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of Emergency Management(OEM) reminds New Yorkers toconserve energy as the currentheat wave continues. Tempera-tures are expected to remain inthe 90s through the weekend, withheat indices reaching between100 and 105 today and the mid-90s for the rest of the week.Conserve Energy:

During periods of extremelyhot and humid weather, electric-ity use rises, which can causepower disruptions. To help pre-vent power outages and furtherstrain on the city’s electrical sys-tem, New Yorkers should heedthe following tips:

YORKERS TO CONSERVE ENERGY DURING HEAT WAVEDon’t set your air conditioner

thermostat lower than 78 degrees.Use air conditioners only

when you’re home, and onlyin rooms you’re using. If youwant to cool your home before

Cooling centers will remainopen to help provide relief fromthe heat to New Yorkers untilfurther notice. Cooling centersare public places, such as De-partment for the Aging (DFTA)

212-504-4115) or visitwww.nyc.gov/oem.Spray Caps & Fire Hydrants:

Opening fire hydrants with-out spray caps is illegal, wastefuland dangerous. Illegally opened

a spray cap can also knock a childdown, causing serious injury. Call311 to report an open hydrant.

Hydrants can be opened le-gally if equipped with a City-approved spray cap. One ille-gally opened hydrant can releasemore than 1,000 gallons of waterper minute, while a hydrant witha spray cap releases around 20 to25 gallons per minute. Spray capscan be obtained by someone 18or over, free of charge, at localfirehouses.Health Tips:

Heat illness is serious. Pro-longed exposure to the heat can

ENERGY CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS PASSES ASSEMBLY AND SENATE(continued on page 8)

Assemblyman MichaelGianaris (D-Queens) announcedthat the Senate joined the Assem-bly in passing his Energy Con-sumer Bill of Rights. AssemblyBill A1558 (http://a s sembly . s t a t e .ny .us / l eg /?bn=A01558) establishes con-sumer safeguards to end aggres-sive and deceptive tactics by en-ergy companies offering supplycontracts to residential and smallbusiness customers.

In light of projections thatenergy supply bills will continueto grow, it is expected that en-ergy suppliers will more aggres-sively pursue door-to-door mar-

keting techniques. With risingenergy costs, the State ConsumerProtection Board, which has beenan advocate of reform on thisissue, reports that consumer com-plaints against energy servicescompanies (ESCOs) rose nearly400% in recent years.

“Door-to-door marketers forenergy suppliers are already no-torious for deceiving our mostvulnerable residents,” said As-semblyman Gianaris. “With en-ergy prices skyrocketing, theopportunity for these predatorsto manipulate our seniors willmultiply. New Yorkers deserveto be protected against these un-

scrupulous salespeople and oncethe Bill is signed into law, theywill be.”

“Energy costs are of para-mount concern to many olderNew Yorkers who are on fixedincomes and are least able to bearthe brunt of deceptive marketingpractices,” stated Luci de Haan,AARP spokeswoman. “Themeasures set forth in Assembly-man Gianaris’ legislation canassure that older consumers aremaking smart and financiallysound choices when selecting aprivate energy company.”

Over the past decade, manyconsumers have complained

about misleading sales tactics,lengthy and indecipherable fineprint in energy contracts, and“teaser” rates, in which artifi-cially low monthly costs are fol-lowed by astronomical monthlyrates soon thereafter.

Under the Energy ConsumerBill of Rights, ESCO representa-tives must present identificationand a short, plain-language state-ment with the customer’s rights.Prepayment for energy servicescannot be required and variablecharges must be clearly and con-spicuously identified. Changesin contract length cannot be madewithout the express consent of

the customer. Additionally,ESCOs may not charge more than$200 for early cancellation of acontract. Finally, the AttorneyGeneral would be authorized toseek civil penalties of $1,000 perviolation. Customers injured byviolations may also sue to re-cover damages.

