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PUT ME IN COACH(I’M READY TO PLAY)!

by Peter Ross

The grass is getting greener,the leaves are beginning to sprouton the trees, and the colder weatheris starting to break. And what arethese all portents of – yes, youguessed right, baseball season isback! On Saturday, April 16, no-where was this more apparent thanon the streets of Northern Astoria.On this nice sunny day, with just a

little nip in the air, the players,coaches and organizers from the(Immaculate Conception YouthProgram (ICYP) Little Leaguewere out to celebrate with theirannual Opening Day Parade in theneighborhood surrounding theirhome field. As per tradition andassisting with the festivities werethe Sunnyside Drum Corps, whoonce again led the parade and made

sure everyone, neighbors, localshoppers, and visitors alike, wereaware that the athletes were march-ing through. At the end of theparade the Drum Corps gave theenergetic youth and their parentsand friends a proper greeting asthey entered the ICYP field to starttheir Opening Day ceremonies andof course to begin ‘Playing Ball!’.

Members of several ICYP LittleLeague teams prepare for ColorGuard duties for the parade.

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100TH ANNIVERSARYOF IRELAND’S EASTERRISING AT SABBA PARK

Remembering Irish-American New Yorkers WhoPlayed Key Role in Establishment of Irish Free State

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chairof the Democratic Caucus andco-chair of the CongressionalAd-Hoc Committee on Irish Af-fairs, was joined by local electedofficials and leaders of NewYork’s Irish-American commu-nity for a tree dedication cer-emony to mark the centennial ofthe 1916 Easter Rising by Irishrepublicans to end British ruleand establish an independentIrish Republic. The Callery Peartree was planted in Sabba Park,in the heart of the Sunnyside-Woodside area, home to one of

the borough’s largest Irish-American communities.

“The Easter Rising of 1916was a turning point in Ireland’shistory - and for the diasporaliving in the United States and inparticular here in New York, itssignificance continues to loomlarge,” said Rep. Crowley. “Thistree will serve as a remembrancefor the Irish patriots who sacri-ficed their lives for freedom aswell as the support that camefrom New York’s Irish-Ameri-cans - whose participation wascritical in the movement.


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LEGISLATION TO EXAMINEHEALTH IMPACTS OF AIRPLANENOISE ON COMMUNITIES

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens,the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Demo-cratic Caucus and a founding mem-ber of the Quiet Skies Caucus, an-nounced that he is an original co-sponsor of the Airplane ImpactsMitigation (AIM) Act of 2016 (H.R.5075). Introduced by Rep. StephenF. Lynch (D-Boston), and sup-ported by members of the biparti-san Quiet Skies Caucus, the AIMAct will help the Federal AviationAdministration (FAA) determinethe health impacts on airplane noiseon local communities.

“I’ve always said our airportswill never be perfect neighbors,but we can help make them betterones,” said Rep. Crowley, whosedistrict includes LaGuardia Air-port. “There is no question that thedeafening noise pollution plagu-ing communities around airportshas an adverse impact on our con-stituents’ health and well-being.And, the more we know about aproblem, the better placed we’ll beto find solutions. This legislationwill go a long way in giving us theinformation we need to help peoplewhose lives are disrupted by theroar of airplanes. I’m proud to joinCongressman Lynch and my col-leagues in this effort.”

Specifically, the AIM Actwould require the FAA to enterinto an agreement with a school of

public health to conduct a study ofthe health impacts of aircraft pol-lution on affected residents, in-cluding asthma exacerbation, sleepdisturbance, stress, and elevatedblood pressure.

The study will focus on resi-dents living partly or wholly withinthe land area underneath the flightpaths most frequently used by air-craft flying including during take-off or landing at an altitude lowerthan 10,000 feet. In addition, thestudy will consider only those healthimpacts that manifest during thephysical implementation of theNextGen RNAV program, a GPS-based navigation system that guideshundreds of flights per day over anarrow flight path. While this sys-tem can increase efficiency, the com-munities beneath the flight pathscan experience extended periods ofexposure to noise and air pollution.

The AIM Act mandates thatthe study focus on residents inNew York, as well as in Boston,Chicago, the Northern CaliforniaMetroplex region, Phoenix, andup to three additional cities.

A leader in the effort to curbaircraft noise pollution, Crowleyis the author of The Silent SkiesAct, legislation that aims to im-prove the quality of life for com-munities heavily impacted by air-craft noise pollution. In addition

to leading legislation, Crowleyhas worked extensively with com-munity leaders, federal officials,and representatives from NewYork City and State to abate thecongestion and noise that schools,businesses, and homes are sub-jected to because of their closeproximity to LaGuardia Airport.In April 2001, Crowley authoreda plan to alleviate communityconcerns associated with the air-port. In 2002, he secured $100,000in federal funding for the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency(EPA) to carry out an air qualityand noise study in the neighbor-hoods surrounding LaGuardia. Healso secured $240,000 forLaGuardia Airport Noise Moni-tors to track airport noise atLaGuardia and ensure curfewswere being met. Crowley has alsobeen a longtime advocate of con-ducting a Part-150 noise study forLaGuardia Airport, which is finally under way.

