VOL. 78, NO. 37 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 FREE SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY Our Blessings And Good Wishes For The New Year L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah L’Shanah Tovah Tovah Tovah Tovah Tovah Remembering 9/11 by Lynn Bergendahl September 11, 2012 marked the 11th year anniversary of 09.11, celebrated with a candlelight ceremony in front of the 09.11 plaque heroes of Woodside. It was held at Doughboy Park of Woodside. In attendance was Msgr. Michael Hardiman, Pastor Daniel Gilland, CM Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Marge Markey, Don McCallian (liason for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan), several firefighters from Engine 325 Ladder 163 and singer Michelle Della Fave of NYC. The celebration was a joint effort of Ed Bergendahl, president, Woodside Civic Association and Adrian Bordoni of Woodside On The Move. Chamber Sworn In By Councilman (continued on page 5) Don McCallian (liason for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan) and president of the United Forties Civic Association takes a moment to reflect. Photos by Joe Gurrado Zadroga Act Expands Coverage to 9/11 Victims After more than 10 years of political maneuvering, hundreds of responders and victims of the 2001 World Trade Center Attack can breathe a sigh of relief now. Earlier this week, the federal government announced that medical coverage for treatment of 58 types of cancer had been included in the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compen- sation Act. Named after an NYPD office who died at age 34 in January 2006 from a respiratory disease attrib- uted to exposure to toxins at Ground Zero, the Zadroga Act provides medical treatment and monitoring to those who currently suffer from 9/11-related health issues. Enacted into law roughly two years ago, the Zadroga Act’s origi- nal list of treatable diseases did not include the subject cancers, but allowed for the addition of other health conditions as determined by the World Trade Center Health Program. In April 2012, the WTCHP’s Science/Technical Ad- visory Committee issued a formal recommendation to add certain types of cancer for coverage under the Zadroga Act. It was previously believed that there was no scien- tific evidence linking the Ground Zero rubble and the cancers, de- spite outcries from dozens of sick 9/11 responders. Roughly 400 indi- viduals have died from cancer since 9/11, according to some estimates. (continued on page 3) On September 11 th , Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer served as guest speaker at the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce’s first meet- ing of the new season. During the meeting, Van Bramer swore in the Chamber’s newly elected members as well as their recently appointed President, Swain Weiner. Van Bramer also spoke to the chamber about his office’s initiative to support small businesses, improve the quality of the neighborhood’s parks and bring addi- tional schools to Sunnyside and Woodside. Photo Inset: Council Member Van Bramer and Chamber President Swain Weiner -
September 11, 2012 marked the 11th year anniversary of 09.11, celebrated with a candlelight ceremony infront of the 09.11 plaque heroes of Woodside. It was held at Doughboy Park of Woodside. In attendance wasMsgr. Michael Hardiman, Pastor Daniel Gilland, CM Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Marge Markey, DonMcCallian (liason for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan), several firefighters from Engine 325 Ladder 163 andsinger Michelle Della Fave of NYC. The celebration was a joint effort of Ed Bergendahl, president, WoodsideCivic Association and Adrian Bordoni of Woodside On The Move.
Chamber Sworn In By Councilman
(continued on page 5)
Don McCallian (liason for Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan) and president of the United Forties CivicAssociation takes a moment to reflect.
Photos by Joe Gurrado
Zadroga Act Expands Coverage to 9/11 VictimsAfter more than 10 years of
political maneuvering, hundreds ofresponders and victims of the 2001World Trade Center Attack canbreathe a sigh of relief now. Earlierthis week, the federal governmentannounced that medical coveragefor treatment of 58 types of cancerhad been included in the JamesZadroga 9/11 Health & Compen-sation Act.
Named after an NYPD officewho died at age 34 in January 2006
from a respiratory disease attrib-uted to exposure to toxins at GroundZero, the Zadroga Act providesmedical treatment and monitoringto those who currently suffer from9/11-related health issues.
