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Seniors, Agencies Protest Budget Cuts forServices for the Frail and Homebound Elderly

A Very Crowley HolidayParty (Without the Crowley)

Annual Turkish Friendship Dinner

By Luke Adams

Congressman Joe Crowley held his annual holiday party at Studio Square in LongIsland City on Thursday December 16th. There was a bounty of food, drinks, music andpeople - but no Joe Crowley! Joe got held up in Washington D.C. It was like the Grinchwho held up Christmas. Anyone who’s been to Joe’s party before knows what I mean– Joe’s over the top singing was missed. We had a lot of nice people but we all missedour good natured singing Congressmen! Joe’s hard work in Washington, will more thenlikely help us have a better 2011!

Sunnyside Community Servicesjoined members of the Councilof Senior Centers & Services ofNYC, Inc. at City Hall lastweek, delivering over 17,000signed letters to MayorBloomberg protesting the recent30% cut in senior services forfrail and elderly New Yorkers.

By Luke Adams

On Wednesday December 15th the Turkish Cultural Center of Queens held their 8th

Annual Friendship Dinner at the Historic Flushing Town Hall (Built in 1862). TheFriendship Dinner, organized by the Turkish Cultural Center, is dedicated to the Commit-ment to Diversity: an evening of dialogue and sharing. Elected officials, educationalinstitutions, business and community centers and religious organizations joined the dinner.The president of TCC said that he is “very happy and proud to bring the leaders of thecommunity together for a dinner. It is important that we get together, talk, learn and growtogether. We all share the same hopes and aspirations for the future.” Their special guestwas NYS Senator Toby Stavisky, who chairs the Education Committee. This year, theFriendship Dinner is dedicated to “Universal Education: Finding ways to contribute to theEducation of the Youth.”

Sali Prapaniku, Father Joseph Jerome, All Saints Church, Account Carlos R. Vizhnay,E.A., Melki & Ayle Turkmen. Seated: Gonxhe and Elma Prapaniku. Marc CrawfordLeavitt. Esq., Patricia Dorfman and Rigoberto Cordoso - Christians, Muslims and Jewsall breaking bread together, which is what the dinner is all about.

Helping to make the party merry and bright were Rebecca Barker (Met Life), StateCommitteewoman Marie Konecko, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, and RigobertoCardoso (Pronto Car Service).

Borough Hall President Helen Marshalland her husband Donald greet Gert McDonald, who helped break the glassceiling for woman in Queens politics.

NY City Clerk Michael McSweeney musthave been telling CB2 District ManagerDebra Markel, on the latest wedding newsat City Hall.

Tenants to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Call on Cuomoand State Legislature for Stronger Protections

The Real Rent Reform Campaign, a coalition of tenant, community,and labor groups, will gather with allied elected officials on the steps

of City Hall to demand reform of the rent lawsEnjoying the music and food was Mark from the Borough President’s office, DistrictLeader Deidre Frederick and John Manton.

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Tenants to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Call on Cuomo andState Legislature for Stronger Protections

The Real Rent Reform Campaign, a coalition of tenant, community, and labor groups, willgather with allied elected officials on the steps of City Hall to demand reform of the rent laws

On the evening of Monday,January 3, 2011, at 6:00pm, ten-ants will hold a candlelight vigil onthe steps of City Hall to welcomeGovernor Cuomo into office. Thisevening marks the start of a NewYork State legislative session thatwill determine whether millions oftenants will continue to be pro-tected under rent regulation. Thestate rent protections laws and thestate laws protecting tenants in coopand condo conversions are due toexpire on June 15, 2011. Revers-ing New York’s affordable hous-ing crisis is pivotal to restoring thestate’s economy.

The pro-landlord forces in Al-

bany will demand another roundof weakening amendments as theprice of real rent protection forNew York State tenants. But therent and eviction protection lawshave already been damaged enor-mously, and tenants are demand-ing that the laws must be not onlyrenewed, but strengthened.

The State Legislature and Gov-ernor Cuomo must repeal vacancydecontrol, which encourages ha-rassment of long-term tenants andcontributes to skyrocketing rentsand gentrification. Hundreds ofthousands of units have been lostdue to this destructive provision,exacerbating the already severe

housing crisis. As apartments arederegulated, more and more ten-ants lose the right to a guaranteedlease renewal and to relatively af-fordable annual rent increases. Andas owners of Mitchell-Lama andSection 8 buildings buy out of af-fordable housing programs, theState must ensure that these ten-ants are provided with the samerent and eviction protections asrent regulated tenants.

