FUNDRAISER FOR SOPHIA! Sunday November 8th 1 5pm at The Knights of Columbus (49-18 Queens Blvd, Woodside) $10 for adults, $5 for kids (12yrs & under)

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1 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 1 SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY VOL. 75, NO. 44 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, CENTS Good Things Coming in Sunnyside Story & Photos By Patricia Dorfman Some intriguing events are in the planning or execution stages from both the announced that the BID is also launching ecutive Director of Sunnyside Shines BID, Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and an update of its website in 2010 for BID Sunnyside Shines BID. members. New Sites: Ira Greenberg, local attorney and Chamber President announces Angus Grieve-Smith, computer guru, Get connected: Chamber member the debut of the revised Chamber website started a Chamber LinkedIn group, to in December - an under construction site be linked to the site, which will be helpful may be seen at sunnysidechamber.org/ to post jobs and individual merchant news. beta. Our new site will provide member Need someone to answer the phone? File? pages, and include a directory of organizations and businesses. We hope the com- Photography Contest: With the Join and post it on Linkedin. prehensive Sunnyside Directory and event launch of the Chamber website will come calendar will be useful to all, not just details of a Sunnyside theme photography members. Down the line, we will add a exhibit contest, the $500 prize already secure connection for paying dues and donated by an anonymous donor. Ten transactions. Shop Sunnyside, a merchant discount card program is being cre- film, by one photographer, from anywhere photos, from past or present, digital or ated by Board members Patrice Lee of in the world, over fourteen years old, will April Glass and Seth Bornstein of be exhibited online for six months on the LaGuardia College. Alyssa Bonilla, Ex- (Continued on Page 5) WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District and The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce? By Patricia Dorfman Both local: Both are local organizations that seek to enhance the posture and fortunes of Sunnyside, but they are different organizations both legally and in practice, and we are fortunate to have both. (Note: This author is an enthusiastic and longtime member of the Chamber, so rosy slant alert.) Chamber Mission: The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce was founded in It is a voluntary, membership organization open to merchants, organizations and individuals. The bylaws commit to develop, encourage, promote and protect the commercial, professional, financial Congratulations to James Van Bramer on his win of the 26 th District City Council seat! and general business interests and ethics of the area known as Sunnyside and Woodside, to promote civic interests and the general welfare of the community. BID Mission: Kicking off its First Annual meeting in April of 2008, Sunnyside Shines BID, one of 64 in NYC, is an association of property owners within a set geographic location of our downtown, but also attempts to promote the wider area as beneficial to their mission. Many older BIDs in the NYC area, such as the Times Square Alliance, are legendary as rescuing and stabilizing an urban location, which has a wonderful impact on the broader area. Why apply for a BID? Sanctioned by NYC Small Business Services, BIDs are good for property owners because they assist in the value of the rental spaces. They are good for stores and residents because the funds supporting the BID are from a set assessment the organization can depend on, in our BID s case, providing a $300,000 budget, rather than the voluntary contributions of Chamber members, which are $125 for member entities of any size, and $25 for non-voting individuals. (Continued on Page 4) FUNDRAISER FOR SOPHIA! Sunday November 8th 1 5pm at The Knights of Columbus (49-18 Queens Blvd, Woodside) $10 for adults, $5 for kids (12yrs & under) My name is Sophia. I am 2 yrs old. I have been diagnosed with severe Aplastic Anemia. This is a rare, life threatening disease. The only option to save my life is if my Mommy has a special procedure, to have an HLA identical sibling, so I can get a bone marrow transplant from my sibling. This will save my life. Insurance covers a little but not everything, so we need a LOT of help. Please come out and support me. Big Hugs, Sophia Magician BILL WHITE with his entertainment company Auctions for Amazing gift baskets 50/50 Raffles* Princess Stuff Balloons Bake Sale Toys Books Clothes & so much more! You don t want to miss this! A lot more surprises! *Tickets can be purchased in advance and you don t need to be present at the time of drawing. Please contact us at the address below to purchase tickets for the 50/50- $1 each or 6 for $5. Please contact us at hopeandfaith_2009@yahoo.com if you would like to donate new or like new items for the event. Monetary donations can also be mailed to Sophia Tavolacci, Sophia s Fund, P.O. Box , Woodside, N.Y Every dollar goes towards Sophia s treatment.

