To Advertise E-mail [email protected] or call 718-729-3772 VOL. 84, NO. 18 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017 FREE SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY SEE PAGE 4 STELLAR BOARD ELECTED (continued on page 7) Some of the elected and others who attended Members Only Annual Meeting: Member Amy Fitzgerald of Welcome Home Real Estate, Member Roque Rodriguez of Suryaside Yoga, Kenny Medrano representing Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Board Member Diana Voicu, Esq., Secretary Melissa Orlando of Sunnyside Ballet Studio, Treasurer Vindy Persaud of Dime Bank, former Chamber President, Becky Barker, Reporter Tom Cogan, Jack Connolly, held by father, Member Padraigh Connolly of the Dog and Duck, Board Member Eve Guillergan, Esq., Vice President Eric Barthels of Cooldown Juice, Chamber President Manny Gomez, and Vice President Kris Czerniachowicz, Membership Chairman. TO THE SUNNYSIDE CHAMBER by Patricia Dorfman On a rainy April 25, the Annual Meet- ing/Election members-only lunch paid for by Sunnyside Chamber was enjoyed at the Dog and Duck on Skillman Avenue. Re-elected as officers were President Manny Gomez, Vice Presidents Anthony Lodati of Lowery Liquors, Consultant Becky Barker, Secretary Melissa Orlando, and Chairman of the Board Pronto Car Service’s Rigoberto Cardoso. New Vice Presidents are Eric Barthels, Kris Czerniachowicz and Juan Arache of the Sugar Room. The new Treasurer is Chankumari (“Vindy”) Persaud of Dime Bank. Elected to the board for the first time is Immigration Attorney Eve Guillergan, Esq. Re-elected were Amanda Barker of Boulevard Film Festival, Jorge Calle of Flowers by Giorgie, Filmmaker Matt Carlson, William Ciabanu of J&B Auto, Pastor Brian P. Dowd of Queen of Angels Church, Noel Gaynor of Butcher Block, and Fermin Gutierrez of Spring Valley Market, Daniel Glasser of Stray Vintage, Ramiro Mendez of DeMole, Christian Murray of the SunnysidePost, Angel Gil Orrios of Thalia Spanish Theatre, Bernard Reilly of Sidetracks, Dr. Aziz Sarfraz of Family Pharmacy, Sunil Shah of Veer En- terprises, Mark Stroubus of NY Style Eats, Tony Tang of UPS Store, Richard Bundy of Phyzique Gym and former Secretary, At- torney V. Diana Voicu-Marinescu, Esq. $3 MILLION PROJECT- QUEENSBRIDGE PARK HOUSE On Thursday, April 27th, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski released renderings of the new $3 million Queensbridge Park House along- side community leaders and Queensbridge residents at the site of the current Queensbridge Park House that has been out of use for decades. Funds to renovate the Park House were allocated by Majority Leader Van Bramer as part of larger effort to improve Queensbridge Park. “One of my top priorities since taking office has been to improve Queensbridge Park for the seniors, families, and children of Queensbridge and Western Queens that use this park to enjoy nature, play team sports, and take in the breathtaking views.” said Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “As part of this effort, I’m proud to have secured nearly $3 million in funding for the complete The Queensbridge Park House has been out of use for decades. Project set to break ground in the Fall. renovation of the Queensbridge Park House that will bring amazing new amenities to all who use this park. Today, we mark the excit- ing next step with the release of these new design renderings. I look forward to working with Commissioner Lewandowski and NYC Parks to break ground in the Fall.” Since taking office, Council Member Van Bramer has secured nearly $6 million for Queensbridge Park, which included $3.4 million to fix the crumbling seawall that is fully repaired today with a 6-foot wide promenade, benches, plantings, and a small wharf. The fully renovated Queensbridge Park House is expected to be completed in November 2018. The expected amenities of the 15,000 square foot building include an outdoor plaza with bike racks and drink- ing fountains, a comfort station, offices for Parks Department staff, and storage space for athletic teams.