Enacted into law roughly twoyears ago, the Zadroga Act’s origi-nal list of treatable diseases did notinclude the subject cancers, butallowed for the addition of otherhealth conditions as determined bythe World Trade Center Health
Program. In April 2012, theWTCHP’s Science/Technical Ad-visory Committee issued a formalrecommendation to add certaintypes of cancer for coverage underthe Zadroga Act. It was previouslybelieved that there was no scien-tific evidence linking the GroundZero rubble and the cancers, de-spite outcries from dozens of sick9/11 responders. Roughly 400 indi-viduals have died from cancer since9/11, according to some estimates.
(continued on page 3)
On September 11th, Council Member JimmyVan Bramer served as guest speaker at theSunnyside Chamber of Commerce’s first meet-ing of the new season. During the meeting, VanBramer swore in the Chamber’s newly electedmembers as well as their recently appointedPresident, Swain Weiner. Van Bramer also spoketo the chamber about his office’s initiative tosupport small businesses, improve the qualityof the neighborhood’s parks and bring addi-tional schools to Sunnyside and Woodside.
Photo Inset: Council Member Van Bramer and Chamber President Swain Weiner
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Assemblywoman CatherineNolan, Chair of the Standing Com-mittee on Education, is pleased toannounce that she was the leadsponsor on nine pieces of educa-tion-related legislation that weresigned into law by GovernorCuomo during the 2012 legisla-tive session. The Assembly-woman has been chair of the Edu-cation Committee for severalyears, during which she has beena strong advocate and leader forstrengthening our schools and sup-porting education. It is one of thelargest committees in the Assem-bly, with 31 members. A publicschool parent herself, Chair-woman Nolan understand the im-portant of a thriving and success-ful school system and is espe-cially pleased with the success ofthis year’s legislative session.
These bills will help commu-nities throughout the 37th Assem-bly district, the county of Queensand all of New York State” saidAssemblywoman Nolan. “All ofthese laws advance good publicpolicies for our children and com-munities and, at the same time,
generate cost savings to bothschools and taxpayers. I wouldlike to thank Governor Cuomo andSpeaker Silver, as well as the mem-bers of the Assembly EducationCommittee and Chair of the Sen-ate Education Committee SenatorJohn Flanagan (R-Northport), fortheir hard work and support”.
A.6300B (Nolan)/S.5691-B(Flanagan), Chapter 275: Allowsprincipals in New York City totake a leave of absence to work incharter schools.
A.7591C (Nolan)/S.5650D(Flanagan), Chapter 379: Requiresthe State Education Department andother state agencies to assure thatchildren from birth through fiveyears of age are prepared for school.
A.7823B (Nolan)/ S.5508B(Flanagan), Chapter 279: Allows aschool district to distribute a spe-cial education student’s Individu-alized Education Plan (IEP) byelectronic means if they train teach-ers about the electronic system.
A.9472 (Nolan)/ S.7246(Flanagan), Chapter 289: allowsteachers who are permanent resi-dents to become licensed and teach
in a classroom.A.9861 (Nolan)/ S.7015
(Nolan), Chapter 157: authorizesNew York City the authority torequire Kindergarten for all five-year olds. The bill would allowparents to delay enrollment of theirfive year old until the followingSeptember and exempt studentswho are home-schooled or attend anon-public school.
A.9906A (Nolan)/ S.7608(Flanagan), Chapter 74: continuesNew York State’s compliance withthe Federal Individuals with Dis-abilities Education (IDEA) im-provement act of 2004.
A.10147 (Nolan)/ S.7014(Flanagan), Chapter 422: allowsboards of cooperative educationalservices (BOCES) to contract withpublic libraries.
A.10205 (Nolan)/ S.7120A(Flanagan), Chapter 396: allowsboards of cooperative educationalservices (BOCES) to contract without of state school districts.
A.10233 (Nolan)/ S.7718A(Flanagan), Chapter 260: allowsschool districts to hold conferencedays during the last two weeks ofAugust subjected to collective bar-gaining agreements.