“ESCOs are using the sameunderhanded tactics that dupedso many into entering subprimemortgages,” added Assembly-man Gianaris. “We will not al-low New Yorkers to suffer a simi-lar fate at this time of economicdifficulty.” The Bill now goes tothe Governor for final approval.

COUNCIL MEMBER VAN BRAMER & SPEAKER QUINN WELCOMENYC’S LARGEST ROOFTOP FARM TO LONG ISLAND CITY

On Wednesday, July 7thCouncil Member Jimmy VanBramer and City Council SpeakerChristine Quinn welcomed NewYork City’s largest rooftop farmto Long Island City. The one-acre rooftop farm, known as theBrooklyn Grange had recentlymade their big move into Queensearlier this spring, bringing lo-cally grown produce to Queensresidents and restaurants. BothCouncil Member Van Bramer andSpeaker Quinn joined the Brook-lyn Grange’s head farmer, BenFlanner in a “Vegetable Cutting”ceremony to officially welcomethe farm into the neighborhoodand kick-off a fruitful season offresh locally grown produce.

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prised of 1.2 million pounds ofsoil, over 20,000 feet of greenroofing material and an intricateirrigation system, making this ur-ban farming initiative the largestin New York City. Currently, thefarm produces over 15 differenttypes of crops, including Basil,Bok Choy, Kale and RainbowSwiss Chard and every Tuesdayand Thursday afternoon, the fresh

picked produce is available forthe public to purchase in theirweekday on-site market.

“The opening of the Brook-lyn Grange is great news for LongIsland City and the borough ofQueens,” said Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer. “Such inno-vative green initiatives to utilizeour rooftops for urban farming

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senior centers, New York CityHousing Authority (NYCHA)and Salvation Army communitycenters, and public libraries,where air conditioning is avail-able. To find the cooling centerclosest to you, call 311 (TTY:

hydrants can lower water pres-sure, which can cause problemsat hospitals and other medicalfacilities and hinder fire-fightingby reducing the flow of water tohoses and pumps. The powerfulforce of an open hydrant without

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New York City Comptroller John C. Liulaunched a powerful new tool that providesunprecedented access to view and track howNew York City government spends money.Over $35 billion in City expenditures sinceJanuary 1 are now accessible at the public’sfingertips at www.checkbooknyc.com.

“This has already raised the bar on theway things are done in government,” Comp-troller Liu said. “The more information wemake available to the public, the more built-in incentives all of us in city government haveto save taxpayers money, which has reallybecome more important than ever before.”

One of the most comprehensive initia-tives of its kind in the nation, “CheckbookNYC” is an easy-to-use online database ofthe City’s expenditures, allowing users tosearch and download by agency, vendor/payee name, purpose and amount.

“It’s about open government,” Comp-troller Liu continued. “It’s about intrinsicaccountability. It’s about creating strongincentives to save taxpayer money. And it’show we are determined to start the newfiscal year.”

Comptroller Liu first announced theCheckbook NYC initiative on March 18,setting forth an ambitious launch date of July1, the start of Fiscal Year 2011. “Placingbillions of dollars in spending in one easy-to-access database was no small feat,” Comp-troller Liu said, crediting Simcha Felder,Deputy Comptroller for Accountancy &Budget, and his team for propelling thissubstantial undertaking. Comptroller Liualso expressed gratitude for the cooperationfrom city commissioners and their agencies,in particular the Financial Information Ser-vices Agency (FISA) and the Mayor’s Of-fice of Contract Services (MOCS).

Councilmember Gale Brewer, Chairper-son of the City Council Committee on Gov-ernmental Operations, stated: “It is fittingthat as we celebrate our freedom on this 4thof July that a new era of openness has arrived,and as of today every person interested inpolicy and every skeptical New Yorker cananswer the age-old question: What are theydoing with my money? Checkbook NYC is apowerful tool, created by Comptroller Liuand his extraordinarily talented staff. As some-one who has spent many years working ingovernment and the same number of yearstrying to open up government data, I applaudthis one-of-a-kind single location websitethat is updated daily to show New Yorkershow their tax dollars are being spent.

