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NEW YORKERS NEEDBETTER TRANSIT.HERE’S THE WAYTO GET THERE

THE CITY SHOULD HAVE A MAJORITY OFSEATS ON THE MTA BOARD

Op Ed by Jimmy Van Bramer

In 1968, the state took overNew York City’s buses and sub-ways and created the Metropoli-tan Transportation Authority.Nearly 50 years later, riders suf-fer as the MTA struggles withaging trains, bloated projects andlong delays for needed upgrades.Meanwhile, the balance of powerat the MTA board rests with Al-bany and the suburbs, preventingthe city from governing its owntransit system.

Albany’s leadership on theMTA is lacking. It’s time for thecity to take control.

As a City Council memberfrom western Queens and a regu-lar subway commuter, I know inreal time when the No. 7 train hasa meltdown. My phone buzzeswith tweets and texts about over-crowded platforms, stalled trainsand poor communication fromthe MTA.

I press MTA officials at over-sight hearings, organize rallies,and host town hall meetings that

bring MTA leaders directly toriders. But we can and must domore. Unfortunately, becauseAlbany controls the MTA, ourcity can’t hold it accountable forthe quality of service it provides.

Earlier this month I hosted atown hall where No. 7 train ridersasked questions of MTA offi-cials. New York City TransitPresident Ronnie Hakim hadsome good answers, but on manyissues, she left us scratching ourheads. Hakim didn’t seem toknow much about cross-honor-ing MetroCards on the Long Is-land Rail Road when service isdisrupted. One of her colleaguesdismissed our claim that serviceis worse on Mondays after week-end track work, only to have rid-ers cite specific delays and dis-ruptions that the agency forgot.

A recent report by state Comp-troller Thomas DiNapoli showedthe MTA used misleading mathto calculate how long riders mustwait for a train—

BARNETT PROJECT

GATHERSLOCAL FOES

by Patricia Dorfman

The Queens Anti-GentrificationProject/QAGP, started by six localresidents to stop the rezoning andconstruction of 50-25 Barnett byPhipps Houses, held their first pub-lic meeting at Sunnyside Commu-nity Services on April 28, and at-tracted about 50-60 attendees.

Developer Phipps Houses isasking the city to change the cur-rent zoning of 50-25 Barnett Av-enue in Sunnyside from light manu-facturing to residential so that a10-story, 208-unit apartment build-ing may be built there, to be called“The Barnett.” The location is nowan outdoor parking lot for 224 ve-hicles and across the street fromwhat used to be called Phipps Gar-dens Apartments, built in the twen-ties. Phipps Houses, who now ownsthat complex, has renamed itSunnyside Gardens Apartments.

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-and found that wait times areactually increasing. The MTA iseven failing to meet its own goals.

The signal upgrades and trackreplacement needed to keep thecentury-old system from constantmalfunction are decades awayfrom completion. There isn’t evena timeline to bring modern sig-nals—which allow countdownclocks and more frequent trains—to half of the subway system.

Even worse, the MTA is mis-managing its biggest, most ex-pensive projects. The newHudson Yards station is leakingbecause the MTA’s contractorscut corners. Across town, EastSide Access—a bloated projectdesigned to benefit suburbancommuters, not New Yorkersstuck on the subway—is $6 bil-lion over budget and 14 years

NEW YORKERSNEED BETTER

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behind schedule.Albany’s latest budget pro-

vides only a portion of the cashrequired for the MTA to makemuch-needed upgrades, and infact raises the MTA’s debt ceil-ing. By requiring the MTA toborrow billions of dollars insteadof funding improvements out-right, Albany is setting NewYorkers up for massive fare andtoll increases down the line.

As straphangers get squeezed,Albany has little incentive to act.A recent Baruch College/NY1poll found nearly half of NewYorkers think the city controlsthe MTA. Who can blame them?The MTA’s own numbers showthat 94% of its annual ridershipis within the five boroughs.

And yet, the city is only givenfour votes on the MTA’s 17-member board. Meanwhile, sub-urban counties, which includetowns as far as Poughkeepsieand Montauk, control the samenumber of votes.

Adding insult to injury, Al-bany inaction has held three of

the city’s board nominees in limbosince last June.

The city has increased its com-mitment to funding MTA capitalimprovements to $2.5 billion.Contrast that with Westchester,Nassau and Suffolk counties,which each have a full vote on theMTA board yet don’t contributea cent to MTA upgrades fromtheir budgets.