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Scout Summer And New Season Starts
by Peter A. Ross
When September rolls around it canonly mean two things- school is startingand so is the new Boy Scout program-ming season. Our local Troop 390 isgearing up for what is expected to beanother fun and adventurous year. Theywill be holding an Open House for pro-
tional details on the program call Cubmaster Marvin Jeffcoat (347) 841-4335.Although summer means vacation from school and regular Troop meetings as well, the
young men of T-390 have not been idle this summer. In late June they attended an overnightat Camp Pouch in Staten Island where they fished, hiked and took out some row boats onthe Camp’s lake. Of course the requisite campfire on Saturday lit up the night whileCommittee member Greg Aseltta stopped by and told tales of Tim Tyler to chill the Scoutsbones before Scoutmaster Eduardo Avila led the boys in song. July saw the boys back inStaten Island for the second of three Scout Night Sleepovers hosted by the Staten IslandYankees ballclub, a highlight trip on the Troop’s calendar and generally very well attended.In August, twelve of the scouts made their way to Narrowsburg, NY to attend summer campfor a week at Camp Aquehonga on the Ten Mile River Boy Scout Reservation. Adeptlysupervised by Troop 106 Scoutmaster Michael Schulte and Committee Member (andDistrict Commissioner) Henry Zalak who both hosted Pathfinder District’s Camp Unit #1046, the 390 boys went on to earn 48 merit badges and 9 partials on subjects ranging fromcamping and pioneering to mammal study and environmental science. Of course the scoutstook full advantage of the pool and the lake where Kevin Flores and Rennie Santana earnedtheir Mile Swim awards, and several scouts completed swimming and canoeing meritbadges. Bulls-eye level aim was accomplished as Xavier Morales and Charles Barriospassed their archery and rifle shooting merit badges respectively. Success was achievedoutside of the “classroom” as well in both areas as Charles Barrios won a rifle shooting/marksmanship competition and the Troop in general took home 1st place and the “GoldenBuoy” award in the Aquehonga Camp Aquatics Olympics held during Week 6 on thestrength of their relay race, Saul Cotrina’s water sliding speed (setting a Camp sliderecord!), and especially Jose Reyes belly flop technique. First Place was also garnered inthe Rowing Olympics although in fairness no one else showed up to face them. It is guessedthat the others missed the old adage that “You have to be in it to win it”, or maybe it wasjust fear of the strong finish the 390 boys displayed at the Pool competition.
On Labor Day, while the majority of people relaxed and fired up the last bar-b-queof the season, a handful of the scouts were observed roaming around the Second andThird Calvary Cemeteries to complete decoration of US Veterans gravesites therein.This project was started in June in First Calvary but due to scheduling was put off andis now completed. Led by Senior Patrol Leader Rennie Santana with assistance fromAssistant Scoutmaster Peter Ross who resurrected the project last year, the Scoutsdecorated approximately 213 gravesites this season over the two days of the project. Theoriginal project, which had been accomplished by several individuals and two Troops(# 295 and # 172 both now defunct) over a four decade period, was originally done fordeceased members of the American Legion’s 7th Regiment but Boy Troop 390 has nowexpanded the project to include other US veterans as they have been able to be identified
spective new members on September14th at their home base St. Teresa RCChurch on 50th Avenue between 44th
and 45th Streets in Woodside. All boysages 10.5 to 17 years old are welcomeand encouraged to come down and checkout what the Troop and Scouting has tooffer. Meetings are held on Fridayevenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in theauditorium of the Church. Stop by onthe 14th or call Scoutmaster EduardoAvila at (646) 808-4665 for more infor-mation. For younger boys ages 6 to 10years old visit Cub Pack 390, the Troop’sbrother group, which also meets on Fri-day nights in the Church auditoriumfrom 6:00 to 7:00 PM. The Cubs willhave their first meeting of the seasonthis Friday, September 7th or for addi-
Scouts prior to start of veterans’ gravesitedecoration (day two) this past Labor Day,September 3rd. From left- Bladimir R.,Rennie S., Christopher F., and Kevin F.Not pictured- Jose R. Approximately 213gravesites were decorated and logged overthe two days of the project.
during the field operations.Since re-starting the project the num-
ber of gravesites decorated has increasedfrom about 60 to approximately 112 tonow over 200 and the Troop has increasedthe number of sites identified includingthose of soldiers/seamen whose namescan be no longer discerned from theirmarkers. Thanks go out to the Mayor’sOffice of Veterans Affairs for the donationof the flags used for the project and to Sgt.Marvin Jeffcoat (ret.) of the John V. DanielsVFW Post # 2813 who requested andobtained said flags from MOVA.
