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ACCARDI COMPANIES NY, LLC, a domestic LLC, cur-rently known as ACCARDI COMPANIES, LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/24/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 76-15 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385. General Purpose.________________________Notice of Formation of A Step Ahead Occupational Therapy, PLLC. Articles of Or-ganization filed with the Sec-retary of State of New York SSNY on 3/14/14. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 22-11 New Haven Avenue, Apt. 4G, Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Purpose: Any lawful activity.________________________Notice of Formation of Mickey 79 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 217-79 Hemp-stead Ave., Queens Village, NY 11429. Purpose: any lawful activity.________________________19-27 DITMARS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on03/27/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Jerry Chrisafis, Esq., 21-83 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.________________________Notice of formation, KHOS-NA LLC. Articles of Organi-zation Filed with SSNY on 04/04/2014. Under Section 203. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: KHOSNA LLC, 216-26 121st ave. Cambria Heights NY, 11411. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.________________________ALJA 14 NYC GROUP LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/19/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 76-16 267th St., New Hyde Park, NY 11040. General Purpose.________________________ASTORIA MEDICAL OF NEW YORK LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/23/14. Office in

Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro-cess to Corporate Creations Network Inc. 15 N Mill St. Nyack, NY 10960. Purpose: Any lawful activity._______________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY: NAME: YANG168 REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/28/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been des-ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Yang168 Realty LLC, 9-31 121 St, College Point, New York 11356. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________SPMM 1 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/25/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 37-20 Broadway, 2nd Fl, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________Notice of Registration of Cao & Chen Medical LLP, Cert. of Reg. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/13/14. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall-mail copy of process to Kent Cao, 136-21 Roosevelt Ave., Ste.205, Flushing, NY 11354. Name/addr. Of each gen. ptr. Avail. At SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activities._______________________Notice of Formation of F & T HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/13. Office location: Queens Coun-ty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o F & T Group, 136-20 38th Avenue, 12th Fl., Flushing, NY 11354, Attn: Earle Tockman. Purpose: any lawful activity.________________________ROULIS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/21/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 23-15 24thAve., Astoria, NY 11102. General Purpose.________________________Notice of Formation of Miti-gation Support Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York under Section 301 SSNY on 2/27/2014 office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated

for services of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 123-25 82nd Avenue Apt 5S Kew Gardens, New York 11415. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Amma Studio NY, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/24/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Samuel Amoia, 336 St. Nicholas Terrace, Queens, NY 11385. Purpose: any lawful activity.________________________3275 38 LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/2/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Holm & O’hara LLP, Attn: Michael L. Landsman, Esq., 3 W. 35 St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10001. General Purpose.________________________EAST ELM FAMILY 2, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/25/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 22-48 76th St., Elmhurst, NY 11370. General Purpose________________________Notice of Formation of Kang He LLC. Art. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/29/2014. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 132-35 Sanford Ave, Apt LD, Flushing, NY 11355. Pur-pose: any lawful activity.________________________VIOLATION REMOVAL CONTRACTING L.L.C., a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/15/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 18528 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows, NY 11366. General Purpose.________________________SPRINGREACH LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/11/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Wenbin Mu 136-43 37th Ave, 6B Flushing, NY 11354. Pur-pose: Any lawful activity.________________________NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY. JP LINCOLN, LLC, Pltf. vs. BEV-ERLY TARRANT, et al, Defts.

Index #17760/2011. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb. 11, 2014, I will sell at public auction in Court-room #25 on June 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Queens County General Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY prem. k/a 167-25 110th Rd., Jamaica, NY. Said property located on the northerly side of Anita Place (nka 110th Rd.), distant 350 ft. easterly from the corner formed by the intersec-tion of the northerly side of Anita Place with the easterly side of Vine St., being a plot 100.35 ft. x 32.15 ft. x 100.70 ft. x 35.62 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $591,237.57 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JULES HAAS, Referee. GRANT PUDALOV, PC, Atty. For Pltf., 300 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY. #84123________________________Notice of formation of CHEN 867 REALTY LLC Cert. of LLC filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Dec. 14, 2012. Of-fice location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 148-25 59th Avenue; Flush-ing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful activity._______________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: S. PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/17/06, with an exis-tence date of 04/01/06. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2026. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 19-10 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, New York 11370. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.________________________Desi Realty, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/9/02. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 38-08 Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: General.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 19 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000256-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Koda (Middle) Anthony (Last) Baal Singh My present name is (First) Koda (Middle) Anthony (Last) Baal (infant) My present address is 86-02

