PAGE 1 SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY VOL. 84, NO. 44 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FREE HOLIDAY LIGHTS, A MONEY-SAVING COUPON PASSPORT, AND FREE TROLLIES ARE ALL IN STORE Sunnysiders are in for great fun along with great savings on holiday shopping this year, and it s all kicking off on November 21st with the Sunnyside Shines Holiday Lighting. Starting at 6 pm at the Sunnyside Arch on Queens Boulevard and 46th Street, the Fabulous Fezziwig Carolers, the Sunnyside Youth Drum Corps, the McManus Irish Dancers, and a host of elected officials will be ushering in a new season of holiday lights while the community enjoys free hot chocolate, candy canes, and visits with Santa Claus. But local businesses are particularly excited about another special debut taking place that evening: the Sunnyside Shines Shop Local Holiday Passport! This money-saving holiday coupon book gives numerous discounts to over 40 participating Sunnyside businesses and will be distributed to attendees at the Holiday Lighting. Participat- ing merchants include restaurants, beauty and nail salons, shoe stores, flower shops, jewelers, liquor stores, pharmacies, dental offices, opticians, and more. We are very happy with the fantastic variety and number of businesses taking part in this holiday discount initiative, says Jaime-Faye Bean, Executive Director at Sunnyside Shines. We see this as a wonderful gift to Sunnyside residents, who can save money and support our local small businesses while crossing holiday shopping off their lists. Most of the coupons in the Holiday Passport are valid from November 21st, the date of the booklet s launch at the Sunnyside Shines Holiday Lighting, through December 31st, giving shoppers ample time to take advantage of the many promotions offered. Every coupon includes a chance to win: shoppers surrender their coupons to the merchants upon redemption, and are entered to win over $500 in prizes from local retailers. Shoppers will also have the chance to board a free shopping trolley to do their Sunnyside shopping on Saturday, November 25th (Small Business Saturday) and Saturday, December 2nd. Sunnyside Shines is sponsoring a nostalgic Holiday Shopping Trolley Tour that will bring shoppers to designated spots along Greenpoint Avenue and Queens Boulevard to shop and dine in the district from 12-8 pm. Throughout both days, select businesses will be hosting free giftwrapping stations and kids craft stations, as well as giving out free samples to shoppers; a condensed performance of The Nutcracker Ballet by the Sunnyside Ballet Studio in Sunnyside s Bliss Plaza will add to the festive atmosphere. A lot of people want to do the right thing and support their neighbors by shopping locally for the holidays, but with our busy schedules it can sometimes be difficult to just get out and do it, says Bean. Our Holiday Passport, together with the festivities surrounding our Holiday Shopping Trolley Tour, turns shopping small and shopping locally into its own destina- tion and a great activity to bring the community together. Individuals wanting to join in on the fun are encouraged to visit Sunnyside Shines website at www.sunnysideshines.org for more information; copies of the Holiday Passport can be requested by calling the Sunnyside Shines office at 718-606-1800. SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Building on the success of the Shop Sunnyside Program, the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement announces the launch of a pilot program to provide senior citizens with savings at business throughout its district. Silver Savings is a new coupon initiative that will provide seniors with a valuable money-savings coupon every two weeks via the Woodside Herald newspaper. Sunnyside Shines Executive Director Jaime-Faye Bean states, We hear from seniors in the neighborhood that they are concerned about affordability; our small business owners are responsive to the needs of seniors who are on fixed incomes, and are eager to secure their shopping loyalty. The Silver Savings program is our way of matching the needs of our seniors with the aspirations of our commercial district. Recognizing that print is the preferred medium of choice for many seniors, and recognizing the popularity of the weekly Woodside Herald, Sunnyside Shines chose to partner with the newspaper on the Silver Savings bi-weekly print coupon. The program s first merchant participant, Pearle Vision at 48-11 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, is offering senior shoppers 30% off their entire purchase from November 3-16. Bean says the lineup of future merchant participants for Silver Savings includes a diverse range of restaurants, service providers, and retailers. Sunnyside Shines will be holding a Silver Savings program kickoff at Sunnyside Community Services Center for Active Older Adults on Friday, November 3rd, from 10 am-2 pm. Sunnyside Shines staff will distribute Shop Sunnyside kits alongside copies of the Woodside Herald. Individuals who are interested in getting more information on Silver Savings or who wish to get a copy of the Shop Sunnyside kit or current coupon are encouraged to contact Sunnyside Shines at 718-606-1800 or by email at info@sunnysideshines.org.
