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PS 150 FIGHTS PENDING CUTS

The Votes Are In!

On Tuesday, April 12th Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer united with SunnysideCommunity Services, the P.S. 150 Parent Teacher Association and P.S. 150 after-schoolparticipants to voice their opposition against the Administration’s proposed cuts to theOut-of-School-Time (OST) afterschool programs in the FY 2012 budget. Last year,SCS’s Afterschool Program at P.S. 150 was proposed to be eliminated, but CouncilMember Van Bramer led the successful fight to save it. Currently the PS 150 programserves more than 200 students in kindergarten through sixth grade from PS 150 and thesurrounding community.

Back row, L-R: George Custance of VFW Post 2813, Tony Tang of the UPS Store, RoelVanderkooi of the Sunnyside/Woodside Lions Club, Nicholas Murphy of Bar 43,Rigoberto Cardoso (Treasurer) of Pronto Car Service, Swain Weiner(Secretary) of Massey Knakal Commercial Real Estate, Ira Greenberg, (outgoingPresident, now Chairman of the Board as customary) Attorney from Leavitt, Kurson &Duane, and Amy Manning of Insight. Front row: L-R: Gerald Lederman of TriadManagement, Patricia Dorfman (VP) of Jake Films & Sunnysidepost.com, LillianGavin (VP) of Dazies Restaurant, and Rebecca Barker (new President) of Metlife.

Drum CorpsEncouragesKBYO toPlay Ball!

by Peter A. Ross

Million dollar salaries, six dollar hot dogs,ten dollar liquid libations and one hundred dollara seat tickets… Fuggedaboudit! As April swingsin, the Major League baseball season may havestarted but it was those who play for nothingother than the pure excitement of the game thatwere celebrated this past Sunday, April 10th, inthe Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn as theKings Bay Youth Organization (KBYO) beganits baseball season with their annual OpeningDay parade. It was led off, as it has been forseveral years now, by our own “Ambassadors ofGoodwill”, the Sunnyside Drum Corps. Ourboys and girls played, drummed, and crashedahead of the players, families, friends, and sup-porters of the league in a route that took themarchers from Herman Dolgon Playground onAvenue V down Nostrand Avenue to VoorhiesAvenue and eventually to the KBYO field onCoyle Street where the players filed past theBand’s flourish and ceremonial line to the grassand dirt that will be their home for the nextseveral months. After some opening remarksand the playing of “God Bless America” and“The Star Spangled Banner” it was time to “PlayBall!” and get into the games and competition.

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BRYANT HS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMHONORED FOR FLAWLESS SEASON

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Protests Regarding Impact ofFederal Budget Cuts on NYC

NeighborhoodsElected officials and commu-

nity leaders protest extreme spend-ing cuts, totaling $38.5 billion,which will disproportionately pun-ish cities like New York and singleout working families, seniors, chil-dren, immigrants, and those whocan least afford them

U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler,Charles Rangel, Carolyn Maloney,Eliot Engel, Anthony Weiner, andNydia Velazquez, and dozens ofnonprofit leaders and advocatesfrom across New York City yes-terday voiced their strong opposi-tion to the imminent federal spend-ing cuts that will slash over $38billion from vital national pro-grams, decimate funding for NewYork’s hardworking communityorganizations, cut jobs and ser-vices, and destabilize local neigh-borhoods during the ongoing re-cession. With the imposition of anextremist GOP social and eco-nomic agenda, local leaders ad-dressed the real world cost of theplanned cuts.

Among the hundreds of criticallocal programs that will be drasti-cally cut are:

Community DevelopmentBlock Grants, which provide vital

services to low and moderate-in-come families and communitiesacross the city. The grants fundcareer training, homeless shelters,assistance for victims of crimes,and help preserve affordable hous-ing, among many other initiatives.

Community Services BlockGrants, which fight poverty, fundprograms for youth, seniors, im-migrants, and families, and spurcommunity development.

Workforce Investment Act,which provides job training andplacement for tens of thousands ofNew Yorkers.

