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VOL. 78, NO. 35 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012 FREE SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY CB 2 Monthly Meeting Thurs, Sept12th @ 7:00PM SCS, 43-31 39th Street Sunnyside Presentations by: LaGuardia College Intern & The American Cancer Society ALL ARE WELCOME! First Ever L.I.C Block Party by Rob MacKay Activity tents, a stage with live music and interactive perfor- mances, a well-stocked food court and a community-built, large- scale temporary sculpture are among the attractions set for the first-ever, completely-free LIC Block Party on Sept. 8, noon to 5 pm on Purves Street at Jackson Avenue. The event, which is presented by SculptureCenter and the Purves Street Block Association, will feature nonstop entertain- ment by Western Queens-based artists. First, consider the activ- ity tents. They will include Tarot readings, pom-pom making, Cubist face painting, carnival games, discover your inner child, balloon activities, ask a lawyer, Elastic City neighborhood, wondrous disguises and costumes and clean your pennies with the Clean Penny Service. A group called Free Style Art will lead attendees in building a large-scale temporary sculpture inspired by the changing architectural landscape of Long Island City. That’s just part of the fun. Artist Jennifer Sullivan will emcee a music-and-performance program featuring the all-female Mexi- can music band Mariachi Flor de Toloache, The Kate Bush Dance Troupe, Queens Jazz Overground and Neal Medlyn. The Long Island City YMCA will organize a fitness intermission. Then there’s the Masala Bhangra Workout®, an exercise dance routine that modernizes the high-energy folk dance of Indian Bhangra music with the exhilaration of Bollywood movies. The Artist Market will feature sculpture, drawings, works on paper, clothing, artisanal soaps and creams, books, zines, records, jewelry and tableware. And if that’s not enough to entice people to attend, the Woodside Herald is a media sponsor of the block party. Call To D.O.T: End Life Threatening Traffic Nightmare On August 24th, CM Van Bramer was joined by Com- munity Board 2 Chair, Joe Conley, Don McCallian of the United Forties Civic Associa- tion, a representative from As- semblywoman Cathy Nolan’s office and residents of Blissville to call on the Depart- ment of Transportation (DOT) to find a solution for the poten- tially life threatening situation occurring daily along 39th Street and 51st Avenue. In an effort to avoid traffic congestion along the service road of Borden and Hunters Point Avenues, vehicles are flouting DOT street regulations by both driving illegally against traffic and backing up the one- way residential street. “We cannot have vehicles ig- noring street regulations by ille- gally driving how they please along this quiet residential street,” said Van Bramer. “This situation puts lives in danger and must be addressed immediately.” The Council Member’s of- fice has contact DOT several times over the past two years to point out the need for a perma- nent solution to the illegal ma- neuvering of vehicles along this street in Blissville. In order to remedy the dan- gerous situation, Van Bramer is proposing the DOT: 1. Increase signage; installing a “No Right Turn” sign on the service road at the northeast corner of 39th Street to deter traffic from turning onto the residential street. 2. Introduce traffic calm- ing measures along 39th Street by to slow traffic which can include striping, painting and adding a jug handle which would narrow the corridor. 3. Dedicate a traffic agent to this location. 4. And last but not least, increased enforcement by the 108th Precinct to usher this is- sue toward a progressive end.

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VOL. 78, NO. 35 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012 FREE

SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY

CB 2 Monthly MeetingThurs, Sept12th @ 7:00PM

SCS, 43-31 39th Street Sunnyside

Presentations by:LaGuardia College Intern & The

American Cancer SocietyALL ARE WELCOME!

First Ever L.I.C Block Partyby Rob MacKay

Activity tents, a stage with live music and interactive perfor-mances, a well-stocked food court and a community-built, large-scale temporary sculpture are among the attractions set for thefirst-ever, completely-free LIC Block Party on Sept. 8, noon to5 pm on Purves Street at Jackson Avenue.

