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All Are Welcome!

by Patricia Dorfman

A three-building proposal forLong Island City from SimonBaron and Brent Carrier was re-jected by Community Board 2 onFeb 4 at a crowded meeting atSunnyside Community Services on39th Street in Sunnyside. The roll-call vote was decisive but suspense-ful as some Community Board 2members supported the plan.

The ambitious undertaking,

which would also include a 13-story and 8-story residential andretail rentals, would be close bythe former Paragon Paint 4-storybuilding at 45-40 Vernon Blvd.And unlike the usual applicationsfor variance for existing zoning,the matter will ultimately be de-cided not by the City Council butby the Board of Standards andAppeals/BSA.

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One New York:Working for OurNeighborhoodsOn Thursday, February 4th,

Mayor Bill de Blasio shared the 2016State of Our City address, which isthe annual address to report on theCity’s progress over the past twoyears, identify challenges to over-come, and share opportunities andsolutions the Mayor will implementto strengthen our neighborhoodsacross the city’s five boroughs.

Mayor de Blasio is harnessingthe stories of New Yorkers to de-scribe dramatic public safety, edu-cation, economic and infrastructuregains across the city. In outlining his2016 agenda, the Mayor is focusingon a series of groundbreaking initia-tives targeting inequality, our qual-ity of life, and New York City’spositioning as a global leader in the21st century economy.

“Our mission is to put the pow-ers of City Hall to work to helpALL of our neighborhoods thriveand prosper. Our challenge is tomake our great city greater still.Our vision is One New York,Working for Our Neighborhoods.All of our neighborhoods.

“This vision means we have touse the tools of government to fightagainst inequality – and to fight fora strong future for all our families.It means we need to manage gov-ernment effectively for a safe, clean,economically strong city with animproving quality of life. And itmeans we must innovate for thefuture in all our neighborhoods, al-ways pushing the envelope for newways to keep New York the great-est global city of the 21st century.”

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THE TIME FOR PAIDAssemblywoman Catherine

Nolan (D-Western Queens) an-nounced the Assembly passed herbill (A.3870), which would imple-ment paid family leave benefits forinjury or sickness, pregnancy or tocare for a family member. Provid-ing workers with paid time off tocare for their families is not onlygood for their economic securitybut also benefits the overalleconomy and society as a whole.

“Families are the foundation ofour society,” said Nolan. “We needto do everything we can to helpthese hardworking individuals bal-ance family and work without com-promising their economic security.This legislation would help main-tain the integrity of every workingfamily in New York.”

Paid family leave providesworkers with paid time off to carefor family members or a newborn

or to address certain issues arisingfrom a family member’s militaryservice. The federal Family andMedical Leave Act guaranteessome workers 12 weeks of timeoff without fear of getting fired,but because there is no require-ment to pay an employee, manyworkers are forced to choose be-tween caring for a loved one andmaintaining an income. TheAssembly’s bill would ensure thatworkers could take this vital timeoff without having to worry aboutbeing able to cover basic expenses.

Only about 12 percent of work-ers in the private sector and 5 per-cent of the lowest-paid workershave paid family leave, noted As-semblywoman Nolan.[1] Under theAssembly’s legislation, privateemployers would be required toprovide a paid family leave benefit,and workers would contribute up

to 45 cents per week to the policy.This small employee contributionwould ensure up to 12 weeks ofpaid family leave, cover two-thirdsof the worker’s salary and guaran-tee job security during the absence.

“In this era of extreme inequal-ity, our efforts must be laser-fo-cused on helping hardworking NewYorkers get ahead,” Assembly-woman Nolan said. “When we putfamilies’ needs first, we are in-creasing fairness and keeping ourpriorities in order. The time hascome to make paid family leave thelaw of the land in the Empire State.”

Assemblywoman CatherineNolan was appointed as a memberof the Assembly Child CareWorkgroup, which has supportedbills like Paid Family Leave. Shehas carried versions of this bill formany years, which the Assemblyhas passed several times.

FAMILY LEAVE IS NOW



HOUSE FAAREAUTHORIZATION BILL

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx),Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, issuedthe statement below following the release ofRepublican legislation to reauthorize theFederal Aviation Administration:

“There is no question we need a long-term FAA reauthorization that ensuresthe safety of the flying public, makesinvestments in research and development,and helps create good-paying jobs. Un-fortunately, as the bill currently stands, Ihave many concerns, including that itcontains an attempt to privatize air trafficcontrol. However, if there is a silver lin-ing, it is that we may finally see a con-certed effort to address the very seriousissue of aircraft noise pollution.

