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BRONX TIMES R 38 EPORTER, MARCH 6-12, 2020 BTR
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
Docket No. NN-20643-19
SUMMONS
In the Matter of
JUSTIN FLORES
A Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years
Alleged to be Neglected by
LEONELA FLORES
Respondent(s)
NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE
MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A
PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP
AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION. IN
SOME CASES, THE AGENCY MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF
SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAN AND CONVINCING
EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO
THE AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
TO: LEONELA FLORES
A petition under ARTICLE 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT having been filed with this court
alleging that the above-named child(ren) is a neglected child(ren), a copy of said petition being
annexed hereto:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court at 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx,
New York, 10451 Part 17, MARCH 12, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. oʼclock of said day to answer the
petition and to show cause why said child(ren) should not be adjudicated to be a neglected
child(ren) and why you should not be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 10
of the FAMILY COURT ACT and why an order of support under SECTION 235 of the FAMILY
COURT ACT should not be made if the final disposition is an order of placement.
On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154 (c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles
4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a
violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a
Respondent who is not a resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for
obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this
provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the
request for, or alleged violation of the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served
with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing
with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.
STEPHEN G. BYRNES
CLERK OF THE FAMILY COURT
Dated: January 31, 2020
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BY JASON COHEN
In a society where everyone
is divided culturally and
politically, one former Bronxite
is portraying these polarizing
issues in an off-Broadway
show in the borough.
Dan Hoyle, 39, who lived
in Melrose from 2013 to 2016,
is performing a show “Border
People,” which is coming to
the Bronx Documentary Center,
614 Courtlandt Ave, March
6 and 7.
“Border People” is a solo
show, based on Hoyle’s conversations
with immigrants,
refugees, asylum seekers and
border crossers of all kinds at
both the north and southern
borders of the United States.
Hoyle appears as 11 people
in the show, including portraying
the true-life stories
of two Bronx workingmen,
Larry Canty and Jarrett Gaymon.
Canty is a building superintendent,
and Gaymon an
ex-navy, martial arts expert is
from the projects in the south
Bronx.
“The goal is to have people
feel like they met all 11 people,”
Hoyle said. “My work is
always looking at this type of
stuff, but I haven’t ever looked
at in this way.”
Hoyle, who lives in Oakland,
said the inspiration for
the show began when President
Trump was elected. In
2016 while he was an artist-inresidence
at the Heyman Center
for Humanities at Columbia
University he was tasked
to create a journalistic solo
show and quickly realized it
was the prefect opportunity
to depict the cultural and racial
struggle of many people
today.
Not long after this, he met
Gaymon, 36, a disabled veteran,
who lives in the Melrose
Houses.
Gaymon, who has never
had himself portrayed in a
theatrical setting, said he was
a bit nervous at fi rst, but after
seeing the play four times, he
feels he was represented well.
“I thought it was fantastic,”
he exclaimed.
He explained he has “always
had to pass the test for
black and white people.” As a
6’5 200 plus black guy he is often
too black for white people
or not black enough for black
people. Gaymon noted that
Hoyle even got his verbal and
nonverbal mannerisms on
point, which really made him
laugh.
“There’s these ideas that
certain white people have of
black people,” he said. “I don’t
come across as thuggish in
anyway.”
Hoyle got to know Gaymon
and Canty as he frequented
the courtyard at Melrose and
Andrew Jackson Houses. He
noted that often people thought
he was a cop because he was
the only white guy there.
The actor told the Bronx
Times that when the play
comes to the borough he hopes
the characters resonate with
Bronxites and they are able to
connect with them. While not
every character in the show is
based on one person, they all
represent people’s struggles
with race, gender or life.
“The idea was to get across
to the target demographic,” he
explained. “I’m trying to give
the audience the emotional experience
I had.”
Dan Hoyle, who portrays 11 people in a show coming to the Bronx March 6 and 7. Photo Courtesy Carol Rosegg
/CharterNYC.org