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as the State has resubmitted requests for a bidder to run video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack.By Domenick Rafter…Page 3

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Two-Year PlanWould Eliminate16,000 Teachers

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TRIO RVA LLC, Arts. of Org.filed with SSNY on 03/19/10. Office Location: QueensCounty, SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to : The LLC, 52Ridge Rd. , Albertson, NY11507. Purpose: to engagein any lawful act._____________________________________________________________________Notice of Formation of FJC2407 Morris LLC. Arts. ofOrg. filed with Secy. of Stateof N.Y. (SSNY) on December27, 2007. Office location:Queens County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mailp rocess to : c /o TheWavecres t ManagementTeam, L td . , 87 -14 116 th

Street, Richmond Hill , NY11418. Purpose: any lawfulactivity._____________________________________________________________________FURTHERMORE, LLC a do-mestic Limited Liability Com-pany (LLC) filed with the Secof State of NY on 2/24/10.NY Office location: QueensCounty. SSNY is designatedas agent upon whom processaga ins t the LLC may beserved. SSNY shall mail acopy of any process againstthe LLC served upon him/her to Jose Ru iz , 47 -09Sk i l lman Ave . , #3H,Sunnyside, NY 11104. Gen-eral Purposes._____________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF PROFESSIONAL SERVICELIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: MARIACHARTZOULAKIS D.M.D.PLLC. Articles of Organiza-tion were filed with the Sec-retary of State of New York(SSNY) on 03/26/10. The lat-est date of dissolution is 12/31/2080. Off ice location:Queens County. SSNY hasbeen designated as agent ofthe PLLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the PLLC, 48-23193rd Street, Fresh Meadows,New York. 11365. Purpose:For the practice of the pro-fession of Dentistry._____________________________________________________________________59-91 FRESH POND ROAD,LLC, a domestic Limited Li-ability Company (LLC) filedwith the Sec of State of NY on10/15/08. NY Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNYis designated as agent uponwhom process against the LLCmay be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of any processagainst the LLC served uponhim/her to Brosnan & Hegler,LLP, 1325 Franklin Ave., Ste.165, Garden City, NY 11530.General purposes.______________________________________________________Notice of Formation of 37-22REALTY LLC Arts of Org. filedwith Secretary of State ofNY. ( “SSNY”) on 03/12/2010 . Of f i ce loca t ion :Queens County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mailcopy of process to: 37-11 87TH

STREET , JACKSONHEIGHTS, NY 11372 Pur-pose: any lawful activity._____________________________________________________________________TC NG ARCHITECT PLLC,Articles of Organization filedwith Secretary of State of NY

LEGAL NOTICELEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE

(SSNY) on 03/31/10. OfficeLocation: Queens County.SSNY designated as agent ofLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to: The PLLC, 152-0133 r d Ave . , F lu sh ing , NY11354. Purpose: to engagein the profession of Architec-ture.______________________________________________________Notice of Formation of DEMIPROPERTIES LLC. Arts. ofOrg. filed with Secy. of Stateof NY (SSNY) on 04/01/10.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served.SSNY shall mail process tothe LLC, 199-04 22nd Ave.,Whitestone, NY 11357. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity._____________________________________________________________________File No.: 2009-2803/A CITA-TION THE PEOPLE OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To: Hu-man Resources Administra-tion Attorney General of theState of New York The un-known distributees, legatees,devisees, heirs at law andassignees of EDITH KLEIN,deceased, or their estates, ifany there be, whose names,places of residence and posto f f i ce addresses a re un -known to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained. Being the per-sons interested as creditors,legatees, distributees or oth-erwise in the Estate of EDITHKLEIN, deceased, who at thetime of death was a residentof 105-15 66th Road, ForestH i l l s , i n the County o fQueens, State of New York.SEND GREETING: Upon thepe t i t ion o f LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, Public Admin-istrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Ja-maica, Queens County, NewYork 11435, as Administra-tor of the Estate of EDITHKLEIN, deceased, you andeach of you are hereby citedto show cause before theSurrogate at the Surrogate’sCour t o f the County o fQueens, to be held at theQueens Genera l Cour t -house , 6 th F loor , 88 -11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,City and State of New York,on the 3 day of June, 2010 at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon,why the Account of Proceed-ings of the Public Adminis-trator of Queens County, asAdministrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy ofwhich is attached, should notbe judicially settled, and whythe Surrogate should not fixand a l low a reasonab leamount of compensation toGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,for legal services renderedto petitioner herein in theamount of $3,802.38 and thatthe Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee forany services to be renderedby GERARD J . SWEENEY,ESQ., hereafter in connec-tion with proceedings on kin-ship, claims etc., prior to entryof a final Decree on this ac-counting in the amount of6% of assets or income col-lected after the date of thewithin accounting; and whythe Surrogate should not fix

and allow an amount equal toone percent on said Sched-ules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plusany additional monies re-ceived subsequent to the dateof this account, as the fairand reasonable amount pay-able to the Office of the Pub-lic Administrator for the ex-penses of said office pursu-ant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); andwhy the claim from HumanResources Adminis t rat ionDepartment of Social Ser-v i ces in the amount o f$432,603.82 should not bepaid to the extent of the netdistributable estate, Dated,Attested and Sealed APR -92010 HON. ROBERT L .NAHMAN Sur roga te ,Queens County ALICEMARIEE . R ICE C le rk o f theSurrogate’s Court GERARDJ. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boule-vard 11th Floor Rego Park,New York 11374 This cita-tion is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person.If you fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not ob-ject to the relief requestedunless you file formal legal,verified objections. You havea right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you._____________________________________________________________________Notice of formation: B & PHome Improvement Contrac-tors, LLC. Articles of Organi-zation filed with NY Secre-tary of State (SSNY) Nov. 17,2009. Of f ice : County o fQueens, 70-34 66 St, 3R,Glendale, NY 11385. SSNYis designated as agent forservice of process. SSNY shallmail copy of any processserved against the LLC to 70-34 66 St, 3R, Glendale, NY11385. Purpose: any lawfulpurpose._____________________________________________________________________Articles of organization OfDIOKERE, LLC FIRST: Thename of the corporation:DIOKERE, LLC SECOND: Thecounty, within this state, inwhich the office of the cor-poration is to be located is:QUEENS THIRD: The secre-tary of state is designated asagent of the corporation uponwhom process against it maybe served. The address withinor without this state to whichthe Secretary of State shallmail a copy of any processagainst the limited liabilitycompany served upon him orher is: Moussa R. Bassoum92-25 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.Jamaica, New York 11433 xMBassoum (Signature) Orga-nizer Moussa R. Bassoum 92-25 Guy R. Brewer Blvd Ja-maica, New York 11433_____________________________________________________________________

SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK -COUNTY OF QUEENS IN-DEX# 17389/98 FILED: 4/7/2010 SUPPLEMENTAL SUM-MONS AND NOTICE Plain-t i f f des igna tes QueensCounty as the place of trial.Venue is based upon theCounty in which the mort-gage premises is situated.NYCTL 1996-1 TRUST andTHE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS COLLATERAL AGENTAND CUSTODIAN FOR THENYCTL 1996-1 TRUST, Plain-tiff against PHILLIP J. FYFE,

ANN REMPEL , WILL IAMREMPEL, SHARON KNIGHT,WILL IAM REMPEL , ANNREMPEL , C ITY OF NEWYORK, THE CITY OF NEWYORK PARKING VIOLA-TIONS BUREAU, 134-136BEACH 91ST STREET BUNGA-LOW ASSOCIAT ION,PASQUALE GRECO,PATRICIA GRECO, EILEENCAROLAN, NEE BORES, THEESTATE OF CHARLESCARBERRY, and his repre-sentative heirs-at-law, next ofkin, distributees, executors,administrators, trustees, de-visees, legatees, assignees,lienors, creditors, and suc-cessors in interest, and gen-erally all persons having orc l a im ing under , by o rthrough said defendant whomay be deceased, by pur-chase, inheritance, lien orotherwise, any right, title orinterest in and to the pre-m i ses desc r ibed in theamended complaint, LINDAWARREN, PAT SHEA, FRANKSHEA, DAVID M. CAHILL,NOREEN CAHILL, BRIDGETMCCORMACK, EDWARDPAWLOWSKI, KATHERINEPAWLOWSKI, EUGENE F.SMITH, MURIEL A. SMITH,CITY OF NEW YORK ENVI-RONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD, NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONAND F INANCE , JAMESO’TOOLE , JOSEPHINEO’TOOLE, MARIE TARNEY,FRANK TARNEY , FRANKOLTON, MAUREEN OLTON,MARY P . MCKENNA,UNITED STATES OFAMERICA, THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK,THE CITY OF NEW YORK,Defendan t ( s ) . TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and requiredto serve upon plaintiff’s at-torneys an answer to the Com-plaint in this action withintwenty (20) days after theservice of this summons, ex-clusive of the day of service,or within (30) days after ser-vice is complete if this Sum-mons is not personally deliv-ered to you within the Stateof New York. The UnitedStates of America, if desig-nated as a defendant in thisaction, may appear withinsixty (60) days of servicehereof. In case of your fail-ure to answer, judgment willbe taken against you by de-fault for the relief demandedin the Complaint. NOTICEOF NATURE OF ACTIONAND RELIEF SOUGHT: TheObject of the above entitledaction is to foreclose a taxlien for the amount due andinterest, recorded in the of-fice of the Register of theCounty of QUEENS on theday of June 12, 1996 in Reel4359 at page 547 coveringpremises described as fol-lows: Address: 134-36 BEACH91 ST STREET , FARROCKAWAY, NY B lock :16136 Lo t 11 County :Queens The relief sought isthe within action of a finaljudgment directing the saleof the premises describedabove to satisfy the debt se-cured by the tax lien de-scribed above. To the abovenamed defendants: The fore-going summons is servedupon you by publication pur-

suant to an order of the Hon.Jaime A. Rios, a Justice of theSupreme Court of the Stateof New York, dated 3/22/2010 and filed along with thesupport ing papers in theOffice of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens. This is anaction to foreclose upon aTax Lien. ALL that certainplot, piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and im-provements thereon erected,situate, lying and being inthe Borough o f Queens ,County of Queens, City andState of New York. BLOCK16136 LOT 11 said premisesknown as 134-36 Beach 91st

Street, Far Rockaway, NY.YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ONNOTICE THAT WE ARE AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE.UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THEVALIDITY OF THE DEBT, ORANY PORTION THEREOF,WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYSAFTER YOUR RECE IPTHEREOF THAT THE DEBT, ORANY PORTION THEREOF, ISDISPUTED, THE DEBTORJUDGMENT AGAINST YOUAND A COPY OF SUCH VERI-FICATION OR JUDGMENTWILL BE MAILED TO YOU BYTHE HEREIN DEBT COLLEC-TOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPONYOUR WRITTEN REQUEST,WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30)DAY PERIOD. THE HEREINDEBT COLLECTOR WILLPROVIDE YOU WITH THENAME AND ADDRESS OFTHE ORIGINAL CREDITORIF DIFFERENT FROM THECURRENT CREDITOR. I FYOU HAVE RECEIVED A DIS-CHARGE FROM THEUNITED STATES BANK-RUPTCY COURT, YOU ARENOT PERSONALLY LIABLEFOR THE UNDERLYING IN-DEBTEDNESS OWED TOPLAINTIFF/CREDITOR ANDTHIS NOTICE/DISCLOSUREIS FOR COMPLIANCE ANDINFORMATIONAL PUR-POSES ONLY. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS IN FORE-CLOSURE New York StateLaw requires that we sendyou this notice about the fore-closure process. Please readit carefully. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT You are in dan-ger of losing your home. Ifyou fail to respond to thesummons and complaint inthis foreclosure action, youmay lose your home. Pleaseread the summons and com-plaint carefully. You shouldimmediately contact an attor-ney or your local legal aidoffice to obtain advice onhow to protect yourse l f .SOURCES OF INFORMA-TION AND ASSISTANCE TheState encourages you to be-come informed about youroptions in foreclosure. In ad-dition to seeking assistancefrom an attorney or legal aidoffice, there are governmentagencies, and non-profit or-ganizations that you may con-tact for information aboutpossible options, includingtrying to work with yourlender during this process.To locate an entity near you,you may call the toll -freehelpline maintained by theNew York State Banking De-partment at 1-877-Bank-NYSor vis i t the Department’s

webs i te a twww.bank i ng . s t a t e . ny . u sFORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of peoplewho approach you with of-fers to “save” your home.There are individuals whowatch for notices of foreclo-sure actions in order to un-f a i r l y p ro f i t f rom ahomeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely carefulabout any such promises andany suggestions that you paythem a fee or sign over yourdeed. State law requires any-one offering such servicesfor profit to enter into a con-tract which fully describesthe services they will per-fo rm and fees they w i l lcharge, and which prohibitsthem from taking any moneyfrom you until they have com-pleted all such promised ser-vices. Section 1303 NOTICEYOU ARE IN DANGER OFLOSING YOUR HOME. If youdo not respond to this sum-mons and complaint by serv-ing a copy of the answer onthe attorney for the mort-gage company who filed thisfo rec losu re p roceed ingagainst you and filing theanswer with the court, a de-fault judgment may be en-tered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorneyor go to the court where yourcase is pending for furtherinformation on how to an-swer the summons and pro-tect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisfo rec losure ac t ion . YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE AN-SWER ON THE ATTORNEYFOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORT-GAGE COMPANY) AND FIL-ING THE ANSWER WITHTHE COURT. Crowel l &Moring LLP, Attorneys forP la in t i f f , NYCTL 1996 -1TRUST and THE BANK OFNEW YORK, as CollateralAgent and Custodian for theNYCTL 1996-1 Trust, 590Madison Avenue, 20th Floor,New York, NY 10022. (212)895-4200_____________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF L IMITED L IAB IL ITLYCOMPANY. NAME: REWELECTRIC LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed withthe Secretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 04/06/10.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to theLLC, c/o Emanuel Dallaris,215-45 Northern Boulevard,Suite 207, Bayside, New York11361. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose._____________________________________________________________________

YONG SUN REALTY LLC adomestic Limited Liabi l i tyCompany (LLC) filed with theSec of State of NY on 3/31/10 . NY Of f i ce loca t ion :Queens County. SSNY is des-ignated as agent upon whomprocess against the LLC maybe served. SSNY shall mail acopy of any process againstthe LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 153-06 60th

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By DOMENICK RAFTERThe Div ision of the Lot tery released a

new Request for Proposals on Tuesday, re-star t ing the process to select a w inningbid to develop the "racino" at AqueductRacetrack.

The new RFP spells out the new process,which will be expedited and, according tothe Division of the Lot tery, wil l be far lesscomplicated than the past process that endedup with the ill-fated choice of AqueductEnter tainment Group. That decision is cur-rently under investigated by the InspectorGeneral.

The process will follow the rules that werein place before, including the minimum$300 million fee to be paid by the winningbid upon selection, and that no principal inthe bid can have been convicted of a felonyin the past 15 years. New bids for the siteare due by June 29 with a $1 million entryfee to be paid by June 1. A winning bid willbe selected on Aug. 3.

The new process will follow a numberedsystem where each bid will be scored out of100 points; 90 of those points will come

By JESSICA ABLAMSKYOver the next two years, the Dept. of

Education could be forced to layoff nearly16,500 teachers, almost 17 percent of currentteaching staff, due to federal stimulus moneyrunning out and reductions in state aid.

In releasing his proposed $62.9 billionbudget last week, Mayor Mike Bloombergexplained that in the coming school year, theDOE is facing a $500 million reduction instate aid, which would mean a loss of 6,400teachers. It would be the first teacher layoffin the City since 1976.

Although the numbers could change based

VLT Bidders Return To Starting Gate

16,000 Teachers Lost In Two-Year Budgeton what happens with the state budget, whichwas due six weeks ago, roughly 2,000 retir-ing teachers would not be replaced and 4,400would be laid off.

Despite predicting modest economicgrowth in the City over the next few years,when education stimulus money runs outafter the 2010-11 school year, it would leavea hole in the education budget equal tocutting 10,000 teachers, according to theMayor’s Office of Budget and Management.

“I wouldn’t make a big deal out of that,”said Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman forBloomberg. “That’s just an accounting issue

from evaluating the proposal, including theimpact on the local economy, number of jobsthe plan creates, and security, while the other10 points wil be awarded based on how muchmoney upfront the bidder is wil ling to offer.

The proposals must have cer tain require-ments in the development: a new 10,000-square-foot entry lobby; a new 20,000-square-foot por te cochere with six lanes oftraffic at the entrance to the site; a parkingstructure containing at least 2,000 parkingspots; and a covered walkway connectingthe Aqueduct subway stat ion to the VLT fa-cility.

The RFP also requires the site to be con-structed and furnished at or exceeding thequality of two other similar "racinos" in thestate: Empire City in Yonkers and Saratoga.Lot tery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapermansaid these requirements were placed in theRFP "because the Division of the Lot teryfelt these minimums were needed to run asuccessful VLT site."

The RFP mandates extensive communityinvolvement, opening up pre-process meet-ings to members of Community Board 10

and giving the community board two seatson an advisory panel that wil l also consist ofState Sen. Joe Addabbo Dr. (D-HowardBeach) and Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer(D-Rockaway Beach), both of whom repre-sent Aqueduct in Albany, and a fifth indi-vidual yet to be named.

Pheffer told Community Board 10 at itsMay meeting that while $300 million is theminimum, some bidders may offer more, butthat w i l l not be the deciding factor.

"Because of the numbered system, it ispossible that a bid that offers the most moneywill score the lowest," she said.

"Governor Paterson is committed to step-ping back and let t ing [the Division of theLot tery] take the lead," Pheffer said.

Though the governor, Assembly SpeakerShelly Silver and Senate Democratic Con-ference Chairman John Sampson will stillbe the ones to decide on the final winningbid, Pheffer said they will choose whoeverthe Div ision of the Lot tery feels is the bestchoice to license. She said this process is farmore transparent and sensible.

"There was no clear picture on what cri-

teria the governor was using," Pheffer said.She said the governor was adamant about

gett ing VLTs in Aqueduct by the t ime heleaves office in January.

While it is possible for AEG to bid again,Community Board 10 chairperson Bet tyBraton noted that the AEG group may nolonger be together and thus may not be ina place to re-bid. Haperman said the Divi-sion of the Lot ter y would not limit whocan bid.

"Anyone who meets the timeframe andthe minimum requirements laid out in theRFP may bid," she said.

