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Restaurant InspectionReform Bill Passed

On October 9th, the New York City Council passed CM VanBramer’s landmark legislation that reforms the City’s restaurant inspec-tion system. Van Bramer’s legislation will provide an opportunity forrestaurant owners and operators to request a consultative and ungradedinspection for educational purposes.

“No longer will New York City’s restaurateurs be caught by surpriseand vilified for minor infractions they did not know would have seriousconsequences for their establishment’s bottom line,” said Van Bramer.“Through the implementation of my legislation we will give smallbusiness owners the opportunity to request a consultative and ungradedrestaurant inspection that will guide them through the agency’s process.This will not only make the inspection process more transparent andinclusive it will also save small businesses millions of dollars in hardearned revenue. I am proud to have drafted legislation that protects oursmall businesses. We must continue to foster an environment that allowsour City’s local economies to thrive, and this legislation does just that.”

This bill is part of a package of package of reforms that make therestaurant inspection more transparent and inclusive of small businessowners. This will help make the system less adversarial and more coopera-tive and educational. The legislation will also improve both the oversightand the performance of the restaurant inspection system by developingbetter performance indicators. The reforms are also expected to reducetotal fines and fees collected by approximately $10 million per year.

“Without Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer on our side wewouldn’t be able to work,” said Gianna Teoli-Cerbone, owner ofManducatis Rustica in Long Island City. “We would be shuffledunder the paperwork.”

“With these reforms small business owners like myself will no longerhave to worry about surprise visits from the Department of Health,” saidGary O’Neill of Aubergine Café. “In my business every dollar counts.Altering the inspection process to provide us with an ungraded andconsultative review beforehand makes me confident that I will neverhave to suffer from being fined in the future. I thank Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer for putting forth a bill that makes the inspectionprocess fair and more transparent.”

Consultative Inspection Program (Intro 1146-A)Under Intro 1146-A the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

would establish a program where all restaurants would be able to requestan optional, ungraded consultative inspection for educational purposesonly. Under this program, consultative inspections would not result infines or violations, although DOHMH would retain its right require arestaurant to immediately remedy a public health hazard.

Architectural Oddity Not For Us, Say Localsby Mary Caufield

Scores of impassionedSunnysiders and Woodsidersaired their opinions on a local plotof land that might become a greencommons at an NYC LandmarksPreservation Committee hearingin Manhattan on Oct. 15. By aratio of roughly 4-to-1, they wereagainst a proposed housing de-velopment in the Sunnyside Gar-dens Historic District.

The public hearing was to con-sider an application for a Certifi-cate of Appropriateness for aproject that would include eightunits of new housing and incorpo-rate the historic 1931 “AluminaireHouse” on the site of a formerplayground at 39th Avenue and50th Street. The 100x100 foot lotcurrently resembles a 19th century town square. More than a dozen mature oak, sycamore and linden trees form an honor guard at its entrance. Several branches spread almost to theground, like relaxed wings on a giant bird. A small white shed holds the center ground. Green shingles cover a spacious wooden pavilion, ready to shelter dozens of people. A slide thatstretches childlike imaginations stands ready in its mooring. Two sets for a dozen swings fill two edges and help frame lots of open ground.

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Members and Staff of the Sunnyside Drum Corps pose for a picture after their third and final set duringthe 2013 LaGuardia Kiwanis Kids Day Event at LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, NY.

It was a bright sunny day thispast Saturday September 28th thatgreeted the comers to this year’sannual Kid’s Day event held onceagain at LaGuardia Airport’s Ma-rine Air Terminal in East Elmhurst,Queens. Kid’s Day, an event madepossible by a collaborative part-nership between the Kiwanis Clubof LaGuardia Airport and the PortAuthority of New York and New

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Jersey, was open to all youth andfeatured a variety of tables andspeakers from a number of youthrelated organizations and the abil-ity of the visitors to tour a varietyof aircraft both commercial andprivate and a number of emer-gency vehicles in use both at theairport and by uniformed servicesoutside of the airport includingthe NYC Corrections Department,

Fire Department, Police Depart-ment and Port Authority PoliceSpecial Services. The eventopened at 12:00 noon to the soundsof our neighborhood’s ownSunnyside Drum Corps, led byDirector Anthony Lana and staff,who played three musical setsthroughout the day to the cheersof the attending crowd.


