Woodside Herald 11 21 14

To Advertise E-mail [email protected] or call 718-729-3772

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 1

VOL. 80, NO. 47 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 FREE

SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY

(continued on page 4) (continued on page 7)

108th Pct CommunityCouncil Meeting

SCS, 43-31 39th Street, Sunnyside

**Come Meet The New Captain**

Tuesday, November 25th @ 7PM

Handmade Crafts A Hit On Skillman

LocalRisingStar

by Ariel Gagliardo

On Saturday night, November 15, themusic blared through the streets of LongIsland City as a crowd gathered to sup-port the Variety Boys and Girls Club intheir fifth annual “Dancing with the Com-munity Stars” fundraiser.

(continued on page 5)

Sunnyside Artists’ free ad-mission “Crafts and Art Fair”took place last Sunday from 10to 5pm, hosted by Queen ofAngels Church in the historicParish Center, and by 2pm, 620guests had passed passedthrough, with three hours to go,taking in the handiwork of 33local crafters.

“I think this was the bestcraft show so far,” said Natalie,a Woodsider. “You can see theinfluence of new people intothe neighborhood. A body-builder comic artist [ALexioGessa] showed up as a superhero. I bought some little pre-sents, an organic dried fruitsculpture [Blanca Narvaez] anda tiny coiled box made from ofrecycled paper [MaryCaulfield] which looks like out-sider prison art.”

President Manny Gomez said,“We had a moment of silence forLuke Adams, Sunnyside ArtistsVP, who passed away suddenlyNovember 10. We all miss him.”

This fair was the first SunnysideArtists event missing three organi-zation volunteers Luke Adams,founder Pat Dorfman out of towndue to family illness, and Pastor

While New York City govern-ment might not yet accurately re-flect the glorious melting pot thatis the Big Apple, our 2014 NYC 40

Under 40 list definitely does. Thisyear’s group of Rising Stars is ourmost diverse class ever, with three-quarters representing the city’smajority-minority population andhalf of our honorees being women.That distinction was not inten-tional; our choices merely reflect atrend in leadership that only prom-ises to become more influential inthe years and decades to come.

This year’s class also accentu-ates the greater range of profes-sional areas that impact city gov-ernment and policy. In addition tothe elected officials, agency heads,staffers, communications pros,journalists, lobbyists, activists, andunion officials who typically fillout our list, there are tech leaders,figures from academia, represen-tatives from the cultural world, andeven crisis management experts.These 40 exceptional youngpeople—selected from over 600reader nominations—have alreadyearned the respect of their col-leagues and made a difference inthe sectors and communities inwhich they work.

Brian Dowd, who is leading achurch group in Poland.

Gomez added, “I did my bestto keep things running smoothlyand things were set up well by Patand Luke. And my family alwayssaves us,” Manny laughed. “We

are grateful to Becky Barker, DonMcCallian, Christopher Whalen,Deidre Feerick, Melissa Orlando,Peter Wing, Mary Ann Gurrado,Pronto Car Service, TheWoodside Herald, MaryCaulfield, Kris Czeriachowicz,

Turkish Cultural Center, andEmin Karas, and the always amaz-ing Frances Schmidt. It takes 24non-artists to make this happen.Thank you, volunteers, and thankyou, artists!”


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014THE WOODSIDE HERALDPAGE 2

Attorneys-At-LawMARC CRAWFORD LEAVITT

JOSEPH N. YAMANER*IRA R. GREENBERG

PAUL E. KERSON

JOHN F. DUANE

TALI SEHATI

THE BENJAMIN SHAW PROFESSIONAL BUILDING

45-29 47th Street - Woodside, New York 11377718-729-0986

MIDTOWN OFFICE: 228 E. 45TH STREET, 17 FL., NYC 10017

Serving the Community Since 1947*We speak Spanish, Hebrew & Turkish

43-11 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY 11104Telephone (718) 729-3772

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mary Caulfield, Peter A. Ross, Rob MacKay

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERSJoe Gurrado, Robert Flanagan

Marlene Sabba ............................................................... Publisher

Sherilyn Jo Sabba ................................................................. Editor

Join the

SUNNYSIDEDRUM CORPS

Become Part Of YourNeigborhood’s History

(718) 786-4141

FOR RENT

RENOVATEDOne Bedroom

Apartment46th St.,Sunnyside1/2 Block From 7 TrainAvailable December 1st.