AEG was selected earlier this year to op-erate 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aque-duct Racetrack and to refurbish the falter-ing track. The bid fel l apart shor tly after itwas awarded, with the Division of the Lot-tery deeming AEG "unlicensable" fol lowingthe dissolution of a handful of par tners, in-cluding former Queens Congressman theRev. Floyd Flake.

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter [email protected] or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125.

there. You can’t count the positions formoney that isn’t there, but that doesn’t meanthat we couldn’t fund them in another way.”

Currently, there are more than 97,500teachers in the City. After the first round oflayoffs, that number would be reduced toabout 91,100.

After the stimulus money runs out, thecity would cut another 10,000 teachers fromthe 2011-12 school year budget.

“We’re focused on a balanced budget forthis coming year, so I’m not going to be ableto go into a tremendous thought process onwhat is coming up in two budget years,”

LaVorgna said. “That stimulus money is aone-shot deal that only further highlights theneed to continue to tighten our belts, whichis something the mayor has done eight timesin the last three years with budget cuts.”

The hope is that the economy, which isstarting to show signs of recovery, will re-bound enough to plug the hole, said Coun-cilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens).

“I think that may be wishful thinking,” hesaid. “Without a doubt, the stimulus moneyrunning out is a major concern. There may beanother round of cutting that goes on.”

It is impossible to predict what federalofficials will do, said Matt Anderson, a spokes-man for the New York State Division of theBudget.

“That’s exactly why we have to start mak-ing difficult choices today; because if we waituntil the stimulus money runs out, the choiceswill be even more difficult,” Anderson said.“The best thing we can do is put our ownhouse in order so we’re not operating fromcrisis to crisis.”

Although some New York City Councilmembers have called for reductions to thecentral administration budget, that mightnot be possible, said Ann Forte, a spokes-woman for the DOE.

Next year, the DOE budget is projected tobe $23 billion.

Of that, $550 million is central adminis-tration, which ranges from the Chancellordown to the people who coordinate the schoolbus program, school lunch program, handout paychecks and other vital functions.

Since 2008, the central administrationhas reduced its budget by 18 percent, Fortesaid. During that time, school budgets werecut by less than half of that.

Since it has been so long since the Cityschool system had a teacher layoff, some ofthe details are unclear.

While teachers in the hard-to-fill special-ties of bilingual education, math and sciencemight not face the chopping block, those thatare will be cut in reverse order of citywideseniority – last hired, first fired.

Schools with high turnover, or those witha lot of new teachers, would be dispropor-tionately affected, Forte said.

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky [email protected], or (718)357-7400, Ext. 124.

By JOSEPH OROVICThe Unisphere took on a purple hue May

5 to honor cancer survivors, as Queens gearsup to host Relay for Life, the American Can-

Relay Around QueensMacNeil Park, College Point, May 22-23For t Tot ten, Bayside, June 5-6Cunningham Park, Fresh Meadows, June5-6Citi Field, Flushing, June 12Alley Pond Park, Lit tle Neck, June 12-13Astoria Park, Astoria, June 26-27Frank M. Charles Memorial Park, HowardBeach, June 26-27Juniper Val ley Park, Middle Vil lage, June26-27

A Purple Unisphere Sets Tonecer Society’s premier fundraiser.

Chris Savino, a 12-year-old leukemia sur-vivor, had the honor of sw itching on thepurple lights. The Howard Beach native was

4 when he was first diagnosed withcancer, but is now in remission.

“I hope the message is to staystrong,” he said after the lighting cer-emony, which saw him flanked by as l ew o f f r i ends and h i s mo the rJosephine, who was diagnosed withcancer in June 2009.

The event, part of a bev y of hap-penings by ACS designed to “Paintthe Town Purple,” will raise awarenessand part icipat ion for various Relaysfor Life going on around the city, or-ganizers hope.

Vic Gabay, a prostate cancer survi-vor, said he neglected Relay for Lifeuntil the disease struck him.

“It’s terrifying,” the 66-year-oldsaid. “With Relay, it taught me I wasnot alone.”

The Hollis Hills resident decided topart icipate in Relay a year after heovercame cancer. It was during the firstlap, called the “Survivors Lap” to rec-ognize those that have overcome thedisease, that he broke down crying.

A fellow survivor threw her armaround him and said, “What are youcrying for? This is a celebrat ion!”

“It helped me come to terms withmy cancer. Things just star ted get ting

better after that,” Gabay said.The event featured elected off icials,

cancer survivors, Relay par t icipants and amusical per formance from “Current Af-fair.”

“This has the commit tee al l revved up,”said Don Distacio, CEO of the AmericanCancer Society’s Eastern Division.

Relay organizers hope to top last year’sevents, which raised $450 million. It is areasonable goal, according to Distacio, whosaid the charitable event felt no impact fromthe floundering economy.

“You’d never have known there was aneconomic downturn,” he said.

Fo r more i n fo rma t i on , v i s i trelayforlife.org

Reach Reporter Joseph Orovic [email protected], or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127.

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By JESSICA ABLAMSKYCon Edison is collaborating with the Long

Island Power Authority and a handful of pub-lic agencies on a wind farm to be located offthe coast of Far Rockaway and Nassau Countyand could be up and running by 2016.

The 80-100 turbines would be locatednearly 15 miles offshore, which is beyond thehorizon line, said Michael Clendenin, aspokesman for Con Ed.

"There are technologies in the turbinefield that are coming up with more power andwould enable fewer turbines than we aretalking about today," Deering said.

They are working on a visual simulation

Wind Farm Off Queens In Early Stagesof the turbines, as they would appear fromthe shoreline, said Michael Deering, VicePresident for Environmental Affairs for LIPA.

The project would generate 350 mega-watts, with the capacity to expand up to 700megawatts. Each megawatt can power up to1,000 homes.

The public will have ample opportunityfor input, Deering said.

"We're going to speak to the variousconstituencies, including community groups,environmental groups, the commercial andrecreational fisheries folks," he said. "Theyare important constituencies in this projectand we are going to benefit from their input."

There are no offshore wind farms in theU.S., although there are some in Europe.

The first project in the U.S. could be CapeWind, which would be located in Nantucket Sound.

After nearly a decade, the 468-megawattwind farm won approval from the federalgovernment late last month.

The ruling is a good sign for the future ofoffshore wind, Clendenin said.

"We take it as a good sign that the federalgovernment agrees that renewable sources ofenergy are very important for the future ofour energy production," he said. "We arecertainly excited about the idea of the poten-tial that the ocean holds for generating power

for our customers."Several years ago, LIPA proposed, then

nixed, a controversial wind farm off the coastof Jones Beach.

"It was too close, too costly and too contro-versial a project, which is why we are lookingto do this bigger, further out in the ocean, andmuch more in a collaborative way with part-ners as well as with the public," Deering said.

"At the end of the day," he said, "we hopethat we will be able to move forward with aproject that makes sense."


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Queens Air Quality Improves: ReportBy JESSICA ABLAMSKY

Air quality in New York City is improv-ing, but still fails some pollution standards,according to a recent report from the Ameri-can Lung Association in New York.

The State of the Air is an annual air qual-ity report card that measures ozone and par-ticle pollution, based on U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency standards. The Stateof the Air 2010 is based on data collectedfrom 2006-2008.

During that time, Queens passed the an-nual measure for high particle pollut ion days,but failed the 24-hour measure.

That means annual levels of par ticle pol-lution meet current standards, but there aresti l l too many days where shor t-term spikesthreaten health, said Kathleen O’Neill, aspokesperson for the American Lung Asso-ciation in New York.

Queens had four fewer high particle pol-lution days in 2006-2008 than in 2005-2007. There were five fewer high ozonedays.

Compliance with air quality standards ismeasured using data collected over threeyears, to prevent a situation where weatheranomalies or other factors create air pollu-tion.

“This difference shows that air qualityis improving,” O’Nei l l said. “This trendis consistent with what we are seeingacross the state and i l lustrates that oureffor t s to reduce pol lut ion are making adifference. We hope this trend wi l l con-t inue next year.”

Ozone is formed when sunlight reactswith vapors emitted when cars, factories,power plants and other sources burn fuel.Par t icle pol lution is a deadly cocktai l of

aerosols, ash, chemicals, diesel exhaust,metals and soot that can spike dangerouslyfor hours or weeks. Breathing ozone andair with high particle levels irritates the res-piratory tract and causes health problemslike asthma at tacks, chest pain, coughingand even premature death. At-risk groupsinclude kids and seniors, as well as peoplew i th as thma, ca rd iovascu la r d i sease ,chronic bronchitis, diabetes and emphy-sema.

Other findings from the report include:• The New York City metropolitan area

is tied for 16th on the top 25 list of U.S.

cities most polluted by ozone. In 2009, themetro area tied for 17th place.

• New York Counties and Queens aretied for second dirt iest nationwidefor shor t-term par ticle pollution.

• New York City t ied for 18th worst forshort-term par ticle pol lution.

• The New York City metropolitan areadropped off the 25 most polluted cities listfor year-round par ticle pol lut ion.

New York City officials are trying to ad-dress the problem.

PlaNYC is a master plan to prepare theCity for a million new residents by 2030 and

manage impacts on various resources, in-cluding air quality. Its goals include moretrees, reduced transportat ion emissions, re-tiring aging power plants and switching tocleaner fuels for heating.

“Individuals can take steps to improveair quality by driving less, using mass transitwhenever possible and using less electric-ity,” said Kathleen O’Neill, a spokesman forthe American Lung Association in NewYork.

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By JOSEPH OROVICThe federal Dept. of Transportation sug-

gested several layers of defense against way-ward fowl at LaGuardia Airport once a neigh-boring trash transfer station is built.

The recommendations aim to mitigatethe number of birds surrounding CollegePoint’s much-maligned Marine Transfer Sta-tion, slated to be built 2,000 feet away fromthe end of the airport’s main runway.

“Although we remain opposed to this gar-bage transfer station being constructed soclose to LaGuardia’s runway, we applaudthese additional safeguards,” said U.S. Rep.Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), who spent thelast three years opposing the MTS’s location.“While we continue to have serious concernsover this facility, these extra safety measuresare positive steps towards increasing thesafety of the flying public and the Queenscommunities that surround the airport.”

Feds Offers Trash SuggestionsThe DOT’s suggestions aim to make the

area inhospitable to birds by limiting perch-ing areas and food sources, and having adedicated specialist on-site to continuallykeep the birds at bay.

The measures are a result of a study con-ducted by the DOT, Federal Aviation Ad-ministration, Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. AirForce and Por t Authority.

But the suggestions are just that, and it’sup to the City’s Dept. of Sanitation to imple-ment them.

U.S. Reps Ackerman and Joe Crowley(D-Jackson Heights) promised to demandassurances from Sanitation CommissionerJohn Doherty that the DOT’s recommenda-tions be implemented.

The measures would add to a growinglist of safety enhancements to the MTS,which include a shor tened height and aweekly visit from a DOT biologist to moni-

tor the situation.The $125 million facility became a con-

tentious issue following the landing of Flight1549 on the Hudson River.

The 100-foot MTS will be located at 31stAvenue and 122nd Street. Closed Sanitationtrucks filled with garbage will line up as muchas 17 deep to enter the facility. Once inside,the trucks would tip their load into chuteswhere compactors would then press the wasteinto containers. The containers, each holdingabout 22 tons of waste, would then be loadedonto barges capable of carrying as many as 48containers – or more than a million pounds ofcontainerized garbage. The barges, whichwould operate an average of three runs a day,would float the trash around the airport andout toward New York Harbor.


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Better Use(An Open Letter to Mayor Mike

Bloomberg)If there is one issue that unites

New Yorkers, it is the desire to offerour children a better future, andeducation opens doors to opportu-nity. So when I saw reports in TheNew York Times and Wall StreetJournal that you are proposing tocut as many as 6,700 teachers inorder to help close a $5 billionbudget deficit, I could not help butthink of the families whose futureswill be shaken by diminished accessto a quality education.

The Daily News reported thatthe Department of Education is seek-ing approval for up to a $5 million-per-year contract to recruit moreteachers.

If the city cannot afford its cur-rent teachers, how can the DOE payto recruit more educators? Why notuse the $5 million to offset teacherlayoffs? It seems like common senseto me.

Toby Ann StaviskyState Senator

Hoping For AtlasTo The Editor:

As the co-owner of SpokesmanCycles, which has a branch at TheShops at Atlas Park, I’d like toaddress a few issues raised in yourApril 8 article.

First, The Bombay Company isnot among the stores that haveclosed in the last 14 months. Weknow, because we opened our storemore than two years ago in thespace they had already vacated. Partof what attracted us to the mall wasthe chance to open the largest bikeshop in New York City.

Our customers tell us they’rehappy to find a large selection ofproducts and professional repairservices without having to travelfar. Glendale, like much of Queens,is a family oriented community andmore and more people are discover-ing that cycling is healthy and funactivity for all ages.

We’d love to see Atlas become abusier mall. But overall, we’ve beenpleased with the performance ofour Atlas Park store.

The economy’s been tough oneveryone recently. But we hope thatin the future you’ll be able to writeabout local businesses that are not“in decline.”

Carlos Dall’OrsoSpokesman Cycles

Keep ProgramsTo The Editor:

As a guidance counselor atHalsey JHS 157, just four blocksfrom Queens Community House,the youth programs that QCH of-fers greatly impact me and my stu-dents. I have developed strong rela-

tionships with their staff who haveopened their arms to all of my stu-dents. Their programs are a neces-sity for working parents who rely ontheir free after-school care.

Many of my students are in needof outside counseling but don’t haveinsurance. QCH is the only facilitythat offers free counseling in thisarea, which is a great service to mystudents, who are faced with pres-sure on the streets to join gangs, useand sell drugs, and many other harm-ful choices. QCH provides themwith a place to go so that they canstay off the streets and not have toworry about being approached andtempted to participate in destruc-tive activities. For many, goinghome is just as bad as being on thestreets. There is abuse, neglect andenvironments not conducive todoing homework or positive influ-ence. QCH offers tutoring, home-work help, a work placement pro-gram, and positive activities to helpshow these children that there areother options.

Taking away youth programswould not only be doing a disser-vice to the entire community but,more importantly, a disservice tothese children. Many come fromhomes where they are told they aren’tgood enough and neglected andabandoned by their parents. Whatmessage are we sending if QCH isforced to abandon them as well?

Shimona Shriki,Guidance CounselorJHS 157, Rego Park

Wine Tax?To The Editor:

Gov. Paterson’s proposal to al-low wine to be sold in grocery storesand supermarkets does not makeany sense, because any benefit thata grocery store or supermarketwould acquire would be at the det-riment of liquor stores. This caneasily result in the closing of numer-ous liquor stores. Do we really needto lose those jobs? Do we really needmore vacant real estate in the state?

If the intention is to get more taxrevenue because it is thought thatoverall more wine will be sold ifavailable in grocery stores, it is apoor means to an end. This endcould be better served by simplyincreasing the current tax on wine– for anyone who just grimaced,come on, would it really make adifference if it cost an extra dime ortwo to buy a bottle of wine – ratherthan attempting to increase the con-sumption of wine?

Christina Fortunato,Flushing

NY MajorityTo The Editor:

President Obama wants to make

Sigh.The news this week about restarting the bidding process

that will eventually bring video lottery terminals and therehabilitation of Aqueduct Racetrack is welcome, but alsoleaves us shaking our heads.

For the better part of a decade we have been waiting forthis to happen. Even with a potential spring 2011 opening ofsome sort of facility, New York will be on its third newgovernor since the process was initiated by Gov. GeorgePataki.

And then, of course, there is the complete distrust in aboondoggled system that has failed our state, our city andour borough so miserably for so long that it is hard to getexcited about the prospect that now, with a potential thirdwinner being selected this summer, the Aqueduct deal mayactually happen.

Yes, we’re happy to see the process begin to lumberforward… again. And yes, we think that the transparency andexpediency of the process is a big improvement from the lasttwo times the state has tried and failed to make the “racino”a reality.

But really, we’re just waiting for the other shoe to drop.We’ll cheer when the whole deal happens and the doors

to the VLT facility finally open, but we’re not rushing out tobuy our pom-poms just yet.

his New York friend (who has neverbeen a judge!) a new Supreme CourtJustice. Don’t you think that it willbe too many New Yorkers onAmerica’s highest court? Maybe itis better to choose a qualified judge(and a Protestant) from… Arizona.

Victor Maltsev,Rego Park

No TWC LoveTo The Editor:

This weekend Time Warner Cablestarted putting up a “screen saver”of their logo on my channels if I donot press any buttons on my remotefor 30 minutes. This makes it nearlyimpossible to record any programswith any device other than theirDVR, which I am not going to get.I have a TiVo, I love my TiVo andplan to keep it.

I wonder how many people TimeWarner is trying to dupe into buy-ing their DVR service with this trick.I immediately called tech supportand I was told that I was out of luckand nothing could be done (asidefrom subscribing to their DVR ser-vice). Actually, something can bedone. I have already removed mypremium channels because of thisand Time Warner will soon lose meas a customer entirely.

There are other providers serv-ing my area (for less money) andTWC’s loss will be their gain.

Jonathan W Griffith,Floral Park

Bus Seat BeltsTo the Editor:

Several years ago, I requested thatCongressman Anthony Weiner sup-port and push federal legislation torequire seat belts on long-distancebuses involved in interstate, intrastateand international travel. A number ofpublicized serious bus accidentswhere people sustained serious in-jury, or even died, as a result of beingthrown about inside the bus, orejected, seemed to call for such aproposal. I even cited to Congress-man Weiner a case where my wife’scousin became a paraplegic when abus, without seat belts, in which shewas a passenger, was involved in anaccident while en route to Pennsylva-nia from New York. As legal counselto the Middle Village Property Own-ers/Residents Association at the time,I was able to get signatures from anumber of the organization’s mem-bers on a petition supporting seatbelts on such buses.

At a meeting of the Middle Vil-lage Property Owners/Residents As-sociation, Congressman Weinerindicated that he supported such aproposal to protect the precioushuman cargo on such buses. How-ever, after about a year with hardlyany feedback from the Congress-

man, he informed the civic associa-tion that this was an area to behandled by state and local authori-ties, despite the interstate activitiesof long-distance bus carriers.

This seemed like a strange re-sponse under the circumstances.Interstate commerce is regulated bythe federal government, not thestates or local authorities. Howcould a United States congressmanignore legitimate safety concernsinvolving interstate commerce andpass the buck to state and localauthorities?

