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Young Entrepreneurs Awarded Venture FundingEight LGA Students Receive Funding and BusinessTraining from Capital One Bank for Design Start-ups

Queens... A Taste of the WorldThe Queens Economic Devel-

opment Corporation and QueensBorough President Helen M.Marshall on May 25 hosted“Queens…A Taste of the World,”an annual feast where over 800people came to sample Queens’ cu-linary diversity. The event, held atCiti Field, raised funds to supportthe programs that QEDC delivers topreserve jobs in Queens and to makesmall businesses successful.

More than 40 restaurants andeateries served up delicious foodsand beverages. Taste masters wereMarcus Samuelsson of Red RoosterHarlem and Food Republic.com, andAnita Lo of Annisa. The Master ofCeremonies was WPIX news an-chor Tamsen Fadal.

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College student IbrahimaNjiaye is one step closer to realiz-ing his dream of starting a videoand film production businessthanks to his participation in theCapital One Student Design En-trepreneur Center, which gave himinvaluable business training and$1,000 in working capital. Theprogram is a partnership betweenCapital One Bank and LaGuardiaCommunity College’s Small Busi-ness Development Center andNYDesigns, an incubator for de-sign businesses ranging from fash-ion to architecture.

Ibrahima was among eight stu-dents who participated in the inten-sive, three-month entrepreneurialprogram, funded by Capital OneBank, and ultimately received ven-ture capital from the bank to helpthem launch their own businesses.

The program also included a seriesof business workshops and amentoring component.

Each aspiring entrepreneur re-ceived an award ranging from $500to $1,000 based on the strength oftheir proposed business plan andpitch that they presented to a panelof judges representing Capital OneBank, LaGuardia’s NYDesignsand members of the design com-munity. The “Pitch for the Stretch”event took place on May 6.

While Ibrahima took the firstprize, Delfin Martes and SuchuntraKawpunna each came away with$750; and five $500 gifts went toDiana Castillo, Alvarez Gonzalez,Marquis Gray, Yuri Guanilo andAthena Ivey.

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stimulating our local economy,”said Giselle Cahalan, Queens Mar-ket President for Capital One Bank.“Through this unique partnership,we are helping the future busi-ness leaders of our communitygain valuable real world experi-

ence and providing resources tohelp make their entrepreneurialdreams come true.”

“Words cannot describe howexcited I am to win this start-upcapital,” said Ibrahima, upon learn-ing that he won the grand prize.

“With this gift I will be able topurchase this last piece of equip-ment that will allow me to expandmy video and film operation andtake it to the next level.”

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On May 5th Dazies Restaurant on Queens Blvd played host to a special event in honor of CongresswomanCarolyn Maloney. Over 100 friends gathered and enjoyed the fine wine and delicious treats-Dazies knows howto please. The large crowd included the who’s who in Queens Politics, plus a lot of close personal friendsincluding Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

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the Department of Transportation and local leaders unveiled new speed bumps to combatdangerous drag racing on Maurice Avenue in Maspeth. Maurice Avenue had become araceway site for illegal drag racing in the neighborhood causing many to fear for the qualityof life and safety of their community.

Last November, Van Bramer, community leaders and concerned residents held a rallycalling for action to be taken to combat drag racing in Maspeth– prompting a Departmentof Transportation review and implementation of the speed reducers on the roadway.

“Ensuring our streets are safe for the entire community continues to be one of my toppriorities,” said Van Bramer (D-26, Queens). “Illegal drag racing is a dangerous activitythat claims far too many lives each year. I am proud to have led the grassroots efforts withresidents and community leaders to provide speed bumps that will help combat drag racingand save lives on one of the most notorious roads for illegal racing. I want to thank theDepartment of Transportation and my fellow Council Members for their work on thisimportant safety measure.”

“Traffic fatalities have reached an all-time low in the last four years but speeding driversremain a danger to themselves and to all New Yorkers,” said Commissioner Sadik-Khan.“By making changes to our streets like these new speed humps, we can further reduce thenumber of fatalities each year, and Maurice Avenue residents can be safer on their ownstreet. I want to thank Council Member Van Bramer for drawing attention to the scourgeof speeding and standing up for the safety of all New Yorkers.”

“The new speed bumps are intended to prevent people from using Maurice Avenue asa speedway. For far too long, Maspeth residents have been burdened with the noise and thedangers of drag racing right outside their front door. I thank the DOT for installing the speedbumps and addressing the dangerous issue of drag racing in our community,” CouncilMember Elizabeth Crowley (D-30, Queens).

