8 The Queens Courier • february 19, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Teens rescued after becoming stranded on ice in Little Neck Bay BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected] @CristabelleT Madison Avenue is coming to Astoria. A “Mad Men” exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image featuring large-scale sets, costumes, props, advertising art and video clips from the hit AMC series is opening on March 14. The show’s creator, writer and executive producer, Matthew Weiner, will also be at the Museum of the Moving Image next month to discuss the series, just weeks before the final episode. Don Draper fans can get a look at his office, kitchen, suit and a box with “objects that reveal his true identity.” More than 25 iconic costumes and hundreds of props will be on display — including Joan Holloway’s red dress from the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce holiday party and Megan Draper’s “Zou Bisou Bisou” dress — and some items will later be added to the museum’s permanent collection. But the exhibit, Matthew Weiner’s “Mad Men,” goes beyond what’s on screen. Fans will also be offered insight into the origins and making of the series. There will be an installation featuring key elements of the writers’ room with story notes for the first half of its seventh and final season listed on whiteboards, and index cards, research material and other elements created and used by the writers of “Mad Men.” The exhibit is the first time objects connected to the production of the show will be shown in BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected] @CristabelleT A venture onto a frozen Douglaston bay turned dangerous on Valentine’s Day when two teenagers got stuck on the cracking ice and had to be rescued by the fire department. Ladder Company 164 and Engine Company 313 responded to the stranded pair around 5 p.m. on Feb. 14, when they found them near Bay and 223rd streets about 300 to 400 feet from the Little Neck Bay shoreline, fire officials said. When they arrived, FDNY members witnessed one of the teens, believed to be a boy, fall into the icy water and be pulled out by the other person. Mary Marino, who lives right on the bay, saw the emergency vehicles and ran out to see what was happening. “The water started rising up and the ice started cracking,” she said. Marino then grabbed her phone and filmed the speedy rescue. The teens, a boy and a girl, managed to make it closer to the shore, but were still stuck on the weakening ice, she said. The video shows the first responders placing a ladder across the ice so the two could crawl across it to shore, while some rescuers were in the water in insulated suits to hold the public on this scale, according to the museum. “We are grateful to AMC, Lionsgate and the extraordinarily talented team of creative professionals behind ‘Mad Men’ for giving us an unprecedented degree of access to objects that inform and define this landmark television series,” said Carl Goodman, executive director of Museum of the Moving Image. Weiner will appear at the museum for a conversation about the creation and production of “Mad Men” on March 20. His talk kicks off Required Viewing: Mad Men’s Movie Influences, a 10-film series featuring movies curated by Weiner — including “The Apartment,” “Les Bonnes Femmes,” “The Americanization of Emily” and “North by Northwest” — that inspired the show, from March 14 to April 26. “’Mad Men’ is much more than a popular television series, it has become a cultural touchstone inspiring a renewed interest in a critical time in the country’s history,” said Barbara Miller, the museum’s Curator of the Collection and Exhibitions. “With the generous participation of Matthew Weiner and his production team, we are able to reveal how Weiner’s profound commitment to exploring cultural history and human relationships informed the production of ‘Mad Men,’ and offer unique insight into the creative process behind the series.” Matthew Weiner’s “Mad Men” runs from March 14 to June 14, at 36-01 35 Ave., and coincides with the series’ last seven episodes, which air on AMC beginning Sunday, April 5, at 10 p.m. ladder steady. “They did an excellent job — it was fast,” Marino, said, adding that the entire rescue took about 10 to 15 minutes. One of the teenagers was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center for treatment due to exposure to the water. Marino, who has lived near the bay for 40 years, said it’s very rare for someone to get stuck on the ice, but decided to post her video of the rescue online to make sure no one else gets stranded on the body of water again. “You can’t walk on this ice because it’s dangerous,” Marino said. “They didn’t realize the tide gets high,” she added. Earlier this month, the FDNY and Parks Department held a press conference on the dangers of walking on frozen waters in city parks. “This winter we have seen incidents in Central Park, in the Bronx and on Saturday in Queens where, if not for the quick response and brave work of FDNY members in frigid, icy waters, New Yorkers may have lost their lives,” said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro in a statement. “Venturing onto the ice of New York City’s rivers and waterways is dangerous. I urge all New Yorkers to stay off the ice for their safety, and for the safety of all FDNY members who respond to these emergencies.” Screenshot via YouTube/courtesy of Mary Marino Two teenagers got stuck on the cracking ice and had to be rescued by the fire department on Valentine’s Day. ‘Mad Men’ exhibit at Museum of the Moving Image to coincide with show’s final episodes Photo: Ron Jaffe/AMC The dress worn by Megan Draper (Jessica Pare) as she sings “Zou Bisou Bisou” at Don’s birthday party will be shown in the exhibit.
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