The city deserves a bigger say.I’m calling on the state to in-crease the city’s representationon the authority’s board, and havesponsored a City Council resolu-tion to this effect. The city, afterall, stands to gain the most fromimproved service—or suffer theharshest consequences if the sys-tem is neglected.

Now is the time. With thecity’s future hanging in the bal-ance, it makes no sense for Al-bany and the suburbs to call theshots for our subways and buses.

Jimmy Van Bramer, D-Queens, is the City Council ma-jority leader.




TASTE OF SUNNYSIDEWe hope you’ve gotten tickets already

to the Taste of Sunnyside, or that you’replanning to do so soon - we expect to sellout much earlier this year and wouldn’twant you to miss out! The 2016 Taste ofSunnyside is a one-of-a-kind culinary eventthat promotes local restaurants and bever-age purveyors. The evening festival willtake place on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in ablock-long tent, under the elevated 7 trainat 46th Street and Queens Boulevard, rightin the heart of Sunnyside, Queens. Attend-ees sample tastes from the 30 tables set upat the event, featuring delicious food fromall over the world, found right here inSunnyside. Tickets can be purchased onlineat tasteofsunnyside.com.

This year’s event is shaping up to bedelicious!

The full list of eateries so far includes 43Bar and Grill (Irish American Pub), ArribaArriba (Mexican), Aubergine Cafe (Ameri-can), Bliss 46 Bistro (French), Blu OrchidThai Kitchen (Thai), Café 52 (American),Claret Wine Bar (Wine Bar), CooldownJuice (Cold-Pressed Juice), Copper Kettle(Irish Pub), Dazies Restaurant (Italian), DeMole (Mexican), Dumplings & Things (Chi-

nese), Jack’s Fire Department (Pub), LaAdelita (Mexican), Los Verdes (Colombian),Punda Tibetan Restaurant (Tibetan), Saltand Fat (New American), Sidetracks (IrishAmerican Pub), Soleluna (Italian),The Dogand Duck (Irish Gastropub), The LoweryBar and Kitchen (New American), Tito Rad’sGrill (Filipino),Venturo Osteria (SeasonalItalian), White Castle (American) andWilliamsburger (American).

This year’s event includes plenty of lo-cal beverages as well. Three Queens-basedbreweries will serve tastes of their beers,including Big Alice Brewing, Finback Brew-ing and Queens Brewery, along with MaggieMaes, Manhattan Beer Distributors and lo-cal wine purveyors Lowery Wines and Li-quors and Claret Wine Bar. Event sponsorGreen Valley Marketplace of Sunnyside willprovide non-alcoholic beverages for attend-ees of all ages.

Thank you to this year’s event sponsors!Green Valley of Sunnyside, TD Bank,Pickman Foundation, Broadway Stages,Bronstein Properties, Fresh n Save Market-place, Triad Management, LIC Building,LLC, Lowery Wines and Liquors and theEdward D. Lynch Funeral Home.

According to their March 28 proposal, the projectmakes use of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing,passed March 22 by the City Council, as part ofwhat Mayor DeBlasio described as an afford-able housing push, ensuring that not all units beat market rate in new city construction, in anagreement with the Real Estate Board of NewYork, a lobbying group for real estate. Four outof five borough presidents and 51 out of 59community boards citywide rejected the zoningamendments, but the City Council overwhelm-ingly voted for passage, including MajorityLeader Jimmy Van Bramer.

“Gentrification” is usually taken to meanthe wealthy moving in to an area and displacinglower income residents and mom and pops, andthat description of the Barnett project seemednot to make sense to some attendees, whounderstood the project originally was to be“affordable housing.”

QAGP spokespeople said that they call theireffort anti-gentrification because the rents arehigher than that of most local residents. Barnettprojects calls for the following rental prices,lowered after the April 28 meeting. According tothe Sunnysidepost, the latest numbers for thenow 200 apartments, with rents based on Aver-age Median Income are:

42 apartments: Individual earning $32,000or family of four earning $45,000

62 apartments: Individual earning $64,000or family $91,000

104 apartments: Individual earning $83,000or family $118,000

The Barnett includes a lounge, fitness center,and large terrace deck among other amenities.

Explained was that the use of what is now aside street for a ten story, 220 unit high-rise willcreate what other such buildings have done inBrooklyn, serve to “raise the rents nearby” ofresidential and commercial property, and caus-ing gentrification or replacement of one kind ofneighborhood with another. Other developersnearby would then presumably have an easiertime asking for rezoning.