In 2014, Crowley co-foundedthe Quiet Skies Caucus in Con-gress, which works to raise aware-ness on the issue of aircraft noiseand find meaningful solutions tothe problem. The caucus consistsof members from across the coun-try whose constituents are ad-versely affected by incidents ofairplane and helicopter noise.



THE CITY’SEXECUTIVE BUDGETTuesday, April 26th, New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy

released the following statement in response to the ExecutiveBudget presented by the Mayor:

“While I’m pleased to see some important additions in the Mayor’s executive budget,I am disappointed that it once again does not include any restoration of funding for cultureand the arts. The Department of Cultural Affairs and thousands of cultural groups across thecity need and deserve additional funding.

Cultural groups and institutions have always been invaluable to the City of New York,and have become even more so with the success of IDNYC and the hundreds of thousandsof free memberships that so many cultural groups offer through the card. Access to the artsfor all communities, including immigrants, public housing residents, and New Yorkers inall five boroughs is something we all care about—and something that can happen if weincrease funding.

New York City depends on culture and the arts in so many ways. Culture helps attractthe record number of tourists who come to our city every year. The arts inspire children allacross the city, and when the arts are present in schools educational outcomes improve.Culture and the arts allow for expression and brings communities together.

The Mayor should have demonstrated his support for the arts by including the $40million being requested by cultural groups all across New York City in his executive budget.We will need his support to secure that funding in the budget adopted this June.”A statement from Dennis M. Walcott (President and CEO) re: Mayor

de Blasio’s Executive Budget for 2017: “Libraries provide critical education, resources, programs and services in every

community, and are so important in bridging the digital divide. Every day at my desk, I seepeople come into the library who are totally dependent on Queens Library for technologyand so many other services. We must continue last year’s important investment in libraries.Libraries are now open six days a week in every community. We were able to hire much-needed staff, from children’s librarians to technology specialists, and purchase morehomework help, ESOL and other library materials. Funding for New York’s libraries,however, is still $43 million citywide below what was needed to provide robust six days ofservice, while demand for services and programs continues to grow. Keeping up with thecity’s over 40 million library visits each year has stretched our library workers and facilitiesto their limits. We call on the Council and Mayor to adopt a final budget that fully fundssix days of service, assures that funding in future years and allocates $100 million of capitalfunding for critical maintenance needs.”Borough President Katz made this statement regarding the budget:

“Mayor de Blasio’s FY 2017 Executive Budget unveiled includes substantial invest-ments of new monies toward critical infrastructure projects that affect our borough,” “Icommend Mayor de Blasio for the over $1.5 billion in new capital specifically allocatedtoward our water arteries, bridges and sewer systems, all of which have a direct impact onQueens and our families.The Mayor’s investment toward the creation of a new 116thPrecinct is especially welcome news. Many families in Laurelton, Rosedale, Brookville andSpringfield Gardens have long identified the need for a new precinct closer to theneighborhoods it protects and serves. The size of the existing 105th Precinct, which coversnearly 13 square miles and has its stationhouse on the northern end of the vertically-longterritory, has posed significant geographical challenges that make it difficult to fully serveneighborhoods in the southern half of its jurisdiction.”



BFF: “SHORT VIDEOS WANTED”

On Sunday, on the sunny backoutdoor patio of the Copper Kettlein Woodside, local programmersAmanda Barker and MatthewCarlson of Boulevard Film Festi-val/aka BFF, now welcomingshort video submissions, ex-plained why they became inter-ested in creating the local July 15-16-17 event this summer.

“We had been seeing more andmore people walking around withfilm equipment and knew it wastime,” said Carlson. He has 10short films under his belt andBarker is a painter and producer.They are in their twenties, met inFlorida, and both attended Pratt.“We want to include film in thegrowing local communities of art,music, writing and comedy.”

Barker, who won top artLengemann Prize in 2014 at aSunnyside Artists competition, saidshe was familiar with that group’s“effort to showcase and encourage

excellent art right here, and notassume that local work is not abasis for a serious festival, and ona nonprofit basis. We spoke toManny Gomez and Pat Dorfmanand they immediately encouragedus to get started. Now SunnysideArtists (SAorg) and the SunnysideChamber (SCC) are our partners!”