Title I funding for Educationfor low-income kids.

Head Start, which provides freechildcare and educational pro-grams for pre-school and kinder-garten-aged kids.

Child Care Development BlockGrants, which provide childcarefor low-income families.

Women, Infants and Children(WIC), which provides food assis-tance, health care referrals, andnutrition education for low-incomewomen, infants and children.

Public Housing Capital Fund,which funds major capital needsfor the New York City Housing

Authority (NYCHA).“Our nation’s non-profits not

only provide important social ser-vices to individuals and families,they also provide real jobs and eco-nomic resources to our communi-ties,” said Congressman Rangel.“Gutting these programs and pur-suing plans to cut Medicaid, Medi-care, and a variety of importantinvestments in housing, health andthe education of our children willnot create jobs, but instead derailthe slow economic recovery that isbeginning to happen.”

“If the Republicans had told theAmerican public last fall that theywould pass zero jobs bills and in-stead slash programs for seniors,women, and the poor, they wouldhave been laughed out of Congress.This year’s budget will cause un-told suffering for women and chil-dren but won’t create a single job.Next year’s Republican budget pro-posal is even more extreme – it endsguaranteed Medicare for seniors tofinance a giant new tax cut for cor-porations, and would add trillionsto the deficit over the next ten years.This isn’t a recipe for a balancedbudget, it’s a recipe for disaster,”said Congresswoman Maloney.

My Turn ProgramAssemblywoman Audrey I.

Pheffer (D-Queens) is pleased toannounce the Kingsborough Com-munity College My Turn Program– an educational opportunity forindividuals 60 years or older.

Kingsborough CommunityCollege offers seniors a greatopportunity to attend collegeclasses tuition free. NY Stateresidents 60 years of age orolder are qualified to attendclasses as matriculating or nonmatriculating students.

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SenatorMichael Gianaris

Legislation To Provide An Income Tax CreditFor Purchase of New Primary Residence

Assemblymember Michael DenDekker (D/WFP-Jackson Heights) has introduced legislation into the NewYork State Assembly, which would provide a $5,000 income tax credit for up to three years to a taxpayer whopurchases a newly-constructed primary residence for one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less.

Bill No. A.06341, which was introduced on March 15, 2011, is designed to stimulate New York State’seconomy as well as provide a financial incentive to those who are considering a new home purchase in NewYork State. The residential housing construction industry has long had a positive impact on the state’seconomy. It not only provides jobs for construction workers, but landscapers, decorators, and furnituremanufacturers, among others.

“In February of 2009 alone,” Assemblymember DenDekker said upon the bill’s introduction, “sales ofsingle family homes in New York State fell by 16.2 percent. And since 2006, median home prices in the statehave dropped from $245,201 to $215,000 – a drop of some $30,000. Earlier this week, the CommerceDepartment announced that sales of new construction homes last month plunged 16.9 percent, the slowest pacein 50 years. It’s clear that we must do something to spur increased residential construction and to encourageincreased home ownership. My hope is that this legislation will do just that.”

In the past, the federal government has provided first-time home purchasers with a tax credit, and extendedthe program until July of 2010. Under Assemblymember DenDekker’s legislation, first-time homebuyerswould be given a $5,000 New York State tax credit which would be returned to the homeowner after purchase.Additionally, purchasers could carry the unused portion of the credit forward for three consecutive years.

“Owning your own home is part of the American dream,” Assemblymember DenDekker added. “It’s aboutpride of place and having somewhere to raise a family. This legislation applies to newly-constructed one andtwo-family residences, as well as condos and co-ops. New York State needs to do more to encourage new homeconstruction and new home ownership.”

