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SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITYVOL. 80, NO. 51 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014 FREE

Photo Credit: Joe GurradoTREES FOR LIFE

A SUCCESSFUL2014 For WOTM

Rally to SAVE at Sunnyside Cinemas on Queens Blvd.Sunday, December 21, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

by Crystal Wolfe

A single tree produces approxi-mately 260 pounds of oxygen peryear. That means two mature treescan supply enough oxygen to sup-port a family of four. On Friday,December 12th in the ArsenalBuilding in Manhattan, Partner-ships for Parks, (NYRP) cel-ebrated the planting in the lastfour years of over 1,100 trees andover 100 tree care events in thefour Queen’s neighborhoods inWoodside, Astoria, Sunnyside andLong Island City.

The North Star Fund project,which was part of this $7.9 millioninitiative to invest in the energy-efficiency and environmentalprojects was created in response toan electrical power outage in July2006. The people and organiza-tions associated with the initiativetrained a community of volunteerswho will lead the program forwardin the coming years. “We live in aconcrete world, so it’s important tohave signs of life, and trees remindus we are part of a larger livingplanet,” said one of the speakers atthe event Alyssa Bonilla, from thePower from the People.

Noted speakers, included NYCParks Department CommissionerMitchell Silver; City Parks Foun-dation Executive Director HeatherLubov; and the community par-ticipants. As a volunteer and com-

by Adrian Bordoni

Woodside On TheMove is proud of our2014 accomplish-ments, especially ourrecent activities. OurTurkey Drive pro-vided food for 600families, a Toy Driveprovided for 200 kidsas well as a Thanks-giving Dinner forSunnywood residentswere part of a busyNovember. In addi-tion, it is our secondyear providing Holi-day lights for the busi-ness corridor onWoodside and Roosevelt Avenue, giving a bright backdrop leadingto the dazzling Christmas tree at Sohncke Square. The lights arepart of a larger effort, with funds allocated by NYC CouncilMajority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer to provide support and busi-ness opportunities for our top ranked restaurants and traditionalstores and establishments. Dan Connor and Jimmy Jacobsen own-ers of Donovan’s Pub donated the new tree, and we thank them.

Wishing all a warm and safe Holiday season and a successful 2015,we hope our parades, concerts, summer camps and other programs havehelped make this community better for all who live, work and dobusiness in Woodside and Queens.

The life of Sunnyside Theater is being threatened due to negotia-tions for a new lease, which will be up on January 4, 2015. The ownerof the Cinema, Rudy Prashad wants a lease of 1-2 years, instead of amonth-to-month lease where he could be kicked out at any time. Theyare asking for further dialog with its landlord, Mr. John Ciafone,regarding his intentions for the property, if he wants to tear down thetheater, make much needed repairs on it or turn it into luxury apart-ments. For many years the Sunnyside Cinema has provided affordableentertainment to the people of Queens and is an important relic for thecommunity. The petition and rally seeks to preserve the theater andstrike a fair deal for all involved.

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“We live in a concrete world, so it’s importantto have signs of life, and trees remind us we arepart of a larger living planet” -Alyssa Bonilla

munity organizer, Alyssa Bonillagets asked all the time how she andthe Greening Western Queens(GWQ) stewards have accom-plished so much. “You do it thesame way you need to care fortrees, first we got together withour friends, there are few commu-nity projects you can do by your-self that you can’t do much betterwithout your neighbors. You haveto be willing to work hard. Wesurvived because we stuck togetherand we endured. We put lots asidefor the larger goal.”

Sabina Saragoussi, Directorof Partnerships for Parks said,“None of this work could nothave been done without the manycommunity members, organiza-tions and businesses that playeda critical role in caring for andadvocating for these preciousneighborhood assets. I’m thrilledto see how far we’ve come with

the Greening Western Queens ini-tiative. I was lucky enough to bea Program Director in 2011 hereat Partnerships for Parks for thevery beginning of the program.We had big dreams for what wemight be able to accomplish, but Imust say that you’ve helped us tofar surpass what we expected. I’mexcited to see what comes next,and figure out how we can con-tinue to support the communitymoving forward.”