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Earning High Marks On The EnvironmentSenator Michael Gianaris, a

leading environmentalistthroughout his career in the StateLegislature, earned high markson an environmental scorecardpublished by EPL/Environmen-tal Advocates. Senator Gianaris,along with several of his fellowSenate Democrats, was ratedhighest among all members ofthe New York State Senate.

“Protecting the environmentis of paramount importance, andI am proud to have my work inthis field recognized,” said theSenator. “Our focus when itcomes to going green must bewith a view to the kind of worldwe want to leave behind for ourchildren and for future genera-tions. With this goal in mind, Iwill continue to protect the en-vironment, combat climatechange, and help create innova-tive green technology.”

Legislators’ scores are heavilyinfluenced by their support forthe most pressing environmentalissues facing New York. SenatorGianaris was proud to push forlegislation creating a $1.5 billionincentive program for solar pan-els, regulating dangerous chemi-cals in children’s products, andreducing New York’s greenhousegas emissions. In addition,

Gianaris supports a comprehen-sive assessment of the publichealth and environmental effectsof hydrofracking before any gasdrilling permits are issued inNew York.

Gianaris has a long record ofprotecting the environment herein Queens. He continues to leadthe fight in improving air qualityand ridding our neighborhoodsof toxins emitted by outdatedpower plants. He has always beena strong advocate for green spaceand will continue his work toimprove our public parks.

The Senator authored theClean Energy Act, which be-came law in 2001 and encour-ages power companies to up-grade their facilities with newpower plants that are cleanerand more efficient.

Since its creation in 1969,EPL/Environmental Advocateshas fought for the future of NewYork’s environment and thehealth of its citizens. The EPL/Environmental Advocatesscorecard reflects New York law-makers’ votes on legislation thatwill impact the environment.

Senator Gianaris joins community members for a neighborhood cleanup.

Inspectors would review the results of the consultativeinspection and advise the owner or operator of any potentialviolations and how to correct those violations. A specialfeature of the program would allow new restaurants to requesta consultative inspection to be conducted in advance of their(first) initial inspection.

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Making Western Queens’Streets SaferFor Pedestrians

In an effort to improve pedestriansafety for local residents in WesternQueens, CM Van Bramer announced thathis district will receive two NeighborhoodSlow Zones by 2014. The slow zones willbe installed in Sunnyside Gardens andWoodside as well as Sunnyside south ofQueens Boulevard. These locations, whichwill be designed with community input,were requested by Van Bramer’s office.

The ultimate goal of the NeighborhoodSlow Zone program is to lower the inci-dence and severity of crashes. Slow zonesalso seek to enhance quality of life for localresidents by reducing cut-through trafficand traffic noise in residential areas.

“By installing these two slow zones inWestern Queens we will have tremendousimpact on improving the safety of pedestri-ans who walk along heavily trafficked corri-

Benches Installed

Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-JacksonHeights, Elmhurst) allocated $7,000 to Com-munity Board 3 to remove dilapidatedwooden benches along Northern Boulevardand install 13 metal benches.

“The new seating, through theCityBench program, replaced eyesores withbenches the community of Jackson Heightscan be proud of,” CM Dromm said. “Nowanyone walking along Northern Boulevardcan take a comfortable break.”

In 2011 the Department of Transporta-tion launched a three year program calledCityBench to put 1,000 benches throughoutthe five boroughs. The goal is to make thecity more walkable for people of all ages.

The new benches can be seen on North-ern Boulevard from 80th to 90th Street.