Bill Outlawing HiddenCompartments in Vehicles Passes

Through Committee

Senator Michael Gianaris’ leg-islation (S2510) making it illegalto install or possess a concealedcompartment in a vehicle passedthrough the New York State Sen-

danger and must be outlawed.”S2510 would amend the penal

law by adding sections to define thecrimes of unlawfully installing orpossessing a concealed vehicularcompartment in the first and sec-ond degree. The penalty for the firstdegree offense would be a class Efelony and the second degree of-fense would be a class A misde-meanor. The bill would also amendthe vehicle and traffic law to permitthe Commissioner of Motor Ve-hicles to suspend or revoke the reg-istration of a motor vehicle repairshop where an owner or employeeis found guilty of such crimes.

Senator Gianaris also pointedout the increased dangers thesecompartments create. “Even moredisturbing, these secret compart-ments are sometimes ‘booby-trapped’, causing serious risk toofficers trying to access them byoverriding the lock mechanism orotherwise breaking them open.”

The Senator authored this billwhen he was a member of theAssembly and carried it with himto the Senate. The bill is currentlysponsored in the Assembly byAravella Simotas.

Assemblymember Simotassaid, “These concealed compart-ments serve little purpose beyondhiding guns and illegal drugs fromlaw enforcement. This bill willdeprive traffickers of a favoredresource, and I hope the legislaturemoves quickly to pass it for thesake of our police officers and ourpublic safety.”

ate Codes Committee.Law enforcement personnel

nationwide as well as within NewYork State have witnessed a surgein the number of hidden compart-ments found in motor vehicles,which often aid drug and gun traf-ficking. With the advent of ad-vanced electronics, concealed ve-hicular compartments have becomeeven more difficult to find.

“My bill would protect lawenforcement on the front linesagainst illegal guns and drugs,”stated Senator Gianaris. “Thesehidden compartments are a real

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TheVotes

Are In!

The Chamber luncheons, open to all, usually held at Dazies Restaurant, are the one networking constant in Sunnyside as once a month,you are encouraged to come and boast and promote your business or mission. Outgoing President Ira Greenberg, said the accomplishmenthe was most proud of was getting sidewalk cafes written into the new zoning on Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue. The list of the pastboardπs accomplishments was long, and included Skillman holiday lights, Luke Adams newsletter now online, co-hosting Taste of Sunnysideand the XbestpiX photo contest. Upcoming events such as the three annual art shows, a 5K run and the Shopping and Pie Tour are to come.

The current board is a powerful group of community advocates. The Sunnyside Chamber, established in 1947, is the most durable andopen civic group in the Sunnyside Woodside area.

Not pictured (on front page) but elected are Anthony Lodati (VP) of Lowery Liquors, Tim Chen (VP) of Quaint Restaurant, Juan Aracheof the Sugar Room, Bruce Bendell of Major Auto, Andrew Breslin of Sidetracks Restaurant, Mohammed Daud of Best Western City View Inn,Daniel Glasser of Stray Vintage, Michael Kearney of Kearney Home Care, Keun Claire Kwak of Nara Bank, Rita Lowry of Welcome Home

Real Estate, Maureen Lynch of Lynch Funeral Home, Ramiro Mendez of DeMole, Vincent Renda ofEdward Jones, Frances Schmidt of Sunnysideartists.org, Ciaran Staunton of Molly Bloom and CarlosVizhnay of Vizhnay & Co.

Best Wishes For a

Happy and Healthy Passover

And a Joyous Easter

Michael DenDekkerAssemblymember

34th Assembly District33-46 92nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 457-0384

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Lawmakers joined with the Coalitionfor a Smoke-Free City today at the JacksonHeights Jewish Center to advise owners ofco-op apartments how they could make theirbuildings smoke-free, protecting residents’health from secondhand smoke, loweringmaintenance costs and increasing propertyvalues in the process.

New York City Councilmember DanielDromm said, “This forum provides a won-derful opportunity for our community tolearn about the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and the benefits of living in asmoke-free environment. Implementingsmoke-free policies will not only make build-ings healthier and safer but it will reducemaintenance costs while raising propertyvalues. I encourage all co-op owners to find

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out how they can adopt such rewardingpolicies in their own buildings.”