In a region where the scarcity ofaffordable housing gives landlordssignificant power, particularly dur-ing these tough economic times,tenants are standing up to keep theirhomes and neighborhoods.

Contacts –Dec. 22 - Dec. 26: Anderson Fils-Aime, 347-392-9851, [email protected]. 27 - Jan. 2: Maggie Russell-Ciardi, 212-608-4320 ext. 302 / 718-813-6082, [email protected]. 3: Mary Tek, 212-608-4320 ext. 316 / 615-838-8313, [email protected]

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Youth Activities Chairman Vincent Renda and Commander Marvin R. Jeffcoat presented Voice ofDemocracy and Patriots Pen Awards at St. Sebastian’s RC School in Woodside. Ms. JoAnn Dolan St.Sebastian’s Principal led the assembly in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to kick off this year’sceremony. St. Sebastian’s hosts this academic awards ceremony annually each December.

Left: Commander Jeffcoat ,Antonio and Chairman Renda.First place Voice of Democracycontestant Antonio A. Sosa ofManhattan Hunter Science HighSchool in Manhattan received aCertificate, a check for $100.00,and a First place medal. Above: Tionna C. Haynes with herMom and Dad.

by Marvin R. Jeffcoat, SFC, USA (RET) Photos by Principal JoAnn Dolan, St. Sebastian’s RC School

presents Youth Essay Awards in Woodside

Joseph W. Trostl; Francis J.Sheridan; Commander MarvinR. Jeffcoat; Tionna C. Haynes;Chairman Vincent Renda; andMarsima Hot.

Generous communityresponse to Holiday

Food Drive helps feedfamilies in need this

holiday seasonOn Tuesday, December 21st ,

Council Member Jimmy VanBramer continued distributing col-lected canned goods from his firstHoliday Food Drive with the Cen-ter of Hope Food Pantry inQueensbridge and the SalvationArmy Food Pantry in Astoria. The

month-long food drive collectionbrought in over 3,000 cannedgoods and non-perishable fooditems to help local food pantriessupply food for families in needthis holiday season.

To kick off the distribution ef-forts Van Bramer joined Presidentand Founder of the East RiverDevelopment Alliance and SeniorPastor at the Center of Hope Inter-national Bishop Mitchell Taylor atCenter of Hope Food Pantry tohelp community volunteers’ pack

and distribute the donated items tolocal families in Queensbridge.Van Bramer’s hands-on effortscontinued at the Salvation ArmyFood Pantry in Astoria, where healso joined local volunteers to helppack and bag donated items fortheir weekly distribution. Distri-bution efforts will continuethroughout the week and the Holi-day Food Drive is expected to bean annual event.

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SENATOR-ELECT MICHAELGIANARIS NAMED DSCC CHAIRSenate Majority Conference

Leader John L. Sampson an-nounced that he has appointedSenator-Elect Michael Gianaris asthe new Chair of the DemocraticSenate Campaign Committee, tak-ing the first step toward building apolitical operation that will culmi-nate with the election of a broader,stronger Democratic Majority.

Heading into a Presidentialelection year, when increasedDemocratic turnout is expected tobolster efforts to retake Congressand expand the number of Demo-cratic seats in the State Senate,Gianaris’ expertise as one of the

Party’s most prolific fundraisersand political strategists will be aninvaluable tool to ensure victory.

“Mike Gianaris is a dynamicfundraiser and effective leader whowill work with our members to winmore Democratic seats. With hisenergy and expertise, SenateDemocrats are gearing up for asuccessful election cycle,” saidSenate Majority ConferenceLeader John L. Sampson. “I’d alsolike to applaud outgoing DSCCChair Jeff Klein whose leadershipwas instrumental in key victoriesthis year. Jeff will continue asDeputy Leader for the Conference

and will focus his efforts on ourlegislative agenda over the nexttwo years.”

