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Walk To Improve Traffic Safety On 21st StreetOn November 2nd, CM Van Bramer was joined by Transportation Alternatives Queens Activist Committee to lead a walk up 21st street to rally

support for implementing traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures along the busy corridor. The walkthrough began in the QueensbridgeHouses and took participants north into Astoria in an effort to point out dangerous intersections and conditions as well as highlight solutions to protectpedestrians, drivers, and cyclists. Photo Above: Council Member Van Bramer is joined by Costa Constantinides, who is currently running to becomethe 22nd District’s next representative in the New York City Council and members of Transportation Alternatives Queens Activist Committee.

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The sidewalk outside 39-19 49thStreet overflowed with neighborsand friends on Saturday, October26 at the fifth unveiling of a plaquemarking a Sunnyside Gardens homeas an Historic Place. The home be-longed to Acadamy Award nomi-nee, Lilia Skala, who earned re-nown playing Mother Superior in1963’s “Lilies of the Field.”

Skala had earned renown oncebefore in her native Austria. Shehad abandoned a successful careeras her nation’s first female archi-tect to become a stage actress.

In the privileged world of herchildhood in Vienna, youngwomen who wanted to uphold thefamily’s respectable name did notpursue a career on the stage. So asa dutiful daughter, Skala pleasedher parents by practicing the a re-spectable art . Then she married anunderstanding man. Independentof her natal family and with a sup-porting husband, Skala left archi-tecture to fulfill her heart’s desire.Her husband helped arrange anaudition with Max Reinhard, whooperated a well-respected theatregroup. She earned critical and pub-lic acclaim over the next ten yearstouring Germany and Austria.

Then Hitler came to power.Skala and her family were forcedto flee. They settled in SunnysideGardens, at that time a fairly newdevelopment in formerly ruralQueens, to rebuild their lives.

SCS Salutes NeighborhoodVisionaries At Gala Celebration

New York State SenatorMichael Gianaris and New YorkState Assemblywoman CatherineNolan were recognized as “Neigh-borhood Visionaries” bySunnyside Community Services onTuesday, October 29 at StudioSquare in Long Island City. Over100 guests helped SCS celebratethe achievements and milestonesof the past year and raise funds andawareness to enable them to betterserve the people of western Queens.

Calling Senator Gianaris andAssemblywoman Nolan “greatfriends” and “champions for ser-vices for seniors and families,”Sunnyside Community Services’Executive Director Judy Zangwillsaluted Gianaris and Nolan for be-

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Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan attended a public hearing and gave testimony that expressed concernabout the Department of Education’s proposed plan to co-locate another school in Long Island City HighSchool. Nolan met with the Long Island City High School student leadership team and DmytroFedkowskyj, Queens Member of the Panel for Educational Policy.

ing among early supporters of aproposed project to rehabilitate theagency’s second floor to provide amore efficient and welcoming spacefor new and expanded programs tomeet evolving community needs.Council Member Jimmy VanBramer, who presented the awardto Senator Gianaris, is a previoushonoree and advocate of the agencyand has been instrumental in secur-ing funding for their programs.Among the new programsSunnyside Community Services haslaunched this year are SunnysideUP! a pre-kindergarten program forlocal families, the Adventures pro-gram for individuals withAlzheimer’s or other memory im-pairment and their caregivers, andCare Transitions, designed to helprecuperating seniors recover at

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One of the evening’s speakers,Ahsan Sayed, is a graduate ofSunnyside Community Services’highly successful College Readi-ness Program.

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Ira Greenberg Esq., Past Honoree, Judy Zangwill, (Exec. Dir. SCS)and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan

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I.S. 125 Model Schoolby Robert Marino

On October29, 2013, the I.S. 125Qschool community was presented with aspecial award and named an “InsightSchool” by Pearson Education to honor“Strong leadership and hard work thathas enabled improvement in student out-comes”. Dr. Deborah Reeves and Dr.Stefanie Fischer of Pearson were re-ceived by Principal Mittler and her ad-ministrative team, along with students,teachers, parents, UFT District 24 Rep-resentative Rosemary Parker, CFN204Network Leader Diane Foley, as well asrepresentatives from State Assembly-woman Catherine Nolan’s office. Thosein attendance were first treated to a fewsongs presented by the I.S. 125 chorus,led by choral teacher, Michael Grimes.

CM Van Bramer is joined by Assemblywoman Simotas, Senator Gianaris, Principal ofBryant High School Namita Dwarka and students from the Astoria high school.

which will be used for classroom instruc-tion, features 57 green-roof modules withperennial shrubs, colorful flowers, healthyherbs and seasonal vegetables. In Septem-ber, Van Bramer also unveiled a newlyinstalled educational garden in Sunnyside atPS 150. The garden is currently one of fournew educational greenspaces available tostudents in Western Queens.

Dr. Reeves spoke and lauded 125 by saying “Out of the hundreds of schools thatI have visited, I.S. 125 is by far the best”. Dr.Fischer went on to add that“Throughout my 10 year relationship with I.S. 125, Ms. Mittler and her team alwayskeep the focus of ‘we will only do what is best for our students’”. Ms. Mittleraccepted the award and said to her students “While this award is being presentedto me, what really is important are our teachers, parents, school aids, paraprofes-sionals, cafeteria workers, nurse, all the members of our school community, and ofcourse, you. When you see this award hanging in our school, I want you to knowthat it belongs to all of us”.



As any involuntary immigrantknows, until you master the En-glish language you work in entrylevel jobs. Skala worked operatinga factory machine, bussing andwaiting on tables and selling vari-ous products, while auditioning forthe rare parts available to a maturewoman with a heavy accent.

