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Page 3Will Jamaica Bay Live?by Crystal Wolfe

Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce featured environmental guru DanHendrick as guest speaker for this month’s Showcase Luncheon onWednesday, February 25th. Gourmet Chef Padreigh Connelly offereda 3-course meal to the lucky attendees at the Dog and Duck Gastropubon the SW corner of Skillman Avenue and 46th Bliss Street in Sunnyside.Starting the meeting, Chamber of Commerce members and businessleaders in the community introduced themselves and their businesses.Following introductions, Hendrick spoke while guests were served soupor salad, their choice of entrée and dessert.

Hendrick, newly hired with NRG, a Fortune 500 company forrenewable/sustainable energy, began his speech and slide presentationwith information about solar energy. To convert your home to solarenergy homeowners originally had to put all the money down upfront.Now there’s a leasing program available for solar conversion with noinvestment upfront, making the process more affordable and increasingits success tenfold. Next Hendrick, the project leader who is producing“Jamaica Bay Lives,” showed a clip from this first feature-lengthdocumentary film about Jamaica Bay.

Weather & Track Work Whittle St. Pat’sFor All Revelers To Dedicated Core

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by Mary Caulfield and Crystal WolfeDespite the steady snow fall-

ing on the 15th Annual St. Pat’s forAll Parade, the human spirit wasout, as brave as the first snowdropsof spring. Politicians, marchers,families, police officers, fire fight-ers, and New Yorker’s eager for abit of fun after weeks of bitter coldturned out in full snow gear tocheer the groups who overcamethe obstacles to march from 43rdSt. in Sunnyside to 56th onSkillman Avenue in WoodsideSunday, March 1st.

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Paying To Use The Queensboro/59th St Bridgeby Crystal Wolfe

A group comprised of research planners, traffic experts, eco-friendlyand non-profit firms called MoveNY is proposing a plan to chargecommuters a toll for using the Queensboro Bridge, as well as the Brooklyn,Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges. (continued on page 7)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015THE 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

The NYC Council Transporta-tion Committee hosted an oversightand legislative hearing on Mondayon the topic of truck traffic and itsimpact on pedestrian and cyclistsafety. According to Department ofTransportation data, trucks are 3times more likely to be involved inthe death of a pedestrian than anyother vehicle. The committee heardtestimony from the Department ofTransportation as to strategies willemploy to decrease the amount ofpedestrian deaths associated withtruck crashes.

The committee also heard twopieces of legislation intended tomake New York’s truck systemmore efficient and safe.

Int 641, introduced by Councilmember Chin, ChairmanRodriguez, and Majority Leader

Night of Celebrating In Queensbridge

Van Bramer, will require the De-partment of Transportation to con-duct a study every 5 years on thesafety of pedestrians and cyclistson truck routes every five years.This study will include informationregarding the impact of tolling oncongestion, the number of crashesinvolving pedestrians and bicyclists,the number of charges broughtagainst individuals involved in thosecrashes, the type and amount ofcalming measures installed, andstrategies as to how to improvesafety along these routes. The lastsubstantive city-wide truck studyconducted by the city was releasedin 2007 and marked the first majorstudy since 1982. This legislationwill allow the Department to re-evaluate previous safety strategiesand develop new ones more rapidly

than previous.INT 315, introduced by Coun-

cil member Vallone will requirethat the Department of Transpor-tation to study every three yearswhether trucks are complying withroute rules. The Department willalso be required to compile a listof the top ten blocks within eachcommunity district in which thegreatest number of truck driversdid not obey truck route designa-tion. The Department will then berequired to post signs stating “NoTrucks Except Local Deliveries”on these blocks.

“A comprehensive analysis bythe Department of Transportationof our City’s truck routes will helpprotect lives,” said New York CityCouncil Majority Leader JimmyVan Bramer. “Intro. 641 strength-ens our City’s Vision Zero initia-tive by improving traffic safety forpedestrians and cyclists along ourCity’s truck routes. By using thedata we receive through these com-prehensive studies we can enhanceour City’s transportation networkand minimize disruptive truck traf-fic through our residential neigh-borhoods. I applaud my colleaguesCouncil Member Margaret Chinand Transportation Chair for high-lighting this issue and making trans-portation safety a priority.”

