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....April 10, 11:53 AM |
| Models Of Queens An Art Thing
When Cherry Fu accompanied a friend to an audition, she had no idea it would change her career path. The Flushing teen’s friend was interested in working as an extra, but it was Fu that caught the eye of the casting agency. Fu said her calling to be an actress was short-lived.
“Acting didn’t really work out,” Fu said. “So I went into modeling.” Fu attended PS 164, then JHS 185 before enrolling at the Fashion Institute. She started studying art at eight years old and her love of the arts has inspired a love of modeling. “I’m getting a lot of projects,” she said, adding that she’s currently focusing on artistic nudes. “It’s not really showing your skin off.” Fu said that she is also heavily involved in modeling what she calls hip-hop urban wear. The Brooklyn-based clothing company 4 U 2 Envy has booked her for several jobs. This summer the 20-year-old will put modeling on hold in order to study art in Taiwan. After six months, she intends to return to the States and her favorite Queens restaurant: Chao Zhou. Modeling is an extension of Fu’s longstanding interest in the arts. She said that modeling has always come naturally to her although she sometime struggles when modeling with a group of others. “Modeling is just for the money,” she confessed. “But still I really like it. I pick what I pick. To me modeling – it’s just an art thing.” Cherry Fu Home: Flushing Age: 20 Weight: 134 Stats: 36-26-36 |
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| Wash & Rage
The notion that the customer is always right was crushed last week when a Queens driver rammed his Chevrolet Silverado pickup into the control panel of an Elmont, L.I. car wash after receiving a less than satisfactory cleaning.
He was offered another wash at no cost but according to the police report, after the first time through, “Assi Touti, 37, reportedly became agitated at having to wait in line longer and for a second time, and intentionally drove his Silverado truck into the car wash’s computer control, repeatedly, trapping three employees between that machinery and a fence.” The event took place around 2:20 p.m. at Mr. Hand Car Wash, on Linden Boulevard. The destroyed controller was valued at $12,000 but luckily, no one was injured. Touti was arrested at the car wash and was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and three counts of misdemeanor reckless endangerment. He is scheduled for arraignment April 7 at the First District Court in Hempstead. |
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| Lost Words
Scores of new or slightly used books have been thrown out in the trash outside a Maspeth school - now teachers at Intermediate School 73 and parents of children that attend are upset over the tossed literature.
Newspaper sales are down, and people are reading less; but trashing books, that’s a new low. Several garbage bags filled with copies of classic literature like “Little Women,” “Sarah, Plain and Tall” and “Treasure Island” were discarded in a Dumpster alongside the Intermediate School. “Those books, you open them up, they still crack, they’re so new,” one staffer said. “Why not give them away or hold a book drive at least?” The hardcover books, including “The Witch of Blackbird Pond” and “Kidnapped,” appeared new or slightly used, but were nonetheless stuffed into black garbage bags and thrown into the trash. Some parents were upset that good books would be squandered. |
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| LL Cool J Goes Down Under
LL Cool J, the Queens born rapper who has always been known for his cool hooks and sly smile in America, now after 24 years in the music business has finally exported his style down under.
The mc, born James Todd Smith III recently wrapped up his tour after a week of show dates in Kangaroo country. He began the tour with a show in Sydney and ended in Brisbane. In an interview with AllHipHop.com J said he “can’t believe how many different generations his music has reached. He reflected on being surprised by the reception, “the people have been extremely welcoming. . . They know all the words to my songs. The crowds have been incredible; all generations have come out old school and new school.” Even though Mr. James liked being on tour he can’t wait to get back in the studio to begin recording his new album, titled “Exit 13” As much as I’m enjoying Australia, I can’t wait to get home and finish mixing the last few songs.” |
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| Asian Invasion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has again began efforts to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle in Queens.
More than 13,000 trees around the borough are being treated with insecticide to prevent them from falling victim to the insect’s deadly appetite and kill the beetles that feed on them. The insecticide is injected into the trees and the surrounding soil, dispersing it into the tree’s vascular system. “The Asian longhorned beetle is an invasive species that threatens urban and suburban trees. Their larvae bores into healthy trees and feeds on the living tissue and heartwood, killing the trees. The beetle is native to China, but was found thriving in the New York City area in 1996. It feeds on many tree species, including maple, ash, elm, birch and willow. The program’s goal is to ensure that all Asian longhorn beetle infestations are eradicated. The tree-treatment effort will last about one month. |
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