A “Town Hall” held by Majority Leader VanBramer, Community Board Chair 2 Pat O’Brienand Adam Weinstein of Phipps Houses in Octo-ber of 2015 in the wake of public opposition,including over 1500 petition signatures, the now-QAGP leaders thought the project would not goforward. They were surprised when it did andthey formed to stop it.

BARNETTPROJECT

Objections by April 28 attendees, who in-cluded renters, owners, and residents of allages, where no matter how many parking spotswere included, street parking would be morescarce than it is now, with the current parkinglot gone, and building residents getting firstcrack at them. The loss of Steve Madden as anemployer was of concern. Also of worry to onewas “the subways aren’t good now, how canthey handle more people?”

The group leaders are young, who includeDan Raymond and Dee Ray, self described byanother humorously as “over-educated” residentsof Woodside and Sunnyside whose overall goalof the public meeting was apparently threefold:1) help keep rents reasonable by forming a ten-ants alliance, 2) keep rents from rising by dis-couraging upscale development like the Barnett,and 3) get the word out to all so that this projectwould not be approved by those including CB2,the Borough President, the Council member andthe City Council during the months left in theapproval process. Attendees were warned thatword “rezoning,“ was the first step in a developerseeking to change one kind of land use to onewhich is more profitable for the developmentinterests but not necessarily one that is desirablefor current residents. A CB2 attendee said rezon-ing passed in 2011 to allow higher buildings onQueens Blvd. and Greenpoint was passed withthe understanding that it would also protect theside streets, such as Barnett.

At least a dozen current Sunnyside GardenApartments attended and bemoaned the lessen-ing of maintenance of the complex, and theconversions of apartments by Phipps Houses tomarket rate while terming themselves an afford-able housing non-profit.

The QAGP leaders say they have no glo-bal ties, are self-funded except for a smallgrant from Citizens Committee, and welcomemore locals to help. Their email [email protected] and onFacebook under the same name. (Full disclo-sure: The author is opposed to the 50-25Barnett proposal.)

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QUEENSMOTHERSSTAND UP


On Saturday, April 30,Woodside on the Move kicked offits Mother’s Day Celebration witha day-long toast to over 50 work-

ing mothers and grandmothers whoare the lifeblood of so manyQueens’ families. The festivitiestook place at PS 361 WoodsideCommunity School.

Ana Rivera, one tenant leader,shared her personal story of howbuckets of water poured into herliving room, but with the help ofWoodside’s Housing Department,she advocated for herself, receivedassistance in housing court, andsaw dramatic improvements to herhousing situation.

At a time when low-incomeseniors and families are beingpushed out because of rising rents,Woodside on the Move is leadingthe fight to preserve rent stabilizedapartments where they exist andkeep people in their homes in west-ern Queens.

Special Guest Judge CarmenVelásquez was designated theMother of Honor for her appoint-ment as the Supreme Court Justiceserving in the 11th district of theState of New York and the firstEcuadorian to serve in this position.

The mothers enjoyed live en-tertainment and dancing to the tunesof Lino Moyon & Friends, and Mr.Mario Berriero, and manicures bylocal volunteers. The salonBambina contributed a free haircutfor the raffle. Food was donated bylocal businesses including PizzaBoy, Donovan’s, BBQ KingChicken, and La Adelita.

“When you invest in mothers,you invest in entire neighborhoods.You invest in the community,” saidAmy Paul, director of Woodsideon the Move.

LIBRARY, 6 DAYS A WEEK

Queens Library’s Presidentand CEO Dennis Walcott (right)presents Mayor Bill de Blasio with

a Queens Library card, as CouncilMember Jimmy Van Bramer nodsapproval. The Mayor and CM vis-

ited Queens Library at Woodsideon April 30 to celebrate the librarybeing open six days a week.



NOLAN’S NEW SPACE

by Patricia Dorfman

The nearby Court Square Diner washired to provide refreshments for the May2 Open House held by AssemblywomanCatherine Nolan at 47-40 21st St. in LongIsland City. Guests in a constant flowfrom 4-7PM inspected her new office,with coffee, fruit and pastries with applestrudel disappearing the fastest, with all inagreement that the eatery, in business since1946, needed to remain standing in therapidly developing area.

