THE WOODSIDE HERALD WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017

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1 PAGE 1 SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY VOL. 84, NO. 19 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FREE SEE PAGE 4 BILL TO CLOSE DANGEROUS LOOPHOLE AND PROTECT ALL COMMERCIAL CYCLISTS On Wednesday, May 10th, the New York City Council passed a bill introduced by Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and sponsored by 10 Council Members that will improve commercial cyclist safety by closing a loophole that allowed certain businesses like UberEATS, Amazon, and Seamless to avert important safety measures required by law. Under current law governing commercial cyclists, only businesses that consider commercial cyclists as employees are required to follow safety rules outlined in the law. The new bill closes this loophole so that companies like UberEATs, Amazon, and Seamless, which employ commercial cyclists as independent contractors, must also conform to the law. At every hour of everyday, delivery cyclists used by businesses of all kinds race through our city delivering meals and products right to our door. With the rapid and continuing growth of services like UberEATS, Amazon, and Seamless, it is important that our city adapts to protect the safety of all commercial cyclists, who often work in dangerous traffic and through inclement weather. said Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. Van Bramer continued, A loophole in the current commercial cyclist law allows certain businesses to unfairly and dangerously avert important safety measures required by law. I m proud to have introduced legislation being voted on by the City Council today that will close this loophole and ensure the safety of all commercial cyclists throughout our city. If enacted, all businesses that use cyclists for delivery will be required to provide cyclists with a helmet, bike equipment that improves visibility like a headlight and taillight, working brakes, and a reflective jacket that displays the name of the business and the cyclist s unique ID number. Beyond this, all commercial cyclists will be required to take a safety information course provided by the Department of Transportation that will help keep us all safe. This bill will save lives and build on the important work we ve done to improve cyclist safety throughout our city. Int. No expands upon Local Law 52 that was passed by the City Council in Local Law 52 was part of a package of bills that strengthened New York City law in regards to commercial cyclists. The law requires: - All commercial cyclists to be UNITED FORTIES MEETING Thursday, May 7PM All Are Welcome! St. Teresa s Parish Center, 44th Street, Off 50th Avenue assigned a three-digit identification number and an ID card with a photo of the bicycle operator, the name, address, and telephone number of the business using the bicycle operator. with a lamp, a bell or device that gives an audible signal, brakes, and reflective tires. - A bicycle operator to wear a retro-reflective jacket, vest with the name of the business and the bicycle - A business using a bicycle for commercial purposes to maintain a roster of bicycle operators. - Each bicycle operator to complete a bicycle safety course provided by DOT regarding safe bicycling and adherence to traffic and commercial bicycle laws. DOT must make the information available online. - Each bicycle to be equipped operator s individual ID number. If enacted, the new bill will change the text of the law [section of the administrative code] regarding commercial cyclists from cyclists employed by such businesses to cyclists operating a bicycle on behalf of such business to fully cover and equally protect all commercial cyclists for the first time

