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On Monday, December 29th,there was a standing room onlycrowd as many gathered togetherat Dazies Restaurant to honor andthank former Community Board 2Chairman Joseph Conley, for his24 years of dedicated and devotedservice to the community.

Debra Markell Kleinert, Dis-

trict Manager, CB 2, MaryAnnGurrado and the CB 2 staff alongwith Patrick O’Brien, the newlyelected Chairman of CommunityBoard 2 welcomed and recognizedthe new executive board members:Stephen Cooper, Lisa Deller, DianeBallek, and Denise Keehan-Smith.

Photos by Joe Gurrado

This week, Sunnyside ShinesBusiness Improvement District an-nounced the results of its 2014 holi-day window photo contest. Threestores received winning prizes of$300, $200 and $100: SunnysideThrift Shop (first place), SunnysideFlorist (second place) and Pure Spaand Salon (third place). A photogra-pher, Mehdi Smita of Woodside,received the $250 prize for takingthe photograph with the most votes.

SUNNYSIDE HOLIDAY WINDOW WINNERS

The contest was launched to findthe best holiday window displays atlocal stores. Thirteen entries werereceived in the contest representingnine different businesses. The con-test kicked off on Small BusinessSaturday (November 29) and tookplace entirely on social media, whereindividuals could enter the contestand vote on Sunnyside Shines’Facebook page. The deadline forentries and voting was December 24

at 5:00pm. Individuals could vote inthe contest once per day, and the topthree stores whose photos generatedthe most votes were declared thewinners. The photographer of theindividual photograph that receivedthe most votes was also awarded aprize. The contest generated morethan 1100 votes.

“We hoped to encourageSunnyside stores to create a festiveholiday shopping environment,” said

Rachel Thieme, executive directorof the Sunnyside Shines BusinessImprovement District. “The holi-day window contest was a fun wayto engage businesses and local resi-dents to get into the ‘shop local’holiday spirit.”

“The holiday window contestimproved business. I saw morepeople coming in to look at ourwindows because of the contest,”said Ayman Kasem, manager of

Sunnyside Thrift Shop, the first placebusiness. The holiday window con-test was one component ofSunnyside Shines’ strategy to pro-mote local shopping in Sunnysideduring the holidays. Other compo-nents included the first-ever ShopLocal Holiday Gift Guide, whichincluded gift ideas and coupons atlocal stores, a Small Business Satur-day event, and festive holiday light-ing installed throughout the district.

First PlaceSunnyside Thrift Shop

Second PlaceSunnyside Florist

Third Place Pure Spa & Salon

Most VotesMehdi Smida, Photographer

CB2 MONTHLY MEETINGThursday, Jan. 8th @ 7PM

SCS, 43-31 39th St., Sunnyside

Speakers: Dept of Sanitation and MTA NYC Transit

All Are Welcome & Comments Will Be Heard

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Attorneys-At-LawMARC CRAWFORD LEAVITT

JOSEPH N. YAMANER*IRA R. GREENBERG

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

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERSJoe Gurrado, Robert Flanagan

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

Queens Library at Court Square, 25-01 Jackson Avenue in Long

Island City will be temporarily CLOSED Jan. 5-7, 2015 for

construction. Regular service will resume Thursday, January 8.

The library is being expanded for better customer service.

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TRAVEL ADVISORYTraffic Pattern Change On Brooklyn Queens Expressway

(I-278) During Night Hours In BOTH Directions

The Cultural Immigrant Initiative

The expansion of cultural funding andthe development of new cultural initiativeswas announced this month by Speaker Me-lissa Mark-Viverito along with City CouncilMember Jimmy Van Bramer, Chair on theCommittee on Cultural Affairs, and CouncilMember Julissa Ferreras, Chair of the Fi-nance Committee. This new program, TheCultural Immigrant Initiative, is aimed atproviding cultural programming targetingimmigrant groups throughout the five bor-oughs. The initiative will provide an effort tohelp bolster cultural funding to New YorkCity’s diverse immigrant communities.