(516) 458-1453

L-R:Msgr. David Cassato

of St. Athanasius,Joseph Esposito,Commissioner of

EmergencyManagement,

Lily Gavin of Dazies,and Walter Avelin,

Director ofMacy’s Security

“Sunnyside Chamber Member of the Week”“Sunnyside Chamber Member of the Week”“Sunnyside Chamber Member of the Week”“Sunnyside Chamber Member of the Week”“Sunnyside Chamber Member of the Week”

Dazies Restaurant, Wednesday lunchtime

Housing LotteryFor Long Island City ApartmentsSunnyside Community Ser-

vices is offering application as-sistance to community memberslooking to apply for affordableand rent stabilized apartments inthe community.

Hunters Point South Cross-ing and Hunters Point Com-mons are nearing completionon the Long Island City water-front. With 924 new affordablehousing units, 738 apartmentswill be reserved for moderate-income families and 186 willbe for low-income families.Preference in the lottery will begiven to current residents ofCommunity Board 2 as well as

to municipal employees and in-dividuals with disabilities.

Apartments in the develop-ment are available via a lotterybeing conducted now by theNew York City Housing Devel-opment Corporation. Familiescan apply by going to the NYCHousing Connect websitew w w . n y c . g o v /housingconnect). The deadlineto apply is December 15th.

Sunnyside Community Ser-vices will host an informationsession for community mem-bers to learn how to access thisopportunity. The event is freeand open to the general public.

It will take place on Monday,December 1 at 6:30 pm atSunnyside Community Ser-vices, 43-31 39th St in Queens.Following the event, the orga-nization will provide ongoingassistance to families complet-ing the application.

The information session isjust one of many initiativesSunnyside Community Serviceshas led to promote this opportu-nity in the community, leadingup to the Dec 15 deadline. AdamLenter is the coordinator for thisoutreach initiative and can bereached at: [email protected] or (929) 244-0329.

New Commanding OfficerFor 108th Precinct

As a valued partner of theNYPD, the Community Af-fairs Bureau would like to in-form you about a change inthe management team at yourlocal precinct.

After serving a year and ahalf as the Commanding Of-ficer of the 108th Precinct, Cap-tain Brian Hennessy has been

given a new assignment as theCommanding Officer of the115th Precinct. Replacing Cap-tain Hennessy will be CaptainJohn Travaglia.

Captain Travaglia was ap-pointed to the New York CityPolice Department in August1993, and began his career onpatrol in the 105th Precinct.He was promoted to Sergeantin November 1998; Lieuten-ant in March 2003; and Cap-tain in August 2010. Captain

Travaglia has served in the113th, 104th, and 114th; aswell as Patrol Borough QueensSouth, Patrol Borough QueensNorth, Highway District,Highway 3, and Queens SouthNarcotics Division.

Community policing is acore component of theNYPD’s methodology andyou can be sure that CaptainTravaglia will work dili-gently to build on the effortsof his predecessor.



Announcing The StartOf Open Enrollment For New York’sHealth Insurance Marketplace

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, theBronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Cau-cus, announced the start of open enrollmentfor New York’s health insurance market-place, which runs from November 15, 2014to February 15, 2015. The open enrollmentperiod gives New Yorkers the opportunityto apply for coverage, review their currentplan, or select a new plan for 2015.

“The Affordable Care Act is providingaccess to quality and affordable coveragethat, until now, has been out of reach for toomany Americans,” said Rep. Crowley.“Open enrollment only comes once a year,so it is extremely important that every New

Yorker purchasing health coverage throughNew York’s marketplace take the time toreview their plan options and ensure theyhave a plan that meets their health needs forthe coming year, that their family informa-tion is all up to date, and that they are notmissing out on valuable financial assistance.”

