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108th COMMUNITY

COUNCIL MEETINGCaptain Kavanagh, Commanding Officer, 108thPrecinct will give his monthly crime updates andreceive your questions and concerns.

TUESDAY, MAY 26TH @ 7 P.M.SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES

Please make every effort to showyour support for the 108th PolicePrecinct by attending this importantand informative meeting.

43-31 39th Street - 2nd FloorSunnyside, NY 11104

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A Guest Editorial

It’s Time to Move OnThe last thing President

Obama needs now is for his do-mestic agenda to be jeopardizedby a protracted investigation of -or criminal indictments emanat-ing from - the previousadministration’s use of torture.Although some Republicans stillinsist that America didn’t engagein torture, most now acknowl-edge that we did. More impor-tant, the American people nowknow that we tortured prisoners.

Former President Gerald Fordwas correct in pardoning Presi-dent Nixon for any and all crimeshe may have committed duringthe Watergate scandal. He hadalready resigned in disgrace, andthere was nothing to be gained bydragging him into court undercriminal indictment. The same istrue now. It would be hard forAmericans to hold former Presi-dent Bush and Vice PresidentCheney in more disrepute thenthey already do. We’re talkingabout one of the worst - if not theworst - presidency in our history,and distracting the attention ofthe American people away fromPresident Obama’s agenda to re-juvenate our economy, providehealth care to all of its citizensand reform our educational sys-tem makes no sense.

President Obama has fre-quently and clearly stated thatAmerica will no longer engagein torture. He has frequentlyand clearly stated that intelli-gence officials who relied upontorturously (sorry for the pun)

crafted Department of Justicememoranda that provided legalcover for the use of torture wouldnot be held accountable for theiractions. What’s to be gained bygoing after the lawyers whowrote these memos? They couldhardly suffer more disgrace.

Do we really want to spendmonths - possibly years - ascer-taining what we already knowhappened? It’s not that formerPresident Bush and Vice Presi-dent Cheney are above the law -they’re not. It simply comesdown to the fact that we don’tneed the distraction. FormerPresident Bill Clinton effectivelylost 2 years of his presidency -and nothing whatsoever was ac-complished - while he fought offattempts to impeach him for vari-ous and sundry infidelities.

The Woodside Herald be-lieves President Bush shouldhave been impeached for spy-ing on Americans without firstobtaining warrants, but it’s toolate to impeach him now.

Can’t you see how it willunfold? Republicans will cry,“witch hunt” (Indeed, someRepublicans have already be-gun to use that phrase). If aprobe is conducted properly, wemay indeed find that someDemocrats were aware of whatwas going on - and said nothingabout it at the time. In any case,the news cycles will feature tor-ture 24/7, and nothing else willget done.

Congressman Thomas J. Manton BoulevardOne mile of Queens Boule-

vard running through bothSunnyside and Woodside wasrenamed in honor of the lateCongressman Thomas J.Manton. On Saturday April 25th

the section of Queens Boule-vard between 38th and 58thstreets was ceremonially re-named Congressman Thomas J.Manton Boulevard, recognizingthe former legislator fromWoodside who died in July 2006.

Manton was born in NewYork City to Irish immigrants in1932. Tom attended privateCatholic schools, before enteringSt. John University, from whichhe earned his LL.B. Tom servedin the United States Marine Corpsand New York Police Depart-ment before being elected to the

Tom’s wife Diane Manton proudly holds Street sign named after herlate husband.

(L-R) Councilman Eric Gioia, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, RitaManton, Candidate for City Council Deirdre Feerick.

City Council. In 1984, he waselected to the Congressional seatoccupied by then-Vice Presiden-tial nominee Geraldine Ferraro.

Western Queens wnetthrough a sweeping change asCatherine Nolan became thenew Assemblywoman andWalter McCaffrey was servedas Councilmember when Tomvacated his seat.

Tom served in Washingtonfor seven terms before retiringin 1998. In 1986 CongressmanManton was elected as theleader of the Queens CountyDemocratic Party, a post hewould hold until his death.

Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside Holds61st Annual Dinner

Sunday April 26th, theKiwanis Club of Sunnysideheld their 61st Annual Dinnerat Manetta’s Restaurant inLong Island City. Everyonewas welcomed to the dinner byPresident Pam Winters. Thehonorees for 2009 includedPatricia Dorfman who was theirKiwanian of the Year, DanielDromm who was their Educa-tor of the Year. Rita Mantonwas the Volunteer of the Yearand John Vogt received theHenri X. Billharz FoundersAward. Everyone enjoyed theevent and was happy to be partof a celebration honoring finecommunity leaders.See Page four for more photos

(L to R) Honorees Pat Dorfman, Danny Dromm, John Vogt and RitaManton.