The new 8th floor office is a consoli-dation of Nolan’s two former district of-fices in Ridgewood and Sunnyside, and isin a modest 10-story office building builtin 1930, near the Court Square stations ofthe G and 7 trains. Nolan’s staffers basedin Albany even drove down to welcomeguests and drove back Monday night.Longtime aide Eddie Cadiz of Astoriasaid of the open office, “It’s strange. Wefinally all have desks, a table and enoughcabinets.” Not much adorn the walls yet,but a compilation on a bulletin board ofcandid photographs through the years wasintriguing, and included WalterMcCaffrey, Geraldine Ferraro, Joe Sabba,Buster Sabba, Luke Adams, Lily Gavin,Mark Leavitt, Nydia Velasquez, Kermitthe Frog and Alice Cardona.

Nolan, at 58, has been in her post for 32years, the majority of her life, winning hand-ily or unopposed in the Democratic strong-hold of her District 37, which includesAstoria, Blissville, Dutch Kills, Long IslandCity, Maspeth, Queensbridge, Ravenswood,Ridgewood, Sunnyside and Woodside.

7TH ANNUAL OPEN HOUSEHONORING WOMEN LEADERS

On April 30th, Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer hosted his 7th Annual SpringOpen House and Awards Ceremony honoring women who lead in the community. Almost 100community members joined the Majority Leader and his staff for a celebration and awardsceremony honoring six women for their exemplary leadership and service in the community.Honorees included: Brooke Barr, principal of PS 343; Kadie Black, Community andGovernment Affairs Officer for the Gantry Parent Association; Nanzetta McKie, VicePresident of the Woodside Houses Tenants Association; Kerly Serrano, Director of theCenter for Active Older Adults at Sunnyside Community Services; Jen Theien, Presidentof the Gantry Parent Association; and Dikyi Ukyab, singer and Nepalese and Tibetancommunity advocate.

“I’m privileged to represent a district filled with so many incredible women,” saidMajority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “Our community is better because of the work doneby our honorees. From fighting for our children’s education to advocating for publichousing residents to assisting older adults to championing human rights oversees, thisyear’s honorees have already made a huge impact of the lives of so many people in WesternQueens. I look forward to working with them in the future to make our neighborhoods evenbetter places to live.”



SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF QUEENSINDEX # 711107/2015 FILED: 4/4/2016SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICEPlaintiff designates QueensCounty as the place of trial. Venueis based upon the County in whichthe mortgaged premises aresituated. DEUTSCHE BANKNATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY, AS INDENTURETRUSTEE FOR AMERICANHOME MORTGAGEINVESTMENT TRUST 2007-A,Plaintiff(s), against FAZAL MHAFEEZ, any possible unknownheirs at law of FAZAL M HAFEEZif living, and if any be dead, theirrespective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors,administrators, trustees, devisees,legatees, assignees, l ienors,creditors and successors ininterest, and generally all personshaving or claiming under, by orthrough said defendants who maybe deceased, by purchase,inheritance, lien or otherwise, anyright, title or interest in and to thepremises described in thecomplaint herein; MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE, NEW YORK CITYENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD, SLOMIN’S INC., NEWYORK STATE DEPARTMENTOF TAXATION AND FINANCE,“JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHNDOE #12,” the last twelve namesbeing fictitious and unknown toplaintiff, the persons or partiesintended being the tenants,occupants, persons orcorporations, if any, having orclaiming an interest in or lien uponthe premises, described in thecomplaint, Defendant(s). TO THEABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOUARE IN DANGER OF LOSINGYOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOTRESPOND TO THIS SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THEATTORNEYS FOR THEMORTGAGE COMPANY WHOFILED THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, ADEFAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TOAN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THECOURT WHERE YOU CASE ISPENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOW TOANSWER THE SUMMONS ANDPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION. YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.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 within 20 days after theservice of this summons, exclusiveof the day of service (or within 30days after the service is completeif this summons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York); The United Statesof America, if designated as aDefendant in this action, mayappear within (60) days of servicethereof; and in case of your failureto appear or answer, judgment willbe taken against you by default forthe relief demanded in theComplaint . NOTICE OFNATURE OF ACTION ANDRELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECTof the above captioned action is toforeclose on a mortgage dated July11, 2006, executed by FAZAL MHAFEEZ to MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE, ITSSUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,to secure the sum of $377,600.00and recorded in Official RecordsCity Register File No.2006000443712, in the Office ofthe CLERK of the County ofQUEENS on August 4, 2006,which mortgage was assigned toDEUTSCHE BANK NATIONALTRUST COMPANY, ASINDENTURE TRUSTEE FORAMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE INVESTMENTTRUST 2007-A, by assignmentof mortgage which is dated July 8,2011. This assignment wascorrected with a correctiveassignment of mortgage dated July22, 2015, covering premisesknown as 103-24 Farmers Blvd,Jamaica, NY 11433 (Block 10368and Lot 57). The relief sought inthe within action is a finaljudgment directing the sale of thepremises described above tosatisfy the debt described above.To the above named Defendants:The foregoing summons is servedupon you by publication pursuantto an order of the Hon. Leslie J.Purificacion, a Justice of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, and filed along with thesupporting papers in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County of Suffolkon 3/29/2016. This is an action toforeclose on a mortgage. ALL thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in theBorough and County of Queens,City and State of New York, Block10368 and Lot 57, said premisesknown as 103-24 Farmers Blvd,Jamaica, NY 11433. YOU AREHEREBY PUT ON NOTICETHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT ANDANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. By reasonof the default in the payment ofthe monthly installment ofprincipal and interest, among otherthings, as hereinafter set forth,Plaintiff, the holder and owner ofthe aforementioned note andmortgage, or their agents haveelected and hereby accelerate themortgage and declare the entiremortgage indebtednessimmediately due and payable. Byvirtue thereof, plaintiff hasheretofore elected and by thesepresents hereby elects to acceleratethe entire unpaid principal balance

