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1 PAGE 1 SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY VOL. 80, NO. 49 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FREE Council To Vote On Ban Of Horse-Drawn Carriages by Crystal Wolfe For over a century, elegantly designed horse drawn carriages in Central Park have taken tourists and city residents on old-fashioned romantic rides to forget for just a moment the hustle and bustle of the city life surrounding them. This week Mayor Bill de Blasio s ban is threatening to put the 300 drivers and 200 horses out of business. Animal activists claim that horses do not belong on dangerous, crowded NYC streets. One solution made by an animal rights group was to replace the horses and carriages with electric-powered antique car replicas, or E-Cars. Another option made was to build a larger stable to house the animals on Central Park and not allow them onto crowded city streets. Yet the Manhattan horsedrawn carriage industry is one of the most regulated of small businesses in the country. The horses are permitted to work no more than 9 hours a day, only if it is not too hot or cold, get five weeks vacation a year, and every horse goes through a veterinary exam twice a year to ensure it is fit for service. In addition, the horses are kept in stalls large enough for them to move around freely and are fed clean water and good feed throughout the day. Most of the horses are bought from the Amish and would otherwise be turned into dog food or glue. The Mayor reportedly plans to offer displaced carriage drivers free green taxi medallions on the condition they purchase handicapped-accessible cabs. However, these medallions have a value of $5,000-$7,000 dollars each and are not equivalent to the yellowcab medallions valued currently at about $850,000 dollars each. It is not clear if the Mayor s office would purchase new green medallions or take the available medallions away from the taxi drivers working to earn them. It is clear the medallion would not be equivalent to the driver s expense at losing their livelihood. Said one horse drawn carriage driver Stephen Malone, We are outraged at the process of introducing this midnight campaign just days after Thanksgiving. This has not been an upfront campaign with the mayor who hasn t had a single meeting with us or spoken or met with a single driver and their horse. And the E-Car is nonsense just my carriage alone is worth more. When asked what would happen to the horses if the ban was passed, Mr. Malone was protective of his horse as he explained that these animals are bought and owned by the drivers so the government would have no part in their retention of them. (continued on page 7) Sunnyside Shines Holiday Lighting Friday December 5 6:30PM by Joe Conley, Chair CB2 Several months ago NYC Department of Transportation proposed to improve pedestrian and vehicle traffic improvements at 41st Street and 48th Avenue at Greenpoint Avenue. The improvement were presented to Community Board 2, and although the Community Board challenged the improvements and raised many objections, DOT assured the Community residents & stakeholders attend over 10 Participatory Budgeting meetings in 26th District community the proposed safety improvement would benefit pedestrians and improve vehicle traffic flow. The community board pointed out how pedestrians travel north on 41st Street and would use the most direct path to cross Greenpoint Avenue. When work started stated at this intersection complaints from the community poured in. As I walked the streets and attended community meeting like the United Forties, I would hear from residents about the dangers created by the changes at 41st Street, 48th Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue. Residents living close to this intersection complained about the increased danger to pedestrians crossing the street and the increased danger from cars and trucks making illegal turns. (continued on page 3) After initiating the Participatory Budgeting process for the first time in the 26th District, residents and stakeholders of Western Queens have developed hundreds of items which will soon by voted on. (continued on page 2) Join The Festivites: Bing s Hallmark Greenpoint Avenue, near 46th Street

2 PAGE 2 Attorneys-At-Law MARC CRAWFORD LEAVITT JOSEPH N. YAMANER* IRA R. GREENBERG PAUL E. KERSON JOHN F. DUANE TALI SEHATI 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 Congressman Crowley Honored On Wednesday, November 19, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, received The Faith & Politics Institute s John Lewis-Amo Houghton Leadership Award along with Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL). Named after Rep. John Lewis (D- GA) and former Rep. Amo Houghton (R-NY), the award recognizes leaders who have exhibited qualities of conscience, courage, and compassion in their roles as public servants. I thank The Faith & Politics Institute for this incredible honor. I m particularly proud to accept this award because of who