Manny Gomez, who is presi-dent of both SCC and SAorgadded, “Part of BFF from the startwas Angel Gil Orrios of the ThaliaHispanic Theatre. His advice hasbeen like gold. Thalia is a dreamwhich came true, which was topresent high-end work inSunnyside for the world. And wewere pleased Amanda and Mattsaid they want the events to ben-efit local businesses and were will-ing to schedule the event whenWoodside/Sunnyside is quiet andneeds some activity.”

BFF steering committee mem-ber Dorfman, and Sunnyside Art-

ists founder, said, “Barker andCarlson’s vision is that they wantthe event to be a serious local fo-rum for filmmakers as artists whichgrows into something much big-ger. There was no way not to beexcited about such ambition!”(((Pat continued, “We were askedwhy not join in with the popular,well-financed Queens World FilmFestival or with Sherry Gamlin,whose local film festivals were abig hit. But Amanda and Matt’sidea was to even jumpstart film-making locally. There is a “NewYork Minute” festival 60-secondcategory open to all. Get that edit-ing app and everyone, start yoursmart phones!” (((Submissionshave been flowing in since thefestival was announced. The pro-grammers report, “We’re startingsmall, and we will give priority tofilmmakers who live or work inQueens. We have received somefilms from overseas. If funny, edgy,

moving or important, we will ac-cept them if we have room.”

Money prizes will be awardedearned by admission tickets, to bedetermined by audience vote. Thefilms chosen will determine theactual segments, but categoriesmay include drama, Spanish orforeign language, and experimen-tal. “We won’t show feature lengththis year,” said Matt.

Also on the BFF Steering Com-mittee is Sunnyside Ballet instruc-tor Melissa Orlando, also a SCCand SAorg officer. “We need vol-unteers for five full days, and onemidnight segment,” July 13 - July18, said Melissa, no stranger to com-munity activism with her AccessQueens/7 Train Blues. (“We need atruck and driver, cordons, chairs,and walkie talkies. Please check outBoulevardFilmFestival.org.” Veryactive in BFF is Becky Barker (norelation to Amanda), former SAorg

and SCC. Becky and her husband,Will Barrett, love cinema and see2-3 movies a week, more indepen-dent than mainstream. “We wantto provide more than one showingof movies,” said Barker, “peoplelike to pick and choose and be ableto see what they want.”

Welcoming film showings sofar are the Thalia Hispanic The-atre, Bar 43, Dog & Duck, amongother spots, which already havestate-of-the-art presentation sys-tems. Sponsors so far are theWoodside Herald, theSunnysidePost, Lowery Liquorsand Paper Plus Printing. MannyGomez laughs, “And you had bet-ter believe we will have a premieretype opening for arriving filmmak-ers and dignitaries!”

Some of the Boulevard Films Festival team reach out to filmmakers, L-R: Manny Gomez, Matt Carlson,Amanda Barker, Becky Barker, Melissa Orlando. Photo: Pat Dorfman

HOUSING WORKSHOP

Judy Zangwill (SCS), Jo Ann Darcy, Central Astoria Local DevelopmentCorp, Assemblywoman Nolan, Don McCallian, Pres. United Forties andKerly Serrano, Director of Center for Active Older Adults.

On Tuesday April 19, Assem-blywoman Catherine Nolan and theCentral Astoria Local DevelopmentCorporation jointly sponsored ahousing workshop at SunnysideCommunity Services. At the event,residents were able to learn aboutboth tenant and landlord rights whenrenting an apartment in NYC.

Some of the issues that werecovered included the rent Stabiliza-

tion Laws, leases, repairs, evictions,rent increases as well as services/programs available to Senior Citi-zens and the disabled.

“My sincerest thanks to JoanneDarcy and her team at Central Astoriafor a marvelous, informative presen-tation” said AssemblywomanCatherine Nolan. “My thanks also toJudy Zangwill for allowing us to useSunnyside Community Services.”

(Article contributions by AmandaBarker, Manny Gomez, Matt Carlson,Pat Dorfman, Mary Caulfield)



IRISH ARTSFESTIVAL KICKOFF

The participants were very glad the weatherheld up as the previous weekend saw a rainout of the same type of event for the KingsBay Youth Organization (KBYO) LittleLeague in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Allthe youngsters in all the local leagues aroundthe city are wished a fun, competitive, andmost importantly a safe season as they con-tinue to learn and aspire to greater heights intheir athletic pursuits.