“My Money NYC has broken newground in making government agencies andentities more transparent,” said Dick Dadey,Executive Director of Citizens Union. “Thissoftware allows nearly all city spending tobe disclosed in virtual real time disaggre-

gated to a degree not seen before in a mannerso easily accessed by the public. At a timewhen New Yorkers are taking a closer lookat their own checkbooks, New York Citygovernment should reflect the same level ofscrutiny. Comptroller Liu’s My MoneyNYC will draw closer attention to everydollar spent.”

“It is this kind of model that will bringmore transparency and accountability to NewYork and help to create a best practicesparadigm in expenditure reporting in Citygovernment,” said Susan Lerner, ExecutiveDirector of Common Cause. “We look for-ward to working with Comptroller Liu onthis exciting endeavor.”

Checkbook NYC will be updated dailyand uses the City’s Financial ManagementSystem (FMS) to identify and chronicle allCity expenditures. In addition to a FrequentlyAsked Questions (FAQs) section, there is adedicated team of individuals in Comptrol-ler Liu’s office to update and correct anydetectable glitches while in its beta stage.

Due to privacy and security issues stillunder review, some transactions in Check-book NYC do not include the associatedpayee name. These include but are not lim-ited to payments made by the New YorkCity Police Department, the Department ofInvestigation, the District Attorneys’ Of-fices, as well as certain payments made toindividuals, employees and for health andsocial services.

Checkbook NYC is part of ComptrollerLiu’s broader “My Money NYC” transpar-ency initiative (www.mymoneynyc.com)that gives New Yorkers unparalleled accessto information about the City’s finances,encourages community-government col-laboration on fiscal matters and providesuser-friendly performance measures. “Al-most immediately, this level of heightenedtransparency compels more judicious ex-penditures of taxpayer money,” Comptrol-ler Liu said.

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Rep. Maloney, Sen. Menendez Introduce “StopDeceptive Advertising in Women’s Services Act”

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) andSen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) intro-duced the “Stop Deceptive Advertisingin Women’s Services Act” (SDAWS),which would crack down on clinics thatadvertise themselves as providers ofabortion services yet don’t provide abor-tion services.

“Although I may disagree with theirviews, many crisis pregnancy centers areforthright and respectful. Unfortunately,some take a more underhanded approachto lure in women seeking abortions byusing tactics that should be illegal,” Rep.Maloney said. “An unintended pregnancyis an especially difficult time to encounterdeception, and deceptive practices shouldbe outlawed. Women shouldn’t have toface the added stress of decipheringwhether or not the clinic they choose of-fers legitimate medical services.”

Senator Menendez said, “This legis-lation would simply help ensure truth inadvertising related to reproductive healthservices. Women’s reproductive healthchoices are very personal decisions, andthey should never be influenced by de-

ception or pressure.”“We applaud Rep. Maloney’s and Sen.

Menendez’s leadership in making surewomen aren’t misled about their health-care options,” said Nancy Keenan, presi-dent of NARAL Pro-Choice America.“Many CPCs use deceptive and manipula-tive tactics that prevent women from mak-ing fully informed choices about their re-productive health. They put political pro-paganda before women’s wellbeing. Re-gardless of one’s position on abortion, weall should agree that lying to women iswrong. Americans value honesty in adver-tising and these anti-choice operationsshould not be exempt from living up to thisbasic principle.”

The SDAWS Act directs the FederalTrade Commission (FTC) to promulgaterules declaring it an unfair or deceptive actfor an entity, such as a crisis pregnancycenter, to advertise as a provider of abortionservices if the entity does not provide abor-tion services. Organizations that are notdeceptive in their advertising or marketingwill not be impacted by this bill. The bill has11 cosponsors in the House.