102nd Avenue, Apt. #2R, Ozone Park, NY 11416-2130 My place of birth is Mineola, NY My date of birth is Sep-tember 01, 2008________________________NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COM-PANY. NAME: LUCIANO UTOPIA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/27/12. Of-fice location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 167-04 Northern Blvd., Flushing, New York 11358. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.________________________Notice of formation of VAL-UESSENTIAL LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/25/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC, 4040 75th St Apt 6F, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: any law-ful activity.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 19 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000282-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Julissa (Middle) Michelle (Last) Tlatelpa Aguilar My present name is (First) Julissa (Middle) Michelle (Last) Tlatelpa (infant) My present address is 148-08 35th Ave, Apt 2, Flushing, NY 11354 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is January 12, 2013________________________Tristate Healthy Vending, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/5/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O Gagne Edwards, 221-25 114th Rd., Cambria Heights, NY 11411. Purpose: General.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 21 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000338-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Yong Ming (Last) Yuan My present name is (First) Ming Yong (Last) Yuan aka Yong Ming Yuan, aka Yong Ming

Yuan My present address is 29-30 137th Street Apt #3F, Flushing, NY 11354 My place of birth is China My date of birth is July 23, 1966________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 13 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000259-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Geeta (Last) Ramsaran My present name is (First) Dooma-watie (Last) Rampaul aka Geeta Rampaul, aka Geeta Ramsaran, aka Doomawatie My present address is 95-02 240th Street, Floral Park, NY 11001 My place of birth is Trinidad My date of birth is December 12, 1957________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 09 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000240-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Mark (Middle) Chadesh (Last) Devalon My present name is (First) Machadesh (Last) Devalon aka Mark Chadesh Devalon, aka Mark Devalon My present address is 245-20 148th Avenue, Rosedale, NY 11422 My place of birth is Haiti My date of birth is October 01, 1995________________________Notice of Formation of RW 1217 E. 233RD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/20/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 95-25 Queens Blvd., 10th Fl., Rego Park, NY 11374. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Laundry Capital Co., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity________________________New Inceptions, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Justin Garcia, 4210 Colden St, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: General.________________________

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BY JORDAN GIBBONSStaff Writer

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Fri-day that there will be 10,400 additional full-day pre-kindergarten seats in com-munity-based early childhood centers by September. The Mayor announced more than 500 seats for both Flushing and Jamaica as part of the initiative.

The seats were approved by the Panel for Educational Policy. The new sites are posted online at nyc.gov/prek and de Blasio asked parents to apply by June 26 to find the best option for their children. Parents were scheduled to receive notification of placements in the public school’s pre-K programs on June 5.

The Mayor toured the A to Z Cen-ter Too child care facility in Queens

Village before the announcement and was impressed with the at-tentiveness of the children.

“It was great to visit the class-room,” he said. “The engagement, the poise, they are right there with it.”

Jasmin Farrier, of St. Albans, a mother of three and PTA vice-president of PS 118, was on hand for the announcement after regis-tering her son, London, 4, at the facility earlier that morning. She found out about the program the night before.

“I rushed over immediately,” she said. “Full-day pre-K is essen-tial in early child development. The process was seamless.”

A to Z currently has 20 seats for full-day pre-K. In September, it will

have 74. In all of Queens, there will be an additional 4,500 seats for the new school year and there are now 1,200 public schools and community-based organizations that offer universal pre-K in New York City.

The new sites added to the program must meet the quality standards of the City before they open in September and will be supervised and supported by the City, according to Deputy May-or Richard Buery.

“There are going to be high-quality programs coming to communities across the five boroughs,” he said. “We are trying to reach every parent with an eligible child to make sure they get the

Mayor de Blasio Expands Universal Pre-K

BY JOE MARVILLIStaff Writer

The trial for State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Hollis) and former council-man Dan Halloran has begun.

The two accused men made their way to the U.S. District Court in White Plains on June 2 to begin their federal corruption trial, a case that has been more than a year in the making. Joining them in court is co-defendant Vincent Tabone, the former vice chairman of the Queens Republican Party.