Senator-Elect Gianaris said:“There is much work to do in themonths ahead, but we will leave nostone unturned in our efforts toforge a clear path to victory for anyupcoming special elections as wellas for 2012. I thank SenatorSampson for this opportunity andaccept this responsibility with deephumility and profound purpose. Ilook forward to working with all ofour members to produce the suc-cess that the people of New YorkState deserve.”

Queen of Angels Performs‘Love Came Down at Christmas’

By Luke Adams

On Sunday December 19th LoveCame Down at Christmas andfound its way to Queen of Angelsauditorium, that’s all I could thinkof as I watch these children as theyput on a play recounting the storyof the Nativity of Jesus. I am sureevery parent was proud as they satwatching their child take part inthis story of the first Christmas.Credit must be given to all the hardworkers in seeing this Christmaspageant was put together: LindaKasakyan – director, Nalina Chris-tian, Gloria Malatesta, CatherineFemia, Robert Murphy, PatriciaCampbell, Susan Carroll-Flavin,Francis Schmidt and Father BryanDowd. See the pictures of the won-derful children who performed inthis story of Christmas.

Children and all the volunteers can take a big bow for a show well done.

Governor – Alex Perez Wisemen \- Luis Agualema, Omar Flores Reyes. Israel Xelhuantzi

Shepherds – Kara Calderone, Rachel Collohuazo, Julian Jamshahi,Daisy Mejia, Gabriella Pena

Animals - Lauran Cuda, JosiahGarcia, Emily Gonzalez, JasmineHerrera

Mary -Kelly White & Joseph -Zavier Garcia

Angels – Lena Maura Boyle Clelland, Adriana Maria Gugliucciello,Sebastian Jamshahi, Tatiana Leon, Zara McPartland, Manuela Montoya

Readers – Emmanuel Nunez,Sofia Pereja. Desiree Perez



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Above:Assemblywoman Marge Markeygreeted me with a warm welcome and withher was a travel mate of mine, BeaO’Dea, who I haven’t seen since Kenya orwas it Egypt, this was a good start to theparty!Left:District Leader John Smythwas updating his sister Mary onsuggestions for family Christmas gifts.

Annual Turkish Friendship Dinner(continued from front)

Sunnyside Chamber Executive BoardMembers Patricia Dorfman and RegobertoCordoso are greeting by children dressed inTraditional Costumes. The children gavetheir guests candy and a printed ‘wisesaying’ wrapped in a scroll.

Senator Toby Stavisky with Mr. FurkanKosar, President of the Turkish AmericanCouncil.

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VAN BRAMER DELIVERS OVER 3,000 CANNEDGOODS TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN NEED

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“Economic hardship should never lead to hunger in our communities,” said VanBramer. “I would like to thank our local food pantries and volunteers for all of their hardwork and dedication and our generous community for extending their hearts this holidayseason to help feed families in need.”

Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor, President and Founder of the East River DevelopmentAlliance and Senior Pastor at the Center of Hope International remarked, “Residents ofpublic housing in Western Queens are very grateful for Council Member Jimmy VanBramer’s generosity this winter. Your support at our food kitchen is greatly appreciated.”

Left: Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer joinslocal volunteers to help packdonated food at the Centerof Hope Food Pantry inQueensbridge. Presidentand Founder of the EastRiver Development Allianceand Senior Pastor at theCenter of HopeInternational BishopMitchell Taylor and VanBramer.

Local volunteers helppack donated food at theSalvation Army FoodPantry in Astoria.



QUEENS LIBRARY AT WOODSIDECELEBRATES CENTENNIALCommunity Celebrates with Entertainment and History

Queens Library at Woodside is 100years young! The community joined NewYork City Councilmember Jimmy VanBramer, New York State AssemblywomanMargaret Markey, Queens Library CEOThomas W. Galante and government andcommunity leaders in celebration on Thurs-day, December 16.

The festivities included entertainment

and refreshments. Catherine Gregory pre-sented “A History of the Woodside Library.”

“The walls of this building have with-stood the test of time helping inspire brightminds for over one hundred years,” saidCouncilmember Jimmy Van Bramer. “I amhonored to celebrate this historic milestonefor the Woodside Library and I look forwardto its continued success.”