ICYP of Astoria has been serving theyouth of Astoria and its surrounding com-munities for decades by providing a safe andclean environment to learn and grow throughits sports programs (with leagues currentlyin baseball, softball and football). Leagueofficials would like to thank their manysponsors, individuals, businesses and electedofficials alike for their support and partici-pation. For more information regarding theICYP of Astoria, call (718) 278-9782 orcheck out their website at www.nyicyp.org

The Sunnyside Drum Corps has alsoopened its Spring parade season as the youngmusicians prepare for the upcoming Memo-rial Day and Flag Day events in Forest Hillsand Sunnyside. Whether you will be catch-

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ing a screaming line drive or not this season,if you have any interest in music and com-munity service the Drum Corps encouragesyou to get involved in the fun and action. Formore information on the Drum Corps call(718) 786-4141 or stop by their Tuesdayevening rehearsals/practice sessions from6:15 to 8 PM at All Saints Episcopal Churchlocated on 46th Street between 43rd Avenueand Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, Queens.The Corps is especially looking for glocken-spiel players (or those interested in learningthis instrument) and any young woodwindand/or brass musicians are also encouragedto come down with their instruments as well.

Members of the Sunnyside Drum Corps Bell and Snare Lines(Crystal, Stevan and Jaylen) awaiting instruction.

The Sunnyside Drum Corpsmighty Tom Tom Line

(Brandon, Stephen and RJ).Benjamin (rear) keeps the beat

on Bass Drum.

Line up for the start of the 2016 ICYP Little League Parade.

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Sunnyside Drum Corps meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All SaintsChurch, 43-12 46th St. in Sunnyside, one block off

Queens Blvd. Boys and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited to join.For more information, call 718-786-4141.

SUNNYSIDE DRUM CORPS

The ‘Band Mommies’ led by Mrs. Wiegmann (center) stand togetherfor a photo before the parade’s start.

Tuesday, April 26th, Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer joined Grammy awardwinning musician Susan McKeown, au-thor Colum McCann, Harpist MaeveGilchrist, and the Irish-American Caucusof the New York City Council to kick offCualaNYC, a month-long festival of Irisharts and culture in New York City.

CualaNYC is a month-long festival ofIrish arts and culture commemorating thecentenary of the 1916 Easter Uprising. Aportion of the events has been funded by theCity Council’s Irish-American Caucus andthe Cultural Immigrant Initiative, a CityCouncil program established by MajorityLeader Jimmy Van Bramer and SpeakerMelissa Mark-Viverito.

CualaNYC events in WesternQueens include:

Alice Milligan: A Girl of Genius bySusannah McKenna: May 23rd, 8pm, NYIrish Center, 1040 Jackson Ave, LICTwo Sore Legs by Brenda MurphyMay 26th, 8pm, NY Irish Center, 1040Jackson Ave, LICLong Island City Newgrange FestivalMay 28th, 7pm, Gantry State Park, LIC

PHOTO BELOW: Majority Leader VanBramer, with Council Member DanielDromm (on his right), and Grammyaward winning musician SusanMcKeown (on his left)

I thank NYC Parks and Queens BoroughCommissioner Dorothy Lewandowski forher role in helping us recognize this specialoccasion.”

Named for starting on Easter Monday,April 24th 1916, the armed rebellion lastedfor six days during which the Proclamationof the Republic was read, declaring Ireland’sindependence. The insurrection, which re-sulted in hundreds of casualties, reignited amovement which led to the formation of theIrish Free State some six years later.

Irish-America’s role in Ireland’s strugglefor freedom proved instrumental as a sup-port network, which included American la-bor unions and Irish-American nationalistsliving in the United States which helpedfinance the movement.

“Trees beautify our city, clean the air webreathe, and stand as living memorials toremind us of the past,” said Queens ParksCommissioner Dorothy Lewandowski. “Iam honored to join Representative Crowleyand members of Queens’ Irish communitytoday to reflect on the Easter Rising byplanting a Callery Pear in Sabba Park.”

“I am proud to celebrate the 100th Anni-versary of the Easter Rising in Ireland,” saidNYS Senator Michael Gianaris. “This tree

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will now serve as a symbolic commemora-tive for Irish-Americans as well as others tohonor the brave men and women who diedfighting for Irish freedom.”

“My thanks to Congressman JosephCrowley on this wonderful commemora-tion,” said NYS Assemblywoman CatherineNolan. “This tree dedication ceremony is awonderful way to remember an importanthistorical event as well as the many contri-butions Irish Americans have made to ourcountry and our communities of WesternQueens.”

“The communities of Sunnyside and Woodside have long been the proudhome of so many Irish and Irish-Americansin New York City,” said New York CityCouncil Majority Leader Jimmy VanBramer. “I am happy to celebrate the 100thanniversary of the Rising in Woodside andto pay tribute to those who lost their livesfighting for independence.”