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While pursuing a degree in criminaljustice, Suchuntra is busy creating “ToyMonkey Exchange,” a community-basedwebsite that will help families with childrenexchange toys, baby products and furniture.

Diana, whose mother has been produc-ing jewelry for over 10 years, would like tofollow in her mother’s footsteps and starther own jewelry business, but hers would beonline. The recent occupational therapy as-sistant graduate hopes to launch her busi-ness before year’s end.

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On May 10th theSunnyside Chamber heldtheir luncheon at DaziesRestaurant, The very spe-cial guest was good friend,NYC Comptroller John Liu.John has been a guestspeaker in the past and hasalso taken part in the an-nual Kiwanis Flag Day Pa-rade. He’s no stranger toSunnyside. Chamber Presi-dent, Rebecca Barker ranthe meeting well and gaveeveryone a chance to talkand ask questions. TheChamber was happy with agreat turnout as every seatwas taken.

Many of the Chamber BoardMembers were on hand to be partof the first meeting of the newPresident and to hear NYCComptroller, (Standing L-R) TonyTang, Frances Schmidt,Rigoberto Cardoso, IraGreenberg, Vincent Renda,Chamber President RebeccaBarker, Councilman Jimmy VanBramer, Patricia Dorfman,Queens Chamber SophiaGanosis, George Custance, BruceBendel, Seated Lily Gavin andComptroller Liu.

John Liu congratulates Barker on her fistluncheon as the Chambers new Presidentand a job well done.

Judges and Grand Prize Winner Rich Schnapper, Market President, Westchester andRockland Counties for Capital One Bank; Giselle Cahalan, Queens Market Presidentfor Capital One Bank; Ibrahima Njiaye, winner; Daniel Delehanty, Director,Community Development Banking for Capital One Bank.

business for the music community.Business major Marquis is hoping

to combine his two passions—busi-ness and fashion—and start hisC.R.E.A.M clothing line.

After seven years experience in the non-profit sector working on emergency reliefefforts in South East Asia, Latin Americaand the Caribbean, business administrationmajor Yuri is starting up Tamuru Group, anevent production firm that focuses on so-cially conscious events for non-profit andcorporate clients.

Athena, a graduate of the High School ofArt and Design and a part-time LaGuardiastudent, is taking her longtime obsession forbelts and creating her own line of afford-able, creative women’s belts.

The partnership between Capital Oneand LaGuardia’s NYDesigns and the SmallBusiness Development Center (SBDC) wasestablished in 2008.

Pronto Car Service President Rigoberto Cardoso, pleased to be in great company with QueensChamber Chief of Operations Sophia Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

Immediately after the ceremony, BoroughPresident Helen Marshall andCouncilman Peter Loo, both regularpatrons at Dazies Restaurant, came overto congratulate owner, Lily Gavin.

“Queens Iconic Restaurant Awards”presented to Dazies Restaurant andPapazzio. Lily Gavin (Dazies), Andrew(Drew) Manger (Board Chairman of QEDC),Dominick Bruccoleri (Papazzio) and SethBornstein (Executive Director of QEDC).

On May 10th at the Queens a Taste of the World which was held at the Caesar’s Clubin Citi Fied a distinguish panel of chiefs and judges chose one of Sunnyside own!International chiefs Marcus Samuelsson and Chief Anita Lo chose two restaurants inall of Queens to carry the title: Queens Iconic Restaurants” Sunnyside Own: Dazie’sRestaurant” and Papazzio Restaurant from Bayside.

We Have one of the BESTby Luke Adams



Queens... A Taste of the WorldThe diversity of foods was a great attraction to food lovers: Italian, East Asian,

Brazilian and South American specialties to name a few. All the restaurants were laidout in a rectangular set up and the foods were served in a friendly manner as visitorswalked around and interacted with the vendors. Some of the popular restaurantsincluded the Iconic Dazies, eXo, a new Greek Mediterranean (Whitestone),London Lennie’s, and Cocina Latina Bar and Grill.Guests migrated to Woodside’s famous burgers—Ottomanelli’s special burgers

and White Castles’ immortal sliders. A popular corner of the room served pulled porkfrom Strawberry’s Sports Grill. Seafood lovers enjoyed multiple plates of shrimp,oysters, clams and crab claws from the raw bar at London Lennie’s. On the other side,sweet lovers were rewarded with a variety of deserts such as cupcakes, cookies,cupcakes and pastries. Visitors also enjoyed both a great quality of non-alcoholic andalcoholic beverages provided as choices for sampling.