Some of the elected and others who attended Members Only Annual Meeting: Member Amy Fitzgerald ofWelcome Home Real Estate, Member Roque Rodriguez of Suryaside Yoga, Kenny Medrano representingMajority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Board Member Diana Voicu, Esq., Secretary Melissa Orlando ofSunnyside Ballet Studio, Treasurer Vindy Persaud of Dime Bank, former Chamber President, Becky Barker,Reporter Tom Cogan, Jack Connolly, held by father, Member Padraigh Connolly of the Dog and Duck,Board Member Eve Guillergan, Esq., Vice President Eric Barthels of Cooldown Juice, Chamber PresidentManny Gomez, and Vice President Kris Czerniachowicz, Membership Chairman.
TO THE SUNNYSIDE CHAMBERby Patricia Dorfman
On a rainy April 25, the Annual Meet-ing/Election members-only lunch paid forby Sunnyside Chamber was enjoyed at theDog and Duck on Skillman Avenue.
Re-elected as officers were PresidentManny Gomez, Vice Presidents AnthonyLodati of Lowery Liquors, Consultant BeckyBarker, Secretary Melissa Orlando, andChairman of the Board Pronto Car Service’sRigoberto Cardoso. New Vice Presidentsare Eric Barthels, Kris Czerniachowicz andJuan Arache of the Sugar Room. The newTreasurer is Chankumari (“Vindy”) Persaudof Dime Bank.
Elected to the board for the first timeis Immigration Attorney Eve Guillergan,Esq. Re-elected were Amanda Barker of
Boulevard Film Festival, Jorge Calle ofFlowers by Giorgie, Filmmaker MattCarlson, William Ciabanu of J&B Auto,Pastor Brian P. Dowd of Queen of AngelsChurch, Noel Gaynor of Butcher Block,and Fermin Gutierrez of Spring ValleyMarket, Daniel Glasser of Stray Vintage,Ramiro Mendez of DeMole, ChristianMurray of the SunnysidePost, Angel GilOrrios of Thalia Spanish Theatre, BernardReilly of Sidetracks, Dr. Aziz Sarfraz ofFamily Pharmacy, Sunil Shah of Veer En-terprises, Mark Stroubus of NY Style Eats,Tony Tang of UPS Store, Richard Bundy ofPhyzique Gym and former Secretary, At-torney V. Diana Voicu-Marinescu, Esq.
$3 MILLION PROJECT-QUEENSBRIDGE PARK HOUSE
On Thursday, April 27th, Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer and NYC Parks QueensBorough Commissioner DorothyLewandowski released renderings of the new$3 million Queensbridge Park House along-side community leaders and Queensbridgeresidents at the site of the current QueensbridgePark House that has been out of use fordecades. Funds to renovate the Park Housewere allocated by Majority Leader Van Brameras part of larger effort to improveQueensbridge Park.
“One of my top priorities since takingoffice has been to improve QueensbridgePark for the seniors, families, and children ofQueensbridge and Western Queens that usethis park to enjoy nature, play team sports,and take in the breathtaking views.” saidMajority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “Aspart of this effort, I’m proud to have securednearly $3 million in funding for the complete
The Queensbridge Park House has been out of use for decades.Project set to break ground in the Fall.
renovation of the Queensbridge Park Housethat will bring amazing new amenities to allwho use this park. Today, we mark the excit-ing next step with the release of these newdesign renderings. I look forward to workingwith Commissioner Lewandowski and NYCParks to break ground in the Fall.”
Since taking office, Council MemberVan Bramer has secured nearly $6 millionfor Queensbridge Park, which included $3.4million to fix the crumbling seawall that isfully repaired today with a 6-foot widepromenade, benches, plantings, and a smallwharf. The fully renovated QueensbridgePark House is expected to be completed inNovember 2018. The expected amenitiesof the 15,000 square foot building includean outdoor plaza with bike racks and drink-ing fountains, a comfort station, offices forParks Department staff, and storage spacefor athletic teams.
Sherilyn Jo Sabba ................................................................. Editor
Letter/ Op Ed Writers are entitled to their own opinions,but not their own facts. As with any letter, writers speak onlyfor themselves or their organizations: publication shouldnot be taken as an endorsement of that view by WoodsideHerald. The aim is to stimulate discussion, not end it.