Assemblywoman Pheffer Announces Sgt.Ronald Alan Kubik Memorial ServiceAssemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D-

Queens) announces the memorial service ofSgt Ronald Alan Kubik. Sgt Kubik waskilled April 23, 2010 during combat opera-tions by Company D, 3rd Battalion, 75thRanger Regiment, in eastern Afghanistan’sLogar province. He is survived by his fatherRonald A. Kubik and his wife Rose, hismother Eileen M. Kubik, his sisters, Amyand Mary, step brother Fred, and grand-mother Bridget Daly.

The service will be held at the JASARockaway Park Senior Center locatedat 106-20 Shorefront Parkway,Rockaway Park, NY 11694 on July 14,2010 at 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. All are

welcome to attend but are asked to ar-rive on time to avoid disturbing theMemorial Service proceedings.

Queens County Commander MikeHonan Jr. Past Commander of the QueensCounty American Legion will preside overthe Memorial Service. Representatives fromthe Army Reserve will direct the ColorGuard. The ceremony will be followed by areception in remembrance of Sgt. Kubik.

“On April 23, our longtime friend andcommunity member Birdie Daly lost herbeloved grandson Ronald. I encourage ev-eryone to join us in paying our respect toRonald’s ultimate sacrifice,” said Assem-blywoman Pheffer.

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ILLEGAL HOTELS BILL PASSES LEGISLATURE BILL TOPROTECT RESIDENTS, INCREASE APARTMENT AVAILABILITY

Tenants and tourists in New YorkCity would be protected by a newlaw that will make it clear that oper-ating a residential apartment as atransient hotel is illegal in New YorkCity. The bill (S6873/A10008),sponsored by State Senator LizKrueger (D-Manhattan) and Assem-bly Member Richard N. Gottfried(D-Manhattan), will put an end tothe rampant spread of illegal hotelsby clarifying ambiguities in Stateand City laws which made it impos-sible for government agencies toeffectively crack down on offendersand protect residents. The legisla-tion passed the Senate and was ap-proved by the Assembly on Thurs-day. It now goes to Governor DavidPaterson to be signed into law.

“It can be a real nightmare whenthe apartment next door is occu-pied by one transient after another,”said Assembly Member Gottfried.“You have strangers coming andgoing at all hours, with noise, dis-ruption, and real safety concerns.

For years, my office has receivedcountless complaints from tenantsliving in residential buildings thatare being used as hotels.”

Landlords rent apartments ashotel rooms to get more moneythan the rent laws allow, or toempty out a building for a co-opor condo conversion

“The proliferation of illegalhotel operations has removed thou-sands of apartments from an al-ready tight housing market, dis-rupted the lives of the permanentresidents who live in the buildings,and decreased the City’s tax base,”said Senator Liz Krueger. “Fur-thermore, because illegal hotels donot comply with the local building,fire, and housing codes that arerequired for buildings zoned fortransient occupants, they pose aserious threat to public safety.”

“We are excited that the legis-lature has passed this importantbill that will protect tenants, tour-ists and our affordable housing

stock from the dangerous threat ofillegal hotels,” said Jackie DelValle, of the Housing Conserva-tion Coordinators. “Having an il-legal hotel in your building,whether it’s one or 20, is unsafe forthe tenants who live there.”

New York City residents havenot been the only victims of illegalhotels. Because the internet hasmade it easier than ever to advertiseillegal hotels, most tourists have noidea they have not made reserva-tions at legitimate hotels until theyarrive at their destination. Suchdeception ruins many visitors’ ex-periences and harms New YorkCity’s reputation as a tourist-friendlycity. While New York City agen-cies under the leadership of MayorBloomberg have worked hard tocrack down on illegal hotels, a re-cent Appellate Division court deci-sion has been crippling that effort.The court decision ruled that thetransient use of a residential build-ing is permissible if less than half of

the units are being used for transientuses. Senator Krueger and Assem-bly Member Gottfried’s bill makesit clear that all “Class A multipledwelling” units may only be usedfor permanent residence purposes,which is defined as occupancy by aperson or household for 30 con-secutive days or longer.