2 PAGE 2 VFW ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND Photo Credit: Andres Vega (L-R): District Jr Vice Commander Elect Ryan Graham (Queens), District Commander Elect Marvin R. Jeffcoat (Queens), District Senior Vice Commander Elect Pat Iallucci (Nassau), District Judge Advocate Elect Gary Wasserman (Brooklyn), District Surgeon Elect Paul Vista (Nassau). Daniels Post No member Marvin R. Jeffcoat of Woodside was elected VFW District No. 1 Commander this Sunday in Lynbrook. As District Commander Marvin will preside over Community and Veterans Service Programs in Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk Counties. District No.1 s newly elected officers will begin their term on June 10, 2017 once they are installed at the Department Convention. One of the District s goals this year is a 30% increase in Scouting throughout the District. Cub Scout Packs and Boy and Girl Scout Troops in need of sponsorship should contact the VFW Post in their neighborhood. If you served overseas in combat join Marvin and the other members of District No. 1, in service to veterans and the community. PODIATRY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES DR. DAVID GOLDHABER, DABAFS BOARD CERTIFIED IN FOOT SURGERY IN-OFFICE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT BUNIONS HAMMERTOES CORNS INGROWN TOE NAILS WARTS ULCERS HEEL & ARCH PAIN ANKLE SPRAINS FRACTURES SPORTS INJURIES CHILDREN S FEET DIABETIC FOOT CARE GOUT ARTHRITIS SECOND OPINIONS HOUSE CALLS Letter/ Op Ed Writers are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. As with any letter, writers speak only for themselves or their organizations: publication should not be taken as an endorsement of that view by Woodside Herald. The aim is to stimulate discussion, not end it Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY Telephone (718) Marlene Sabba... Publisher Sherilyn Jo Sabba... Editor CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Patricia Dorfman, Rob MacKay, Mary Caulfield, Peter Ross CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS Joe Gurrado, Robert Flanagan LASER SURGERY AVAILABLE FOR PAINFUL SOFT TISSUE CONDITIONS DECREASED PAIN & HEALING TIME E. P. F. PROCEDURE FOR PAINFUL HEEL SPURS USING A TINY ENDOSCOPE LENS INSERTED TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. MANY INSURANCES ACCEPTED MAJOR MEDICAL PLANS: BLUE SHIELD, BLUE CROSS, EMPIRE PLAN, AMALGAMATED, UNITED HEALTH CARE, OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN, 32BJ, MDNY, MEDICARE (SURGICAL) TH ST. SUNNYSIDE, N.Y NEW NEW Weekday, Evening and Saturday Hours by Appointment

3 PAGE 3 REDUCING GUN DEATHS, MAKE GUNS SAFER In an effort to improve gun safety, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) has reintroduced The Handgun Trigger Safety Act, forward-thinking legislation to use new and emerging technology to prevent gun deaths. The bill would promote the development of new smart gun technology that only allows an authorized user to fire a gun. It would also mandate that all newly manufactured handguns use this technology within five years, and that existing handguns be retrofitted with this technology within ten years. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) will introduce a companion version in the Senate. How many more kids have to die? How many more police officers have to be killed with their own weapon before we come to our senses? said Rep. Maloney. We wouldn t drive in cars or use baby cribs that didn t adopt the latest safety technology, and we shouldn t use guns that don t take advantage of this technology either. I m proud to reintroduce the Handgun Trigger Safety Act to support the development and adoption of innovative safety technology for handguns. We should be taking advantage of new technology, not shunning it. Smart guns have been available to consumers for several years, and entrepreneurs continue to develop innovative technology to retrofit guns to make them safer. This technology will help prevent accidental gun deaths especially among children. Everytown for Gun Safety has found that on average, an unintentional shooting involving a child takes place every 34 hours. Overall, an average of 544 Americans die in firearm accidents each year. Specifically, the Handgun Trigger Safety Act would: -Authorize grants to develop and improve personalized handgun technology to increase efficacy and decrease costs; -Mandate that within five years of enactment all newly manufactured handguns must be personalized, ensuring that they can only be operated by authorized users; -Mandate that within ten years of enactment anyone selling a handgun must retrofit it with personalization technology before that sale can be completed; and -Provide reimbursement to manufacturers for the costs of retrofitting handguns through the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. QEDC S STARTUP! BUSINESS PLAN WINNERS ENTREPRENEUR TEAMS RECEIVE $10,000 EACH FROM CITI FOUNDATION Photo Credit: Dominick Totino The Queens Economic Development Corporation on May 2 announced that a pizza maker and manufacturers of dolls and swimwear won this year s StartUP! Business Plan Competition, an eight-month challenge-and-instruction course. Thanks to funding provided by the Citi Foundation, each team was awarded $10,000. Nicole Russell, who makes frozen and fresh pizza in Rockaway s Arverne, took top honors in the Food-Based category. Her company, Last Dragon Pizza, is named after her favorite martial arts fantasy film, which is also the inspiration for some of her specialty pies. For example, the Sho nuff, which has provolone, mozzarella, Parmesan, steak, green peppers, and white onions, pays homage to the film s main villain. The Kiss Mi Converse, one of Sho nuff s famous lines, has spicy jerk chicken, yellow peppers, scallions, white onions, and black olives. The Community category went to sisters Sherifa Adams and Mona Belizaire. Their Springfield Gardens business, NEISH, designs and manufactures swim suits and other beach apparel. Laken and Carlissa King prevailed in the Innovation category. The identical twins run Bayside-based Elle & Cee World Girls, which manufactures 18-inch, fully outfitted, female dolls, such as Zari, an 11-yearold from Barbados who loves to explore. Other figurines include Maud, also age 11, who hails from Germany and speaks three languages. Pemberly is the same age as the other two, but she s from the United States and loves to read. From September 2016 to May 2017, more than 300 StartUP! participants received technical assistance and training on such business topics as operations, marketing, and financial statements, while also enjoying access to entrepreneurial resources at Queens Flushing Library. In total, 25 teams submitted business plans to selected judges, who determined the winners. QEDC would like to express sincere gratitude for Citi s help in making this impactful, extremely beneficial program possible for the past 11 years. Resorts World Casino New York City and Bridgehampton National Bank will fund the next StartUP!, which is scheduled to begin this September. Caption: Seen during the awards announcement are (from left) Bill Singh and Michelle Stoddart from Resorts World, Nicole Russell from Last Dragon Pizza, Laken and Carlissa King from Elle & Cee, QEDC s Michael Gillen, Sherifa Adams and Mona Belizaire from Neish, and QEDC Board President Emily Lin.