“Community Board No. 2 congratulatesCongressman Joe Crowley for honoring andrecognizing the 1916 uprising of Irish patri-ots that initiated a series of events resultingin Irish independence in 1922,” said QueensCommunity Board 2 Chair, Patrick O’Brien.“It resonates not only in song and verse butalso in the hearts of many Irish and Irish-Americans, and bears witness to the time-less struggle of all peoples to be free andindependent as well as to the courage andconviction of those who fought to gain thosefreedoms for themselves, their families, andtheir countrymen.”



SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF QUEENSINDEX # 711107/2015 FILED: 4/4/2016SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICEPlaintiff designates QueensCounty as the place of trial. Venueis based upon the County in whichthe mortgaged premises aresituated. DEUTSCHE BANKNATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY, AS INDENTURETRUSTEE FOR AMERICANHOME MORTGAGEINVESTMENT TRUST 2007-A,Plaintiff(s), against FAZAL MHAFEEZ, any possible unknownheirs at law of FAZAL M HAFEEZif living, and if any be dead, theirrespective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors,administrators, trustees, devisees,legatees, assignees, l ienors,creditors and successors ininterest, and generally all personshaving or claiming under, by orthrough said defendants who maybe deceased, by purchase,inheritance, lien or otherwise, anyright, title or interest in and to thepremises described in thecomplaint herein; MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE, NEW YORK CITYENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD, SLOMIN’S INC., NEWYORK STATE DEPARTMENTOF TAXATION AND FINANCE,“JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHNDOE #12,” the last twelve namesbeing fictitious and unknown toplaintiff, the persons or partiesintended being the tenants,occupants, persons orcorporations, if any, having orclaiming an interest in or lien uponthe premises, described in thecomplaint, Defendant(s). TO THEABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOUARE IN DANGER OF LOSINGYOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOTRESPOND TO THIS SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THEATTORNEYS FOR THEMORTGAGE COMPANY WHOFILED THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, ADEFAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TOAN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THECOURT WHERE YOU CASE ISPENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOW TOANSWER THE SUMMONS ANDPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION. YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer theComplaint in this action and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe Complaint is not served withthis summons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’s

attorney within 20 days after theservice of this summons, exclusiveof the day of service (or within 30days after the service is completeif this summons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York); The United Statesof America, if designated as aDefendant in this action, mayappear within (60) days of servicethereof; and in case of your failureto appear or answer, judgment willbe taken against you by default forthe relief demanded in theComplaint . NOTICE OFNATURE OF ACTION ANDRELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECTof the above captioned action is toforeclose on a mortgage dated July11, 2006, executed by FAZAL MHAFEEZ to MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE, ITSSUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,to secure the sum of $377,600.00and recorded in Official RecordsCity Register File No.2006000443712, in the Office ofthe CLERK of the County ofQUEENS on August 4, 2006,which mortgage was assigned toDEUTSCHE BANK NATIONALTRUST COMPANY, ASINDENTURE TRUSTEE FORAMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE INVESTMENTTRUST 2007-A, by assignmentof mortgage which is dated July 8,2011. This assignment wascorrected with a correctiveassignment of mortgage dated July22, 2015, covering premisesknown as 103-24 Farmers Blvd,Jamaica, NY 11433 (Block 10368and Lot 57). The relief sought inthe within action is a finaljudgment directing the sale of thepremises described above tosatisfy the debt described above.To the above named Defendants:The foregoing summons is servedupon you by publication pursuantto an order of the Hon. Leslie J.Purificacion, a Justice of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, and filed along with thesupporting papers in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County of Suffolkon 3/29/2016. This is an action toforeclose on a mortgage. ALL thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in theBorough and County of Queens,City and State of New York, Block10368 and Lot 57, said premisesknown as 103-24 Farmers Blvd,Jamaica, NY 11433. YOU AREHEREBY PUT ON NOTICETHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT ANDANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. By reasonof the default in the payment ofthe monthly installment ofprincipal and interest, among otherthings, as hereinafter set forth,Plaintiff, the holder and owner ofthe aforementioned note andmortgage, or their agents haveelected and hereby accelerate themortgage and declare the entiremortgage indebtednessimmediately due and payable. Byvirtue thereof, plaintiff hasheretofore elected and by thesepresents hereby elects to acceleratethe entire unpaid principal balance

