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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 1
SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY
VOL. 76, NO. 51 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010 25 CENTS
A Very Crowley Holiday
Party (Without the Crowley)
By Luke Adams
Congressman Joe Crowley held his annual holiday party at Studio Square in Long
Island City on Thursday December 16 th . There was a bounty of food, drinks, music and
people - but no Joe Crowley! Joe got held up in Washington D.C. It was like the Grinch
who held up Christmas. Anyone who’s been to Joe’s party before knows what I mean
– Joe’s over the top singing was missed. We had a lot of nice people but we all missed
our good natured singing Congressmen! Joe’s hard work in Washington, will more then
likely help us have a better 2011!
Seniors, Agencies Protest Budget Cuts for
Services for the Frail and Homebound Elderly
Sunnyside Community Services
joined members of the Council
of Senior Centers & Services of
NYC, Inc. at City Hall last
week, delivering over 17,000
signed letters to Mayor
Bloomberg protesting the recent
30% cut in senior services for
frail and elderly New Yorkers.
Annual Turkish Friendship Dinner
By Luke Adams
Helping to make the party merry and bright were Rebecca Barker (Met Life), State
Committeewoman Marie Konecko, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, and Rigoberto
Cardoso (Pronto Car Service).
NY City Clerk Michael McSweeney must
have been telling CB2 District Manager
Debra Markel, on the latest wedding news
at City Hall.
Borough Hall President Helen Marshall
and her husband Donald greet Gert Mc
Donald, who helped break the glass
ceiling for woman in Queens politics.
Enjoying the music and food was Mark from the Borough President’s office, District
Leader Deidre Frederick and John Manton.
(continued photo coverage page 4)
Sali Prapaniku, Father Joseph Jerome, All Saints Church, Account Carlos R. Vizhnay,
E.A., Melki & Ayle Turkmen. Seated: Gonxhe and Elma Prapaniku. Marc Crawford
Leavitt. Esq., Patricia Dorfman and Rigoberto Cordoso - Christians, Muslims and Jews
all breaking bread together, which is what the dinner is all about.
On Wednesday December 15 th the Turkish Cultural Center of Queens held their 8 th
Annual Friendship Dinner at the Historic Flushing Town Hall (Built in 1862). The
Friendship Dinner, organized by the Turkish Cultural Center, is dedicated to the Commitment
to Diversity: an evening of dialogue and sharing. Elected officials, educational
institutions, business and community centers and religious organizations joined the dinner.
The president of TCC said that he is “very happy and proud to bring the leaders of the
community together for a dinner. It is important that we get together, talk, learn and grow
together. We all share the same hopes and aspirations for the future.” Their special guest
was NYS Senator Toby Stavisky, who chairs the Education Committee. This year, the
Friendship Dinner is dedicated to “Universal Education: Finding ways to contribute to the
Education of the Youth.”
(continued photo coverage page 4)
Tenants to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Call on Cuomo
and State Legislature for Stronger Protections
The Real Rent Reform Campaign, a coalition of tenant, community,
and labor groups, will gather with allied elected officials on the steps
of City Hall to demand reform of the rent laws
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010
VAN BRAMER DELIVERS OVER 3,000 CANNED
GOODS TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN NEED
Generous community
response to Holiday
Food Drive helps feed
families in need this
holiday season
On Tuesday, December 21 st ,
Council Member Jimmy Van
Bramer continued distributing collected
canned goods from his first
Holiday Food Drive with the Center
of Hope Food Pantry in
Queensbridge and the Salvation
Army Food Pantry in Astoria. The
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John V. Daniels Jr. VFW Post No. 2813
presents Youth Essay Awards in Woodside
by Marvin R. Jeffcoat, SFC, USA (RET) Photos by Principal JoAnn Dolan, St. Sebastian’s RC School
Youth Activities Chairman Vincent Renda and Commander Marvin R. Jeffcoat presented Voice of
Democracy and Patriots Pen Awards at St. Sebastian’s RC School in Woodside. Ms. JoAnn Dolan St.
Sebastian’s Principal led the assembly in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to kick off this year’s
ceremony. St. Sebastian’s hosts this academic awards ceremony annually each December.
Joseph W. Trostl; Francis J.
Sheridan; Commander Marvin
R. Jeffcoat; Tionna C. Haynes;
Chairman Vincent Renda; and
Marsima Hot.
month-long food drive collection
brought in over 3,000 canned
goods and non-perishable food
items to help local food pantries
supply food for families in need
this holiday season.