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EDITORIAL STAFFDOUGLAS KENNEDY, LUKE ADAMS

PHOTOGRAPHERLUKE ADAMS

Leading the Way in AnsweringPresident Obama’s

National Call to ServiceSince my days as an Eagle Scout, I’ve always found that giving

back is one of life’s greatest rewards and that civic service may bethe most important thing we ever do. For those reasons, I’vepledged that New York City will lead the way in answeringPresident Obama’s call for a new era of service in America.

Earlier this month, in fact on the eve of the President signingthe ‘Serve America Act,’ which will triple the size of AmeriCorps,

we launched NYC Service, an am-bitious campaign to unleash anarmy of volunteers to tackle ourcity’s greatest challenges.

NYC Service really aims toaccomplish three things. The firstis to make New York the easiestcity in which to serve. And we’llachieve that by harnessing thepower of 311 and the City’swebsite to direct potential volun-teers to the organizations that bestfit their interests.

To support these efforts, weare also establishing the ‘New

York City Civic Corps.’ This will be a group of ‘expert’ volun-teers - the elite troops of our new volunteer army - who will bedispatched for one year of full-time work to non-profits and publicagencies across the city.

There, they’ll help their organizations to recruit more volun-teers and to use them more strategically.

That brings us to the second goal of NYC Service: channelingthe power of volunteers to address the biggest challenges of thecurrent financial crisis. This is something completely unprec-edented; never before has any city ever thoughtfully and deliber-ately connected the energy and idealism of volunteers to solvingits greatest needs.

For instance, we’ll enlist volunteers to help others pull through thisrecession by providing free financial counseling free legal assistanceand by working at food pantries. We’ll reinvigorate the NYPD’s BlockWatch program. And we’ll encourage landlords to paint their darkroofs white, saving energy and reducing global warming.

The third goal of NYC Service is making civic service a core partof what it means to be a New Yorker. And we’ll start with ouryoungest: Beginning this fall, every principal in every public schoolwill create a service plan that teaches students the responsibilitythey have as citizens to participate and engage in our democracy.

We’re all familiar with the words commonly used to describeNew Yorkers: Creative, resilient, opinionated - well, now we hopeto add ‘civic-minded’ to the top of that list. And why not? Justthink back to how we came together and helped each other out

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Local Poet Makes a Splash“Poetry is Good for Your

Health!!!” reads a sign at GoNatural Health Food Store at45-03 Queens Boulevard. Philthe owner is happy to let thecommunity know that a localpoet is alive and well in theSunnyside and Woodside area.

Jack Lynch is a poet, whohas lived in this community forover 30 years. He was a mem-ber of Community Board 2, anda liaison between LaGuardiaCommunity College and thecommunity. He also wrote forthe Woodside Herald when JoeSabba was the editor. Perhapsmany of you know him fromthe Flag Day Parades.

He has spearheaded manycultural and literary associa-tions throughout his manyyears as a professor of litera-ture at LaGuardia CommunityCollege. He was chairpersonof the College Senate for 2

terms and was advisor toLaGuardia’s literary magazineand to its newspaper.

He has now released his firstpoetry book entitled Manhat-tan Man and Other Poems. In ithe shares with us his experi-ences in an unusual and excit-ing way. Jack Lynch has trav-eled to many places and haslived overseas for extendedperiods of his life. He enlistedin the United States Navy andtraveled around Central andSouth America; he then livedin Greece and India for a num-ber of years. While in India hestudied philosophy and litera-ture at the University of VisvaBharati, founded by the NobelLaureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Manhattan Man and OtherPoems, contain reader friendlylyrics about people, places, love,animals, and laughter. The po-ems will make you laugh, cry

and take you into other worlds.You’ll be surprised by how youwill be touched by these poems.

Phil Valenti will be forminga poetry club for the neighbor-hood, “We are starting this clubin order to create a communityof local poets, who can exchangetheir ideas and make connec-tions with local people in ourarea. We wish to inspire the com-munity to read and be active inpoetry. That way we are allunited. That is what the commu-nity is about.” Jack Lynch willbe a member of the group. If youwould like to join, please con-tact Phil at (718) 482-0008.

Phil will also be hosting aSpring Poetry Reading withspoken word and Musicians onSaturday May 2 between 2pmand 4pm in front of his store. Ifyou want to join the fun drop byGo Natural and sign up! “Wehope to see you there”

The Sunnyside Park PresentsAnnual Mother’s Day Plant Sale

The sale will take place on Saturday May 9th, from11:00-1:00pm, in front of the Park (39th Avenue at49th Street).

This annual sale to benefit the Park includesblooming annuals for sun or shade, window boxes,perennial herbs, heirloom tomato and other veg-etable seedlings, house plants, gardening crafts,composting starter-worms, and gardeners on hand toanswer your gardening questions.

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CB 2 MeetingThe next Community Board

2 meeting will be Thursday,May 7, 2009 at the SunnysideSenior Center located at 43-3139th Street, Ground Floor at7:00 p.m.

AnorocDemocratic

Club MeetingThe Anoroc Democratic Club

will be holding its monthly meet-ing on Monday May 4th at 6:30p.m. at the Anoroc DemocraticClub located at 45-23 47th St.between Greenpoint Ave. and47th Ave. Public is welcome.