of $363,606.91 to be immediatelydue and payable under themortgage herein foreclosed, plusinterest at the rate calculated inaccordance with the provisions ofthe note from November 1, 2010,together with unpaid late chargesin the amount of $3,133.78 thathave accrued prior to this actionas of July 28, 2015. UNLESS YOUDISPUTE THE VALIDITY OFTHE DEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY(30) DAYS AFTER YOURRECEIPT HEREOF THAT THEDEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THEDEBTOR JUDGMENTAGAINST YOU AND A COPYOF SUCH VERIFICATION ORJUDGMENT WILL BE MAILEDTO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE,UPON YOUR WRITTENREQUEST, WITHIN SAIDTHIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD,THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR WILL PROVIDEYOU WITH THE NAME ANDADDRESS OF THE ORIGINALCREDITOR. IF YOU HAVERECEIVED A DISCHARGEFROM THE UNITED STATESBANKRUPTCY COURT, YOUARE NOT PERSONALLYLIABLE FOR THEU N D E R L Y I N GINDEBTEDNESS OWED TOPLAINTIFF/CREDITOR ANDTHIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE ISFOR COMPLIANCE ANDINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE New York Staterequires that we send you thisnotice about the foreclosureprocess. Please read it carefully.SUMMONS AND COMPLAINTYou are in danger of losing yourhome. If you fail to respond to theSummons and Complaint in thisforeclosure action, you may loseyour home. Please read theSummons and Complaintcarefully. You should immediatelycontact an attorney or your locallegal aid office to obtain advice onhow to protect yourself .SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The Stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid, there are governmentagencies, and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by New Yorkstate Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visi t theDepartment’s website atw w w . b a n k i n g . s t a t e . n y . u sFORECLOSURE 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 which

fully describes the services theywill perform and fees they willcharge, and which prohibits themfrom taking any money from youuntil they have completed all suchpromised services. Section 1303NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this Summonsand Complaint by serving the copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you may 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 ANANSWER WITH THE COURT.Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80Business Park Drive, Suite 110,Armonk, NY 10504 4/22/6, 4/29/16, 5/6/16, 5/13/16

Estate of William C. CurtisFile No. 2015-1580/AA citation having been issued orto be issued in the above entitledproceeding, and the petitionerhaving produced proof to thesatisfaction of the Surrogate thatToVIOLA WAY and RUTHKRAMERif living and if dead, to her heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributeeswhose names and places ofresidence are unknown and if shedied subsequent to the decedentherein, to her executors,administrators, legatees, devisees,assignees and successors ininterest whose names and placesof residence are unknown and toall other heirs at law, next of kin,and distributees of WILLIAM C.CURTIS, the decedent herein,whose names and places ofresidence are unknown and cannotbe ascertained after due diligence,are persons required to be citedupon the above entitled proceedingof said deceased, and that the caseis one of those specified in Section307 of the Surrogate s CourtProcedure Act, and that personalservice of the citation cannot withdue diligence be made upon themwithin the State, it isORDERED, that service of thecitation herein upon saidToVIOLA WAY and RUTHKRAMER if living and if dead, toher heirs at law, next of kin anddistributees whose names andplaces of residence are unknownand if she died subsequent to thedecedent herein, to her executors,administrators, legatees, devisees,assignees and successors ininterest whose names and placesof residence are unknown and toall other heirs at law, next of kin,and distributees of WILLIAM C.CURTIS, the decedent herein,whose names and places ofresidence are unknown and cannotbe ascertained after due diligence.4/29/16, 5/6/16, 5/13/16, 5/20/16