“In my district, which includesLaGuardia Airport, aircraft noise pollutionplagues our communities – disrupting myconstituents’ ability to sleep, learn and en-joy daily life. I am pleased this bill aims to

respond to these concerns by requiring theFAA to assess the impact of noise pollutionon communities near airports and make rec-ommendations to Congress.

“As the process moves forward, I hopethere is opportunity to make improvementsand ensure this legislation addresses theneeds of the FAA, the traveling public, andairport-adjacent communities while main-taining our position as a leader in aviation.”

Crowley is the author of The Silent SkiesAct, legislation that aims to improve thequality of life for communities heavily im-pacted by aircraft noise pollution. In addi-tion to leading legislation, Crowley hasworked extensively with community lead-ers, federal officials, and representativesfrom New York City and State to abate thecongestion and noise that schools, busi-nesses, and homes are subjected to becauseof their close proximity to LaGuardia Air-port. In April 2001, Crowley authored a planto alleviate community concerns associatedwith the airport. In 2002, he secured $100,000in federal funding for the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) to carry out an airquality and noise study in the neighbor-hoods surrounding LaGuardia. He also se-cured $240,000 for LaGuardia Airport NoiseMonitors to track airport noise at LaGuardiaand ensure curfews were being met.

In 2014, Crowley co-founded the QuietSkies Caucus in Congress, which works toraise awareness on the issue of aircraft noiseand find meaningful solutions to the prob-lem. The caucus consists of members fromacross the country whose constituents areadversely affected by incidents of airplaneand helicopter noise.



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The developers made the casein longer form at a public meetingJanuary 20th, in LIC and againFeb. 4, that their massive clean uptoxic waste of the Paragon Paintbuilding, costing them $23 mil-lion so far and likely to reach$30,000, (subsidized with $10million from Brownfields fund-ing) was a plus for the community,as was the Anable Basin water-front walkway and public space,which would be accessible fromVernon Blvd.

But CB2 Chair Pat O’Brienand CB2 Land Use Chair LisaDeller, whose committee has beenconferring regularly with the de-velopers, objected to the proposalon many grounds, as did otherswho testified. O’Brien said a com-prehensive plan by the City for thelarger Hunters Point location wasurgently needed before evaluationscould be made. He praised aspectsof the plan, but expressed deepconcern about the areas over de-velopment and lack of and plan-

ning for infrastructure.Lisa Deller said the site from

the point of view of the builderswas “a diamond in the rough” as aninvestment and that it was under-standable why the builders pur-sued the plan. But she said that thefinished project’s downsides out-weighed its positive aspects. De-spite the committee giving earlierfeedback to the developers on waysthey could mitigate problem is-sues, such as height, she said, nochanges were offered. Deller notedthat the value of the location, evenif the variance were ultimate de-nied, would still result, if sold, in aprofit for the developers.

If the 421-a break for builderswere renewed, attendees learned,then 100 of the 344 units would berented at non-luxury rates. MattBaron mentioned that he had grownup in Mitchell Lama Housing, andthat he and his team were inter-ested in a long-term commitmentto the area.

A few board members and a

nearby business owner expressedsupport for the plan. But there weremore and stronger objections fromboard members and visitors whichincluded worry about there beingonly 24 total parking spots and the28-story height as the first in thatimmediate area which are all lowrise buildings. Jenny Dubnau, anartist who rents nearby, objectedon the grounds that the complexwould result in skyrocketing rentsnearby and the loss of preciousmanufacturing space.

The hearing and vote occurredin the midst of community concernregarding whether or not City Coun-cil will approve Mayor Bill DeBlasiotwo new city-wide zoning plans,not known at press time, whichCommunity Board 2 also rejected.

The decision to grant a vari-ance, allowing the project to goforward, is now in the hands of theBSA, and while it would be a star-tling turn of events to have thelocal community board’s decisionignored, approval is possible.

CRITICAL RETIREMENTSAVINGS PROGRAMRep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the

Bronx), Vice Chair of the DemocraticCaucus, and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) announced the introduction ofthe Making Your Retirement Acces-sible (myRA) Act (H.R. 4491), legis-lation to codify into law myRA (myRetirement Account), a program cre-ated by President Obama and the Trea-sury Department to help Americanworkers save for retirement. Crowleyfirst called for making the myRA pro-gram permanent in his Building BetterSavings, Building Brighter Futuresplan to address the savings and retire-ment security crisis in the United States.