As it turns out, further researchindicates that in 2007 legislationwas introduced in Congress to re-quire passenger seat belts in tourbuses in the United States. UnitedS ta t e s Sena to r s Kay Ba i l e yHutchison (R-Texas) and SherrodBrown (D-Ohio) introduced suchbill in the Senate, and John Lewis(D-Georgia) introduced similar leg-islation in the House that wouldrequire seat belts, not just morestudies. Apparently the proposedMotorcoach Enhanced Safety Actof 2007 went nowhere.

The issue comes into stark focuswhen one considers injuries anddeaths resulting from tragic busaccidents within the last severalyears that could have been preventedhad seat belts on such buses beenrequired by federal legislation. InMarch, 2007, a bus carrying theBluffton University baseball teamfrom Ohio crashed in Atlanta. Sev-eral team members were ejected fromthe bus and killed. Just recently, onMarch 5 a bus accident near Phoe-nix, Arizona, left six people dead.

In May, 2006, the EuropeanUnion required the use of seat beltsin all motor vehicles, includingtrucks and coaches. My family wasrequired to wear seat belts while ona bus tour in England this pastsummer. Legislation could stripstates of a percentage of their high-way funds if they do not require seatbelts on buses. There is no legiti-mate reason for the federal govern-ment not to require seat belts onbuses.

My family just received a bulletinfrom the Office of CongressmanWeiner, paid for with tax dollars. Itis basically a political campaign pieceproduced at taxpayer expense. Thecost of this mailing must have beengreat. We do not want our hard-earned money to be used to pay forCongressman Weiner’s campaignin this election year. He has shownan apathy and disingenuousnessregarding a serious issue of con-cern. Maybe a number of busescould have been equipped with seatbelts with the tax dollars used toproduce this political campaignpiece.

Joseph A. Suraci, Esq.,Middle Village

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The State Budget: Exactly How Late Is Failure?

Not 4 Publication.com by Dom Nunziato

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City Narrowly Escapes Bungling Bomber’s Plot

By MICHAEL SCHENKLERThe State Legislature is re-

quired to approve the NYS budgetby April 1 of each year.

A month and a half later, littlehas been done to close the morethan $9 billion deficit in the cur-rent fiscal year’s budget.

The one man that may havehad an inkling on how to try todeal with the overwhelming prob-lem in a fiscal ly responsible waywas pushed aside by the Governorand rejected by the State Senate.

Lieutenant Governor RichardRavitch was appointed by an acci-dental Governor late last summerin response to a pathetic deadlockcaused by two State Senators jump-ing par t ies in exchange for 30pieces of silver and a roll in thehay – or its vague political equiva-lent in Albany terms. Ravitch, the

one man not in the room who mayhave the fiscal ability, respect andintegrity to navigate the mine fieldof the Albany budget process, hasbeen excluded by a failing Gover-nor trying to reassert his own rel-evance in a process where the trainleft the station before he found thestation.

And those aboard the train areled by conductors who haven’theard the music of the people foryears. The group in its entirety isno group at all. The Democrats,now in control, are apparently notinvolving the Republicans. Bipar-tisanship is no more evident herethan it has been on the Federallevel. Only on the Federal level,no matter the problems, bills seemto get passed, the government runsand Congress shines when com-pared to the New York State Leg-islature.

The Assembly catering tospecial interests leans toward re-storing the Governor’s proposedcuts to education and health carewhile the Senate seeks propertytax relief to win votes from subur-ban and upstate voters in an elec-tion year.

As a matter of fact, both housesare driven by anything but what isbest for the people, the state and

prudent fiscal management.And as the clock ticks, each

second of each day that there isno resolut ion to the budget im-passe, the state moves closer tothe precipice – a cash flow crisisapproaches as rapidly as the highspeed train moving through themonth of May with no governorand no budget controls in place --and billions fall due to school dis-tricts throughout the state.

The Mayor of the City of NewYork had to create his budget with-out knowing the State’s contribu-tion. Next Tuesday, school districts– other than the City — across theState will put their budgets to pub-lic vote without ever knowing theextent of the State’s participation.

So what has been going onin Albany as the clock ticked up tothat legally proscribed April 1 bud-get deadline and then has tickedpassed it 3,888,000 times.

Not much.The leadership, a handful of

Senators and Assembly members,occasionally sit behind closeddoors, rarely if ever talking to theGovernor. The Lieutenant Gover-nor – remember him, the man withthe best chance of finding a realsolution – he’s not included.

And the rest of them sit col-

lecting their per diem for being inAlbany.

No, they are not hard at worklooking for other potential cuts oranalyzing the budget. No, they arenot involved in the important pro-cess of ethics reform nor are theyworking to protect our environ-ment nor develop a system of non-partisan redistricting or any othermeaningful legislation.

They basically are doing noth-ing.

And sadly those infamousthree men in a room don’t seemto be doing much either.

They apparently have agreedon some $6 billion in reduction –we’re all just guessing here becausethat room door is locked and thepress and the public are not en-t itled to observe the process ofhow government works in theEmpire State.

Well, the real deficit is appar-ently moving closer and closer tothe $10 billion figure as each daypasses. Cutting $6 billion doesn’tsolve the problem. The Governorhas been ineffective from the getgo. He is a lame duck probablylooking for a job to call his ownnext year.

The Senate has still not re-covered from its devastation of the

past year where leadershipchanged, Senators changed partyal legiance, Senators’ votes werebought and sold and then one ofthe two Senators at the center ofthe fiasco was expelled and theother indicted for stealing millionsfrom the people. Don’t expect toomuch from the Senate.

Then there is AssemblySpeaker Shelly Silver – not one foropening the process of govern-ment – bright and capable of get-ting the job done. This fixture inthe secret room cannot do it aloneand doesn’t recognize it’s time toseek the support of the people andthe press.

New York government doesnot work.

And sadly, this time, it is myparty in control of the entire pro-cess - the Democratic Party.

The Democrats have failed us.New York State Government

has failed us.The cost of the budget failure

will ultimately come due and whowill have to pay it?

We will – for years and yearsto come.

Remember what our StateLegislators have done to us whenelection time rolls [email protected]

By HENRY STERNNew Yorkers have

thought a great dealabout the at temptedbombing in TimesSquare. Our narrow es-cape from death and de-struction in the heart ofthe city reminds us ofthe police work thatfrustrated the July 1997plot to explode bombs on the NewYork City subways. That attemptcame four years after the first at-tack on the World Trade Center,and four years before 9/11. Therewas also a conspiracy in 2009,when a New York immigranttrained by the Taliban in Pakistanbought supplies in Colorado toat tack the subway system here. An imam may have tipped him offthat he was under surveillance.

It should now be apparentthat, in recent years, there havebeen a number of plots aimed atwreaking havoc in the City of NewYork. We general ly write aboutpolicies and practices of state gov-ernment. We do believe,however, that plans to detonateexplosives which could demolishbuildings and immolate their inhab-itants (actions which have beenattempted at least five times overthe past 17 years) would have asignificant effect on the city gov-ernment, its economy and its vi-ability as a place in which peoplewould want to live and stay alive. That is the assertion of relevance,which prompts us to offer the fol-

lowing thoughts, some ofwhich lead to conclusionsof one sort or another.

Herewith our obser-vations:

First is that, if not forthe incredible incompe-tence of the bomber, theTimes Square plot wouldhave succeeded.

Second, if the bombhad gone off, it would have at-tracted enormous worldwide atten-t ion, dispropor t ionate to thephysical damage that it would havebeen caused. It would have shownthat one of the nation’s most fa-mous and crowded places was vul-nerable to deadly attack by oneindividual.

Third, if enough other would-be bombers at tempt the same orsimilar assaults, one or more willeventually succeed.

From there, we proceed to thegreater danger:

Four th, the proliferat ion ofnuclear weapons would make theoutcome of such an attack devas-tating rather than symbolic.

Fifth, although there are nownine nations which have nuclearcapability, none of them has pro-claimed its commitment to the de-struction of another country.

Sixth, Iran’s president has re-peatedly proclaimed his ambitionto destroy Israel, which has doneno particular injury to his coun-try, nor has had any territorial dis-putes with Iran (as Iraq had duringtheir eight years of warfare, which

included the use of weapons ofmass de str uct ion by SaddamHussein).

Seventh, Iran is developingnuclear weapons as rapidly as itcan, and anyone who does notbelieve that to be true is incrediblynaive.

Eighth, (and this is the diffi-cult one to accept), the UnitedStates is enabling Iran to becomea nuclear power by makingspeeches denouncing Iran whichhave no effect, and trying to enlistother nations to support sanctions,measurers which are not in thosenations’ immediate self-interest.

Ninth, the United States ap-pears to be quite reconciled to Iranas a nuclear power. Since Iran isalready supplying Hezbollah andHamas with advanced rockets andother weaponry, it is reasonableto consider the possibi lity thatIran’s nuclear weapons, or the tech-nology to manufacture them, willsomehow fall into the hands ofnon-governmental entit ies.

Tenth, President Obama saidon May 18, 2009, that “by the endof the year, we should have somesense whether or not these dis-cussions [with Iran] are starting toyield significant benefits, whetherwe are star t ing to see ser iousmovement on the part of Iranians.” It is now May 2010, and the onlymovement seen has been increasedactivity by Iran in nuclear devel-opment.

Eleventh, the physical pro-tect ion of the City of New York

has been capably managed overthe years by the New York PoliceDepartment. But it s protectionfrom weapons of mass destruc-t ion is a Federal responsibi lity,which means the national gov-ernment is obliged to do what itmust to prevent a nation whichbelieves war is a religious dutydoes from get t ing the opportu-nity to put that pr inciple intoeffect at the cost of the lives ofour citizens

Twelfth, national leaders mustunderstand that, just because theywant peace and justice, others maystill want to kill them and the citi-

zens they are sworn to protect,either as a result of religious fan-tasy of zeal, or the simple desirefor universal hegemony that char-acterized Hitler and his followers.

As usual, we invite your com-ments, and we expect some dis-agreement with our views. Pleasefeel free to express yourself by e-mail, whatever your opinions. This, of course, is far more thanthe people who would bomb anddestroy us permit to those whoseopinions differ from theirs.

God bless America, and Godpreserve the City of New York.

[email protected]

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Queens This WeekAmalgamated OffersFiscal Smarts

Amalgamated Bank announced its freeMoneySense financial education program, akey component of its community bankingstrategy, and will host a class at the bank'sFlushing branch on Jewel Avenue on May 15from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"We have increased our commitment tothe MoneySense program because there is acritical need for personal financial skills intoday's economy," said Erik Shumar, Amal-gamated Bank's Community ReinvestmentAct Officer. "Too many hardworking menand women find themselves in debt with pooror no credit and are frozen in a state ofinaction because they simply don't knowwhat to do."

The MoneySense workshops hope to pro-vide participants with the knowledge andtools they need to help establish and maintaingood credit profiles and gain access to af-fordable credit. Often, the Bank deliversthese sessions through partnerships with com-munity-based organizations, which encour-age neighborhood residents to attend classesat the local Amalgamated branch. Also, any-one 18 years and older who completes aseries of MoneySense workshops is eligibleto receive special benefits when they openand maintain a basic checking or savingsaccount for six months or longer.

"One of the unique aspects of this pro-gram is that each course is supported bymaterials we developed and is presented byan Amalgamated Bank officer who has re-ceived special training in how to conduct thecourse. This is in keeping with the Bank'sfocus on the importance of financial literacyand our efforts to help working people usetheir money and credit wisely."

Amalgamated Bank has scheduled 32classes that will be held in Manhattan, Brook-lyn, Queens and the Bronx. These classes aretailored to the particular needs of each com-munity where they are held. Also, each par-ticipant receives a free MoneySense work-book.

Interested participants can contact branchmanager, Kathleen Kaufman at (718) 380-2276 for further details. The complete sched-ule of Money Sense workshops is posted atamalgamatedbank.com.

Tudor Park GettingUpgraded Fields

The Parks Department will undertake a$1 million renovation and rehabilitation ofTudor Park in Ozone Park that will includea new state of the art baseball diamond forLittle League games and a cricket field.

The park, located along North ConduitAvenue between 80th Street and 81st Street

, is a popular hang out spot for local youth.Currently the site, which is badly in need ofrehabilitation, is home to a baseball dia-mond, which sits in the southwest corner ofthe park. The new plan would place thediamond in the center of the park, facingnorth, and update it so it can be used for LittleLeague games. The diamond would get newbases, dugouts, three-tiered bleachers andwill include a natural grass field.

Beyond the outfield of the diamond, acricket pitch will be built. The cricket fieldhas been a huge priority for the area's grow-ing South Asian and Indo-Caribbean popu-lation. The pitch will be far enough awayfrom the baseball diamond so that gamescould be played on both fields at the sametime. There will also be an adult fitness centerin the park. Because of the Conduit ease-ment, the diamond will be about 75 feetinside the park, away from North ConduitAvenue.

Some members of Community Board 10expressed concern over drainage issues inthe park. The section of Ozone Park sur-rounding the site is notorious for floodsduring big rainstorms and Nor'easters. TheParks Dept. will install new drainage ditchesto alleviate that concern, but warned thatlittle can be done about drainage in the parkwithout addressing it throughout the wholecommunity.

According to the Parks Dept., theproject's plan should be finalized by the endof the summer with construction commenc-ing in March 2011. The city will foot about$770,000 of the $1 million bill.


—Domenick Rafter

Pop And FriendCatch A Summons

A simple mid-afternoon catch betweenMichael Feinstein and his son Jacob endedwith a summons from the cops.

The two hopped the three-foot fence sur-rounding PS 303's parking lot on an unsea-sonably warm March 7. They hoped for a funfew hours at a schoolyard neighborhood kidshave used for decades. Eventually the elderFeinstein's friend Adam Waldman joined into spell a tiring pop.

When the cops showed up and demandedidentification, Feinstein and Waldman weretaken aback. They said they would leave thepremises, admitting they did not heed the"No trespassing" sign. No harm, no foul. Theofficers left first, but only after handing outtwo summonses for trespassing.

The whole scene left some parents scratch-ing their heads, wondering if a game of catchwarranted dealing with the police and a

FHLL Book SigningOn May 15, from 9:30-11 a.m., Ray Negron, the author of "One Last Time: Good-bye

to Yankee Stadium," will visit the Forest Hills Little League at 66-01 Fleet St. Negron willspeak to the players about his life experiences and his book. He is coming to spread themessage of his book and his love for children. For more information please visitwww.batboyhelps.com.

Ray Negron is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "The Boy of Steel" and"The Greatest Story Never Told: The Babe and Jackie." When he was a teenager, he wascaught spraying graffiti on the side of Yankee Stadium and put to work by GeorgeSteinbrenner. Negron became the Yankees' batboy, played minor league ball, and workedfor the Texas Rangers, the Cleveland Indians and currently the New York Yankees. Nowa special assistant for the New York Yankees and a community advisor, Negron is activein charitable works.

FHVAC EMS WeekFrom May 16 through May 22, The Forest Hills Volunteer Corps will celebrate National

EMS Week. It will hold the following events at 92-29 Metropolitan Ave.: a Daily OpenHouse from May 17 through May 21; FHVAC EMS Day on May 22, from 1 to 5 p.m. withFirst Aid & CPR Training, free food, games and prizes; and a Blood Drive on May 22.For more information, call (718) 793-2055.

possible fine."This was the kind of schoolyard that

parents had to yank you out and say, 'C'monit's dinnertime,'" Waldman said.

More importantly, why was the schoolyardclosed when most of Forest Hills' other schoolskeep their spaces open to the public?

According to a Dept. of Education spokes-person, some schoolyards remain open aspart of the Mayor's PlaNYC initiative whileothers remain closed.

The City selected 256 schoolyards to re-main open in areas lacking recreational space.The Parks Department would upgrade andkeep these yards open. PS 303, it turns out,does not fall into that category.

Waldman and Feinstein reached out toCommunity Board 6's district manager FrankGulluscio, who was short on answers.

"The Department of Education has torevisit the use of schoolyards within commu-nities," he said.

Waldman admits they were trespassing atthe time, but did not see why the yard shouldbe shut to the public in the first place.

The parents, all long-time Forest Hillsresidents, said they used the school's space askids, and think their children deserve thesame opportunity.

"You want to give the kids the same thingyou had growing up," said Paul White, whotook his daughter down the block to PS 303'syard last winter to build a snowman.

"Not a lot of us are blessed to have a house.We have no backyards," said Feinstein's wifeLisa. "Our parks, our schools, are very, veryspecial. They're something that we reallyhold very close to us."

In spite of the circus surrounding thesummons, both Feinstein and Waldman ulti-mately walked away without having to pay afine. The prospects for getting PS 303'sschoolyard open do not seem as bright.


Residents MarchTo Save Firehouses

Residents, civic leaders and local officialsmarched through Woodhaven and RichmondHill in protest Monday, fearing the potentialclosing of two firehouses.

Councilwoman Liz Crowley (D-MiddleVillage), chairwoman of the Fire & CriminalJustice Committee, led the march throughthe two neighborhoods. Also participatingwere U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-KewGardens), NYC Public Advocate Bill deBlasio, Council Members Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest

While locals admit it is illegal to use PS 303's yard, they are not sure why.

Hills), State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-HowardBeach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Glendale).

"The [Bloomberg] Administration found$200 million within the executive budget tomaintain our security initiatives - and thisshould include the FDNY. If we close firecompanies, I certainly will not feel secure,"Crowley said. "Fires don't care about budgets."

The march began on Monday morning atEngine 293 at 74-24 88th Rd. in Woodhavenand headed down Jamaica Avenue to Engine294, which is located right across the borderfrom Woodhaven in Richmond Hill at 101-02Jamaica Ave.

The march comes a little more than a weekafter a devastating fire ripped through achurch 10 blocks away from Engine 294 andlittle more than a year after a major wind-swept fire destroyed almost an entire blockon 96th Street just north of Atlantic Avenuein Woodhaven. Neither firehouse is immedi-ately slated for closure, but Mayor MikeBloomberg is expected to announce firehouseclosures within the next week.

The City Charter mandates a 45-day no-tice before closure of a firehouse. Since themayor ' s budget proposes c los ing 20firehouses on July 1, the public would needto be notified of which firehouses will closeby May 17.

Assemblyman Miller noted that anyfirehouse closure in Richmond Hill orWoodhaven would affect not only those neigh-borhoods, but surrounding communitiesalso.

"If the fire department in Cypress Hills isresponding to a blaze in Woodhaven, itleaves the residents of both neighborhoodsin danger," Miller said. "Closing one firehouse creates a domino effect that negativelyaffects all of our communities."

