TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 • 8 ‘ON ROAD’ TO MORE SEATS by Robert Pozarycki Chancellor Hears Corona Appeal At CEC 24 where students attend class. Some students have to sit on the floor during lessons, according to Jofre, and there are no lockers available; students are forced to lug books and backpacks around all day. The president of the P.S. 19 Parent Association, Maria Quiroz, also described the problems at her school, which are not unlike P.S. 143. Students have to walk to and from the main building through inclement weather and snow pack just for a 10 by Matthew Van Deventer Protesting parents from Corona’s P.S. 143 gave Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña an earful after she outlined her plans to get parents more engaged in their children’s schools last Tuesday, May 27, during the Community Education Council of District 24 (CEC 24) meeting at P.S. 239 in Ridgewood. Fariña fielded questions on overcrowding in schools, especially in Corona, and sat in front of parents of P.S. 143 armed with protest signs demanding something be done. Adys Jofre, a mother of two, spoke on her discontent with P.S. 143, claiming that her neighborhood has been frustrated with the overcrowding for over 20 years. A short walk from the main building, she stated, are portable classrooms -SEE CEC 24 ON PG. 30- Bushwick Man Admits To Bias Shock Attack Hit Man With Slur & Stun Gun A Bushwick man could spend the next three years behind bars after admitting in court last Wednesday, May 28, to zapping a man with a stun gun and hurling an anti-gay remark at him in Ridgewood more than two years ago, prosecutors announced. Joseph Desmond, 25, of Eldert Street in Bushwick pled guilty to a third-degree charge of assault as a hate crime before Acting Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron. The judge indicated he would order Desmond at his July 23 sentencing hearing to serve between one and three years in prison and five years’ probation. “Desmond’s guilty plea ensures that the victim of a crime motivated by hate will receive justice,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in a statement last Thursday, May 29. “Hate crimes—whether motivated by sexual orientation, gender, religious or ethnic bias—will never be tolerated in Queens County.” Law enforcement sources said the assault occurred at 8:10 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2012 at the corner of Gates and Fairview avenues. Reportedly, Desmond approached the then-23-year-old male victim, shouted an anti-gay slur and then shocked him with a stun gun. -SEE SHOCK ON PG. 30- Hundreds Seek Work At ‘50+’ Job Fair In Kew Gdns. Job hunters 50 years of age and older got a chance to interview for positions at a special job fair in Kew Gardens last Friday, May 30. As noted, State Sen. 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