108th Pct.VIN Etching

108th Precinct CrimePrevention Unit presents:

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Tuesday May 5, 2009 andWednesday May 6, 20098:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

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Queens Library’s Temporary Spaceat Sunnyside To Close

Book Bus will serve on Thursdays While New Space Preps to OpenQueens Library at

Sunnyside will be closed forpublic service from May 7-13, 2009. Beginning May 14,limited service will providedfrom a book bus on Thurs-days, 10 am - 6 pm until thenewly renovated library opensin mid-June.

Library customers may re-new most books and videos onthe library’s website,www.queens l ib ra ry .o rg /myaccount or by phoning 718-990-8508. Customers are alsoinvited to use any of the otherQueens Library locations. Theclosest to Sunnyside are QueensLibrary at Woodside, 54-22Skillman Avenue and Queens

Library at Court Square, 25-01Jackson Avenue.

Queens Library at Sunnysidehas been operating out of smalltemporary space since Novem-ber while the main library spacewas under construction. Theconstruction is nearing comple-tion. The temporary space isbeing closed to prepare the build-ing for re-opening.

Customer service improve-ments include new self-checkout kiosks, a full interior renova-tion and redecoration includingnew furniture. The entrancewayhas been redesigned. Skylightshave been added to the children’sreading room. There are morecomputers, a new teen area and

a new media area.Queens Library is an in-

dependent, not-for-profit cor-poration and is not affiliatedwith any other library. TheQueens Library serves apopulation of 2.2 million inthe most ethnically diversecounty in the U.S. With arecord 22.8 million items incirculation for FY 2008, theLibrary has the highest circu-lation of any public librarysystem in the U.S. and one ofthe highest circulations in theworld. For more informationabout programs, services, lo-cations, events and news, visitthe Queens Library Web siteat www.queenslibrary.org orphone 718-990-0700 QueensLibrary. Enrich Your Life.

CongratulationsArmy National Guard Pvt.

Kevin A. Maldonado has gradu-ated from basic combat trainingat Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks oftraining, the soldier studied theArmy mission, history, traditionand core values, physical fit-ness, and received instructionand practice in basic combatskills, military weapons, chemi-cal warfare and bayonet train-ing, drill and ceremony, march-ing, rifle marksmanship, armedand unarmed combat, map read-ing, field tactics, military cour-tesy, military justice system,basic first aid, foot marches, andfield training exercises.

He is the son of ThelmaRuiz of 31st Drive, Long Is-land City, N.Y.

Maldonado graduated in2006 from Long Island CityHigh School.

LaGuardia Community CollegeOffers Regents Boot Camp

and SAT Test Prep BeginningMay 4 Register Now

LaGuardia Community College’s Teen Academy is offering re-gents boot camp and SAT test prep classes for middle and high schoolstudents who are preparing for the June exams. Classes begin May 4.

The test prep courses, which are held in the college’s mainbuilding at 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, run throughmid June. Classes are held either Mondays/Wednesdays or Tues-days/Thursdays depending on subject. The one-and-one-half hourclasses begin at 3:30p.m.

Registration is now taking place. Those who are interested inattending may call (718) 482-7244 or register online atwww.peopleware.net/ace.

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(L-R) Bob Billharz, John Vogt, JerryLederman and Joanne Billharz.

CONGRESSMAN THOMAS J. MANTON BOULEVARD

It would not be a big event unless theSunnyside Drum Corp was there!

Lily Gavin greeted Tony Lana and themembers of the Drum Corp.

St. Sebastian Catholic War Veterans showtheir support.

(L-R) Assemblyman Michael Den Decker,Councilmember Eric Gioia, Roel Van DerKooi, Rita Manton, Former Councilmember,Walter McCaffrey, Lily Gavin, Pat Dorfmanand District Leader John Smyth.

Lily Gavin and former CouncilmemberWalter McCaffrey share a story about Tom.

(L-R) District Leader and Candidate forCity Council Deirdre Feerick, WalterMcCaffrey, Mary Butler, Former BoroughPresident Claire Schulman, MarieKonecko, Fran Kraft and Lily Gavin.

Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan and herRidgewood Co -Leader Tom Bornermann.

Senator Chuck Schumer greets RitaManton.

(L-R) Michael Reich, executive secretary forthe QCDP, Walter McCaffrey and Tom’sformer law partner and close friend GerrySweeney.

Gerry Sweeney, perhaps the man thatknew Tom best, shares some stories withthe crowd.

Congressman Anthony Weiner addressescrowd.

Community Board 2 Chairman Joe Conleygreets Borough President Helen Marshall.

KIWANIS CLUB OF SUNNYSIDE 61ST ANNUAL DINNER

(L-R) Ira Greenberg, Kiwanian of the YearPatricia Dorfman and Kiwanis PresidentPamela Winters.