The Queens Smoke-Free Partnership,working under the umbrella of the NewYork City Coalition for a Smoke-Free City,has worked with landlords, property ownersand tenants to establish voluntary smoke-free housing policies in multi-unit dwell-ings. A growing public awareness of thedangers of secondhand smoke, combinedwith an aggressive campaign to combat BigTobacco’s advertising juggernaut aimed atrecruiting new smokers among youth, hasled some co-op boards around the city todeclare their buildings as smoke-free zones.

The policies are also catching on aroundthe country. In Maine, 18 of 20 public hous-ing authorities have smoke-free policies fortheir developments, and Oregon requireslandlords with residential policies to notifyrenters of smoke-free policies in leases.Smoke-free policies are legal and encour-aged by the U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development.

For more information on smoke-freehousing, visit www.smokefreehousingny.org.

KBYO, which has been in existence since 1956, would like to thank its baseball leaguesponsors, Valley National Bank, Applebee’s Restaurant, The Brooklyn Cyclones, and LoconsoloPaints for their support and participation. For more information regarding the Kings Bay YouthOrganization, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing youth (especially in theBrooklyn Area) the opportunity to participate in organized sports, call (718) 934-6363 or checkout their website at www.kbyosports.com. As for the Drum Corps the parade season has nowbegun in earnest where they will be seen next this coming Saturday (April 16th) in Astoria/LICfor one of our areas local little league season openings. It’s not too late to get into the fun andaction and learn some music along the way. For more information on the Drum Corps call (718)786-4141 or stop by their Tuesday evening rehearsals/practice sessions from 6 to 8 PM at AllSaints Episcopal Church located on 46th Street between 43rd Avenue and Queens Boulevard inSunnyside, Queens. Don’t tell yourself “You’re Outta-here!”- Get involved!

Photos by Luis Salgado and Claudia

Drum Corps Encourages KBYO to Play Ball!by Peter A. Ross

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LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICEFile No.: 2010-1195 /BSUPPLEMENTAL CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENT To: PatriciaDiLorenzo, Patricia Workman, Julia Mooney, JamesMooney, Peter Mooney, MaureenCrawford, Irene Rengifo,Margaret Ferrara, JosephD’Orazio, Anne Meringolo, JamesDonovan, Anne Skinner, OliveDeGroat French, James Schwenk,Alice Miller, Attorney General ofthe State of New York Theunknown distributees, legatees,devisees, heirs at law andassignees of GEORGESCHWENK , deceased, or theirestates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residence andpost office addresses are unknownto the petitioner and cannot with

due diligence be ascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate ofGEORGE SCHWENK ,deceased, who at the time of deathwas a resident of , in the Countyof Queens, State of New York.SEND GREETING: Upon thepeti t ion of LOIS 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 ofGEORGE SCHWENK , deceased,you and each of you are herebycited to show cause before theSurrogate at the Surrogate’s Courtof the County of Queens, to beheld at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6 th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City

and State of New York, on the 12th

day of May , 2011 at 9:30 o’clockin the forenoon, why the Accountof Proceedings of the PublicAdministrator of Queens County,as Administrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of which isattached, should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow areasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $$4,127.27and 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 % of assets or income collected

after 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 ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whyeach of you claiming to be adistributee of the decedent shouldnot establish proof of your kinship;and why the balance of said fundsshould not be paid to said allegeddistributees upon proof of kinship,or deposited with theCommissioner of Finance of theCity of New York should saidalleged distributees default herein,or fail to establish proof of kinship,

Dated, Attested and Sealed 23rd

day of March, 2011 HON. PETERJ. KELLY Surrogate, QueensCounty MARGARET M.GRIBBON Clerk of theSurrogate’s Court GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-900095-25 Queens Boulevard 11th FloorRego Park, New York 11374 Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not objectto the relief requested unless youfile formal legal, verifiedobjections. You have a right tohave an attorney-at-law appearfor you. Accounting Citation 3/25/11, 4/1/11, 4/8/11, 4/15/11

Part III: A Man’s Duty To His FamilyThe journey from Japan to Woodside

(Tuesday night, April 5th)Dear Sherilyn,

Well, the end in Japan cameimmediately after the US Embassyissued the emergency 1-year B-2visa, but I along with my mom inlaw have no intention for her to goback to Japan. She is staying withus in the US, and I’ll fight thegovernment on her behalf until hellfreezes over.

