NEXT CHAPTER: REFORM Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and the borough’s 14 City Council members signed a letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Coalition Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein requesting passage of A.9217/S.6893, which would “institute the enhanced oversight and transparency necessary to restore the faith that has been lost Christ the King Students presented their yearlong science research at the Middle Village school’s Science Research Symposium on May 8. The advanced research class allows juniors and seniors to conduct individual research in areas of interest in conjunction with St. Joseph’s College. Their work is then presented at the NYC Science and Engineering Fair as well as the Intel Science Talent Search. Students are also eligible for college credits, college scholarships and advanced college placement through their research projects. The junior research projects were: ion degradation by Dominicl Makoki; gram negative bacteria by Monica Cantos; wind energy by Stephen Lebak; brain functions: short term memory and spatial reasoning between genders by Kevin Rodriguez and Kristin Tully; and the effects of caffeine on a daily basis by Sergio Velasquez. The senior research projects were: cloning by Christopher Coombs; epigenetics, gene duplication and hyper mutation of arabidopsis thaliana by Kerry Mackey; concussion prevention; football helmet reconstruction by Christian Nolasco; and the effects of stimulants and depressants by Ashley Biondo. TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 • 8 by Robert Pozarycki Detectives continue to seek two members of a group that beat up and slashed a 26-year-old man at an Ozone Park location earlier this month, it was reported. Law enforcement sources said the assault occurred at 4:45 a.m. on May 18 in front of a business on 101st Avenue between 75th and Drew streets, near the Brooklyn/Queens border. Reportedly, the two perpetrators—both of whom were described as Hispanic males—were part of a group that approached, then attacked the 26-year-old victim. After repeatedly punching and kicking the man, police said, one of the suspects pulled out a sharp objects and slashed the victim multiple times across the face, neck, back and hand. Seconds later, the group fled from the scene in an unknown direction, according to authorities. Officers from the 102nd Precinct and EMS units responded to the incident. The victim was treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for injuries that were not considered lifethreatening. Police said one of the perpetrators —who goes by the name “Timmy” and the nickname “Slime”—was last seen wearing a blue jean vest and a white t-shirt. The second suspect, law enforcement sources stated, was observed wearing a black baseball cap and white sneakers. salary and authorized a six-figure renovation of his Jamaica office, even as the library cut services and staff over what it claimed were financial woes. Galante came under further scrutiny after it was revealed he worked simultaneously as a consultant for the Elmont Union School District in Nassau County, earning another six-figure salary. Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry and State Sen. Michael Gianaris introduced the legislation in April which “reforms the appointment and removal structure of the Queens Library board of trustees so that trustees can be removed by the appointing authority,” the letter indicated. The bill would also reduce “the terms by which the trustees serve from five years to three and requires that trustees either be residents of the borough of Queens or own and operate a business” in Queens. The legislation reportedly also includes “several other significant best practices reforms” to boost accountability and oversight, including an audit committee and a labor committee to hammer out labor issues. After the legislation was introduced in April, Queens Library indicated it already had such reform models in place. The Queens Library Board of Trustees aggravated lawmakers in April when it voted down a resolution ordering Galante to take a leave of absence, a move Katz and other local legislators had sought. Earlier this month, the board also agreed to provide financial information to City Comptroller Scott Stringer in his ongoing audit of Queens Library, but rebuffed calls for full disclosure. Queens Library claimed it released documents in accordance by Robert Pozarycki Elected officials across Queens called on the state’s legislative leaders last week to pass a bill aimed at instituting further oversight and accountability over the Queens Borough Public Library. -SEE LIBRARY ON PG. 34- He’s Bashed & Slashed By Group In Ozone Park Cops ID Two Perps In Assault Pols Want State Bill To Change Qns. Library CK Students Flex Science Muscles -SEE SLASH ON PG. 30- in” Queens Library, which is mired in an ongoing scandal surrounding its president and CEO, Thomas W. Galante. The Times Newsweekly received a copy of the letter last Tuesday, May 20. 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