(L-R) Long time volunteer Carol Masiello,Educator of the Year to Daniel Drommand Jerrold Berkson.

Bob and Joanne Billharz

(L-R) Toni Dorfman, Richard Drake, PatDorfman and Rita Lowry.

(L-R) Christopher Kitson, Volunteer ofthe Year Rita Manton and Joanne Billharz.

John with his proud family Emily, Robert,Nichole and his lovely wife Candida.

Top (L-R) Honoree Rita Manton, DonMcCallian. Bottom (L-R) Deirdre Feerickand Honoree Pat Dorfman,

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ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!The 108th Precinct has received an increase in “ROBBERY” reports regard-

ing Ipod’s, Cellphones, and Sidekicks. A majority of the victims reporting thecrimes are “STUDENTS”. Please safeguard your property when in public. 108thPrecinct Detectives can be contacted for any information regarding the recentthefts at (718) 784-5433. All calls will be kept confidential.

If you have any questions or would like to register these items with the PoliceDepartment contact the 108th Pct. Crime Prevention Officer at (718) 784-5404.

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CB 2 SponsorsClothing/Toy Drive

Community Board 2 is spon-soring a clothing and toy drivethis spring/summer for needychildren in our district.

Spring/summer clothing formale and female ranging frominfants to teenagers up to 18years of age are needed. Sum-mer toys such as hula hoops,beach balls, chalk, bubbles,books, etc. can provide hours ofsummer fun for the children.Please no bats, racquets, cray-ons or markers.

We will be accepting dona-tions through Friday, June 19,2009. As always thank you foryour generosity. You may dropoff your donation at the Com-munity Board 2 office from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Five Reasons to Be Bullish aboutFinancial Markets

During a long downturn inthe financial markets, it’s hardfor some people to be cheerfulabout their prospects for in-vestment success. And that’snot surprising, because a dailydiet of bad news can take itstoll on investors’ outlooks. Yetif you look beyond the head-lines, you can actually findsome reasons to believe thatbrighter days lie ahead.

Here are five of these poten-tial causes for optimism:

Recovery may be near. Thefinancial markets obviously areconnected to the overall U.S.economy, so it makes sense tokeep an eye on how the economyis doing. As you know, we’vebeen in the grip of a long andpainful recession - but that maychange fairly soon. In fact, therecession is likely to end in thesecond half of 2009, accordingto a majority of the economistssurveyed by the influential Na-tional Association for BusinessEconomics. And since the stockmarket has historically antici-pated an economic recovery byabout six months - and begunresponding favorably - now maynot be the time to abandon yourlong-term investment strategy.

Of course, past performance isnot a guarantee of future results.

Market rallies can happenquickly. No one can predict theexact moment a sustained mar-ket rally will begin - but historyhas shown that rallies can startquickly and take off sharply.Consider this: In the first yearof a recovery, investors haverecouped an average of 82 per-cent of what they lost in theentire prior bear market, accord-ing to Standard & Poor’s. Andsince 1932, the S&P 500 hasgained an average of 46 percentin the year after stocks have hitbottom. Keep in mind, though,that we have experienced alarger-than-usual drop in themarket, so you shouldn’t nec-essarily expect a rally to pro-duce these results. Still, if youare out of the market when itdoes rally, you are likely to misssome of the strongest returns.

Low prices may mean goodopportunities. By almost anytraditional measure of value,investments are now very at-tractively priced. And whenprices are low, returns over thelong term tend to be higher.Keep looking for quality in-vestments - like other invest-

ments, they’ve been hurt by thedownturn, but if their funda-mentals are still sound, theycould offer the greatest poten-tial for long-term rewards.

The Treasury and Fed areworking overtime to support theU.S. financial system. Whilethe problems of resuscitatingour financial system are enor-mous, and the solutions are notclear-cut, the Department of theTreasury and the Federal Re-serve are working hard to sup-port the credit markets, boostliquidity, lower mortgage ratesand take other steps that canultimately benefit the economyand the investment markets.

Low inflation can helpboost “real” returns. Inflation,as measured by the ConsumerPrice Index, is currently closeto zero. As an investor, youhave reason to welcome a lowinflation rate, because wheninflation is high, it can erodethe “real” returns of your in-vestments. Consequently, youmay be rewarded by investingin vehicles that, for the mo-ment, are producing only mod-est returns.

Keep the above factors inmind when you make invest-ment decisions. Remember, ifyou’re going to help achieve yourlong-term goals, you will likelyneed to keep investing in eventhe gloomiest of markets - and,as we’ve discussed, there mightbe more than a few rays of lightready to pierce the clouds.

This article was written byEdward Jones for use by yourlocal Edward Jones financialadvisor Vincent Renda locatedat 47-01 Queens Blvd. Suite203 Sunnyside NY 11104.

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Letters to

the EditorDear Editor:

Marc Crawford Run forQueens Borough President

Recently I have spoken on thetelephone with Attorney MarcCrawford Leavitt, who decidedto seek the Democratic nomina-tion to become our next BoroughPresident of Queens in the Sep-tember 15th primary election.