PAGE 2 43-11 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY 11104 Telephone (718) 729-3772 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
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PAGE 4 CANDY CORN CHRONICLES Photo Credit: Patricia Dorfman Triplets set out to terrify with mom Kathy Parra and new baby girl. Execrable werewolf, another side of James McKnight by Patricia Dorfman Thousands of Halloween celebrants crowded Sunnyside on Tuesday in search of candy, in what many discussed as an even higher numbers than last year s record crowds, despite Manhattan s terror attack and dropping temperatures. The lines were longer for free fish at Steve s Pets near the Sunnyside Arch. Streets were closed off in Sunnyside Gardens to allow spilling onto the streets. One of the NYPD 108th Precinct s Finest on duty predicted, I think Sunnyside will be famous for Halloween nationally by next year. Even those who stocked up seemingly sufficient amounts had out of candy signs on their doors the starting before 7PM. One costumed homeowner reported, the crowds were evenly spaced, starting at 3PM. The trick or treating began in the stores along Queens Blvd and Greenpoint even earlier. Many adults who gave out candy or accompanied children were dressed in costumes, and some householders put thought and expense into their outdoor decora- tions. Home Depot on Northern was selling giant dinosaur skeleton for $200. There were more police costumes than in earlier years, and colder weather may have reduced the number of some of the more wildly original costumes of the last two years. The area attracted, as in the last two years, Halloween tourists, or those who come from elsewhere in Queens to enjoy the atmosphere. Local parents with children and visitors seem to appreciate others giving their offspring attention and treats, in a holiday with uncomplicated rituals, centered on children. Halloween, appropriately for Woodside/ Sunnyside s large Irish population, began as Celtic pagan festival 2000 years ago. Unless it gets so popular in the future that as Yogi Beri put it, It s too crowded, nobody goes there anymore, Halloween here shows best our small town aspects and local embrace of time taken with few cell phones, or cares, being silly, indulging in sugar, and meeting and making new friends and neighbors. The Vukelich family teams up. WOOFSIDE Easy crossing on Skillman with P.O. Lee PET PARADE
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PAGE 6 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-FF6 Plaintiff, against- Farah Akhter 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, First Franklin Financial Corporation, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, United States of America- Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Defendants. INDEX # 704334/2017 Filed: 10/24/17 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. 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; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. 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 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: Bay Shore, New York October 23, 2017 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: Pamela Flink Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street,Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-083457-F00 TO: First Franklin Financial Corporation, 2150 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95131 New York City Environmental Control Board, 100 Church Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10007 New York City Parking Violations Bureau,100 Church Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10007 New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau,130 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States of America New York State Department of Taxation and Finance 11/3/17. 11/ 10/17, 11/17/17, 11/24/17 File No.: 2016-2052/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of Leon Lampert, 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 Leon Lampert, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 70-25 Yellowstone Boulevard, 18Y, Forest Hills, NY 11375, 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 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of Leon Lampert, 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, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 21st day of December, 2017 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 $55,622.97 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 5.5% 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(3); 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 23rd day of October, 2017 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County James Lim Baker Clerk of the Surrogate s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.(718) 459-9000, 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 200, Lake Success, New York 11042 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 11/3/17, 11/ 10/17, 11/17/17, 11/24/17 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 17 WILLIAMS COURT FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 Block: 15622 Lot: 20 INDEX NO. 700761/2013 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, -against- JOSIE WEATHERSPOON A/K/A MCLARY, AS VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELSIE J. BONILLA A/K/A ELSIE JOHNSON BONILLA; KATHY M. JOHNSON, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELSIE J. BONILLA A/K/A ELSIE JOHNSON BONILLA; ALLEN E. JOHNSON, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELSIE J. BONILLA A/K/A ELSIE JOHNSON BONILLA; JOSE BONILLA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELSIE J. BONILLA A/K/A ELSIE JOHNSON BONILLA; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, 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 persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Mortgage premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. 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, if the complaint is not served 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) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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 caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $285,000.00 and interest, recorded on March 28, 2005, in CRFN 2005000178628, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 17 WILLIAMS COURT, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691. 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. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. 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 the mortgage company will not stop the 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: August 1, 2017 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC attorney for Plaintiff BY: IRINA DULARIDZE, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280- 7675 11/3/17, 11/10/17, 11/17/17, 11/24/17
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PAGE 8 ANNUAL HALLOWEEEN PARTY Mark Wilensky, President Lions Club of Sunnyside Woodside, Brent O Leary, President, Hunters Point Civic, Lisa Belfast Hour Children Coordinator and the children of Hour Children Ruth Haupert, Ona Whitman & Marie Konecko Fran Kraemer, Anne Walsh & Gemma Cullen Face Painters Ashley Simms & Kenia Bermejo by Brent O Leary On Saturday the 28nd, the Sunnyside/Woodside Lions held their annual Halloween Party for children at the Knights of Columbus Hall inwoodside. Kids from the neighborhood were invited along with the not-for-profit kids of Hour Children Program. Over a hundred children came and enjoyed face painting, a photo booth, candy and a costume contest together. Special thanks to the Knights of Columbus for hosting at their facility and to Rigo Cardoso of Pronto Car Service who sent cars to pick up and drop off the children from Hour Children so they could join in the festivities.