2 PAGE 2 United Forties Meeting Notice Thursday, November 12TH At St. Teresa Parish Center th St., Woodside (Parking off 44th St.-Adjoining Center Entrance) THE WOODSIDE HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 Bend the Ear of a Pro Speed Consultants Highlight Networking Event presented by Queens Council on the Arts On November 7 th, the 3 rd annual Queens Arts Connection brings together artists from all disciplines and art service organizations to share information on professional development, grants, venues and the business of art. This event is known throughout the boroughs as an opportunity for artists and organizations to connect with the most diverse artistic community in New York City Queens. QUEENS ARTS CONNECTION Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2 pm to 5pm United Nations Federal Credit Union th Road Long Island City, NY Admission is free. Register now for Queens Arts Connection at Keep Your Teeth for a LIFETIME! Free Exam & Consultation REMBRANDT 1-HR. WHITENING DR. ARTHUR H. KUBIKIAN DR. LOUIZA PUSKULIAN DENTISTRY Office Hours: Weekdays: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Saturdays: 9:00 am- 3:00 pm IRT #7 BLISS STREET - 46TH STREET REASONABLE RATES - CHARGE CARDS ACCEPTED We are pleased to be participating members with the following Dental Insurance Programs: Empire Blue Cross/Shield United Concordia Horizon Health Care Delta Dental USA Fortis-DHA Dental Benefit Providers First Ameritas Aetna Qualident MetLife Preferred Cigna Dental Pro Unilcare Guardian Dental G.E. Assurance GHI-Pref Plus rd STREET, SUNNYSIDE, NY Call: (718) RESERVE ONLINE PRINT A DISCOUNT COUPON Rigo@prontonyc.com OFFER VALID UNTIL 12/31/09 Attorneys-At-Law MARC CRAWFORD LEAVITT JOSEPH N. YAMANER* IRA R. GREENBERG PAUL E. KERSON JOHN F. DUANE THE BENJAMIN SHAW PROFESSIONAL BUILDING th Street - Woodside, New York MIDTOWN OFFICE: 228 E. 45TH STREET, 17 FL., NYC Serving the Community Since 1947 *We speak Spanish, Hebrew & Turkish WOODSIDE APTS FOR SALE Berkeley Towers, Doorman bldg., Pet friendly Showing by appointment Sat., Nov.7 th 1-3 PM Bright Top Floor One BR w/terrace $239K One BR w/terrace & HWFs $235K WELCOME HOME RE or call FOR SALE SUNNYSIDE TOWERS OPEN HOUSE th Ave, Sunday, Nov. 8 th 1-3 PM Updated bright 1BR w/ EIK, near #7 train $235K Co-op Parking Space for Sale with property $35K WELCOME HOME RE PRE-WAR CO-OPS ON QUEENS BLVD

3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 3 A Message From Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan... Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have sacrificed for our freedom and pay them tribute with our support On Veterans Day, we pay respect to those who have fought for our country and to the men and women who continue to do battle in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each Nov. 11, we recognize the bravery and sacrifice of our nation s soldiers who ve fought in deadly arenas on faraway battlefields so that our freedom, our families and our nation are safe. The commemoration carries the purpose of President Woodrow Wilson s official Armistice Day proclamation in November 1919 to be filled with the solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nation. We can make our silent tribute at The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, where the remains of brave soldiers from World War I, World War II and the Korean War now lie in honored repose; at the Marine Corps War Memorial, which stands as a symbol of heroism and perseverance; before the nearly 60,000 names of the dead engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. There are also seven Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries in New York State, including Albany Rural Cemetery Soldiers Lot; Bath National Cemetery; Calverton National OPHTHALMOLOGY - BOARD CERTIFIED - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF EYE DISEASES MANY INSURANCES ACCEPTED Hablamos español Cemetery; Cypress Hills National Cemetery; Long Island National Cemetery; Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery; and Woodlawn National Cemetery. However, responsibility asks us to go beyond a mere salute to our soldiers and demands that we address the increasingly complex circumstances of those who defend our families and our freedoms. Though we can never adequately repay these brave men and women, the Assembly is committed to providing our DEBRA S. GUTHRIE M.D rd Street Sunnyside, N.Y Phone Madison Avenue 2 nd Floor (corner of 34 th Street) N.Y., N.Y Phone Celebrating 21 Years. veterans with the help and support they deserve when they are home. New York State provides several benefits and services to our veterans and their families, like the state s Homes for Veterans Program, which offers fixedrate, low-interest mortgages to veterans and their spouses through the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA). New