Attorney Leavitt is a longtime resident of Sunnyside andis well known in the communityfor his civic contributions to theKiwanis Club, Kamp Kiwanis(upstate summer camp for dis-advantage youth), and SunnysideCommunity Services. Currentlyhe is helping to develop an inter-faith study program between themembers of The Reform Templeof Forest Hills and the IslamicRazi School in Woodside. Since1974, his law firm in Sunnysiderepresented the Sunnyside Com-munity Services (a non-profitcivic organization that servesfamilies, seniors and youth inneed) with free legal counsel.

In the early 80’s AttorneyLeavitt served a 3-year term onthe Community School Board30, as the only parent of youngdaughter (now married) attend-ing the local public school. Also,he served as a volunteer at P.S.150 Learning Center. The LawOffices of Leavitt, Kerson andDuane in Sunnyside and Man-hattan has hired many high schoolstudents to work as interns, indoing so; they gained valuableworking experience. As BoroughPresident he is hoping to promotea World of Work Program soevery Queens business would hirehigh school students.

As a member of New YorkState Bar Association, he helpeddevelop and lobbied in Albanyfor the Compact for Long-Termcare for senior citizens. Cur-rently he serves on the Dean’s

Advisory Committee of Colum-bia College of Dental Medicineand has worked for improveddental care for seniors and chil-dren at Queens Hospital Center.

Attorney Marc CrawfordLeavitt has represented a fewclients as a member of theQueens Bar Association probono program (free legal ser-vice) and with the Queens Mort-gages Foreclosure Pilot Project.The residents of Queens havelost thousands of homes due tomortgage (crisis) foreclosure ontheir homes.

In addition to all of his civic,community and professionalduties, Attorney Leavitt is anaccomplished actor (a per-former with six Queens theatregroups), writer, lyricist, politi-cal satirist and commentator.Indeed, a remarkable man wor-thy to be our next BoroughPresident!

As a Sunnyside resident andas a friend of Attorney MarcCrawford Leavitt, I urge thereaders of the Woodside Heraldto help support his candidacyfor the Office of Borough Presi-dent of Queens. The people ofQueens deserve new leadershipwith fresh new ideas and brightfuture for our great borough!

For more information, writeto PO Box 4300, Sunnyside,NY 11104, and (718) 229-4201or www.poltunes.com The LawOffices of Leavitt, Kerson &Duane, 45-29 47th Street,Sunnyside, NY 11104 and 99Park Avenue, New York, NY10016.

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Dear Editor:To me graffiti is pure van-

dalism. It makes our city lookreally bad and projects a lack oforder and security in our streets.It takes time, money and effortto clean our gates and walls andall this is just a waste because assoon as we make our placesclean the vandals come and dotheir act again.

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Fi l e No . : 2008-901 /ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORKBY THE GRACE OF GOD,FREE AND INDEPENDENT.TO: Marilyn Kilgore-Parshall,Joyce Smith, David Smith, JasonSmith, Mie Smith, AttorneyGeneral of the State of NewYork . The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofMarion Allen Smith a/k/aMarion Smith , deceased, ortheir estates, if any there be,whose names , p l aces o fr e s idence and pos t o f f i ceaddresses are unknown to thepetitioner and cannot with duediligence be ascertained. DavidSmith, Jason Smith and MieSmith, if living and if dead, toher heirs at law, next of kin anddistributees whose names andplaces of residence are unknownand if she died subsequent tothe decedent herein, to his/herexecu to r s , admin i s t r a to r s ,legatees, devisees, assigneesand successors in interest whosenames and places of residenceare unknown and cannot beascertained after due diligence.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributeesor otherwise in the Estate ofMarion Allen Smith a/k/aMarion Allen, deceased, whoat the t ime of death was are s iden t 166-01 L indenBoulevard , Jamaica , in theCounty of Queens, State of NewYork . SEND GREETING :Upon the petition of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, Pub l i cAdmin i s t r a to r o f QueensCounty, who mainta ins hero f f i ce a t 88 -11 Su tph inBoulevard, Jamaica, QueensCounty, New York 11435, asAdministrator of the Estate ofMarion Al len Smith a /k /aMarion Smith, deceased, youand each of you are hereby citedto show cause be fo re theSurrogate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County of Queens,to be held at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6 th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,City and State of New York, onthe 4th day of June, 2009 at 9:30o’clock in the forenoon, whythe Account of Proceedings ofthe Public Administrator ofQueens Coun ty , a sAdministrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of whichi s a t t ached , shou ld no t bejudicially settled, and why theSurrogate should not fix andallow a reasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerhe re in in t he amoun t o f

compensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $945.66and that the Court fix the fairand reasonable additional fee forany services to be rendered byGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,hereafter in connection withproceedings on kinship, claimsetc., prior to entry of a finalDecree on this accounting in theamount of 6% of assets orincome collected after the dateof the within accounting; andwhy the Surrogate should notfix and allow an amount equalto one percent on said Schedulesof the total assets on SchedulesA, A1 , and A2 p lus anyaddi t iona l monies rece ivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whyeach of you claiming to be adis t r ibutee of the decedentshould not establish proof of youkinship; and why the balance ofsaid funds should not be paid tosaid alleged distributees uponproof of kinship, or depositedwi th the Commiss ione r o fFinance of the City of New Yorkshould said alleged distributeesde fau l t he re in , o r f a i l t oes tab l i sh proof of k insh ip ,Dated, Attested and Sealed Apr.6, 2009. HON. ROBERT L.NAHMAN Surrogate, QueensCounty ALICEMARIE E. RICEClerk of the Surrogate’s Court.GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.(718) 459-9000 95-25 QueensBoulevard Suite 626 Rego Park,New York 11374. This citationis served upon you as requiredby law. You are not obliged toappear in person. If you fail toappear it will be assumed thatyou do not object to the reliefrequested unless you file formallegal, verified objections. Youhave a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8/09

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on 04/23/2009,bearing Index Number NC-000267-08/QU, a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY11435, grants me (us) the rightto: Assume the name of (First)MATTHEW (Middle)BINGDING (Last) WANG. Mypresent name is (Firs t )CHENGXIAO (Last) WANG. Mypresent address is 4114 68 STAPT. 3B, Woodside, NY 11377.My place of birth is CHINA. Mydate of birth is October 01, 1962.

Sunnyside Shines Annual Meetinga Huge Success

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Sunnyside Shines BusinessImprovement District held itsAnnual Meeting at Tangra res-taurant on Friday, April 17,2009, at 7 p.m. The event wasattended by property owners,merchants and residents fromwithin the Sunnyside Shinesdistrict and their guests.

The Chairman of the Board,John Vogt, opened the meetingwith a brief history of SunnysideShines. A BID is a valuableopportunity to provide muchneeded funds for services to acommercial district and is man-dated to provide sanitation, se-curity, beautification and mar-keting services.

Sunnyside Shines’ first greatact was to bring back holidaylights to the area creating a joy-ful atmosphere for holiday shop-ping. The BID has also con-tracted for cleaning crews tosweep the sidewalks six days aweek making a visible, positivechange in the area.

City Councilman Eric Gioia,member of the BID Board ofDirectors, took time from his hec-tic schedule to give the keynoteaddress. He stated he was happyto see the BID succeed. He waspleased that the Arch has beauti-ful new paint and thanked theBID for taking over the care ofthe Arch for future generations.

Sunnyside Shines TreasurerArthur Weiner gave his reportand explained how the BID isfunded. He also introduced theBID’s new accountant, PatriciaArmstrong, who specializes inworking for nonprofits.

Next Alyssa Bonilla,Sunnyside Shines ExecutiveDirector reviewed plans forthe coming year including agraffiti removal campaign, aNew York Mets tickets give-

away promotion and a newwebsite. She also officiallyunveiled Sunnyside Shines’new logo by graphic artist andSunnyside resident BenjaminPerez. “We believe stronglythat Ben’s design captured thewarmth, friendliness and di-versity of Sunnyside.” Benwas the first place winner inthe BID’s logo contest; sec-ond and third place designswere also shown. On hand toaccept the third place prizewas Jon Lyness, also ofSunnyside.

Ms. Bonilla then conductedthe official voting for theevening. Board member nomi-nees were unanimously ap-proved by voting members. TheBoard was pleased to welcomeits newest member JosephWessely, Managing Director ofthe Dime Savings Bank.

The evening concluded withan exciting round of door prizes.The Mets tickets giveaway pro-motion was officially kicked off.Jerry Lederman, of Triad Man-agement, and Sue Fox ofSunnyside Community Services

each won a pair of tickets to agame at the new Citi Field. An-thony Lodati, owner of LoweryWine Factory Outlet donatedbottles of fine wine which wentto Steve Fleischer, of Owner-ship Realty and Brent O’Leary,candidate for City Council. A50/50 raffle went to Peter Lo,owner Tangra restaurant.

The Sunnyside Shines dis-trict is from 38th - 50th Streeton Queens Blvd. 43rd - 48thStreet on Greenpoint Ave. andon 46th Street betweenGreenpoint and Queens Blvd.

Arthur Weiner, Treasurer,Sunnyside Shines.

Santiago Vargas, Community Liaison, Assemblywoman CatherineNolan’s office, Eddy Eng, Small Business Services, John Vogt andJoe Wessely, Dime Savings Bank, enjoy refreshments and discussthe state of business in Sunnyside. Photo Credit: ©Cristian Peña/CRISMA IMAGING

Alyssa Bonilla, ExecutiveDirector, Sunnyside Shines &City Councilman Eric Gioia.

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Dear Mrs. Sabba,My condolences to you

Marlene and to your family onthe passing of your dear hus-band, Buster.