WINNING PARTICIPATORYBUDGETING PROJECTS
OVER 5,000 VOTED DURING PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND 6PROJECTS WILL BE FUNDED AT A RECORD $1,880,000
On April 28, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer joined over 100 community members at the WoodsideLibrary to reveal the winning projects from this year’s Participatory Budgeting in District 26. Over 5,000(5,125) voted in District 26, a 1,525 increase from 3,600 in 2016. Online voting was offered for the first timeand over 1000 (1077) took advantage of this convenient voting option. Because of the enthusiasm from thecommunity reflected in the record voter turnout, Majority Leader Van Bramer committed to funding the topfive projects at $1,580,000 above the $1,000,000 originally promised. Beyond funding the top five projects,Majority Leader Van Bramer announced he will fund another project, Auditorium Upgrades at P.S. 111 andP.S. 166 for $300,000, bringing the funding total to $1,880,000.
THE WINNING PROJECTS ORDERED BY VOTE COUNT:1. Mobile laptops and carts for Academy of American Studies, Aviation High School, P.S. 12, 111, 112, 76, and 166. (2796 votes; $700,000)2. Bathroom repairs and upgrades for P.S. 112, P.S. 12, P.S. 199 (2521 votes; $450,000)3. Water fountain installation at P.S. 112 (1831 votes; $80,000)4. Expansion of Teen Space and technology upgrade at Woodside Library (1636 votes; $150,000)5. Bus time countdown clocks throughout district (1471 votes; $200,000)
ADDITIONAL BONUS PROJECT FUNDED:- Auditorium Upgrades at P.S. 111 and P.S. 166 for $300,000“After the record breaking vote count and enthusiasm we saw for this round of Participatory Budgeting, I’mthrilled to allocate over $1.8 million dollars that will return right back to our district directly to projects ourcommunity voted for,” said Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “These will be improvements we can actuallysee and feel all throughout Sunnyside, Long Island City, Woodside, Dutch Kills, and Astoria. From countdownclocks at bus stops that provide live updates, to mobile laptops, bathroom repairs, and improvements to ourschools that will help our students learn, our community will be made better by these projects. Congratulationsto all who volunteered, voted, and played a part in another successful Participatory Budgeting season!”
From March 25 to April 2, community members over the age of 14 voted to decide how to spend over$1,000,000 of the City Council budget. The process began with neighborhood assemblies throughout District26. After, dedicated community members volunteered as budget delegates to help inform the public on ballotitems. On March 25th, Majority Leader Van Bramer hosted a project expo that brought budget delegates andcommunity members together to learn about the projects and begin to cast their votes. The Participatory Budgetballot contained 18 projects this year, including needed improvements for our students and schools, libraries,parks, and transportation, including bus countdown clocks.
Late in the morning on Wednesday after-noon, April 5th, Sidetracks Restaurant was be-sieged by young scholars hungry for a good lunchand some due recognition. What could have beenthe cause of all of this commotion? Why it wasthe Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside’s 48th AnnualBenjamin M. Shaw Essay Contest Awards Lun-cheon, of course. This year’s contest saw fourlocal schools in Sunnyside, Woodside and LongIsland City take part and was extended fromprevious years to include entries by 4th graders aswell as the 5th through 8th graders that havehistorically been eligible to participate. Thecontest’s purpose is to promote writing skills andcreativity on the part of the neighborhood’s youngscholars and is just one of multiple initiatives theKiwanis Club of Sunnyside holds annually forthe benefit of local children. This year the Clubwas very proud to announce the contest was co-sponsored by two other stalwart institutions inSunnyside, both local businesses/firms, the DimeBank (Sunnyside Branch) and the Law Firm ofLeavitt and Kerson. Their participation wasinstrumental in making the contest and luncheonas successful as it was and it is hoped that thispartnership will continue in the future for thebenefit of out youth. A special thank you goes outto C. Vindy Persaud, Branch Manager of DimeBank and Marc Crawford Leavitt and Paul E.Kerson, partners of the law firm, who were each (Story continued on page 6)
instrumental in making sure this initiative wasboth possible and fruitful for the children. Theessays were read by a select panel (thank youreaders, you know who you are!) of both Kiwanisand community members and rated from first tothird place for each grade submitted for eachschool. A grand prize winner was then selectedfrom a blind submission and review of all the firstplace winners. This Grand Prize winner has theadditional distinction of having his/her name andschool engraved on a special perpetual trophycup which akin to the Stanley Cup is held by theGrand Prize winner’s school until the next year’scontest victor is announced. Attending the lun-cheon at the Club and sponsors’ expense were allthe first place grade winners, their parents, and aschool staff representative. Several of the Kiwanismembers were present to cheer for each awardrecipient, as were representatives from the twoco-sponsoring organizations. The ceremony wasalso honored to have representatives from As-semblywoman Catherine Nolan’s Office (DavidAglialoro, District Office Director) and StateSenator Michael Gianaris’s Office (LakishaJohnson, Community Relations), both of whompresented special citations to the young honor-ees, as well as the new Executive Director ofSunnyside Shines BID, Jaime-Faye Bean. Eachawardee was acknowledged and presented withan essay contest certificate, a scholarship medal,and a Staples gift card.