“Americans want to save, andAmericans know they should save.The problem is, many workers lack theopportunity to save,” said Rep.Crowley. “Common barriers like mini-mum contributions, market fluctua-tions, and concern about not beingable access savings in case of an emer-gency can put retirement accounts outof reach for many Americans. ThemyRA program changes that by giv-ing all workers access to a long-term,stable savings option. I applaud thePresident and Treasury Departmentfor introducing myRA and making itavailable to American workers. Now,we must make it permanent so thatevery worker in the future has a reli-

able option for saving for retirement.”Many workers that are currently

not saving for their future say theyrecognize the importance of saving forretirement or other potential needs, butfor a variety of reasons are not usingexisting vehicles. Reasons can includethe inability to meet minimum contri-butions, concerns about fees and fluc-tuations in the market, worry over notbeing able to tap into funds in an emer-gency, and not having access to anemployer-sponsored savings plan.

The myRA program addressesthese concerns and other common bar-riers to saving for retirement. The pro-gram allows a worker to open an ac-count with as little as $1, and givesthem the ability to make automaticpayments every pay period. The fundsinvested go solely into U.S. savingsbonds, ensuring these accounts remainstable, not at risk in the market.

myRA also helps address one ofthe biggest saving deterrents out thereby allowing access to these funds foremergencies. Without taxes and pen-alties for withdrawing funds, theseaccounts can act as an emergencyrainy-day fund, as well as a futureretirement account. And becausemyRA will invest solely in U.S. sav-ings bonds, there’s no risk of losingvalue in the market.


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ENOUGHIS ENOUGH

by Patricia Dorfman

At a chilly 34-degrees, under the el-evated at the Sunnyside #7 40th-Lowery St.station on Tuesday morning, NYC CouncilMajority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer alongwith representatives he invited from AccessQueens and other community members, madea public call to the Metropolitan TransitAuthority to immediately address conditionsranging from frustrating to “dangerous.”

Van Bramer announced a letter from hisoffice to the MTA also endorsed by fellowCouncil Member along the #7, Daniel Dromm,Julissa Ferraras-Copeland, and Peter Koo, ask-ing the MTA implement and expedite a full-line review and examination of the day-to-dayoperations as the CBTC, the Communica-tions-based Train Control is being installed.Full-line reviews by the MTA’s in the pasthave resulted in recommendations andchanges to improve the customer experi-ence, including improved customer commu-nication, station access and improvements,operator and staff training, station reliabilityand service frequency. The MTA has thusfar prioritized lettered train lines, bringingimprovements to the A, C, F, G and L trains.

Majority Leader Van Bramer said,“Over the last several weeks, constantdelays and service disruptions have piledup, crippling morning commutes for thou-sands of 7 train riders.”

He continued, “These delays, which leadto overcrowding on platforms and danger-ous conditions at numerous stations, cannotcontinue to go on without a response fromthe MTA. The MTA cannot ignore the voicesof my constituents and all 7-train riders whosuffer every day. Enough is enough. Ridersneed relief now. The MTA cannot continueto neglect hard working New Yorkers who

pay for subpar service.”Melissa Orlando, founder/Exec. Direc-

tor of Access Queens said, “Access Queensstands in solidarity with riders. We are call-ing on the MTA to invest in Queens byaddressing serious overcrowding and ser-vice issues on the 7. Riders deserve trans-parency, consistent communication, and anadequately-funded transit system.” Hergroup, AKA 7 Train Blues on Facebook,and at AccessQueens.org, provides real timeinformation from riders.

Relaying his difficult commute to themany members of the press, , was SunnysiderTy Sullivan, and from Access Queens, HayesPeter Mauro, and Brandon Mosley. EddieCadiz and Sharon Cadiz stopped by fromAstoria. As one rider headed to board thetrain put it, “I thought it was bad before.Now it is worse. Who is going to pay meback for the cabs and buses I take after I havealready paid for the train?”

Pat O’Brien, Chair of Community Board2 added, “Glaciers erode rock quicker than theMTA acts, and we need these improvementsnow. For years now, every one of us can tellstory after story about 7 train experiences, andnone of them have happy endings.”Continued O’Brien, “People need and de-serve reliable, timely, and efficient 7 trainservice. The MTA has not delivered it.Whatever plans and promises have beenmade, they have not been realized and havenot had any significant effect in mitigatingor eliminating the daily 7 Train Blues we alllive with. Hopefully a Full-Line Reviewwill be lead to some of those long-overdue,sorely needed improvements.”

Elizabeth Lusskin, President of LIC Part-nership said, “The 7 train is essential, morn-ing, noon and night. We need the highestlevel of service, station maintenance andespecially communication, even while im-portant upgrades are being implemented.”