The bill contains appropriateexceptions for roommates, board-ers, etc. who live or rent in the unitwith the permanent occupants, orwhile the permanent occupants aretemporarily absent and nothing isbeing paid. The bill would also givea small number of buildings thathave historically operated as hotelsprior to the enactment of the Mul-tiple Dwelling Law, or were legallyoperating as hotels under the pre-1961 zoning, time to comply withrelevant building codes for tran-sient use.

“Tenants, housing advocates,City agencies, and elected offi-cials have worked hard to combat

illegal hotels since we first beganhearing about them,” Gottfriedadded. “This bill is an example ofwhat can be accomplished whena diverse group comes together tosolve a real problem.”

”This is a real win-win for NewYork City residents and visitors,”explained Senator Krueger. “Resi-dents will no longer see their apart-ment buildings overrun by tran-sient tourists and visitors will nolonger have to worry about arriv-ing to find that their ‘hotel’ is actu-ally an apartment building.”

The bill is supported by MayorMichael Bloomberg, ManhattanBorough President Scott Stringerand the Manhattan Borough Board,Housing Conservation Coordina-tors, Goddard-Riverside West SideSRO Law Project, the Associationfor Neighborhood and Housing De-velopment, West Side Neighbor-hood Alliance, the Hotel Associa-tion of New York City, and theHotel and Motel Trades Council.

Senate and Assembly Pass Historic Bill To Protect Domestic Workers The New York Legislature

passed the Domestic Workers Billof Rights, S2311E (Savino) /A1470B (Wright), making NewYork the first state in the nationto provide new standards ofworker protections for more than200,000 employees in an indus-try which has gone unregulatedfor decades.

This historic legislation guar-antees protection from discrimi-nation, one day of rest each week,overtime pay, and other basiclabor protections long denied tonannies, housekeepers, and eld-erly caregivers employed in pri-vate homes.

The legislation passed 35-26in the Senate and 90-38 in theAssembly.

Supporters of the bill haveworked tirelessly for the past sixyears to bring the landmark leg-islation to this point. In June 2009,the Assembly passed similar leg-islation, introduced by Assem-blyman Keith Wright. For thepast several weeks, the twohouses worked to reconcile thedifferent versions and have nowcome to an agreement. Oncesigned into law by the Governor,the bill will provide a nationalmodel for other states seeking toimprove the conditions of do-mestic labor.

“Every now and then the NewYork State Legislature gets tomake history and today is thatday. We have led the way inworker protections time and timeagain, establishing child laborlaws, minimum wage laws, andworkplace protections in sweat-shops, long before the federalgovernment did. In 1935, Presi-dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, aformer New York State Senatorhimself, signed the National La-bor Relations Act, sweeping leg-

islation that gave us the basiclabor protections that we all en-joy, but which unfortunately ex-cluded domestic workers. Sincethen they have toiled without anyrights whatsoever. That changesnow. This law will dramaticallyimprove the daily lives of the200,000 women and men of this‘invisible workforce’. Most im-portantly, it will send the clearmessage that domestic workers,who provide the crucial servicesthat keep this state running, de-serve to be treated with respectand dignity. I commend my col-league in the Assembly, KeithWright, who has been fightingfor this bill for over six years, andwithout whom this victory wouldnot be possible,” said SenatorDiane J. Savino (D-Brooklyn/Staten Island).

“For far too long domesticworkers have labored tirelesslywithout the labor protectionsavailable to almost every othergroup of workers throughout NewYork State. They have been sub-ject to abuse, long hours withoutrespite, dangerous working con-ditions, and they have had no-where to turn for justice. Thislaw will change that equation.This is the first piece of legisla-tion of it’s kind in the Nation andfor the last six years I have beenworking hard to ensure that NewYork State continues to supportthe progressive ideals which al-lowed us to set the original stan-dard for labor protections inAmerica. I applaud the tenacityof all of the domestic workerswho lobbied, advocated and ral-lied for this legislation for many,many years and helped our Statereach this historic point. I havebeen proud to stand alongsidethem and our tremendously ef-fective Senate sponsor, Senator

Diane Savino, throughout thislengthy struggle,” said Assem-blyman Keith Wright of Harlem.