Grand Prize Winner AlexaIzquierdo (4th Grade, PS199Q) with her proud father.
1st place winners from PS199Q with presenters MarcCrawford Leavitt, DavidAglialoro, Andreea Dumitruand C. Vindy Persaud.
1st place winners from the Razi School
1st place winners from Saint Sebastian Catholic Academy
NOT MENTIONED: 800-LB. GORILLAOp Ed by Patricia Dorfman
There are things to be grateful toMayor Bill DeBlasio about, such asfree universal Pre-K, and many of theresponses he gave to attendees at theApril 27 Town Hall at Queens Voca-tional and Technical High School inLIC showed an informed grasp of thequestioner’s worry.
Jim Condes of Woodside is a tire-less activist for better Assess-a-Rideservice, essential for many seniors andthe disabled. Though he left distressed,his question received applause and didseem to be heard by the Mayor’s Com-missioner Polly Trottenburg. There wasalso good news in response to the firstquestion thrown, a softball, that $17million is earmarked to spend onLaGuardia College area traffic safety,and $130 million build a sanitationgarage in Ravenswood.
Mentioned by attendees werespecific needs, including a request forhelp in finding Section 8 Housing froma homeless girl, stop signs, and broaderconcerns like overdevelopment in LIC,Yards decking, lack of green space,the NYPD broken windows contro-versy, NYCHA funding, environmen-tal issues, and inadequate public tran-sit. Not mentioned were the lack ofcomprehensive community-driven cityplanning or campaign financing.
But the mayor was not challengedabout the administration shockingalignment with the 800-lb. real estate
primate devouring the city to our det-riment, implementing the goals of RealEstate Board of NY (REBNY) withrezoning and other measures. Moreunfettered development is slated forNYC at the expense of its current resi-dents and the city before infrastructureis planned or started. NYC seems to berun primarily for the benefit of big realestate and not the people. As with allrecent mayoral public events, presswere not allowed to ask questions andwere cordoned off at the back of theroom, out of the proceedings.
It appeared that about a third ofthe over 400 attendees were on thecity payroll, Commissioners, cops orstaffers of non-profit co-sponsors whoneed city funding to survive. Theyapplauded frequently and understand-ably gave a warm response. The open-ing remarks and tributes among Sena-tor Michael Gianaris and MajorityLeader Jimmy Van Bramer, who con-ducted the event and selected ques-tioners, created an air not of a TownHall but of a campaign stop withsome apparently pre-arranged ques-tions and questioners.
To queries about small businessloss crisis, a feature of real estate agendadominance, the mayor mentioned aloan program for small business, feel-ing bad about the closing of his ownBrooklyn neighborhood spot, and thatgentrification had already begun inBrooklyn before rezoning. He said to
“patronize your mom and pops beforethey shut down.” But most of us under-stand the city crisis of job and businessloss, residential buildings replacingsmall manufacturing, and chains theonly ones able to afford the expensiveretail spaces to be caused by thegentrification over which is adminis-tration is presiding. The mayor inex-plicably stated there was no legal mea-sure available to the city to stop theloss of small businesses.