On February 26th, New YorkCity Council Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer hosted his FifthAnnual Black History Month Cel-ebration and Awards Night at JacobA. Riis Settlement House inQueensbridge. At the event, VanBramer honored the outstandingachievements of leaders in the com-munity and presented the Distin-guished Public Service Award toBenjamin Tucker, First DeputyCommissioner for the New YorkCity Police Department.

Over 250 guests attended the annual event and enjoyed special performances by ELSCO Dance,the Queensbridge Senior Shakers and The Bryant High School Dance Company.

CM Van Bramer is joined by (top row l. to r.) Daniel Taylor,Benjamin Tucker, First Deputy Commissioner for the NYPD,Captain Mark Simmons, Commanding Officer, PSA-9, (bottom row1.to.r.) Dolores Chauncey, Vanessa Hayes, Judith Mitchell,Jacqueline Williams and Dionne Jaggon.

CM Van Bramer is joined by Benjamin Tucker, First DeputyCommissioner for the NYPD, 108th Precinct Captain John Travaglia,114th Precinct Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney, Captain MarkSimmons and officers from PSA-9, and the 108th and 114th Precincts.

2015HonoreesInclude:• Dolores Chauncey,Friends ofQueensbridge Park• Captain Mark Simmons,Commanding Officer,PSA-9• Jacqueline Williams,RavenswoodSenior Center• Judith Mitchell, NYCHAFamily Services• Brian McMichael,Owner,Miriam’s Restaurant• Vanessa Hayes,Community Leaderand Volunteer• Daniel Taylor,Treasurer, QueensbridgeOld Timers• Dionne Jaggon,Principal, PS 11143-11 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY 11104

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

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERSJoe Gurrado, Robert Flanagan

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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 3Spotlight On Small Business:Local AttorneyCelebrates The

Multicultural HeartOf The Greatest City

In The Worldby Crystal Wolfe

“Queens is a microcosm of what theworld should be,” says attorney MarcCrawford Leavitt, who has practiced law inthis area for 28 years. His passion andenthusiasm for his work, the people andcommunity are evident. His words gushedwith appreciation for the Sunnyside/

Woodside area where he lives, works, and raised three children. Leavitt’s office is linedwith history and memorabilia from the area dating back to 1947 when the late BenjaminShaw started the practice. Posters of Broadway shows he’s seen and plays he’s performedin line one of the halls and the office has display cases of antique equipment from the daysof his late senior partner. “Queens is the only place in the city where your mailing addressis your community. There are 60 main streets in Queens—and each special culture needsto be fostered and celebrated.” In Leavitt’s office alone, his staff and colleagues speakSpanish, Turkish and Hebrew as well as English.

Marc Crawford Leavitt was handpicked by Shaw to take over the Law Firm, the oldestin the Sunnyside/Woodside area. A brass plaque is on the front of his building on 45-29 47thStreet in Woodside dedicating it as the Ben Shaw Professional Building after he died. Theirphone number has been the same since the 60s. “Ben knew I would love being thecommunity lawyer. Thousands of families come to us and depend on the advice and counselwe provide.” Leavitt started at the firm in 1986 and took the reins in 1988. He’s lived inthe community since 1975, and two of his children have forbidden him to ever sell hisSunnyside Gardens home. In 1980, when one of his daughters attended elementary schoolPS 150, Leavitt served for three years and then he volunteered in a school enrichmentprogram at PS 150 for three semesters.

“I am terribly honored that we have earned the trust of the people here. We get to helpfamilies through all ranges of services throughout the generations. That’s the best part ofwhat I do.” Leavitt, also known as the Kiwanis “Music Man” is a former Kiwanis Presidentand has headed up the Valentine’s Day Sing-Along at Sunnyside Community Services forthe organization since 1987. Following Shaw’s practice and common sense advice, “If itain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Leavitt has continued to advertise with the Woodside Herald sincehe took over the business, and was a friend of its founder Joe Sabba. “The Woodside Heraldin its own way, as well as this law firm, is why this community is so great. We’re helpingeverybody and helping everybody to help each other.” He feels his ads support thecommunity because the Woodside Herald supports the community and it is the onlynewspaper he advertises in.