4 PAGE PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING The 108Pct Detective Squad was honored, supervised by Det Sargent Thomas Rouse with Diane Ballek and Capt Forgione. P Photo Credit: Joe Gurrado

5 SUNNYSIDE STORIES Presented by Queens Memory Program (of the Queens Public Library) JUNE 3RD 2:00-4:00pm Queen of Angels Parish Hall, 44th St & Skillman Ave An afternoon of story telling with neighbors who were Sunnyside children in the 1940 s and 1950 s. Contributors to the Bliss Street Sunnyside website ( will be on hand to recreate the atmosphere of the period - home and school life, play and politics, Sunnyside from a child s point of view. There will be time for group discussion, and getting to know your former neighbors. The Queens Memory team of the Queens Library will be on hand to digitize your historic photographs and ephemera of Sunnyside. PS 150 The boys playing street hockey on a summer night on 46th Street between Skillman and 39th Avenues. Photo Credit: Alfred Lowenherz PAGE 5

6 PAGE 6 SUNNYSIDE GARDENS PARK ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY FAIR SATURDAY, MAY 27TH 12 Noon - 5 p.m. (Rain Date Sunday, May 28th) Uncle Sam wants to help you kick off summer at the Memorial Day Fair in Sunnyside Gardens Park. Our talented MC will be on stage with world class entertainment featuring lively Americana Music, magician and performers suitable for all ages. Local dance troupes and artists will be singing and performing live and renowned magician Dave Cremin will wow the audience with his astounding tricks and humor. Hop onto a jubilant ride with your little one or let them jump to their heart s content in a bouncy house. Step on up and try your luck at one of the old time carnival games and take home a prize! There will also be professional face painting and a temporary tattoo parlor. Crafts will include sand art, flag making and more. Win prizes with the Raffle or try your luck and win big money with the 50/50. Raffle Winners will be announced at the end of the day s event. Food and drinks will be available for purchase including traditional American barbecue, popcorn, freshly spun cotton candy, homemade picnic sides and desserts, soft drinks, wine, beer and more. LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No /2016 Date Filed: 4/10/2017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- Greta Rushion a/k/a Greta A. Rushion a/k/a Greta Ann Rushion, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Christene Rushion a/k/a Christine Rushion; Vivian King; Andre Rushion, if he be living or dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late Christene Rushion a/k/a Christine Rushion, if they be living or, if they be dead, their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the Plaintiff; CitiBank (South Dakota), N.A.; The United States of America acting through The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; State of New York; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau, JOHN DOE, said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: Avenue, Saint Albans, 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. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Kevin J. Kerrigan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County entered April 10, 2017 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk s Office. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage to secure $555, and interest, recorded in the Queens County Office of the City Register on November 9, 2010, in CRFN: covering premises known as Avenue, Saint Albans, NY a/k/a Block 10970, Lot 34. 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 Home Equity Conversion 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 FILINC 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: December 8, 2016 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Senior Associate Attorney SHAPIRO, DICARO & BARAK, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York (585) Fax: (585) Our File No , # /21/17, 4/28/17, 5/5/17, 5/12/17 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No /2016 Filed: 3/10/2017 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the Mortgage premises is situated SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS. The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee (CWMBS 2007-HYB2) Plaintiff, - against - Henry Guaman and Miryam Pena, if living and if any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, South Nassau Communities Hospital, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, Bank of America, N.A., United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Luis Faicon, Fatima Miranda, Jose Faicon, Pedro Caridad, Roslyn Encalada, Rosa Encalada, Caesaiz Encalada, Joey Encalada, Lisa Munoz, Maurice Ayala, Maria Ayala, Luis Ayala, Lucy Espritsantos, Carmen Espritsantos, Felicia Santana, Juan Vargas Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): 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 served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). 