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VOL. 78, NO. 33 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012 FREE

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Congressman Crowley and Adrian Bordoni, executive director ofWoodside on the Move, and students with their new school supplies.

Union Protests At LIC Apartment Buildingby Rob MacKay

A long-standing local labordispute flared up again last Fri-day afternoon, as protesters ral-lied against real estate companyTF Cornerstone.

With some wearing T-shirtsreading “$2 for the AmericanDream,” participants gathered out-side Cornerstone’s Manhattanbuilding at 387 Park Avenue South,near 27th Street. They then rodebicycles over the QueensboroughBridge to a Cornerstone apartmentbuilding, EastCoast, at 47-20 Cen-ter Blvd. along LIC’s Waterfront.

Organized by SEIU 32 BJ, the“Ride for the American Dream”aimed to bring attention to allega-tions that Cornerstone refuses toallow EastCoast workers to union-ize. A press release claimed thatCornerstone “is denying its ser-vice workers industry-standard-

Congressman Joe Crowley hosted a back-to-school drive with Woodside on the Move for childrenattending summer camps at PS 11 and PS153 in Woodside, Queens. After touring the camp at PS 11 and talkingto students to about the need to focus on their education, Congressman Crowley donated back-to-schoolsupplies to over 300 campers, including notebooks, pens, pencils, paper and other needed items.


by Sue Baldock

Janet Hohenstein of Sunnyside Shines came up with a fantasticidea for one of this year’s events: arts and crafts for children of allages! Starting at 1pm and going strong until the very end, this wasa great afternoon of family fun. Kids were wowed by all thecrafting ideas available to them.

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Heights announced a new partnership to ensure the plaza remains an active and vibrant part of the localbusiness community. The merchants also announced the formation of a new non-profit organization calledSocial Uplift Knowledge and Hopes Initiative (SUKHI) to manage and program events on the 37th Road Plaza.

As part of a diverse array of events being planned, an Eid Bazar and Chand Raat Festival will take placeon the Plaza from August 16th through August 20th. Dromm pledged his full support for the organization andapplauded the efforts of the stakeholders of the 37th Road Plaza and their commitment to making the plazathe gateway to Jackson Heights’ diverse community.

CM Daniel Dromm (Center) SUKHI Member Mohammad Yousuf, SUKHI President ShaziaKausar, Soundview Broadcasting C.E.O Shafquat Chaudhary, SUKHI Founder Agha Salehand Kabab King Co-owner Shaukat Ali.

Groundbreaking Of IS 297Q

Last Tuesday, NYC CouncilMember Daniel Dromm was joinedby Queens Borough PresidentHelen Marshall, NYS AssemblyMember Michael DenDekker andother elected officials at agroundbreaking ceremony for I.S.297 (also known as the I.S. 230annex) in Jackson Heights. Theschool, which is set to open in thefall of 2014, will add 400 new seatsfor students in grades 6-8 and helpto alleviate the overcrowding innearby intermediate schools 230and 145.

“This is a very exciting devel-opment for Jackson Heights as it isa major step towards alleviatingthe overcrowding in the intermedi-ate schools in our neighborhood,”said Dromm. “As a former publicschool teacher for 25 years, I canattest to the City’s need for smallerclass sizes. Smaller class sizes al-low teachers to cater to individualstudent needs. I.S. 297 and othernew schools are a necessary in-vestment in the future of our stu-dents and I will continue fightingto see more neighborhood schoolsin Jackson Heights.”

Since Council Member Dromm

took office, 1,350 new school seatshave been added to his district. 600new elementary school seats wereadded when Public School 280opened in the fall of 2010 at theformer Blessed Sacrament Schoolsite. Another 350 seats were addedwhen a new wing was added toP.S. 13 in LeFrak City.

I.S. 297Q is the result of acommunity-based effort to bringnew schools to the area. The siteon which the school will be builtwas originally the home of a doc-tor who worked at the PhysiciansHospital, which is currently I.S.230. The doctor’s home was abeautiful mansion-like structure.When plans were first discussedto use this site for a public schoolcontroversy erupted in the com-munity. After much debate, thecommunity decided to back thebuilding of the school as an annexto I.S. 230 recognizing that thatschool was severely overcrowded.This giveback from the commu-nity, approved by CommunityBoard 3, was done with an eyetoward improving education inthe neighborhood.