Leavitt’s firm handles Elder Law, Es-tate Planning, Real Estate as well as Liti-gation of various kinds such as matrimo-nial and civil disputes. His partner since1982, Paul E. Kerson, will become Presi-dent of the Queens County Bar Associa-tion in May. Leavitt holds a law degreefrom Columbia Law School, and gradu-ated cum laude with a B.A. in politicalscience and theater from Stony BrookUniversity (SUNY). The website for thefirm is www.lkesqs.com.

When Leavitt tried to become the QueensBorough President in 2009 (getting over 12,000votes) his slogan was that “Queens is themulticultural heart of the greatest city in theworld.” He said he will never retire as alawyer because he loves the people and work-ing here too much. But he hopes to work lessin the office and concentrate on a future project.

Leavitt was active with the now dormant“City Club of NY,” a good-governmentgroup, which was founded in the late 1800sto fight the corruption of Tammany Hall.Leavitt’s dream is to create a “City Club ofQueens” with a multicultural focus celebrat-ing and fostering the tolerance, energy andcreativity of this great borough.

“What Queens needs is a multicultural voice—a place to meet and discuss on a neutralplaying field the topics of our time.” The nonpartisan group would discuss political issuesin a forum where everyone’s voice would be welcomed and heard. Leavitt would seek outpeople of all races, religions, political affiliations and areas of Queens to be a part of thegroup. He envisions the meeting taking place in a historical building in Queens andinvolving an online website where people could join in the discussion by podcast. He isopen to learning ways to bridge the gap between social media and people gathering togetherin person like they did before the technological age.

One of Leavitt’s ideas for an event the group could host is an annual internationalbook festival promoting authors who either live in Queens or to whom their books takeplace in Queens. Another idea, inspired from the world leader Mahatma Gandhi, isa Work Program hiring high school students of different ethnicities to work in areasand in businesses of Queens which don’t have a lot of people from their own race.“Tolerance and respect are to be celebrated. With our diversity we will never havetrue unity, but we can have community.”



Sunnyside Shines Annual MeetingOn Monday night, more than 60 people gathered at Sunnyside

Community Services for the Sunnyside Shines BID 2015 Annual Meet-ing. Rachel Thieme, executive director of Sunnyside Shines, presentedhighlights from 2014, including the creation of two new public plazasunder the elevated 7 train, an improved Taste of Sunnyside event heldoutdoors, and new investments in tree guards on Queens Boulevard. Shealso touched on the organization’s plans for 2015, which includeredesigning its logo, holding another Taste of Sunnyside on May 19 andinitiating new programming in the new public plazas.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer spoke during the meeting andthanked the organization for its work to make the Sunnyside commercialdistrict a better place to shop, live and do business. He spoke of severalspecific initiatives undertaken in 2014, including the creation of theplazas, the shop local holiday gift guide, the Taste of Sunnyside and thecreation of a Bike Friendly Business District, and emphasized how muchhe enjoyed partnering with Sunnyside Shines.

Three awards were distributed at the meeting, including the Neigh-borhood Wow Award to Bing’s Hallmark, the Community PartnerAward to the NYPD’s 108th Precinct and the Local Champion Award toRe-Create Queens.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refugeis located in Queens and Brook-lyn: Jamaica, the Rockaways,Howard Beach, Richmond Hill,Rosedale, Broad Channel,Canarsie, Floyd Bennett Field,South Ozone Park and SpringfieldGardens. Hundreds of thousandsof New Yorkers live within a ten-minute drive of the bay but mosthave never even heard of it. Be-ginning in the 19th century, Ja-maica Bay became a place of dump-ing grounds with sewage treatmentplants and towering landfills. Butonce it harbored the celebratedoysters that were the toast of NewYork with uniquely charming com-munities living on its shores. Herein the 21st century, the bay is at across roads in the direction of itsnext place in history. The bay ishome to more than 300 species ofbirds; seals come to the shores inthe winter, even snowy owls have

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Will JamaicaBay Live?

been spotted in its skies. The baycould be transformed into a “worldclass” harbor estuary…or continueto be a land marked with neglect.

