1819. Urban Park Rangers Nov. 8, Orienteering: Finding Direction, Alley Pond; Nov. 15, Giants of the Alley, Alley Pond; Nov. 16, Orienteering: Finding Direction, Forest Park; Nov. 22, Amateur Digital Nature Photography, Forest Park; Nov. 23, Conservation: "Make a Difference," Forest Park; Nov. 29, Leaf Journal Workshop for Kids, Alley Pond; Nov. 30, Eco Kids, Forest Park. For information or to register call the citywide hotline at 311. Other Parks Nov. 8, "Wildman" devours Cunningham Park, Union Turnpike and Francis Lewis Boulevard, Hollis, reservations; 914-835-2153. School News And Events Nov. 5, Queensborough Community College ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the CUNY Center for Higher Education, 39-07 Prince St., Flushing. Nov. 15, PTA of Bayside H.S., 32-42 Corporal Kennedy St. pre-holiday festival to benefit the school. Nov. 16, Queen of Angels Home School Association annual holiday/cake sale, crafts, Church Recreation Center, Skillman Avenue. Nov. 19, Solomon Schechter School of Queens open house,, 76-16 Parsons Blvd., Flushing; 718-591-9800. Nov. 22, St. Robert Bellarmine Home School Association raffle in the School Hall; 718-631-5665 (leave message). Nov. 23, St. John’s Prep H.S./Lewis Avenue reunion of all classes, call Barbara Mahoney at the Alumni Office, 718-721-7200, ext. 685. •P.S. 84, The Steinway School, is looking for alumni for their 110th year anniversary, 22-45 41st St., Astoria; 718-721-4827. •Immanuel Lutheran School Reading and Math Enrichment Program, 12-10 150th St., Whitestone; 718-767-5656. Seniors Nov. 10, Forest Hills Community House/Senior Center book fair, 108-25 62nd Dr.; 718-699-1010. YMCA’s Central Queens Nov. 9, soccer; Nov. 11, discussion, Yasir Arafat; Nov. 13, "From the Borscht Belt to Broadway; Nov 19, meet the author A.B. Yehoshua; Nov. 20, Simcha party, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills; 718-268-5011. Cross Island Nov. 10 to January 25, 2004, computer learning; Nov 26, nursery school annual Thanksgiving feast, 238-10 Hillside Ave., Bellerose; 718-479-0505. Local Libraries To Dec. 6, Queens Library Gallery, Painting For Progress: Art And The New Deal, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica; 718-990-8665. Kids Nov. 5 10 a.m. Ozone Park Branch Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. Baisley Park Branch Pre-School Storytime Central Library Toddler Time Elmhurst Branch Storytime Hillcrest Branch Pre-School Toddler Time 11 a.m. Elmhurst Branch Crafts Ozone Park Branch Picture Book Time Sunnyside Branch Toddler Time 11:30 a.m. East Elmhurst Branch Pre-School Storytime 1:30 p.m. Hillcrest Branch Picture Book Time 4:30 p.m. Rosedale Branch Animals Alive! Nov. 6 10 a.m. Flushing Library Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. Baisley Park Branch Pre-School Film Educational And Recreational Movies Each Week. Woodhaven Branch Pre-School Story Time 11 a.m. Flushing Library Pre-School Story Time 3:30 p.m. Woodhaven Branch Thanksgiving Crafts 4 p.m. Briarwood Branch Nails By Mrs. Kathy For Teen Girls 4 p.m. Central Library History Of Comics Queens Village Branch Make Your Own Squash Box 6:30 p.m. Rosedale Branch Meet Author Deborah Gregory Nov. 7 10:30 a.m. Douglaston/Little Neck Branch Mother Goose Rhyme Time Flushing Library Toddler Learning Center Maspeth Branch Toddler Time 11 a.m. Sunnyside Branch Picture Book Storytime 1 p.m. Maspeth Branch Pre-School Storytime 3 p.m. Auburndale Branch Learn To Draw For Teens 3:30 p.m. North Forest Park Branch Chess Club For Teens 4 p.m. Bayside Branch Be A Teen Book Buddy Central Library Story Sharers Flushing Library Chess Club For Kids 