New Yorkers purchasing healthcarethrough the state marketplace can reviewplans and compare coverage options throughthe official New York State of Health websiteat: www.nystatehealth.ny.gov.

More information can also be found onRep. Crowley’s online information portal inEnglish and Spanish.

Veterans Day Essay Contest WinnerOn Wednesday, November 5, Rep. Joe

Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), ViceChair of the Democratic Caucus, an-nounced the winner of the inaugural Vet-erans Day essay competition for studentsin New York’s 14th Congressional Dis-trict. Kezia Dickson, an eighth grader atI.S. 61 in Corona, placed first out of morethan 800 students who participated in thecontest. Crowley recognized Kezia with

an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol and presented her with a statement to beentered into the Congressional Record in honor of her essay.

“Our Veterans Day essay contest was a wonderful opportunity to encourage our youthto reflect upon our nation’s history and salute the members of our armed forces for all theirsacrifices,” said Rep. Crowley. “Kezia’s essay perfectly captures what it means tocommemorate the holiday and underscores the importance of paying tribute to the men andwomen who protect the freedoms we’ve fought so hard for. Congratulations to Kezia andall of the students who wrote to express their heartfelt appreciation for our veterans.In myfamily, I have uncles and cousins who have served and are serving now,” Kezia wrote inher essay. “I understand what they do is very hard and it takes mental, emotional, andphysical strength to go through with it. They go through so many obstacles, but they seemto never give up. They make me proud to call myself an American.”

Crowley’s essay competition was open to students in grades 5-8 who live in the14th Congressional District. The top selections from each grade also receivedcongressional recognition.



Photos Credit: Peter Wing

Handmade Crafts AHit On Skillman

(continued from front page)

Photo by Joseph Gurrado


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 5(continued from front page)

Founded in 1955, the Club has providedWestern Queens with a phenomenal afterschool program, whose mission is “To pro-vide children of all backgrounds with theskills and abilities that will develop in themthe qualities of self-esteem and self-confi-dence, which are needed to become respon-sible citizens and leaders.” Every day over150 multicultural children enter the build-ing, and are provided with a hot meal, a safeand supportive environment, and a broadrange of youth programs in the areas ofpersonal and educational development, citi-zenship and leadership development, cul-tural enrichment, health and physical educa-tion, and social recreation.

Two months before the event, local ce-lebrities were paired with volunteer profes-sional dancers in order to have them practiceand learn a dance routine to be performed onthe night of the fundraiser. In the past, theorganization has had influential memberssuch as Council members, Chairmen, teach-ers, basketball coaches, visually impairedindividuals, cancer survivors and much moreparticipate as the community stars. Thisyear’s stars were Vincent Renda, the VicePresident of the Variety Boys and Girls ClubBoard of Directors, Joann Rodeschin,Teacher and Chapter Leader for the United

STARS ALIGN FOR THE KIDS

Federation of Teachers (UFT), and LuchaAlforque, from St. Teresa’s Parish inWoodside. In addition to the donation ofrehearsal time, each celebrity registeredsponsors who helped them raise money forboth VBGCQ and a charity of their choice.

The competition runs similarly to the Danc-ing with the Stars TV show aired on televi-sion. It is judged by a three member-judgingpanel, who provide their expert feedback toeach couple’s performance. This year VBGCQwas lucky to have Queens Museum’s JasonYoon, along with Christine DeJesus, owner ofElite Dance Academy, and Wellington LoraJr., founder of The Cueniverse Music Agency,giving their critique.

The evening started off with a momentof silence for Luke Adams, a long timeSunnyside advocate, who passed awayearlier last week. Luke was a friend ofmany who were involved with the Boysand Girls Club, and was an influentialmember of the Sunnyside community. Hewill be greatly missed.