Through its partnership with QEDC, LaGuardia Community College students wereinvited to participate in the event. Serving as ambassadors, were students from theTravel, Tourism and Hospitality program. The students, who are studying meeting and

events planning with Dr. James Giordano, made sure that the guests, VIPs,celebrities, and press had a positive experience. They filled and presented giftbags, worked with the photographers, greeters, welcome desk, and assisted thefood and beverage vendors throughout the evening.

“This was a wonderful hands-on experience for our travel and tourismstudents,” said Dr. Giordano. “What better way for our students to learn theircraft than to be active participants in an actual event?”

While the travel and tourism students were serving as meeters andgreeters, a group of LaGuardia’s commercial photography students capturedthe event. With their cameras and artistic eyes, the students chronicled thescrumptious event—the mouth-watering food, the 40 talented internationalchefs and the gourmands who came to eat their ways through the feast.

“Covering a positive, exciting event such as this one is a perfect introductionfor photography students to enter the real world of event, editorial andadvertising photography,” said Mr. Scott Sternbach, the Director of theLaGuardia’s Photography Program. “I am hopeful that this activity will createopportunities for future collaborations with the participating businesses.”

All the students who participated agree that it was a wonderful learningopportunity. They learned that hosting an event is all about teamwork and beingorganized. It involves hard work, a smile and a thank you.All the students who volunteered from LaGuardia would like to thank Michelle Stoddart ofQEDC for the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful and important event for Queens.

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Justice Jeremy S. Weinstein,Administrative Judge, Civil Mat-ters, Queens County, was the re-cipient of the 2011 BenjaminCardozo Award presented by theJewish Lawyers Guild at their 35thAnnual Dinner. More than 1,000people attended the dinner, whichalso honored Ann Pfau, Chief Ad-ministrative Judge, with the GoldaMeir Award. The awards are givento those who have dedicated them-selves to the law and the judiciary.

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Dear Editor,I’m a proud registered Inde-

pendent Party voter who proudlyvoted for President Barack Obamawho became the first African-American President of the UnitedStates of America! After I read“The Young Mother Abroad” anarticle about Obama’s mother, AnnDunham living in Indonesia, writ-ten by Janny Scott, a reporter forThe New York Times, I have madeup my mind to vote for the reelec-tion of President Obama for fourmore years as the President of theUnited States of America.

Yes, some of you may wonderwhy? President Obama formativeyears has been shaped by his lov-ing mother who has installed inhim the ideas about public serviceand a strong independent thinkingand conviction or belief. Pleasekeep in mind that President Obamawas born to an African father fromKenya and a white mother fromKansas, the first bio-racial presi-dent in the history of the UnitedStates. President Obama had theopportunity to be exposed tomulticultural, multireligious andmultiracial ways of life while grow-ing up with his mother in Hawaii

Dear Editor,The streets of Woodside are in

the worst condition in years, if notever. Roosevelt Avenue 52-57Streets is impassable, worse thanKabul. Queens Blvd. service roadis a roller coaster, and NorthernBlvd. is a washboard; the cobble-stones are showing on Skillmanand 47th Avenue in Long IslandCity. There are block-long ruts ev-erywhere.

However, Transportation Com-missioner Sadik-Khan favorsstreets with bike lanes, 43 Ave, &Skillman, with bike lanes, are ingood shape.

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Layoff Notices Sent to 234 Queens Library EmployeesAs Result of Mayor Bloomberg’s Massive Budget Cuts

Union launches grassroots campaign to fight cuts in services and staff

(Middle) SANDY (Last) MIAHMy present name is (First)FATIMA (Middle) SANDY (Last)MIAH AKA FATHIMA SANDYMIAH. My present address is 28-10 36TH STREET, APT #30,ASTORIA, NY 11103. My placeof birth is BRONX, NY. My dateof birth is August 30, 1989.

Senator Gianaris is standing with CM Jimmy VanBramer, Health Comissioner Thomas Farley and DeputyMayor Linda Gibbs.

Queens BP Helen Marshall with her old friend and SchoolsChancellor, Dennis Walcott, at Borough Hall, discussing thefuture of a school in the county.