At I.A.S. Part 38 of the SupremeCourt of the State of New York,held in and for the County ofQueens, at the Courthouse located88-11 Sutphin Boulevard,Jamaica, New York on the 4th dayof April, 2016.P R E S E N T:JUSTICE OF THE SUPREMECOURT————————————xIn the Matter of the Petition ofCHRISTINA KATSIFAS andVIOLETTA PLAKAS, asMinority Shareholders of PhiljohnDevelopment Co., Inc.,Petitioners,For a Judgment of ClassificationPursuant to Section1104-a of the BusinessCorporation Law of the State ofNew York and for relatedInjunctive Relief pursuant toSection 1115 of the BusinessCorporation Law of theState of New York-against-Philjohn Development Co., Inc.and Philip Papasimakis,Respondents.————————————xIndex No. 3929/16ORDER TOSHOW CAUSEUpon reading and filing theannexed Affirmation of JoelSpivak, Esq., the Affidavit ofPetitioner Christina Katsifas, andthe Verified Peti t ion (withexhibits) of Petitioners ChristinaKatsifas and Violetta Plakas, intheir individual capacities and whotogether both being entitled to votein the election of officers andcollectively own thirty-fivepercent (35%) the outstandingshares of Philjohn DevelopmentCo., Inc. (Corporation), a NewYork corporation located inQueens, New York, andPetitioners’ Memorandum of Lawdated all March __, 2016,LET the Respondents, PHILJOHNDEVELOPMENT CO., INC. andPHILIP PAPASIMAKIS(“Papasimakis”), collectivelyreferred to as the “Respondents”,and all other persons interested inthe corporation show cause atCMP, Room 25, to be held in andfor the County of Queens, at theCourthouse located at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY11435 on the 16th day of May,2016, at 2:15 o’clock in the p.m.,or as soon thereafter as counselcan be heard;SHOW CAUSE why pursuant toBusiness Corporation Law §§1104-a and 1115:(a) The corporation shouldnot be dissolved;(b) A receiver should not beappointed for the corporation;(c) The Court should notorder that a stock valuation bemade and adjusted and providefor a surcharge upon Papasimakisupon a finding of willful and/orreckless dissipation and/or transferof assets and/or corporate propertywithout just cause or compensationin a sum to be determined by theCourt, but not less than Petitioners’legal fees and expenses for thisproceeding pursuant to BCL §1104-a(d); and(d) An Order should not bemade and entered preliminarilyenjoining Papasimakis, his agents,servants, and/or employees fromremoving any property or

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merchandise of the corporationfrom the bank accounts of PhiljohnDevelopment Co., Inc. andPhiljohn Space Development Co.,Inc. and from the businesspremises other than in the ordinarycourse of business and/or frompaying out or otherwisetransferring or delivering anyproperty of the corporation otherthan in the ordinary course ofbusiness;ORDERED, that a copy of thisorder, together be published inWoodside Herald, 43-11Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY11104, (718) 729-3772, anewspaper published in QueensCounty, New York, once a weekon each of the three (3) weeksimmediately preceding the returndate hereof.SUFFICIENT CAUSE appearingtherefore, let service of a copy ofthis order together with the paperson which it is based and theVerified Peti t ion, upon thecorporation, the New York StateTax Commission and upon

Respondents Phil johnDevelopment Co., Inc. and PhilipPapasimakis, by personal deliveryno later than May 2, 2016, bedeemed good and sufficient.E N T E R:/s/Hon. Carmen R. Velasquez,Justice4/29/16, 5/6/16, 513/16