it s named after: Amo Houghton, who served New York with such distinction in Congress, and one of my personal heroes, John Lewis, said Rep. Crowley. I thank FPI for the work they do and the commitment they have to bridging divides and bringing members of Congress together. The Faith & Politics Institute is pleased to bestow the Lewis- Houghton Award on Congressmen Joe Crowley and Aaron Schock, said Dr. Elizabeth McCloskey, President & CEO of the Institute. Joe Crowley is a political leader with a big heart who possesses qualities we celebrate at the heart (continued from front page) Community Projects Participatory Budgeting is democracy in action, said Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. Throughout this process the community has taken on the responsibility of allocating $1 million to projects that they are developing. Over the past several months it has been exciting to watch residents and stakeholders from all around the 26th District come together to participate, discuss and debate which projects are needed in their very own neighborhoods. Several hundred residents and stakeholders have participated so far in this community-driven process in the 26th District. Council Member Van Bramer s office has held 9 Neighborhood Assemblies and public meetings in Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, the Woodside Houses, the Queensbridge Houses, and the Big Six Towers. 140 residents within the 26th District have signed up to be Budget Delegates and will be responsible for working with Council Member Van Bramer s office and City agencies to ensure the community s favorite projects are funded and implemented in These meeting have been a part Rep. Crowley receives The Faith &Politics Institute s John Lewis-Amo Houghton Leadership Award, alongside fellow honoree Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL). From L-R: Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Aaron Schock, John Lewis (D-GA), and Crowley. of leadership. We also appreciate his boundless energy and relentless good cheer which contribute to a productive and collegial environment on Capitol Hill. For over 20 years, The Faith & Politics Institute has been a leading voice in bringing people together across differences of race, religion and political party in settings that promote understanding through dialogue and reflection. They lead constructive conversations and reflections for members of Congress to engage on critical issues, including their well-known bipartisan delegations to historic sites of particular importance to draw lessons for today. In July 2013, Crowley, along with Sen. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), led The Faith & Politics Institute s firstever Becoming America Congressional Pilgrimage to New York City. The event brought together a bipartisan delegation of more than 70 political, religious, community and business leaders from around the country to New York City to explore our shared story as a nation of immigrants. of the Council Member Van Bramer s efforts to engage all within the district as his office continues working with local residents and stake holders in the Participatory Budgeting process. At recent Neighborhood Assemblies the public developed ideas for neighborhood capital projects, which will be eligible for $1 million in City Council capital funding. Some of the suggested community project proposals for the 26th District include: -Community boat launch and waterfront pocket park (LIC); -Rooftop farm and community garden (Queensbridge Houses); -Beautification projects and streetscape improvements including: planting new street trees, filling potholes, and repaving of residential streets (district wide); -Installation of traffic calming measures, which include installation of speed bumps, traffic signals and addition street signage (district wide); -Renovation of tennis courts at IS 204 (Dutch Kills); -Pedestrian footbridge over Queens Boulevard and Thomson Avenue (LIC); -New dog run for Sunnyside south of Queens Boulevard; -State-of-the-art Mobile Library for the 26th District; -Solar powered charging stations (district wide); -Expansion of bike lanes within the district; -New ferry for the district along East River waterfront (LIC/ Queensbridge/Ravenswood/ Astoria); -Rooftop playground for PS 166 (Astoria); -Mobile veterinarian van (district wide); -Handicap accessible ramps (Queensbridge Houses); Participatory Budget Timeline, 26th District From now through February 2015 budget delegates will work with the Council Member s office and city agencies to transform the community s project ideas into full proposals. In March delegates will present draft project proposals to the community, incorporate feedback from the public and revise projects ideas. Between March and April delegates will present final project proposals and residents will vote on which projects to fund. Following the community vote Van Bramer will submit the public s spending priorities to the City Council along with the winning Participatory Budgeting project in order to begin the implementation process Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY Telephone (718) Marlene Sabba... Publisher Sherilyn Jo Sabba... Editor CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mary Caulfield, Peter A. Ross, Rob MacKay CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS Joe Gurrado, Robert Flanagan