There is indeed a magic bulletto stop speculation overnight, theSmall Business Jobs Survival Act bill(SBJSA), which he supported whencouncilman. The Speaker or the Pub-lic Advocate could call a hearing for ittomorrow. After the event, a Com-missioner even branded SBJSA, nowendorsed by the majority in the coun-cil, as illegal because it changes the“terms of a lease.” Knowledgeablelawyers have vetted the bill since the1980’s, and is no more illegal thanrent stabilization, or a new commer-cial lease at the end of the first. Aglimpse of the gorilla is that big realestate, via the council, has success-fully prevented a hearing.
Bill DeBlasio may have a RobinHood concept of his administration, tosupply the real estate lobby what itwants, at least getting some low costunits. But the overall strategy is de-structive. Too much building crowdsand displaces us, and further strains
infrastructure. If ever properly built,the schools, parks, transit will fall tothe people to pay for, with no land leftto put it on.
The mayor mentioned the Man-datory Inclusionary Housing (MIH),essentially a stalking horse for luxuryand market rate housing, that thecouncil passed in 2016which encourages development andallow increased building size if lowercost housing is included. But lo-cally, at 50-25 Barnett and withSherman Plaza in Inwood, both pro-posed under the MIH, local residentsresisted because they understood thatMIH was not affordable housing, andMajority Leader and CouncilmanRodriguez listened to their districtsand opposed successfully.
Even the “100% affordable” 50-25 Barnett was too expensive per thereal estate-driven, federally-set AreaMedian Income levels (AMI). InInwood, people saw that if gettinglower priced units was predicated onthe builders getting to build four timesthe number of market rate apartments,with no attendant infrastructure gains,at AMI rates, only developers wouldbenefit. The people would just get morebuildings and people, not enough lowerrate apartments and not low pricedenough, resulting in more people com-peting for resources.
The dwellers who are not on thepayroll of the city and not rich, arepaying the salaries of those we elected,and are hoping to hang on as cost ofliving goes up, property tax goes up, as
our sky disappears, our open spacesare covered over, commutes worsen,parking becomes scarcer, traffic in-creases, population outpaces services,and NYCHA property is becomes morevulnerable. Expensive storefronts sitempty as our small businesses aredriven out, and fines increase. Meth-ods of ousting tenants, particularlythose who are older, poorer, undocu-mented, of color and with tactics notjust rezoning but with eminent domainused elsewhere in the city, few feelabsolutely safe in their homes. New-comers who came for the charms of aneighborhood, might be wealthier, butalso are at risk as neighborhoods getmore fragile.
Even if multiple of taxpayer-funded ferries occupy the waterwaysand new buses crowd traffic, as themayor suggested, do any believe thatthere will be enough public transit toaddress the building explosion inprogress? With the state renewal ofthe 421-a tax exemption, and with MIHand low interest rates, developers haveall they asked for.
One clever questioner askedabout the possibility of preventingowners from being granted a Certifi-cate of Occupancy until previous vio-lations had been settled. A commis-sioner replied, “that would stop alldevelopment in the City.” Why arethere two standards, one applied to usand one applied to developers? Wecould receive indefinite suspensionsof our driver’s license for unpaid finesand tax debts, for instance, but a de-veloper with violations can build ashopping mall.
A welcome idea would be forMayor DeBlasio to attend a Com-munity Board meeting, with no-tice, to hear the truth. Most are notagainst a mix of building sizes inQueens, or the organic changes in-herent in a city. But the gentrifyinggorilla without new infrastructureonly helps owners who want tocash out, or who do not live here. Acity run by real estate is not repre-sentative democracy.
Jim Condesasked for
Access-a-Rideimprovement.
Brent O’Leary, right, founderof Hunters Point Civic
Association, is concernedabout the LIC development.
LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICESUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICEIndex No. 706008/2016Date Filed: 4/10/2017SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENSWells Fargo Bank, N.A.,Plaintiff,-against-Greta Rushion a/k/a Greta A.Rushion a/k/a Greta AnnRushion, Individually and onbehalf of the Estate of ChristeneRushion a/k/a Christine Rushion;Vivian King; Andre Rushion, ifhe be living or dead, his spouse,heirs, devisees, distributees andsuccessors in interest, all of whomand whose names and places ofresidence are unknown to Plaintiff;Any unknown heirs, devisees,distributees or successors ininterest of the late ChristeneRushion a/k/a Christine Rushion,if they be living or, if they bedead, their spouses, heirs,devisees, distributees andsuccessors in interest, all of whomand whose names and places ofresidence are unknown to thePlaintiff; Cit iBank (SouthDakota), N.A.; The United Statesof America acting through TheSecretary of Housing and UrbanDevelopment; State of New York;City of New York EnvironmentalControl Board; City of New YorkParking Violations Bureau; Cityof New York Transit AdjudicationBureau, “JOHN DOE”, said namebeing fictitious, it being theintention of Plaintiff to designateany and all occupants of premisesbeing foreclosed herein, and anyparties, corporations or entities, ifany, having or claiming an interestor l ien upon the mortgagedpremises,Defendants.PROPERTY ADDRESS: 194-10112 Avenue, Saint Albans, NY11412TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS:YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and toserve a copy of your answer, or anotice of appearance on theattorneys for the Plaintiff withinthirty (30) days after the serviceof this summons, exclusive of theday of service. The United Statesof America, if designated as adefendant in this action, may
appear within sixty (60) days ofservice hereof. In case of yourfailure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the complaint.TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: The foregoingSummons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an Orderof the Hon. Kevin J. Kerrigan, aJustice of the Supreme Court,Queens County entered April 10,2017 and filed with the complaintand other papers in the QueensCounty Clerk’s Office.NOTICE OF NATURE OFACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT THE OBJECT of theabove captioned action is toforeclose a Home EquityConversion Mortgage to secure$555,000.00 and interest, recordedin the Queens County Office ofthe City Register on November 9,2010, in CRFN: 2010000375808covering premises known as 194-10 112 Avenue, Saint Albans, NY11412 a/k/a Block 10970, Lot 34.The relief sought in the withinaction is a final judgment directingthe sale of the premises describedabove to satisfy the debt securedby the Home Equity ConversionMortgage described above.Plaintiff designates QueensCounty as the place of trial. Venueis based upon the County in whichthe mortgaged premises is situated.NOTICEYOU ARE IN DANGER OFLOSING YOUR HOMEIF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TOTHIS SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEMORTGAGE COMPANY WHOFILED THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILINC THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, ADEFAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME.SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY ORGO TO THE COURT WHEREYOUR CASE IS PENDING FORFURTHER INFORMATION ONHOW TO ANSWER THESUMMONS AND PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION.
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSIndex No. 710664/2016Filed: 3/10/2017Plaintiff designates QueensCounty as the place of trial. Venueis based upon the County in whichthe Mortgage premises is situatedSUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENS.The Bank of New York MellonFKA The Bank of New York, asTrustee (CWMBS 2007-HYB2)Plaintiff,- against -Henry Guaman and Miryam Pena,if living and if any be dead, anyand all persons who are spouses,widows, grantees, mortgagees,l ienor, heirs, devisees,distributees, or successors ininterest of such of the above asmay be dead, and their spouses,heirs, devisees, distributees andsuccessors in interest, all of whomand whose names and places ofresidences are unknown toPlaintiff, Nationstar MortgageLLC, South Nassau CommunitiesHospital , New York CityEnvironmental Control Board,New York City Parking ViolationsBureau, New York City TransitAdjudication Bureau, Bank ofAmerica, N.A., United States ofAmerica-Internal RevenueService, New York StateDepartment of Taxation andFinance, Luis Faicon, FatimaMiranda, Jose Faicon, PedroCaridad, Roslyn Encalada, RosaEncalada, Caesaiz Encalada, JoeyEncalada, Lisa Munoz, MauriceAyala, Maria Ayala, Luis Ayala,Lucy Espritsantos, CarmenEspritsantos, Felicia Santana, Juan
YOU MUST RESPOND BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYFOR THE PLAINTIFF(MORTGAGE COMPANY) ANDFILING THE ANSWER WITHTHE COURT.Dated: December 8, 2016Frank M. Cassara, Esq.Senior Associate AttorneySHAPIRO, DICARO & BARAK,LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff175 Mile Crossing BoulevardRochester, New York 14624(585) 247-9000Fax: (585) 247-7380Our File No. 16-051838, #915064/21/17, 4/28/17, 5/5/17, 5/12/17