“We as a Council are strongly com-mitted in making sure that our culturalinstitutions reflect the diversity of thiscity,” said Speaker Mark-Viverito. “Thisfunding initiative will focus on continuingto provide the best arts and culture this cityhas to offer and that every New Yorker hasaccess to quality cultural engagement. Iwant to thank Council Member VanBramer and Council Member JulissaFerreras in working together in makingsure that these programs reach our mostunderserved communities.”

“The New York City Council has pro-vided dynamic new funding streams to workwith immigrant organizations and groupsthat are often overlooked in the culturalfunding process of our City,” said Majority

Leader & Cultural Affairs Chair Jimmy VanBramer. “Everyone in every corner of ourCity, regardless of their economic or ethnicbackground should have access to the worldclass culture that is a large part of whatmakes New York City so great. These newand increased funding streams show that theNew York City Council is committed tomaking this goal a reality.”

The $1.5 million allocation will supportemerging arts groups in immigrant commu-nities as well as initiatives that will expandaccess for youth, immigrants and schoolchildren. This programming will includeprograms that present or represent the tradi-tions, cultures and experiences of immi-grant communities in New York City.New cultural funding includes:

• $1 million enhancement for the Coalitionof Theaters of Color to support emergingtheater companies• $1 million increase to the Urban Advan-tage Program which partners science-basedcultural organizations with middle schoolsto bring to life the wonders and importanceof science and math and help students excelat STEM-related requirements• $2 million increase to the popular CulturalAfter-School Adventures Program• $100,000 for the Family Science Programto expand access to the American NaturalHistory Museum in NYCHA communities.

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Marking The New Year, NYCService Urges New Yorkers to

Make Volunteering a 2015 ResolutionCampaign aims to roughly double the numbers of

volunteers registered with NYC Service by early 2015

As part of the de Blasioadministration’s ongoing efforts toencourage more New Yorkers tovolunteer across the five boroughs,NYC Service today marked NewYear’s Eve by urging New York-ers to make volunteering a 2015New Year’s resolution.

The short-term goal of this cam-paign is to register 2,015 new vol-unteers with NYC Service by early2015—nearly doubling the currentnumber of registrants—with thebroader objective of inspiring NewYorkers to commit to service intheir neighborhoods year-round.NYC Service has been promotingthese efforts across online plat-forms and invites New Yorkers toshare on social media that theyhave made volunteering their reso-lution, using the hashtag#ResolVolunteer.

“The holidays often remindus of the importance of givingback to our neighborhoods andfellow New Yorkers,” saidMayor Bill de Blasio. “In recentweeks more than ever, there’sbeen tremendous need for helpand community outreach acrossour boroughs. As we prepare toring in the new year, I encourageall New Yorkers to commit toservice in 2015—and make theresolution to volunteer a lifelongone. This is about lifting up yourcommunities—simple as that. Icommend NYC Service for itsefforts to help us build a stron-ger, more compassionate NewYork. Initiatives like these ex-emplify what it means to be onecity, rising together.”

“NYC Service is making it easyfor New Yorkers to improve theircommunities, their health, and theirhappiness as we ring in 2015. WhenNew Yorkers register on nyc.gov/service, they connect to a varietyof volunteer opportunities in thecity. They can start off the NewYear with the commitment to dogood for themselves and for theircity,” said Paula Gavin, Chief Ser-vice Officer.

One of NYC Service’s keygoals includes raising the per-centage of New Yorkers whovolunteer from 18 to 50 percent.Through efforts like the ad pro-motion campaign launched inOctober, NYC Service aims toengage more New Yorkers inservice opportunities and toutsthe many benefits of volunteer-ing through its slogan “Volun-teering. Good for you. Good foryour city.” Studies show volun-teering is linked with increasedhealth, happiness, and employ-ment opportunity.

“With one in five residents ofNew York City living below thepoverty line, there is obviously agreat need for as many people aspossibleº to volunteer their timeand services to help those in need.We know from mobilizing over62,000 caring New Yorkers a year

that volunteers can have a hugelypositive impact on the lives of thoseless fortunate and make this city abetter place for all to live. That’swhy we’re hoping 2015 will be arecord breaking year for New York-ers to raise their hands to volun-teer,” said Gary Bagley, ExecutiveDirector of New York Cares, anNYC Service partner organization.