Hendrick’s film has been indevelopment since 2011 and isnearly complete. According to thewebsite for the Jamaica BayProject, “This film’s ultimate goalis to elevate the public dialog aboutJamaica Bay, to engage more NewYorkers in the fight for a betterfuture and to secure the bay’s right-ful place in the pantheon of greatNew York City places… Our docu-mentary film will bridge that gapby educating the public about thebay and its history, engaging themin the fight for its future, and influ-encing decision-makers at all lev-els that Jamaica Bay is a placeworth saving.” Dan Hendrickclosed his speech with the state-ment, “The environmental clock isticking for the fate of JamaicaBay—whatever is going to happenis going to happen soon.” To learnmore about this project or to offera donation go towww.jamaicabaylives.com.

Photo Credit:Allan Jojot

Ricky Chawla, District Rep. forCongressman Joseph Crowley,who has taken over for VijayChouhduri. Chawla lives inSunnyside. Vijay is now chief ofstaff for the Mayor of Hoboken.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramerand Police Captain John Travaglia



Socks are needed for homeless veterans and families. Please join United Forties Civic Association,CM Van Bramerand CB2 in donating NEW socks for men, women and childrenfrom Feb 23rd-March 15th. Designated distribution centers:Murphy’s Pub, St. Sebastian Parish Center and Aubergene Cafe.

The crowd of several hundred peoplewas “thinner” and the parade “shorter,” ac-cording to one spectator who has been to atleast six parades. It didn’t help at all that theMTA closed the 7 Train for repairs despitethe long-planned parade. “Shame on theMTA for not having the 7 train runningtoday, bad service on the weekdays, noservice on the weekends, unacceptable,”said local City Council Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer.

The inclusiveness this year extended tothose with simmering political differences.Reports say the main parade organizer,Brendan Fay was honored the Mayor of NYwas joining in the march. Fay said he knewthere would be some people voicing dis-pleasure at his plans for Sunnyside Yardsand the horse and carriage ban but otherswould quote, “cheer him for his support ofimmigration, wages and labor.” Showingup about 15 minutes late to give a shortspeech to start the parade, Mayor Bill DeBlasio said, “A society for all is one thatembraces and respects everyone.”

De Blasio’s plan to launch a feasibilitystudy, the first step in a plan to cover over theSunnyside Rail Yards then build up to anestimated 80,000 housing units has stirred agrowing opposition in Western Queens.Councilmember Van Bramer has opposedthe plan on behalf of the longstanding com-munities of Sunnyside and Woodside, whichsay they are already struggling with inad-equate public services. “This is a criticaltime for the people of Western Queens,”said Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan who isalso opposed to his plans for SunnysideYards. Several people on the sidelines booedthe Mayor over the Sunnyside Yards projectas he marched by, but overall there were fewprotestors and despite the inclement weatherpeople seemed to be having a wonderfultime celebrating the Irish culture and com-munity in western Queens.

Brian O’Byrne and Kerry Kennedy

shared the title of Grand Marshall. Mr.O’Byrne is a Broadway actor. Ms. Kennedyis a human rights activist and daughter of theformer US Senator from New York, RobertF. Kennedy, for whom the Tri BoroughBridge was renamed. Other elected officialsincluded local official Congressman JosephCrowley, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan,State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Comp-troller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate TishJames, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Queens Borough PresidentMelinda Katz, as well as Council MembersDaniel Dromm, Carlos Menchaca, CoreyJohnson, and everyone’s favorite PoliceCaptain John Travaglia of the 108th Pre-cinct, with a group of officers keeping peaceand order in the midst of the festivities.

Paraders included LGBT and Pridegroups from all over New York: the Lesbianand Gay Democrats of Queens, Queens Les-bian & Gay Pride Committee, animal fo-cused groups such as the Sunnyside UnitedDog Society, with their dogs dressed in anassortment of green regalia, pipe bands andtraditional Irish musicians, and an Irish lan-guage school. Children’s groups includedthe local Girl Scout and Brownie Troupe,Shannon Gaels, the Marching Cobras, and agroup of Irish girls from Dance ’Till Dawnwith the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance.