The first two days of the trial were spent seating a jury, a pro-cess that was complicated by legal wrangling. Opening statements began on Wednesday.

The trial is the culmination of a long road that started in the spring of 2013.

Federal agents arrested Smith and Halloran the morning of April 2, 2013, indicting them for attempt-ing to rig the then-upcoming mayoral election. According to the criminal complaint, Smith tried to run for mayor on the GOP ticket and paid off Halloran in exchange for setting up meetings with Republican leaders to gain their support.

Smith agreed to bribe Republican leaders to obtain a Wilson Pakula, an authorization by a political party that al-lows a candidate to run on its ticket for an election, despite not being registered with that party. The criminal complaint states that the Senator had communicat-ed with a confidential cooperating wit-ness and an FBI agent posing as a real estate developer about his plan.

According to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Smith allegedly arranged for $40,000 in cash bribes to go to Tabone and Bronx Republican Chairman Jay Savino, the latter whom pled guilty to corruption charges last Novem-ber. Halloran is said to have received

$20,500 for helping Smith.As the trial date ap-

proached, Smith and Hal-loran both asked for their trial to be postponed. In February, Smith’s defense attorney, Ger-ald Shargel, asked U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas to delay the trial so he could have a “fair election” this fall. Last

month, Halloran tried to use an insan-ity defense to delay the trial, claiming that a 2012 surgery to remove a brain tumor was responsible for his role in the scheme.

The judge denied attempts to delay the trial and said that Halloran’s insanity plea came six months after the deadline for pretrial motions and there was not enough evidence to back it up.

In the last pretrial ruling, Karas said the jury would be allowed to hear secretly re-corded discussions regarding published reports that link

Smith to controversies in the award of a casino contract at Aqueduct racetrack.

Besides the trial, Smith is facing a primary for his seat from former coun-cilman Leroy Comrie, attorney Clyde Vanel, attorney Munir Avery and Berna-dette Semple. Halloran chose not to seek re-election last year and his seat went to Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside).

Reach Joe Marvilli at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 125, [email protected], or @JoeMarvilli.

at left: last sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio (center) became the first new York City mayor to march in Queens Pride Parade. at bottom: The City Council lGBT caucus and other elected officials, including (from left) Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Council speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, Councilman Daniel Dromm, Councilman Corey Johnson, Councilman Carlos Menchaca and Councilman Richie Torres, led the Queens Pride Parade.

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message, apply early and apply often. We want every family to find the best fit for their child.”

There are now universal ap-plications provided by the City that can be found online and work at any center. Parents can apply to as many centers as they want.

Public Advocate Letitia James said she was very proud of the progress made so far, but said the most important part is that it is all free.

“The benefits of pre-K are immeasurable and innumer-able,” she said. “Quality pre-K works. Universal pre-K is a

family issue, a middle class issue and a women’s issue.”

State Senator James Sanders (D-Laurelton) was also in attendance and said that the City needs to address the education issue now.

“America is falling further and fur-ther behind in the education race,” he said. “These youth especially have to be prepared for the next generation. New York City must continue. What-ever is going to happen to America is going to happen here first.”

Reach Jordan Gibbons at (718)357-7400 Ext. 123, [email protected] or @jgibbons2.

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Maria afonso, parent and teacher, spoke about the benefits of pre-K during the May-or’s press conference.



Two bills have been introduced into the State Legislature to deal with the recent problems concerning the Queens Library.

State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-As-toria) and Assemblyman Jeffrion Au-bry (D-Corona) are sponsoring a bill in their respective chambers that would restructure as-pects of the Queens Library, to make sure it cannot mis-use public funds. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) has introduced his own bill that goes further in what it wants to change.

The two pieces of legis-lation came out of several revelations earlier this year, regarding Queens Library’s chief executive officer, Thomas Galante. On top of a $392,000 salary, Galante had a second job as a consultant, earning more than $114,000. The executive also spent $140,000 on office renovations.

The Gianaris/Aubry bill would de-crease the terms of the Board of Trust-ees from five years to three years. It would put into effect a process to re-move a trustee in the case of miscon-duct, incapacity, neglect or failure of duty. Trustees must either be residents

of Queens or operate a business in the Borough. The bill would create an au-dit committee to oversee the library’s finances, create a labor committee, subject it to conflict of interest laws and limit the outside employment of key library staff.