Guests enjoyed a buffet of deliciouslycooked food and hors d’oeuvres provided bythe one and only Long Island Gourmet, lo-cated in Mineola, and anxiously awaited theperformances they look forward to each year.

(continued on page 7)

Photo Credit: Joseph Gurrado



File No.: 2013-4752/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To: JoanJohnson, Marcus Payadue, Nissan-Infiniti LT, Attorney General ofthe State of New York. Theunknown distributees, legatees,devisees, heirs at law andassignees of JACQUELINEPAYADUE, deceased, or theirestates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residence andpost office addresses are unknownto the petitioner and cannot withdue diligence be ascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate ofJACQUELINE PAYADUE,deceased, who at the time of deathwas a resident of 116-07 228thStreet, Cambria Heights NY, inthe County of Queens, State of

should not fix and allow an amountequal to one percent on saidSchedules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plus anyadditional monies receivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whythe claim from Nissan-Infiniti LTin the amount of $4,461.10 shouldnot be rejected; and why each ofyou claiming to be a distributee ofthe decedent should not establishproof of your kinship; and whythe balance of said funds shouldnot be paid to said allegeddistributees upon proof of kinship,or deposited with theCommissioner of Finance of theCity of New York should saidalleged distributees default herein,or fail to establish proof of kinship,Dated, Attested and Sealed 29thday of October, 2014 HON.PETER J. KELLY Surrogate,Queens County Margaret M.Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’sCourt GERARD J. SWEENEY,ESQ.(718) 459-9000, 95-25Queens Boulevard, 11th FloorRego Park, New York 11374 Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not object tothe relief requested unless you fileformal legal, verified objections.You have a right to have an

SUPPLEMENTAL CITATIONFile No. 2014-666SURROGATE’S COURT,ORANGE COUNTY THEPEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK, By the Grace ofGod Free and Independent TO:Ivan Guarino, nephew of GeorgeGuarino, aka George A. Guarino,deceased, if living, and if he bedead, and died subsequent to May24, 2014 then to his executors,administrators, next of kin,distributees, heirs at law, legatees,devisees, assignees, andsuccessors in interest, all of whosenames and post office addressesare unknown and cannot beascertained after due diligenceused A petition having been dulyfiled by Barbara Pokorny, who isdomiciled at 5 Barnett Drive,Monroe, New York 10950. YOUARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOWCAUSE before the Surrogate’sCourt, Orange County, at 30 ParkPlace, Goshen, New York, onWednesday, December 17, 2014,at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon ofthat day, why a decree should notbe made in the estate of GeorgeGuarino, aka George A. Guarino,lately domiciled at Monroe, NewYork, admitting to probate a Willdated August 29, 2013, as the Willof George Guarino, deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing that[X] Letters Testamentary issue to:Barbara PokornyDated, Attested and Sealed,October 31, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICEHON.ROBERT A. ONOFRY,Surrogate Jeanne M. Smith, ChiefClerk David S. Shor, Esq.,Attorney for Petitioner Salem,Shor & Saperstein, LLP(516) 472-70303000 Marcus Avenue, Suite 1E6,Lake Success, New York 11042NOTE: This citation is servedupon you as required by law. Youare not required to appear. If youfail to appear it will be assumedyou do not object to the reliefrequested. You have a right tohave an attorney appear for you.11/14/14, 11/21/14, 11/28/14, 12/5/14

New York. SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofJACQUELINE PAYADUE,deceased, you and each of you arehereby cited to show cause beforethe Surrogate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County of Queens, tobe held at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the18th day of December, 2014 at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, whythe Account of Proceedings of thePublic Administrator of QueensCounty, as Administrator of theEstate of said deceased, a copy ofwhich is attached, should not bejudicially settled, and why theSurrogate should not fix and allowa reasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $14,261.83and that the Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee for anyservices to be rendered byGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,hereafter in connection withproceedings on kinship, claimsetc., prior to entry of a final Decreeon this accounting in the amountof 6% of assets or income collectedafter the date of the withinaccounting; and why the Surrogate

attorney-at-law appear for you.Accounting Citation 11/7/14, 11/14/14, 11/21/14, 11/28/14