York State also offers the Veterans Property Tax Exemption to provide a partial exemption on real property taxes to wartime veterans, veterans who received expeditionary medals or the spouses of qualified veterans. To help the thousands of New Yorkers who have disrupted their lives to serve, the state lends its support to military families by awarding up to $500 in annual annuity payments to Gold Star parents of deceased veterans who meet income eligibility requirements; granting scholarships for undergraduate and graduate studies at schools in New York State; providing burial allowances of up to $6,000; and restricting foreclosure actions. In addition, New York State recognizes the dedication and sacrifice of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans who left school before graduation by awarding them with a high school diploma. Veterans Day marks our commitment to shared principles and ideals that bind us to the cause of democracy and the high price we pay to defend these ideals in lives lost, families shattered and dreams deferred. This day of remembrance provides us the opportunity to recognize the work and selflessness of those who defend our country and I will continue to ensure that our soldiers and veterans receive the help they so rightly deserve. For information about state programs for veterans, visit If you re interested in receiving a brochure on veterans benefits, contact my district office at FOR RENT GORGEOUS APTS-WOODSIDE Steps To Train & Shops 4 Rms, Eat-In-Kit, FDR, L/R, Wd Flrs $1500/Mo 5 Rms, FDR, Eat-In-Kit, L/R, Wd Flrs $1950/Mo Gars Opt $150/Mo Each Chimes Real Estate HYPNOSIS FOR WEIGHT LOSS Use Hypnosis to achieve the YOU you want to be Use HYPNOSIS to reprogram your thinking or discover the emotional issues causing you challenges Coaching it Out Hypnosis Elaine Ktistes, CHt, RMT Personal sessions run 1-2 hours and are designed to your specific needs Rate $150 per session, Special package rates available Hypnosis and Weight Loss Seminar Group hypnosis session included. Fee $10 RSVP to get Sunnyside Location Saturday, November 21 st 11 AM - 2 PM

4 PAGE 4 (Continued from Front Page ) THE WOODSIDE HERALD What is the difference Between Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District And The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce? How did the BID happen? Sunnyside Shine BID Executive Director Alyssa Bonilla was the guest speaker at a Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside dinner meeting at Sidetracks Restaurant Oct. 20, where she answered questions about the BID. Bonilla explained that a BID is approved by the City when more than 50 per cent of property owners in an application area who seek BID status are in favor, in a SBS application process. John Vogt, a White Castle System executive, Chairman of Sunnyside Shines and also on the Chamber board, said We finalized the effort to form the BID when I was President of the Chamber, so the BID came out of the Chamber. Where do BID funds come from? The properties owner must pay their assessments according to a formula based on property value and frontage. The retailers within BID geography properties automatically become part of the BID and pay an additional assessment in their rent. For instance, one medium sized retailer we spoke with on Greenpoint pays approximately $35 per month, or $420 per year. Who guides the organizations? The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is elected by the membership from among themselves, and serve two year terms, said Lily Gavin of Dazies Restaurant, on the Board in both organizations. Sunnyside Shines has yet to determine term limits for its officers, whose appointments were part of the approval application. Both boards are un- Join us on the Lou Lodati FUNdraiser Bus Sponsored by Lowery Liquors to Sunday November 8th 9 AM Sharp Cost $38.00 Departing from Dazie s Restaurant (39-41 Queens Blvd) Purchase tickets at Lowery Liquors (40-14 Queens Blvd) paid. Local officers of the BID also include Artie Weiner, LIC Building, Steve Fleischer, Ownership Realty, and Christopher Winchester of Pickman Realty. Those serving in both organization boards are Anthony Lodati, Lowery Liquors, Gerry Lederman, Triad Management and Maureen Lynch, Lynch Funeral Home. Why do we need both? The Sunnyside area has many blooming businesses, organizations, and initiatives in and outside of the BID geography, which rely on the longstanding strength and proven record of the Sunnyside Chamber, said Ira Greenberg, local attorney and Chamber president. Our open membership means that members can elect any member to guide the organization and its future, and volunteers can add expertise. Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce board members, in addition to the above, but not on the BID board are, Patrice Lee of April Glass, Rigoberto Cardoso of Pronto Car Service, Diane Ballek of 108 Community Council, Becky Barker of MetLife and financial advisor, Bruce Bendell of Major Auto, Seth Bornstein of LaGuardia College, Tim Chen of Quaint, Mohammed Daud of Best Western City View, Michael Kearney of Kearney Home Care, Grace King of Citibank, Vincent Renda of Edward Jones, Marlene R. Sabba of Sabba Printing Company, Sherilyn Jo Sabba of the Woodside Herald, Roel van der kooi of the Lions Club, (and this author). What does the Chamber do? Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce holds Business Card exchanges at member businesses to assist individual member promotion, provides an online directory and member web pages, holds special events, and monthly networking luncheons on the second Tuesday of every month at 12:30. The luncheon meetings, with speakers of interest, are at Dazies Restaurants, cost $20, and are open to anyone interested. LaGuardia Community College, at Thomson Avenue, kindly donates chamber offices. (To see the fuller line up of Chamber activities, see article, Good Things Coming in Sunnyside. ) What does Sunnyside Shines do? Bonilla explained that the basic mission of every BID could be described as fourfold, Cleaner streets, enhanced security, marketing and holiday lights. The BID rents an office is at rd Street. (To see a fuller line-up of BID activities, see article, Good Things Coming in Sunnyside. ) As Sponge Bob would say, It s all good! For a young organization, less than two years old, Sunnyside Shines shows strong accomplishments. The Sunnyside Chamber, at 66, is an institution. So yes, there are many differences in the management structure and frequent competition as occurs in all organizations populated by Homo sapiens. But from the point of view that everyone wants Sunnyside to thrive and prosper, having two organizations caring strongly and working hard means, in the big picture, there is no downside for Sunnyside. OPTICAL EYES EXAMINED PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED DESIGNER FRAMES MEDICAID - MEDICARE INVISIBLE NO-LINE BIFOCALS CLOSED WEDNESDAY WE NOW ACCEPT MOST UNION PLANS & INSURANCE DR. IRVING ROVIN th St., L.I.C., NY (718) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 Halloween Roars in with The Lions Club The Lion s Club held its annual Children s Halloween party, on October 24 th, at the All Saint s Episcopal Church, on 46 th St. Despite the rain there was a great turnout. Group Photo (L-R) Lion s Club members George Custance, Mark Wilensky, Mary Murphy, Eddie Avila (President), Joan Gasparro, Norberto Saldana (Vice President), Anne Walsh, Ona Whitman (as a cat), Marie Konecko (as a witch), Elizabeth Montenegro (as a nun) and Ann Sheehan. ScoutMaster Eddie Avila (as a pirate) with the scouts of troop #390, sponsored by the John V. Daniels Jr. VFW Post. Pet of the Week Submit a picture of your pet and you just might see it in the Woodside Herald! Submit photos to SherilynSabba@WoodsideHerald.com This weeks pet is... Paul & Aida Maringelli of Sunnyside were so excited to submit this photo of Cotton, who is not quite 6 months old.

5 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 5 (Continued From Front Page ) site homepage in a revolving slide show and on physical display in June. The jury will be blind judges will be apart during voting and photographer identification absent for fairness. A call for entries, rules and the application form may be downloaded from the Chamber site in mid-december. If the contest is successful, the event will be repeated. Coupons: Alyssa Bonilla, Executive Director of Sunnyside Shines BID also announces a full roster for Sunnyside Shines has already begun a coupon program free for merchants, as happy shoppers have noted. Merchants, contact Bonilla at for more information. #7 Queens Arts Express: The popular design-our-logo contest sponsored by Sunnyside Shines, furnished the occasion for a wine and cheese all-logo-art showing last month at BID offices. Bonilla is now working to add Sunnyside to the new Queens Art Express, a borough-wide arts festival along the No. 7 line planned for June Increasing the visibility of the arts in Sunnyside is considered by many to be a practical move to improve the area. When the artists are evident, success follows, says Gerald Lederman, of Triad Management, Board members of the BID and Chamber, who also serves as Treasurer of the Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside. To add your arts organization to the roster, contact Queens Art Express coordinator David Bromley at , or locally, Alyssa Bonilla at Art at Queen of Angels: As Good Things Coming in Sunnyside part of the local offerings of Queens Art Express 2010, the Chamber will be one of the sponsors of the Sunnyside Artists III show in June of 2010, hosted by Pastor Brian Dowd, at the Meeting Hall of Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church. A few other Sunnyside religious venues have expressed interest in adding to the arts festivities- more word on that later. Information on the Sunnyside Artists show or an application will be available online in January at sunnysideartists.org. and by mail from the Chamber. Becky Barker, financial advisor and board member of two artists groups as well as the Chamber, will chair Sunnyside Artists III. Signs of the holidays: Most of us have noticed the beautiful holiday lights and lovely silver decorations on Greenpoint and Queens Boulevard already put up by Sunnyside Shines for everyone to enjoy. They help create a storybook appeal for Sunnyside, give our residents something to be delighted by, and provide an enticement to #7 and road commuters to stop by. The Chamber will announce its usual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in December. Tours: The Chamber is planning a walking tour in the landmarked Sunnyside Gardens, working with local historians, court associations and organizations, and tour givers of the past. Down the road is also planned a Calvary Cemetery Walk, an odd but fascinating favorite destination of yesteryear. A rail-themed Sunnyside excursion about Sunnyside is also planned, since Sunnyside Yards, the #7 line, and Eastside Access burrowing underground make this area a draw for train enthusiasts. (Perhaps a lucky winner can meet a sand hog! ) Award: This winter, the Chamber will announce the recipient of an award given to a person each year, either from the past or present, whom embodies the best of the Sunnyside area, bridges communities, and gets it done. Historical finery: The Sunnyside Chamber is looking for a costume expert to speak at a benefit to kick off the Sunnyside Gardens Tour in the spring, exhibiting the original 1800 s bridal gown of the daughter of Neziah Bliss, also worn by two additional Bliss descendants. Got a FIT, museum or Parson expert friend? Contact Luke Adams, Chamber Marketing Director, at Six local history lovers, including Dorothy Morehead, now own the dress. Our restaurants on a pedestal: On Wednesday, November 18, the Chamber will be taking a table at the Long Island City Business Development Corporation business-to-business trade show, to get our 26 amazing restaurants in front of the 3,500 visitors at the expo in Flushing Meadows, with the theme, Small town. Big City. Great food with a play on the Chamber motto, Small town in the big city. The Sunnyside Chamber is often called, one of the most active chambers in NYC, with no small thanks to Luke Adams. Queens Tourism Council head of the Borough President s office, Theresa Osborne comments, Luke Adams and I traveled all over the country and state to drum up support and he was able to really generate friendly connections everywhere. I really accomplished amazing things with him. He knows restaurants, he knows promotion, and how to get people excited and keep them together. To reach Adams, call or Member table committee chair Tim Chen of Quaint Restaurant at To register for the actual trade show, which is FREE from 9am till 2pm, purchase luncheon tickets, buy a journal ad, or learn more, go online to licbdc.org, or call Indra Smith at x 21. To: All Members Re: Sunnyside Chamber Membership Meeting Date: Tuesday November 10 12:30 PM SHARP Place: Dazies Restaurant, Queens Blvd. Cost: $20.00 Luncheon (tip and taxes included) Special Guest: Our Good Friend Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan Catherine Nolan represents the 37th Assembly District in Queens County, which includes the historic New York City neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria, Woodside, Maspeth, Dutch Kills and Blissville. She was first elected to the Assembly in We are proud that our representative has become one of the most respected and active officials in the legislature of New York State, and serving on the committees for Banks, Labor, MTA, Veteran s Affairs, Authorities and Commissions Committee, Rules Committee, NYS Assembly Commission on State-Federal Relations and Ways and Means. She was past chair of the Legislative Women s Caucus. Among legislation she has passed or helped pass include legislation increasing the public s participation in MTA decisions, secure millions of dollars for mass transit, arbitration provisions for MTA labor s unions, fire safety training, raising minimum wage, enhance whistleblower protections, strengthen sweat shop enforcement, tighten enforcement of unpaid wage violations, measures to curb ATM fraud, and foster parity between federal and state banks. She has secured funds for worker safety including the first ever-occupational safety and health clinic in Queens. Cathy, as most of her constituents call her, lives with her husband, Gerard Marsicano, and son Nicholas on Grove Street in Ridgewood.