In our own community, theWoodside Neighborhood Associa-tions cares for the newly plantedGWQ street trees regularly, recruit-ing 15-20 volunteers every weekendto participate in cleaning and green-ing activities in the 11377 zip code.Local schools participate in theseactivities, such as Saint SebastianCatholic School, PS 11, localchurches and mosques including-


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 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

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Queens Is Top U.S. Tourism DestinationAcclaimed as a Melting Pot with Great Restaurants, Art, Beaches

Next stop…Queens! Theworld’s most diverse county wasselected as the best tourism desti-nation in the United States for2015 by Lonely Planet, theworld’s leading travel media com-pany on December 10.

Queens drew praise for itsexploding eating and drinkingscene (including the fourmicrobreweries that openedover the last 18 months), amaz-ing diversity, high-quality ho-tels, exciting events, andunique, enchanting neighbor-hoods, such as art-filled LongIsland City and surfboard-

friendly Rockaway. “Nowhere is the image of

New York as the global melt-ing pot truer than Queens.Browse New York’s biggestChinatown in Flushing, shopfor brilliantly colored saris inJackson Heights, and inhale theheady aromas of coffee andhookahs in Astoria,” readsLonely Planet’s editorial in itsBest in the US list for 2015.

Borough President MelindaKatz has made tourism a prior-ity of her administration sinceshe took office last year, launch-ing a marketing plan aimed at

increasing visitation. “TheWorld’s Borough” is her slo-gan, and it’s emblazoned onroad signs at major thorough-fares entering the borough.

Western South Dakota came insecond on Lonely Planet’s list. Theother members of the top 10 were,in order, New Orleans (LA), theColorado River, North Conway(NH), Indianapolis (IN), Greenville(SC), Oakland (CA), Duluth (MN),and the Mount Shasta Region (CA).

“I have always argued that wehave the best hotels, restaurants,

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WOTM 2014



Showing The ImportanceOf Public Service

On December 6th, New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramerwas the guest speaker at the Sunnyside/Woodside Girl Scout Troop’s AnnualSleepover at St. Sebastian’s Recreational Center in Woodside. During his visit,Council Member Van Bramer discussed the importance of public service andencouraged the local girl scouts to continue their dedication to volunteering andorganizing community improvement projects in Western Queens.

Council Member Van Bramer is joined by members of the Sunnyside/Woodside GirlsScouts, their troop leader Meridith Maskara and her new born daughter Marlene.

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Queens Is TopDesitnation

cultural organizations, parks, sportingevents, and residents in the world and thatour prices are very competitive for tour-ists. For example, hotels stays are roughly$150 cheaper a night than they are inManhattan,” said Seth Bornstein, execu-tive director of the Queens Economic De-velopment Corporation.

“It’s simply wonderful that LonelyPlanet agrees, and our hospitality industryis waiting with open arms for all visitors.

Come, you’ll like it.”“I have the distinct pleasure of working

with many people in the hospitality andtourism industries in Queens, and theydefinitely deserve this honor. They areprofessional, competent, creative, hard-working, and eager to provide the bestservices possible,” stated Queens TourismCouncil Director Rob MacKay. “This honoris also a testament to Margaret Markey,who had the vision to found the QueensTourism Council years ago when sheworked for the borough president. She’snow an assemblywoman, and she contin-ues to tirelessly promote the borough.”



missionaries from the Church ofJesus Christ of the Latter DaySaints, with city-wide partners like

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TREESFOR LIFE

Central Forestry, Sanitation, theQueens Library, Trees NY, NYRPand the Partnerships for Parks.The Woodside Neighborhood As-sociation also provides car for theTrimble Road Garden, the twoBQE Gardens on 69th and 71ststreets and the Woodside LibraryButterfly Garden.

Well-maintained trees andshrubs can increase propertyvalue by up to 20%. Trees prop-

erly placed around buildings canreduce air conditioning needs by30 percent and can save 20–50percent in energy used for heat-ing, claims the USDA ForestService. Projects like these arewhat make the community ofWoodside healthier than others.The openness and willingness ofthese diverse organizations towork together makes our com-munity that much stronger.