Thank you for carrying onhis good works. One way you

are showing that is by continu-ing to publish the WoodsideHerald. You are making a greatcontribution to our communi-ties here in Western Queens.

On January 5, 2009 I sentBuster a letter thanking him forthe Merry Christmas and HappyChanukah greetings he wishedthe community in the Decem-ber 19, 2008 issue. I also thankedhim for the very important con-

tribution he makes in keepingus together as a community.Buster published my letter inthe January 9, 2009 issue. I amso glad I was able to thank himshortly before he died.

Sincerely,Barbara J. Coleman

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When Cataracts

Impair VisionThe lens of your eye must be clear so it can allow light to pass

through to the retina at the back of the eye. It is the retina that sendsthe image of what you see to the brain. When a cataract begins toform, this causes a blurring vision that progresses slowly in mostpeople.

When a cataract impedes your ability to see objects clearly,surgery may be recommended to remove the lens. Correctiveglasses, contact lenses and/or lens implants are then prescribed tocompensate for the loss.

As you get older, the chance that a cataract may develop in oneor both eyes becomes more likely. A cataract is any imperfectionin the clarity of the lens of the eye. This condition usually comeson very gradually, so gradually that you may not know you havea problem until it begins to interfere with your ability to seeclearly.

A Portfolio of CommoditiesHave you ever thought of a home as a commodity? A commod-

ity can be defined as a raw material or product that can be boughtand sold. A home is not a raw material, but it is certainly built outof many, like a box full of wood, steel, cement, glass and copper.

Over the long term, home prices usually rise along with thecost of the commodities it takes for construction. While highinventories of housing may be keeping prices lower right now, thecost of the raw materials that are intrinsically tied to a home’svalue are rising, and rapidly.

With increasingly higher construction costs on the horizon,buying now is an ideal investment, and a hedge against the risingcost of commodities. Every home is a store of value for all thematerials, the land and the labor involved in its construction. Sothe long-term value of a home is tightly connected to the cost ofits production, making it a very different type of investment fromstocks or bonds.

Investing in commodities has always been a great way to makelemonade from the economy’s lemons. And what better way tobuy into the commodities market than by purchasing a home?Sooner or later, home prices will be pushed higher by the risingcost of raw materials, so make your move now!

The President has made it clearthat he would prefer to moveforward rather than dwell on thepast. It’s the right way to go. Weknow the previous administra-tion engaged in torturing prison-ers. We know that legal memoswere created to give the use oftorture a facade of legality.

Now, it’s time to move on. It’stime for Congress to enact thePresident’s domestic legislativeagenda. If Americans are reallyticked off by the actions of theprevious administration - and wesuspect that they are - then theycan hand out their own form ofretribution in the mid-term 2010elections. The Woodside Heraldcan’t think of a better way to pun-ish the torture deniers in the Re-publican Party than by taking awaytheir seats in the next election.

MAYOR'SCORNER

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during the blackout in 2003.And it’s not just during times ofcrisis - whether it’s in the mili-tary, at a volunteer organiza-tion, in government, or throughsimple acts of kindness duringthe course of a day, we are sur-rounded by people who don’thesitate to help others in need.

I’m sure many people lis-tening this morning volunteertheir time and talents - and Iwant to thank you for that. Butwe can all do a little bit more -and to find out how, just call311 or visit nyc.gov. Our cityneeds you now more than ever.

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the Editor(Continued from Page 6)and homeowners all agree graf-fiti tags are acts of vandalismand that the Woodside on theMove mural is art. Until CityCouncil member Eric Gioia ad-vised the community, it seemsfew Woodsiders were aware thatNew York City will remove graf-fiti free. And that the Mayor’sCommunity Affairs office has aGraffiti Free NYC program.

Graffiti tags are a felony. Yet,few Woodsiders are aware thatanyone can call or text 911 toreport graffiti tagging inprogress. Often there is a rewardif the perpetrator is apprehended.

Tagging houses of worship,homes, business and foreignconsular office is reprehensible.And it has to stop.

JOHN CAFFREYWOODSIDE, NY

QUEENS ART EXPRESS

May 29 - June 14, 2009A World of Art in

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Art Express!This Spring, the City’s most

diverse borough will host sixdays of exhibitions, perfor-mances, and special events clus-tered around the No. 7 trainhighlighting the distinct venuesthat call Queens their home,from Crossing Art in Flushingto Socrates Sculpture Park inLong Island City, even alterna-tive spaces like neighborhoodsidewalks and train stations willbe prime spots for curatedshows. All locations are conve-niently near No. 7 train stops.