“Our schools should be an en-

vironment where both students andteachers can thrive, yet crowdedclassrooms create just the oppo-site,” said Rep. Joe Crowley. “Iapplaud the groundbreaking of thisnew school in Jackson Heights,which is the first step in ensuring apositive environment for bothlearning and teaching. Every in-vestment in education is an invest-ment in helping our future genera-tions to reach their full potential.”

“Jackson Heights is one of thefastest growing communities inNew York City, and school over-crowding poses a very real con-cern to the welfare and educationof our children,” said NYS As-sembly Member MichaelDenDekker. “I want to thank andcommend those members of thecommunity - including CouncilMember Daniel Dromm - whoworked so diligently to make thisnew school a reality.”

I.S. 297Q will be a fully airconditioned four story building with12 standard classrooms and admin-istration offices. There will also bea special education classroom aswell as facilities for science, music,art and physical education.

From left to right, NYS Senator Toby Stavisky, NYS Senator Jose Peralta, NYC School ConstructionAuthority President Lorraine Grillo, NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm, NYS Assembly MemberMichael DenDekker and School District 30 Superintendent Philip Composto.



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During these lazy days of August while so many are able to vacation why not daydreamabout making a wonderful impact on your community. Just imagine lying on the beach,wearing your sunglasses with UV protection, thinking how you can service your neighbor-hood. The Lions Club of LIC/Astoria has been very busy lately. I am a member of thischapter and the group is growing in membership monthly. We have meetings the secondTuesday of every month at Rivervue Restaurant in LIC at 6 PM. Just hop on the “7” train,get off at Vernon/Jackson and walk 5 blocks to the river. The view of the NYC skyline isunbeatable, the restaurant delicious and the Lions group that gathers has an energy aboutit that is contagious. We sponsored a Blood Drive recently. There will be another in a fewmonths. We would like more volunteers to help and also more Sunnyside dwellers to donatesome blood. I am involved in a committee to establish an Eye Hub at the Floating Hospitalin LIC. The Floating Hospital provides all kinds of healthcare services to the residents ofLIC. There is an absolute shortage of available health care in this area...and yes, it once wasa boat that sailed the Hudson. We are collecting eyeglasses for the needy too. Come by myoffice to donate old glasses. The Lions Club does so much good in our world. Come to ameeting to say hi, to join. We would love to have you.

Powerful House DemocraticWhip Makes Queens Stop

by Rob MacKay

Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyerwas in Kew Gardens August 7th, to promote“Make It In America” legislation. The Demo-cratic Whip in the House of Representativessaid that the multi-pronged effort wouldincrease manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Hehas proposed the Jobs Opportunities Be-tween our Shores Act, which would estab-lish a pilot program to provide educationand training programs in advanced manu-facturing. (President Barack Obama has al-ready signed 10 related “Make It In America”bills into law.) Hoyer (front, right) stood infront of Queens Borough Hall with Flush-ing-based Assemblywoman Grace Meng,who is presently running for Congress inNew York’s Sixth District, which stretchesfrom Queens into Long Island. Last monthin the NYS Assembly, Meng (front, left)introduced the “New York State All-Ameri-can Flag Act, which would require stateagencies, departments and commissions topurchase domestically made U.S. flags.

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Crowley & WOTMResources

“Every child deserves to have the nec-essary resources to succeed in the class-room. That’s why I am proud to partnerwith Woodside on the Move to host thisback-to-school drive for students here inWoodside. The supplies these children arereceiving will not only give the studentsmuch-needed tools to help with their edu-cation, but will ensure they get off to theright start on day one this school year,” saidCongressman Crowley.

“On behalf of Woodside on the Move,I’d like to thank Congressman Crowley forhosting this back-to-school drive today. Itwas inspiring to see the excitement on thefaces of each of the children as they receivedtheir new school supplies. I look forward to

continuing to work with CongressmanCrowley as we ensure that every child re-ceives the quality education they deserve,”said Woodside on the Move executive di-rector Adrian Bordoni.

This is the sixth year Woodside on theMove has hosted the summer camp at PS 11and the fourth year at PS 152. Both campsare funded by New York City’s programOut-of-School-Time, which provides aca-demic, recreational and cultural activitiesfor students during after school hours, thesummer and holidays. After funding forboth programs were cut under the initial citybudget, Congressman Crowley and otherelected officials successfully rallied to havethe funds restored to the after school andsummer programs.Photo Front Page: Congressman Crowleyand Adrian Bordoni, executive director ofWoodside on the Move, and students withtheir new school supplies.