Since 1995, Partnerships for Parks has been supporting these park-related community groups to help make NYC thrive. Partnerships forParks is an innovative joint program of the nonprofit City Parks Foun-dation and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Tolearn more and to participate in upcoming events visit:www.PartnershipsforParks.org



108th Annual Holiday PartyOn Saturday, December 13 the 108th Precinct Community Council held its Annual

Holiday Party at Sunnyside Community Services. Santa gave out toys to the children in theMetro family residence on Queens Blvd. “During the holiday season, it is always importantto give back to the children of the community” said Diane Ballek, President of the 108th

Precinct Community Council. “I would like to thank Captain John Travaglia, GiannaCerbone-Teoli, owner of Manducatis Rustica, Sunnyside Community Services, OfficerLuis Diaz, Officer Mark Torres, the 108th Precinct Executive Board and the many othervolunteers who helped make this party a success.”

Thanks again to our sponsors: Congressman Crowley, Senator Gianaris, Assembly-woman Nolan, Assemblywoman Markey, Councilman Van Bramer, Bricklayers & AlliedCraftworkers - Local 1, D.A.R. Food Corporation, P.J. Hogan Tavern Corporation, Woodsideon the Move, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bordoni, PRP Restaurant Inc., Ira Greenberg, Edward D. LynchFuneral Home, Dragonfly Graphics, Steamfitters Local 638, Woodside Herald.



SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX# 704067/14 FILED: 11/11/2014SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICE Plaintiff designatesQueens County as the place oftrial. Venue is based upon theCounty in which the mortgagepremise is situated. DEUTSCHEBANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY, FORMERLYKNOWN AS BANKERS TRUSTCOMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,N.A., AS TRUSTEE FORAMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE INVESTMENTTRUST 2007-1, Plaintiff(s),against JAHANGIR HOSSAIN,MOHIUDDIN AHMED, allunknown heirs at law ofMOHIUDDIN AHMED, if living,and if any be dead, their respectiveheirs-at-law, next-of-kin,distributes, executors,administrators, trustees, devisees,legatees, assignees, l ienors,creditors and successors ininterest, and generally all personshaving or claiming under, by orthrough said defendants who maybe deceased, by purchase,inheritance, lien, or otherwise, anyright, title or interest in and topremises described in thecomplaint herein; NEW YORKCITY ENVIRONMENTALCONTROL BOARD, BANK OFAMERICA, N.A., NEW YORKSTATE DEPARTMENT OFTAXATION AND FINANCE,NEW YORK CITY PARKINGVIOLATIONS BUREAU, “JOHNDOE #1” through “JOHN DOE#12,” the last twelve names beingfictitious and unknown to plaintiff,the persons or parties intendedbeing the tenants, occupants,persons or corporations, if any,having or claiming an interest inor l ien upon the premises,described in the complaint ,Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS:NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME IFYOU DO NOT RESPOND TOTHIS SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEYS FOR THEMORTGAGE COMPANY WHOFILED THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, ADEFAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TOAN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THECOURT WHERE YOU CASE ISPENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOW TOANSWER THE SUMMONS ANDPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION. YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe complaint is not serviced withthis summons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’s

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SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENSSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICE Index No. 704558/2014 Date Filed: 11/23/2014Nationstar Mortgage LLC,Plaintiff, against Bibi Hatta, if shebe living or if she be dead, herspouse, heirs devisees, distributeesand successors in interest, all ofwhom and whose names and placesof residence are unknown toPlaintiff; City of New YorkEnvironmental Control Board;City of New York ParkingViolations Bureau; City of NewYork Transit Adjudication Bureau,State of New York; and “JOHNDOE #1” through “JOHN DOE#10”, the last ten names beingfictitious and unknown to thePlaintiff, the person or partiesintended being the person orparties, if any, having or claimingan interest in or lien upon themortgaged premises described inthe complaint, Defendant(s).