“The Board of Trustees itself had to be more accountable. The financial transactions of the library needed to

be more transparent,” Gia-naris said.

Avella’s legislation in-cludes everything in the Gianaris/Aubry bill, but goes further in the changes it wants the library to un-dergo. It would require the appointment of a new Board of Trustees, reducing the number of members to 11, effective January 2015. It also calls for all three New York library systems to be subject to State and

City Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL).

Outside employment would be prohibited for any executive director and any key library executive person-nel who receive a salary in excess of $150,000. The board would have to ap-prove any outside employment for all other executive personnel. The trust-ees would also have to hold a yearly public budget hearing and provide a

30-day public comment period prior to its adoption.

Avella said that he reached out to Borough President Melinda Katz about his bill, believing that the one she worked on with Aubry and Gia-naris did not go far enough.

“I take a look at hers and my first reaction was ‘this is nice, but it doesn’t fix the problem.’ I took everything of her bill and put it in mine, plus the stuff I wanted to do,” he said.

Katz and Gianaris both said that their bill has a good chance of passing before the session ends this month, mentioning that the entire Queens Delegation, minus Avella, and the City Council supports it and that Avella does not yet have a spon-sor in the Assembly. How-ever, Avella argued that as a member of the IDC, he is part of the majority with the Repub-lican Caucus and his bill would have a better chance of getting through the State Senate.

“Sen. Avella did reach out to me. That was very kind of him,” Katz said. “My issue right now is to get a restruc-turing passed. As far as I can tell, if you don’t have an assembly sponsor, it’s not going to become law this year.”

However, Katz and Gianaris’ office

Legislators Look To Restructure Librarysaid that their bill would be adding an amendment to include Avella’s pro-posals about FOIL for the Queens Li-brary and the public budget hearings. Avella’s representative said the Sena-tor was happy about the addition, but he is still going ahead with his bill.

The Queens Library’s representa-tive, Joanne King, said the legislation was unnecessary.

“The Board of Trustees of the Queens Library al-ready has in place many of the policies in the proposed legislation, including poli-cies on conflicts of interest, an audit committee, a labor relations committee, poli-cies on financial disclosure for key personnel and out-side employment,” she said. “We will move forward to continue to deliver the best public library service to the people of Queens, while

keeping Queens Library, as a private not-for-profit, appropriately free of un-due government and political control.”

Earlier this week, the library’s ex-ecutive vice president, Bridget Quinn-Carey, testified before the City Council about the need to increase its funding during a Council budget session.


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A Ukrainian boy was reunited with his family in Whitestone last week, having secured an expedited passage to America.

Mykhailo Kuzmin, a 4-year-old living in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine, was able to move to the U.S. and join his mother, Natalia Kuzmi-na, at her home in Whitestone, away from the dangers of the conflict that has engulfed the country for months. U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Melville) helped speed up the process, getting Mykhailo, also known as Mischa, to America in only two months.

“I’m so happy that we were able to cut through the red tape and reunite Mischa with his mother,” Israel said. “Bottom line, a process that would have normally taken 10 to 12 months took exactly two months and two days.”

Mischa had been living with his ill grandfather during a period of turmoil and instability in Ukraine. Although Vinnytsia is located in the west-central area of the coun-try, not the eastern section that had larger conflicts with Russia, it was still shaken by demonstrations and protests. As a result, Mischa’s mother and stepfather, Julian Zagorodnev, applied to have Mischa come to the

U.S. in December, with no results. In March, they contacted Israel’s

office, which worked with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to prove that Mischa’s life was in danger and quicken the green card process. They also moved to expedite Natalia’s green card, so she could trav-el to Ukraine and bring Mischa back with her. The final hurdle was wading through the backlog of applications at the national visa center at the U.S.

Ukrainian Boy Reunites With Family In Queens

consulate in Kiev. Israel’s office got the center to prioritize Mischa’s ap-plication.

Natalia said she was thrilled that she was reunited with her son so quickly, having last seen him four months ago. She flew to Kiev and then drove to Vinnytsia to reunite with Mischa. Along the way, she saw the potential threats to her son first-hand.