Her persistence paid off. Overtime acting jobs became more fre-quent. Working without an agentin 1950 Skala landed the part of

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Lilia Skala’s younger son, Martin Skala, grew up at 39-19 49th Streetand watched his granddaughters, Talia and Sophia Hull, pull thestring to unveil the plaque. Photo Credit: Steven May.

Grand Duchess Sophie on Broad-way in “Call Me Madam,” whichstarred Ethel Merman. When theshow was made into a movie in1953, Lilia joined Merman repris-ing the roles. In the early 1960’sSkala pitched her talent to RalphNelson, whom she knew from tele-vision work, wondering if the nunsin the new movie he was makingcould have German accents. Hetook the bait. Skala basked in wide-spread critical and public praisewhen she was nominated for anAcademy Award for her work in“Lilies of the Field.” She was 64.

William Morris talent agencypicked her up and kept her busyfor the rest of her life. She ap-

peared on stage, in televisionand in many more films includ-ing “Ship of Fools,” “Charly,”“Heartland,” “Flashdance” and“House of Games.”

The house plaques are due to

the dedicated work of theSunnyside Gardens PreservationAlliance, led by Herb and LizReynolds. Longtime SunnysiderClair Marr remembers playing withSkala’s son Martin in the garden (continued on page 8)

they shared behind their houses on49th St. “He was one of the kids,”she remembered fondly as shestood with Gerry Perrin on the sundappled sidewalk.



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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 whyeach of you claiming to be adistributee of the decedent shouldnot establish proof of your kinship;and why the balance of said fundsshould not be paid to New YorkCity Human ResourcesAdministration in settlement oftheir claim of $329,332.15. Dated,Attested and Sealed18th day ofOctober, 2013 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 10/26/13, 11/1/13, 11/8/13, 11/15/13

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“Halloween Trick-Or-Treat” March. Council Member Van Bramer served as this year’s Grand Marshal forthe parade organized by Long Island City business owners. The annual march brings together hundreds ofLong Island City families dressed in Halloween costumes.

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Boy Scout Troop of the Sunnyside-Woodside area will be holding its winter food drive on January 29th,from 5:30 PM to 9:30 P.M. in front of Associated Supermarket, located on Greenpoint Avenue between44th and 45th Streets, C-Town Supermarket, located on Greenpoint Avenue between 41st and 42nd Streets,and Key Food Supermarket, located on 46th Street and Greenpoint Avenue all in Woodside/Sunnyside,Queens. The boys and their leaders will be collecting for several local food pantries right here in theneighborhood (at St. Teresa and St. Raphaels’ Churches), which provide foodstuffs for families in need.It is reported that local food pantries are in great need of re-supply as their stocks have declined and demandis greater than ever throughout the borough and the city in general. The boys will be collecting all non-perishable shelf stable items (e,g. canned fruit, vegetables, tuna, pasta, beans, peanut butter et. al.).Monetary donations will also be accepted and remitted direct to the pantries for their immediate use inacquiring additional items needed for distribution. For any who prefer to donate by check, please makethese out to either the “St. Vincent De Paul Society at St. Teresa” or “St. Raphael’s Food Pantry” or to the“Food Bank of NYC” an organization, which supplies food to local food pantries and community-basedfood supply organizations. If mailing checks they may be sent to Boy Scout Troop 390 C/O Saint TeresaRC Church, 50-20 45th Street, Woodside, New York 11377. Donations can also be brought to the Scoutsmeeting on November 8th between 7:30 and 9:00 PM in the auditorium of St. Teresa’s RC Church locatedon 50th Avenue between 44th and 45th Street. The Scouts thank you in advance for your generosity in helpingthose neighbors in need have a better holiday and winter season.



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Gerry and Clare went through schooltogether and have always lived just a aroundthe corner and down the block from eachother. Sunnyside is like that.

Special thanks to Herb Reynolds fromthe Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alli-ance for his input in this story.

Lilia Skala and Martin Skala in the rear gardenof their home on 49th Street in Harrison Place.This family picture is from 1953, the year Liliaand Ethel Merman repeated their Broadwayroles in the 20th Century-Fox film of “Call MeMadam.” Courtesy of Martin and Libby Skala.

The direct descendants admire the City CouncilProclamation presented by Nick Gulotta fromCouncilman Van Bramer’s office. Clockwisefrom left, Libby Skala, Martin Skala, EmilyHull, Sophia and Talia Hull. Photo Credit: ElsaSuarez-Mejia.

Photo Below: At the Sunnyside ReformedChurch, Libby Skala presented her play“Lilia!” about her grandmother and herself.Speaking with the audience following theperformance, Libby read a letter from SirSidney Poitier expressing his admiration forLilia Skala, and written specifically for thededication ceremony. Photo Credit: Steven May.

Food For Thought AndDiscounted Dining In Sunnyside

by Rob MacKay

The first ever Sunnyside RestaurantWeek has featured three-course dinnermenus for $25 and some two-course lunchmenus for $10. In addition, No LongerEmpty, a nonprofit that organizes experi-mental public art exhibits, has hostedConveying the Invisible, site-specific “artinterventions” addressing love, life, deathand rebirth at four restaurants. These pieceshave included live painting performances and video installations. Seen in top photoduring the kickoff event at Venturo Restaurant on Nov. 4 are Sunnyside Shines BIDExecutive Director Rachel Thieme (far right) and members of Flor de Toloache, thecity’s only all-female Mariachi band. The bottom photo depicts Carlo Steiner’sButterflies, which has been on display at Venturo. The fun ends today (Friday, Nov. 8).

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