Kenneth J. Halperin, Dinner Chair, Justice Jeremy S. Weinstein,Justice Barbara Kapnick, who presented the award to JusticeWeinstein, and Glenn A. Jacobson, President of the JewishLawyers Guild.

and in Indonesia (and in Hawaii asteenager with his white grand-mother and grandfather). As youngman he became a community or-ganizer in Chicago where helearned about the plight of the Af-rican-Americans urban poor. Dur-ing those years his mother was acommunity organizer in Java, In-donesia, just like our President.

Obama’s mother worked hardto educated Obama and his sister(Maya Kassandra Soetoro) in thebest prep schools in Indonesia andHawaii. She believed that goodeducation will help her children toovercome life difficulties and, evenone day, may help her son to be-come President of the United Statesof America.

President Obama was the firstAfrican-American law student tobecome the editor of the Harvard’slaw review. Yes, indeed, PresidentObama has all the right stuff to bethe President of all Americans re-gardless of race, color, nationalorigins, ethnic background or po-litical affiliation.

That’s way I’m casting my votefor President Barack in the nextgeneral election for the Presidency.I do remain

Very truly yours,Michael Matthews,

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On May 6, 2011, more than234 employees of the Queens Li-brary system received layoff no-tices as a result of the $25.5 millioncuts included in Mayor MichaelBloomberg’s FY 2012 budget.

John Hyslop, president of DC37 Queens Library Guild Local1321 declared, “This is bad newsfor all New Yorkers. We all sufferas a result of these layoffs. Librar-ies are at the center of an informedcommunity and an informed com-munity is at the center of a demo-cratic society.”

Vowing “No more cuts! Nomore layoffs!” Local 1321’s Bud-get Action Committee has launcheda grassroots campaign that willinitiate a variety of actions to beorganized by library staffers andpatrons at branches throughoutQueens over the coming weeks.

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branches serve over 2.3 millionresidents in the most ethnicallydiverse county in the UnitedStates, and the system plays apivotal role in the lives of resi-dents by offering over 30,000 pro-grams throughout the year.Among the programs provided,to date, by the dedicated librarystaff are youth and adult literacyprograms, pre-GED classes,health literacy classes, mail-a-book programs for home-boundresidents, English classes, citizen-ship classes and more.

Now, union leaders say, all thatwill change. Instead of the currentsix-day service, libraries will onlybe open three days a week. Insteadof parents being able to know thattheir children and teenagers willhave a place to go after schoolwhere they can receive homeworkhelp in a safe and sound educa-

tional environment, library doorswill be closed. Millions of NewYorkers who rely on the free com-puter and Internet access to con-duct job searches and more, willlose this valuable tool for jobsearches and more. Millions ofimmigrants who attend the library’sfree English-as-a-Second-Lan-guage classes will lose this invalu-able learning opportunity. And,customers of all ages will no longerhave easy access to the library’sbooks, CDs and DVDs.

“We are encouraging every-one to fight against these plannedcuts in services and layoffs,”Hyslop said.”This borough-wideeffort by the members of Local1321 will show that the libraryisn’t just a building with books, thelibrary is the people! The peoplemake the library and the librarycan’t function without them.

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ing from surrounding communi-ties. The e-Green staff loaded upan astonishing 17,293 lbs. of e-waste for responsible recycling,including TVs, CRT monitors, key-boards, hard drives, computer cam-eras, and batteries. An additional 3tons of paper, books and cardboardwere taken by Secure Shred.

“I’m grateful to have been giventhe opportunity to host another suchevent for my residents so that theymay conveniently and properlydispose of their electronics, whilecleaning out their closets, book-

cases, file cabinets and sparerooms,” Addabbo said.

The Senator and his staffwere delighted with the re-sponse to the recycling event.“We had a steady stream ofpeople coming through all day.Based on the success of thisevent, I expect to work with theSenator on another recyclingevent by the end of this year,probably in a different part ofthe district,” noted PeterDeLucia, Director of SpecialEvents on the Senator’s staff.