Caption8: Queens Community Board 3(CB 3) with funding from Council MemberDaniel Dromm in cooperation with the De-partment of Transportation (DOT) installed13 benches along Northern Boulevard. Pic-tured (l) to (r); standing, CB 3 District Man-ager Giovanna Reid, DOT Queens BoroughCommissioner Dalila Hall and CouncilMember Daniel Dromm; seated front toback, North Queens Homeowner Civic As-sociation President Donna Raymond andCB 3 member Dorothy Phelan.

dors in our neighborhoods,” said the Council Member. “Ibelieve it is vital to use every tool we have to protect thelives of residents on our City’s streets. Slow zones havea proven track record throughout New York City. I thankthe Department of Transportation for understandingthat there is need for additional traffic safety improve-ments to be implemented here in Western Queens. Ilook forward to unveiling these two locations as wellas reducing the risk of fatalities and injuries in bothSunnyside and Woodside.”

The Department of Transportation evaluatedthe two Western Queens locations based oncrash history, community support, proximity ofschools, and senior and daycare centers, amongother criteria. According to the Administra-tion, the successful citywide initiative hashelped decrease traffic fatalities to the low-est levels in recorded history after installa-tions began in 2011. Slow zones are markedby high-visibility blue gateway signs atall streets entering the area, with signsnoting the 20 mph speed limit in thezone, as well as speed bumps and roadstenciling of “20 MPH” eight-foot-high letters to make clear that motor-ists are in a reduced speed area.

As a City Council Member,Van Bramer has advocated forsafer and more livable streets. Fol-

lowing the death of an AppliedCommunications High School student by avehicular collision on Thomson Avenue, VanBramer called on the Department of Trans-portation to reevaluate the hazardous trafficconditions along the busy corridor in LongIsland City. In July the Council Member wasjoined by the Department of Transportationto unveil the traffic safety improvements herecommended after the fatal accident. As aresult of the Council Member’s interventionthe agency redesigned Thomson and Skillmanavenues, improving traffic safety for thou-sands of motorists and pedestrians who usethe corridor daily.During his time in officethe Council Member has introduced speed-camera legislation in the NYC Council, ac-quired speed bumps in residential areas, com-bated drag racing, given away nearly 1,000bike helmets to seniors, children and com-mercial cyclists and passed Commercial Cy-cling Safety legislation, which has increasedthe safety of commercial cyclists throughoutthe metropolitan area.



The official opening ceremony was heldaround 1:00 PM and saw the award winningAviation High School Color Guard and DrillTeam march in to a captive crowd and bythat point the event was in full swing. Theattendees visited with youth representativesfrom the Boy Scouts of America, the CivilAir Patrol (the US Air Force Auxiliary), theKiwanis Key Clubs, Aviation High Schooland a number of professionals from variousemergency units who allowed them to tourand put hands on a variety of apparatus andequipment which they use every day in thecourse of their work. An NYC Correctionsvan was there to “transport” any “youthfuloffenders” who may have been “on scene”(luckily no real ones were present!), theNYC Fire Department had a Mobile Learn-ing Center truck on site, Port Authoritypersonnel had a variety of Emergency Ser-vice trucks available for the youngsters toclimb in and ask questions regarding, theNYC Police Departments Mounted Unitwas in attendance and a number of theairlines had planes open for the visitors to


Fun at the Airportwalk through and ask questions of the staffattending them. Of course the event wouldnot be complete without the Dunk Tank(which had a long line awaiting a throw toput their favorite staff member in “thedrink”), several bouncy houses for the littleones in attendance and the slew of KiwanisKey Club members from various locationswho dressed in red T-shirts, cooked andhanded out a multitude of frankfurters andbottles of water to the eager crowd.

Several thousand youngsters and theirguardians were estimated to have attendedthe event and the Kiwanis Club of LaGuardiaAirport and its President Bill Huisman wouldlike to extend a heartfelt thank you to all thegroups and organizations who came out tohelp make the event possible, to those whocame out to enjoy the festivities and to allthose who donated of their time, finances orin kind to make the day a success. For moreinformation on Kiwanis Club Kids Daywhich is held annually in September atLaGuardia Airport or to donate in regardscontact Veta Brome at 718-397-0184.

Photo left: The Aviation Color Guard Drill Team lead by their Youth CommanderAhmed march in during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Laguardia Kiwanis Kids DayEvent. All could see why they have won various regional drill competitions recently.