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 $650, and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York on March 9, 2007, in CRFN , covering premises known as st Street, Corona, NY The loan was modified pursuant to a loan modification agreement effective October 1, 2014, which created a single lien in the amount of $864, 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. 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: Williamsville, New York March 9, 2017 By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street (Main Office) Bay Shore, New York (631) Our File No.: F00 By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street (Main Office) Bay Shore, New York (631) Our File No.: F00 TO: Henry Guaman and Miryam Pena United States of America- Internal Revenue Service New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Bank of America, N.A. Nationstar Mortgage LLC 4/21/17, 4/28/17, 5/5/17, 5/12/17 Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on , 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) ELISA (Middle) HENNESSY (Last) CARLUCCI My present name is (First) ELISA (Middle) FRANCES (Last) CARLUCCI AKA ELISA F. CARLUCCI My present address is TH ST, APT 32, Jackson Heights, NY My place of birth is NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ My date of birth is April 24, 1974 Woodside Herald Public Legal Notices For More Information Please Sherilyn Sabba at ssabba@woodsideherald.com Phone: (718)

7 PAGE 7 MATH TUTOR New York University Graduate, Math Major ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE WITH FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, PERCENTAGES, ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY,? I CAN HELP YOU Sessions are tailored to address each student s specific math needs. If you know of 2-3 other students who are struggling with the same topic, we can conduct a tailored group session. Call 929/ Sunnyside Resident WANTED: PERFORMANCE ARTISTS Sunnyside Shines, in collaboration with our partner ReCreate QNS, is accepting proposals from Queens-based performance artists to participate in Summer Thursdays In Bliss Plaza, an outdoor concert series supported by Queens Council on the Arts. These family-friendly musical performances will take place in two, 45-minute sets starting at 5:00 PM from May to September, 2017 in the public plaza at 46th St./ Bliss St. station under the 7 train in Sunnyside. Shows are free and open to the public. Queens-based musicians who are interested in being considered for performance spots are invited to submit their applications through our Google Form by the deadline of Friday, May 26th. FEEDING THE NEEDY Come to St. Sebastian s Parish Center every third Wednesday of the month and join others in your community to make PB&J sandwiches for the needy! All ages are welcome to participate! It s never too early to learn about helping others! Want to help? Call Assembly Member Brian Barnwell to RSVP for the next event at 7pm on MAY 17 th. He can be reached at (917) LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on , 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) ANDREW (Middle) PATRICK (Last) CHEYNE My present name is (First) ANDREWS (Middle) PATRICK (Last) CHEYNE AKA ANDREW P. CHEYNE My present address is TH STREET, APT 4F, Jackson Heights, NY My place of birth is NEW YORK, NY My date of birth is October 29, 1989 Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on , 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) VERONICA (Middle) PATRICIA (Last) CHEYNE My present name is (First) VERONICA (Middle) PATRICIA (Last) AVILA My present address is TH STREET, APT 4F, Jackson Heights, NY My place of birth is QUEENS, NY My date of birth is May 26, 1993 Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on , 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) JOYA (Last) DEY My present name is (First) JOYA (Last) DEB My present address is th Avenue, Apt. 515, Jackson Heights, NY My place of birth is BANGLADESH My date of birth is April 24, 1966

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