A Garden Tour inQueensbridge

CM Van Bramer re-cently visited the Com-munity Garden at JacobRiis Settlement House inthe Queensbridge Houses.Nearly 20 communityresidents care for the com-munity garden, which hasbecome a space for se-niors to socialize, receivenutritional informationand observe food demon-strations. The garden alsofeatures intergenerationalprogramming with localseniors, which engagesover 100 Riis AcademyYouth. Van Bramer wasjoined by Lyndell Will-iams, a senior participantof the Queensbridge Se-nior Center and BobMadison, Director of Se-nior Services, as he toured the garden which features four recently built raised bedsthat have yielded herbs, vegetables and flowers; including basil, epazote, rosemary,oregano, eggplant, lettuce, okra, sunflowers and moon flowers.


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Kids KraftsJanet arranged for local residents Ruth

Fernandez, Jonathan Dunn, Lisa DeRensis,Nazaria Johnson Patrice Lee of April Glassto help out during the event; but realizingshe needed more assistance reached out toNY Cares, the city’s largest volunteer orga-nization. Amy Singh, Skita Mohan, Bar-bara Joseph, Thea Bardin, Shu Choy, GlennAlcott, Onome Ofoman, Clara Ra, FatmireBoljevic, Sarah Kornbongkotmas, FranciaToro and April Iezza all rose to the occasion,making this one of the most successful sum-mer streets yet! Magnets, fans, flowers,mobiles, masks, scrap books and jewelrymaking were among the crafts that the chil-dren enjoyed.

There were also erasers and fun stuff tobring to school donated by Czarinna Andresand her mother, proud new owners of Bing’sHallmark on Greenpoint Avenue. It was a

lovely entry into the community and the kidswill remember their generosity as they re-turn to the classroom.

The fun didn’t stop there, Bobo andBubbles were back! These two clownsreally know how to get a party started. Theypainted faces, made balloon animals, leaddancing and limbo and even brought a littlemagic to the Sunnyside Arch.

The event was incredible and no onewanted to see it come to an end – thankgoodness there is more to come over thenext two weekends. Frank Pedulla & TheMusic Staff Swing Orchestra will play onAugust 18th from 4 – 6pm and The Jon BatesBand will join us on August 25th from 1:30– 3:30. Join the Sunnyside Shines BusinessImprovement District for the next events. Itall happens under the Sunnyside Arch on46th Street.Visit www. sunnysideshines.org

Bobo mystifies kidsputting a needle througha balloon.

Czarinna Andres of Bing’s Hallmark

Kid at heart, Jeannette LeMoinghelped with jewelry making

Patrice Lee showing girls how to make jewelry

Alex “Bubbles” Heaney materialized abunny for all the kids to pet



Drum Corps Celebrates its 35th Year!

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by Peter A. Ross

As the years march on so haveSunnyside’s “Ambassadors ofGoodwill” the Sunnyside DrumCorps. This past June 30th saw thecurrent members, their families andseveral alumni get together for theirannual awards ceremony at theCorps home base at All SaintsEpiscopal Church. Uniforms notrequired on this day the youth madetheir way into the Church, insteadof the undercroft, where the fes-tivities began as has been theirtradition with the lighting of theSabba Candle in remembrance ofthe Corps founder following thePledge of Allegiance reciting byShannon Gordon and the singingof the National Anthem by so-prano Beatrice Ross, both youthmembers of the Corps. Anotheryouth member, Nejla Aktash, thendisplayed her musical talents bywarming the crowd up with somefine finger work on the piano afterwhich the presentations began.

Certificates of Appreciation forParticipation and Service to theCommunity, this year in a fire-works and American flag design,were awarded to all youth mem-bers who performed and well asthose for the “Travelers” signify-ing those boys and girls who travelat least a mile routinely to come toparades and rehearsals. This yearHollis, Queens got the nod as thefurthest hometown of one of Corpsmembers (great job Kyle!). “Prac-tice makes Perfect!” it is said andwith respect to that famous adageHigh Practice Attendance medalswere awarded to Emilie R.,Alejandro A., Matthew R. andArturo P., two sets of siblings, forattending at least 75% of the offi-cial rehearsal dates. Emilie Ruizalso was awarded the Most Im-proved Music Medal for her stellarwork in picking up the glocken-spiel (moving on from the cymballine) and for her quick learning ofthe instrument and taking the leadat a couple of parades when someof the more experienced memberswere not able to attend due to con-flicts. Congratulations Emilie! Thesnare pin was presented toAlesandro J. for moving up to thesnare line (from the tom-tom line)and medals of participation weregiven to Luke B. and Aaron W.,one of the Corps younger mem-bers. Acknowledgement of NewMember Sponsor Awards, for re-cruitment and retaining of newmembers, were made for Chey-enne R. and Jeremy R. (for Aaron