of $363,606.91 to be immediatelydue and payable under themortgage herein foreclosed, plusinterest at the rate calculated inaccordance with the provisions ofthe note from November 1, 2010,together with unpaid late chargesin the amount of $3,133.78 thathave accrued prior to this actionas of July 28, 2015. UNLESS YOUDISPUTE THE VALIDITY OFTHE DEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY(30) DAYS AFTER YOURRECEIPT HEREOF THAT THEDEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THEDEBTOR JUDGMENTAGAINST YOU AND A COPYOF SUCH VERIFICATION ORJUDGMENT WILL BE MAILEDTO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE,UPON YOUR WRITTENREQUEST, WITHIN SAIDTHIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD,THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR WILL PROVIDEYOU WITH THE NAME ANDADDRESS OF THE ORIGINALCREDITOR. IF YOU HAVERECEIVED A DISCHARGEFROM THE UNITED STATESBANKRUPTCY COURT, YOUARE NOT PERSONALLYLIABLE FOR THEU N D E R L Y I N GINDEBTEDNESS OWED TOPLAINTIFF/CREDITOR ANDTHIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE ISFOR COMPLIANCE ANDINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE New York Staterequires that we send you thisnotice about the foreclosureprocess. Please read it carefully.SUMMONS AND COMPLAINTYou are in danger of losing yourhome. If you fail to respond to theSummons and Complaint in thisforeclosure action, you may loseyour home. Please read theSummons and Complaintcarefully. You should immediatelycontact an attorney or your locallegal aid office to obtain advice onhow to protect yourself .SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The Stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid, there are governmentagencies, and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by New Yorkstate Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visi t theDepartment’s website atw w w . b a n k i n g . s t a t e . n y . u sFORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. You shouldbe extremely careful about anysuch promises and any suggestionsthat you pay them a fee or signover your deed. State law requiresanyone offering such services forprofit to enter into a contract which

fully describes the services theywill perform and fees they willcharge, and which prohibits themfrom taking any money from youuntil they have completed all suchpromised services. Section 1303NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this Summonsand Complaint by serving the copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you may lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING ANANSWER WITH THE COURT.Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80Business Park Drive, Suite 110,Armonk, NY 10504 4/22/6, 4/29/16, 5/6/16, 5/13/16

Estate of William C. CurtisFile No. 2015-1580/AA citation having been issued orto be issued in the above entitledproceeding, and the petitionerhaving produced proof to thesatisfaction of the Surrogate thatToVIOLA WAY and RUTHKRAMERif living and if dead, to her heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributeeswhose names and places ofresidence are unknown and if shedied subsequent to the decedentherein, to her executors,administrators, legatees, devisees,assignees and successors ininterest whose names and placesof residence are unknown and toall other heirs at law, next of kin,and distributees of WILLIAM C.CURTIS, the decedent herein,whose names and places ofresidence are unknown and cannotbe ascertained after due diligence,are persons required to be citedupon the above entitled proceedingof said deceased, and that the caseis one of those specified in Section307 of the Surrogate s CourtProcedure Act, and that personalservice of the citation cannot withdue diligence be made upon themwithin the State, it isORDERED, that service of thecitation herein upon saidToVIOLA WAY and RUTHKRAMER if living and if dead, toher heirs at law, next of kin anddistributees whose names andplaces of residence are unknownand if she died subsequent to thedecedent herein, to her executors,administrators, legatees, devisees,assignees and successors ininterest whose names and placesof residence are unknown and toall other heirs at law, next of kin,and distributees of WILLIAM C.CURTIS, the decedent herein,whose names and places ofresidence are unknown and cannotbe ascertained after due diligence.4/29/16, 5/6/16, 5/13/16, 5/20/16

At I.A.S. Part 38 of the SupremeCourt of the State of New York,held in and for the County ofQueens, at the Courthouse located88-11 Sutphin Boulevard,Jamaica, New York on the 4th dayof April, 2016.P R E S E N T:JUSTICE OF THE SUPREMECOURT————————————xIn the Matter of the Petition ofCHRISTINA KATSIFAS andVIOLETTA PLAKAS, asMinority Shareholders of PhiljohnDevelopment Co., Inc.,Petitioners,For a Judgment of ClassificationPursuant to Section1104-a of the BusinessCorporation Law of the State ofNew York and for relatedInjunctive Relief pursuant toSection 1115 of the BusinessCorporation Law of theState of New York-against-Philjohn Development Co., Inc.and Philip Papasimakis,Respondents.————————————xIndex No. 3929/16ORDER TOSHOW CAUSEUpon reading and filing theannexed Affirmation of JoelSpivak, Esq., the Affidavit ofPetitioner Christina Katsifas, andthe Verified Peti t ion (withexhibits) of Petitioners ChristinaKatsifas and Violetta Plakas, intheir individual capacities and whotogether both being entitled to votein the election of officers andcollectively own thirty-fivepercent (35%) the outstandingshares of Philjohn DevelopmentCo., Inc. (Corporation), a NewYork corporation located inQueens, New York, andPetitioners’ Memorandum of Lawdated all March __, 2016,LET the Respondents, PHILJOHNDEVELOPMENT CO., INC. andPHILIP PAPASIMAKIS(“Papasimakis”), collectivelyreferred to as the “Respondents”,and all other persons interested inthe corporation show cause atCMP, Room 25, to be held in andfor the County of Queens, at theCourthouse located at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY11435 on the 16th day of May,2016, at 2:15 o’clock in the p.m.,or as soon thereafter as counselcan be heard;SHOW CAUSE why pursuant toBusiness Corporation Law §§1104-a and 1115:(a) The corporation shouldnot be dissolved;(b) A receiver should not beappointed for the corporation;(c) The Court should notorder that a stock valuation bemade and adjusted and providefor a surcharge upon Papasimakisupon a finding of willful and/orreckless dissipation and/or transferof assets and/or corporate propertywithout just cause or compensationin a sum to be determined by theCourt, but not less than Petitioners’legal fees and expenses for thisproceeding pursuant to BCL §1104-a(d); and(d) An Order should not bemade and entered preliminarilyenjoining Papasimakis, his agents,servants, and/or employees fromremoving any property or