As we traveled on the highwayto Narita Airport, we could clearlysee the awesome 200-mile trafficjam heading north to the tsunami-affected areas. It looked as if ev-ery truck in Japan was on the 2-lane high-way. Dueto the lackof gas andtoo manyv e h i c l e sstuck, theyw e r es t r a n d e dwithout be-ing able to deliver their essentialsupplies. The trip to Narita Air-port also allowed us to see theTokyo Disneyland now closed in-definitely due to some earthquakephenomena called liquefaction(where a mix of gray colored gooand water is literally forced up tothe surface during a massive earth-quake), and the area was clearlyfilled with all of this around theedges of the highway. We got tothe airport safely, and were placedat the front of the line due to mymom in law’s illness.

We were checked for radia-tion before entering the departureterminal, and just like on cue, weall buzzed the machine, but I’llwait a few more days before I goto Dr. Engie Santos, a greatWoodsider and friend, and takemom with me. We’d have had toschedule an appointment anywaybecause we were told to do that inour home country.

From there, we simply waitedto get on the airplane. I took a fewminutes to buy cigarettes because Ismoke and want to smoke evenmore after all the stress. Luckily,the duty free shops had plenty ofsupplies, and some Japanese oldermen and myself were literally in a

“Whether the plane had turbulence ornot it didn’t scare us a bit, because

nothing compared to what the earth hasbeen doing in eastern Japan.”

bonanza. All right, smoking is bad,but it’s just what it is and I amsimply happy to be alive.

The Delta flight was not dra-matic at all. Whether the planehad turbulence or not it didn’tscare us a bit, because nothingcompared to what the earth hasbeen doing in eastern Japan. Ithink my mom in law got sick, butI was in such a daze all I remem-ber was scrubbing the area in frontof her. I don’t even rememberwhat I ate, but it had the taste ofhospital food, but it didn’t mattertoo much - we were going home.

Arrival at JFK was a blurr. I

can remember seeing my daugtherHelena, my wife Yoko, my Dadand brother Anthony and AnthonyJr., and Samsudeen Ismail, (theone who recommended I seek outSenator Gillibrand). I also remem-ber seeing Ed Bergendahl, I don’tremember what I said or felt be-cause I was so sick internally like Iwanted to vomit, but in the nextinstant I was in the back seat of acar with my mom in law and mydaughter and that was the end. Wewere not checked for radiation atJFK, and even if we were, Iwouldn’t have remembered it be-cause my head was in a fog.

The best part about JFK wasthat the supposed press conferencethat Senator Gillibrand’s office hadplanned never came to pass be-cause of something with the bud-get situation in Washington D.C.,but my mom in law and I weremore than relieved because wewere not in any shape to explain allthat’s happened and may yet hap-pen in our lives.

In fact, I wanted to thank you,Sherilyn, and the Woodside Her-ald so much for explaining to ev-eryone what was happening. Youwere able to take the blurbs andshort sentences and tell your read-

ers what I was going through. AndI think the real story in all of this iswhat so many people did for mymom in law and myself. And with-out a way to tell people what washappening, I don’t think all thepetitions and prayers would havecame about in the same way, be-cause prayers and petitions madethe difference. I can say this much,there is a God and he is indeedmerciful. Miracles can happen. Iactually was praying the night I gothome for people who believe innothing, because I felt they wouldsuffer great mental and spiritualpain if they found themselves in a

situationw h e r ethe nextdecisionin theirl i v e sm i g h tjust betheir last.For me,

God was in every of the hundredsof people throughout Woodsidewho did amazing things beyondwhich I can’t find the words, onlytears. The last thought I have isthat my great friend Ann Cullinanesent myself and my family flowerswith 2 wonderful notes - it simplytouched and overwhelmed me. Ijust missed seeing her because I,for the past couple of days, havewandered Woodside like a lost soulseeking the comfort of familiarfaces and places.