“When I was traveling from Kiev to my hometown, I was traveling by car.

There were a lot of military stops and a lot of military guys with guns,” she said. “I was so afraid. Thank God that my son wasn’t traveling with this.”

Despite the dangers, the reunion between mother and son was incred-ibly joyous for both of them, accord-ing to Natalia.

“I was so happy when I met him. We were both crying. We were the happi-est people in the world. He was scream-ing and hugging me,” she said. “That’s probably the biggest happiness in the world: to see your child and be with your child and see him every day.”

Now that Mischa is in the United States, Natalia has begun to teach him English, of which he already knows a few words. She added that his Ameri-can name is going to be Michael.

“Now, we’re trying to see some movies and some kids’ fairy tales in English. We’re also reading books,” she said.

Israel added that he would take the family to a Mets game in the near future. As for Mischa himself, he is appreciating spending time with his mother, Natalia said.

“He’s just happy and he’s enjoying having me around him. He doesn’t want me to go anywhere without him,” she said.


Photo by JoE MARVILLIU.S. Rep. Steve Israel (left) plays with Mischa Kuzmin, who had re-cently been reunited with his mother Natalia (right), who brought him to Whitestone from Ukraine.


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By Queens DA RichARD BRown

For the last 21 years, the Queens District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education, the New York City Police Department, and a growing network of commu-nity partners, has spearheaded the STAR TRACK School Anti-Violence Program in the Rockaways. Working with 10 elementary, middle school and high schools, the program seeks to mentor young people to make healthy and safe choices, to resolve conflicts peacefully and to aim for the stars.

Throughout the school year, Assistant District Attorneys, Assistant Corporation Counsel and defense attorneys from Queens Law Associates meet twice a month with classes at the 10 schools, encouraging thoughtful discussions about how to meet the many chal-lenges that face young people today. Many of the students will also come to visit the Kew Gardens Courthouse or the Jamaica Family Court for a first-hand look at how the justice system works.

Each March, there is a Say No to Violence Week event at each of the participating schools, featuring guest speak-ers such as former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, Detective Steven McDonald, who was paralyzed after being shot on duty by a 15-year-old

Keeping Young People On The Right TrackAs we detail elsewhere in this issue, the Queens Library system is the subject of

two separate bills in the State Senate, calling for reforms to the way the Library does business. While the Senators behind these bills say they are trying to do what is best for the system, and the Borough President’s office calls for reforms and the City Comptroller’s office investigates the books, the Library’s Board of Trustees has publicly stated that its practices are fine, and no reforms are needed.

But no one seems to be saying these things to one another. The Queens Library system is one of the best in the world, offering more than just

books. Educational and language programs, computer and job training and after-school events for kids are all offered throughout the Library’s branches. The more political games get played with the proposed reforms, the higher the chances that these programs can be lost.

While the continued barking about the needs for reforms makes for a great story, it is time for a sensible end to these public negotiations. It is time for the Queens Library’s Board of Trustees to stop playing defense, for the elected officials calling for reforms to halt their offensive. Instead of going back and forth behind separate closed doors, the two sides need to come together and negotiate a plan that works for all involved – especially the people that rely so heavily on the library for its services.

As far as anyone knows, there have been no meetings with all the principle players in this drama. We call on those individuals who say they are protecting the library – the members of the Board of Trustees, the Borough President and members of the Queens delegation in the State Legislature – to meet, not to argue over who is right and who needs to go, but to determine how best to go forward to ensure the future of the Queens Library is protected.

The political games need to stop. The time for talking is now.

Keep Politics Out Of The Libraryboy, and many others who focus on anti-violence themes. There are also school-wide poster and essay contests, and creative choral, dance and theater per-formances by the students.

An Interagency Council, chaired by the District At-torney’s office, brings together school officials, law enforce-ment officials, parents, local legislators, community leaders and not-for-profit groups sev-eral times a year to build and strengthen relationships, share information, coordinate com-munity anti-violence strategies, and increase awareness about available programs and services for young people.

Every May, in conjunction with the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and the New York Junior Tennis and Learning, more than 800 of the STAR TRACK students spend a day at the National Tennis Cen-ter receiving tennis instruction from volunteer professionals, watching exhibition games and learning about sportsmanship and teamwork.