Standard black tar roofsget as hot as 190° F onsummer days. Applyinghighly reflective whitecoatings make roofsmuch cooler, loweringinternal building tem-peratures by up to 30%in summer - as well as airconditioning bills. Becausecooler roofs expand and contractless, they last longer than typicalroofs, and have lower maintenancecosts. NYC °CoolRoofs, a Cityprogram, piloted in Long IslandCity in 2009, with MayorBloomberg and Al Gore at the LICYMCA. It coated over 1 millionsquare feet of City roofs in 2010.LIC participants so far includeLaGuardia Community College,the MoMA warehouse, and

Sunnyside Community Ser-vices. Your building

can be next.NYC °CoolRoofs

will provide a free roofinspection, discountedpurchase of coating,and a professionally su-

pervised volunteer teamto apply it, for all building

owners who agree to share beforeand after energy bills with the City.White roof projects can pay forthemselves within 3 years throughlower air conditioning costs if build-ings are: one or two stories tall,owner occupied, not well insulated,and have black tar roofs. If thisdescribes your building, contactLICBDC today at 718.786.5300 x27 to permanently lower yourelectric bills.

“The Church Ladies” (Of All Saints’ Church)by Marilyn Fagan

A few years ago there was acommercial on television for a fur-niture polish and it showed a bunchof women cleaning and polishingin a church. This reminded me ofmy own experiences in Church.

The Church of course is al-ways kept clean during the yearbut on special religious eventssuch as Easter, Christmas andothers, extra time and care isgiven. So many people, mem-bers and friends of the Church,gather together to give their timeand attention to do all the littlejobs to be done. I call this group“The Church Ladies” They allwork together in harmony do-ing what has to be done andnobody complains. As they areworking together doing the dust-ing, polishing, shining, movingthings around, putting flowers

in place, etc., etc, they are chat-ting, laughing and just enjoyingwhat they are doing as they aredoing it for God. They are keep-ing his House clean. When theyare all finished and look around,they have their reward and theyare happy and pleased.

You will always find “TheChurch Ladies” in all Churchesand be happy and proud if you areone of them.

My apologies to the male mem-bers of churches that I did notmention as there are also “TheChurch Men” too that I can praise.



SPRING BAZAAR!Saturday, May 14th

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Sunnyside Reformed Church4803 Skillman Ave. (48th & Skillman)

[email protected] (718) 426-5997

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4TH ANNUAL SHRED FESTSunday, May 22nd,10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Vincent Daniels Square

(51st Street and 43rd Avenue), WoodsideThe City encourages New Yorkers to bring mail and other documents that contain personalinformation – such as bank statements, paycheck stubs and credit card applications – to one of 16Shred Fest locations throughout the five boroughs to be shredded, securely disposed of andrecycled for free.

STRAWBERRY FAIRSaturday, June 11th,11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Vendors wanted. Please call718 784-8031"

All Saints’ Church, 43-12 46 St. Sunnyside(right off Queens Boulevard @ 46 Street).

All are welcome.

VINNY VOLTAGE SCIENCE SHOWTues, May 17, Tues, May 31 @ 4pm

“Vinny Voltage makes science fun and exciting. This series is filled with differentexperiments and new explorations in science fun. Join Vinny Voltage at the Queens

Library at Sunnyside and see science come alive.”For children and teens / No preregistration required.

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Sunnyside/Woodside Lion’s Club

Street FairSaturday, May 28th 11 am - 6 pm

Greenpoint Ave. 43rd St - 48th St.Kids rides, food and merchandise vendors, raffles

Bring a can of food or donation to the Lions Club table at 46th St.‘We take care of our own community-joining us is always a GOOD thing.’

The New York Lottery today announced the name of aLong Island City Win 4 player who won $10,000 in thedrawing held on April 30th. The winner, Shkyra Jackson,

purchased the winning ticket at the Associated Super-market at 10-07 41 Ave in Long Island City.The New York Lottery announced Ghanshyam Patel of

Woodside won $250,000 on the Lottery’s Happy Mother’s Day instant game. Patel’swinning ticket was purchased at the Vesey St Edibles at 20 Vesey Street in New York.

Lucky Locals

LI Queens/Area 2011 5k NAMIWalkSunday, May 15th at Jones BeachRegistration at 11am, parking field 5, walk at noon.For more information call 516-326-0797, 718-347-7284

7th Annual Walk for St. Mary’s Kids and Family Fun Day,Sunday, May 22nd @ Belmont Park in ElmontFamily Fun Day activities start at 11:00 and run until 3:00 pm.Raising funds and awareness for children and families withspecial needs. To participate, sponsor or to learn morecontact Angela Sculti at 718-281-8817, [email protected]

Take A Walk For Charity

SHOP LOCAL! EAT LOCAL! SPEND LOCAL!

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