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on OCT 20, 2014,bearing Index Number NC-000852-14/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) IVAN (Middle)PATRICIO (Last) MARQUEZ Mypresent name is (First) IVAN(Middle) PATRICIO (Last)MARQUEZ VILLANUEVA Mypresent address is 4525 48th Street,Apt. #4A, Woodside, NY 11377-5312 My place of birth isBROOKLYN, NY My date ofbirth is June 07, 2014

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on NOV10, 2014bearing Index Number NC-000966-14/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) SONIA (Last)ROSELL My present name is(First) SONIA (Last) RENGIFOAKA SONIA LAUREANO, AKASONIA ROSELL My presentaddress is 31-27 49 STREET #6C,Woodside, NY 11377 My place ofbirth is BRONX, NY My date ofbirth is December 19, 1952

The couples glided across thefloor performing dances in the ar-eas of tango, salsa and theatre jazz,

and waited for their results fromthe judges. When the results werein, Charlie Siguenza and LuchaAlforque won first place by raising$2,927, with their outstanding the-atre jazz routine. Lucha, who is aCCD teacher and mentor at St.Teresa’s Church, danced to sup-port her local Church, and stated “Ilooked forward to dance practiceeach week.” Joann Rodeschin andRodney Harris won second placewith their tango routine, andVincent Renda and MicheleBowles’ salsa routine, which in-cluded a cameo appearance by

Vincent’s wife Elaina Renda, wonthem third place.

A special addition to this year’sprogram of events was specialguest performances by LorenzLatin Dance Studio, and Broad-way Theater Center, who selflesslydonated their time and talent tothis magnificent event. LorenzDancers performed a wonderfulsalsa routine, and Broadway The-ater Center wowed the crowd withtheir hip-hop performance.

“This event was ground break-ing,” said Executive Director,Blair Trunzo, with its ability tobring together the talent and gen-erosity of members from all over,including the Sunnyside/Woodside Communities, and theLong Island City/Astoria com-munities. Vincent Renda, sharedabout the recent marriage of theSunnyside/Woodside Unit withthe Variety Boys and Girls Club,who are now administering allprograms in the Sunnyside Com-munity. Walter Sanchez,VBGCQ’s Board President,spoke about the start of program-ming at P.S. 199, the continuedcommitment to the Sunnyside/Woodside community, and theimportance of afterschool pro-grams throughout the Queensarea.8 Local businesses showedtheir support, including VestaTrattoria and Bar 43, who gra-ciously donated the beverages,and the evening’s chief sponsor,Central Avenue Chrysler. As aresult, the crowd, volunteers andparticipants had an awesome timeraising money for the Boys andGirls Club, which will guaranteea full range of programs for thekids of the Western Queens Com-munity for the coming year.

(continued from page 5) (continued from front page)

Our Rising Stars in years pasthave risen to become members ofCongress, deputy mayors, com-missioners, and titans of business.As accomplished as this year’sclass already is, we are certain thatthey have much farther to go intheir professional and personallives. We invite you to meet theseleaders of tomorrow today.

JASON BANREYDeputy Chief of Staff, Media

and Public Policy Director, Coun-cilman Jimmy Van Bramer

AGE: 31Jason Banrey’s job, first and

foremost, is to navigate the mediafor the New York City Council’smajority leader, Jimmy VanBramer. But it was Banrey’s inter-est at a young age in communityservice that laid the groundworkfor his future in public service.

“My family has a long historyof volunteering at communitycleanups, and in education, aswell,” said Banrey, whose parentswere both teachers. “So betweenthe two of them and the Boy Scouts,it’s what instilled the importanceof getting involved and falling inlove with public service.”