This could all have turned outso badly and tragic, but it didn’t forthe two of us. The next few monthswill be hard, but there’s nothing tofear. In fact, at the height of the 9.0earthquake, the final thought in myhead went something like ‘Well, Iguess it’s all over now, I’ll seeeveryone in the next life,’ verypeaceful, all the fear is gone, justfor that instant, like a little tunnelwith another door opening.

But I’m home, with my motherin law beside me, and I’m happy tobe back with my friends, familyand fellow Woodsiders… thankyou all for your support.

David

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Letters ToThe Editor

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

of the Woodside Herald.

LOOK AT IT THIS WAYMost of us don’t have the resources – or the guts – to own

stocks in really large quantities. That’s what makes yourhome such a great “risk capital.” It’s not the stock market,and you shouldn’t look at buying a home as a way to get rich,but if the economy picks up, real estate values will eventu-ally follow. Building equity in your home is like linking yourinvestment portfolio to the growth of the economy – withoutthe sleepless nights.

Plus, it’s like forced savings for you and your family. Maybeyou could rent a condo for $1,800 per month instead of buy one for$2,200, but would you really “save” that $300 a month for thefuture? The part of your mortgage payment that goes towardprinciple is like paying yourself back in equity – instead ofburning that money on rent.

And the interest you’re paying on your loan, along with yourproperty taxes, is tax deductible and probably enough to allow youto itemize tons of other deductions from your income as well. Formany people, just these tax breaks alone make owning cost lessthan renting.

Usually, you can buy a much better home than you can rent,and with high inventories and low interest rates, now is the timeto contact an agent and start saving for the future, today.

Dear Editor,

I would like to present myrecycled idea. I handcraft uniquelamps and lampshades with re-cycled coffee filters. Instead ofthrowing them in the garbage, Ireuse them and make a beautifulproduct. I color the coffee filtersusing vegetables like beets andspices like saffron, in a very natu-ral way. I make the shades byhand with wire cloth. Each lampis very special because the wholeprocess comes from scratch. Ev-erything is 100% handmade. Ifyou have a chance take a look inmy Etsy store: www.etsy/shop/Lampada

Take care,Vilma Farrell

Recycled

Dear Editor,

Thank you so much for pub-lishing my poem. I hope yourreaders enjoy reading my poemas much as I enjoyed writing it.

Georgia Piazza

Thank You

Bloomberg Signs Legislation NamingEd Koch Queensboro Bridge

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg signed legislation on Monday, torename the Queensboro Bridge as the “Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge” inhonor of the 105th Mayor of the City of New York, Mayor Edward I. Koch.

The signing of the legislation, Introductory Number 446-A, tookplace at the Rockefeller University’s Peggy Rockefeller Plaza on theEast Side of Manhattan, joined by Mayor Koch, Speaker Quinn andmembers of the City Council.

Some roadway signs have already been replaced and the remainingsigns will be replaced over time. The total cost for replacing all 178 signsis $255,000, with all costs paid for with private donations raised by theMayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

Often referred to as the 59th Street Bridge, the Queensboro Bridgewas opened to traffic on March 30, 1909. The bridge’s constructionbegan in 1901, as a collaboration between bridge engineer GustavLindenthal and architect Henry Hornboste, with 75,000 tons of steelgoing into the original bridge and its approaches. The original cost ofconstruction was approximately $18 million, including $4.6 million forland purchases. At the time of completion, it was the longest cantileverbridge in the United States.

The Queensboro Bridge is the only one of the City’s four East RiverBridges that is not a suspension bridge. The length of the main bridge is3,725 feet, the longest of the East River Bridges. The overall length of thebridge, including the Manhattan and Queens approaches, is 7,449 feet.