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CITATIONFile No.: 2015-3134/BSURROGATE’S COURT,QUEENS COUNTYTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORKBy the Grace of God Free andIndependentTO: The Heirs at law, next of kin,and distributees of Joan Ganly a/k/a Joan Marie Ganly a/k/a JoanM. Ganly, deceased, if living, andif any of them be dead, to theirheirs at law, next of kin,distributees, legatees, executors,administrators, assignees andsuccessors in interest whose namesare unknown and cannot be

ascertained after due diligence.A Petition having been duly filedby Michael Gioia who is domiciledat 52-30 39 Drive, Apt. 9D,Woodside, New York 11377YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSEbefore the Surrogate’s Court,Queens County at 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, 6th Floor, Jamaica,New York on June 30, 2016 at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon ofthat day, why a decree should notbe made in the estate of Joan Ganlya/k/a Joan Marie Ganly a/k/a JoanM. Ganly lately domiciled at 62-08 81 Street, Middle Village, NewYork 11379, United Statesadmitting to probate a copy of theWill dated July 15, 2005 a copy ofwhich is attached, as the Will ofJoan Ganly a/k/a Joan Marie Ganlya/k/a Joan M. Ganly, deceasedrelating to real and personalproperty, and directing that:Letters Testamentary issue toMichael Gioia.HON. Peter J. Kelly, Surrogate,Queens County. Margaret M.

Gribbon, Chief Clerk.Dated, Attested and Sealed, April28, 2016Crowley & Kaufman, P.C., 84-56Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, NewYork 11373, (718) 457-8585.This Citation is served upon youas required by law. You are notrequired to appear. If you fail toappear it will be assumed you donot object to the relief request.You have the right to have anattorney appear for you. 5/6/16, 5/13/16, 5/20/16, 5/27/16

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Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on DEC 17, 2015,bearing Index Number NC-000694-15/QU a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me (us) the right to: Assumethe name of (First) LESLIE(Middle) STEPHANIE (Last)ORTIZ URGILES My presentname is (First) LESLI (Middle)ESTEFENA (Last) ORTIZURGILES (infant) My presentaddress is 3969 50th Street, Apt.#2, Woodside, NY 11377-3146My place of birth isMANHATTAN, NY My date ofbirth is May 05, 2006

LUV MICHAEL GRANOLALocally Made Treat

Provides Jobs for Peoplewith Autism in Queens

April was Autism AwarenessMonth, and the Queens EconomicDevelopment Corporation cel-ebrated by promoting a new clientwhose granola is nourishing theworld and providing jobs for peopleliving with autism.

Based at the EntrepreneurSpace, a food-and-business incu-bator that QEDC operates in LongIsland City, Luv Michael makes100 percent organic, whole grain,gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-freegranola snacks. The company andits name are inspired by MichaelKessaris, a young adult living withautism. His parents, otolaryngolo-gist Lisa Liberatore and urologistDimitri Kessaris, created the busi-ness with applied behavior spe-cialist Jason Lantier so that Michaeland others with autism would be

able to work and lead happy andproductive lives. All proceeds goto providing training and sus-tainable jobs for individuals onthe autism spectrum.

Consumers can purchase LuvMichael granola packets at 15 Fresh& Co. stores in Manhattan andonline. And as of yesterday, thepackets are on sale at select

Starbucks locations in Queens:107-12 Continental Ave., ForestHills; 101-02 Queens Blvd., For-est Hills; 70-00 Austin St., ForestHills; 157-41 Cross Bay Blvd.,Howard Beach; 138-11 20th Ave.,Whitestone; 61-51 188th St., FreshMeadows; 254-41 Horace HardingBlvd., Little Neck; and 1596 UnionTpk., New Hyde Park.

NO-PENALTY DECK & RETAININGWALL INSPECTION PROGRAMNew Yorkers are encouraged to request no penalty, no cost inspections

NO-COSTBREASTCANCERSCREENINGFriday, May 27th 9a-5p,Sunnyside Community

Service, 43-31 39th

Street, Sunnyside

To schedule an appointmentplease call 1-877-628-9090

Buildings Commissioner RickChandler announced the upcom-ing start of the Department’s an-nual No-Penalty Deck and Retain-ing Wall Inspection Program, acitywide initiative running betweenMay 15th to June 25th, which al-lows New Yorkers to request a freeinspection of their decks, porches,and retaining walls. Over time,weather and shifting of soil cancause these structures to weaken,deteriorate or lean. This programgives homeowners the opportunityto ensure these structures are safebefore a dangerous deck accidentor costly retaining wall failure oc-curs. If repairs are needed, and theconditions found do not pose animmediate safety hazard to prop-erty owners, the Department willwithhold issuing any violations toallow property owners sufficienttime to make corrective repairs.