When will you come and join Troop390 in all the fun and excitement ofScouting? It’s all waiting for you Fri-day nights in the auditorium at St.Teresa RC Church. See you then!
Photo Below: The “Benitez Boys” arrive at Camp Aquehonga ready for a fun week of summer camp.From left- Rennie S., Christopher P., Justin S, Saul C. and Jose R. (Photo Credit: Zoraida Benitiez)
First year Scout Justin Sanchez, who joined the Troop only 2months before, is all smiles as the boys pack up to head homefrom summer camp. Justin completed the Pioneering meritbadge, his first, while there. (Photo Credit: Zoraida Benitez)
Troop 390 Scouts standfor a photo on completionof decorating graves ofUS veterans in FirstCalvary Cemetery onJune 7th. From left-Logan M., Rennie S.,Kevin F., and Bladimir R.
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Chamber Sworn In By Councilman
LIC Party RocksAround The Block
by Rob MacKay
Not even warnings of extreme weather could deter the SculptureCenterand the Purves Street Block Association from holding a five-hour blockparty that offered fun for all ages and tastes last Saturday. Activitiesincluded live music, Cubist face-painting, food from local vendors,Tarot readings and art, art, art! Located just off Jackson Avenue in LongIsland City, Purves Street was filled with a steady stream of partyattendees throughout the afternoon (as to be expected as the WoodsideHerald was a media sponsor). In photo, dancers groove to the MasalaBhangra Workout®, an exercise routine inspired by high-energy IndianBhangra music that the Long Island City YMCA offers.
Israeli artist Gil Yefmandemonstrated the multi-faceted qualities of yarn. Gneo
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Front Row: President Swain Weiner, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Lily GavinMiddle Row: Frances Schmidt, Rebecca Barker, Rigoberto Cardosa, Ira Greenberg andJohn Vogt (Past Presidents) Back Row: George Custance and Stephen Murphy.
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How and where do you like your live music? Upcoming eventsinclude a crooner in a park, a chamber ensemble in an historic buildingand even complementary compositions in a theater while moviesshow on a screen. Sure sounds good!
Queens residents can also stay local and camp outdoors, watchdance performances and/or rewrite the Constitution with a quill pen.
September 14th @ 8 pm, Live Music AccompaniesAvant-Garde Movies in Cinema 16 Program
A performance by ARP, a solo project by New York musician/artist Alexis Georgopoulos with cellistClarice Jensen, will accompany five films. The evening’s theme is extreme exploration and adventureincluding psychedelic, terrestrial and celestial travel. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave.,Astoria, 718.777.6888, www.movingimage.us.
Sept. 14th, noon - 3 pm, Hands-on History: Constitution CelebrationCommemorate the Constitution’s birthday by learning about the document and how it was written.
Write your own Constitution with a quill pen. King Manor in King Park, near Jamaica Avenue between150th Street and 153rd Street, Jamaica, 718.206.0545, www.kingmanor.org.
September 14th @ 7:30 pm, St. Luke’s Chamber EnsembleOne-hour concert of classical favorites, including Beethoven’s Septet and John’s Book of Alleged
Dances. Free. Melt Bakery will sell gourmet ice cream. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.,Flushing, 718.463.7700, www.flushingtownhall.org.
September 15th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, End of Summer ConcertA free, outdoor concert featuring Mr. Sally Dee, an Ozone Park native. Mr. Dee covers Frank Sinatra,
Neil Diamond, Johnny Mathis and other crooners and pop music stars. Event sponsored by NYS SenatorJoseph P. Addabbo Jr. at the Addabbo Playground/Tudor Park, 133rd Avenue between 83rd Street and81st Street, Ozone Park, 718.738.111.
