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I i 1 1 4 I I 1J I i i- 1 jjp 1J 4 I J. 1 -Lai LJ "tJ wJ J3 L3 vil LJ ILi 2rf LJ Ll Li Great People page 3 Bulletin Board page 4 "This campus, along with the synergy we've developed with Polytechnic University and New York Technical College, make for a perfect environment." Colo and Worldlink, have signed leases with Industry City. "These old industrial buildings are perfect because the equipment needs the reinforced floors," said David Do-bel of Winstar. He added that the location is served both by fiberoptic cable" and wireless communications systems. "These buildings bring extra value because we have fiberoptic and we also come in through the roof," Dobel said.

"Everyone talks about redundancy. We have true The center is one of three buildings currently being marketed in the Bush Terminal Technology Campus. The information technology building is intended for office use, while two others, Telecom I and Telecom II, are for storage of the powerful equipment required by high-tech entrepreneurs. "We're talking about a technology campus here that accommodate the largest Web hosting, telecommunications and dot-coms companies in the world," said Richard Kennedy, senior director of Cushman Wakefield. Jr-v, JQ- --si a v.

I 3 1 uf 5 I By BILL FARRELL DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Amid the blare of hip hop and the clink of champagne glasses, the Brooklyn Information Technology Center was unveiled to the dot-com world last week. Located across 37th St. from Costco in Sunset Park, the center offers 100,000 square feet of space predesigned for hightech business. The center is part of a 12-building, 5 million-square-foot archipelago of high-tech space in the waterfront neighborhood. Seniors get lessons on key terms By JOYCE SHELBY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Although he used to teach anatomy to medical students, Dr.

Kam Poon hasn't done much lecturing since he began practicing internal medicine in Homecrest 10 years ago. But that changed last week when the doctor dropped in on an English-as-a-second-lan-guage class for senior citizens at Homecrest Community Services on Avenue T. The seniors, who speak Cantonese, say they are determined to become fluent in English, and the doctor was just what they ordered. "When you go to the hospital, you want to be able to tell the doctor what is wrong," said Sheng Mui, a retired dry cleaning worker. And there are other reasons the seniors say they need to learn a new language.

"I want to talk with my American neighbors. They are really nice people," said Ling Chin, a retired seamstress. Qing Liu said English is a must for citizenship. "But it is harder to remember as you get older. Today you learn, tomorrow you forget," said Liu, 65, who came to the U.S.

eight years ago and passed his citizenship test last December. The center's English class was NEWS said the entire Sunset Park community soon will benefit from the new-media boom. Federman noted that Sunset Park has lagged behind other -aehbhoods that have turned" aroundV'-'Tt won't be long before we'll see the restau- -rants and other related infrastructure start moving down from Fourth and Fifth he said. Several high-tech concerns already have seen the benefits the neighborhood has to offer. Communications companies, including Winstar, Access- v1 have a history of over 5,000 years.

Now, they must learn how important it is to tell the doctor when they are taking herbal medicines to avoid interactions with Western drugs." Poon is one of the founders of the center, which is based at Homecrest Presbyterian Church. The three-year-old agency attracts seniors from Hong Kong, HOME DELIVERY 1 800 692 Rental ratesjlready low" at $19 per square foot, can be lowered even further under the Relocation and Employment Assistance Program, which will provide companies with a $3,000 annual tax deduction per employee. Bruce Federman of Industry City Associates, the partnership that owns the buildings, "It is very good to show the seniors some of the common illnesses they get and the areas where they should be surveil-lant," Poon said. From other lecturers, seniors have learned about the interactions of herbal remedies with Western medicines. Said Poon: "The seniors grew up with herbal medicines, which FAX (718) 875-7795 1 'J 7 Canton, Shanghai, Taiwan, Beijing, Vietnam, Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia.

"We also have a few members who are Indian, Italian and Jewish," said Richard Kuo, the center's executive director. Luther Mook, chairman of the center, said it was begun because the Asian population in Homecrest-Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay has rapidly expanded in the past decade. He estimated a population of between 40,000 and 60,000, about a third of them elderly. "But there were no services out here. The seniors would have to travel to Chinatown, over an hour away by subway," Mook said.

Kuo said 90 of the center's members are within walking distance. Others travel from Flushing, Bayside, Elmhurst and Ridgewood, Queens, and from Long Island to visit with friends, play mah-jongg and card games, watch videos, read newspapers and practice yoga. They get help applying for citizenship through a state-sponsored project. And the center recently expanded its services to enroll neighborhood children in the state's Child HealthPlus programs. Mook and Kuo say the center needs more money.

It began with 300 members. Now, there are 1,500. The center is hoping to receive funding from the city's Department for the Aging so that it can be open five days a week, Mook said. The center operates from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. NEWS I EOWINE SEYMOUR Dr. Kam Poon (I.) lectures on medicine and the digestive system to Chinese-speaking seniors taking Engiish-as-a-second-language class at Homecrest Community Services. Students studied medical words and other health-related terms vital for anyone seeking medical attention. designed with these needs in mind.

Last week, the seniors studied medical words such as fever, arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, rheumatism and pneumonia. When Poon lectured, he explained the digestive system and the causes of problems such as heartburn, indigestion, ulcers, gallstones, stomach and colon cancer. BUREAU (718) 875-4455.