There were many people dressed in ani-mal costumes as rabbits, wolves, mice andbears. Others donned green top hats, shim-mering green necklaces, Shamrock ears,furry animal boots, and other Irish-themedoutfits and accessories celebrating the pa-rade for St. Patrick, the Roman Catholicfeast day of the patron saint of Ireland whodied on March 17, 461. De Blasio toldpeople on the platform gathered for theparade, “You are a hardy troupe. You arehere to celebrate no matter what. That iswhat pride is all about — pride in the factthat in New York City you can be whoeveryou are.”

Miss Queens County,Catherine MagnetPhoto: Mary Caulfield

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LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICESUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX#704714/2014 FILED: 1/15/2015SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICE Plaintiff designatesQueens County as the place oftrial. Venue is based upon theCounty in which the mortgagepremise is situated. THE BANKOF NEW YORK MELLON FKATHE BANK OF NEW YORK ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC.,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13, Plaintiff, against MOJIB R.TONY AKA MOJIB TONY if hebe living and if he be dead, therespective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors,administrators, trustees, devisees,legatees, assignees, l ienors,creditors and successors in interestand generally all persons havingor claiming under, by or throughsaid defendant(s) who may bedeceased, by purchase,inheritance, lien or inheritance,any right, title or interest in or tothe real property described in theComplaint , BANK OFAMERICA, NA SUCCESSORBY MERGER TO FLEETNATIONAL BANK, NYCENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD, and “JOHN DOE” and“JANE DOE”, the last two namesbeing fictitious, said partiesintended being tenants oroccupants, if any, having orclaiming an interest in, or lienupon the premises described inthe Complaint, NEW YORKSTATE DEPARTMENT OFTAXATION AND FINANCE,UNITED STATES OFAMERICA, Defendant(s). TOTHE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOUARE IN DANGER OF LOSINGYOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOTRESPOND TO THIS SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THEATTORNEYS FOR THEMORTGAGE COMPANY WHOFILED THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, ADEFAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TOAN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THECOURT WHERE YOU CASE ISPENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOW TOANSWER THE SUMMONS ANDPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION. YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe complaint is not serviced withthis summons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’sattorney within 20 days after the

service 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 in thesum of $384,000.00 dated June 8,2004, executed by defendant(s)MOJIB R. TONY AKA MOJIBTONY to MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICA’SWHOLESALE LENDERrecorded on September 15, 2004in CRFN: 2004000576403, in theOffice of the Clerk of the Countyof QUEENS. MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICA’SWHOLESALE LENDERassigned all of its rights, title andinterest in the Mortgage by way ofan assignment executed June 8,2012 to THE BANK OF NEWYORK MELLON FKA THEBANK OF NEW YORK, ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC., CHLMORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13. The assignment was dulyrecorded in the Office of the Clerkof the County of QUEENS on June29, 2012, in CRFN:2012000258486. THE BANK OFNEW YORK MELLON FKA THEBANK OF NEW YORK, ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC., CHLMORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13 assigned all of its rights, titleand interest in the Mortgage byway of an assignment executedJune 23, 2014 to THE BANK OFNEW YORK MELLON FKA THEBANK OF NEW YORK ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC.,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13, and recorded in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County ofQUEENS on July 15, 2014 inCRFN: 2014000234855, coveringpremises known as 87-78 160thStreet, Jamaica, NY 11432. (Block9765 Lot 112). The relief soughtwithin action is a final judgmentdirecting the sale of the premisesdescribed above to satisfy the debtdescribed above. To the abovenamed Defendants: The foregoingsummons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an orderof the Hon. Kevin J. Kerrigan,Justice of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, and filedalong with the supporting papers