“Through the many differentvolunteer opportunities that ex-ist with NYC Service, one canfind hundreds of ways to give totheir own communities. NYCService empowers New York-ers to help themselves by build-ing and creating a healthier, moremindful community. Giving ourtime is the most personal andprecious gift one can give. EachTuesday, I offer a free Zumbaclass through Shape Up NYC, atJacobi Medical Center, in theBronx. My students have be-come my family. They comefrom all walks of life, withbackstories as individual as theyare,” said GiGi Gorgone, Vol-unteer Fitness Instructor at ShapeUp NYC, an NYC Service ini-tiative in partnership with theParks Department. “I imploreall New Yorkers to join me,Shape Up NYC, and NYC Ser-vice to pledge their 2015 NewYear’s resolutions to give in away that speaks to their heartsand maybe at the same time, findtheir own passion—as I did.”

“Most people I know genu-inely want to give back to the cityin some way, but ‘volunteering’becomes just another thing we needto try and fit into our overbookedschedules. The reality is, once youfind that cause that you care aboutand a program that you enjoy, thattime becomes a priority and some-thing you look forward to,” saidNate Walsh, Volunteer Leader atFree Arts NYC, an NYC Servicepartner organization. “NYC Ser-vice is a great place to start thesearch to find what you’ll lookforward to in the New Year. I’vehad so much fun over the yearsand made some great friendsthrough volunteering, and I amgrateful for that.”

Find volunteer opportunitiestoday at nyc.gov/service.

About NYC ServiceNYC Service promotes

volunteerism, engages New York-ers in service, builds volunteer ca-pacity, and mobilizes the power ofvolunteers to impact New YorkCity’s greatest needs. Launched inApril 2009 in response to Presi-dent Obama’s national call forvolunteerism, NYC Service fo-cuses on 12 strategic programs and20 volunteer impact initiatives thatexpand outreach to individuals,government, organizations andcorporations to help all New York-ers to volunteer. Learn more andsearch for active service opportu-nities at nyc.gov/service.

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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 Decreeon 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 not

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,

be 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

• LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE •

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

LEGAL NOTICE

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JANUARYNYC Welcomes New Mayor3rd Anniv. Zadroga 9/11 Act

Vision Zero Takes Effect19th QBP Katz Inaugurated

LGA Airport Workers Rally

FEBRUARYSunnyside Shines Street

Tree InitiativeSafety Fixes Grand Ave

Doughboy Park Improves3rd Birthday of TheEntrepreneur Space

MARCHSkillman Ave Saint

Patricks Day ParadeASW Nolan honors Five

Women LeadersUPK Program in Sunnsyide

APRILPedestrian Fatalities

Reduction Act Announced3rd WOTM Youth Festival

2 Public Plazas in Sunnyside50th Anniversary of NY’s

World’s Fair

MAYRigo Cardoso New

Sunnyside Chamber PresWoodside’s 61st Street

renamed WalterMcCaffrey Place

4th Taste Of Sunnyside

JUNEStop Sign/ Crosswalk

installed on Center Blvd.Gert McDonald Lifetime

Achievement Award45th Sunnyside Kiwanis

Flag Day Parade

JULYQueensbridge Park SeawallCM Van Bramer kicks off 1st

Participatory BudgetingProcess in Queens

Sunnyside Summer StrollsBike To Work Act

AUGUST1st Sunnyside Public Plaza

Bliss Street108th Night Out On CrimeA Bike Friendly Business

DistrictCongressman Crowley

School Donations

SEPTEMBERSchool Speed Limit

Photo EnforcedCall to Soundproof the

Schools from Train noiseRory Staunton CARE

for Sepsis ActHit and Run Victim Act

OCTOBERSunnyside’s 2nd Annual

Restaurant WeekHunters Point South To

Open in Spring 2015Housing Proposal Atop

Sunnyside YardsSunnyside’s Lowery

Plaza Opens

NOVEMBERSunnysider Of The Year

Oguzhan TuranWoodside Kiwanis Club New

President, Dr BelliNYC Speed Limit 25 MPH

Luke Adams passesChurches Give back to

families for Thanksgiving

DECEMBERNew 108 Pct Commander

John TravagliaCB2 Chairman Conley

steps downRally to save CenterCinema from DemoPS 343 Elementary

School renamed WalterMcCaffrey Campus

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