6 PAGE 6 THE WOODSIDE HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE File No.: /A SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT TO: Estate of Hesketh Brown Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of RITA MITCHELL, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Hesketh Brown, Jr., Vernon Brown, Vernette Brown, Gerard Brown, Linda Brown, and Natasha Brown, if living and if dead, to her heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if she died subsequent to the decedent herein, to his/her executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of RITA MITCHELL, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident 140 Beach 113th Street, Rockaway Park, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of Rita Mitchell, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 3rd day of December, 2009 at 9:30 o clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $ and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. 1106(4); and why the claim from the NYC Department of Social Services Human Resources Administration in the amount of $690, should not be paid to the extent of the net distributable estate, Dated, Attested and Sealed 22nd day of October, 2009 HON. ROBERT L. NAHMAN Surrogate, Queens County ALICEMARIE E. RICE Clerk of the Surrogate s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) Queens Boulevard Suite 626 Rego Park, New York This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO: DATE FILED: SUMMONS, NYCTL A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN FOR NYCTL 2008-A TRUST, Plaintiffs, -against- DORA FONTANA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; JOHN DOE #1 through JOHN DOE #100, the last 100 names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being the owners, tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, and if any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through any of the aforesaid individual captioned defendants, if any, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiffs; Defendants, TO THE SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 6833/09 WELLS FARGO BANK, TO RESPOND TO THE N.A. Plaintiff, vs. MANNAN SUMMONS AND HOWLADER, Defendant(s). COMPLAINT IN THIS MORTGAGED PREMISES: 70- FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR 11 35TH ROAD, JACKSON HOME. PLEASE READ THE HEIGHTS, NY SBL #: SUMMONS AND BLOCK 1270 LOT 30 TO THE COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU SHOULD You are hereby summoned to IMMEDIATELY CONTACT answer the Complaint in this AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR action, and to serve a copy of your LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE answer, or, if the Complaint is not TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON served with this Summons, to serve HOW TO PROTECT a notice of appearance, on the YOURSELF. SOURCES OF NAMED Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within INFORMATION AND twenty days after the service of ASSISTANCE The state this Summons, exclusive of the encourages you to become day of service (or within 30 days informed about your options in after the service is complete if this foreclosure. In addition to Summons is not personally seeking assistance from an delivered to you within the State attorney or legal aid office, there of New York). In case of your are government agencies and failure to appear or answer, non-profit organizations that judgment will be taken against you you may contact for information by default for the relief demanded about possible options, including in the Complaint. The Attorney trying to work with your lender for Plaintiff has an office for during this process. To locate an business in the County of Erie. entity near you, you may call the Trial to be held in the County of toll-free helpline maintained by Queens. The basis of the venue the New York State Banking designated above is the location Department at BANKof the Mortgaged Premises. Dated NYS ( ) or visit this 8th day of October, 2009, the department s website at Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe FORECLOSURE RESCUE Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to ABOVE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiffs designate Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filled this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: April 28, 2009 LEVY & Levy Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY (516) BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. File No: TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. James J. Gold, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated Sept. 21, 2009 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk s Office, Jamaica, NY. The object of the action is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses to real property k/a Block 9549, Lot 71. Dated: Oct LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf. # /16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/ TO: MANNAN HOWLADER, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. ROGER N. ROSENGARTEN of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 1st day of October, 2009 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by MANNAN HOWLADER dated the 23rd day of May, 2008, to secure the sum of $533,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No in the Office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS, on the 4th day of June, 2008; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 17th day of March, 2009, and sent for recording in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS County; The property in question is described as follows: TH ROAD, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION ALLTHAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known as and being the same premises designated as Block 1270, Lot 30 on the official Tax Map of the Borough of Queens and having a street address of th Road. BEING the same premises conveyed in deed given by Jahangir Hossain to Mannan Howlader dated December 3,2007 and recorded December 12,2007 as CRFN HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL save your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: October 8, 2009 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 File No.: 2008/2642/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Rafaelina Silvestre, Montilla Attorney General of the State of New York, Luiz Vega, if living and if dead, to his heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if he died subsequent to the decedent herein, to his/her executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of MARTHA VEGA, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of Cornelia St. Ridgewood, NY 11385, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of MARTHA VEGA, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate

7 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 7 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE at the Surrogate s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 3rd day of December, 2009 at 9:30 o clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $1, and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 6% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. 1106(4); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 6th day of October, 2009 HON. ROBERT L. NAHMAN Surrogate, Queens County ALICEMARIE E. RICE Clerk of the Surrogate s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) , Queens Boulevard 11th Floor Rego Park, New York This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No /09 Date Summons Filed: April 23, 2009 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Basis of venue is property being situated in the above specified county Washington Mutual Bank f/k/a Washington Mutual Bank, FA, Plaintiff, -against- Kamil E. Hourany, if living, or if either or all be dead, their wives, husbands, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said Kamil E. Hourany by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, of 53 rd Avenue, 25 feet; THENCE pending for further information any right, title or interest in and to northerly again parallel with the on how to answer the summons the premises described in the westerly side of 68 th Street, 100 and protect your property. Sending complaint herein, and the feet to the southerly side of 53 rd a payment to your mortgage respective husbands, wives, Avenue; THENCE easterly along company will not stop this widow or widowers of them, if the said southerly line of 53 rd foreclosure action. YOU MUST any, all of whose names are Avenue, 25 feet to the point or RESPOND BY SERVING A unknown to plaintiff, Mortgage place of BEGINNING. SAID COPY OF THE ANSWER ON Electronic Registration Systems, PREMISES KNOWN AS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE Inc. as nominee for Citibank, N.A., 53 rd Avenue, Maspeth, NY 10/23, PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE State of New York, JOHN DOE 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 COMPANY) AND FILING THE and JANE DOE, said names SUMMONS SUPREME COURT ANSWER WITH THE COURT. being fictitious parties intended OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO THE ABOVE NAMED being possible tenants or - COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE occupants of premises, Defendants # 16398/08 U.S. BANK HEREBY SUMMONED and TO THE ABOVE NAMED NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS required to serve upon plaintiff s DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE TRUSTEE FOR FIRST attorney, at the address stated HEREBY SUMMONED to FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN below, an answer to the attached Answer the Complaint in this TRUST 2006-FF14, complaint. If this summons was action and to serve a copy of your MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH personally served upon you in the Answer, or, if the Complaint is CERTIFICATES, SERIES State of New York, the answer not served with the Summons, to FF14, PLAINTIFF AGAINST must be served within twenty days serve a Notice of Appearance on MONICA GONZALEZ, IF after such service of the summons, the Plaintiff s Attorney within LIVING OR IF DEAD ALL HER excluding the date of service. If twenty (20) days after the service HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, the summons was not personally of this Summons, exclusive of the DEVISEES, LEGATEES, delivered to you within the State day of service of this Summons, DISTRIBUTEES, GRANTEES, of New York, the answer must be exclusive of the day of service, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, served within thirty days after where service is made by delivery LIENORS, TRUSTEES, service of the summons is upon you personally within the E X E C U T O R S, complete as provided by law. The State or within thirty (30) days ADMINISTRATORS OR United States of America, if after completion of service where SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, designated as a defendant in this service is made in any other AS WELL AS THE RESPECTIVE action may answer or appear manner, and in case of your failure HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, within sixty (60) days of service to appear or answer, judgment will DEVISEES, LEGATEES, hereof. If you do not serve an be taken against you by default for DISTRIBUTEES, GRANTEES, answer to the attached complaint ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, the relief demanded in the within the applicable time TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS, Complaint. Dated: Syosset, New limitation stated above, a ADMINISTRATORS OR York October 19, 2009 judgment may be entered against SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ZAVATSKY, MENDELSOHN & you, by default, for the relief THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF LEVY, LLP, Attorneys for demanded in the complaint, PERSONS IF THEY OR ANY OF Plaintiff, By: Peter G. Zavatsky, THEM BE DEAD, ALL OF without further notice to you. The P.O. Box 510, 33 Queens Street, WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES action is brought in the Supreme Syosset, NY (516) AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE Court of the State of New York, in TO