Senate Majority ConferenceLeader John L. Sampson said,“Domestic workers are a vitalcontributor, helping fuel NewYork’s economy, but for too longthey have been denied basic pro-tections that should rightfully betheirs. New York is once againtaking its place as a national leaderin protecting workers’ rights,ensuring fair labor standards arefinally afforded to domesticworkers. I applaud the efforts ofSenator Diane Savino for her tire-less pursuit of justice.”

Some highlights of the provi-sions in this legislation include:

· Grant time and a half over-

time pay if a domestic employeeworks over 40 hours per week, or44 hours if the employee lives inthe employer’s home;

· Exclude babysitters, familymembers of employers andpeople who provide companion-ship services from the definitionof a domestic worker;

· Provide that domesticworkers may choose a day ofrest each week;

· Grants domestic workersthree additional days of resteach year, once he or she hasworked for the same employerfor one year;

·Require domestic workers re-ceive minimum wage and pro-tection under the disability law;

· Provide that the Department

of Labor (DOL) establish a work-ing group and report to the Gover-nor and Legislature by November1st, 2010 on the working condi-tions of domestic workers, the fea-sibility of attaining benefits com-mensurate with other workers, andthe possibility of unionization.

Domestic Workers, who areexcluded from federal labor laws,often face exploitation and abusein the workplace. A study con-ducted by Domestic WorkersUnited, a non-profit organizationof domestic workers and advo-cates, found that 33 percent ofdomestic workers reported ver-bal or physical abuse at the handsof their employers, while another67 percent reported sometimesor never receiving overtime pay.

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NOTICE OF SALE, SUPREMECOURT, COUNTY OF QUEENS,DANESH K. MAHINDRA andMADHU MAHINDRA, andLET’S HAVE A PARTY II, INC.,Plaintiffs, vs. CRISTOBALPARRA and C & C GLOBALEXPRESS, INC., Defendants.Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale granted onor about March 30, 2010, I, theundersigned Referee will sell atpublic auction at the QueensCounty Supreme Courthouse,Court Room 25, 88-11 SutphinBlvd., Jamaica, NY, on Friday,July 30, 2010 at 11:00 am,premises known as 70-09 45thAvenue, Woodside, NY. ALL thatcertain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in theBorough of Queens County, Cityand State of New York, Block:1351; Lot 75, as more particularlydescribed in the Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale. Premiseswill be sold subject to provisionscontained within said Judgmentand Terms of Sale, Index No.17042/07. Approximate Amountof Judgment: $1,546,684.50 plusinterest and costs. David L. Cohen,Esq., Referee. Law Offices ofDevang Shah, P.C., 116-55Queens Blvd, #201, Forest Hills,NY 11375, Attorneys for Plaintiff.6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16

PROBATE CITATION File No.2010-542 SURROGATE’SCOURT- Queens COUNTYCITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK,By the Grace of God Free andIndependent TO The heirs at law,next of kin, and distributees ofShirley May Jensen a/k/a ShirleyJensen, deceased, if living, and ifany of them be dead to their heirsat law, next of kin, distributes,legatees, executors,administrators, assignees andsuccessors in interest whose namesare unknown and cannot beascertained after to diligence;AND TO Al Cunningham, ConnieEricson Attorney General, Stateof New York PublicAdministrator, Queens County. Apetition having been duly filed byMihai Dubovici, who is domiciledat 32-10 87th Street, East Elmhurst,New York, 11369. YOU AREHEREBY CITED TO SHOWCAUSE before the Surrogate’sCourt, Queens County at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NewYork, on August 5, 2010 at 9:30o’clock in the fore noon of thatday, why a decree should not bemade in the estate of Shirley MayJensen a/k/a Shirley Jensen latelydomiciled at 32-10 87th Street, EastElmhurst , New York 11359admitting to probate a Will datedDecember 4, 2001 {a Codicil datedMarch 21, 2009} a copy of whichis attached as the Will of ShirleyMay Jensen deceased, relating toreal and personal property, anddirecting that LettersTestamentary issue to MihaiDubovici. Dated, Attested andSealed June 3, 2010, HON.ROBERT L. NAHMANSurrogate, MARGARET M.GRIBBON Acting Chief Clerk.Attorney for Petitioner Philip V.Bouklas Address of Attorney 386Park Avenue South, New York,New York 10016 Telephone