The #7, formerly mentioned fondly as aQueens attraction due to its past 15-minutecommute from Western Queens to GrandCentral Station, is slowed by ongoing sig-nal replacement to upgrade the line to theCommunications-Based Train Control.Major challenges such as a recent brokenrail have contributed to delays. The #7tunnel under the East River was built withno space on either side for laborers, soimprovement has meant years of weekendclosures and reduced service for the fore-seeable future. But a rider said, “The prob-lem is not just signal repairs. Even when thetrain is not down for repairs, service isunacceptable. I need to get to work!”

The Brooklyn QueensConnector

Explosive housing and job growth occur-ring along the Brooklyn-Queens waterfrontare placing ever increasing demands on thearea’s roads and public transit. The Mayorbelieves that it is crucial to link this newdevelopment with the larger fabric of the city.Mayor de Blasio’s proposal for the BrooklynQueens Connector urban streetcar would tietogether waterfront neighborhoods from Sun-set Park in Brooklyn to Astoria in Queens. Thenew transit line would connect isolated neigh-borhoods to new job centers and open upopportunity for hundreds of thousands of NewYorkers. The BQX will link to 13 NYCHAdevelopments with more than 40,000 tenants –roughly 10 percent of the city’s public housingresidents. The fare on the streetcar will be thesame as a single-ride Metrocard.

“Mayor de Blasio’s forward thinking pro-posal promises to provide more Queens andBrooklyn residents with a new reliable transitoption,” said New York City Council MajorityLeader Jimmy Van Bramer. “I’ve long foughtfor additional transportation options for ourgrowing Western Queens communities and Iapplaud Mayor de Blasio for having the fore-sight to put forth a brand new transit proposaland I look forward to working with this Ad-ministration to develop this state-of-the-artconnection that gives more New Yorkers theability to visit the great neighborhoods ofQueensbridge, Ravenswood, Long Island City,Dutch Kills and Astoria.”

“Queens and Brooklyn are no longersimply homes for people who work in Man-hattan but are destinations in their ownright,” said Senator Michael Gianaris. “Thisnew streetcar will help people from Queensand Brooklyn commute back and forth aswell as enjoy the many fine restaurants andcultural institutions on the east side of theEast River without having to cross the sameriver twice each way.”

Retirement Security forAll New Yorkers

Mayor de Blasio has announced that NewYork is working to become the first city in thecountry to create a retirement savings programfor private-sector employees. Contributionswould be exclusively from employees, whowould have the ability to change their rate oropt out of the program as they wish. Employ-ees would also be able to transfer the savingsaccount from job to job. The City would un-dertake a robust outreach and education efforton the program.

CleaNYC (#cleanyc)The City will expand the Graffiti-Free

NYC program and also add power washingof sidewalks in heavily trafficked commer-cial corridors in all five boroughs, includingall Industrial Business Zones and other tar-geted corridors. Graffiti-Free NYC will re-move graffiti from private and public struc-tures, power wash sidewalks, and removeblight from street furniture. The Departmentof Sanitation will also expand Sunday andholiday litter basket collection by 40 per-cent, with a focus on heavily trafficked neigh-borhoods across the five boroughs. And itwill remove litter, dirt, leaves and otherdebris from 100 additional miles of highwayramp and shoulder areas per week.

Solar Power in NYCMayor de Blasio has made a major com-

mitment to reducing citywide greenhouse gas

emissions 80 percent by 2050, including byretrofitting every public building by 2025.Solar energy capacity on City governmentbuildings has increased seven-fold since theMayor took office. The Mayor is announcingthat the City will increase that capacity five-fold over the next three years. The Mayor’sprogress puts the City on track to meet its goalof generating 100 megawatts of renewableenergy on public buildings by 2025. The Mayoris ultimately looking to power the entirety ofCity government with renewable energy, andhe has committed to reducing citywide green-house gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Build-ing solar energy capacity provides savings totaxpayers by reducing the amount of energythat needs to be purchased from the grid. TheCity has already identified $1.2 million inannual taxpayer savings from solar panelsalready installed at public facilities.

Mobile Pay for Parking MetersBy the end of this year New Yorkers will

be able to use their cell phones to pay forparking at any of the City’s 85,000 meteredspaces. The technology will enable drivers tosave time by skipping the cash payment andreceipt process at Muni-Meters. The pay-by-phone option will also allow a user to remotelyadd time to a car’s parking space.

New NYPD GunSuppression Division

The Mayor has partnered with the NYPDand the city’s district attorneys to develop acomprehensive plan to strengthen and speedinvestigations and prosecutions of gun crimes.The centerpiece of the plan is a new 200-officer gun suppression division that willallow the NYPD to more effectively targetthose who carry illegal guns and traffic fire-arms into the city.