BridgeDear Editor,

It was very upsetting to knowthat despite the efforts of many,Mayor Bloomberg’s still stayedhis course and signed away ourbridge.Many of my friends andneighbors were not only againstthis but now feel powerless againsta political machine that seems togive our pride away for gifts. Itwould have been nice if those thatdonated to the Mayor’s private fundwould have rather helped ourschools or Senior Centers. I’vetaken the liberty that I have withinmy juristiction to rename somethings in my home afterBloomberg.

(Name Withheld)Woodside

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Greetings One and All!This coming Sunday, Palm Sunday, five neighborhood pastors and members of

their congregations will be gathering at the Queen of Angels Schoolyard on SkillmanAve near 44th Street for an ecumenical Blessing of the Palms @ 8:30 AM. Father BrianDowd, Pastor of Queen of Angels will be presiding. There will be prayers and blessingsand sharings. After the service the congregations will separately walk back to theirchurches in procession. It will be a simple and deeply spiritual opportunity to givethanks to God for the gift of our Lord and Savior, Jesus of Nazareth.

This is the first fruit of our neighborhood Pastor’s Group and we’re excited aboutit. We look forward to many more shared events in the future.

Hope to see you there!- Rev Neil Margetson, Sunnyside Reformed Church

(on behalf of the Pastor’s Group)

Betty’s Bus to Yonkers Casino

May 9th, $20, $15 back-Ladies Day $7 extra for gamblingMeet at 57th St. & Woodside Ave. by 9am Sharp! 718-786-6885

Sunnyside Reform Chuch Events

UNITY STAGE COMPANYGIVES BACK!

by Rob MacKay

The Sunnyside-based Unity Stage Company put on a production of “Annie Jr.” atQueens of Angeles Chuch in March. Recently, cast families and audience members donatedcanned food to benefit Hour Children, the Long Island City-based nonprofit that works withchildren of incarcerated women. USC also presented Hour Children Executive Director andCo-founder Sister “Tesa” Fitzgerald with a donation of 10% of its box office profits fromthe show to support the agency’s programs.

SPRING BAZAAR!Saturday, May 14th

11:00 AM to 4:00 PMNew and gently used merchandise

donated by Sunnyside area merchantsand friends of the church.

Sunnyside Reformed Church4803 Skillman Ave. (48th & Skillman) [email protected] or (718) 426-5997

FREE CONCERT!Evan Mazunik & Friends

Saturday, April 30th @ 7pmFree light refreshments

will be served at intermission.Donations are accepted but not required.

SUNN Hosts Large ScaleGraffiti Cleanup

On Saturday, May 14, volunteers with theSunnyside United Neighborhood Network(SUNN) will host a large-scale graffiti cleanup.Everyone is invited to participate in the event,in which teams of volunteers will clean orpaint over graffiti on walls, store gates andpublic fixtures.

SUNN President Tony Rohling remarks“The vandals had a field day during the past

winter. However SUNN’s volunteers will helpshow them that their alleged “art” is not wel-

come in our community by eliminating it. But weneed your help. Please put on your worst clothes and

join us for an enjoyable three hours making our community beautiful.”Since 2002 SUNN’s all-volunteer crews have kept a 40-block area of Sunnyside,

Queens virtually graffiti free. Their strategy is simple: remove graffiti as soon as itappears so that the vandals get the message. SUNN supplies the paint and supplies;volunteers from the community bring the elbow grease.

The Cleanup will meet at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 14 at the corner of 49thStreet and Skillman Avenue. The rain date is May 21. For further informationplease call SUNN at 646-298-8669.

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M.J. Geier (“Annie Jr.” vocal coach), Sofia Landon Geier (USCArtistic Director), Sister “Tesa”, Evelyn Hernandez (USC BoardTreasurer), Carmen Elisa Garcia (USC Program Assistant).

New York Lottery Awards $10,000 Cash PrizeTo Astoria Mega Millions WinnerThe New York Lottery today announced the nameof a Astoria Mega Millions player who won$10,000 in the drawing held on March 25th. Thewinner, John Francis, purchased the winningticket at the Pan Grocery & News at 41-12

Broadway in Astoria.

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