"Above and beyond the vital day-to-dayrole firefighters play in the community, theresponse to the terrorist attack in TimesSquare is another reminder of how criticallyimportant it is to get firefighters to the sceneof an emergency quickly," said Steve Cassidy,President of the Uniformed Firefighters As-sociation, noting that the FDNY is critical inthe city's anti-terrorism apparatus.

Budget cuts had called for the closure ofEngine 293 in 2003, but community oppo-sition to the closure kept its doors open.Engine 294 was closed in January 1991 bythen-Mayor David Dinkins, but was reopenedin the first days of the Giuliani administrationafter complaints about delayed responsetimes.


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Queens CLOSEUP

Thrift SaleBayswater Jewish Center, located at 23-

55 Healey Ave, in Bayswater is holding ahuge thrift sale on Thursday, May 13 from 7-9 p.m., on Sunday, May 16 from noon to 4p.m., and Monday, May 17 from 4-7 p.m. Onsale will be clothes, household items, electri-cal, linens, etc. Come and bring your friends!For more information call (718) 471-7771.

Camera ClubThe Flushing Camera Club meets at 7:30

p.m. in the auditorium of Flushing Hospital,at 146-01 45th Ave. on the first, third andfifth Wednesday of the month.

Enter at 45th Avenue and Burling Street.We meet on the first, third and fifth Wednes-day of the month. For more information,con tac t ( 718 ) 441 -6210 o rflushingcameraclub.org

Exercise ClassEvery Monday at 10:15-11:15 a.m. and

1:15-2:15 p.m. , ta i ch i w i th E la ineFleischman, Every Wednesday and Friday at10:15-11:15 a.m. , chair aerobics with CharleRoemer every Thursday at 10:15-11:15 p.m.,Project Staywell exercises with Irma Mains. Ifyou are a senior center member, or are over60 years of age, you are welcome to attend.Any questions, call the center at (718) 738-8100.

The Howard Beach senior center is lo-cated at 156-45 84th street (entrance on 85thstreet). The center is funded under contractto the New York City department for theaging and is open to anyone age 60 and over.

QJCC Honors KellyWhen the Queens Jewish Community

Council invited NY City Police Commis-sioner Raymond Kelly to be honored at its14th Annual Testimonial Breakfast on Sun-day, May 16, at 9 a.m. at the Beth GavrielCenter, 66-35 108th Street in Forest Hills theorganization never expected CommissionerKelly to be heading an investigation of arecently thwarted Times Square terroristbombing in the days leading up to its annualgala event.

“This is exactly why we invited Commis-sioner Kelly to be honored at our AnnualBreakfast,’’ said Warren Hecht, the Presi-dent of the QJCC, ‘‘Because we have alwaysfelt that Ray Kelly and the thousands of menand women of the New York City PoliceDepartment personify the very best thatAmerica has to offer in our struggle againstterrorism - and they continue to prove ourpoint every day’’.

This Annual Breakfast celebrates theQJCC’s dedication to the Queens commu-nity and its mission to improve the quality oflife for its residents. The QJCC accomplishesthis not only though its many social actionprograms, but through its robust organiza-tion of advocacy initiatives used on behalf ofindividual citizens and organizations whoneed a representative voice to protect theirinterests.

The QJCC is not only feting four honor-ees all of which have made a substantialdifference in the Queens community, but isalso conducting an installation of its Officersand Board Members. These newly installedofficers and board members are from diverseareas in Queens and are leaders in theircommunities.

QCA Spring BenefitQueens Council on the Arts is holding its

44th annual spring benefit ArtVenture, onThursday, May 13 at the Metropolitan Build-ing, 44-01 11th Street, Long Island City. At

this year’s event, Juvenal Reis, President ofJuvenal Reis Studios, Nereo Lopez Meza,Photographer, Judith Heintz and MargieRuddick, Former Principals, Wallace Rob-erts and Todd LLC will be honored for theircontributions to the arts and communities ofQueens County.

The event will include hors d’oeuvres andcocktails, a caricaturist, belly dancer, raffleprices and an honoree presentation from6:30 -9:30 p.m. Last year, over 200 guestswere in attendance, and QCA expects aneven greater turnout.

The event is open to the public and $100tickets are available at queenscouncilarts.orgor by calling Queens Council on the Arts at(347) 505-3010.

The mission of the Queens Council on theArts is to foster and develop the arts inQueens County and to support arts organiza-tions and individual artists in presentingtheir cultural diversity for the benefit of thecommunity.

Mt. Olivet TourOn Saturday, May 15, the Greater

Ridgewood Historical Society will cospon-sor a tour of the historic Mount Olivet Cem-e t e r y f r om 1 -3 PM. Dav i d G ig l e r ,superintentant of Mount Olivet will focus onthe history of Mt. Olivet Cemetery, that re-flects both the history of Maspeth, and the lifeand times of prominent residents of theMaspeth area. Gigler is a former president ofthe GRHS and currently serves on the Advi-sory Board of Directors. Gigler was respon-sible for the original landscape design of theOnderdonk House property and contributedto the Society’s recent exhibit, “Rites ofPassage,” an exhibit on cemeteries, floristsand monument makers and continues toassist the Society with his expertise.

Handouts and refreshments are includedfor the $5 donation that will benefit theSociety.

For information on this event, call MountOlivet Cemetery at (718) 326-1777. There isno raindate. Participants should meet at thecemetery office and comfortable footwear isrecommended. If you miss this tour, you canalso join Gigler on Saturday, Sept. 11. Watchfor additional information or visit theSociety’s website, onderdonkhouse.org orMoun t O l i v e t webs i t e ,mountolivetcemeterynyc.com/

Polish Air TragedyA Symposium on the Polish Air Tragedy

will focus on the late Polish President LechKaszynski and his outreach to Polish Jews,Israel, and Polonia.

It will take place on Monday, May 17, at12:30 p.m. in Room 301, at Queens College’sStudent Union Building. Among the speak-ers will be Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka, the Con-sul General of the Polish Republic in NewYork and Queens College President Dr. JamesMuyskens.

Attendance is free and all are welcome toattend. For further information, please con-tact Jeff Gottlieb, President, Queens JewishHistorical Society, at (917) 376-4494 [email protected].

Town HallFlushing Town Hall will hold a series of

puppetry workshops for children on May 15and 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 137-35 NorthernBlvd. For more information, call (718) 463-7700.

Tai Chi classes will be held from May 1 toJune 23, on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Spon-sored by the Arthritis Foundation of NYC,the eight week “Tai Chi class for people withArthritis or limited mobility” will be held at

137-35 Northern Blvd. To register, pleaseemail your name, mailing address, phonenumbe r and ema i l add re s s t [email protected].

On Friday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m., St. Luke’sChamber Ensemble will present a free cham-ber music concert at Flushing Town Hall aspart of its five-day tour of the boroughs ofNew York City. Each concert will be a drop-off site in a series-long food drive for NewYork’s hungry and homeless, in partnershipwith City Harvest. Attendees are encouragedto drop off non-perishable donations at Flush-ing Town Hall before the performance. Fol-lowing the concert, ice cream will be avail-able for sale from the Big Gay Ice CreamTruck, which will donate 20 percent of allsales proceeds to City Harvest.

Red Baraat will perform on May 16 at 2:15p.m. Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraatis the first and only dhol and brass band in theStates. This New York City-based groupplays fresh originals, traditional Punjabisongs, Bollywood numbers, and has deliv-ered blistering performances at the ChicagoWorld Music Festival, Lincoln Center, DJRekha’s Basement Bhangra, etc.

The Queens Jazz Orchestra will performon Friday, June 18 at 8 p.m. The Orchestra,a program of Flushing Council, will performa potpourri of tunes from these legends andplay excerpts from Conductor Jimmy Heath’soriginal composition “New Visions”.

For more information about these andother events, call (718) 463-7700.

Flea MarketA giant Flea Market will be held on Satur-

day, May 22, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., atFlushing House, 38-20 Bowne St. For moreinformation, call (718) 762-3198.

The Flea Market takes place in the LargeGame Room on the ground floor of FlushingHouse. A huge variety of goods will be onsale, including jewelry, arts and crafts, col-lectibles, new and gently used clothing, whiteelephant items, etc. Admission is free.

For vendor information, please call KatieRivers, activities leader, at (347) 532-3012.Any profits received by Flushing House gointo the activities fund, which directly ben-efits the elderly residents who reside there.

Built in 1974, Flushing House was one ofthe first not-for-profit retirement communi-ties to offer independent living with support-ive services on the premises.

Camera ClubPresentation

The Flushing Camera Club will have a

photo presentation at The Bridge View Nurs-ing Home, 143-10 20th Ave. on May 11 at2:30 p.m. This is the Flushing Camera Clubsfirst in a series of free photo image presenta-tions compiled by members of our cameraclub.

Free Salsa ClassesParsons Beacon is proud to announce

that it will be offering a free Adult Salsa Classopen to all adults every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in registering pleasecall (718) 820-0760.

Dem Club MeetingThe JFK Democratic Club will hold a

general meeting at 8 p.m. on May 20 atMargaret Tietz Center, 164-11 Chapin Pkwy.The group will celebrate the accomplish-ments of DA Richard Brown.

Gardening RecruitsQueens Botanical Garden is currently re-

cruiting new senior gardeners. QBG’s Se-nior Garden, which entered its 45th year thisApril, is a unique quarter-acre garden thatprovides seniors with individual areas (fivefeet by fifteen feet) to grow their own veg-etables and flowers. Senior Garden’s mem-bers grow radishes, lettuce, spinach, zuc-chini, beans, tomatoes, strawberries, acornsquash, and flowers and tend apple, fig, andpear trees from April to October. Memberstake home all the produce they grow for theirown consumption. For more informationcall Bernie Gilbard at (718) 263-9546.

Long Island PuppetTheatre

On Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m., TempleTivah will host the Long Island Puppet The-atre and Museum at 3315 Hillside Ave. inNew Hyde Park, showing “The Little RedRiding Hood with The 3 Little Pigs & The 7Baby Goats,” A Trilogy about the Wolf.

Prices are $15 with pre-registration and$18 at the door. Raffles will be sold at thedoo r . To r eg i s t e r , ema i [email protected].

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By DOMENICK RAFTERA new bill passed by the state legislature

and wait ing for Gov. David Paterson's sig-nature may lead to changes in the way we allget cal led for jury duty.

The bil l, sponsored by AssemblymanRory Lancman (D-Hi llcrest), requires theOffice of Court Administration (OCA) tocollect demographic data in the form of race,ethnicity, gender and age, for everyone whoreports for jury duty. Once the data is col-lected, it will be looked at by the legislature,governor and Chief Judge of the Cour t ofAppeals, who will decide what changes, ifany, can be made to get a more representa-tive jury pool.

Lancman noted that the data is criticallyimpor tant in a borough as d ive rse asQueens.

"For the borough of Queens, it is essen-tial ly that the individual called to jury dutyto hear cases ranging from discriminationto personal injury to criminal cases, that thejury pool be pul led from a fair cross-sectionfrom our diverse county,' he said. "The onlyway to make sure that's the case is if wehave actual data."

The idea for the legislation came fromLancman's own personal experience withjury duty, and a repor t by Cit izen Action in2007 that showed a very significant under-representation of minorities and other peopleof color in Manhattan in 2006.

There are many theories as to why theunder-representation was found, Lancmansaid, including a lower proport ion of cit i-zens in immigrant communities, as well asthe lower number of people in cer tain de-mographics who have driver's licenses, reg-ister to vote or own homes.

By DOMENICK RAFTERGov. David Paterson announced he is

creating a panel to assist his office's reviewof pardon applications of legal immigrantsfacing deportat ion as a result of criminalconvictions.

"Some of our immigrat ion laws, par ticu-larly w ith respect to depor tat ion, are ex-tremely inflexible," Paterson said. "However,federal law allows governors to pardon indi-viduals in cer tain cases in order to removethe depor tat ion consequence of a Statecriminal conviction. In some small way, wehope this initiative will help set an examplefor how to soften the blow in those cases ofdeserving individuals caught in the web ofour national immigration laws. We hope itwill prove that justice can always find a way."

The panel will make recommendationsto the governor on cases deserving of addi-tional consideration based on the facts andcircumstances of the applicant's individualcase. Among the types of cases that would

Law Would Monitor Jury SelectionThe OCA uses five sources to pick po-

tential jurors: drivers licenses and state iden-tification cards (non-driver's licenses); NewYork State income tax filings; unemploymentinsurance recipients; voter registration lists;and those who receive some type of publicassistance. Lancman said there are many whowould not show up on any of the above lists.He said many of those who do, do not re-spond because they may not take jury dutyseriously, or get off on financial hardshipsbecause of their low wage jobs.

Collecting the data would allow the state

government to pinpoint the problems andfind solutions, Lancman said.

Currently, the defense or the prosecutorcould object to a jury that he or she per-ceives as not being representative of thecommunity only after the jury is chosen.Lancman is concerned this does not helpget a more representative jury, because itwould already be too late in the process.

"If there is under-representation in thejury pool, there will be under-representationin the jury itself," Lancman said. "By thetime you get to the point where you can

challenge the demograph ics of a jury, youmay find that the entire pool does not repre-sent the demographics, and there really isno basis to challenge the pool."

Gov. Paterson has not indicated whetherhe'll sign or veto the legislation. Lancmansaid he was under intense pressure fromOCA to veto the law.

"There is denial from the OCA to theextent of which this is a problem," he said.


be considered include those where the con-viction is a minor offense, the convict is eld-erly or the individual has shown extensiveeffor ts towards rehabi litat ion.

Immigration activists praised Paterson'sdecision to create the panel.

"Overal l we feel very posit ive about Gov.Paterson's act ions," said Valeria Treves, ex-ecutive director of New Immigration Com-munity Empowerment (NICE), a JacksonHeights-based immigrant advocacy group.

"I think this is going to be a good wayto provide relief to some of the immigrantswho are facing depor tat ion," said Mar thaChavez, NICE coordinator of organizingand advocacy.

Chavez expects the governor's decisionwill influence federal officials, who may soontackle federal immigration legislation.

"I think that it will influence our repre-sentatives in Washington that something likethis needs to be par t of federal immigrat ionlegislation," she said, noting that U.S. Sen.

Chuck Schumer is a prime sponsor anddrafter of Comprehensive Immigration Re-form legislation on the federal level.

"Gov. Paterson has made a courageousand compassionate stand for justice andcommon sense," said New York Civil Liber-t i es Union Execut ive Di rec tor DonnaLieberman.

Lieberman called the governor's decision"a sharp contrast" to the "misguided anddiscriminatory" law that was recently signedby Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, which al-lows law enforcement to check the immigra-tion status of anyone they deem "reasonablysuspicious."

"Unfortunately, until Congress passes work-able comprehensive immigration reform, stateswill be compelled to address this issue on theirown," Lieberman said. "New York got it right;Arizona got it terribly wrong."


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Living A New Life, For All To SeeBy JESSICA ABLAMSKY

One Whitestone resident made it big bylosing big. Pounds, that is.

Eddie Gazzillo, a computer teacher andfootball coach at Progress High School forProfessional Careers in Brooklyn, is featuredin a national Weight Watchers commercialwhere he talks about his years-long battleagainst the bulge.

At only 5-foot-8, Gazzillo once weighed230 pounds. Today he is a trim 150, andgives all credit to the online Weight Watchersprogram.

"Weight Watchers taught me how to eat,"he said. "I know it's called Weight Watchers,but you're really not watching your weight,you're changing your life."

Married with three young children,Gazzillo was not a fun guy when he was at hisheaviest.

"I barely had the energy to go to work, letalone be a good father," he said. "I'm a newman. I'm a better man. I'm the dad I alwayswanted to be."

The impetus to finally lose the weightcame from a series of "aha" moments.

"One day I was walking up the hill to theice cream store, and I felt like I was having aheart attack," he said. "I was like, look at me.I can't even walk up a hill."

Another moment came courtesy of hismorning bagel and cream cheese. One day,while eating in the car, a piece got stuck inhis throat.

"As I'm choking on the bagel, I'm think-ing, 'You're choking because you couldn'twait to eat this bagel, and now you're goingto die because of it,'" Gazzillo said.

Fortunately, he was able to cough it up.The commercial came about because of a

By KAITLYN KILMETISBy the end of the summer, the borough

will be 11 playgrounds richer thanks to ef-forts by New York City's largest nonprofitplayground builder.

Out2Play is slated to transform a total of37 concrete spaces across the city into new,vibrant and animated playgrounds with state-of-the-art equipment; 11 of the play spaceswill be located in Queens.

The list of Out2Play's 2010 Queens spacesinclude: PS 9 in Maspeth; PS 31 in Flushing;PS 63 in Jamaica; PS 71 in Ridgewood; PS82 in Jamaica; PS 101 in Forest Hills; PS 111in Long Island City; PS 144 in Forest Hills;

11 New Play Spaces For SummerPS 169 in Bay Terrace; PS 188 in OaklandGardens and PS 229 in Woodside.

Queens Borough President Helen Marshallexpressed excitement about the school play-ground renovations.

"I am happy to team up again this yearwith Out2Play in working to provide safeand adequate play spaces for our students,"Marshall said. "These popular playgroundswill provide safe and secure recreational en-vironments that will help to promote physicalfitness as our youngsters enrich their minds.Out2Play is a shining example of what canhappen when the public and private sectorswork together to benefit children."

Since its founding in 2005, Out2Play hascompleted 80 new playgrounds across thecity. The organization hopes to complete155 new playgrounds by 2012.

Founder and Executive Director An-drea Wenner said Out2Play continues to becommitted to improving city neighbor-hoods and providing a valuable service tolocal children.

"Out2Play remains focused on improvingthe well-being of New York City's youth,"Wenner said. "These playgrounds will pro-vide a fun, safe area for school children toengage in physical activity, resulting in amyriad of lifelong health benefits."

thank you letter he wrote to Weight Watchers.That led to a photo shoot for an online successstory, and ultimately, the commercial.

The first time he saw himself on televisionwas during "American Idol."

"It was so exciting," Gazzillo said. "Me,and my kids, and my wife were screaming,'Oh my god, there you are.'"

The commercial has been a great experience."I walk down the street and people are

like, 'Aren't you the guy from the Weightwatchers commercial,'" he said. "I go toschool and the kids are like, 'Mr. Gazillo,you're famous.'"

His family provides all the motivation heneeds to stick with the program.

"I go out for pizza with the kids," Gazzillosaid. "I go out for ice cream. But thedifference is now I'm not doing it four daysa week. I plan for it and treat treats l iketreats."