New Citywide CountdownClocks, Traffic-Signal Priority,

and Dedicated Lanes for BusesThe Department of Transportation will

be installing countdown clocks at 350 busstops across the city. The City will also beworking with the MTA to implement traf-fic-signal priority for buses on eight routesin Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx andBrooklyn, and it will be creating new bus-only lanes at congested locations through-out the system.Free High-Speed Broadband for

NYCHA ResidentsIn July 2015, Mayor de Blasio announced

a first-of-its kind investment in bringing free,high-speed broadband service to more than16,000 New Yorkers living in five publichousing developments in Queens, Brooklynand the Bronx. With those projects underway,the Mayor is now looking to expand NYCHAbroadband to include two new public housingcomplexes in Manhattan and Staten Island.

Reducing Health Disparities by TargetingPrimary Care ‘Deserts’ Across the City

The Mayor is dramatically expandinghealth care access in areas of the city withdisproportionately high rates of chronic dis-ease and mortality. Tremont, Brownsville andEast Harlem will get new Health Action Cen-ters this year, offering community-based pri-mary care, and non-clinical health and socialprograms in formerly underutilized City-ownedbuildings. The Mayor’s Caring NeighborhoodsInitiative, aimed at providing access to care for100,000 underserved patients annually, willlaunch new and expanded primary care ser-vices at 15 sites this year.

Citywide WiFi with LinkNYCLinkNYC will be the world’s largest and

fastest free municipal Wi-Fi network in theworld, with up to 10,000 kiosks citywide.LinkNYC will repurpose existing infrastruc-ture by transforming out-of-use payphonesinto state-of-the-art Links that can providinginternet connection speeds of up to 1 gigabitper second. The Links will also provide userswith free domestic phone calls, USB charg-ing ports, and a built-in tablet to browse theweb or access government services. With apublic launch expected by the end of themonth, the City is planning to make morethan 500 Links operational across all fiveboroughs by summer.



SUPREME COURT – COUNTYOF QUEENSBAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING,LLC, Plaintiff againstSUNG SOO CHUN, et alDefendant(s).Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered onNovember 9, 2015.I, the undersigned Referee willsell at public auction at the QueensCounty General Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, CourtRoom # 25, Jamaica, N.Y. on the26th day of February, 2016 at10:00 a.m.Said premises known as 48-41 61stStreet, Woodside, N.Y. 11377.(Block: 2334, Lot: 8).Approximate amount of lien $498,371.27 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject toprovisions of filed judgment andterms of sale.Index No. 17857-09. Leslie S.Nizin, Esq., Referee.McCabe, Weisberg & Conway,P.C.Attorney(s) for Plaintiff145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210New Rochelle, New York 10801(914) 636-89001/22/16, 1/29/16, 2/5/16, 2/12/16

SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENSSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSMortgaged Premises: 10810 34THAVENUE CORONA, NY 11368Block: 1750 Lot: 7 INDEX NO.708113/2015 NATIONSTARMORTGAGE LLC D/B/ACHAMPION MORTGAGECOMPANY,Plaintiff, Plaintiff designatesQUEENS as the place of trial situsof the real property vs. PATRICIACHISHOLM, AS HEIR ANDDISTRIBUTEE TO THEESTATE OF DONALD A.CHISHOLM, any and all personsunknown to plaintiff, claiming, orwho may claim to have an interestin, or general or specific lien uponthe real property described in thisaction; such unknown personsbeing herein generally describedand intended to be included in thefollowing designation, namely: thewife, widow, husband, widower,heirs at law, next of kin,descendants, executors,administrators, devisees, legatees,creditors, trustees, committees,lienors, and assignees of suchdeceased, any and all personsderiving interest in or lien upon,or title to said real property by,through or under them, or eitherof them, and their respectivewives, widows, husbands,widowers, heirs at law, next ofkin, descendants, executors,administrators, devisees, legatees,creditors, trustees, committees,lienors and assigns, all of whomand whose names, except as stated,are unknown to plaintiff;SECRETARY OF HOUSINGAND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;NEW YORK CITYENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD; CRIMINAL COURTOF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;QUEENS SUPREME COURT;PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK; UNITED STATESOF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1”through “JOHN DOE #12,” thelast twelve names being fictitiousand unknown to plaintiff, thepersons or parties intended beingthe tenants, occupants, persons orcorporations, if any, having orclaiming an interest in or lien uponthe premises, described in thecomplaint, Defendants. To theabove named Defendants YOUARE HEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the complaint in this actionand to serve a copy of your answer,or, if the complaint is not servedwith this summons, to serve anotice of appearance on thePlaintiff’s Attorney within 20 daysafter the service of this summons,exclusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the service iscomplete if this summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York) in theevent the United States of Americais made a party defendant, the timeto answer for the said United Statesof America shall not expire until(60) days after service of theSummons; and in case of your