To kick off the distribution efforts
Van Bramer joined President
and Founder of the East River
Development Alliance and Senior
Pastor at the Center of Hope International
Bishop Mitchell Taylor at
Center of Hope Food Pantry to
help community volunteers’ pack
and distribute the donated items to
local families in Queensbridge.
Van Bramer’s hands-on efforts
continued at the Salvation Army
Food Pantry in Astoria, where he
also joined local volunteers to help
pack and bag donated items for
their weekly distribution. Distribution
efforts will continue
throughout the week and the Holiday
Food Drive is expected to be
an annual event.
Left: Commander Jeffcoat ,
Antonio and Chairman Renda.
First place Voice of Democracy
contestant Antonio A. Sosa of
Manhattan Hunter Science High
School in Manhattan received a
Certificate, a check for $100.00,
and a First place medal.
Above: Tionna C. Haynes with her
Mom and Dad.
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Tenants to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Call on Cuomo and
State Legislature for Stronger Protections
The Real Rent Reform Campaign, a coalition of tenant, community, and labor groups, will
gather with allied elected officials on the steps of City Hall to demand reform of the rent laws
On the evening of Monday, bany will demand another round housing crisis. As apartments are
January 3, 2011, at 6:00pm, tenants
will hold a candlelight vigil on price of real rent protection for ants lose the right to a guaranteed
of weakening amendments as the deregulated, more and more ten-
the steps of City Hall to welcome New York State tenants. But the lease renewal and to relatively affordable
annual rent increases. And
Governor Cuomo into office. This rent and eviction protection laws
evening marks the start of a New have already been damaged enormously,
and tenants are demand-
Section 8 buildings buy out of af-
as owners of Mitchell-Lama and
York State legislative session that
will determine whether millions of ing that the laws must be not only fordable housing programs, the
tenants will continue to be protected
under rent regulation. The The State Legislature and Govants
are provided with the same
renewed, but strengthened. State must ensure that these ten-
state rent protections laws and the ernor Cuomo must repeal vacancy rent and eviction protections as
state laws protecting tenants in coop decontrol, which encourages harassment
of long-term tenants and In a region where the scarcity of
rent regulated tenants.
and condo conversions are due to
expire on June 15, 2011. Reversing
New York’s affordable hous-
and gentrification. Hundreds of significant power, particularly dur-
contributes to skyrocketing rents affordable housing gives landlords
ing crisis is pivotal to restoring the thousands of units have been lost ing these tough economic times,
state’s economy.
due to this destructive provision, tenants are standing up to keep their
The pro-landlord forces in Al-
exacerbating the already severe homes and neighborhoods.
Contacts –
Dec. 22 - Dec. 26: Anderson Fils-Aime, 347-392-9851, andersonfilsaime@yahoo.com
Dec. 27 - Jan. 2: Maggie Russell-Ciardi, 212-608-4320 ext. 302 / 718-813-6082, maggie@tandn.org
Jan. 3: Mary Tek, 212-608-4320 ext. 316 / 615-838-8313, mtek@tandn.org
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 3
Queen of Angels Performs
‘Love Came Down at Christmas’
By Luke Adams
Children and all the volunteers can take a big bow for a show well done.
On Sunday December 19 th Love
Came Down at Christmas and
found its way to Queen of Angels
auditorium, that’s all I could think
of as I watch these children as they
put on a play recounting the story
of the Nativity of Jesus. I am sure
every parent was proud as they sat
watching their child take part in
this story of the first Christmas.
Credit must be given to all the hard
workers in seeing this Christmas
pageant was put together: Linda
Kasakyan – director, Nalina Christian,
Gloria Malatesta, Catherine
Femia, Robert Murphy, Patricia
Campbell, Susan Carroll-Flavin,
Francis Schmidt and Father Bryan
Dowd. See the pictures of the wonderful
children who performed in
this story of Christmas.
Warm
Governor – Alex Perez Wisemen \- Luis Agualema, Omar Flores Reyes. Israel Xelhuantzi
Animals - Lauran Cuda, Josiah
Garcia, Emily Gonzalez, Jasmine
Herrera
Holiday
Wishes For
Shepherds – Kara Calderone, Rachel Collohuazo, Julian Jamshahi,
Daisy Mejia, Gabriella Pena
Mary -Kelly White & Joseph -
Zavier Garcia
Angels – Lena Maura Boyle Clelland, Adriana Maria Gugliucciello,
Sebastian Jamshahi, Tatiana Leon, Zara McPartland, Manuela Montoya
A
Merry
Christmas!