The event, which is presented by SculptureCenter and thePurves Street Block Association, will feature nonstop entertain-ment by Western Queens-based artists. First, consider the activ-ity tents. They will include Tarot readings, pom-pom making,Cubist face painting, carnival games, discover your inner child,balloon activities, ask a lawyer, Elastic City neighborhood,wondrous disguises and costumes and clean your pennies withthe Clean Penny Service. A group called Free Style Art will leadattendees in building a large-scale temporary sculpture inspiredby the changing architectural landscape of Long Island City.

That’s just part of the fun. Artist Jennifer Sullivan will emceea music-and-performance program featuring the all-female Mexi-can music band Mariachi Flor de Toloache, The Kate BushDance Troupe, Queens Jazz Overground and Neal Medlyn. TheLong Island City YMCA will organize a fitness intermission.Then there’s the Masala Bhangra Workout®, an exercise danceroutine that modernizes the high-energy folk dance of IndianBhangra music with the exhilaration of Bollywood movies.

The Artist Market will feature sculpture, drawings, works onpaper, clothing, artisanal soaps and creams, books, zines, records,jewelry and tableware.

And if that’s not enough to entice people to attend, theWoodside Herald is a media sponsor of the block party.

Call To D.O.T: End Life Threatening Traffic NightmareOn August 24th, CM Van

Bramer was joined by Com-munity Board 2 Chair, JoeConley, Don McCallian of theUnited Forties Civic Associa-tion, a representative from As-semblywoman Cathy Nolan’soffice and residents ofBlissville to call on the Depart-ment of Transportation (DOT)to find a solution for the poten-tially life threatening situationoccurring daily along 39thStreet and 51st Avenue.

In an effort to avoid trafficcongestion along the serviceroad of Borden and HuntersPoint Avenues, vehicles areflouting DOT street regulations

by both driving illegally againsttraffic and backing up the one-way residential street.

“We cannot have vehicles ig-noring street regulations by ille-gally driving how they pleasealong this quiet residential street,”said Van Bramer. “This situationputs lives in danger and must beaddressed immediately.”

The Council Member’s of-fice has contact DOT severaltimes over the past two years topoint out the need for a perma-nent solution to the illegal ma-neuvering of vehicles along thisstreet in Blissville.

In order to remedy the dan-gerous situation, Van Bramer is

proposing the DOT:1. Increase signage;

installing a “No Right Turn”sign on the service road at thenortheast corner of 39th Streetto deter traffic from turning ontothe residential street.

2. Introduce traffic calm-ing measures along 39th Streetby to slow traffic which caninclude striping, painting andadding a jug handle whichwould narrow the corridor.

3. Dedicate a traffic agentto this location.

4. And last but not least,increased enforcement by the108th Precinct to usher this is-sue toward a progressive end.

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Held By Council Member Van BramerSuggested Donation Items: new packets of pens, pencils, backpacks, lunchboxes, binders, loose-

leaf paper, folders, glue sticks, index cards, protractors, notebooks, graphing paper, rulers,calculators, markers, highlighters, crayons, watercolor paints or any other school-type product youcan donate.

All supplies will go directly to students in need at local schools within the district. Anydonation, big or small, will be greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped off at the DistrictOffice on 47-01 Queens Blvd. Suite 205 Sunnyside, NY 11104 between the hours of 10-6PM(Mon-Friday) until Monday, September 10th. For your convenience, supplies can also bedropped off at the following neighborhood libraries: At the close of the drive, supplies collectedwill be delivered to local school children.

Our thanks to thehardworking, dedicated

heroes who make Americaproud every day!

They can also be dropped off at the following local libraries in District 26 untilFriday, September 16th:

Broadway: 40-20 Broadway, LIC (718) 721-2462Court Square: 25-01 Jackson Ave, LIC (718) 937-2790Long Island City: 37-44 21st St., LIC (718) 639-5228Sunnyside: 43-06 Greenpont Ave, LIC (718) 767-8010

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Kicking OffBaseball Season

On August 25th, CM Van Bramer joined parents and local youth to throw out thefirst pitch to kick-off the 2012 season of the Long Island City YMCA’s YouthBaseball League’s at Queensbridge Park.