File No.: 2014-570/BCITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENTJanet Cooke,Jill Cooke,John Cooke,Rebecca Cooke,Dr. Leonard Raifman,Time Warner Cable,Con Edison,First National Bank Omaha,Am Ex Centurion Bank,Citi Mastercard,Bank of America,Attorney General of the State ofNew York,To:The unknown distributees,legatees, devisees, heirs at law andassignees of WANDA COOKE,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post office addressesare unknown to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained.Thomas Cooke and Joy Cooke, 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 persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate of WANDACOOKE, deceased, who at the timeof death was a resident of 72-1734th Avenue, #2D, JacksonHeights, NY 11372, in the Countyof Queens, State of New York.SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS 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 of

WANDA COOKE, deceased, youand each of you are hereby cited toshow cause before the Surrogateat the Surrogate’s Court of theCounty of Queens, to be held atthe Queens General Courthouse,6th Floor, 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, City and Stateof New York, on the 10th day ofMARCH, 2016 at 9:30 o’clock inthe forenoon, why the Account ofProceedings of the PublicAdministrator of Queens County,as Administrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of which isattached, should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow areasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $9,460.56and 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 Dr. LeonardRaifman in the amount of $200.00should not be rejected; and whythe claim from Time Warner Cablein the amount of $605.49 shouldnot be rejected; and why the claimfrom Con Edison in the amount of$17.57 should not be rejected; andwhy the claim from First NationalBank Omaha in the amount of$931.33 should not be rejected;and why the claim from AmericanExpress Centurion Bank in theamount of $9,671.89 should notbe rejected; and why the claimfrom Citi Mastercard in the amountof $16,954.54 should not berejected; and why the claim fromCiti Mastercard in the amount of$7,641.98 should not be rejected;and why the claim from Bank ofAmerica in the amount of$7,871.69 should not be rejected;and why each of you claiming tobe a distributee of the decedentshould not establish proof of yourkinship; and why the balance ofsaid funds should not be paid tosaid alleged distributees uponproof of kinship, or deposited withthe Commissioner of Finance ofthe City of New York should saidalleged distributees default herein,or fail to establish proof of kinship.Dated, Attested and Sealed 12thday of January, 2016 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 11374This citation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear it will be

assumed 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 1/29/16, 2/5/16, 2/12/16, 2/19/16

failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the complaint. NOTICE YOUARE IN DANGER OF LOSINGYOUR HOME If you do notrespond to this summons andcomplaint by serving a copy of theanswer on the attorney for themortgage company who filed thisforeclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can 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 the mortgagecompany will not stop theforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.Dated: December 14, 2015 RASBORISKIN, LLC Attorney forPlaintiff BY: THOMASZEGARELLI, ESQ. 900Merchants Concourse, Suite 106,Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675 1/29/16, 2/5/16, 2/12/16, 2/19/16

File No.: 2014-5261/ACITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENTTO:NYC Human ResourcesAdministration,Attorney General of the State ofNew YorkThe unknown distributees,legatees, devisees, heirs at law andassignees of RHONA SWAIN,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post office addressesare unknown to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained.Rhumero Swain, 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 cannot beascertained after due diligence.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate of RHONASWAIN, deceased, who at the timeof death was a resident of 145-40133rd Avenue, Ozone Park, NY,in the County of Queens, State ofNew York.SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS 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 ofRHONA SWAIN, deceased, youand each of you are hereby cited toshow cause before the Surrogateat the Surrogate’s Court of theCounty of Queens, to be held atthe Queens General Courthouse,6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin

Boulevard, Jamaica, City and Stateof New York, on the 17th day ofMarch, 2016 at 9:30 o’clock in theforenoon, why the Account ofProceedings of the PublicAdministrator of Queens County,as Administrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of which isattached, should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow areasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $7,604.43and 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 of NYC HumanResources Administration in theamount of $279,781.93 should notbe partially paid to the extent ofthe net distributable estate,Dated, Attested and Sealed 15thday of January, 2016HON. PETER J. KELLYSurrogate, Queens County ,Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of theSurrogate’s Court GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000, 95-25 Queens Boulevard,11th Floor, Rego Park, New York11374This citation 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 2/5/16, 2/12/16, 2/19/16, 2/26/16

SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF QUEENSINDEX # 705496/15 FILED: 1/14/2016SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICEPlaintiff designates QueensCounty as the place of trial. Venueis based upon the County in whichthe mortgaged premises aresituated. HSBC BANK USA,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ASTRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOMEEQUITY TRUST 2005-7,A S S E T - B A C K E DCERTIFICATES SERIEES 2005-7, Plaintiff(s), against MICHELLESMITH, all possible unknownheirs at law of MICHELLESMITH if living, and if any bedead, their respective heirs at law,next of kin, distributees, executors,administrators, devisees, legatees,assignees, lienors, creditors andsuccessors in interest , andgenerally all persons having or

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claiming under, by or through saiddefendants who may be deceased,by purchase, inheritance, lien orotherwise, any right, title orinterest in and to the premisesdescribed in the complaint herein;159 CORONA CORP, DRYDENDEAN V, CRIMINAL COURTOF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,NEW YORKENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD, NEW YORK CITYPARKING VIOLATIONBUREAU, NEW YORK CITYTRANSIT ADJUDICATIONBUREAU, NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONAND FINANCE, “JOHN DOE#1,” through “JOHN DOE #12,”the last twelve names beingfictitious and unknown to plaintiff,the persons or parties intendedbeing the tenants, occupants,persons or corporations, if any,having or claiming an interest inor lien upon the premises beingforeclosed herein, Defendant(s).TO THE 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 served withthis Summons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’sattorney within 20 days after theservice of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the service iscomplete if this Summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York); TheUnited States of America, ifdesignated as a Defendant in thisaction, may appear within (60)days of service thereof and in caseof your failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. NOTICE OFNATURE OF ACTION ANDRELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECTof the above captioned action is toforeclose on a mortgage datedAugust 24, 2004,, executed byMICHELL SMITH toGREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC., to secure thesum of $346.750.00 and recordedin Document 2004000735362, in

the Office of the CLERK of theCounty of QUEENS on November29, 2004, which was ultimatelyassigned to HSBC BANK USA,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ASTRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOMEEQUITY TRUST 2005-7,A S S E T - B A C K E DCERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-7by assignment of mortgage datedFebruary 12, 2015, coveringpremises known as 219-48 143rd

Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11413(Block 13083 and Lot 65). Therelief sought in the within actionis a final judgment directing thesale of the premises describedabove to satisfy the debt describedabove. To the above namedDefendants: The foregoingSummons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an Orderof the Hon. Leonard Livote, Justiceof the Supreme Court of the Stateof New York, and filed along withthe supporting papers in the Officeof the Clerk of the County ofQueens on January 12, 2016. Thisis an action to foreclose on amortgage. ALL that parcel of land,with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in atSpringfield, in the Ward Four ofthe Borough and County ofQueens, City and State of NewYork, Block 13083 and Lot 65,said premises known as 219-48143rd Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11413.YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ONNOTICE THAT WE AREATTEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANYINFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. By reason of thedefault in the payment of themonthly installment of principaland interest, among other things,as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff,the holder and owner of theaforementioned note andmortgage, or their agents haveelected and hereby accelerate themortgage and declare the entiremortgage indebtednessimmediately due and payable. Byvirtue thereof, plaintiff hasheretofore elected and by thesepresents hereby elects to acceleratethe entire unpaid balance of$296,388.74 to be immediatelydue and payable under themortgage herein foreclosed, plusinterest at the rate calculated inaccordance with the provisions ofthe note from May 1, 2014,together with unpaid late chargesin the amount of $398.76 that haveaccrued prior to this action as ofFebruary 5, 2015. 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 HAVE

RECEIVED 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 Complaintcarefully. You shouldimmediately contact an attorneyor your local legal aid office toobtain advice on how to protectyourself . SOURCES OFINFORMATION ANDASSISTANCE The Stateencourages you to becomeinformed 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 themfrom taking any money from youuntil they have completed all suchpromised services. Section 1303NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this Summonsand Complaint by serving the copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you may lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the Summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING ANANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on OCT 15, 2015,bearing Index Number NC-000667-15/QU a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me (us) the right to: Assumethe name of (First) WILLIAM(Middle) RAHEEM DAVIDES(Last) BROWN My present nameis (First) WILLIE (Middle)DAVIDES (Last) BROWN AKAWILLIAM BROWN, AKAWILLIE D. BROWN My presentaddress is 5030 Broadway,Woodside, NY 11377-1875 Myplace of birth is QUEENS, NYMy date of birth is October 03,1966