3 PAGE 3 An Afternoon Of Dancing CM Van Bramer is joined by his mother Elizabeth, Naomi Goldberg Hass, Artistic Director for Dances for a Variable Population, Christopher Hanway, Executive Director of the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House (far right), and Queensbridge seniors. On December 1st, New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer visited local residents at Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House s senior center in Queensbridge. During his visit, Van Bramer participated in the seniors center s Dance for Seniors program which is choreographed and facilitated by Dances for (continued from front page) 41st Street Improvement or Mistake The Community Board alerted the Queens Department of Transportation and requested a reevaluation of the improvements. DOT sent traffic engineers who made additional changes and the community board was asked to wait to see if old habits have been changed by pedestrians to use the new traffic patterns. Well old habits are hard to break as people continue to cross the inter- a Variable Population. This year the Council Member allocated funding to Dances for a Variable Population to ensure local seniors within the 26th District are provided with performance lessons that are proven to enhance their overall wellbeing through physical activity and by expressing themselves through dance. section dangerously and needlessly at risk. DOT has agreed to take another look at the traffic improvements and will reevaluate the improvements and make changes if necessary. We expect an answer from DOT soon. In the meanwhile be alert to the new traffic patterns, and when crossing the street please try to break old habits before a car, bus or truck breaks you. Be safe.

4 PAGE Year-Old Gets One To Grow On Birthday girl blows out individual candles. Story and Photos by Patricia Dorfman An even larger crowd than last year, over 100, gathered to sing Happy Birthday in Sunnyside s second flash mob for Ethel Plimack of Sunnyside Gardens. Some strangers participated as a lark, attracted by posted flyers, and many friends and neighbors, from Sunnyside and Woodside. Plimack turned 104 Thanksgiving Day and Sunnyside Artists organized the extremely brief celebration. 105 candles were passed out to give Ethel one to grow on, for next year, and she gamely blew them out a few of them for children who presented them to her. The event is not flash mob in the usual sense as Ethel is asked in advance if she was up to it, and she was. Ethel said, I wish I could call every single person and thank them. So nice of people to take time away from their own family Thanksgiving. As he did last year, Jimmy Van Bramer, a pal of Ethel s, attended as well as the media. Plimack testified in person in favor of landmarking, and preservation buffs Herb and Elizabeth Reynolds again showed up to sing. The block of the Gardens she lives on has been home to at least three centenarians or nearly so. Staying put is possibly part of the trick of longevity. Maurice and Ethel moved to Sunnyside from the Bronx in 1941 and reared their three children, Sylvia, Janet and Henry, now no spring chickens themselves these days. Ethel worked in Manhattan through her nineties. After retirement, until she reached 100, Ethel took public transportation by herself into Manhattan to swim every weekday, the trip itself impressive. Ethel s family would prefer if she lived with them, but she refuses to move, now having Josie Ellis, now well-known and liked herself, to help her. Ethel is less active in the neighborhood than last year, but she moves with grace. She is generous to a fault, and enjoys chatting and laughing with her constant stream of guests these days. The newborn Michael Laurence McKnight attended with his Ethel-knitted cap, as well as the eight other McKnight children and parents Tom and Mary. Mary said, We wouldn t miss this. We wait till after the flashmob to leave for Thanksgiving. The whole family likes her! Now-adult Debby George, in foreground, with other well wishers, remembers Ethel fondly from her own childhood next door.

5 PAGE 5 Photo Credit: Joe Gurrado On November 30th, the Northern Woodside Coalition Inc. and Goliard Concerts Holiday Extravaganza presented the Manton Family Christmas Tree Lighting in Woodside. The annual holiday event featured performances by the Goliard Carolers and local Woodside residents at the family home of the late Congressman Tom Manton. Council Member Van Bramer is joined by Rita and Tom Manton, son and daughter-inlaw of Congressman Manton, Council Member Danny Dromm, District Leader Ellen Raffaele, State Committeewoman Marie Konecko and residents from Woodside.