He would advise anybody else to do the same."If you're going to a barbeque and you

want something off the barbeque, have it,"Gazzillo said. "Live your life. But eat healthy

Eddie Gazzillo before he joined Weight Watchers (l.) and today.

the week leading up to it."Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky at

[email protected], or (718)357-7400, Ext. 124.

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SENIORS EARN CASH, TRAIN FOR JOBSBY JESSICA ABLAMSKY

Jamaica resident Christine Gallopworked as a hotel manager for31 years before retiring in2006. Nearly four years later,with her financial situationdeteriorating, Gallop de-cided to go back to work.Deciding was the easy part.Finding a job proved diffi-cult.

Thanks to Title V, a jobtraining program throughthe New York City Depart-ment for the Aging, Gallop will gradu-ate with new skills and a new job in acouple of months.

Are you a senior citizen stuck on afinancial roller coaster due to the Medi-care Part D “doughnut hole?” How willhealth insurance “reform” impact Medi-care benefits? Did you know that theDeficit Reduction Act of 2005 makes itmore difficult for seniors to obtainMedicaid benefits? Have you called alawyer to protect your assets and saveestate taxes?

Hear answers from the experts atfree Elder Law Seminars hosted byFlushing House, the not-for-profit, in-dependent living retirement residencebuilt in 1974.

"We get them from all levels, frompeople who are basically very entry

level to people who are very pro-fessional," said Maria Serrano,

director of Senior Employ-ment Services for Title V forthe department.

Title V provides on-the-job training to low-incomeadults who are more than55 years old in computer

skills, customer service,home care and other fields.

Including job search assistance,the program takes between six

months and a year."We want to make the participant

SEMINARS ANSWER ELDER LAW QUESTIONSFrederic Riccardi, MSW, Outreach

Coordinator, Medicare Rights Center,will review how the recently passed na-tional health insurance reform legislationwill impact Medicare Part D, prescriptiondrug costs, the “doughnut hole,” NewYork State’s EPIC program, and the po-tential for long-range changes in benefitsfor senior citizens, at the first seminar onSaturday, June 5.

Ronald Fatoullah, noted elder law at-torney, will examine how the Medicaidprovisions of the Deficit Reduction Act(DRA) of 2005 severely limits access tobenefits for seniors at the second seminar

trained and employed as soon as pos-sible," Serrano said. "We also providefollow-up service, so we help them copewith all of the anxieties of a new job."

One of the most important features ofthe program is a wage of $7.25 per hourfor 20 hours per week, Serrano said.

"That is a great incentive to the partici-pants, because that is about $580 a monththat they will be receiving for the opportu-nity to upgrade their skills," Serrano said.

A participant in the computer skillsand customer service program, Gallophas learned a great deal. She had nocomputer skills when she started in No-vember 2009.

"It brings on the income; it brings a

better outlook on life," Gallop said. "Justbecause you are at an age doesn't neces-sarily mean that your days are finished."

The program helps about 1,200 peopleper year in the City. Dept. of Aging staffaccept applications all year.

"One of my greatest desires this timearound is to invite the people of Queensto this program," Serrano said. "The greatpart is right now there is really no wait."

When she graduates, Gallop hopes toget a job in sales.

"I have the energy and the fitness towork," she said. "I don't want to be home."

Reach Reporter Jessica Ablamsky [email protected], or (718) 357-7400, Ext. 124.

on Saturday, June 12. He will explain howthe latest amendments to the DRA andSupplemental Needs Trusts can help manyseniors. He will review provisions whichallow retirees to keep funds in their IRAaccounts. Fatoullah will also addresschanges to Powers of Attorney and thenew Family Health Care Decisions Act, aswell as the latest health insurance legisla-tion.

Assemblywoman Ann MargaretCarozza (D-Bayside), an elder law attor-ney, will discuss how recent political de-velopments have impacted the status ofboth state and federal estate taxes. Real

estate, liquid assets, retirement accounts,life insurance and assets in revocabletrusts are all subject to estate taxes.Carozza will explore strategies that cansoften or even eliminate these taxes. Shewill present at the third seminar on Sat-urday, June 19.

Admission is free. Handouts and re-freshments will be available. All threeseminars are from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Flush-ing House dining hall, 38-20 Bowne St. ToRSVP, call Robert Salant, director of com-munity relations at Flushing House, (347)532-3025 or (718) 762-3198, or email [email protected].

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Compiled by DOMENICK RAFTER

101ST PRECINCTARMED ROBBERY: The N YPD is

seeking the public’s assistance in identify-ing two suspects in regards to a commercialrobbery at gunpoint, which occur red onSaturday, May 8, at approximately 8:15 a.m.inside of 21-38 Mot t Ave. in Far Rockaway.

The two suspects entered the Mot t Av-enue Check Cashing Corp. by pushing inthrough the front door as one employeebuzzed a second employee into the location.Once inside, the suspects entered the cashierarea and demanded the safe be opened. Thestore manager complied, at which time thesuspects removed money from the safe, whichwas put into a blue canvas gym bag. Thesuspects then fled the location on foot southon Mott Avenue towards Redfern Avenue.

The first suspect is described as a blackman, between 30 and 35 years old, between5-foot-5 and 5-foot-6, between 180 and 210lbs., dark skin with some facial hair. Thesecond suspect is described as a black man,between 30 and 40 years old, medium build,approximately 6-feet, between 180 and 200lbs., dark skin and armed with a firearm.

Anyone with information in regards to thisincident, or the identities of the individualsare asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577TIPS (8477). The public can also submit theirtips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by textingtheir tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enteringTIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

102ND PRECINCTSHOT IN THE BACK: On Wednesday,

May 5, at approximately 3:45 a.m., in frontof 118-07 Atlantic Ave. in Richmond Hill,police responded to a 911 call of a man shot.Upon arrival on the scene, it was determinedthat 19-year-old Christian O’Hara of 218-12134th Rd., Laurelton, was shot once in theback during a dispute with unidentified sus-pects who fled the scene. The victim wastransported to Jamaica Hospital where he waspronounced dead. There were no arrests atthis time and the investigation was ongoing.

105TH PRECINCTMISSING WOMAN: The NYPD is ask-

ing the public’s assistance in ascer tainingthe whereabouts of a woman reported miss-ing.

Mary McMullen, 67, of 145-52 159th St.,Brookville, was last seen leaving her residenceon Monday, May 3, at approximately 11 a.m.wearing a green sweater and white blouse.She is described as a black female, 5-feet,175 lbs and has brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information in regards to

this missing woman isasked to cal l the NYPD’sCrime Stoppers Hotlineat (800) 577-TIPS.Thepublic can also submittheir tips by logging ontothe Crime Stoppers Webs i t e a tnypdcrimestoppers.comor texting their tips to274637(CRIMES) thenentering TIP577.

106TH PRECINCTKILLED BY BUS: On Friday, May 7, at

10:02 a.m., police were called to respond tothe intersect ion of Leffert s Boulevard andRockaway Boulevard, in South Ozone Parkfor a female struck by an MTA bus. Uponarrival, responding officers found ConsueloSanchez, 81, of 120-11 109th Ave, SouthRichmond Hill, unconscious and unrespon-sive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.No criminality was suspected. The driver ofthe bus remained on the scene and the in-vestigation was continuing.

FROM THE DASHOOTER SEES JAIL: A 32-year-old

Queens man has been sentenced for theMarch 2008 shooting death of a Queens resi-dent following a verbal dispute outside of arestaurant located just across the street fromthe victim’s residence.

The defendant is identi f ied as OmoDeokoro, 32, of 834 Central Ave., Glen-dale. He was sentenced Monday, May 10, to25 years to life in prison on a count of sec-ond-degree murder, 15 years on two countsof second-degree criminal possession of aweapon, and on and a third to four years ona count of tampering with physical evidence;the sentences were ordered to run concur-rent. Deokoro was convicted in March fol-lowing a three-week trial.

According to trial testimony, Deokoroand the victim, Nomar Anderson, 30, of109-25 Merrick Blvd., South Jamaica, werestanding in front of Loretta’s West IndianAmerican Cuisine located at 109-24 MerrickBlvd. at approximately 3 a.m. on March 22,2008, when they became involved in a ver-bal dispute. Moments later, Deokoro shotAnderson multiple times in the torso, fatallywounding him.

Police ar rived in t ime to see Deokorostanding over the body at which pointDeokoro ran inside the restaurant and dis-carded the murder weapon and the shirt thathe had been wearing. He was apprehendedwhen he exited the restaurant.

Police are look-ing to find MaryMcMullen.

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New Data Show Fatal Hot SpotsFor Pedestrians In The Borough

Crossing Queens:

By DOMENICK RAFTERThe AARP is spearheading a campaign

to survey crosswalks and busy intersections to take steps to improve safety, and they’re getting some needed help by local state legislators.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) cosponsored legislation, recently voted out of the Senate Transportation Committee, aimed at taking steps to im-prove traffic safety at these intersections.

He was joined by the bill’s cosponsor, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Glendale), as well as local community activists, to announce the legislation and survey at a press conference at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and 89th Avenue on April 29.

The intersection is of particular concern because it is within a few blocks of two elementary schools, PS 60 and PS 306, as well as the Forest Park Senior Center. The location highlights the two most vulner-able age groups to pedestrian accidents: children and the elderly.

“People shouldn’t have to be Olympic athletes to cross Woodhaven Boulevard,” Addabbo said.

AARP’s campaign, called “Complete Streets Week: Making New York Walkable for All Generations” started the week of April 19 and surveyed hundreds of dan-gerous roads and intersections statewide, including dozens in Queens.

By The NumbersFor a three-year span beginning Jan 1,

2006 and ending Dec 31, 2008, 94 people were killed in pedestrian accidents in Queens; more than a third of those fatalities were victims age 60 and over, said William Stoner, AARP’s Associate State Director, Livable Communities.

Five of those fatalities occurred on the infamous “Boulevard of Death,” Queens Boulevard between Jamaica and Long Island City, while four occurred along Wood-haven Boulevard between Ozone Park and Elmhurst. Other major thoroughfares with multiple pedestrian deaths include North-ern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, Main Street in Flushing, 21st Street in Astoria and the Van Wyck Expressway northbound service road in South Jamaica.

The legislation currently being debated in Albany would allow the Department of Transportation to use the results of the survey to implement traffic safety changes at problem intersections.

How To Fix ItAmong the suggestions that could be

implemented are better signage, more curb cuts and raised crosswalks, increasing the duration of traffic lights and wider medians on wide boulevards to allow pedestrians to wait if they can’t make it the entire way across the streets.

Two intersections along Woodhaven Boulevard, Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South, are between 125 and 135 feet wide, but only have 30-35 seconds crossing time, often forcing people of all ages to dash quickly across the 10-lane boulevard.

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the area are programmed for pedestrian crossing at four feet per second, but that the timing should be closer to three feet per second.

Counting DownAnother feature being explored is the in-

stallation of countdown clocks at crosswalks that would tell pedestrians how many sec-onds are left before the traffic light changes, a feature that can be found in cities such as Washington D.C. and Las Vegas.

The countdown clocks have already been installed at some busy intersections across the city, including a couple of busy intersections in Astoria and Flushing, for a pilot program that began in 2006. The re-sults were mixed, ranging from significantly reduced pedestrian accidents, as was the case at one intersection along Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, to no change reported at a wide intersection along Gun Hill Road in The Bronx.

Some have complained the clocks en-courage reckless behavior from teenagers and young adults, who have been observed

trying to race the clocks. Donna Marie Caltabiano, director of the

Forest Park Senior Center in Woodhaven, noted that this was a problem that everyone will soon have to grapple with.

“One of my seniors told me she used to wonder how elderly people crossed streets like Woodhaven Boulevard when she was younger,” Caltabiano said, “Now she knows. We’re all going to be seniors one day and this will affect all of us.”

Reach Reporter Domenick Rafter at [email protected] or (718) 357-7400 Ext. 125

2006-2008 Pedestrian Fatalities By Neighborhood

East Queens ............... 13South Queens ............. 11Jackson Heights/ Elmhurst/Corona ....... 10

Southeast Queens ....... 10Astoria/Long Island City ...9Western Queens ........... 8Flushing .....................7

Forest Hills/Rego Park ....7Jamaica .....................6Bayside ......................5

Pedestrians cross Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills despite signs that prohibit crossing.

A child victim, aged 0-15

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File No.: 2009-1701/A CITA-TION THE PEOPLE OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To :Michae l Fu t te r sak Dav idFuttersak Frances MeshoverEstate of Ann Hirschel JordanHirschel Attorney General ofthe State of New York Theunknown distributees, lega-tees, devisees, heirs at lawand ass ignees o f Wal te rSchnur, deceased, or theirestates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residenceand post office addresses areunknown to the petitionerand cannot with due dil i -gence be ascertained. Beingthe persons interested asc red i to r s , l ega tees ,distributees or otherwise inthe Estate of Walter Schnur,deceased, who at the time ofdeath was a resident of 18-15215th Street, Bayside, in theCounty of Queens, State ofNew York SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, Public Admin-istrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Ja-maica, Queens County, NewYork 11435, as Administra-tor of the Estate of WalterSchnur, deceased, you andeach of you are hereby citedto show cause before theSurrogate at the Surrogate’sCour t o f the County o fQueens, to be held at theQueens Genera l Cour t -house , 6 th F loor , 88 -11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,City and State of New York,on the 3 day of June, 2010 at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon,why the Account of Proceed-ings of the Public Adminis-trator of Queens County, asAdministrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy ofwhich is attached, should notbe judicially settled, and whythe Surrogate should not fixand a l low a reasonab leamount of compensation toGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,for legal services renderedto petitioner herein in theamount of $5,568.51 and thatthe Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee forany services to be renderedby GERARD J . SWEENEY,ESQ., hereafter in connec-tion with proceedings on kin-ship, claims etc., prior to entryof a final Decree on this ac-counting in the amount of6% of assets or income col-lected after the date of thewithin accounting; and whythe Surrogate should not fixand allow an amount equal toone percent on said Sched-ules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plusany additional monies re-ceived subsequent to the dateof this account, as the fairand reasonable amount pay-able to the Office of the Pub-lic Administrator for the ex-penses of said office pursu-ant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); andwhy each of you claiming tobe a distributee of the dece-dent should not establishproof of your kinship; andwhy the balance of said fundsshould not be paid to saidal leged distr ibutees uponproof of kinship, or depos-ited with the Commissionerof Finance of the City of NewYork should sa id a l leged

distributees default herein,or fail to establish proof ofkinship, Dated, Attested andSealed APR -9 2010 HON.ROBERT L. NAHMAN Surro-ga te , Queens CountyALICEMARIE E. RICE Clerkof the Surrogate ’s CourtGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.(718) 459 -9000 95 -25Queens Boulevard 11th FloorRego Park, New York 11374This citation is served uponyou as required by law. Youare not obliged to appear inperson. If you fail to appear itwill be assumed that you donot object to the relief re-quested unless you file for-mal legal, verified objections.You have a right to have anattorney-at- law appear foryou._____________________________________________________________________

PROBATE CITATION File No.2009-1753/B SURROGATE’SCOURT – QUEENS COUNTYCITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORKBy the Grace of God Freeand Independent TO: AURELGHERDAN*, A/K/A AURIELGHERDAN, EVA WEISS* ,IMRE HAAS*, ERIKA FABIAN*,HADASSAH MEDICAL OR-GANIZATION*, HAIFA MEDI-CAL CENTER*, ROSE SIPOS*,ATTORNEY GENERAL OFNEW YORK STATE, PUBLICADMINISTRATOR OFQUEENS COUNTY. IMRESTEINER, whereabouts un-known and to the heirs atl aw , nex t o f k in , anddistributees of MAGDOLNAHAYDU a/k/a MAGDALINAHAYDU a/k/a MAGDOLNAHAJDU, deceased, if living,and if any of them be dead totheir heirs at law, next of kin,distributees, legatees, execu-tors, administrators, assign-ees and successors in inter-est whose names are un-known and cannot be ascer-tained after due diligence.*Adversely affected by Willof February 6, 1998 A peti-tion having been duly filedby George W. Klein, Esq.,who is domiciled at 70-09Austin Street, Suite 204, For-est Hills, New York 11375.YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate’s Court, QueensCounty, at 88-11 Sutphin Bou-levard, Jamaica, New York,on June 3, 2010, at 9:30o’clock in the AM noon ofthat day, why a decree shouldnot be made in the estate ofMagdo lna Haydu , a /k /aMagdal ina Haydu, a/k/aMagdolna Hajdu lately domi-c i l ed a t 63 -109 Car l tonStreet, Rego Park, New Yorkadmitting to probate a Willdated May 21, 2004, a copyof which is attached, as theWill of Magdolna Haydu de-ceased, relating to real andpersonal property, and di-recting that [X] Letters Testa-mentary issue to: George W.Klein (State any further reliefrequested) APR 13 2010 SealHON. ROBERT L. NAHMANSurrogate ALICEMARIE E.RICE Chief Clerk George W.Klein Attorney for Petitioner718 -575 -3373 Te lephoneNumber 70-09 Austin St. ,Suite 204, Forest Hills, N.Y.11375 Address of Attorney[Note: This citation is servedupon you as required by law.You are not required to ap-

pear. If you fail to appear itwill be assumed you do notob jec t to the re l i e f re -quested. You have a right tohave an attorney appear foryou.]_____________________________________________________________________

NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF L IMITED L IAB IL ITLYCOMPANY. NAME: XIANGRUI LLC. Articles of Organi-zation were filed with theSecretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 04/19/07.Of f i ce loca t ion : QueensCounty. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLCupon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to theLLC, c/o Jin Ming He, c/oYing Lin 67-41 173rd Street,Flushing, New York 11365.Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose_____________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: SYLVIO RE-ALTY OF NEW YORK, LLC.Articles of Organization werefiled with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on4/15/10. Off ice locat ion:Queens County. SSNY hasbeen designated as agent ofthe LLC upon whom processagainst i t maybe served.SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, 29-40213th Street, Bayside, NewYork 11360. Purpose: For anylawful purpose._____________________________________________________________________At the Ex Parte Part of theSupreme Court of the Stateof New York, held in and forthe County of Queens on 6th

day of April, 2010 PRESENT:HON. THOMAS D. RAFFAELEJ.S.C. ORDER PURSUANTTO CPLR 316 Index No.:32926/09 HEE SOOKFABIEN, Plaintiff , -against-NASSAR A. FABIEN, Defen-dant. Upon reading the filingthe Summons with Noticeand Verified Complaint inthe above entitled action, thea f f idav i t o f HEE SOOKFABIEN, sworn to on the 3rd

day of February, 2010, andthe Supporting Affirmationof LOUIS M. DILUZIO, ESQ.,the attorney for the Plaintiffherein, affirmed on 10th dayof February, 2010, and it ap-pearing that the Plaintiff hasa good and meritorious causeof action against the defen-dant for a divorce and saidPlaintiff has not and cannotlocate the defendant and thatse rv ice o f the Summonshereon upon the defendant,NASSAR A. FABIEN, cannotbe made personally or by anyother prescr ibed method.NOW, on motion of LOUISM. DILUZIO, ESQ., attorneyfor the Plaintiff, HEE SOOKFABIEN, for an order direct-ing the service of the sum-mons w i th no t i ce uponNASSAR A. FABIEN, the de-fendant herein, by publica-tion pursuant to CPLR 315and 316, it is ORDERED thatthe summons in the aboveentitled action be served onthe defendant , Nassar A.Fabien, by publication in ac-cordance with CPLR 316 andDRL 232, in one newspaperin the English language mostlikely to give the defendantnotice, to wit: Queens Tri-bune , pub l i shed in the

County of Queens, State ofNew York, once a week forthree consecutive weeks, to-gether with notice to the de-fendant as to the object andnature of the action, and it isfurther ORDERED, that thepublication of the summonswith notice be made withinthirty (30) days after this or-der is granted, and it is fur-ther ORDERED, that the sum-mons and verified complaintorder and the papers uponwhich it is based shall be filedon or before the first day ofpublication, and it is furtherOrdered, that the mailing ofthe summons to the defen-dant be dispensed with inthat a place where the defen-dant probably would receivemail cannot with due dili-gence be ascertained. EN-TER : HON. THOMAS D.RAFFAEL J.S.C. 4-6-10_____________________________________________________________________

Notice is hereby given that al icense, Number 341 forWine & Beer has been ap-plied for by the undersignedto sell Wine & Beer at retail ina Restaurant under the alco-holic beverage control law at114-20 Sutphin blvd, JamaicaNY 11434 for on premisesconsumption._____________________________________________________________________54-01 FLUSHING AVE RE-ALTY, LLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY)10/8/09. Office in QueensCo. SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whom process maybe served. SSNY shall mailcopy of process to 2327 Cres-cent St, Long Island City, NY11105. Purpose: Any lawfulpurpose._____________________________________________________________________

NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: CHARLTONMANAGEMENT LLC. Articlesof Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State ofNew York (SSNY) on 03/24/10. The latest date of dissolu-tion is 12/31/2060. Officelocation: Queens County.SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it maybe served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC, c/o Majid Kahen, 105-02 Met-ropol i tan Avenue, Fores tHills, New York 11375. Pur-pose: For any lawful purpose._____________________________________________________________________

SEQUENCE NO. 1 At IAS Part3 of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York held inand fo r the County o fQueens, at the Courthousethereof, located at 88-11Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NewYork, on the 22 day of March2010. Index No. 4535/10Pursuant to BCL 1103 OR-DER TO SHOW CAUSEPRESENT: HON. LEE AMAYERSOHN IN THE MAT-TER OF THE PETITION OFMADELINE BERNFELD, ASPRELIMINARY EXECUTRIXOF THE ESTATE OF MICHAELBERNFELD, DECEASED,ASSHAREHOLDER OFMICHAEL BERNFELD, D.D.S.AND YAKOV KURILENKO,D.D.S., P.C. FOR JUDICIALDISSOLUTION PURSUANTTO BCL § 1103 Upon thereading and filing of the Pe-tition of Madelaine Bernfeld,

as Preliminary Executrix ofthe E s ta te o f Michae lBernfeld, deceased (the “Pe-titioner”), for the judicial dis-solution of Michael Bernfeld,D.D.S. and Yakov Kurilenko,D.D.S., P.C. (the “Corpora-tion”), verified on February22, 2010, Let the Corpora-tion, the State Tax Commis-sion, the Attorney General,and all other interested per-sons, including those personsnamed in the Petit ioner’sVer i f ied Pet i t ion , SHOWCAUSE SHY: (1) the Corpo-rat ion should not be dis-solved; (2) the sale of theCorporation’s assets to FredCohen, D.D.S. in substan-tially the same terms as setforth in a certain term sheetda ted Februa ry 3 , 2010should not be approved; and(3 ) F red Cohen , D .D .S . ,should not be appointed asbusiness manager of the Cor-poration to oversee the man-agement of the Corporationand assist with preparing theCorporation for sale; and (4)why an injunction (a) restrain-ing the Corporation and itsdirectors from transactingany unauthorized businessand from exercising any cor-porate powers, except by per-mission of the court; (b) re-stra ining the Corporat ionand its directors and officersfrom collecting or receivingany debt or other property ofthe Corporation, and frompaying out or otherwise trans-ferring any property of theCorporation, except by per-mission of the court; and (c)restraining the creditors ofthe Corporation from begin-ning any action against theCorporation, or from takingany proceedings in an actiontheretofore commenced, ex-cept by permission of thecourt, should not be granted,and schedules furnished atIAS Part 3, Room 44A to beheld at the Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica,New York, on the 5 day ofMay 2010, at 9:30 a.m., or assoon thereafter as counselmay be heard; and it is fur-ther ORDERED pursuant toBCL § 1106(b) that a copy ofthis Order be published inthe Queens Tribune (718)357-7400 once in each of thethree weeks before the timeappointed for the hearingthereon; and it is further OR-DERED that a Copy of thisOrder shall be personallyserved upon the Corpora-tion, each person named inthe petition who is not a pe-titioner, the State Tax Com-mission, the Attorney Gen-eral, and all other interestedpersons in the manner pre-scribed in Section 1106, Busi-ness Corporation Law, andthat such service be deemedsu f f i c i en t . En te r , L AMayersohn J.S.C. HON. LEEA. MAYERSOHN_____________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 4/28/10, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000376-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd.,Jamaica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assume thename of (First) Earl (Last)Saintjames My present name

is (First) Earl (Middle) Saint(Last) James aka Earl S JamesMy present address is 108-33172nd Street, Jamaica, NY11433 My place of birth isTrinidad My date of birth isSeptember 01, 1946_____________________________________________________________________Not i ce o f Fo rmat ion o fCASTLE VIEW II, LLC. Arts.of Org. filed with Secy. ofState of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/10. Office location: QueensCounty. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to:Demetrios Kastanis, 32-7030th St. , #2R, Astoria, NY11106. Purpose: any lawfulactivity._____________________________________________________________________Check Ride Media LLC. Artsof Org filed with NY Sec ofState (SSNY) on 4/14/10. Of-fice: Queens County. SSNYdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process may beserved. SSNY shall mail copyof process to: 2106 33 rd

Street, Suite C1, Astoria, NY11105. Purpose: Any lawfulactivity.

_____________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION ofSlurp & Burp, LLC. Article ofOrganization filed with theSecretary of State of NY(SSNY) on 3/3/10. Office lo-cation: Queens. SSNY hasbeen designated as agentupon whom process againstit may be served. The ad-dress to which the SSNY shallmail a copy of any processagainst the LLC served uponhim: 253 Beach 129th St.Belle Harbor, NY 11694. Pur-pose: any lawful purpose._____________________________________________________________________NOTICE OF FORMATIONOF limited liability companyArchitectural Sales Connec-tions, LLC, a New York lim-ited liability company (“LLC”).Articles of Organization filedwith the Secretary of StateNY (“SSNY”) on March 15,2010 . Of f i ce loca t ion :Queens County. SSNY hasbeen designated as agentupon whom process againstthe LLC may be served. Thepost office address to whichthe SSNY shall mail a copy ofany process against the LLCserved upon him/her is: c/oLong Island Tinsmith SupplyCorpora t ion 76 -11 88 th

Street, Glendale, NY 11385Attn: Stuart Lucks. The pur-pose of the LLC is to engagein any lawful act or activity forwhich limited liability com-panies may be organizedunder the limited liability law_____________________________________________________________________Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 3/10/10, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000139-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd.,Jamaica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assume thename of (F i r s t ) Maureen(Middle) Ruth (Last) RiversMy present name is (First)Maureen (Middle) Ruth (Last)Palmer aka Maureen RuthRivers, aka Maureen RiversMy present address is 245-12149th Avenue, Rosedale, NY11422 My place of birth isStaten Island, NY My date ofbirth is June 22, 1989.

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By JESSICA ABLAMSKYTwo Queens firefighters share a passion

for more than just saving lives. LieutenantsTerry Brody and James Dillon have joinedforces to promote their self-published books.

“Rescuing Madison,” by Terry Brody, isa love story for young adults about a ro-mance between a pop star and a firefighter.It is based on his unsold screenplay of thesame name.

Brody star ted the novel about a year af-ter Sept. 11, in a conscious at tempt to writesomething lighthearted and fun. The t imingwas no accident. His first day in the fieldwas after the terrorist at tacks.

“We were [originally] scheduled to be inthe field on Sept. 13, but once the planeshit, they said, ‘Here’s your gear, go to yourlocal firehouse,’” he said. “We went there,and they sent us to Ground Zero.”

Everyone in his unit escaped with theirlives except for one lieutenant, Paul Mitchell,who was not so lucky.

Despite that inauspicious beginning,Brody loves his job.

“I really look forward to going to work,”he said. “Every day you seem to be doingsomething to help someone out.”

Married with two children, 2-year-oldRiley and 2-month-old Quinn, Brody livesin Patchogue and works for Ladder 128 inLong Island City.

Although he has yet to sell a screenplay,

By Jessica AblamskyIn these cash strapped times,

Queens parents can take their kidsto the Amazon without leaving theCity. A new exhibit at the New YorkHall of Science, “Amazon Voyage:Vicious Fishes & Other Riches,” ex-plores the world’s widest and mostbiological ly diverse river.

The hands-on, bilingual Englishand Spanish exhibit is on loan fromthe Miami Science Museum and runsuntil Aug. 22.

“Along the way you’l l encounterstingrays and red-bellied piranhas,which may be small but are definitelyv ic ious,” sa id Margaret Honey,Pre s iden t a nd CEO of N YSCI .“You’l l come face-to-face with ananaconda, and you’ll find out whatit’s like to be stung by an electriceel.”

As visitors wander the floor, theywill learn about environmental threatsto the area, field research and re-source management activities in theregion and ways that people celebratethe river.

Interactive activities include ob-serving live piranhas, stingrays andtetra fish; strapping on anacondatails, dolphin hats, and stingray veststo join an Amazonian festival; andwres t l i ng w i th a l i f e - s i ze , so f tsculpted anaconda.

“[The exhibit] helps us all, youngpeople and old people, to understandwhy the biodiversity is important for thatregion and ultimately the planet’s well be-ing,” Honey said.

On May 6, second grade students fromPS 16 in Corona at tended a sneak previewof the exhibit with teachers Antonella Ruizand Elisa Mart inez.

“It’s amazing,” Mart inez said. “Anytimethere is something with animals, the kidslove it.”

Monica Tenezaca, one of the students,agreed.

“It’s amazing,” she said. “It’s lots of fun

Queens Firefighters Put Pen To Page

A True Italian Classic

Treasure Of AmazonLands At Hall Of Sci

CAFÉ CLASSICO76 Middle Neck Rd.Great Neck, NY 11021(516) 829-8008CUISINE: ItalianHOURS: Sunday through Friday, 11a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-2a.m.PARKING: StreetRESERVATIONS: AcceptedCREDIT CARDS: MC, Visa, AmEx

On a Thursday evening, we ventured outto Great Neck for a late dinner at CaféClassico. We were immediatelyseated and offered drinks and amenu.

While we waited for our food,we munched on the sliced breadthat is ubiquitous in Italian res-taurants. Delivered fresh daily,the Tuscan bread is perfect forthe connoisseur, crunchy on theoutside and chewy on the inside.

After debating a number of ap-pet izers, we started with the Si-cilian Salad and Italian Avocado Salsa.

The Sicilian Salad was a mix of choppedcelery, car rots, mushrooms, onions andtomatoes in a lemon garlic dressing. Thevibrant colors and fresh ingredients makefor a tasty and at tractive dish that is per-fect for the tomato lover.

The Italian Avocado Salsa was a delight-ful concoction of avocado, grilled onionand tomato with four grilled jumbo shrimp.The strong grilled flavor and meaty textureof the shrimp was offset perfectly by thebut tery, tangy salsa: a treat for the eyes aswell as the palate.

Feeling it a shame to waste the salsa wefound so enjoyable, we spooned it onto ourbread while we waited for the next course,an experiment I would recommend to anyCafé Classico customer.

While the menu has a wide array of fish,

and there’s lot s of cool stuff.”The New York Hall of Science is located

at 47-01 111 St. In May and June, hours are9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday; and 10a.m.-6 p.m. on weekends. Admission is $11for adults and $8 for kids ages 2-17, collegestudents with a valid ID and seniors ages 62and up. For more in format ion, go tonysci.org, or call (718) 699-0005.


Youngsters poke their heads up for a 360-de-gree view of life inside an Amazon stream.

Sticking their arms into the muck, students feelaround to see if they can tell what lies at thebottom of the river.

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he has been writing them for 15 years.“It’s just something I happened to pick

up after college and just really enjoy,” Brodysaid. “The screenplay [“Rescuing Madison”]seemed to get quite a bit of at tent ion, butnothing ever happened. So I thought I wouldwrite it [as a book] and see what happened,get it into the hands of the audience.”

He would like to one day see it publishedby a major publishing house, but his No. 1goal is to get an agent.

“I like to do it my way,” Brody said. “I

guess I’m a lit tle stubborn that way.”James Dillon, a Port Washington resident

who works for Engine 112 in Astoria, heardabout Brody after reading an ar ticle abouthim in another newspaper.

“I said, ‘Oh, this is fate,’” Dillon said.The genesis for Dillon’s book, “101 Tips

for Lousy Drivers,” was 10 years ago when hisnephew was learning to drive. Dil lon startedwriting down advice for his nephew based onthings he saw on the road everyday.

“It wasn’t long before I had 101 tips,” hesaid. “You could read the whole book in 10minutes. It’s not meant to be a drivingmanual. It’s just a lighthearted look at thestuff we see everyday out there.”

Aimed at first-time drivers, the book’sgoal is to get young people safely from 17 to21 years old.

He tried to get it published for nearly adecade.

“The publishing industry is impossible,”he said. “I’ve had editors say, ‘Oh, I lovedit, it’s fantastic.’ For years it kind of laid onthe back burner, and I said, why don’t I give

it one more push.”Married with two children, 11-year-old

Emily and 9-year-old Mat thew, Dillon hasgarnered plenty of suppor t from his family.

Whatever happens, his book has beenworth it.

“The way I look at it, if one person avoidsan accident and says, ‘Hey, you know what,that book was right,’ it was wor th al l theeffort,” he said.

Dillon’s first book has barely left theground, but he already has plans for the sec-ond.

“Without even put t ing pen to paper, inmy head I probably already have 60 ideasfor the next 101 t ips,” he said. “Unfortu-nately, there is a never-ending market forpeople who can’t drive.”

To buy “Re scui ng Madison,” go toamazon.com or rescuingmadison.com. Tobuy “101 Tips for Lousy Drivers,” go tolousydrivers101.com.


meat and pasta that will please any lover ofItalian cuisine, we chose the MelazaneParmigaiana, Penne with Bolognese Sauceand the Veal Marsala.

The Melanzane Parmigiana was a hear typlateful of eggplant stuffed with mozzarella,mushrooms, onions and spinach in a lightpink sauce. The vodka sauce blended per-fectly with the stuffed eggplant. It is a dishthat will not leave vegetarians feeling leftout of the fun. Truly delicious.

The Penne with Bolognese Sauce was aheaping mix of car rots, celery and freshground meat in tomato sauce. The zesty

sauce and man-sized por tion ofbeef is sure to satisfy any appe-tite.

The Veal Marsala was servedwith veal sautéed in marsala wineand thick cut mushrooms. Thefresh mushrooms and plate-lick-ing-clean sauce was a hit.

Despite the fabulous array ofdishes, we wisely left room fordessert, and chose the ChocolateDream and Frutt i Di Bosco. Our

only mistake was in devouring the Choco-late Dream before finishing the Frut ti DiBosco.

The Chocolate Dream lives up to itsname. A thick slice of smooth and velvetychocolate cake whose best feature mightbe the fudge-like frosting; it is an extrava-gance that must be savored. I dare choco-late lovers to finish without moaning.

The Frut ti Di Bosco is a mix of berriestopped with powdered sugar on a whippedfilling with a cake-like crust. Light and fla-vor ful, it is pretty as a picture and tastes asgood as it looks.

With prices that star t at $8.95 for an ap-petizer to $23.95 for a three-course dinnerSunday through Friday, if you are think-ing about going to T.G.I. Friday’s, spend afew more bucks at Café Classico instead.

–Jessica Ablamsky

Terry Brody, author of “Rescuing Madi-son.”

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EDUCATION/GAMES/CRAFTS

IMPROVE WRITINGSaturday, May 15 Improveyour writing skills at 10:30at the Central library.SCRABBLE CLUBSaturdays at 10 at CountBasie Jr. HS, 132nd Street andGuy R. Brewer Blvd. 886-5236.KNIT AND CROCHETSaturdays at the Seaside li-brary at 2:30.WATERCOLOR BASICSSaturday, May 15 QueensMuseum o f A r t p resen t sWater Color Basics at theFlushing library. Register.PUBLIC SPEAKINGSaturdays, May 15, 29, June5, 19 learn to communicateeffectively at Elmhurst Hos-pital. 457-8390.BOATING SAFETYSunday, May 16 the USCoast Guard Auxiliary’s Boat-ing Safety Class at Fort Tot-ten, Bayside. 352-3764 toregister .PET OWNERSSundays (not on holidays)from 1-4 free workshops onpet behavior at CrocheronPark in Bays ide (weatherpermitting). 454-5800.COMPUTER CLASSMondays, May 17, 24, 31 atthe Lefferts library at 10:30.BALLROOM DANCINGMondays , May 17, 24 a t6:30 at the Forest Hills library.JEWELRY MAKINGMonday, May 17 LIC library.Fr iday , May 21 a t theRochdale library. Register.POETRY WRITINGMondays, May 17, June 21,July 19 poetry writing work-shop at Barnes & Noble, 176-60 Union Turnpike , FreshMeadows at 7:30.EMAILMonday , May 17 F reshMeadows library. Register.LIC CRAFTMonday, May 17 LIC Craftlessons at LIC library at 1.POWERPOINTMonday, May 17 a t theMaspeth library at 6.KNIT & CROCHETMondays a t 4 a t theDouglaston/Li t t le Neck l i -brary, 249-01 Northern Blvd.INSTRUCTION & DANCEMondays and Fridays 7:15-8:00 dance lessons, dancefrom 8-11. Italian Charitiesof America, 83-20 QueensBlvd., Elmhurst. $10.ADULT CHESSEvery Monday at 6 at theQueens Village library, 94-11 217th Street.GET YOUR YARNS OUT!Tuesdays after evening Min-yan at 8, knitters, crochet-ers, needlepointers, and oth-ers meet at the Forest HillsJewish Center . 263-7000,ext. 200.OPEN BRIDGETuesdays at 8 at the ForestHills Jewish Center. Call 263-7000 for fees.BASIC COMPUTERTuesday, May 18 a t theQueensboro Hill library. Reg-ister 359-8332. Also at theGlen Oaks library. Register.831-8636.INTRO EMAILTuesday, May 18 a t theCentral library. Register.INTRO INTERNET SEARCHTuesday, May 18 a t theMaspeth library at 1.