W.), Emilie R. (for Emily V.), andGustavo R. (for his sister Selena R.the Corps newest member). Theparents were not left out either asAmerican Flag medals were pre-sented to several parents who havegiven much assistance to the Corpsduring this year, whether its driv-ing equipment to a destination,keeping kids together as the Corpsgoes from one location to another,and even stepping in to carry theflags or banner. These MVPs (MostValuable Parents) included MariaVera, Fanny Monard, Nazaria, andClaudia Pinto.

It was then onto the biggerhardware which most of the kidswere looking forward to- the tro-phies! These were given out basedupon performance attendance andappearance (uniform attire) uti-lizing the new point system, whichwas instituted last year for thispurpose. Three different trophylevels were awarded this year forpoints for attendance at from 4 to17 parades. While this year noone had perfect performance at-

tendance (the Corps played at 17different parades/events over 15dates during this last season notcounting several which were can-celled), three of the youth attended15 of them. The Corps top atten-dance honors, known as the LouLodati Awards within the Corpscircles, were awarded for the sec-ond year in a row to Arturo Puertowho this year moved up to thebass drum line and Noelani Rossof the Glockenspiel line who hasearned or tied for this award atleast 5 times since she joined theCorps in 2003. They are among acore of youth in the group, manynamed previously above, who rou-tinely show up both for practiceand performances to hone theirskills and share their talents withthe community. Beatrice Rosswho has reached “Alumni” statusas she is aging into her collegeyears was also recognized for herrole a line leader and trainer of theglockenspiel line. She like sev-eral of her cohorts includingJonathan Bermeo, Jose Luis

Rodriguez and Tasmiah Mosobbirwill come as they are able in be-tween studies to share their expe-rience with the younger members.

At the conclusion of the cer-emony the members, parents, staffand guests made their way to theChurch’s undercroft for a recep-tion where they indulged in a spreadof fresh fruit, cookies, dessert past-ries and of course the requisitechips and salsa. With another yearcompleted, the group in pocketsaround the tables reminisced onthe past year’s work and memoriescreated and thought to the newmarching season which now isupon them. With the BixBeiderbecke Jazz Concert and

National Night Out Against Crimeupcoming it will be time for a newround of performances and memo-ries to create.

The Sunnyside Drum Corpsis a not-for-profit, volunteerbased organization dedicated tothe youth of Sunnyside/Woodside and the surroundingcommunities. Membership andinstruction is free and open toboys and girls ages 7 to 18 yearsold. Registration is on Tuesdayevenings at 6 P.M. at their head-quarters located on the lowerlevel of All Saints’ Church at 43-12 46th Street, Sunnyside, NewYork 11104. For more informa-tion please call 718-786-4141.

Photo Credit:Gloria Rodriguez

Photo Credit:Gloria Rodriguez

The entire Sunnyside Drum Corpscelebrates another successful year- theCorps 35th- for a group photo beforeindulging in some goodies.

Trophies/ awards awaiting presentation prior to the Sunnyside DrumCorps annual awards ceremony celebrating completion of its 35th year.

The Glockenspiel girls relax and eat after the ceremony. From leftCheyenne, noelani, Emily V., Emilie R., Alesandro (moving to thebell line?), Shannon, Tasmiah and Nejla (not pictured Emily S.).

Mommies Matter!- Most Valuable Parent medal recipients Maria,Claudia, Fanny and Nazaria.

High practice attendance medal winners Emilie R., AlejandroA., Matthew R., and Arturo P. (all attended at least 75% of allrehearsals).