Assemblywoman Margaret Markey said:“The Woodside Library has been a shiningtreasure for generations of residents and thiscentennial is a reminder of the importantrole that a library plays in the life of acommunity. As successive waves of immi-grants from every continent have arrived inWoodside over the past 100 years, the staffat the Woodside Library has also had theextra responsibility of introducing newcom-ers to a new community, a new language anda new culture and I salute them for theiroutstanding work.”

Queens Library served the Woodsidecommunity with a traveling library collec-tion housed in a general store as early as1908. It was officially designated a branchlibrary in 1910. The current building wasbuilt in 1933 but stood empty until 1937 dueto the fiscal restraints of the Great Depres-sion. It has been enriching lives from thatlocation ever since.

Library Proclamation: Queens Library CEOThomas W. Galante; AssemblymemberMargaret Markey, City CouncilmemberJimmy Van Bramer with proclamation fromNew York state Assembly.

Statements…Final Passage of the James Zadroga9-11 Health and Compensation Act -

Bill Now Goes to the President for his SignatureCongressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), one of nine chief deputy whips, is the only

member of Congress who lost a family member on September 11th, Battalion Chief John Moran.“Today, I rise as the cousin of Battalion Chief John Moran. My cousin, along with almost 3,000

others, died on September 11, 2001. His last known words were to the driver of the New York CityFire Department vehicle. As he was dropped off at World Trade Center Tower 2, John said, ‘Let meoff here. I am going to try to make a difference.’ Nothing can replace the loss of my cousin or thethousands of others who were killed that day. Nothing can replace the loss of those who have perishedsince. But, today we can make proud his memory and the memory of all those who served onSeptember 11th and the days following. Enactment of the James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compen-sation Act fulfills a commitment to those who served our nation honorably, tirelessly and withoutpause. Today, I am proud to stand before my colleagues as the cousin of Battalion Chief John Moran,and I am proud, in the words of John, to ‘make a difference’ for the many heroes who have sufferedlong enough because of their service to our great country.”

U.S. Senators Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) said: “TheChristmas Miracle we’ve been looking for has arrived. Over the last 24 hours, our Republicancolleagues have negotiated in good faith to forge a workable final package that will protect the healthof the men and women who selflessly answered our nation’s call in her hour of greatest need. We arepleased to announce that we crafted an agreement that will allow this legislation to pass the Senate,and the House, this afternoon. We thank our Republican friends for coming together to fulfillAmerica’s moral obligation to the heroes of 9/11.”

The senators added: “This has been a long process, but we are now on the cusp of the victory theseheroes deserve. We would not be here without the strong leadership of Majority Leader Reid,Congresswoman Maloney, Congressman Nadler, Congressman King, Congressman Weiner, Con-gressman Crowley, Congressman McMahon, the entire New York Congressional delegation, andmost of all, the many brave first responders and community survivors.”



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of Queens, State of New York.SEND GREETING: Upon thepeti t ion of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Temporary Administrator of theEstate of JOHN SIMMS,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 the10th day of February, 2011 at 9:30o’clock in the forenoon, why theAccount of Proceedings of thePublic Administrator of Queens

County, as TemporaryAdministrator of the Estate of saiddeceased, 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 $1,321.31and 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 Surrogate

should 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,

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CAN DANCEINTO YOUR LIVING ROOM

Dear Community,On behalf of the entire Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls Club, we would like to extend our sincere

appreciation and thank you for your contribution to the 1st Annual “Dancing with the Stars of our Community”event. It was a resounding success! Over 200 people were in attendance and over $6000 was raised towardscreating programs and a community center for our youth to grow and develop in. We realize that without yourgenerosity and contribution none of this would have been possible. Not only did we raise funds, but we wereable to unite the great community of Sunnyside/Woodside and create long lasting memories.

We are excited to offer those of you who attended and those of you who missed it an opportunity to ownyour own copy of “Dancing with the Stars of our Community”! To see a trailer of the event we invite you tovisit http://www.vimeo.com/17670637.

To have a copy of this memorable event, please fill out and return the bottom half of this form no later thanJanuary 31, 2011 along with a donation of $20 and your copy of “Dancing with the Stars of the Community”will be shipped to you within 3 weeks. Please make checks payable to the Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & GirlsClub or visit our website to make an online donation at www.swbgc.org. Just click the DONATE button andfollow the prompts to the Paypal site.