attorney within 20 days after theservice of this summons, exclusiveof the day of service (or within 30days after the service is completeif this summons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York); The United Statesof America, if designated as aDefendant in this action, mayappear within (60) days of servicethereof and in case of your failureto appear or answer, judgment willbe taken against you by default forthe relief demanded in thecomplaint. NOTICE OF NATUREOF ACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT: THE OBJECT of theabove captioned action is toforeclose on a mortgage datedMarch 2, 2007, executed byJAHANGIR HOSSAIN toMORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMSINC., AS NOMINEE FORAMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE to secure the sumof $650,000.00 and recorded inDocument 2007000155093, in theOffice of the CLERK of theCounty of QUEENS on March 26,2007, which mortgage wasassigned to DEUTSCHE BANKNATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY, FOREMERLYKNOWN AS BANKERS TRUSTCOMPANY OF CALIFORNIA,N.A., AS TRUSTEE FORAMERICAN HOMEMORTGAGE INVESTMENTTRUST 2007-1, by assignment ofmortgage which is dated February19, 2009 and thereafter subject tocorrective assignment of mortgagedated August 25, 2010. Theaforesaid action has also beencommenced for the cancellationof a false satisfaction of mortgagedated May 18, 2009, allegedlymade by Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Company as IndentureTrustee for American HomeMortgage Investment, andrecorded in Document2009000200760 in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County of Queenson July 1, 2009, and a falsesatisfaction of mortgage datedMay 18, 2009, allegedly made byMortgage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., as Nominee forAmerican Home MortgageServicing, Inc., and recorded inDocument 2009000242657 in theOffice of the Clerk of the Countyof Queens on August 5, 2009, uponthe ground that said satisfactionsof mortgage are false andfraudulent and that the mortgagethey purport to satisfy wasassigned and is still extant,covering premises known as 37-16 63rd Street, Woodside, NY11377, (Block 1217 and Lot 56).The relief sought in the withinaction is a final judgment directingthe sale of the premises describedabove to satisfy the debt describedabove. To the above namedDefendants: The foregoingsummons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an orderof the Hon. Howard G. Lane,Justice of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, and filedalong with the supporting papersin the Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens on November06, 2014. This is an action toforeclose on a mortgage. ALL thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,

situate, lying and being in Boroughand County of Queens, City andState of New York. Block 1217and Lot 56 said premises knownas 37-16 63rd Street, Woodside,NY 11377. YOU ARE HEREBYPUT ON NOTICE THAT WEARE ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANYINFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. By reason of thedefault in the payment of themonthly installment of principaland interest, among other things,as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff,the holder and owner of theaforementioned note andmortgage, or their agents haveelected and hereby accelerate themortgage and declare the entiremortgage indebtednessimmediately due and payable. Thefollowing amounts are now dueand owing on said mortgage, nopart of any of which has been paidalthough duly demanded: Theentire unpaid principal balance of$649,260.73 to be immediatelydue and payable under themortgage herein foreclosed, plusinterest at the rate calculated inaccordance with the provisions ofthe note from May 1, 2008,together with unpaid late chargesin the amount of $1,968.79 thathave accrued prior to this actionas of September 23, 2013.UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THEVALIDITY OF THE DEBT, ORANY PORTION THEREOF,WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYSAFTER YOUR RECEIPTHEREOF THAT THE DEBT, ORANY PORTION THEREOF, ISDISPUTED, THE DEBTORJUDGMENT AGAINST YOUAND A COPY OF SUCHVERIFICATION ORJUDGMENT WILL BE MAILEDTO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE,UPON YOUR WRITTENREQUEST, WITHIN SAIDTHIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD,THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR WILL PROVIDEYOU WITH THE NAME ANDADDRESS OF THE ORIGINALCREDITOR. IF YOU HAVERECEIVED A DISCHARGEFROM THE UNITED STATESBANKRUPTCY COURT, YOUARE NOT PERSONALLYLIABLE FOR THEU N D E R L Y I N GINDEBTEDNESS OWED TOPLAINTIFF/CREDITOR ANDTHIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE ISFOR COMPLIANCE ANDINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE New York Staterequires that we send you thisnotice about the foreclosureprocess. Please read it carefully.SUMMONS AND COMPLAINTYou are in danger of losing yourhome. If you fail to respond to thesummons and complaint in thisforeclosure action, you may loseyour home. Please read thesummons and complaint carefully.You should immediately contactan attorney or your local legal aidoffice to obtain advice on how toprotect yourself. SOURCES OFINFORMATION ANDASSISTANCE The Stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options in

foreclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid, there are governmentagencies, and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by New Yorkstate Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visi t theDepartment’s website atw w w . b a n k i n g . s t a t e . n y . u sFORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. You shouldbe extremely careful about anysuch promises and any suggestionsthat you pay them a fee or signover your deed. State law requiresanyone offering such services forprofit to enter into a contract whichfully describes the services theywill perform and fees they willcharge, and which prohibits themfrom taking any money from youuntil they have completed all suchpromised services. Section 1303NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this summonsand complaint by serving the copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you may lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING ANANSWER WITH THE COURT.Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80Business Park Drive, Suite 301,Armonk, NY 10504 11/28/14, 12/5/14, 12/12/14, 12/19/14

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 104-37108th Street, Jamaica, NY 11419TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: YOU AREHEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the complaint in this actionand to serve a copy of your answer,or a notice of appearance on theattorneys for the Plaintiff withinthirty (30) days after the serviceof this summons, exclusive of theday of service. The United Statesof America, if designated as adefendant in this action, mayappear within sixty (60) days ofservice hereof. In case of yourfailure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the complaint. NOTICE OFNATURE OF ACTION ANDRELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTof the above captioned action is toforeclose a Mortgage to secure$504,000.00 and interest recordedin the QUEENS County Office ofthe City Register on January 16,2007 in CRFN 2007000028572covering premises known as 104-37 108th Street , Jamaica, NY11419. The relief sought in thewithin action is a final judgmentdirecting the sale of the premisesdescribed above to satisfy the debtsecured by the Mortgage describedabove. Plaintiff designatesQUEENS County as the place oftrial. Venue is based upon theCounty in which the mortgagedpremises is situated. NOTICEYOU ARE IN DANGER OFLOSING YOUR HOME IF YOUDO NOT RESPOND TO THISSUMMONS AND COMPLAINTBY SERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYFOR THE MORTGAGECOMPANY WHO FILED THISFORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU AND FILINGTHE ANSWER WITH THECOURT, A DEFAULTJUDGMENT MAY BEENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TOAN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THECOURT WHERE YOUR CASEIS PENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOW TOANSWER THE SUMMONS ANDPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION. YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.Dated: October 22, 2014 FrankM. Cassara, Esq. Shapiro, DiCaro& Barak, LLC Attorneys forPlaintiff 175 Mile CrossingBoulevard, Rochester, NY 14624(585) 247-9000 Our File No. 14-033026 Premises known as 104-37 108th Street , Jamaica, NY11419. All that certain propertysituate, lying and being in the inthe Borough and County ofQueens, City and State of NewYork, Block 9531, Lot 62 12/5/14, 12/12/14, 12/19/14, 12/26/14



File No.: 2014-80/A CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENT NYC HumanResources Administration,Attorney General of the State ofNew York To: The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofESTINISLA MALDONADO,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post office addressesare unknown to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained. Julio Almonte, ifliving and if dead, to their heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributeeswhose names and places ofresidence are unknown and if theydied subsequent to the decedentherein, to their executors,administrators, legatees, devisees,assignees and successors ininterest whose names and placesof residence are unknown andcannot be ascertained after duediligence. Being the personsinterested as creditors, legatees,distributees or otherwise in theEstate of ESTINISLAMALDONADO, deceased, who atthe time of death was a resident of41-10 10th Street, Long IslandCity, NY 11101, in the County ofQueens, State of New York. SENDGREETING: Upon the petition ofLOIS 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 ofESTINISLA MALDONADO,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 the15th day of January, 2014 at 9:30o’clock in the forenoon, why theAccount 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 $2,173.23and 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 Decree

on this accounting in the amountof 6% of assets or income collectedafter the date of the withinaccounting; and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow an amountequal to one percent on saidSchedules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plus anyadditional monies receivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whythe claim from NYC HumanResources Administration in theamount of $562,656.68 should notbe paid in partial satisfaction oftheir claim; and why each of youclaiming to be a distributee of thedecedent 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 21stday of November, 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 Floor,Rego 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 anattorney-at-law appear for you.Accounting Citation 12/12/14, 12/19/14, 12/26/14, 1/2/15