PROBATE CITATION File No.2012 – 2299 SURROGATE’SCOURT – QUEENS COUNTYCITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK,By the Grace of God Free andIndependent TO: PublicAdministrator Queens CountyAttorney General of the State ofNew York To the heirs at law,next of kin, and distributees ofSteffi Stern, deceased, if living,and if any of them be dead to theirheirs at law, next of kin,distributees, legatees, executors,administrators, assignees andsuccessors in interest whose namesare unknown and cannot beascertained after due diligence. Apetition having been duly filed by

• LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE •Nancy C. Quarto, who is domiciledat 1176 Cove Edge Road, Syosset,NY 11791 YOU ARE HEREBYCITED TO SHOW CAUSE beforethe Surrogate’s Court, QueensCounty, at the Courthouse, 88-11Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NewYork, on September 6, 2012, at9:30 o’clock in the forenoon ofthat day, why a decree should notbe made in the estate of SteffiStern, lately domiciled at 41-72Judge Street , Elmhurst , NYadmitting to probate a Will datedMarch 29, 2012, a copy of whichis attached, as the Will of SteffiStern, deceased, relating to realand personal property, anddirecting that LettersTestamentary issue to: Nancy C.

Quarto Dated, Attested and Sealed,July 16, 2012 (Seal) HON. PETERK. KELLY Surrogate /S/ MargaretM. Gribbon Chief Clerk, Attorneyfor Petitioner Pezold, Smith,Hirschmann & Selvaggio, LLCThomas R.Hirschmann,Telephone Number631-427-0100, Email [email protected] of Attorney 120 MainStreet, Huntington, NY 11743[Note: This citation is served uponyou as required by law. You arenot required to appear. If you failto appear it will be assumed youdo not object to the reliefrequested. You have a right tohave an attorney appear for you.]

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Union Protests At LICApartment Building

security, retirement, safety-train-ing, citizenship assistance, schol-arships and advancement opportu-nities afforded to 55,000 buildingworkers in the city.”

“We don’t begrudgeCornerstone’s success,” statedLarry Engelstein, executive vicepresident elect of 32BJ in the pressrelease. “But when you charge$5,000 for a 2 bedroom, shouldn’tyou provide the workers who runthese buildings with what they needto live and advance in New YorkCity?”

This spring, Community Board2, which encompasses LIC,Sunnyside and Woodside, adopteda resolution supporting workers’

rights to organize as per SEIU32BJ’s request. The basically un-precedented and non-binding reso-lution informs that CB 2 supportsthe rights of “all union and non-union workers” to seek and re-ceive fair and just wages and ben-efits.

Executive Vice PresidentKevin Singleton responded to thevote with a letter claiming thatCornerstone offers better benefitsthan any union would. He opinedthat most of the EastCoast’s work-ers don’t want to unionize.

SEIU 32BJ’s members includemany janitors, porters, doormenand security guards who work inresidential apartment buildings.

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Domestic ViolenceSupport Groups

Held by Catholic CharitiesNeighborhood ServicesWoodside Mental Health Clinic,61-20-Woodside Ave. Woodside

The groups are FREE of charge. Individuals that areinterested in attending must have an intake appointment priorto attending. Contact Laura Zimmermann, LCSW-R or Chris-tine Rinaldi, LMSW at 718-779-1234 to schedule an appoint-ment.

Daytime group is every Wednesday from 10-11AM.Evening group meets the 1St and 3rd Wednesday from 6-7:30PM.

Something for everyone? An inundation of fun? A summerclimax? Whatever you want to call it, the upcoming week is jam-packed with entertainment. In fact, some venues will hold two eventson the same day, and one theater will hold two events at the same time!And as to be expected at this time of year, there are various outdoorevents, including free concerts and a puppet show. But this diversearray of activities also includes a debate, a modern-day scavengerhunt, a lecture, a carousel ride for a cause and a chance to donate bloodand receive Mets tickets.

Here’s the rundown on upcoming borough events:Aug. 17 @ 8 pm, 2012 Latino Cultural Fest

Superstars of the Dominican music genre Bachata — Andy Andy, Henry Santos and 24 Horas – will unitefor a special performance as part of the 2012 Latino Cultural Fest. 14 United Nations Ave. S., FlushingMeadows-Corona Park, 718.760.0064, $40. (queenstheatre.org)

Aug. 17 @ 8 pm, 2012 Latino Cultural FestMusical group AfroMantra incorporates a variety of Jazz elements, while balancing original compositions drawing

from the Cuban, American and South American traditions and influences as part of 2012 Latino Cultural Fest. QueensTheatre Studio Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 718.760.0064, $25,(queenstheatre.org)