The Glockenspiel line of the Sunnyside Drum Corps stand fast after completingtheir performance prior to the Kid’s Day opening ceremony (during which lineleader Beatrice Ross [on right] sang “The Star Spangled Banner”, the nationalanthem of the United States).

The Sunnyside Drum Corps mighty Bass Drum line prepare to pump up the volumeduring one of the Drum Corps musical sets during the 2013 LaGuardia Kids Day event.

Civil Air Patrol (the US Air Force Auxilliary) members Pabon, Saldana and Collazosstop for a photo after explaining the benefits of the group to some interested youth andadults. [LaGuardia Kiwanis Kids Day 2013]

Boy Scout Leaders Donovan (Eagle Scout), Amy Shapiro (Pathfinder DistrictCommittee President), Roy Rosenthal (Troop 96), and a Scout Parent fromUnit 417 stand in for a photo with Cub Scouts from several Packs (95? and417) who came to check in at the Scouting table and mock campsite.[LaGuardia Kiwanis Kids Day 2013].



Red Ribbon Week- Drug AwarenessNext Saturday, October 26th, 2013 Boy Scout Troop 390 of Woodside/Sunnyside, NY will be hosting a Drug Awareness Seminar-Forum targeted for the youth and young adults

of our Community as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Red Ribbon Week Activities in honor of fallen Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The event will beheld from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the auditorium of Saint Teresa Roman Catholic Church on 50th Avenue and 44th-45th Streets in Woodside, Queens and all youth (and anyoneinterested in learning more about drug use and its harmful effects on the body and fabric of the community) are highly encouraged and invited to attend as you will for all or partof the event. Various guest speakers and groups will be in attendance to discuss illegal drugs and mis-used prescription drugs and their effects from various perspectives (health,community, financial, social) and materials on the subject will be available. We hope to see everyone stop down for this informative event as we strive as a Community to “Be DrugFree”. For more information or to take part in the event please contact Troop Scoutmaster Eduardo Avila at (646) 808-4665 or Assistant Scoutmaster Peter Ross at (646) 730-1394.

Golfers Raise Big BucksFor Kamp Kiwanis

by Marc Crawford Leavitt, Esq.

On Monday, October 7th, over 100 golfers and sponsors participatedin a “shotgun start” (at all of the different holes of the course) of a greatday of golf to raise funds for the Sunnyside Kiwanis Club, which sendslocal youngsters to Kamp Kiwanis each summer.

Mary Flannery and Bernard Reilly of Sidetracks organized the eventthat appears to have raised enough to sponsor a dozen kids this summer.Boys and girls from 8 to 14 are eligible to apply later in the spring. ClubPast President and local attorney Marc Leavitt thanked everyone andsaid he had enjoyed a week at the wonderful camp near Rome, NY notfar from the Canada border. After golfing with octogenarian siblingsDon and Elsie Keogh, who definitely outplayed him, Marc said the“shotgun” should have been used to put him out of his misery. To whichDon replied, “At least we’re looking down at the grass, not up at it.”Many raffle prizes were distributed to the enthusiastic golfers. It was agreat day for great cause. (continued on page 7)



File No.: 2012-4982/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To:Attorney General of the State ofNew York The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofDAVID LAMBERT, deceased, ortheir estates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residence andpost office addresses are unknownto the petitioner and cannot withdue diligence be ascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate of DAVIDLAMBERT, deceased, who at thetime of death was a resident of195-44 Woodhull Avenue, Hollis,NY 11423, in the County ofQueens, State of New York. SENDGREETING: Upon the petition ofLOIS M. ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofDAVID LAMBERT, deceased,you and each of you are herebycited to show cause before theSurrogate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County of Queens, tobe held at the Queens General

Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the21st day of November, 2013 at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, whythe Account of Proceedings of thePublic Administrator of QueensCounty, as Administrator of theEstate of said deceased, a copy ofwhich is attached, should not bejudicially settled, and why theSurrogate should not fix and allowa reasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $5,221.71and that the Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee for anyservices to be rendered byGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,hereafter in connection withproceedings on kinship, claimsetc., prior to entry of a final Decreeon this accounting in the amountof 6% of assets or income collectedafter the date of the withinaccounting; and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow an amountequal to one percent on saidSchedules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plus anyadditional monies receivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office of