September 15th @ 8:30 pm, Three Stories BelowA collaborative performance piece by dancer/choreographer Lauren Hale Biniaris, the PITH Dance
Company and award-winning fiction writer Caedra Scott-Flaherty. The piece explores the inner and outerworlds of a family from a daughter’s perspective and is comprised of three sections of dance, three shortstories and three original music scores. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24th St., Long Island City, 718.956.3037,www.greenspacestudio.org.
September 15th & 16th, Overnight Camping AdventuresSpend the night with the owls, bison and coyotes. Queens Zoo, 53-51 111th St., Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park, www.queenszoo.com.September 16th @ 7 pm, Fertile Ground
A monthly dance showcase for emerging and established artists now in its seventh season. This non-curated performance features about half dozen choreographers and includes a post-performancediscussion with wine and cheese, moderated by Green Space Artistic Director Valerie Green. GreenSpace Studio, 37-24 24th St., Long Island City, 718.956.3037, www.greenspacestudio.org.
September 16th @ 8 am (registration), 10 am (event), QSCANAnnual Sickle Cell Walk-A-Thon
The Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network invites concerned individuals to walk for sickle cellawareness, education and research. September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The walkbegins near York College and ends at Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica. $25 ($20 if pre-registered),718.712.0873, www.qscan.org.
Sept. 18th, 6 pm - 8 pm, Food Entrepreneur Networking NightGogo’s Garlic Dip, a Greek skordalia maker, will co-host a networking event to let food entrepreneurs
share ideas, insights and tips. Wine and beer with potluck refreshments. Free. The Entrepreneur Space,36-46 37th St., Long Island City, 646.246.5788. RSVP by Sept. 17 to [email protected].
The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope that readers willenjoy the borough’s wonderful attractions.
Reading, WritingAnd ‘Rithmetic
by Rob MacKay
From the looks on these faces, the first day of school was actuallycause for celebration last Thursday morning! These youngsters are seenin P.S. 150’s playground moments before meeting the new fourth-gradeteacher, Ms. Cortez, for the first time. Students in the 43rd Avenueacademy’s dual-language program, they have been together since kin-dergarten. Good luck, Ms. Cortez!
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Caring For The Urban Forest
NWC Summer Concerts A Smash!The Northern Woodside Coa-
lition once again held its annualmusic concert series in Sgt. CollinsPark this summer during July andAugust.
Featured artists includedLowell Marin (Blues), PeteZimmer (Jazz), Cady Findlayson(Irish), and Jenny Marino (Top 40)who played Thursday eveningsunder the cool summer breezes ofthe large oak tree canopy.
The audience enjoyed the out-door café atmosphere and the closecasual access of the performers.The NWC wishes to thank the NYCCouncil, Council member JimmyVan Bramer and the NYC Depart-ment of Cultural Affairs for fund-ing in part this summer concertseries. To contact the NWC, pleasecall the NWC at 718-205-1030.
Many people walk down a tree-lined street without ever consider-ing the benefits these trees provideto the community, or thinking for amoment about the care these treesneed in order to thrive. A group ofyoung people in western Queenswill never make that mistake again.
Trees are critical to thewellbeing of urban neighborhoods.Stormwater runoff, rain that doesnot soak into the ground, is a prob-lem for many urban areas. Side-walks and roads soak up very littlewater; this runoff can cause sewersto overflow, spreading pollutantsand presenting a variety of otherchallenges. Trees help to remediatestormwater runoff, capture pollut-ants, and prevent sewers from over-flowing. Trees also help to im-prove air quality and provide shade.Cities tend to be far warmer in thesummer than surrounding ruralareas. Urban trees help to mitigatethis urban heat island effect.
With funding from the Green-ing Western Queens Fund of theNorth Star Fund, the Green JobsInternship Program is helpingyoung people prepare for their fu-ture careers and become effectiveenvironmental stewards. It is alsoimproving the health of the urbanforest, and helping participants to
appreciate the impact of trees. Thisprogram is provided in partnershipby Sunnyside Community Servicesand Trees New York.