6 PAGE 6 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE File No.: /A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Joan Johnson, Marcus Payadue, Nissan- Infiniti LT, Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of JACQUELINE PAYADUE, 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. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of JACQUELINE PAYADUE, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of th Street, Cambria Heights NY, 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 JACQUELINE PAYADUE, 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 18th day of December, 2014 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 $14, 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 Nissan-Infiniti LT in the amount of $4, should not be rejected; 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 29th day of October, 2014 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret M. Gribbon 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 11/7/14, 11/ 14/14, 11/21/14, 11/28/14 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX # /14 FILED: 11/11/2014 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST , Plaintiff(s), against JAHANGIR HOSSAIN, MOHIUDDIN AHMED, all unknown heirs at law of MOHIUDDIN AHMED, if living, and if any be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien, or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to premises described in the complaint herein; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, JOHN DOE #1 through JOHN DOE #12, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 ATTORNEYS 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 YOU 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. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage dated March 2, 2007, executed by JAHANGIR HOSSAIN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE to secure the sum of $650, and recorded in Document , in the Office of the CLERK of the County of QUEENS on March 26, 2007, which mortgage was assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, FOREMERLY KNOWN AS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST , by assignment of mortgage which is dated February 19, 2009 and thereafter subject to corrective assignment of mortgage dated August 25, The aforesaid action has also been commenced for the cancellation of a false satisfaction of mortgage dated May 18, 2009, allegedly made by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment, and recorded in Document in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on July 1, 2009, and a false satisfaction of mortgage dated May 18, 2009, allegedly made by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., and recorded in Document in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on August 5, 2009, upon the ground that said satisfactions of mortgage are false and fraudulent and that the mortgage they purport to satisfy was assigned and is still extant, covering premises known as rd Street, Woodside, NY 11377, (Block 1217 and Lot 56). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Howard G. Lane, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on November 06, This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Block 1217 and Lot 56 said premises known as rd Street, Woodside, NY YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: The entire unpaid principal balance of $649, to be immediately due and payable under the mortgage herein foreclosed, plus interest at the rate calculated in accordance with the provisions of the note from May 1, 2008, together with unpaid late charges in the amount of $1, that have accrued prior to this action as of September 23, UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE U N D E R L Y I N G INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State 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 to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at Bank-NYS or visit the Department s website at FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to 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. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving the 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 may 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 AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 301, Armonk, NY /28/14, 12/ 5/14, 12/12/14, 12/19/14 Public Legal Notices For more information, SSabba@WoodsideHerald.com

7 PAGE 7 (continued from front page) WANTED: Community Support Community Members, My name is Christopher DeSimone son of the owner of Pets Unlimited, Steven DeSimone. I am an Eagle Scout Candidate from Troop 45. I am writing this to request funding for my Eagle Project. My project is to paint, clean, and sanitize everything in Saint Mary s pantry located at th Ave Woodside. I will also be holding a food drive for St. Mary s at my high school Christ the King. Majority of the funds will be spent on paint and painting supplies. Any support you can give to my project will be greatly appreciated. All donations are to be made payable to Troop 45. I will be available after all masses on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14 for donations and to answer any questions you may have about my project. God Bless you all, Christopher DeSimon Ban On Horse Drawn Carriages His particular company, one of the 68-officially licensed horse drawn carriage businesses in Manhattan, has