An avid baseball fan and supporter of youth athletics, Van Bramer has allocated$50,000 to the Long Island City YMCA, which runs free baseball, football,basketball and bowling leagues for young people with these funds. The YouthBaseball League runs each season from August to September and serves hundredsof young people from the community.

Additional Funding ToRavenswood Senior Center

On August 24th CM Van Bramer visited the Ravenswood Senior Center withhis mother, Elizabeth, spending time with local residents as they shared lunchwith each other. During the Council Member’s visit he proudly announced hisallocation of nearly $14,000 to the senior center this year, doubling theamount of funding he allocated to the center in 2011.

Council Member Van Bramer with Christina Serna, Assistant Director of the seniorcenter, Carol Wilkins, President of the Ravenswood Tenants Association, his mother, andseniors from the Ravenswood Houses.

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Summer Fun AtWoodside On The Move

The last day of our summer Camp was a busy one with special guests and performances.In the morning, Arthur Cronson, Con Edison’s Queens Community Affairs Manager, spoketo our Business Enterprise class and was a judge during our Business plan competition. ConEdison has provided generous grants to support our STEM curriculum (Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering, Math). Thanks to our instructor’s Mr. Pratts and Mr. Amez our 4th and5th graders have a high school / college level understanding of the field of economics.

The day ended with our Summer Camp Talent Show, attended by hundreds of parents,where our students led by staff performed the summer’s hit as well as special tribute toMichael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Our special guest Councilmember Jimmy VanBramer was greeted with a well deserved enthusiastic applause, for his efforts in restoringour funding while allocating close to a million dollars to agency programs. Woodside onThe Move’s dedicated staff provided another summer of engaging activities, special tripsand arts instruction to 310 kids, keeping to our tradition of serving Western Queens families.

Seventh AnnualCompetition Helps Queens

Businesses StartUP!

by Rob MacKay

among entrepreneurs and create jobs incommunities where they are needed most.”

“We are extremely happy to offerStartUP! again,” said QEDC ExecutiveDirector Seth Bornstein. “Since the QEDCwas founded in 1977, Citi has been astaunch supporter of our programs. Theannual Start UP! competition reinforcesCiti’s commitment to those seeking tostart a small business.”

“Entrepreneurial business is the bedrockof Queens’ economy. Queens Library has somany resources to help businesses grow andsucceed,” said Thomas W. Galante, Presi-dent & CEO, Queens Library. “We offerfree technology training and free computersto use, books, videos, workshops and data-bases that help with basic business skills.We are pleased to be a StartUP! partner.Queens Library enriches local business asmuch as it enriches lives.”

“Queens College’s decision to fund aspecial student award this year reflects ourcommitment to supporting the entrepre-neurial spirit that is crucial to the borough’sdevelopment,” said James Muyskens, presi-dent of Queens College. “We are delightedto collaborate with the QEDC, Queens Li-brary and Citi Foundation to make thiscompetition possible.”

Note: Those interested in finding outmore about the StartUP! contest are

invited to log onto www.queensny.org.

Aspiring entrepreneurs get training, viefor $10,000 prizes; Separate division thisyear targets Queens College students

The Queens Economic DevelopmentCorporation, the Queens Library, the CitiFoundation and Queens College officiallykicked off the Seventh Annual QueensStartUP! Business Plan Competition at anetworking party at the Z Hotel in LongIsland City on Aug. 27.

The competition will award three busi-nesses $10,000 each, while providing tech-nical assistance and training on how to starta small business and entrepreneurial re-sources to all participants. Participants havethe choice of attending free training semi-nars at the Queens Central Branch Library inJamaica from October 2012 to January 2013,taking a 10-week course starting in Octoberor via recorded webinars.