VargasDefendants.TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANT(S): YOU AREHEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the Complaint in this actionand to serve a copy of your Answeror, if the Complaint is not servedwith this Summons, to serve aNotice of Appearance on theattorneys for the plaintiff withintwenty (20) days after service ofthis Summons, exclusive of theday of service (or within thirty(30) days after service is completeif this Summons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York). In case of yourfailure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint.NOTICE OF NATURE OFACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT THE OBJECT of theabove captioned action is toforeclose a Mortgage to secure$650,000.00 and interest, recordedin the Office of the City Registerof the City of New York on March9, 2007, in CRFN 2007000129880,covering premises known as 54-29 101st Street, Corona, NY11368. The loan was modifiedpursuant to a loan modificationagreement effective October 1,2014, which created a single lienin the amount of $864,571.35.The relief sought in the withinaction is a final judgment directingthe sale of the premises describedabove to satisfy the debt securedby the Mortgage described above.NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOMEIf you do not respond to thisSummons and Complaint byserving a copy of the answer on
the attorney for the Mortgagecompany who fi led thisforeclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome.Speak to an attorney or go to thecourt where your case is pendingfor further information on how toanswer the Summons and protectyour property.Sending a payment to yourMortgage company will not stopthis foreclosure action.YOU MUST RESPOND BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYFOR THE PLAINTIFF(MORTGAGE COMPANY) ANDFILING THE ANSWER WITHTHE COURT.Dated: Williamsville, New YorkMarch 9, 2017By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq.Frenkel, Lambert , Weiss,Weisman & Gordon, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff53 Gibson Street (Main Office)Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631)969-3100Our File No.:01-080501-F00By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq.Frenkel, Lambert , Weiss,Weisman & Gordon, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff53 Gibson Street (Main Office)Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631)969-3100Our File No.:01-080501-F00TO: Henry Guaman and MiryamPena United States of America-Internal Revenue Service NewYork State Department ofTaxation and Finance Bank ofAmerica, N.A. NationstarMortgage LLC 4/21/17, 4/28/17,5/5/17, 5/12/17
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The contest topic this year was“Look ahead 50 years into thefuture of our planet. Whatchanges do you envision for ourcivilization? Paint a picture of ourworld at that time.” Yes, it is amouthful to say but the studentshad no shortage of idea to discussit. You will be happy to note thatthat according to the scholarsthere will be flying cars and per-sonal robotic assistants (ofcourse), floating portable lightbulbs, cures for many diseases,open borders for migration andrefugees, and even an elevator tothe moon. All won’t be rosy thoughas there will be the effects of glo-bal warming and some social di-visions still, but in all it will be abetter place in the view of most ofthe young writers. The first placegrade winners this year for the
respective schools were: PS 199Q-Alexa Izquierdo (4th), NooranAbdalrhman (5th); PS 150Q- FiadMuntakim (4th), Ishtiak Latif (5th);The Razi School- Rayan Mateen(4th), Elvedin Cirikovic (5th), TijanAhmad (6th), Widad Saab (7th) andNamira Mehedi (8th); SaintSebastian’s School- LarissaSemczuk (4th), Keira McGovern(5th), Ethan Tamang (6th), Tho-mas McKnight (7th), and OrlaEgan (8th). The Grand Prize for2017 was then announced afterlunch and saw several firsts forthe contest as it was awarded toKreetana Bhusal of PS 199Q. Thisrepresented the first time P.S.199Q had the Grand Prize win-ner since at least 2002 and was thefirst time a fourth grader wasawarded the honor. It went toprove that writing skills and cre-
ativity are not age dependent. Inall a great time was had by theaward winners, their families, fac-ulty members and guests and eachwas looking forward to next yearand a chance to write once again.
For further information onthe Benjamin M. Shaw EssayContest, the Kiwanis Club ofSunnyside and its many com-munity programs or for infor-mation on membership in theClub please contact PresidentAnthony Lana [email protected] is always looking fora few good men and womenwho want to make a differencein our neighborhood and be-yond. Could that person beyou? Find out by stopping byone of their bi-monthly Clubmeetings held at SidetracksRestaurant from 6:30 to 8:00PM every second and fourthWednesday of each month.