been established since 1858 and Mr. Malone felt it was a shame to replace such a long tradition with the Mayor s Electric Cars that have only been developed in the last 18 months. The ban has already met with opposition from groups like the Working Families Union. It was delayed back in September by a Daily News campaign entailing a 40,000-signature petition. Meanwhile advocates of the ban like NYCLASS, calling the industry unsafe, abusive, and inhumane are pushing it forward. Either way the final vote to pass or veto the ban won t be likely until Notice Of Public Hearing: On December 8th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., a public hearing will be held in City Hall, New York, NY 10007, for the purpose of considering a local law which authorizes an increase in the annual amount to be expended in the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District not to exceed $360,000. LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No / 2014 Date Filed: 11/23/2014 Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff, against Bibi Hatta, if she be living or if she be dead, her spouse, heirs devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau, State of New York; and JOHN DOE #1 through JOHN DOE #10, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the person or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s). PROPERTY ADDRESS: th Street, Jamaica, NY TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $504, and interest recorded in the QUEENS County Office of the City Register on January 16, 2007 in CRFN covering premises known as th Street, Jamaica, NY The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. 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 22, 2014 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, NY (585) Our File No Premises known as th Street, Jamaica, NY All that certain property situate, lying and being in the in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block 9531, Lot 62 12/5/ 14, 12/12/14, 12/19/14, 12/26/14 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on SEP 03, 2014, bearing Index Number NC /QU a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) BRYAN (Middle) MARLON (Last) OLMEDO My present name is (First) BRYAN (Middle) MARLON (Last) OLMEDO MEJIA AKA BRYAN MARLON OLMEDO My present address is nd Street, Woodside, NY My place of birth is QUEENS, NY My date of birth is March 23, 1991 Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on OCT 6, 2014, bearing Index Number NC /QU a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) SYED (Middle) M (Last) ATIK My present name is (First) SYED (Middle) MD (Last)ATIQULLAH My present address is WOODSIDE AVE, APT B, Woodside, NY My place of birth is BANGLADESH My date of birth is January 01, 1964

8 PAGE 8 It s Official! Holiday Spirit Starts in Sunnyside The first Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Sabba Park holiday lights without Luke Adams were lit Monday, and his absence was deeply felt. But the many new faces in the usual throng helped us feel that a meaningful tradition was preserved, and the future of our small town in the big city seemed quite possible. Father Joseph Jerome prayed for all. Cathy Nolan spoke movingly of old friends. President Rigo Cardoso flipped the switch on two glowing snowflakes and the tree. Diane Ballek, there with her grandson James, had earlier helped arrange police help for the procession to 46th Bliss Plaza, and everyone got to meet the new 108 CO John Travaglia, Joe Conley and park-namesake Sherilyn Sabba had to send regrets, but all were glad to see Debra Markell Kleinert, Joe and Mary Ann Gurrardo, Ona Whitman, Don McCallian, Lisa Deller, and Liz Taylor. Lily Gavin and daughter Kerri donated tables and cloths, and stopped by, as did Vijay Chaudhuri from Joe Crowley s office. The unexpected rain led President Rigo to rush to Duane Reade buy 20 umbrellas, but the weather made I Love Paraguay s warm empanadas, served by Fabricio Ojeda and his father, disappear at double speed. Mike Murphy of his Lobster Grill arrived with extra cookies, and Mark Stroubus of NY Style Eats brought tasty sandwiches. The hot chocolate on tap from Starbucks at Bliss Plaza was bracing. Manny Gomez helped arrange the event and also sang in AcapellaQ. The song program was arranged by Melissa Orlando, with professional coaching and direction by Paula Hostetter. Anne Rosemary Mustafa, Mustafa Yasar, Emin Karas, and Ann Cofta handed out lyrics to the over hundred who joined in at 46th Street, Elaine Fan from the Comptroller s office, and Janet Felton and Pat Pfirmann sang with verve. The crowd was happy to see Councilman Van Bramer arrive and sing, and Senator Michael Gianaris also stopped by. Santa Claus stole the show, however, when he arrived late and was mobbed by delighted children with wishes, and later, posted for selfies with adults. It is rumored that Santa was a friend of Joseph Pagano, but no one can be sure. The spirit of Christmas and other holidays arrived with children s laughter and so much good will. Sunnysider Don Penaranda, who joined the choir after reading the Herald, said, I am so happy to find a singing group here. But am mostly happy to meet such nice people right here. Photo Credit: James Wilson. Santa Steals the Show Captain Travaglia Sunnyside Shines Holiday Lighting Friday December 5 6:30PM Join The Festivites: Bing s Hallmark Greenpoint Avenue, near 46th Street