COMPUTER BASICSTuesday, May 18 a t theGlen Oaks library. Register.DUPLICATE BRIDGEWednesdays 10:30-3:00 atthe Reform Temple of For-est Hi l l s . $12 sess ion, in -cludes light lunch. 261-2900.WATERCOLOR CLASSWednesdays at 9:30 at NAL.Tradit ional and contempo-rary, all levels. 969-1128.INDOOR SOCCER – DADSWednesday evenings at theForest Hills Jewish Center.263-7000.SELF PUBLISHINGWednesdays, May 19, 26 atthe Flushing library at 6.GOOGLE TIPSWednesday, May 19 GoogleTips and Tricks at the Cen-tral library. Register.CHESS CLUBThursdays at 5:30 at the EastF lush ing l ib ra ry , 196 -36Northern Blvd.SCRABBLE/CHESSThursdays a t 4 a t theWindsor Park library, 79-50Bell Blvd., Bayside.CHESS CLUBEvery Thursday at 6 at theQueens Village library.QUILTING CLASSESThursdays 10-2 Maria RoseDoll Museum in St. Albans.917-817-8653 to register.KNIT/CROCHETThursdays at 6 and Fridaysat 10:30 at the Fresh Mead-ows library.RESUME WRITINGThursday, May 20 for ma-tu re adu l t s a t 6 a t thePoppenhusen library.CAREER POTENTIALThursday, May 20 at theCentral library at 7.BASIC COMPUTERThursday, May 20 Queens-boro Hill library. Register.BASIC COMPUTERFr iday , May 21 a t theBaisley Park library. Register.BASIC COMPUTERFriday, May 21 for olderadults at the Baisley Park li-brary. Register.BRAILLE WORKSHOPFriday, May 21 at the Jack-son Heights library at 4.JOB INFORMATIONSaturday, May 22 at theCentra l l ibrary s tar t ing at10:30.DEFENSIVE DRIVINGSaturday, May 22 at OurLady of the Blessed Sacra-ment in Bayside. 631-360-9720.KNITTING GALORESaturday, May 22 projectfor Haiti at the South OzonePark library at 2.

ALUMNI

FRANCIS LEWIS HSSaturday, May 15 50th anni-versary class reunions, bbq,performances, carnival from10-4 at the school. 281-8207.GOLF OUTINGMonday, May 17 alumni andfriends of St. John’s Prep/Mater Christi HS wil l holdtheir 13th Annual Golf Out-ing in Hewlett Harbor. 721-7200, ext. 685.FLUSHING 70Saturday, June 12 the Flush-ing HS Class of 1970 wil lmeet. [email protected], June 25 WindsorSchool in Flushing will holda multi-year reunion for allgraduates. 646-752-1891 [email protected] 1989Saturday, August 14 galareunion at the George Wash-ington Manor in Roslyn. 813-751-7643.NEWTOWN 85September 25 Newtown HSa t As to r i a Manor [email protected]. ANDREWGraduates from the class of1960 are urged to contactthe Alumni Associat ion at359-7887.

RELIGIOUS

ASTORIA CENTERMay 15 Adult Bat MitzvahClass . May 18 ShavuotLearn ing Sess ion $5 non-members, 6-9. June 12, 26Adult Bat Mitzvah Classes.Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, LIC. 278-2680.PRE-SHAVUOTSunday, May 16 Children’sPre-Shavuot Spectacular atthe Queens Jewish Center.897-6578.INTERMARRIAGESunday, May 16 “EvolvingJewish Attitudes Toward In-termarriage” at noon. Lightbagel brunch at 11:30. Free.Rese rva t ions Wh i te s toneHebrew Centre 767-1600.EDIBLE CREATIONSMonday, May 17 Lad iesNight Out at a private resi-dent . Design cheesecakesand edible flowers in honorof Shavuot. 897-6578.SHAVUOT TIKKUNTuesday, May 18 at the Re-form Temple of Forest Hills,71-11 112th Street at 7:30.

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STUDENT CHOREO.Through Sunday, May 16Student Choreography a tQueens College Departmento f Drama , Thea t re andDance. $7. 997-3075.WINE TASTINGSaturday, May 15 TempleTikvah invites all to a WineTast ing from 7-9 at BeberAuditor ium, 3315 Hi l ls ideAvenue, New Hyde Park .$20 advance , $25 a t thedoor. 516-746-1120.ROSEMARY CLOONEYSaturday, May 15 at 2 atthe Douglaston/Little Necklibrary.KUNQU CLASSICSSaturday, May 15 the Es -sence of Kunqu Classics atthe Flushing library at 6:30.ASTRONOMY PROGRAMSaturdays, May 15, June 12Al ley Pond EnvironmentalCenter holds astronomy pro-gram for the family. $12 non-member adults, $7 children7-12. 229-4000 to register.PHILADANCOSaturday and Sunday, May15, 16 Philadelphia DanceCompany pe r fo rms a tQueens Theatre in the Park.760-0064.QC CHORAL SOCIETYSaturday, May 15 at ColdenCenter. 793-8080.GYPSY ROCK OPERASaturday, May 15 l i fe -af -firming rock musical at 2 atthe Flushing library.THE HOT ONESSaturday, May 15 Sa lsa ,Merengue and Son at 2:30at the Glendale library.OPEN MICSunday, May 16 at the Cen-tral library at 2.PETS & PALSSunday, May 16 Pets andPals Party at Alley Pond Park,76th Avenue off SpringfieldB lvd f rom 12 -3 . R ides ,games , a r t s & c ra f t s , pe tadoption, low-cost pet micro-chip clinic ($25). 352-4793.RICHARD STOLTZMANSunday, May 16 at LeFrakConcert Hall at 2. 793-8080.FARM FESTSunday, May 16 Sunday,May 16 a t the QueensCounty Farm Museum 11-4.$3. 73-50 Little Neck Park-way, Floral Park.REQUIEMSunday, May 16 Mozart’sRequiem will be performedby the Oratorio Societ y ofQueens at QueensboroughCommuni t y Col lege at 4 .$25. 460-0726.SAM COOKEMonday, May 17 music ofCooke and Nat “King” Cole”at 7 at East Elmhurst library.BINGOTuesdays at 7:15 at Ameri-can Martyrs Church, churchbasement , 216 -01 Un ionTurnp ike , Bays ide . 464 -4582 . Tuesdays a t 7 :15(doors open 6) at the RegoPark Jewish Center, 97-30Queens Blvd. 459-1000.$3admis s ion inc ludes 12games.DINO ROSIThursday, May 20 From ItalyWith Love: A Concert withDino Rosi at the Bayside li-brary at 2:30.HISTORY OF JAZZThursday, May 20 at theBriarwood library at 6.

PHILLIPPINESThursday, May 20 music anddance at the Broadway l i -brary at 6.PENNY SOCIALFriday, May 21 at 7 at theQueensboro Hi l l Commu-nity Church, 138th Street and60th Avenue, Flushing. $3.POETRY DISCUSSIONSaturdays, May 22, 29 atthe Central library at 11.TRIBUTE TO HAITISaturday, May 22 at theLangs ton Hughes l i b ra rystarting at 1.JAZZSaturday , May 22 EdyMartinez and Jazz Ensembleat 2 at the Flushing library.SAVANNAH SKY

Saturday, May 22 country-western music at 2 at theWhitestone library.BELLE’S PLAYERSSaturday, May 22 new pro-duction of scenes and mono-logues at 2:30 at the ForestHills library.GREASESaturday , May 22 s ingalong with the music Greaseat Queensborough Commu-nity College. $5. 631-6311.PENNY SOCIALSaturday , May 22 a t A l lSa ints Church, 43-12 46 th

Street, Sunnyside at 12:30.HORACE SILVERSunday, May 23 music ofthe jazz giant at 3 at theCentral library.

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LIONS CLUBSunday, May 23 the LionsClub of Ravenswood wi l lhold their Annual Luncheonand Fash ion ShowFundraiser. 932-1854.GO RED FOR WOMENThursday, June 3 the 3rd

Annual Queens Go Red forWomen luncheon wi l l beheld at Russo’s on the Bay inHoward Beach .w w w . h e a r t . o r g /queensnygoredforwomenluncheonAFRICAN AMER. WOMENSunday, June 6 the NationalCouncil of Negro Women,Inc. will hold their 23rd An-nua l Awards Banque t a tAntun’s. 527-9165.

SHARPSaturdays, May 15, June 19,July 17 Selfhelp AlzheimersResource Program (SHARP).631-1886.DANCE FOR DIABETESSaturday, May 15 comedance with us and learn howto prevent diabetes at 2:30at the LIC library.SMART RECOVERYSundays from 11:30-1:00 LIConsultation Center in RegoPark. Free self help groupbased on cognitive behav-ioral concepts dedicated toassisting individuals in over-coming all t ypes of addictivebehavior problems. 212-631-1198 or check the web atwww.smartrecovery.orgHEALTH CARE REFORMMonday, May 17 at 10:30at Queensborough Commu-nit y College, Medical ArtsBui ld ing , room 136. Rep.Anthony Weiner will host atown hall meeting to discussthe recent passage of healthcare reform.RECOVERY INC.Monday, May 17 anxiet y,fear, obsessions, etc. at 5:45at the Forest Hills library.TAI CHIMondays and Thursdays at11 at the Card iac Heal thCenter in Fresh Meadows.670-1695. $5 a class.MS SELF-HELPTuesdays, May 18, 25, June8, 22 Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help group to share a com-mon life experience for sup-port, education and mutuala id 1-2:30 at the HowardBeach library.YOGA DANCETuesdays 4:30-5:30 at theCard iac Heal th Center inFresh Meadows. 670-1948.$10 class.CAREGIVERS SUPPORTEver y Tuesday We ste rnQueens Caregiver Networkin Sunnyside. 784-6173, ext.431.HEARING LOSSWednesday, May 19 at 2 atthe Pomonok library. WhatYou Need To Know A boutHearing Loss.COPDWednesday , May 19 J a -maica Hospita l holds freeChronic Obstructive Pulmo-nary Disease support groups.206-8410.WOMEN & HEARTThursday, May 20 National

Coalit ion for Women withHeart Disease in Forest Hills.830-1511.BACK PAINThursday, May 20 at 6 BackPain: Causes and Cures atthe Bellerose library.OAThursdays a t the HowardBeach library at 10:30.HATHA YOGAThursday, May 20 at 7:15 atthe Queensboro Hill library.MANAGING LUPUSFriday, May 21 2nd AnnualLupus Awareness and Educa-t ion Forum at the JamaicaNeighborhood Center, 161-06 89th Avenue, Jamaica. 10-3 .MEMORY LOSSFridays Couples with onepar tne r exper ienc ingmemory loss at the SamuelField Y. 225-6750, ext. 236.OAFridays 6:30-8:30 at UnityCenter of F lushing, 42-11155th Street. Beginners meet-ing except the last Friday ofeach month.CO-DEPENDENTS ANON.Fridays 10-11:45 at Resur-rection Ascension PastoralCente r , 85 -18 61 st Road ,Rego Park. Women only.CANCER AWARENESSSaturday, May 22 Quiltingfor Cancer Awareness at 1at the Pomonok library.AUTISMSaturday , May 22 l ea rnwha t you need to knowabout autism at the QueensVillage library at 3.

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OUTDOOR FLEASaturdays and Sundays un-til November 28 St. Nicho-las of Tolentine 9-5 intersec-t ion of Parsons Blvd. andUnion Turnpike, Jamaica.FLEA MARKETSSaturday, May 15 at Atone-ment Lutheran Church, 30-61 87 th S t ree t , J acksonHeights.FLEA MARKETSaturday, May 15 9-4 atBowne Street Communit yChurch, Bowne Street andRoosevelt Avenue, Flushing.FLEA MARKETSunday , May 16 9 -4 a tAmerican Martyrs, Bell Blvd.and Union Turnpike.FLEA MARKETSunday , May 16 a t theMaspe th Federa l Pa rk ingLot , 101 -09 Metropol i tanAvenue, Forest Hills 10-3.FLEA MARKETSaturday, May 22 9:30-4:00a t Inca rna t ion Schoo l ,Francis Lewis Blvd., between89 th and 90 th Avenues ,Queens Village.

PFLAGSunday, May 16 PFLAG, asupport group for parents,families and friends of lesbi-ans and gays, meet in ForestH i l l s . 271 -6663 . Re fo rmTemple of Forest Hills, 71-11112th Street at 2.ED. COUNCIL 27Monday, May 17 PA/PTAmeeting at PS64, 82-01 101st

Avenue, Ozone Park. Mon-day, June 21 Open Calen-dar Meeting at PS114, 400Beach 135th Street , Bel leHarbor. 7:30. Communit yDistr ict Education Council27 meets.LOST MIRACLESMonday , May 17 S t .Adalbert’s bereavement sup-port group, for the loss of anewborn or miscarriage, inElmhurst. 429-2005.NYC CORRECTIONMondays, May 17, June 21NYC Cor rec t ion Re t i reesBenevo len t Assoc ia t ionmeets in Forest Hills. 263-6334.FRIENDSHIP CLUBMonday , May 17 I r eneFailenbogen, the Argentin-ean Bombshel l . Monday,June 7 Teresa Mazilli , theVoice of Italy. Monday, June14 semi-annual Gala. Reser-vations. Monday, June 21Dance The Night Away withE l l io t Go ldberg . 7 . 592 -0178.110TH PRECINCTMonday, May 17 the 110th

Precinct Community Coun-c i l mee t s a t 7 a t NYBethzatha Church of God,85-20 57th Avenue, Elmhurst.ESSAY WINNERSMonday, May 17 annualmeet ing o f the In te r fa i thCounc i l o f Sou thwes tQueens featuring the pre-sentation of essay contestawards. 7 at Christ Lutheran,85-15 101st Avenue, OzonePark.AUBURNDALETuesday, May 18 theAuburnda le ImprovementAssociation meets at the Re-cep t ion House , 167 -17Northern Blvd at 7:30.TALK OF THE TOWNTuesday, May 18 learn theart of public speaking in St.Albans. 527-5889.AMERICAN LEGIONTuesday, May 18 EdwardMcKee Post 131 meets inWhitestone. 767-4323.SOUTHEAST CAMERATuesdays, May 18, 25, June8, 15, 22 Southeast QueensCamera Club meets at RoyWilkins Park in Jamaica. 516-328-3776.FRESH MEADOW CAMERATuesdays the Fresh Mead-ows Camera C lub meets .917-612-3463.ADVANCED WRITERSTuesdays at 6:30 at the Ter-race Diner at Bay TerraceShopping Center and alsothe l a st Tuesday o f themonth in the Communi t yRoom in Panera Bread at BayTerrace Shopping.FLUSHING CAMERAWednesday, May 19 Flush-ing Camera Club meets atFlushing Hospital. 441-6210.KNIGHTS OF PYTHIASWednesday , May 19Queensv iew Lodge 433meets in Whitestone. 746-

4428.WHITESTONE VETSWednesday, May 19 at theAmerican Legion Edward M.McKee Pos t 131 . TheWhitestone Veterans Memo-rial Association meets at 8.TOASTMASTERSWednesday, May 19 learnthe art of public speaking atthe Voices of Rochdale Toast-mas ters C lub in Jamaica .978-0732.BIRD WATCHING CLUBWednesday, May 19 at 8 atAl ley Pond EnvironmentalCenter. 229-6559.REPUBLICAN WOMENThursday , May 20Women’s Republican Clubmeet s i n G lenda le . 526 -3987.CIVIL AIR PATROLFridays 6-10 at Vaughn Col-lege of Aeronautics, 86-0123rd Avenue, East Elmhurst.AcademyWOMAN’S GROUPFridays the Woman’s Groupof Jamaica Estates meets atnoon. Call 461-3193 for in-formation.ST. ALBANS CIVICSundays, May 23, June 27the S t . A lbans C iv i c Im -p rovement Assoc ia t ionmeets at 1:30 at St. AlbansLu the ran Church , 200 th

Street and 119th Avenue inthe undercroft. 276-4263.JEWISH VETSSunday, May 23 Jewish WarVeterans of the USA Lipsky/Blum Post meet at GardenJewish Center. 463-4742.

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COLLEGE PROCESSTuesday, May 18 at 6 at theFlushing library.LA LECHE LEAGUEThursday, May 20 at 6 atthe Forest Hills library.AHEADFriday, May 21 at 1:30 As-sociation for Home Educa-tors Advancing Dreams, ameet ing fo r pa ren t s whohome school their children,at the Forest Hills library.SPIRITUAL SUPPORTFr iday , May 21 suppor tgroup for parents seekingspiritual support with a bibli-cal look at parenting in St.Albans. 454-4044.

FREE LUNCHSaturday , May 15 a t A l lSaints Church in RichmondHill. 849-2352 reservations.AARP 1405Mondays, May 17 BowneStreet Community Church,143-11 Roosevelt Avenue at1 .SENIOR GAME DAYMondays, May 17, 24 at theQueens Village library at 1.STARSWednesdays, May 19, 26come jo in ou r ga l axy o fSTARs to perform theatricalworks at the Hollis library at10:30.AARP 4977Wednesday, May 19 at Co-rona Congregational Churchhal l , 102-18 34 th Avenue.458-7429.DRIVER’S SAFETYMay 20/27 sponsored byAARP at the Pomonok SeniorCenter. 591-3377.CLEARVIEWThursday, May 20 Alert &Alive Discussion on Dealingwith Difficult People at 10.Movie at 12:45. Friday, May21 Paint on Stained Glassfrom 1-3. Selfhelp ClearviewSenior Center, 208-11 26thAvenue, Bayside. 224-7888to register.

