14 The Queens Courier • march 20, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Photo courtesy of NYPD Charles McEvoy A Better Kind of Cancer Care Commanding Officer of 103 has new job BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA ctumola@queenscourier.com @CristabelleT After nearly five years of service to the 103rd Precinct, its commanding officer, Inspector Charles McEvoy, has a new job with the NYPD’s School Safety Division. McEvoy was named executive officer of the citywide division, which has more than 5,000 school safety agents and 200 uniformed police officers covering “At Winthrop, not only are all the cancer services in the same location, so are the physicians.” Dr. Eva Chalas is Winthrop’s Director of Clinical Cancer Services and Chief of Gynecologic Oncology. She joined Winthrop upon completing her fellowship at a major cancer center in New York City. A nationally recognized leader in women’s health and gynecologic cancer, Dr. Chalas was named a “Physician of Distinction” by the American Cancer Society. “Most individuals diagnosed with cancer require multimodality therapy – surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. So there’s real value when a patient’s entire care team is in regular, face-to-face contact, tailoring the best treatment plan for the patient. “Most of our physicians have trained at some of the nation’s top institutions. I like to say I am surrounded by A+ people. The administration here is committed to making sure our cancer services are the absolute best they can be. I’m proud that Winthrop is the only Long Island hospital named on the Becker’s List of hospitals in the United States that provide excellent cancer care.” First Street, Mineola, New York • ..WINTHROP • winthrop.org more than 1.1 million of the city’s public school students. As part of his new position he will help oversee and coordinate the agents and officers. Before serving as the 103rd’s commanding officer, McEvoy held the same job at the 102nd Precinct and was the executive officer of Brooklyn’s 79th Precinct. “Interacting with the community” will be one of the things McEvoy said he is going to miss the most about working at the 103. “It was just very gratifying to deal with such good, hardworking people who wanted so much good for their community,” he said. Reducing crime and violence, and improving the quality of life within the precinct, were also highlights McEvoy said he was proud of during his tenure. “We are going to miss him,” said Donna Clopton, president of the 103rd Precinct Community Council, noting McEvoy’s open-door policy. “It’s always been great to have a commanding officer that I can reach out to and he’s been one of those,” she said. “We embraced him as much as he embraced us.” “Hopefully whoever is going to replace him is going to be just as workable,” Clopton added. It was unclear as of press time who would assume leadership of the 103. Pols to Cuomo: DREAM is not dead BY LIAM LA GUERE lguerre@queenscourier.com @liamlaguerre Maybe it was just a fantasy, but Queens politicians that support New York’s DREAM Act aren’t giving up the fight to make it a reality. After receiving support from the State Assembly and Governor Andrew Cuomo, on March 17 the State Senate failed to pass the DREAM Act, which would have allocated $25 million in state funding for tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants attending college. The legislation received just 30 of the necessary 32 votes to pass. Two Democratic senators opposed the measure, along with all Republican members. Every Queens senator voted in favor of the measure, and now they are hoping to convince Cuomo to add the DREAM Act to the state budget, which is due April 1. “It’s unfortunate that it didn’t pass. There are people in the state who don’t agree with it. That’s democracy,” said State Senator Tony Avella, who cosponsored the measure. “There is no question that it’s disappointing, but we won’t give up the fight.” Cuomo himself voiced disappointment that the Senate failed to pass the bill after the vote, and the same day he released a statement, vowing to fight for it-- though it’s not clear if he will put it in the state budget. “I will continue to work with supporters, stakeholders and members of the legislature to achieve this dream and build the support to pass this legislation and preserve New York’s legacy as a progressive leader,” Cuomo said. If the DREAM Act had passed the final hurdle in the Senate vote, it would put New York among states such as California, New Mexico, Washington, and even Texas, which is known as a Republican state. “I think it’s an embarrassment for New York State,” State Senator Malcolm Smith said. “We have always been a progressive state, especially for immigrants. We need to make it happen. I am optimistic that the bill could come up again before we end session in June. I will push for it to come up again.”
QC03202014
To see the actual publication please follow the link above