Beginning May 15th, prop-erty owners can request a freeinspection of their decks, porches,or retaining walls to ensure theyare structurally sound and in com-pliance with all City regulationsby calling 311. During the assess-ment, inspectors will check forpotentially dangerous conditions,such as cracking, rotting, bulg-ing, leaning and other warningsigns that can lead to potentialstructural failure.

The No-Penalty Retaining WallInspection Program was firstlaunched in 2005, and later build-ing upon the success of the initia-tive, the Deck and Porch Inspec-tion Program was created in 2010.The Department has performedover 500 inspections since thelaunch of these initiatives, prevent-ing many structural failures andcostly repairs for homeowners.

By law, homeowners are re-quired to maintain their decks,porches, and retaining walls in asafe and code compliant manner atall times. New Yorkers are en-couraged to call 311 to report non-compliant conditions.



SPRING INTO THE PLAZASTango! Art Projects! Reading Rooms! Join the fun at Sunnyside’s plazas in May.

Thanks to Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer for his strong support of Springinto the Plazas.MAY 6: Tango Lesson and Performance, with Thalia Theatre (bilingual!)1pm: Free tango lesson and 2:30pm performance featuring Yaisuri Salamanca & JohnHernan Raigoza, World Tango Champions and stars of Afrotango. Bring yourdancing shoes and RSVP here!MAY 13: Kids Art Workshop with Cevan Castle12pm: Bring the kids for another fun, hands-on workshop with local artist CevanCastle. This month we’re using collage to make beautiful garden plans.MAY 20: Pop-up Reading Room with the Uni Project and Sunnyside Library12pm: Lowery Plaza is transformed into a pop-up reading room,with books, story time and art activitiesMAY 27: Pop-up Reading Room with the Uni Project and Sunnyside Library12pm: Lowery Plaza is transformed into a pop-up reading room, with books, storytime and art activities

1ST EVER QUEENS MARATHONThey came. They ran. They finished!

(Well, most of them finished.)The inaugural Queens Marathon brought

294 harriers to Flushing Meadows CoronaPark on Saturday, April 30. They ran fourloops through the park to complete the 26.2-

mile course, which snaked through variousbusy soccer fields, playgrounds, and tree-lined promenades.

Charles Remillard, who lives inBrooklyn’s Bushwick, won first place in themale category with a 2:35:25 time (twohours, 35 minutes, 25 seconds). Meanwhilein the women’s group, Richmond Hill resi-dent Catherine Chua finished first in 3:01:52.

Organized by the nonprofit club QueensDistance Runners, this first-ever race wasan official qualifier for the 2017 BostonMarathon. Most participants were local, butothers came from as far away as Canada andSouth Carolina to compete. About 100 vol-unteers, including many QDR members,helped make everything run smoothly.

Remillard and Chua show their winningsmiles right before the awards ceremony.

SOUTHWESTERN BORDERSby David Rosasco

With sufficient material supplies avail-able but the daylight hours diminishing witheach passing moment, the youth of thiscommunity began to internalize the triumphsof this day, expressed so clearly by BreendaShreshta, 7th grade student at St. Sebastian’sSchool, stating “It felt good having finishedso much today, being with friends, makinga real difference.”

These differences were being revealedacross the remaining enclave of Woodsidewhere the youth have positioned themselvesover many weeks, returning again on Satur-day, April 30 to move the area of paintingand graffiti removal operations from 48th

Avenue where they left off the week priorsouth to 51st Avenue and west to 42nd Street,moving in an east-west pattern, being carefulnot to cross into either Maspeth or Sunnyside.

After 6 long years of service to thecommunity, the realization that there wasnot much more Woodside zip code left tospread their sense of freedom, many of theyouth began reflecting on the sheer enor-mity of their work, with Jackie Alvarez, 11th

grade student at Dominican Academy andthe undisputed leader among many of theyouth, observing “I’m with my friends do-ing things that you could see the residentswere finally beginning to appreciate. Whatelse would we be doing?”

While more work remains unresolved inthis location, the youth, backed always bymissionaries from The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints, invoked one of the manycatchphrases of their entire effort, summedup best by Michael Maye, 8th grade student atSt. Sebastian’s School and a long-time leaderof the youth “We’ll go onto the end.”

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