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UNINVITEDFridays and Saturdays, May14, 15, 21, 22 and Satur-day, May 15 and Sunday,May 23 at 2. The Douglas-ton Community Theatre pre-sents the classic ghost tale“The Uninvited” at Zion Epis-copal Church in Douglaston.$15. 482-3332 reservations.LATE NITE CATECHISM 3Through May 23 “Til DeathDo Us Part: Late Nite Cat-echism 3” at Queens The-atre in the Park. 760-0064.BLUE ROOMMay 14, 15, 22 at 8 andMay 16, 23 at 3. The Outra-geous Fo r tune Companypresents “The Blue Room”at Queens Theatre in thePark. 428-2500, ext. 20. $22advance, $25 at the door.50 YEAR ITCHWednesday, May 19 “A 50Year Itch,” a one-act comedy-drama will have a reading at2 at Queens Theatre in thePark. Free. 760-0064.KILLING KOMPANYFriday, May 21 “Celebrit yMurder!” at Riccardo’s inAstor ia . The K i l l ing Com-pany performs mystery din-ner shows. 1-888-SHOOT-EM for information

JEWISH SINGLES 40+Sunday, May 16 at Congre-gation Machane Chodosh,67-29 108th Street at 7. $40.RSVP 897-6578.

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Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 4/19/10, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000355-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd.,Jamaica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assume thename of (First) Linas (Middle)John (Last) Gintautas Mypresent name is (First) Linas(Middle) John (Last) GintoffMy present address is 4-7448th Avenue, Long Island City,NY 11109 My place of birth isBrooklyn, NY My date of birthis March 05, 1966_____________________________________________________________________

SUMMONS AND NOTICEOF OBJECT OF ACTIONSTATE OF NEW YORK SU-PREME COURT: COUNTYOF QUEENS ACTION TOFORECLOSE A MORTGAGEINDEX No . : 1507/10DEUTSCHE BANK NA-TIONAL TRUST COMPANY,AS TRUSTEE OF THEINDYMAC INDB MORT -GAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1,MORTGAGE PASS -THROUGH CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2005-1 UNDER THEPOOLING AND SERVICINGAGREEMENT DATED SEP-TEMBER 1, 2005 Plaintiff, vs.HAS INA M. FAROQUE,DANIEL ZEA Defendant(s).MORTGAGED PREMISES :95-20 88TH STREET A/K/A95 20 88TH STREET OZONEPARK, NY 11416 SBL #:BLOCK 9025 LOT 13 TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANT: You are hereby sum-moned to answer the Com-plaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer,or, if the Complaint is not

served with this Summons,to serve a notice of appear-ance, on the P la int i f f ( s )attorney(s) within twentydays after the service of thisSummons, exclusive of theday of service (or within 30days after the service is com-plete if this Summons is notpersonally delivered to youwithin the State of NewYork). In case of your failureto appear or answer, judg-ment will be taken againstyou by default for the reliefdemanded in the Complaint.The Attorney for Plaintiff hasan office for business in theCounty of Erie. Trial to behe ld in the County o fQueens. The basis of thevenue designated above isthe location of the Mort-gaged Premises. Dated this4th day of May, 2010, TO:DANIEL ZEA, Defendant(s)In this Action. The forego-ing Summons is served uponyou by publication, pursu-ant to an order of HON.ALLAN B. WEISS of the Su-preme Court of the State ofNew York, dated the 27thday of April, 2010 and filedwith the Complaint in theOf f i ce o f the QueensCounty Clerk, in the City ofJamaica. The object of thisaction is to foreclose a mort-gage upon the premises de-scribed below, executed byHASINA M. FAROQUE datedthe 7th day of July, 2005, tosecure the sum o f$417,022.00, and recordeda t In s t rument No .2005000469881 in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the Countyof Queens, on the 22nd dayof August, 2005; which mort-gage was duly assigned byassignment dated the 13thday of January~ 2010, andsent for recording in theOf f i ce o f the C le rk o fQueens County; The prop-erty in questions is describedas fo l lows : 95 -20 88THSTREET A/K/A 95 20 88THSTREET, OZONE PARK, NY11416 SEE FOLLOWING DE-SCRIPTION Block 9025 andLot 13 ALL that certain plot,piece or parcel of land, withthe buildings and improve-ments thereon erected, situ-ate, lying and being in theFourth Ward, of the Boroughand County of Queens, Cityand State of New York,bounded and described asfollows: BEGINNING at apoint on the Westerly sideof 88th Street, ( formerlyBoyd Avenue, formerly ParkPlace) distant 180.01 feetSoutherly from the South-westerly corner of said 88thStreet and 95111 Avenue(formerly Chichester Av-enue, formerly UniversityPlace); RUNNING THENCEWesterly parallel with 95thAvenue and part of the waythrough a party wall, 100.10feet; THENCE Southerly par-allel with 88th Street, 20.17feet; THENCE Easterly againparallel with 95th Avenue,100.10 feet to the Westerlyside of 88th Street; THENCENortherly along the West-er ly s ide of 88th Street,20.17 feet to the point orplace of BEGINNING. Pre-mises known as 95-20 88thStreet, Ozone Park, NewYork DATED: May 4, 2010S teven J . Baum, P .C . ,

Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s),220 Northpointe ParkwaySuite G, Amherst, NY 14228.The law firm of Steven J.Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debtcollectors who are attempt-ing to collect a debt. Anyin fo rmat ion obta ined bythem will be used for thatpurpose._____________________________________________________________________SUMMONS AND NOTICEOF OBJECT OF ACTIONSTATE OF NEW YORK SU-PREME COURT: COUNTYOF QUEENS ACTION TOFORECLOSE A MORTGAGEINDEX NO.: 24336/09 BANKOF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff,vs. MOHD ZAHEDUL ISLAM,SURMA DEVELOPMENTINC., Defendant(s). MORT-GAGED PREMISES: 145-0888TH AVENUE JAMAICA, NY10435 SBL #: BLOCK 9687LOT 102, F/K/A PART OFLOT 1 TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: Youare hereby summoned toanswer the Complaint in thisaction, and to serve a copy ofyour answer, or, if the Com-plaint is not served with thisSummons, to serve a noticeo f appearance , on thePlaintiff(s) attorney(s) withintwenty days after the serviceof this Summons, exclusiveof the day of service (or within30 days after the service iscomplete if this Summons isnot personally delivered toyou within the State of NewYork). In case of your failureto appear or answer, judg-ment will be taken againstyou by default for the reliefdemanded in the Complaint.The Attorney for Plaintiff hasan office for business in theCounty of Erie. Trial to beheld in the County of Queens.The basis of the venue desig-nated above is the location ofthe Mortgaged Premises .Dated this 29th day of April,2010, TO: MOHD ZAHEDULISLAM, Defendant(s) In thisAction. The foregoing Sum-mons is served upon you bypublication, pursuant to anorder of HON. DUANE A.HART of the Supreme Courtof the State of New York,dated the 13th day of April,2010 filed with the Complaintin the Office of the QueensCounty Clerk, in the City ofJamaica. The object of thisaction is to foreclose a mort-gage upon the premises de-scribed below, executed byMOHD ZAHEDUL ISLAMdated the 16th day of July,2008, to secure the sumof$533 ,000 .00 , and re -corded at Instrument No.2008000313389 in the Of-fice of the Clerk of the Countyof Queens, on the 6th day ofAugust, 2008; The propertyin question is described asfollows: 145-08 88TH AV-ENUE, JAMAICA, NY 10435SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIP-TION ALL THAT TRACT ORPARCEL OF LAND, situate inthe County and Borough ofQueens, City and State ofNew York, being the samepremises designated as be-ing Block 9687 Lot 102 (f/k/a being part of Lot 1), asshown on the official Tax mapof the Borough and Countyof Queens Property address:145-08 88th Avenue, Ja -maica, New York 10435 HELP

FOR HOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE NEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY . SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT YOU AREIN DANGER OF LOSINGYOUR HOME. IF YOU FAILTO RESPOND TO THE SUM-MONS AND COMPLAINT INTHIS FORECLOSURE AC-T ION, YOU MAY LOSEYOUR HOME. PLEASE READTHE SUMMONS AND COM-PLAINT CAREFULLY. YOUSHOULD IMMEDIATELYCONTACT AN ATTORNEYOR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AIDOFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICEON HOW TO PROTECTYOURSELF. SOURCES OFINFORMATION AND ASSIS-TANCE The state encouragesyou to become informedabout your options in fore-closure. In addition to seek-ing assistance from an attor-ney or legal aid office, thereare government agenciesand non-profit organizationsthat you may contact for in-format ion about poss ib leoptions, including trying towork with your lender dur-ing this process. To locate anentity near you, you may callthe toll-free helpline main-tained by the New York StateBanking Department at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697)or v is i t the department’swebs i te a tWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of peoplewho approach you with of-fers to “save” your home.There are individuals whowatch for notices of foreclo-sure actions in order to un-f a i r l y p ro f i t f rom ahomeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely carefulabout any such promises andany suggestions that you paythem a fee or sign over yourdeed. State law requires any-one offering such servicesfor profit to enter into a con-tract which fully describesthe services they will per-fo rm and fees they w i l lcharge, and which prohibitsthem from taking any moneyfrom you until they have com-pleted all such promised ser-vices. § 1303 NOTICE NO-TICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME Ifyou do not respond to thissummons and complaint byserving a copy of the answeron the attorney for the mort-gage company who filed thisfo rec losu re p roceed ingagainst you and filing theanswer with the court, a de-fault judgment may be en-tered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorneyor go to the court where yourcase is pending for furtherinformation on how to an-swer the summons and pro-tect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgage

company will not stop thisfo rec losure ac t ion . YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE AN-SWER ON THE ATTORNEYFOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORT-GAGE COMPANY) AND FIL-ING THE ANSWER WITHTHE COURT. DATED: April29, 2010 Steven J. Baum,P .C . , A t to rney ( s ) Fo rPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway Suite G, Amherst,NY 14228 The law firm ofSteven J. Baum, P.C. and theattorneys whom it employsare debt collectors who areattempting to collect a debt.Any information obtained bythem will be used for thatpurpose.

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Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 4/23/10, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000322-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd.,Jamaica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assume thename o f ( F i r s t ) Su l t ana(Middle) Khatun (Last) RubiMy present name is (First)NFN (Last) Rubi (infant) Mypresent address is 147-25 88th

Avenue, Apt. #7J, Jamaica,NY 11435 My place of birth isBangladesh My date of birthis August 18, 1992_____________________________________________________________________

Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 4/27/10, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000374-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd.,Jamaica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assume thename of (First) Mohammed(Midd le ) Abdu l ( Las t )Muqtadir My present nameis (First) Mohd (Middle) Abdul(Last) Muqtadir (infant) Mypresent address i s 84-11E lmhurs t Avenue , #3G,Elmhurst, NY 11373 My placeof birth is Hyderabad, IndiaMy date of birth is July 08,1996_____________________________________________________________________

Notice is hereby given thatan Order entered by the CivilCourt, Queens County on 4/22/10, bearing Index Num-ber NC-000274-10/QU, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of the Clerk,located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd.,Jamaica, NY 11435, grantsme the right to: Assume thename o f ( F i r s t ) Shama(Middle) Slam (Last) Bilal Mypresent name is (First) Shama(Middle) Slam (Last) Brownaka Shama S B rown Mypresent address is 118-26198th Street, Saint Albans,NY 11412 My place of birth isPakistan My date of birth isMay 09, 1982

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The Student Government from Scholars’Academy in Rockaway came with their fam-ily, friends and classmates in tow to helpspread Autism Awareness on Sunday, April18.

In an event they helped to plan, promoteand execute, these hard working and dedi-cated students made New York Families forAutistic Children’s 1st Annual Bowl-a-Thonfor autism a huge success. The Scholars’

Go, Go CYO:

Friends and family, which included Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer, werein attendance to congratulate the CYO St. Rose fourth grade basketball team,and coach, Stacey Bostwick, for recently advancing to the Elite 8. Pictured l.to r.: Justin Baronowski, Sam Amato, Liam Malsy, Gavin Rogers, Petiri “Poota”Edmond, Angelo Fenty, Bryan Bostwick, Peter Delfeus, Charlie Bostwick,Michael Reardon.

Bowlers take part in the autism fund-raiser at CozyLanes.

Academy Seawolves, underthe leadership of Mr. JohnCoscia, showed up at CozyBowl, Ozone Park, to helpNYFAC spread awareness andraise some funds to supportprograms for the developmen-tally disabled.

Honorary Board memberNew York State AssemblymanMichael Miller participated aswell, showing his support forthose families NYFAC serves.Loretta Thomas from theBronx led all bowlers with atwo-game total of 307. GregCostigliola of Ozone Park in-dividually raised more than$400.

Andrew Baumann, presi-dent and CEO of NYFAC,

thanked the students from Scholars’ Acad-emy who helped make this first annual eventa huge success.

“Mike Miller has been a tremendous sup-porter of NYFAC since the day he tookoffice,” Baumann said. “His love for ourchildren is an inspiration to all of us; and ofcourse I want to thank the owners of CozyBowl who made all of our hard work look soeasy.”

New York Families for Autistic Childrenis a non-profit organization, based in OzonePark that provides a variety or services forindividuals with autism or a developmentaldisability.

If you have or know or a family or indi-vidual in need, please feel free to call KieraEssling, MSW, Intake and Admissions Direc-

tor at (718) 641-3441, Ext. 168 or e-mail herat [email protected].

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Conf ident ia l ly, New York . . .

Madge’s InterviewLadies if you want an idea what 51 can look like pick up the May Issue

of Interview Magazine.The Material Girl, who used to be an elevator operator at Terrace

on the Park, is flaunting her toned physique on the cover of themagazine. Including putting mere mortal gals to shame, the onetimeCorona resident talks balancing work with motherhood.

Maybe one day we can catch up.So a man is driving near the

intersection of Queens Plaza Northand 29th Street in Long Island Citywhen he sees a female police of-ficer working. The driver thenopens the window of his newHonda Civic and yells at the of-ficer, calling her a rather uglyphrase that should only be said toa corpulent female dog.

The officer asks the man for hisdriver’s license, positioning herbody to keep him from drivingaway without running her over,and the man shows her his formerState Senate employee ID, hislearner’s permit, a forged policeplacard and told her he was “higherranking” than her.

The man was later arrested oncharges that include criminal pos-session of a forged instrument,obstructing governmental admin-istration and disorderly conduct.He faces up to seven years inprison if convicted.

Would it surprise you if we told

Don’t be surprised if you seesome confused folks from Man-hattan in nice suits wanderingaround outside Citi Field after fu-ture games.

Delta Airlines and New YorkWater Taxi have launched a newferry shuttle service that bringsfolks in from Wall Street and dropsthem off at the pier at the World’sFair Marina no more than 30 min-utes before the first pitch.

The free service will run forevery remaining home game thisseason, and will make sure thatthose harried Wall Streeters don’t

For Kastell, the idea of modelingwas ever-present, even growing up inCleveland.

“I got into it through Arcanumstudios in Cleveland, she said in arecent interview., “I started doingrunway shows and started to do glam-our and print and fashion catalogs. .. “I did it all over. I started in Cleve-land, went to New York City, and thenI’ve traveled to California andFlorida.”

A regular part-time resident ofthe five boroughs, Kastell comes toNew York every summer and lovesQueens.

“I like Queens; Queens FashionWeek definitely has a bigger feelthan Brooklyn. There are a lot ofartists in Queens,” she said.

Admittedly busy as a workingmodel, Kastell recently came backfrom a shoot in Malaysia, has workeddoing promotional events for Pepsi,Saturn and Suzuki, to name a few.She has also appeared in an indie filmand has done work as a fashion de-signer.

“We just got awarded for bestemerging designer for punk rockcouture,” she said, and suddenly wasinspired to raise money for herboyfriend’s mother, who has cancer,by hosting a fashion show.

“I have a great energy,” Kastellsaid. “Some day I want to be a promi-nent beauty model like CindyCrawford. I would love to be inVictoria’s Secrets.”

And this gal, who loves the expe-rience of living in the city andwrites about it on her blog,beautysurvivesthecity.blogspot.com,wants people to know that thoughshe’s got a great look, there’s alsosomething cooking behind the face.

“I’m really smart,” she said, “andI want people to know that I have agreat personality.”

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One-Way Ferryhave to worry about mingling withthe rest of us on the 7 train on theirway to the game.

But won’t they be in for a sur-prise when they find that theyhave to get back to their BatteryPark digs (or wherever they comefrom) via our International Express.You see, the ferry service onlyoperates one way.

So if some guy in a suit, slightlysweaty and disoriented, comes upto you after a game asking for theboat, calm him down, offer him apretzel, and send him up the stairsto ride with the rest of us.

Give Us A Hug!This just in… a six-foot squirrel

impersonating an Urban ParkRanger has been spotted in loca-tions throughout the borough,striking fear into the hearts of chil-dren and soccer players every-where.

Okay, seriously, after quizzinga bunch of school kids about whatthey think the perfect mascot forNew York City Parks would be, theParks Dept. came up with the ideaof a gray squirrel donning a ParkRanger hat.

The Ranger hat may be an up-

grade to the classic Yogi BearPorkpie that many of us attributeto the ultimate park-roaming ani-mal, but where’s Pearl TheSquirrel’s collar and tie? C’mon,this is New York – show a littleclass.

Getting A-NoydQConf has spent years and

barrels of ink monitoring, report-ing and lampooning Queens’ hiphop artists.

Who’d give 50 Cent any pressthese days if it wasn’t for us?Lloyd Banks who? You’ve beenexpecting the hip hoppers to fi-nally show us some love.

So you can imagine our ex-citement when veteran rapperand Queensbridge native BigNoyd dropped his latest LP,“Queens Chronicle.”

Errr… wait a minute… That’s not us.Well, at least nobody has heard of Big Noyd anyway.

Scandal Spreadsyou the man, Wayne Mahlke, wasthe former Chief of Staff to…waitfor it…former State Senator HiramMonserrate?

Perhaps an investigation intowhat was in the water inMonserrate’s former district of-fice is in order.

Take the Water Taxi to Citi Field and then cross your fingers.

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