Thank you again and we look forward to your continued support!Sincerely,

Vincent Renda, ChairmanSunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls Club

Ring in Some New Year’s Financial ResolutionsNow that 2011 is almost here,

you may want to make some NewYear’s resolutions. Planning tovolunteer? Go to the gym moreoften? Learn a new language?All worthy ambitions, of course,but this year, why not add somefinancial resolutions as well?

Which resolutions should youmake? Here are a few ideas toconsider:

Boost your retirement ac-counts. No matter how old you’llbe in 2011, one thing is certain —you’re a year closer to retirementthan you were in 2010. And that’swhy you’ll want to increase yourcontributions to your retirementaccounts. If your salary is goingup in 2011, boost the amount youdefer for your 401(k) or otheremployer-sponsored retirementplan, such as a 403(b) plan (if youwork for a school or other tax-exempt organization) or a 457(b)plan (if you work for a state orlocal government). With tax-de-ductible contributions, tax-de-ferred growth of earnings andseveral investment options, thesetypes of plans are tremendousways to save for retirement. Andtry to “max out” your traditionalor Roth IRA, too.

Look for opportunities. Withthe uncertainties in the economyand the volatility of the financial

markets, many people decide tohead to the investment “sidelines”for a while. Yet, this environ-ment may actually be a good onefor investors with patience, dis-cipline and the ability to lookbeyond yesterday’s headlines.For one thing, many quality se-curities are now good values.Also, we’re still seeing low infla-tion and low interest rates —factors that may lead to greatereconomic demand and improvedstrength in the financial markets.

Don’t over-react to marketswings. Over the past few years,we’ve seen plenty of sudden,sharp swings in the financialmarkets, and you’re likely goingto see more of them in 2011.Don’t over-react to either the“ups” or the “downs” of the mar-ket. Over-reacting leads to short-term thinking — and successfulinvestors are the ones who canmaintain a long-term perspective.

Rebalance when necessary.At least once a year, review andrebalance your portfolio, as nec-essary, to make sure it still re-flects your goals, risk toleranceand family situation, all of whichcan change over time.

Reduce your debts. While thesluggish economy of the pastcouple of years has obviouslybeen a cause of concern for ev-

eryone, we have seen one “silverlining” in that many people, con-cerned about over-spending, haveshed some of their debt load. Theless money you have to spend onyour debts, the more you’ll haveavailable to invest for your fu-ture, so do what you can to cutdown on what you owe.

Maintain adequate cash lev-els. As an investor, you’ve got atleast two good reasons for main-taining enough cash in your port-folio. First, having adequate cashavailable means you’ll be readyto act quickly to take advantageof good investment opportuni-ties. And second, by having acash cushion, you won’t beforced to liquidate long-term in-vestments to pay for short-termneeds such as a major car repair,a new furnace, a big doctor’sbill, and so on.By following thesesuggestions, you can positionyourself to make progresstoward your long-term goalsin 2011 — and in all the NewYears that follow.This article was written byEdward Jones for use by yourlocal Edward Jones FinancialAdvisor Vincent Renda locatedat 47-01 Queens Blvd. Suite203 Sunnyside NY 11104.Phone him at 718-361-1306.



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Wed., Dec. 29th – 7pmQueen of Angels Hall,44 St & Skillman Ave

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Cost $25.00 per person, $30.00 at the Door

Shirts, Jackets, Caps, Jerseys, Childrens Selection, Jewelry & Collectibles!

QUEENS THEATRE IN THE PARKThe Nutcracker

Tuesday, December 28th

Wednesday, December 29th

Thursday, December 30th

Showing each day @ 1pm & 4pmQueens Theatre in the Park, Flushing

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This is a perfect way to do it! We’re looking for volunteer writers toassist with local news, human interest, non-profit news, school news,local school sports, events, specialty news, and photographs.

The Sunnyside Woodside Lions Club Annual Holiday Gathering

Hot Food, Wine, but MOST of all… good company!Wed., Dec. 29th – 7pm

Queen of Angels Hall, 44 St & Skillman AveRSVP to Norberto 347-239-5476 or Luke 718-784-8437

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Queens Theatre in the Park presentsINTERNATIONALGUITAR NIGHT

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community centers

crowley holidayparty