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OCT. 2 TIME: 9A-3PFor possible rain delay, call after 6pm the daybefore. For more info, phone: 718-729-8957.

The following letters are the opinionsof its author and not necessarily those

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have much left over for food. ManySeniors need to decide between theirmeds or food. We’re there for themwith enough groceries to fill a shop-ping cart.

Our bi-lingual benefits agentswill do an intake and then enrolleligible individuals into a myriadof benefits…SNAP, Medicare/Medicaid, etc.

We believe that the only way tobreak the cycle of poverty isthrough education. This is whereour “Cradle to College” programcomes in. We hold semi-monthlybaby showers for our pregnantmoms. And, it’s a realshower…food, games, fun and lotsof presents. We distribute vita-mins throughout the year to chil-dren and adults. Last year wedistributed 2000 backpacks filledwith school supplies. Toys for theholidays? We’re talking about20,000 of them. And then there’sour scholarship program.... It’swonderful that a student gets fi-nancial aid and scholarships. But,those aids do not pay for theirtransportation or books. If yourfamily can’t afford to feed you,they sure as heck can’t afford togive you a MetroCard. If you can’tget to school, you’re going to dropout. There’s than damn cycle…

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Dear Editor,I’m saving the world…one per-

son at a time; and so are you! Abold statement? Maybe for some;but not for those of us committedto service.

As Edward Everett Hale sobeautifully said…”I am only one,but still I am one. I cannot doeverything, but still I can do some-thing. And because I cannot doeverything I will not refuse to dothe something that I can do.”

I work at The RIVER FUNDNew York, a poverty frontline cen-ter. (We’re the only one stop shop-ping site in Queens for groceries andbenefits.) Our first line of defense isfood. Our Saturday (client choice)pantry line consists of our neigh-bors, friends, families…mostly theworking poor and Seniors. 40% ofour clients are children. Once therent is paid, many families don’t

We offer a gap scholarship to ourvolunteer youth. We give eachCollege student a monthly unlim-ited MetroCard; pay for theirbooks; give them a laptop; and asmall stipend so that they can af-ford to get something to eat whilein school.

Whew…yes, we do a lot and Icould keep going listing all the freeprograms/benefits we offer.

I’ll get to the point of myletter…As the Development Direc-tor, I do lots of begging…for fund-ing, for in-kind donations, for pro-grams, etc. The Woodside Heraldhas come to my rescue on a fewoccasions. I never even had to ask;advertising space was offered forour Mardi Bras and Fresh Air FundPrograms. OMGarsh…do youknow how lucky we are to have thisfabulous community newspaper! Icouldn’t be prouder to be aSunnysider. We’re a neighborhoodfull of people, Politicians, busi-nesses, community organizationsthat really care. Really. Sherilyn.

Thank you. Xo(Luke, Joe and Buster would

be proud of us both.)

Kristina Czerniachowicz,Sunnyside

merchandise of the corporationfrom the bank accounts of PhiljohnDevelopment Co., Inc. andPhiljohn Space Development Co.,Inc. and from the businesspremises other than in the ordinarycourse of business and/or frompaying out or otherwisetransferring or delivering anyproperty of the corporation otherthan in the ordinary course ofbusiness;ORDERED, that a copy of this

order, together be published inWoodside Herald, 43-11Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY11104, (718) 729-3772, anewspaper published in QueensCounty, New York, once a weekon each of the three (3) weeksimmediately preceding the returndate hereof.SUFFICIENT CAUSE appearingtherefore, let service of a copy ofthis order together with the paperson which it is based and the

Verified Peti t ion, upon thecorporation, the New York StateTax Commission and uponRespondents Phil johnDevelopment Co., Inc. and PhilipPapasimakis, by personal deliveryno later than May 2, 2016, bedeemed good and sufficient.E N T E R:/s/Hon. Carmen R. Velasquez,Justice4/29/16, 5/6/16, 513/16



WOODSIDE YOUTH ADDOPERATIONAL DEPTH

by David Rosasco

Having achieved numerous individualmilestones for the number of hours of ser-vice on Saturday, April 23 was, according toJackie Alvarez, 11th grade student at Do-minican Academy and a leader among themany youth, “Not much of a problem be-cause I am excited about all the things weaccomplished in this one day.”