THE ABOVE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE and for the County of Queens NAMED DEFENDANTS: The PLAINTIFF AND CANNOT because the Mortgaged Premises foregoing Summons is served AFTER DILIGENT INQUIRY BE is located in Queens County. upon you by publication pursuant ASCERTAINED; NYS NOTICE OF NATURE OF to an Order of Hon. Allan B. Weiss, DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION ACTION AND RELIEF Justice of the Supreme Court of & FINANCE; CAPITAL ONE SOUGHT NOTICE IS HEREBY the State of New York, bearing BANK; CRIMINAL COURT OF GIVEN that an action has been date September 30, 2009 and filed THE CITY OF QUEENS; NYS commenced and is now pending with the Complaint in the County WORKERS COMPENSATION in the SUPREME COURT OF of QUEENS, State of New York. BOARD; NYC THE STATE OF NEW YORK The object of this action is to ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD; COUNTY OF QUEENS upon foreclose a mortgage upon the NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS the Complaint of U.S. Bank premises described below, BUREAU; NYC TRANSIT National Association, as Trustee executed to Washington Mutual ADJUDICATION BUREAU; for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Bank, FA by Kamil E. Hourany in JOHN DOE #1-10 AND JANE Trust 2006-FF14, Mortgage Passthe amount of $468,000.00, which DOE #1-10, THE NAMES JOHN Through Certificates, Series mortgage was recorded at Control DOE AND JANE DOE BEING FF14, holder of a mortgage that $ on June 13, FICTITIOUS, THEIR was executed, acknowledged 2007 in the County of QUEENS, IDENTITIES BEING and delivered by Monica State of New York. The property UNKNOWN TO THE Gonzalez to MERS as nominee in question is described as follows: PLAINTIFFS, IT BEING THE for First Franklin, a Division of ALL that certain plot, piece or INTENTION OF PLAINTIFF TO National City Bank of Indiana, in parcel of land, with the buildings DESIGNATE ANY AND ALL the amount of $625,000.00, dated and improvements thereon UNKNOWN PERSONS, July 13, 2006 and recorded August erected, situate, lying and being in INCLUDING, BUT NOT 9, 2006, in CRFN the 2 nd Ward of the Borough and LIMITED TO, THE TENANTS, # and as assigned County of Queens, City and State O C C U P A N T S, to U.S. Bank National CORPORATIONS, AND of New York and described on Association, as trustee for First JUDGMENT CREDITORS, IF Map No. 302 on file in the Office Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust ANY, HOLDING OR CLAIMING of the Clerk of Queens County 2006-FF14, Mortgage Pass- SOME RIGHT, TITLE, entitled, Map of property situate Through Certificates, Series INTEREST OR LIEN IN OR TO in the Village of Winfield, Town FF14. Please take notice that you THE MORTGAGED PREMISES of Newtown, belonging to the HEREIN DEFENDANTS. may obtain a copy of the Estate of William T. Pinkney, PROPERTY ADDRESS: Complaint from the Plaintiff s deceased by the Lot No. 198 in 11 TH STREET, LONG ISLAND counsel, Doonan, Graves & Block 8, bounded and described CITY, NY NOTICE YOU Longoria, LLC, 100 Cummings as follows: BEGINNING at a point ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING Center, Suite 225D, Beverly, MA on the southerly side of 53 rd YOUR HOME If you do not AND THAT YOU MUST Avenue, formerly known as Fulton respond to this summons and RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE Street, distant 250 feet westerly complaint by serving a copy of the BY FILING AN ANSWER TO from the corner formed by the answer on the attorney for the THE COMPLAINT WITH THE intersection of the southerly side mortgage company who filed this CLERK OF THE SUPREME of 53 rd Avenue and the westerly foreclosure proceeding against COURT OF NEW YORK side of 68 th Street, formerly known you and filing the answer with the COUNTY OF QUEENS AND as Summit Place; RUNNING court, a default judgment may be BY SERVING A COPY ON THENCE southerly parallel with entered and you can lose your PLAINTIFF S COUNSEL the westerly side of 68 th Street, home. Speak to an attorney or go WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF 100 feet; THENCE westerly to the court where your case is THE LAST DAY OF THE parallel with the southerly side of PUBLICATION OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. DOONAN, GRAVES & LONGORIA, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF RENEAU J. LONGORIA, ESQ. VIJI L. SRITHARAN, ESQ KEVIN GRAVES, ESQ. *100 CUMMINGS CENTER, SUITE 225D BEVERLY, MA Old Tarrytown Road White Plains, NY TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons and notice are served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Court dated September 25, 2009 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about saving your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at BANK-NYS ( ) or visit the Department s website at The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. SCHEDULE 1 - DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the First Ward, Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known and designated on a certain map entitled, Map of property at Ravenwood in the vicinity of Hallett s Cove, surveyed by William Elphinstone, July 19, 1836, and filed as Map Number 211, as and by the part of lots number 363 and 362, said parts of said lots being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the present northwesterly side of 11 th Street, distant 266 feet 10 Ω inches northeasterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of 11 th Street with the northeasterly side of 37 th Avenue, said measurements being according to the new standard measurement; RUNNING THENCE northwesterly at right angles to 11 th Street, and part of the distance through a party wall, 85 feet 1 º inches; THENCE northeasterly parallel with 11 th Street 16 feet 8 Ω inches; THENCE southeasterly again at right angles to 11 th street and part of the distance through a party wall 85 feet 1 º inches to the northwesterly side of 11 th Street; THENCE southwesterly along the northwesterly side of 11 th Street 16 feet 8 Ω inches to the point or place of BEGINNING. 10/30, 11/ 6, 11/13, 11/20

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