This summer, participants inthe Green Jobs Internship Programput in the hard work necessary topromote a healthy urban forest.These young people, who are localhigh school students, pruned 86street trees in Sunnyside. The stu-dents prioritized their pruning ef-forts on dead, damaged and dis-eased tree limbs to help ensure theoverall health of the trees and tominimize potential damage to prop-erty and hazards to pedestrians.Students also learned the basics ofstructural pruning and removedlimbs obstructing traffic signs,storefronts, and low-hangingbranches.
In an effort to combat therecord-low rainfall and record-breaking heat, students hauledbuckets of water to provide eachtree with the necessary 15 gallonsof water a week. In order to furthersupport the health of street trees,students removed litter from thetree beds, loosened up the surfacesoil and laid down organic mulch.The students saved four trees frombeing strangled by abandonedChristmas lights. Objects tied
around trees such as Christmaslights can easily choke off the tree’ssystem from bringing water to theleaves, leading to the death of thetree.
Over the course of their intern-ship, these young people dedicated125 hours over 6 weeks to promotea healthier urban forest, therebymaking their community more liv-able. These participants alsolearned about opportunities thatexist within environmental careers,and developed skills that will makethem more competitive job appli-cants. They learned the impor-tance of environmental steward-ship and they learned what theycan do to promote a healthier envi-ronment. Though the internshiphas ended, the effects of this pro-gram will continue, because theseyoung people now have the com-mitment, knowledge, and skillsnecessary to provide ongoing careand maintenance to trees this cityso depends on.
Winson Cai, one of the partici-pants, explained what he took awayfrom the program in this way: “Isee my role in maintaining the ur-ban forest as my part time job. Nomatter what I do, maintaining theenvironment will always be part ofmy to-do-list.”
Saturday September 22nd @ 6:30p(Rain Date: Sunday September 23rd)
Sunnyside Gardens Park, 39th Ave at 49thStreet, Sunnyside
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Saturday,October 6th & 7th, 10 AM - 5 PM
St. John Chrysostom Church(70-29 45th Ave, Woodside)
Turkish Cultural Center Of QueensCOOKING CLASSES
A delicious experience and appetizing time! Learn how to cook great Turkishcuisine. Come & Join our crash course in cooking & discover the chef in you! Fee is$25 for each class. First Class: Wednesday, September 19th @ 7p
Seniors FitnessCity Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in
CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Fall 2012 season will offer free tennis lessons, yogainstruction and fitness walking in 13 parks across the city.
All activities in this seven–week fitness program take place twice a week at eachlocation through November 2nd. Participants are encouraged to maintain regularattendance to maximize health benefits.
All equipment and instruction is provided free of charge. Sessions are one hour longand take place twice a week.
The following is a detailed schedule forCityParks Seniors Fitness for Fall 2012:
NOTE: Schedule subject to change. For most up to date schedule visit:www.CityParksFoundation.org. For more information about City Parks Foundation’sfree Seniors Fitness programs, please call the Sports Department at (718) 760–6999.
QUEENSAstoria Park
Tennis – Mondays/Wednesdays at 10a – Tennis Courts @ 21st St. & Hoyt Ave. S
Cunningham ParkTennis – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9a – Tennis Courts @ Union Turnpike & 193rd St.Yoga – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 10a
Flushing Meadows Corona ParkTennis – Mondays/Wednesdays at 10a – Tennis Courts @ Meridian Rd.Yoga – Mondays/Wednesdays at 11a
Roy Wilkins ParkTennis – Tuesdays/Thursdays at 10a – Tennis Courts @ Baisley Blvd. & 177th St.Yoga– Mondays/Wednesdays at 9a
“TERROR AND RELIGION”Thursday, September 20th @ 7p Dinner will be served.Limited seats.Theme: Incitement to Hatred and Violence on the Basis of Religion or BeliefAbraham’s Table Forum Series where representatives and experts on the three majormonotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, present their religion’s stanceon issues such as the role of Religion in Peace building.
4349 45th St., Sunnyside For more info, call: 718-482-8263