Readers – Emmanuel Nunez,
Sofia Pereja. Desiree Perez
SENATOR-ELECT MICHAEL
GIANARIS NAMED DSCC CHAIR
Senate Majority Conference
Leader John L. Sampson announced
that he has appointed
Senator-Elect Michael Gianaris as
the new Chair of the Democratic
Senate Campaign Committee, taking
the first step toward building a
political operation that will culminate
with the election of a broader,
stronger Democratic Majority.
Heading into a Presidential
election year, when increased
Democratic turnout is expected to
bolster efforts to retake Congress
and expand the number of Democratic
seats in the State Senate,
Gianaris’ expertise as one of the
Party’s most prolific fundraisers
and political strategists will be an
invaluable tool to ensure victory.
“Mike Gianaris is a dynamic
fundraiser and effective leader who
will work with our members to win
more Democratic seats. With his
energy and expertise, Senate
Democrats are gearing up for a
successful election cycle,” said
Senate Majority Conference
Leader John L. Sampson. “I’d also
like to applaud outgoing DSCC
Chair Jeff Klein whose leadership
was instrumental in key victories
this year. Jeff will continue as
Deputy Leader for the Conference
and will focus his efforts on our
legislative agenda over the next
two years.”
Senator-Elect Gianaris said:
“There is much work to do in the
months ahead, but we will leave no
stone unturned in our efforts to
forge a clear path to victory for any
upcoming special elections as well
as for 2012. I thank Senator
Sampson for this opportunity and
accept this responsibility with deep
humility and profound purpose. I
look forward to working with all of
our members to produce the success
that the people of New York
State deserve.”
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010
A Very Crowley Holiday Party (Without the Crowley)
by Luke Adams
Above:Assemblywoman Marge Markey
greeted me with a warm welcome and with
her was a travel mate of mine, Bea
O’Dea, who I haven’t seen since Kenya or
was it Egypt, this was a good start to the
party!Left:District Leader John Smyth
was updating his sister Mary on
suggestions for family Christmas gifts.
(continued from front)
Annual Turkish Friendship Dinner
by Luke Adams
Sunnyside Chamber Executive Board
Members Patricia Dorfman and Regoberto
Cordoso are greeting by children dressed in
Traditional Costumes. The children gave
their guests candy and a printed ‘wise
saying’ wrapped in a scroll.
(continued from page 2)
Senator Toby Stavisky with Mr. Furkan
Kosar, President of the Turkish American
Council.
VAN BRAMER DELIVERS OVER 3,000 CANNED
GOODS TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN NEED
“Economic hardship should never lead to hunger in our communities,” said Van
Bramer. “I would like to thank our local food pantries and volunteers for all of their hard
work and dedication and our generous community for extending their hearts this holiday
season to help feed families in need.”
Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor, President and Founder of the East River Development
Alliance and Senior Pastor at the Center of Hope International remarked, “Residents of
public housing in Western Queens are very grateful for Council Member Jimmy Van
Bramer’s generosity this winter. Your support at our food kitchen is greatly appreciated.”
Left: Council Member
Jimmy Van Bramer joins
local volunteers to help pack
donated food at the Center
of Hope Food Pantry in
Queensbridge. President
and Founder of the East
River Development Alliance
and Senior Pastor at the
Center of Hope
International Bishop
Mitchell Taylor and Van
Bramer.
Local volunteers help
pack donated food at the
Salvation Army Food
Pantry in Astoria.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 5
QUEENS LIBRARY AT WOODSIDE
CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL
Community Celebrates with Entertainment and History
Library Proclamation: Queens Library CEO
Thomas W. Galante; Assemblymember
Margaret Markey, City Councilmember
Jimmy Van Bramer with proclamation from
New York state Assembly.
Queens Library at Woodside is 100
years young! The community joined New
York City Councilmember Jimmy Van
Bramer, New York State Assemblywoman
Margaret Markey, Queens Library CEO
Thomas W. Galante and government and
community leaders in celebration on Thursday,
December 16.
The festivities included entertainment
and refreshments. Catherine Gregory presented
“A History of the Woodside Library.”
“The walls of this building have withstood
the test of time helping inspire bright
minds for over one hundred years,” said
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer. “I am
honored to celebrate this historic milestone
for the Woodside Library and I look forward
to its continued success.”