This year has a new, fourth category: anentrepreneurship award for Queens Collegestudents. Eligible candidates can participatein the training sessions and receive the samebusiness counseling as the other contes-tants. The student winner will receive $5,000.

“Citi is once again pleased to supportthe Seventh Annual StartUP! competitionwith a $50,000 grant from the Citi Founda-tion,” said Rei Perez, Citi CommunityOfficer for Queens. “The Citi Foundationsupports several competitions throughoutNew York City to encourage innovation

Launching the 2013 StartUP! Business Competition was the main event at a networkingparty at Z Hotel in Long Island City on Aug. 27. Seen in photo are (from left) QueensEconomic Development Corporation Executive Director Seth Bornstein, QueensLibrary COO Bridget Quinn Carey, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, CitiCommunity Office for Queens Rei Perez, QEDC Board President Gail A. Roseman andQEDC Deputy Director Franklin Mora.

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We Salute All The Working MenAnd Women Of New York

On This Labor Day

Assemblywoman Margaret Markey55-19 69th Street, Maspeth, NY 11378

(718) 651-3185

Starting Veteran Owned Businesses

Ms. Man-Li Kuo Lin an Economic Development Specialist with the U.S. Small Business Adminis-tration and Queens County Council VFW Commander Bernard Robinson hosted a seminar at VFW PostNo. 2813 on August 20th aimed at educating and encouraging veterans to start their own business.

Ms. Lin discussed a wide range of topics which included starting an e-business, developing a businessplan, qualifying for government contracts, R & D Grants, marketing and much more. Veterans who wishto start their own business should contact Ms. Lin at (212) 264-7060

(L-R) Ryan Graham; Matthew Conklin, James Warner, Rolando Strika, WillieBurks, Man-Li Kuo Lin, James McBride, Leroy Barnes, Mike Smith, BernardRobinson, Marvin R. Jeffcoat, Joe Martino and Edgar Carhuapoma.

Push For ExpandedBus Service

In Western QueensFollowing pronouncements that previously cut transportation ser-

vices in western Queens would not be restored; Senator Michael Gianarisis calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) toexpand Q103 bus line hours of operation. He sent a letter to MTAChairman Joe Lhota requesting a review of the Q103 for possibleexpansion to night and weekend service.

The Q103 is currently only operational on weekdays, with serviceterminating shortly before 7 pm. It travels between Astoria and Hunter’sPoint in Long Island City, along which a burgeoning arts corridor inwestern Queens has been established. The bus is already well-utilizedand demand for increased service hours will only grow as this artscorridor further develops and the community prepares for constructionof the Cornell-Technion Applied Sciences Campus on Roosevelt Island.The only bridge connecting to Roosevelt Island empties directly onto theQ103 route between Astoria and Long Island City.

“Western Queens has experienced a population and developmentboom, and it is important that mass transit keeps pace with that growth,”Senator Gianaris said. “The emergence of our LIC arts community andthe opening of the Cornell-Technion Campus on Roosevelt Island makean expanded Q103 service a necessity.”

In July, Senator Gianaris also called on the MTA to include the Wsubway and the QM22 bus on its list of service restorations. SenatorGianaris believes Queens is in need of more transportation options,particularly as previously cut services are not restored.

Spa For The Soul

by Sue Baldock

Over the years, I have heard people speak of attending spiritualretreats: vacation bible school, pilgrimages to Israel, my brother evenwent to an Ashram once. Last weekend I had the pleasure of spendingtime at Peace Village.

As Friday approached, I looked forward to a weekend of learninginner peace/inner power. I had a vision that I would be guided to a deepforest where I would sit [virtually] under a huge oak tree hearing thedistant sounds of a babbling brook. Instead I was given knowledge onhow to tap into the higher power, God, Buddha, Allah, or the SupremeBeing. Whomever you pray to, the experience was rejuvenating. I leftwith a sense of well being that I have carried with me into the work week.