AMENDED CITATION File No.2014-1112 SURROGATE’SCOURT, Queens COUNTY THEPEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK, By the Grace ofGod Free and Independent TO:Regina Balkunas, George C.Bojsa, Maria Young, JosephSzewczyk a/k/a Joseph Schaff,Thomas Szewczyk a/k/a ThomasSchaff, Queens County PublicAdministrator, and PETERSCHAFF A/K/A PETERSZEWCZYK, JOHN SCHAFF A/K/A JOHN SZEWCZYK, andJOSEPH SZEWCZYK A/K/AJOSEPH SCHAFF, if living and ifdead, to their heirs at law, next ofkin and distributees whose namesand places of residence areunknown and if they diedsubsequent to the decedent herein,

to their executors, administrators,legatees, devisees, assignees andsuccessors in interest whose namesand places of residence areunknown and to all other heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributeesof ANN SCHAFF, the decedentherein, whose names and placesof residence are unknown andcannot after diligent inquiry beascertained. A petition havingbeen duly filed by Peter O’Donnellwho is/are domiciled at 39Homewood Drive, Manhasset,New York 11030 YOU AREHEREBY CITED TO SHOWCAUSE before the Surrogate’sCourt, Queens County, at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NewYork, on JANUARY 29, 2015 at9:30 o’clock in the fore noon ofthat day, why a decree should notbe made in the estate of Ann Schafflately domiciled at 80-23 89Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421,United States, admitting to probatea Will dated November 23, 2010(and Codicil(s), if any, dated), acopy of which is attached, as theWill of Ann Schaff, deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing that: [X]Letters of Administration c.t.a.issue to Peter O’Donnell [X]Further relief sought (if any): Thata bond be dispensed with. Dated,Attested and Sealed, November25, 2014 HON. Peter J. Kelly,Surrogate Margaret M. Gribbon,Chief Clerk Lisa M. Sconzo (Nameof Attorney) Laurino Laurino &Sconzo (Firm) (516) 248-4771Telephone, 229 7th Street, Suite201, Garden City, New York11530 (Address). NOTE: Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notrequired to appear. If you fail toappear it will be assumed you donot object to the relief requested.You have a right to have anattorney appear for you.12/12/14,12/19/14, 12/26/14, 1/2/15

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An Open Letter ToJoseph Conley

When the neighbors and crossing guards read your article in this paperabout the 41Street intersection “mistake” -there was general rejoicing. Asusual, you heard our concerns and managed to gather the right peopletogether to address the problem.

Then, alas, we see in the following issue that you are stepping downfrom CB2. Please know that your loyalty and hard work on behalf of ourcommunity, no matter how small the issue, has earned our loyalty in return.

So with gratitude, we thank you for all the ways you’ve improved thequality of life in our Community-and wish you the best in your future endeavors.

Sincerely,Paula Hostetter

Notice is hereby given that an orderentered by the Civil Court inQueens County, on the OCT 062014 bearing Index No. NC 788-2014 , a copy of which may beexamined at the office of the Clerk,located at Queens Civil Court, 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY11435 Room 357, grants me theright to assume the nameMohammed Bahar Uddin Khan.My present address is 37-06 69th

Street, Apt. 2B, Woodside, NY11377; the date of my birth isJanuary 9, 1963; my present nameis Jamshed Ahmed



Photo Credit: Michael Rapp

Photo Credit: Michael Rapp

Sunnyside ReformedChurch Concert

Lucien Artaud, 5-years old.

by Crystal Wolfe

Saturday, December 13th, at the Sunnyside Reformed Church on Skillman Avenue,acclaimed concert pianist Magdalena Dushkina partnered with locally-based harpistTomina Parvanova to have their piano, harp and voice students from ages ranging from3-16 put on a performance featuring music from all over the world. For more informationon Ms. Dushkina’s concert and outreach projects, visit www.magdalenadushkina.com.

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