Assemblywoman Margaret Markey said:
“The Woodside Library has been a shining
treasure for generations of residents and this
centennial is a reminder of the important
role that a library plays in the life of a
community. As successive waves of immigrants
from every continent have arrived in
Woodside over the past 100 years, the staff
at the Woodside Library has also had the
extra responsibility of introducing newcomers
to a new community, a new language and
a new culture and I salute them for their
outstanding work.”
Queens Library served the Woodside
community with a traveling library collection
housed in a general store as early as
1908. It was officially designated a branch
library in 1910. The current building was
built in 1933 but stood empty until 1937 due
to the fiscal restraints of the Great Depression.
It has been enriching lives from that
location ever since.
Statements…
Final Passage of the James Zadroga
9-11 Health and Compensation Act -
Bill Now Goes to the President for his Signature
Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), one of nine chief deputy whips, is the only
member of Congress who lost a family member on September 11th, Battalion Chief John Moran.
“Today, I rise as the cousin of Battalion Chief John Moran. My cousin, along with almost 3,000
others, died on September 11, 2001. His last known words were to the driver of the New York City
Fire Department vehicle. As he was dropped off at World Trade Center Tower 2, John said, ‘Let me
off here. I am going to try to make a difference.’ Nothing can replace the loss of my cousin or the
thousands of others who were killed that day. Nothing can replace the loss of those who have perished
since. But, today we can make proud his memory and the memory of all those who served on
September 11th and the days following. Enactment of the James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation
Act fulfills a commitment to those who served our nation honorably, tirelessly and without
pause. Today, I am proud to stand before my colleagues as the cousin of Battalion Chief John Moran,
and I am proud, in the words of John, to ‘make a difference’ for the many heroes who have suffered
long enough because of their service to our great country.”
U.S. Senators Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) said: “The
Christmas Miracle we’ve been looking for has arrived. Over the last 24 hours, our Republican
colleagues have negotiated in good faith to forge a workable final package that will protect the health
of the men and women who selflessly answered our nation’s call in her hour of greatest need. We are
pleased to announce that we crafted an agreement that will allow this legislation to pass the Senate,
and the House, this afternoon. We thank our Republican friends for coming together to fulfill
America’s moral obligation to the heroes of 9/11.”
The senators added: “This has been a long process, but we are now on the cusp of the victory these
heroes deserve. We would not be here without the strong leadership of Majority Leader Reid,
Congresswoman Maloney, Congressman Nadler, Congressman King, Congressman Weiner, Congressman
Crowley, Congressman McMahon, the entire New York Congressional delegation, and
most of all, the many brave first responders and community survivors.”
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CITATION THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY
THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE
AND INDEPENDENT To: Lucille
Anderson, Sadiyah Anderson,
Attorney General of the State of
New York, The unknown
distributees, legatees, devisees,
heirs at law and assignees of JOHN
SIMMS, deceased, or their estates,
if any there be, whose names,
places of residence and post office
addresses are unknown to the
petitioner and cannot with due
diligence be ascertained. Being the
persons interested as creditors,
legatees, distributees or otherwise
in the Estate of JOHN SIMMS,
deceased, who at the time of death
was a resident of 190-18 118th
Avenue, St. Albans, in the County
of Queens, State of New York.
SEND GREETING: Upon the
petition of LOIS M.
ROSENBLATT, Public
Administrator of Queens County,
who maintains her office at 88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
Queens County, New York 11435,
as Temporary Administrator of the
Estate of JOHN SIMMS,
deceased, you and each of you are
hereby cited to show cause before
the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s
Court of the County of Queens, to
be held at the Queens General
Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City
and State of New York, on the
10th day of February, 2011 at 9:30
o’clock in the forenoon, why the
Account of Proceedings of the
Public Administrator of Queens
THE WOODSIDE HERALD
County, as Temporary
Administrator of the Estate of said
deceased, a copy of which is
attached, should not be judicially
settled, and why the Surrogate
should not fix and allow a
reasonable amount of
compensation to GERARD J.
SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal
services rendered to petitioner
herein in the amount of $1,321.31
and that the Court fix the fair and
reasonable additional fee for any
services to be rendered by
GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,
hereafter in connection with
proceedings on kinship, claims
etc., prior to entry of a final Decree
on this accounting in the amount
of 6% of assets or income collected
after the date of the within
accounting; and why the Surrogate
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Schedules of the total assets on
Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any
additional monies received
subsequent to the date of this
account, as the fair and reasonable
amount payable to the Office of
the Public Administrator for the
expenses of said office pursuant
to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why
each of you claiming to be a
distributee of the decedent should
not establish proof of your kinship;
and why the balance of said funds
should not be paid to said alleged
distributees upon proof of kinship,
or deposited with the
Commissioner of Finance of the
City of New York should said
alleged distributees default herein,
or fail to establish proof of kinship,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CAN DANCE
INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM
Dear Community,
On behalf of the entire Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls Club, we would like to extend our sincere
appreciation and thank you for your contribution to the 1st Annual “Dancing with the Stars of our Community”
event. It was a resounding success! Over 200 people were in attendance and over $6000 was raised towards
creating programs and a community center for our youth to grow and develop in. We realize that without your
generosity and contribution none of this would have been possible. Not only did we raise funds, but we were
able to unite the great community of Sunnyside/Woodside and create long lasting memories.
We are excited to offer those of you who attended and those of you who missed it an opportunity to own
your own copy of “Dancing with the Stars of our Community”! To see a trailer of the event we invite you to
visit http://www.vimeo.com/17670637.
To have a copy of this memorable event, please fill out and return the bottom half of this form no later than
January 31, 2011 along with a donation of $20 and your copy of “Dancing with the Stars of the Community”
will be shipped to you within 3 weeks. Please make checks payable to the Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls
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Thank you again and we look forward to your continued support!
Sincerely,
Vincent Renda, Chairman
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Ring in Some New Year’s Financial Resolutions
Now that 2011 is almost here, markets, many people decide to eryone, we have seen one “silver
you may want to make some New head to the investment “sidelines” lining” in that many people, concerned
Year’s resolutions. Planning to for a while. Yet, this environment
about over-spending, have
volunteer? Go to the gym more
may actually be a good one shed some of their debt load. The
often? Learn a new language? for investors with patience, discipline
less money you have to spend on
All worthy ambitions, of course,
and the ability to look your debts, the more you’ll have
but this year, why not add some beyond yesterday’s headlines. available to invest for your future,
financial resolutions as well? For one thing, many quality securities
so do what you can to cut
Which resolutions should you
are now good values. down on what you owe.
make? Here are a few ideas to Also, we’re still seeing low inflation
Maintain adequate cash lev-
consider:
and low interest rates — els. As an investor, you’ve got at
Boost your retirement accounts.
factors that may lead to greater least two good reasons for main-
No matter how old you’ll economic demand and improved taining enough cash in your port-
be in 2011, one thing is certain — strength in the financial markets. folio. First, having adequate cash
you’re a year closer to retirement Don’t over-react to market available means you’ll be ready
than you were in 2010. And that’s swings. Over the past few years, to act quickly to take advantage
why you’ll want to increase your we’ve seen plenty of sudden, of good investment opportunities.
contributions to your retirement sharp swings in the financial
And second, by having a
accounts. If your salary is going markets, and you’re likely going cash cushion, you won’t be
up in 2011, boost the amount you to see more of them in 2011. forced to liquidate long-term investments
defer for your 401(k) or other Don’t over-react to either the
to pay for short-term
employer-sponsored retirement “ups” or the “downs” of the market.
needs such as a major car repair,
plan, such as a 403(b) plan (if you
Over-reacting leads to short-
a new furnace, a big doctor’s
work for a school or other taxexempt
term thinking — and successful bill, and so on.
organization) or a 457(b) investors are the ones who can By following these
plan (if you work for a state or maintain a long-term perspective. suggestions, you can position
local government). With tax-deductible
Rebalance when necessary. yourself to make progress
contributions, tax-de-
At least once a year, review and toward your long-term goals
ferred growth of earnings and rebalance your portfolio, as necessary,
in 2011 — and in all the New
several investment options, these
to make sure it still re-
Years that follow.
types of plans are tremendous flects your goals, risk tolerance This article was written by
ways to save for retirement. And and family situation, all of which Edward Jones for use by your
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Obituary
Queens County Clerk Gloria
D’Amico passed away this past Tuesday,
Dec. 21 st , after a long battle with
Cancer. Starting out as a worker for the
Queens Board of Elections in 1972,
she worked herself up to Chief Clerk
of the Board of Elections. In 1991 she
became the Queens County Clerk as
well as held the position of Commissioner
of Jurors. Her dedication to the
County of Queens will never be forgotten.
May she rest in peace.
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THE WOODSIDE HERALD
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010
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