What a day it was, with many youthgathering in the small hours to participate inpreparing and distributing food to the needyat Bethany Lutheran Church in Elmhurst,operated routinely by Pastor JosephMantovani of St. Jacobus EvangelicalLutheran Church in Woodside. The changeof pace for the youth who have rarely foundthemselves indoors for service was bestacknowledged by Jeyson Gonzalez, 9th gradestudent at St. John’s Prep, observing “It’slike all the work we’ve done made us readyto do this.”

The main body of youth and missionariesfrom The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered at the expected hour afterthe food pantry for a long series of large-scaletasks, the first one being the routine cleaningand graffiti removal work along RooseveltAvenue from 61st to 72nd Street.

After completing of this ordinary butcritical task in the life of the mission,more youth gathered as others retired topower ahead to the extreme southwest-ern border with Sunnyside, as the youthcontinued the graffiti removal and re-painting operations begun weeks before,ultimately reaching 48th Avenue again at42nd Street.

Zara Kennelli, 7th grade student at St.Sebastian’s School and one of the mostdevoted members of the team this day, withthe clock having reached 6:00 pm, remarked“I’d go until dark but maybe it’s good webreak up here.” Her tireless efforts on thisday laid the groundwork for future opera-tions in this area.

Tuesday, April 26 saw more youth whoare on holiday for the week perform yet onemore extensive mulching operation at 71st

Street and 41st Avenue, with the goal ofeventually suppressing weed infestation inthis location which also has street treesplanted by the youth.

Tania Singh, 7th grade student at IS 126,in describing the heavy labor involved indistributing the mulch across the site stated“I’m sure we’ll all sleep good tonight afterall this shoveling.”

MTA: KEEP YOUR PROMISE AND BUILDEAST SIDE ACCESS NOISE BARRIER

Tuesday, April 26th, Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer and Community Board2, along with Sunnyside and Woodsidecommunity members, held a rally to callon the MTA to stay true to its promise toprovide noise mitigation barriers alongLong Island Rail Road tracks as part of theEast Side Access project.

The MTA first discussed a sound bar-rier with Community Board 2 in February2007. MTA promised to build a barriersimilar to those alongside the Long IslandExpressway and other highways. It laterreneged on that promise, saying it wouldlook into a permeable plant-based soundbarrier instead. Last fall, the MTA told CB2that a plant barrier was not feasible, andinstead suggested bike racks andCityBenches as noise-dampening measures.

While the community welcomes bikeracks and benches, they do nothing to mufflethe sound of thundering passenger trains.

“Yet again, the MTA has failed to keepits promises,” said Majority Leader JimmyVan Bramer, “Given the engineering chal-lenges the MTA has faced in the East SideAccess project, it’s difficult to believethey can’t build a simple noise barrier.This is just one more example of misman-agement and poor communication by theMTA. The agency needs to step up to theplate and make good on its word by build-ing the sound barrier now.”

“Community Board 2 is calling on theMTA to keep the promise they made to thecommunity as far back at 2007 concern-ing the installation of a sound attenuation

measures to mitigate noise from the trainoperations along the Long Island RailroadTracks near Barnett Avenue,” said Com-munity Board 2 Chairman Patrick O’Brien.“This is a very serious quality of life issuefor our residents, and we will not be de-nied on the dismissive basis that has char-acterized the MTA’s response to assur-ances that were given to us years ago.”

For the past nine years, ongoing con-struction, including repeated overnightwork, has caused grief for residents ofSunnyside and Woodside, largely quietand family-oriented neighborhoods. Addi-tionally, because of East Side Access, LIRRtracks have been moved closer to resi-dences, and the MTA predicts that the new,diverted trains will cause noise exceedingFederal Transit Administration regulations.

In March, MTA Capital Constructionstaff told members of Community Board2 that the authority could not install noiseattenuation barriers because the Long Is-land Rail Road is concerned about settinga precedent. It would, MTA staff said,open the door to requests from other resi-dents near its tracks for noise barriers.

East Side Access, a classic example ofMTA mismanagement, is a project to di-vert some LIRR trains to Grand CentralStation instead of Pennsylvania Stationand cut time from the commutes of LongIsland suburbanites. The project, the larg-est-ever MTA capital expense, is expectedto cost $10.8 billion, $6.5 billion over theinitial budget, and is now scheduled toopen in 2023, 14 years behind schedule.

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