File No.: 2008-3788/CCITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To RonaldSilverman Booth MedicalAssociates, P.C. NephrologyAssociates, P.C. Queens Centerfor Rehabilitation and Health CareAll Data Service, Att: Chirag V.Vasa, M.D. All Data Service, Att:BM Vascular Surgery AttorneyGeneral of the State of New YorkDepartment of Social ServicesMidge A. Leinwand Roni LacosteIris Christ The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees of ROSEKLEIN, deceased, or their estates,if any there be, whose names,places of residence and post officeaddresses are unknown to thepetitioner and cannot with duediligence be ascertained. Being thepersons interested as creditors,

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION ACTIONTO FORECLOSE AMORTGAGE STATE OF NEWYORK SUPREME COURT:COUNTY OF QUEENS BANKOF AMERICA, NATIONALASSOCIATION ASSUCCESSOR BY MERGER TOLASALLE BANK NA ASTRUSTEE FOR WAMUMORTGAGE PASSTHROUGHCERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR18 TRUST Plaintiff, vs.LIMOR ALON, ASHEN S.ALON, CAROL CHARLES,CYRIL CHARLES, DAVIDZERBIB, Defendant(s). TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:INDEX NO.: 33141/09MORTGAGED PREMISES: 85-07 215TH STREET HOLLISHILLS, NY 11427 SBL #: BLOCK7819 LOT 71 You are herebysummoned to answer theComplaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe Complaint is not served withthis Summons, to serve a notice ofappearance, on the Plaintiff(s)attorney(s) within twenty daysafter the service of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the service iscomplete if this Summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York). In case ofyour failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. The Attorneyfor Plaintiff has an office forbusiness in the County of Erie.Trial to be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the locationof the Mortgaged Premises. Datedthis 24th day of June, 2010, TO:ASHEN S. ALON, Defendant(s)In this Action. The foregoingSummons is served upon you bypublication, pursuant to an orderof HON. JAMES J. GOLIA of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, dated the 21st day of June,2010 and filed with the Complaintin the Office of the Queens CountyClerk, in the City of Jamaica. Theobject of this action is to foreclosea mortgage upon the premisesdescribed below, executed byLIMOR ALON dated the 13th dayof December, 2002 to secure thesum of $749,000.00, and recordedat Instrument No. 2003000221150in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens, on the 10thday of July, 2003; which mortgagewas further assigned byassignment dated the 17th day ofDecember, 2002, and recorded onthe 10th day of July, 2003, in theOffice of the Clerk of QueensCounty at Instrument No.2003000221153; which mortgagewas further assigned byassignment dated the 14th day ofMay, 2004, and recorded on the26th day of November, 2004, inthe Office of the Clerk of QueensCounty at Instrument No.2004000730131; which mortgagewas further assigned by