Aug. 17 @ 6:30 pm, An Evening Ride on the Forest ParkCarousel to End Alzheimer’s

Whirling lights, flashing colors, piping organ music, giggling children, galloping horses and a chance to raise moneyfor programs and services for those who have Alzheimer’s. Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven,718.788.2672, $3-$10. (alznyc.org/carousel)

Aug. 17 @ 7:52 pm, A Better Jamaica’s Classic Film Friday SeriesOutdoor screening of Knocked Up, the romantic comedy about a career woman who gets pregnant by a

slacker. Rufus King Park, Jamaica Avenue at 153rd Street, Jamaica. 718.657.2605, Free. (abetterjamaica.org)Aug. 17 & 18, noon - 4 pm, Crafts from the 1800s

Craft demonstrations on Aug. 17 will include quilting, decoy carving, tooled leather and spinning. Craft demonstra-tions on Aug. 18 will include tinsmithing, woodturning and broommaking. Listen to folk music on fiddle and hammereddulcimer. In King Park, near Jamaica Avenue between 150th and 153rd streets, Jamaica, 718.206.0545. Free. (kingmanor.org)

Aug. 18 @ 9 am - 5 pm, Give Blood, Get Mets TicketsDonors get two tickets to the Sept. 17 Mets game and a chance to win any of the following: A home theater system,

including flat screen TV, surround sound system and Blu Ray player donated by Best Buy; a Sept. 22 package includingtwo Mets tickets, overnight accommodations at the Holiday Inn Express Flushing and dinner for two at The PineRestaurant; and five family packs of four tickets each to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Caesars Club at CitiField, park in Lot G and enter through the Hodges VIP Entrance. (redcrossblood.org, sponsor code 16064nyp)

Aug. 18 @ 2 pm, Hot Jazz/Cool Garden ConcertThe Lucky Dogs will perform. Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th St., Corona, 718.478.8274.

Free. (stachmo.net)Aug. 18 @ 1 pm, 1962

A lecture will describe a time when gas was 28 cents per gallon, rent was $110 a month, the Cold War was ragingand the Vietnam War was brewing. Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Bway., Long Island City, 718.278.0700,$5, free for members. (astorialic.org)

Aug. 19, 2 pm, Summer Sundays at Travers ParkThe Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, a longstanding, well-respected puppet troupe, will perform Bessie’s

Big Shot. 78th Street between 34th Avenue and Northern Boulevard, Jackson Heights, Free. (jhbg.org)Aug. 19 @ 5 pm, Summer Sundays in Travers Park

Musical bands AC Haley, Bethany Wild and Jia-Ye He will perform classic rock, Broadway, American standardsand harmonica virtuoso tunes. 78th Street between 34th Avenue and Northern Boulevard, Jackson Heights. Free.(jhbg.org)

Aug. 21, 7 pm, Juniper Valley Park 2012 Summer Concert SeriesNative son Lenny Musso returns to play classic rock with the group Generations. 80th Street and Juniper Boulevard

North, Middle Village, 718-651-5865, Free. (junipercivic.com)

Aug. 22, 7:30 pm, Maspeth Summer Concerts 2012.The band Big Shot, which claims to offer “New York’s World Class Billy Joel Experience,” will perform. Maspeth

Federal Savings Parking Field, 69th Street and Grand Avenue, Maspeth, 718.335.1300, Free. (maspethfederal.com)Aug. 22 @ 8 pm, Flux Death Match: Is Small Big Enough?

(Planning and Intervening in Public Space). Four highly opinionated experts will argue in a rapid-fire,presidential-style. Spontaneous responses, frustrated rebuttals and “smack downs” are in store, along with activeaudience participation. The losers must serve as interns for the winner for one day. 39-31 29th St.,

Long Island City. (fluxfactory.org)

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More On Key FoodLike M’s Kahn, I too got fed up with Key food so called “sales’ policy. My last straw came over a jar of