in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens on 1/08/2015.This is an action to foreclose on areverse mortgage. ALL thatcertain, plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in theBorough and County of Queens,City and State of New York, Block9765 Lot 112. Said premisesknown as 87-78 160th Street,Jamaica, NY 11432. YOU AREHEREBY PUT ON NOTICETHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT ANDANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. By reasonof the default in the payment ofthe monthly installment ofprincipal and interest, among otherthings, as hereinafter set forth,Plaintiff, the holder and owner ofthe aforementioned note andmortgage, or their agents haveelected and hereby accelerate themortgage and declare the entiremortgage indebtednessimmediately due and payable. Thefollowing amounts are now dueand owing on said mortgage, nopart of any of which has been paidalthough duly demanded: Thebalance of the principal due uponsaid Note and Mortgage is$355,641.41 with accrued interestat 6.625% per annum, from March1, 2010 to be immediately due andpayable. UNLESS YOUDISPUTE THE VALIDITY OFTHE DEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY(30) DAYS AFTER YOURRECEIPT HEREOF THAT THEDEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THEDEBTOR JUDGMENTAGAINST YOU AND A COPYOF SUCH VERIFICATION ORJUDGMENT WILL BE MAILEDTO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE,UPON YOUR WRITTENREQUEST, WITHIN SAIDTHIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD,THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR WILL PROVIDEYOU WITH THE NAME ANDADDRESS OF THE ORIGINALCREDITOR. IF YOU HAVERECEIVED A DISCHARGEFROM THE UNITED STATESBANKRUPTCY COURT, YOUARE NOT PERSONALLYLIABLE FOR THEU N D E R L Y I N GINDEBTEDNESS OWED TOPLAINTIFF/CREDITOR ANDTHIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE ISFOR COMPLIANCE ANDINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE New York Staterequires that we send you thisnotice about the foreclosureprocess. Please read it carefully.SUMMONS AND COMPLAINTYou are in danger of losing yourhome. If you fail to respond to thesummons and complaint in thisforeclosure action, you may loseyour home. Please read thesummons and 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 become

informed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid, there are governmentagencies, and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by New Yorkstate Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visi t theDepartment’s website atw w w . b a n k i n g . s t a t e . n y . u sFORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. You shouldbe extremely careful about anysuch promises and any suggestionsthat you pay them a fee or signover your deed. State law requiresanyone offering such services forprofit to enter into a contract whichfully describes the services theywill perform and fees they willcharge, and which prohibits them

from 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.Kozeny, McCubbin & Katz, LLP.Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 395 N.Service Road, Suite 401, Melville,NY 11747 Our File 22824 2/13/15, 2/20/15, 2/27/15, 3/6/15



Correction:In the February 27, 2015 edition of Woodside Herald a

typographical error was made in the article “Saving Lives.”Katy Starck-Monte was diagnosed at 13-months-old (not 13-

years-old) with the genetic disease, Cystic Fibrosis.

Sunnysider NamedTo Dean’s List

The advocacy group includesthe former NYC traffic commis-sioner, Samuel Schwartz. Report-edly Schwartz claimed he developedthe proposal after research found thestreets near the free bridges weremore congested while the bridgeswith tolls were less congested.

MoveNY claims the toll wouldlessen the traffic congestion andraise money for the MTA. For

Congratulations to Kendall Sullivan of Sunnyside, graduate ofP.S. 11, IS 125 and The Mary Louis Academy, for being one of 815students named to The College of Saint Rose Dean’s List for the Fall2014 semester. Kendall completed 16 credits hours and achieved asemester grade-point average of 3.5 in her major Social Work andminors Sociology and Criminal Justice. Kendall was named to Dean’sList for Fall 2013 semester also.

Kendall continues to be active in her community service with HourChildren in LIC as well as community service in the Albany area.

Kendall will graduate this May with a degree in Social Work.Her parents and brother are very proud of academic successes.

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Western Queens, this toll wouldmean less congestion on main thor-oughfares like Skillman Avenue,Queens Plaza and Grand CentralParkway as well as the residentialareas to get to the free bridge.Commuting to Manhattan using theQueensboro Bridge each day wouldadd up to close to $60 a week.