But wait, what makes theQueens Art Express the quint-essential art adventure for youto call your crew, gather yourtribe, and bring your mom to?So glad you asked! As if uniqueart at twenty fabulous art spacesisn’t enough, the Queens ArtExpress is the expression of afistful of passionate people who,

rather than allow the recessionto bring their creative energiesto a screeching halt, have cho-sen to link their unique art eventsalong the No. 7 train as tightly-knit talkative artist communityand proudly launch this excit-ing event. They are:

Crossing Art, FlushingTown Hall, Queens BotanicalGarden, Queens Museum ofArt, Y Gallery, Corona Plaza,Langston Hughes Library andCommunity Center, 33rd Street& Queens Boulevard, TopazArts, Dean Project, DorskyCuratorial, Sculpture Center,Local Project, LaGuardia Per-forming Arts Center, GreenSpace, Thalia Spanish Theatre,The Noguchi Museum, SocratesSculpture Garden, Gantry Plaza

State Park and The Creek.For 3 weekends between

May 29th to June 14th 2009,ride the No. 7 to the Queens ArtExpress - very cool art at overtwenty art spaces that definethe quintessentially Queens cul-tural landscape- all on aMetroCard!

The mission of the QueensCouncil on the Arts is to fosterand develop the arts in QueensCounty and to support arts or-ganizations and individual art-ists in presenting their culturaldiversity for the benefit of thecommunity.

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COMMUNITY CALENDARMay

2 10:00 AM Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN) anti-graffiti event- meet in front ofthe Sunnyside Reformed Church @ 48th & Skillman Avenue- 646-298-8669

2 1:00 PM St. Raphael’s Monopoly Tournament- inside the Gym @ 48-25 37th Street-Admission is $10, Ages 10 and above are welcome- Call Vincent Renda to sign up 347-870-8742

3 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM Shred Fest-FREE-ID Theft Protection-Call 311 or visit nyc.gov/consumersfor locations and tips

3 2:00 PM- 5:00 PM Mini Fundraiser David Rosasco, City Council Candidate 2009 for District 26@ the June Parodi Dance Studio- For more information email lbergendahl.cedr@gmail.com7:00 PM- Community Board 2 meeting @ the Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th Street,Ground Floor, Sunnyside-Contact 718-533-8773 or gn02@cb.nyc.gov

12 12:30 PM- Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon meeting @ Dazie’s Restaurantlocated @ 39-41 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside

14 7:00 PM- United Forties Civic Assoc monthly meeting @ St. Teresa’s Parish Center,50-22 45th Street, Woodside-Parking on 44th St is available

14 7:30 PM- Dutch Kills Civic organization monthly meeting @ St Patricks School Hall, 29-28 29th Street15 11:00 AM ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY hosted by The Honorable Helen M. Marshall

@ Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens in the Veterans Memorial Gardenof Queens-Reception to Follow-Room 213 RSVP 718-286-2888

16 8:30 AM-5:30 PM- Livable Neighborhoods Program Training-FREE, located @ Hunter College,695 Park Ave (breakfast & lunch provided). Registration Deadline is Friday May 8th.Call 212-935-3960 Ext. 249 or visit www.mas.org/lnp

16 10:00 AM-3:00 PM- It’s My Park Day- Volunteer projects & event s in parks throughout the5 boroughs – for more information, contact greenshoresnyc@yahoo.com

17 1:00 PM-5:00 PM- 1st Public Paddle of the Season in Hallets Cove- for more information,visit www.licboathouse.com (Weather Permitting)

23 11:00 AM-7:00 PM Sunnyside/ Woodside Lions Club Street Fair-Greenpoint Avenue between44th Street & 46th Street (NO rain date)

25 Memorial Day- Community Board 2 Office- Closed26 7:00 PM 108th Community Council Meeting given by Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh @

the Sunnyside Community Services- 43-31 39th Street, Ground Floor31 Bangladesh League of America Street Fair- 57th Street between 37th & 38th Avenues (NO rain date)

Street Cleaning is suspended due to holiday schedule on the following days:May 21st, 25th, 29th & 30th

May 10th -May 18th - Asian Contemporary Art Week- For more information visit acaw.net

June11 7:00 PM- United Forties Civic Assoc monthly meeting @ St. Teresa’s Parish Center, 50-22 45th Street,

Woodside-Parking on 44th St is available)11 7:30 PM- Dutch Kills Civic organization monthly meeting @ St Patricks School Hall, 29-28 29th Street

Ongoing12:30 PM-Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Dates-2nd Tuesday of every month, held at Dazie’sRestaurant located @ 39-41 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside

CB 2 Sponsors Clothing/ Toy Drive for Needy Children in our District until June 19th – the office is openfrom 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Borden Ave Shelter is in need donations of Men’s clothing (can be slightly used), books & magazines-Contact Gilmore Hudson 718-784-5690 Ext. 7223 or ghudson@iclinc.com

Museum NightsFree admission or pay as you wish at the following museums:Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1st Saturday of the month 5:00 PM- 11 PM, 200 Eastern Pkwy at Washington Ave,Brooklyn 718-501-6131

Museum of Modern Art, Fridays 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 11 West 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues,NYC 212-708-9400

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Saturdays 5:45 PM- 7:45 PM, 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, NYC212-423-3500

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