28 WWW.QNS.COM • LEFRAK CITY COURIER • DECEMBER 2015 New Uniforms and a Win for St. Paul’s Youth Basketball Team Three Queens schools earn city cash for revamped dual language programs BY BROOKE SMITH [email protected] @QueensCourier The Dual Language programs at three Queens schools will soon become “models” for the rest of the city after receiving additional funding for multilingual instructional materials and staff professional development. P.S. 16 in Corona, P.S. 166 in Astoria and I.S. 145 in Jackson Heights will be receiving the Model Dual Language Program that works to strengthen the rigor in classrooms, exposing students to more tthan one language in all content areas as well as increasing the availability of curriculum materials and multilingual tech applications. All three Queens schools will provide this program in Spanish, meaning that students will be exposed to the language in all subject matters — not just in a language class. Select schools in other boroughs will be receiving the program in one to four of the following languages: Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French and Hebrew. Each school designated as a model Dual Language program will host visits from other school leaders and staff to share best practices and strengthen other schools’ existing or prospective Dual Language programs. “Our division is committed to expanding Dual Language programs in all five boroughs of New York City public schools,” said Milady Báez, deputy chancellor for the Division for English Language Learners and Student Support. “The first cohort selected will serve as models in creating uniformity across the city on the essential components of Dual Language programs. Next year, we will be selecting the second cohort of Model Dual Language Programs. This initiative allows leaders from premier Dual Language programs to share their successful practices and work collaboratively with educators.” The Division of English Language Learners and Student Support, a standalone office dedicated to supporting English language learners, selected the 15 Model Dual Language Programs based on their Dual Language education and school wide commitment to it, as well as classroom rigor and strong family engagement practices. “When principals and teachers share effective strategies, it’s the students who benefit,” said Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña. “Dual Language programs offer academic rigor for students and the opportunity to maintain their native language while learning a new one and learning about diverse cultures.” LeFrak City Maintenance Services sponsored new uniforms for St. Paul’s Youth Basketball Team. The team’s new uniforms debuted on Nov. 14 when they played against St. Sebastian at St. Paul’s Church. It was a tight game but St. Paul’s triumphed, winning by a score of 38 to 35, with a dramatic last-minute 3-point throw . Photos by Randi Koch Nir and Gerald Rivera 30 The QUeeNS CoUrier • december 10, 2015 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Flushing cops traded inside info for bribes from local club owners: NYPD by robert Pozarycki [email protected]/@robbpoz Two members of the 109th Precinct Detective Squad found themselves in handcuffs Tuesday on charges that they allegedly accepted bribes from several local karaoke club owners to provide them with advance notice of police inspections. Lt. Robert Sung and Det. Yatyu Yam were suspended without pay and arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on charges including receiving bribes and official misconduct levied following a two-year investigation by the Queens District Attorney’s office and the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau. Since December 2013, prosecutors said, Sung and Yam perpetrated a grand bargain with three local club owners, accepting cash payments and other forms of bribery from them in order to tip them off to upcoming police raids or inspections. During the investigation, police learned that the owner of several Flushing karaoke clubs paid Yam $2,000 per month over a three-year period for advance warnings and police protection. “Instead of upholding the law, the defendants are now charged with tarnishing their NYPD badges to unjustly enrich themselves,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in a statement Tuesday night. One of the illicit deals, authorities said, was struck with the owner/manager of Club JJNY, located at 147-38 Northern Blvd. The club is known to the department as a hotbed of illegal drug activity and local police officers are prohibited from frequenting the establishment. According to the charges, Yam agreed to provide advance notice to the owner of any planned police inspections or raids in exchange for “under-thetable” payments. When other police officers raided the club in August 2014 and handcuffed several patrons, authorities said, Yam instructed the officers to let the patrons go, allegedly saying that it was Sung’s “place.” One of the officers informed Sung of this and, according to the criminal complaint, the lieutenant expressed irritation that Yam made that statement to another officer. In another instance, prosecutors said, an officer informed Sung that the precinct commander directed the officer to conduct raids at Club JJNY and other area establishments. Sung allegedly told the officer he would inform Club JJNY of the impending operation and directed the officer not to conduct a raid there. Police said Yam also interfered with a raid at Club Joyful, another karaoke club located at 33-45 Linden Pl. Upon learning that arrests were made, Yam allegedly called one of the officers and instructed him to free the suspects and instead issue desk appearance tickets. Additional charges are pending the results of an ongoing investigation. Three Queens schools earn city cash for revamped dual language programs by brooke sMitH [email protected] @QueensCourier The Dual Language programs at three Queens schools will soon become “models” for the rest of the city after receiving additional funding for multilingual instructional materials and staff professional development. P.S. 16 in Corona, P.S. 166 in Astoria and I.S. 145 in Jackson Heights will be receiving the Model Dual Language Program that works to strengthen the rigor in classrooms, exposing students more than one language in all content areas as well as increasing the availability of curriculum materials and multilingual tech applications. All three Queens schools will provide this program in Spanish, meaning that students will be exposed to the language in all subject matters — not just in a language class. Select schools in other boroughs will be receiving the program in one to four of the following languages: Spanish, Russian, Chinese,
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