Hellman’s mayonnaise. For weeks Key food had a large display almost to the ceiling of Hellman’s with a big$4.99 sign. The very day the mayonnaise went on sale for $2.99 there was no display and no Hellman’s to befound outside of a few odd varieties now located on a bottom shelf at the back of the store. Since Key is knownfor never having sale items 1st day of the sale, I came back almost everyday looking for the product and wasgiven such a runaround by management & staff I wrote to Key Food Corporate looking for some sense. Wheredid all those jars of mayo disappear to overnight and why? I was told they sold out; the truck is outside, comingin tomorrow and more nonsense. I just don’t understand. I’m a senior citizen and remember when all thesupermarkets proudly displayed sale items in the middle of the aisles, now they hide them-why? I suggest M’sKahn and every unhappy consumer contact Key corporate-I still haven’t gotten a reply. All the supermarketsnow have their sale gimmicks. Associated has great sales if you are willing to spend $20 or $40 to get the deal,but they always have the sale items available. Food prices are so out of control that we need to shop morecarefully than ever before and we deserve not to be fooled, tricked or cheated by our food sources.

SincerelyPatricia Magda, Sunnyside

Don’t Fret OverChanging Bond PricesWhen you own stocks, you

know their prices will always fluc-tuate. To help ease the effects ofthis volatility on your portfolio,you could add other types of in-vestments, such as bonds. Yet bondprices will also rise and fall. Butthere may be — in fact, there shouldbe — a big difference in how youview the ups and downs of stocksversus those of bonds.

Any number of reasons cancause stock prices to go up or down.But in the case of bonds, prices goup and down largely, though notexclusively, for one reason:changes in interest rates. Supposeyou purchase a bond that pays 4%interest and then, a year later, newlyissued bonds pay 3%. You couldnow potentially sell your bond formore than its face value because itprovides more income to investorsthan the new bonds. Conversely, ifnewly issued bonds pay 5% inter-est, the value of your existing bondwould drop because it’s unlikelythat someone would pay full pricefor a bond that provides less in-come than newer bonds.

When you own stocks, or stock-based investments, you want theirprice to rise because you probably

plan on selling those stocks some-day — and you’d like to sell themfor more than you paid for them.But it’s not so cut-and-dried withbonds. While some people mayindeed purchase bonds in hope ofselling them for a profit beforethey mature, many other investorsown bonds for other reasons.

First, as mentioned above, own-ing bonds can be a good way tohelp diversify your portfolio. Sec-ond, and probably more impor-tantly, people invest in bonds forthe income they provide in theform of interest payments. Andhere’s the good thing about thoseinterest payments: They’ll alwayscontinue at the same level as longas you own your bond, except inthe rare case of a default. (Al-though defaults are not common,they can occur, so you do need totake a bond’s “credit risk” intoaccount before investing.) Thus, ifyou plan to hold your bonds untilthey mature, you don’t have toworry about a possible drop intheir value. But if you need to sellyour bonds before they mature, theprice you receive will depend oncurrent interest rates.

You can’t control or predict in-

terest rates, but you can help softentheir impact on bond prices by build-ing a “ladder” of bonds with vary-ing maturities. Then, if market in-terest rates rise, you can sell yourmaturing short-term bonds and pur-chase new ones at the higher rates.And if market rates fall, you’ll stillhave your longer-term bonds work-ing for you at higher rates. (Usually,but not always, longer-term bondspay higher rates to compensate in-vestors for incurring inflation riskover time.) Keep in mind, though,that the investments within yourbond ladder should be consistentwith your investment objectives,financial circumstances and risktolerance.

Whether you own your bondsuntil maturity or build a bond lad-der, you can do something to protectyourself from price movements. Andthat type of control can prove valu-able to you as you chart your coursethrough the investment world.

This article was written by Ed-ward Jones for use by your localEdward Jones Financial AdvisorVincent Renda, whose office is lo-cated at 47-01 Queens Blvd. Suite203 Sunnyside NY 11104. Phonehim at 718-361-1306.



QEDC Training CoursesThree Cheers For ManyYears Of Service

by Rob MacKay

Sunnyside Reformed Church held a Service Appreciation Day recently. The eventhonored long-serving members, some of whom began contributing to the SkillmanAvenue religious institution in the 1940s! As a special treat, Irving Douglas Estella, whoused to pastor the church, paid a visit. Honorees seen in photo include Ethel Dooley, Patand Luis Colberg, René Miller, Julia Jimenez, and Bob Havlena, representing his motherAlice. Honorees not pictured include Roberta Gebhardt and Grace Pocze.

Photo Credit: Woo Suk San

Lucky Locals

Donations Welcome: If you haveitems you wish to donate, please bring

them to the Rectory (entrance onSkillman Ave., 45/46 Sts.).