Set amidst the Catskill Mountains, Peace Village is serenely beauti-ful. The grounds include acres of woods with [live] babbling brooks tosit by; a meditation pond and green as far as the eye can see. Run entirelyby volunteers and funded by the donations of visitors to the center, thisretreat is definitely a treat I would recommend to anyone. It’s easy toreach via car or bus from Port Authority. Visit www.peace-village.orgor call (518) 589-5000 for more information.

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It’s In Queens!

Here’s the rundown on upcoming borough events:

Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.Member of the Senate Labor and

Civil Service & Pension CommitteesNew York State Senator District 15

District Offices:

66-85 73rd PlaceMiddle Village, N.Y. 11379

(718) 497-1630(718) 497-1761-FAX

159-53 102nd StreetHoward Beach, NY 11414

(718) 738-1111(718) 322-5760-FAX

Please join me in recognizing andthanking the efforts of ourworkforce in this great city.

No need to check the temperature or look for orange leaves in thetrees, the list of Queens activities clearly demonstrates that the seasonis changing. August’s free outdoor concerts and movies in public parksare being replaced by September’s street fairs, including a back-to-school festival in Forest Park. (Ugh!) But there is still some outdoormusic in the Rockaways, a chance to watch a film and then ask thedirector questions in Astoria and free cooking classes for children inLong Island City.

September 1st, Children’s Cooking Classes11 am, Socrates Sculpture Park, Vernon Boulevard & Broadway, Astoria. The nonprofit Allergic to Salad

will offer a free cooking class for youth, ages 2 to 12. Allergic to Salad specializes in healthy, fun, hands-onclasses and uses fresh, local, seasonal and organic ingredients as much as possible. Registration is required.(www.allergictosalad.com)

September 3rd @ 6 pm, Music at the ConcessionsBeach 96th Street, The Rockaways. Live music, DJs, prix fixe dinners, guest bartenders and chefs,

performances and pop ups. Free. Rockaway Concessions. (www.rockawaybeachclub.com)September 3rd noon – 6 pm, 30th Avenue Business Association Street Fair

30th Avenue between 29th Street & 41th Street, Astoria. Merchandise, food, promotions, fun.(www.centralastoria.org)

September 4th @ 7 pm, Keep the LightsOnSpecial Preview of Ira Sachs’s latest film with Sachs present to answer questions, Museum of the Moving

Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, 718.777.6888. This event actually closes “Looking for Love: The Films ofIra Sachs,” the first comprehensive NYC retrospective of Sachs’s work that includes all his feature films anda selection of short films, each followed by a Pinewood Dialogue with Sachs in person. (www.movingimage.us)

September 4th @ 6 pm, Music at the ConcessionsBeach 86th Street, The Rockaways. Live music, DJs, prix fixe dinners, guest bartenders and chefs,

performances and pop ups. Free. Rockaway Concessions. (www.rockawaybeachclub.com)September 4th, Children’s Cooking Classes

11 am, Brooklyn Grange Rooftop, Northern Boulevard and 37th Street, Long Island City. Free cookingclass for youth, ages 2 to 12. The host, Allergic to Salad, specializes in healthy, fun, hands-on classes and usesfresh, local, seasonal and organic ingredients as much as possible. Registration is required.(www.allergictosalad.com)

September 5th @ 6 pm, Music at the ConcessionsBeach 106th Street, The Rockaways. Live music, DJs, prix fixe dinners, guest bartenders and chefs,

performances and pop ups. Free. Rockaway Concessions. (www.rockawaybeachclub.com)September 6th, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Back to School Festival

Victory Field, by Myrtle Avenue, Union Turnpike and Park Lane South, Forest Park, 718.235.4100.Welcome the school year with games, crafts, music & more at an event sponsored by Astoria FederalSavings Bank.

The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope thatreaders will enjoy the borough’s wonderful attractions.