File No.: 2014-4046/ACITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENTAttorney General of the State ofNew YorkTo:The unknown distributees,legatees, devisees, heirs at law andassignees of DANIEL HELLER,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post office addressesare unknown to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained.Margaret “Marjorie” Heller A/K/A Margaret “Marjorie” Dawson,if living and if dead, to their heirsat law, 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 DANIEL HELLER,deceased, who at the time of deathwas a resident of 144-35 38thAvenue, Flushing, NY 11354, inthe County of Queens, State ofNew York.SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS 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 ofDANIEL HELLER, deceased, youand each of you are hereby cited toshow cause before the Surrogateat the Surrogate’s Court of theCounty of Queens, to be held atthe Queens General Courthouse,6th Floor, 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, City and Stateof New York, on the 24th day ofMarch, 2016 at 9:30 o’clock in theforenoon, why the Account ofProceedings of the PublicAdministrator of Queens County,as Administrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of which isattached, should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow areasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $4,237.47and that the Court fix the fair and

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reasonable 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 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 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 27thday of January, 2016 HON.PETER J. KELLY Surrogate,Queens County Margaret M.Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’sCourtGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.(718) 459-9000, 95-25 QueensBoulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park,New York 11374This citation 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 2/12/16, 2/19/16, 2/26/16, 3/4/16

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The following letters are the opinions of itsauthor and not necessarily those of the

Woodside Herald.

Letters To

The Editor

Chase Bank

48th Street and break that twenty-dollar billinto something smaller. Yesterday I had toprove I had an account before they wouldgive me change. Remember Chase’s sloganyears ago, “You have a friend at ChaseManhattan?” Well, those days are gone for-ever. Every other Chase branch I visit offersfree coffee to visitors, and never makes youfirst prove you are a depositor. Apparentlykeeping the coffee pot filled is too difficulta task for the manager of this branch. Don’tbother asking for change and don’t wasteyour time looking for the coffee pot at thisbranch.

Paul SlapikasWoodside

Queens BlvdDear Editor:

Gone are the days when you could walkinto our local Chase bank on Queens Blvd &

RESTORING ORDER

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literacy skills throughout a child’s education. Help your child bornin 2012 get ahead with free, high-quality pre-Kindergarten classesat Sunnyside Community Services. Applications are being ac-cepted now for classes starting in September. For more informationor to get an application form, call 718 784-6173 ext. 410 or [email protected]. Sunnyside UP Pre-K is located at 39-01 QueensBoulevard, in Sunnyside, NY.

by David Rosasco

The short daylight hours of midwinterhave been the only limiting factor to theyouth of this community as they continuereturning large sections of Woodside to thestate of cleanliness that existed before thegreat snowstorm. These large-scale efforts,while time consuming and distracting fromextending the scope of their operations, were,as Allison Ortiz, 7th grade student at St.Sebastian School emphasized “sad but do-able because we are ready to go anytime.”

Remediation projects began on Friday,February 5th as available adult team mem-bers ventured out to remove more of theenormous instances of graffiti that emergedalong Roosevelt Avenue between 49th and58th Streets, which paved the way for thelarge gathering of youth on Saturday, Feb-ruary 6th to concentrate their energy onwide-ranging cleaning and graffiti removaloperations that occurred along 39th Avenuebetween 57th and 59th Streets, at 61st Streetand Roosevelt Avenue, between 62nd and65th Streets and Woodside Avenue, whichincluded Trimble Road and Hicks Drive,then proceeded south onto 65th Place alongthe bridges, ultimately arriving at the northside of Queens Boulevard between 67th and

68th Streets.Each one of these locations have previ-

ously been identified as ones of repeatedgarbage dumping, with a notable increase involume due to the setbacks inspired by thesnowstorm, yet, as nightfall began to de-scend, one could not conclude after witness-ing significant numbers of youth and mis-sionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints still working after 6 hourshad elapsed, and daylight disappearing, thatthe situation concerning the youth ofWoodside was both unusual and remarkable.

Their keen devotion to duty and atten-tion to detail was best summed up by HaqueShakil, 2nd year student at Brooklyn Collegeand the leader for the work this day, stating“Our stated mission is to leave no streetsbehind, we pledged this at the beginning ofthis mission, so we march forward despitethe obstacles.”

Further cleaning and graffiti removal op-erations continued on Tuesday, February 9th

with missionaries from The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints again assisting inremoving any garbage or graffiti that wasmissed in recent work along Woodside Av-enue between 58th and 62nd Streets and againat 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue.

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