For more information, pleasecall Beth at 718-937-3244.

Rummage Sale/RaffleSaturday, September 15th

9 AM - 3 PMQueen of Angels Church

Parish Center(corner of 44th St. & Skillman Ave)

Eftali Nikpreljevic of Astoria won $10,000 in the MegaMillions drawing held on March 16th. Nikpreljevic purchasedthe winning ticket at the Smj Services at 31-88 21st St in

Long Island City.Teddy Chin of Astoria won $250,000 in the Mega Millions

drawing of March 13th. Chin’s winning ticket was purchased at theSahil Minimart at 30-03 Astoria Blvd in Astoria.

Maria Velasquez of Woodside won $10,423 in the Take Five drawing of March9th. Velasquez’s winning ticket was purchased at the Queens Mini Market at 45-01Queens Blvd in Sunnyside.

Mary Bollinger of Astoria won $10,000 in the Mega Millions drawing of March27th. Bollinger’s winning ticket was purchased at the Alexandria’s Deli Of NY at 28-13 Steinway Street in Astoria.

Robert Dertinger of Woodside won $10,000 in the Mega Millions drawing ofMarch 30th. Dertinger’s winning ticket was purchased at the Vijraj Enterprises at 50-15 Skillman Ave in Woodside.

Lokrita Matsis of Astoria won $17,642 in the Take Five drawing on April 14th.Matsis winning ticket at the Astoria Convenience at 22-55 31st Street in Astoria.

Robert Canning of Long Island City won $20,142 in the Take Five drawing heldon June 27th. Canning’s winning ticket was purchased at the Diamond Candy &Grocery at 25-44 Broadway in Astoria.

Michael Brennan of Sunnyside won $48,695 in the Take Five drawing on June29th. Brennan’s winning ticket was purchased at the Viraj Mart at 40-03 Queens Blvdin Sunnyside.

Larry Mueller of Woodside won $10,000 in the Mega Millions drawing on June26th. Mueller’s winning ticket was purchased at the New Rockline News at 60-19Roosevelt Ave in Woodside.

Najib Bennani of Astoria won $20,000 in the Lottery’s Cashword Doublerscratch-off game. Bennani’s winning ticket was purchased at the Alexandria’s Deli OfNY at 28-13 Steinway Street in Astoria.

Sergio Molina of Woodside won $20,000 in the Bingo Doubler scratch-off game.Molina’s winning ticket was purchased at the Himalayan Minimart at 39-02 64th Stin Woodside.

Dick Lai of Woodside won $20,000 in the Cashword Doubler scratch-off game.Lai’s winning ticket was purchased at the J&J Beauty And Gift Shop at 58 ElizabethSt in New York.

Raymond Lin of Astoria won $25,000 in the $100,000,000 Spectacular scratch-off game. Lin’s winning ticket was purchased at the Executive Deli Grocery at 37-0124th Ave in Astoria.

Javier Reyes of Woodside won $25,000 in the Lottery’s 6x The Luck scratch-offgame. Reyes’s winning ticket was purchased at the Stop & Shop at 34-51 48th Streetin Long Island City.

It’s time to build on a recent runawaysuccess! This past winter, the Queens Eco-nomic Development Corporation launched“Home Improvement Contractor Training,”a Mandarin-language program for existingand aspiring home-improvement contrac-tors. More than 100 participants completedHICT and then passed the NYC Departmentof Consumer Affairs examination to obtaincity licenses to work legally in the construc-tion industry.

This fall, QEDC is going to offer HICTin English and Mandarin.

A preview class for English HICT willtake place on Aug. 21, 6 pm to 8 pm, at theJFK Corporate Square Marketing Center,93-43 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica. English

HICT classes will then take place on threeconsecutive Saturdays: Sept. 8, 15 and 22,10 am to 4 pm, at the same location.

Both HICTs cost $200, but there is aspecial offer. If a participant does all therequired work and has excellent attendance,but doesn’t pass the NYC DCA exam, he/she can take the class again for free.

For more information, call NicholasHardie at (516) 366-9674. He speaks En-glish and Mandarin. There is a 20-studentlimit per class, and the previous sessionswere filled to capacity. Thus, QEDC advisesinterested students to enroll as soon as pos-sible. Support for HICT comes from NYCEDC, Deutsche Bank, Flushing Bank andCrystal Windows.

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