4:30 p.m. Hillcrest Branch Hillcrest Chess Club Nov. 8 2 p.m. Central Library, "Fort Dimanche, Fort La Mort" presented in French 10:30 a.m. Central Library Parent-Child Story & Craft 3:30 p.m. East Elmhurst Branch Chess For Children 4 p.m. Central Library Fashion Design Class For Teens Far Rockaway Branch Make Your Own Decoupage Box Nov. 9 1-4 p.m. Flushing Library, "Non-Citizen Voting" Nov. 10 7 p.m. Rosedale Branch Fathers Read! (Mothers Welcome, Too!) Nov. 12 10 a.m. Ozone Park Branch Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. Baisley Park Branch Pre-School Storytime Central Library Mother Goose Time Elmhurst Branch Storytime 11 a.m. Elmhurst Branch Crafts Ozone Park Branch Picture Book Time Sunnyside Branch Toddler Time 11:30 a.m. East Elmhurst Branch Pre-School Storytime 3:30 p.m. Elmhurst Branch Craft Hour 3:45 p.m. East Elmhurst Branch Jazzkids Of East Elmhurst Present "Sunny!" 4 p.m. Arverne Branch Magic Show With Anthony Corrao Adults Nov. 5 10 a.m. Central Library Introduction To Computers East Elmhurst Branch Stay Well Exercise For Older Adults 6 p.m. Flushing Library Basic Concepts Of Ayurveda, Infolinq Class In Chinese 6:30 p.m. Central Library Wells Fargo/ALA/QBPL Homebuying Seminar 7 p.m. Flushing Library Infolinq Class In English Nov. 6 1 p.m. Whitestone Branch Friends Of The Whitestone Branch General Membership Meeting 2 p.m. Seaside Branch The Joy Of Jewish Music With Ken Stuart 2:30 p.m. East Flushing Branch The Art Of Bow Making 6 p.m. Broadway Branch Friends Of Broadway Branch General Meeting Forest Hills Branch The Doctor’s Plot Of 1953 In Russian 6:30 p.m. Forest Hills Branch Ballroom Dancing Langston Hughes Branch The Black Looking Glass: Inside The World Of Children’s Literature St. Albans Branch Asthma & The African-American Family Steinway Branch Wells Fargo/ALA/QBPL Homebuying Seminar Nov. 7 1 p.m. Flushing Library First Fridays Book Discussion Group 2 p.m. Hillcrest Branch Meet Author Peter Duffy/Authors On Tour 4 p.m. Maspeth Branch "La Voce Di Napoli" Dino Rosi Nov. 8 10 a.m. Flushing Library Infolinq Class In English 10:30 a.m. Central Library Parent-Child Story & Craft Flushing Library IRC: Infolinq Class In English 2 p.m. Bayside Branch Opera: Puccini And Verdi For Families Central Library Queens, A Home Away From Home Series (In French) 2:30 p.m. Jackson Heights Branch 16th Poetry Reading By The Jackson Heights Poets 3 p.m. Flushing Library Chinese Book Discussion Group Nov. 10 10 a.m. Central Library Stay Well Exercise For Older Adults 1:30 p.m. Kew Gardens Hills Branch Friends Of KGH Branch General Membership Meeting 6 p.m. Queensboro Hill Branch College Funding: How To Finance Higher Education, College Funding: How To Fi- nance A College Education, in Mandarin 6:30 p.m. Broad Channel Branch Holiday Wreath Workshop Central Library Wells Fargo/ALA/QBPL Homebuying Seminar Rochdale Village Branch Jazz Masters In Focus 7 p.m. Central Library Polish Your Resume Richmond Hill Branch An Evening Of Holiday Music Rosedale Branch Fathers Read! (Mothers Welcome, Too!) Nov. 12 10 a.m. Central Library Introduction To Computers East Elmhurst Branch Stay Well Exercise For Older Adults 6 p.m. Flushing Library Career Exploration Inventory Flushing Library Small Business Workshops 7 p.m. Flushing Library Infolinq Class In English PSA’s Kew Gardens Community Center, Ti Chi Qi Gong, line dancing, open games, exercise, humor & politics, Italian opera and more; 718-268-5960. Queens Women’s Network, displaced homemaker program, domestic violence SAFE program, 161-10 Jamaica Ave., Suite 207, Jamaica; 718-657-6200. |
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