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Donation Of Thousands Of School Supplies

On October 7th, CMVan Bramer concluded his Fourth Annual Schools Supplies Drive by deliveringthousands of school supplies to PS 111, which educates children in Queensbridge and Ravenswood, in LongIsland City. From pencils to notebooks and even art supplies, residents and business owners displayed theirgenerosity by donating thousands of school supplies. During the visit Van Bramer also presented the school’sParent Teach Association with a check for $200, which was collected during the two-month supply drive. Overthe past four years, the Council Member’s office has tens of thousands of supplies for children in needthroughout the 26th District.

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Elected officials backed up theresidents in full force. A volunteerread a statement from Congress-man Joe Crowley. State SenatorMichael Gianaris said he has hadless opposition to adult establish-ments applying for a liquor licensethan to this proposal. He said thisproposal speaks to the very pur-pose of the commission. Shouldmembers allow it, they would, inhis opinion, be undermining theirvery existence, as they exist toprevent discordant structures fromweakening a particularly worthyand effective design.

Assemblywoman MargeMarkey said: “The Sunnyside Gar-dens community and its represen-tatives fought hard to win the his-toric district designation the Com-mission granted in 2007. It was anachievement all of us believedwould prevent just such out of con-text developments as the one pro-posed here. I respectfully ask youto deny this application.”

Assemblywoman Markey alsopointed out that there is no naturallink between this proposed devel-opment and the 39th Avenue/50thStreet site. “I agree with the com-munity that there are more appro-priate and compatible uses for thelocation that need to be consideredwhen this site is discussed.”

Assemblywoman CathyNolan’s representative Sam Vargassaid that his boss opposed the eight


Architectural Oddity Not For Us, Say Localsresidential units and the metalhouse, noting its “weak prospectsof future financial support.”

City Council Member JimmyVan Bramer pointed out that thestructure “should not be jammedin simply because there is a hole inthe ground.” He said the EmpireState Building was built in 1931and you would not plop it “into thatplot.” His office collected 350emails and petitions against thedevelopment with only five in fa-vor. He added that Dutch Killswants the Aluminaire House in itsprecincts and he is working withthem to find a spot.

Many of those who spoke infavor of the development said theywere from architectural firms. Theconsensus among them seemed tobe that the house is a vital piece thatshould be available to the public,even though it would be open onlyby appointment a few days a year.

One architect said the houseshould be re-erected “because it isnothing short of a brilliant idea,”and that Lewis Mumford, a de-signer of Sunnyside Gardens,would approve of it.

Laura Heim, a neighborhoodarchitect, said the parking design,in which all residents use one drive-way to reach parking behind thehouses, is a “unique solution.” Thehousing units behind it would be a“backdrop” to show off the metal

Three members from the ex-

ecutive committee of the PhippsHouses Tenant’s Association —Co-Presidents Gerry Perrin andDorothy Cavallo and Treasurer BillEichhorn — and Lisa Geller, whochairs Community Board 2’s LandUse Committee, weighed in againstthe proposal.

Herb Reynolds, leader of theSunnyside Gardens PreservationAlliance, said he had received “ awelter of opposition” from morethan 600 individuals.

Dorothy Morehead, aSunnyside Gardens resident since1968, said the whole plan was “in-congruent” and it is “a tremendousstretch to consider a failed experi-ment a community amenity.” Shenoted that the developer boughtthe playground at a discount be-cause it was encumbered bylandmarking status and he “couldbe unjustly enriched by overcom-ing the restrictions.”

Neighborhood resident DeenaPatel said the playground is “one ofthe few intact playgrounds “ fromthe 1930s in this part of New York”and “we would lose a valuable pieceof our history,” should it disappear.

Also speaking against were thefollowing: Woodside on the Move;the Brooklyn/Queens Land Trust,which called it “totally wrong andout of context”; and the QueensPreservation Council, which said“the Phipps outdoor nursery shouldnot be bulldozed.”

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