OUR LIFE IN 50 YEARS SUNNYSIDE GARDENS PARKANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY FAIR
SATURDAY, MAY 27TH12 Noon - 5 p.m.
(Rain Date Sunday, May 28th)Uncle Sam wants to help you kick off summer at the Memorial Day
Fair in Sunnyside Gardens Park. Our talented MC will be on stage withworld class entertainment featuring lively Americana Music, magicianand performers suitable for all ages. Local dance troupes and artists will besinging and performing live and renowned magician Dave Cremin willwow the audience with his astounding tricks and humor.
Hop onto a jubilant ride with your little one or let them jump to theirheart’s content in a bouncy house. Step on up and try your luck at one ofthe old time carnival games and take home a prize! There will also beprofessional face painting and a temporary tattoo parlor. Crafts willinclude sand art, flag making and more. Win prizes with the Raffle or tryyour luck and win big money with the 50/50. Raffle Winners will beannounced at the end of the day’s event.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase including traditionalAmerican barbecue, popcorn, freshly spun cotton candy, homemadepicnic sides and desserts, soft drinks, wine, beer and more.
A new Annual Meeting idea,to be fair, conceived by the 2016board, was to put all member res-taurant names into a hat to drawone out, and the Dog and Duck wonout. Some missed the old days aswell as Chamber giant Lily Gavin,at the wonderful Dazies Restau-rant. But all seemed impressed bythe fine meal Padraigh Connellyoffered, a choice of soup or salad, achoice of salmon, chicken breast orgrilled 10-oz. steak with au gratinpotatoes, and choice of rich des-serts. With the stress of the race, afew availed themselves of the cashbar, specifically the “Hair of theDog,” with grapefruit juice, vodkaand champagne, but we won’t men-tion names.
Richard Drake donated abottle of pink Moet Champagnefor raffle, won by Shawn Slevin ofSwimStrong. Regina Shanley ofCB2 representing Little City Gar-dens won the basketball and toysbasket, and Becky Barker the bottleof red wine.
The Chamber coming eventslate includes the Bazar NightMarket, the Greatest Little BakeShow in NYC, the Boulevard FilmFestival June 21-23 (Carlson &Barker have already received 410entries), an award event for younger
local heroes/most venerable busi-nesses, and a table at the Queen ofAngels Fine Art Fair June 11.
An experimental new offer-ing will be beginning Spanish forEnglish speakers, eight classesfrom August through September,in Sunnyside, called, “WannaKnow What’s Going On?” Firstclass will be limited to 15, withsome spots already taken, so emailASAP if you want to know more:[email protected] will be $120 plus class books.
With online competition, highoverhead, keeping a business aliveis not for sissies, and making timeto network takes effort. But there isno substitute for finding out infor-mation you need by spending timein the marketplace and chattingwith others. Established in 1947,with hundreds of accomplishmentsincluding cleaner air, the SunnysidePost Office, monthly networking,the formation of Sunnyside Shines,the first holiday lighting at SabbaPark, Luke Adams Sunnysider ofthe Year, Consumer Affairs forDummies, parking under the el-evated (now working on four-hourparking near 33rd St., not 12), side-walk seating on Skillman (formerpresident Ira Greenberg, Esq.) theorganization is promote one’s busi-
ness or cause and where one pur-sue a dream and make friends tohelp to make it come true.
Annual Membership is $150for full membership, and $30 forindividuals – one does not have tobe a business to join. PresidentManny Gomez gave a heartfelt andtouching speech at the meeting,thanking everyone who helped himin business and personally, andasking all to feel free to suggest anidea they wanted to work on tohelp their business or organizationor the community. Why roam?Shop at home!
The bylaws state: “The pri-mary purpose of the Chamber is todevelop, encourage, promote andprotect the commercial, profes-sional, financial and general busi-ness interests and ethics of thearea known as Sunnyside,Woodside and Long Island City; topromote civic interests and thegeneral welfare of the community;to extend and promote the tradeand commerce, and foster, developand protect the industry in sucharea; to petition for laws and regu-lations desirable for the benefit ofbusiness; and to provide a forumfor the reflection of the sentimentsof business regarding matters af-fecting its interests.”