ADDABBO CO-SPONSORSSENIOR LECTURE SERIES WITH

NYS DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH’S MEDICARE-EPICPROGRAM: “EPIC CHANGESCOMING IN JANUARY 2013”

NYS Senator Joseph P.Addabbo, Jr., is co-sponsoringa lecture series, “Changes toEPIC,” with a representative fromthe NYS Department of Health’sMedicare-EPIC Program, GemaDiaz. The ongoing series willcontinue to run in September andOctober at various senior centersor AARP chapters in the senator’sdistrict and covers the changes toNew York’s Elderly Pharmaceu-tical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) prescription-drug program, nowthat the 2012-13 state budget restored $30.6 million. This willreinstate co-payment assistance for almost 300,000 EPIC enrollees,thereby returning the EPIC program to two plans again.º

In January 2012, more than a quarter of a million seniorsaround our state were affected by major cuts to New York’sElderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) prescription-drug program. Consequently, EPIC provided prescription-drugcoverage only after a member fell into the Medicare prescriptioncoverage gap (the “doughnut hole”) when the total drug costs foran individual reached $2,930.ºº

Currently, seniors enrolled in the EPIC program are forced to pay25 percent of the cost of each prescription drug. With the co-paymentassistance restored, enrollees will return to paying no more than $20co-payment for each prescription.ºº

All EPIC members will be notified of the changes, and how theywill be affected, by letter. Eligibility requirements remain the same:NYS resident, 65 or older, with income up to $35,000 single or$50,000 married. Applicants cannot be receiving full Medicaidbenefits but may have a Medicaid spend down. If a member cancelstheir Medicare Part D coverage, they will not receive any benefitsfrom EPIC and coverage may be canceled. Members must have PartD in order to receive EPIC benefits and maintain EPIC coverage.ººº

To help Addabbo’s huge senior population in his district conve-niently prepare for these January 1, 2013 changes, the senator’s officehas set the next two EPIC lectures for September:º

Tuesday, 9/18/12 @ 11:00 AM, Peter Cardella Senior Center, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood

Wednesday, 9/19/12 @ 1:00 PM, AARP Rego Park/ElmhurstChapter, Knights of Columbus Hall, 69-60ºGrand Avenue, Maspeth

Three more lectures are set for October at another senior center inRidgewood and at Golden Age Clubs supported by churches inGlendale and Middle Village. For more information, call Addabbo’stwo district offices at Howard Beach (718-738-1111) and MiddleVillage (718-497-1630).

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4th AnnualVeterans BBQ

On Saturday afternoon, August 25, NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., welcomed some 125 veteransand their families to his 4th annual Veterans’ BBQ held outside his Howard Beach district office and VFWPost 2565, under the leadership of Mr. Pat Connolly. This largest-ever turnout by veterans and their familiesenjoyed plentiful amounts of hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, ice cream and soda, served up bythe senator’s staff and local volunteers. The block-party atmosphere promoted camaraderie and the crowdalso was treated to music performed by a local singer and a guitarist, Mary and John Wagner. For a fourthconsecutive year, food, drinks, ice and condiments were donated by local merchants Ragtime Deli, Russo’son the Bay, Sal’s Food Market, Brothers Deli, Sugar Bun Bakery and Carvel of Howard Beach, Bruno’sRestaurant, Lenny’s Pizza, and Cero’s of Floral Park.

Please join me in celebratingthe achievements of the menand women whose dedicationand professionalism built the

world’s greatest nation.Assemblymember Michael DenDekker

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Local Church Welcomes10th New Member Of 2012

by Rob MacKay

Woo Suk San (left) took his oath andjoined the Sunnyside Reformed Church re-cently. This was just the beginning for thenew member, who was born in Korea, as heplans to become a pastor in the ReformedChurch of America. During the ceremony,Pastor Neil Margetson (right) noted thatWoo is the tenth person to join the growingSkillman Avenue church this year. As partof the ritual, past and present consistorymembers offered their support to Woo withthe traditional “laying of hands.

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