Number 212-447-5599 [Note: Thiscitation is served upon you arerequired by law. You are notrequired to appear. If you fail toappear it will be assumed you donot object to the relief requested.You have a right to have anattorney appear for you.] 7/2, 7/9,7/16, 7/23

assignment dated the 11th day ofJune, 2004, and recorded on the26th day of November, 2004, inthe Office of the Clerk of QueensCounty at Instrument No.2004000730132; The Plaintiff isthe holder of another mortgage inthe amount of $84,591.21 executedby LIMOR ALON and ASHEN S.ALON which was recordedNovember 26, 2004 underInstrument - Number:2004000730129 in the County (orCity Register of): Queens; whichmortgage was subsequentlymodified or consolidated with themortgage referred to at InstrumentNumber: 2003000221150 by aConsolidation Agreement datedJune 11, 2004 and recordedNovember 26, 2004 underInstrument Number:2004000730130 to form a singlelien in the’ amount of $741,600.00;which mortgage was duly assignedby an assignment dated November24, 2009 and sent for recording inthe Office of the Queens CountyClerk. The property in question isdescribed as follows: 85-07 215THSTREET, HOLLIS HILLS, NY11427 SEE FOLLOWINGDESCRIPTION Block 7819 andLot 71 ALL that certain plot, pieceor parcel of land, with the buildingsand improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being inthe Fourth Ward of the Boroughand County of Queens, City andState of New York, bounded anddescribed as follows:BEGINNING at a point on theEasterly sideof215th Street ,distant 50 feet Southerly from thecorner formed by the intersectionof the Southerly side of 85thAvenue and the Easterly sideof215th Street; RUNNINGTHENCE Easterly parallel with85th Avenue, 100 feet; THENCESoutherly parallel with 215thStreet, 50 feet; THENCE Westerlyagain parallel with 85th Avenue,100 feet to the Easterly side of215th Street; THENCE Northerlyalong the Easterly side of 215thStreet, 50 feet to the point or placeof BEGINNING. Premises knownas 85-07 215th Street, Hollis Hills,New York HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE NEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TORESPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THISFORECLOSURE ACTION, YOUMAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THESUMMONS AND COMPLAINTCAREFULLY. YOU SHOULDIMMEDIATELY CONTACT ANATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TOOBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid office, there are governmentagencies and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possible

options, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. You shouldbe extremely careful about anysuch promises and any suggestionsthat you pay them a fee or signover your deed. State law requiresanyone offering such services forprofit to enter into a contract whichfully describes the services theywill perform and fees they willcharge, and which prohibits themfrom taking any money from youuntil they have completed all suchpromised services. § 1303NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME If you do not respond tothis summons and complaint byserving a copy of the answer onthe attorney for the mortgagecompany who fi led thisforeclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: June 24, 2010 Steven J.Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 The law firm of Steven J.Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debtcollectors who are attempting tocollect a debt. Any informationobtained by them will be used forthat purpose. 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30

legatees, distributees or otherwisein the Estate of ROSE KLEIN,deceased, who at the time of deathwas a resident of 69-10 164 Street,Apt.6K, Flushing, 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 ofROSE KLEIN, deceased, you andeach of you are hereby cited toshow cause before the Surrogateat the Surrogate’s Court of theCounty of Queens, to be held atthe Queens General Courthouse,6th Floor, 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, City and Stateof New York, on the 26th day ofAugust, 2010 at 9:30 o’clock inthe forenoon, why the Account ofProceedings 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 $1,453.44and 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 ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whythe claim from Booth MedicalAssociates, P.C. in the amount of$225.00 should not be rejected:and why the claim fromNephrology Associates, P.C. inthe amount of $1,475.00 shouldnot be rejected; and why the claimfrom Queens Center forRehabilitation and Health Care inthe amount of $25,944.40 shouldnot be rejected; and why the claimfrom All Data Service, Chirag V.Vasa, M.D. in the amount of$43.18 should not be rejected; andwhy the claim from All DataService, BM Vascular Surgery inthe amount of $152.21 should notbe rejected; and why each of youclaiming to be a distributee of thedecedent should not establishproof of your kinship; and whythe net distributable estate shouldnot be paid to Department of SocialServices Human ResourcesAdministration, Dated, Attestedand Sealed 28th day of June, 2010HON. ROBERT L. NAHMANSurrogate, Queens County,MARGARET M. GRIBBONActing Clerk of the Surrogate’sCourt GERARD J. SWEENEY,ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25Queens Boulevard 11th Floor,



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