With an E-ZPass the toll on thefour bridges would be $5.54 each

way and $8 for drivers without it.Instead of a tollbooth, a sensorwould charge the E-ZPass driversas they cross the bridge and forthose without an E-ZPass a camerawould take a photo of people’slicense plates, sending them a billin the mail. Through this systemcommercial vehicles would onlybe charged once per day. Thismonth nine other bridges will havetolls as high as $16.00 cash, in-cluding the Queens-Midtown,Cross Bay, Henry Hudson,Verrazano Narrows, RFK-Triboro,Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck,Hugh Carey Battery Tunnels, andthe Marine Park Bridges.

It is estimated the new planwould produce around $1.5 billionin revenue each year. That moneywould go toward the maintainingof the city bridges and roads andimprovement of the overall all tran-sit systems on the subway, trainsand buses with expansion andmodernization of technology. Theproposal will have to be passedthrough state legislation as the statemanages the MTA.



by Crystal WolfeSunday, March 1st marks the

first time the horse and carriageindustry marched in the Queens St.Patrick’s Day Parade. Also for thefirst time, Mayor Bill de Blasiohad his Electric E-Cars marchingin the parade. De Blasio marchedshoulder-to-shoulder with the horseand its driver Sean Boyle, ap-pointed by the Teamsters Union.

In December of 2014, the weekafter Thanksgiving, de Blasio an-nounced his plan to ban the iconichorse and carriages from NYC’sCentral Park, which have gracedthe city streets for over a century.His plans reportedly include re-placing them with his Electric Cars,which took 18 months to develop.Former Council Member TonyAvella introduced the bill back in2007 to the NY City Council to banthe horse-drawn carriage industry

citing it to be inhumane and unsafefor the animals. Now NYS Sena-tor Tony Avella and AssemblyMember Linda Rosenthal intro-duced a similar bill to the NYSlegislature to save the horses fromslaughter auctions as well as ban-ning them. Because the legislationwould require horse owners to no-tify City Hall at least 10 days priorto signing over ownership of theirhorses, that provision states own-ers cannot sell or give the horses toa slaughterhouse and must presentdocumentation to guarantee thatdoesn’t happen. City CouncilSpeaker Melissa Mark-Viveritoalso marched in the parade andsupports de Blasio and his ban onthe horse carriage industry.

Animal activists are concernedover the weight of the carriagesthe horses are carrying (each car-riage varying between 1,000-2,000

pounds). That concern may bevalid. According to Horse Sci-ence News, a horse can carry 400-625 pounds reasonably. Activistslike PETA are also concernedabout the horses being around loudnoises and getting spooked.Though no horse and carriage hasbeen hit yet by a vehicle in NYC,they are afraid it could happenhere as accidents have occurred inother parts of the country.

The treatment or mistreatmentof the horses is in question. Ac-cording to the NYC Department ofHealth and Mental Hygiene, whichholds a horse drawn carriageoperator’s course that must bepassed in order to become a horseand carriage owner, the industry is

one of the most tightly regulatedsmall businesses in the nation. Thehorses work no more than 9 hoursa day, only in weather that is nottoo extreme and get five weeksvacation a year. The trainingmanual discusses at length precau-tions to protect the horse’s safety,maintain its health, and the laws inplace for its proper treatment.Every horse is required to gothrough a veterinary exam twice ayear to ensure it is fit for service.Most of the horses are bought fromthe Amish and would otherwise beturned into dog food or glue.

The final decision to ban thehorse and carriages will probablynot be made until May of 2016because the licenses to operate car-

riages expire at that time. If thebill does pass, it would becomeillegal to drive horse-drawn car-riages in the city unless it was apart of a moving screening or pa-rade such as the one last weekend.

Reportedly George Miranda,president of Teamster JointCouncil 16, representing horseand carriage drivers said that heand their members are open todiscussion with the administra-tion to find a way to keep thehorse and drivers in Central Park.Hundreds of people will losetheir jobs if the bill is passed,and as Sean Boyle, the driver ofthe carriage in the St. Patrick’Day Parade stated, “NY will losepart of its history and charm.”

Carriage horse, Sampson, and his driver Steven Malone, all deckedout to celebrate the Irish.

Photo by Mary Caulfield

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