Before entering the world ofgovernment, like many media re-

lations experts, Banrey first gainedthe valuable experience of work-ing as a journalist, writing for theQueens Tribune. A news junkie,Banrey found that the job satisfiedhis passion for politics, but hewanted an opportunity to have amore hands-on impact in the localcommunity. Enter Van Bramer,who hired him as communicationsdirector in 2012. Now holding thetitle of deputy chief of staff,Banrey has also played a role inshaping policy. An avid cyclist,he helped craft a recently passedbill to levy tougher penalties onhit-and-run motorists.

“We have a really tight-knitfamily, and Jimmy’s really fos-tered a family feel with us. Iwouldn’t be able to do the greatwork that we do without the amaz-ing team that we have,” Banreysaid. “Every single day it’s a plea-sure to come in to the district officeor the legislative office and workwith a team that cares about the26th District but also improvingthe lives of all New Yorkers.”

If You Were NotWorking In Politics or

Government, WhatWould You Be Doing?“I’d continue traveling the

world. I’ve done a lot of traveling,and I think it’s a pretty good list ofdestinations that I’ve hit, but there’sso much more I’d love to see.”Not Counting New York

City, What Is YourFavorite City In TheWorld, And Why?

“San Francisco, becauseeverything is more relaxed onthe West Coast.”

Credit: City andState Magazine



Winter Food DriveFor Local Pantries

Boy Scout Troop & Cub Scout Pack 390,Sunnyside-Woodside

Saturday Nov. 22, 11am to 5pmAssociated Supermarket,

Greenpoint Avenue between 44th and 45th StreetsC-Town Supermarket,

Greenpoint Avenue between 41st and 42nd StreetsKey Food Supermarket,

46th Street and Greenpoint Avenue

Veteran’s Day RememberanceIsamu and Kazuki Russo, AlexOvanessian, Charlie Ding withadult leaders Marvin Jeffcoatand Catherina Cheung.

The ceremonial service by VFW Post 2813, honored veterans at Daniel’s Square Park onVeteran’s Day. Cub Scouts of Pack 390 marched alongside their Troop in the Color Guard to paytheir respect to our soldiers and veterans.

Pack 390 of Woodside marched in the Middle Village Veterans Day Parade with VFW Post No. 551 andmet with State Senator Serphin Maltese, State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Congresswoman Grace Meng,and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.

SSG James Drew, SGT Mike McDonald, SPC Knonstantin Antonov - Theo Orecchio, Michael O’Sullivan,Matthew Padilla, Jayden Rosario, Alex Ovanessian, Emmanuel Jeffcoat, Orion Herrera, Aurelius Herrera,Kazuki Russo, Isamu Russo, Elias Pinto, Dorian Andrade, Michael Tonns, Cillian Connelly

Marvin Jeffcoat, Paul Dubois, James Wayden - Michael Tonns, Aurelius Herrera, Orion Herrera,Isamu Russo, Kazuki Russo, Alex Ovanessian, Emmanuel Jeffcoat, Noe Lopez, Matthew Padilla

David Amram, an author, composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist and virtuoso pianist, jammed withThe Amigos Band at Sunnyside Reformed Church on November 8. The octogenarian, who has writtensongs for Broadway musicals, major motion pictures and even operas, played a wide range of folksy,blugrassy music and even dazzled by freestyle rapping at one point.

A Renaissance Man Jams With His Amigos

Call For Ethel’s 104thBirthday Flash Mob II

Thanksgiving Day, which is EthelPlimack’s 104th birthday,SunnysideArtists invites all to anothertwo-minute flash mob, NOON SHARP,at 39-54 46th Street in Sunnyside, tosing Ethel “Happy Birthday!”Again thisyear, and attending, we hope, will beMichael Laurence McKnight, on hisway to one year! Last year, despite thecold and the national holiday, 125friends, neighbors and a few strangers.

Ethel is bright, bubbly and stays involved in the neighborhood.She raised her three children here and makes sure she knits a cap orscarf for all newcomers on the block.



Documents

Woodside Herald 11 21 14