In the two decades that the program has been in operation, more than 15,000 students have participated in STAR TRACK. As each school year ends, we are delighted to see how the students have grown and matured, how much they have learned about friendship, personal responsi-bility and service to the com-munity and how much potential they have for continued success in the future.

Op-ED

To The Editor:I n the May 22-28 issue was a letter from Robert LaRosa questioning why people

vote Republican and why the GOP is predicted to make gains this year.

Robert, you ought to know that in time, most Americans get fed up with the status quo. When Republicans dominate, after a while people vote them out and turn towards the Dem-ocrats. And when Democrats have been in charge, after a while people become dissatis-fied and vote Republican.

Polls show the major reason why citizens plan to vote for the GOP is dissatisfaction with Obamacare. Both the President and Congress passed the bill, despite opposition from a ma-

jority of Americans, not reading the entire bill and exempting themselves from coverage. I think those are sufficient rea-sons for disapproval.

Since implementation, the registration website was dis-organized, people have lost coverage, employers have had to dismiss workers to pay for it, premiums have increased and reports of illegal aliens getting benefits are rampant. Seems like the public has justification for rejection of the bill.

Right here in Queens, I know of three employers who let workers go specifically due to Obamacare.

In short, Americans felt President Obama and Con-gress, primarily Democrats, violated the will of the people in

passing the bill. Except for hard core Democrats and those far to the left of center, many have objectively placed the blame on the President and his party.

Robert, I have been reading your letters for many years. You are not just angry, but harsh and invective in your tone. Anger will get you nowhere. I am a Republican, but in the past have condemned some of them for the same.

You will get further with honey than vinegar. And also with facts. I don’t agree with oth-er letter writers who are Demo-crats either, such as Anthony Pilla. But Anthony backs up his statements with facts, statistics and speaks courteously.

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Library Celebrates Adult HS GradsBy Jackie StrawBridgeStaff Writer

Fifty adult education students walked to “Pomp and Circumstance” at the Queens Library Long Island City branch last Friday.

These students earned high school equivalency diplomas through the free Queens Library Adult Learner Program, which includes reading and math classes, peer support and profes-sional referrals.

Rockaway resident Al Daley gradu-ated alongside his wife and several friends. “It’s a great program,” Daley said. “[Math] is one of my favorite subjects apart from writing, and I re-ally did enjoy the course.”

Daley has already begun coursework at DeVry College, where he is studying network and communications manage-ment. He and his friends were quietly pleased with the graduation ceremony, which they viewed as one step in a lon-ger journey toward their higher educa-tion and career goals.

“It is good to know that people ap-preciate what we’ve done and at least showing that appreciation,” Daley said.

For other students, the graduation marked a highly emotional moment. Jasmin Hu, one of the student speak-ers at the ceremony, told through tears the story of her experience at the Flushing library branch.

“I escaped from China in 2010. When I was waiting for my asylum approval I went to the adult learning center at Flushing Library to study English,” Hu said. “All of the teachers, volunteers and the staff at the center were always willing to answer my ques-tions, so my English improved fast.”

The center encouraged Hu to take resume and job workshops as well as

high school equivalency classes. “I feel like I’m their family member, not only their student,” she said. Hu wants to become an acupuncturist – she com-pleted her first semester at Queensbor-ough Community College this spring.

Pascale Foli, pre-high school equivalency teacher at Queens Li-brary, pointed to the responsibilities that education demands. “You should not be on your high horse that I have attained [the high school equivalency diploma],” he said. “That is not an end in itself, it’s a means to an end. As you all know, knowledge is power. When you acquire knowledge you have to make [a] difference in someone’s life.”

Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Sunnyside) echoed these sentiments. “Never forget there are people on the lad-der that you can pull up because you are an educated person,” she said. “And that’s the true happiness of being educated – that you can help someone else.”

Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718)

357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected] or @JNStraw-bridge.

Astoria Symphony Appoints New Music DirectorBy Jackie StrawBridgeStaff Writer

The Astoria Symphony Orchestra baton has been passed.

Maestro David Stech, who has been working as Resident Conductor of the Astoria Symphony Orchestra since 2011, will take over as music director for the 2014-15 season.

Stech will be the orchestra’s sec-ond music director, taking over from Maestro Silas Huff, who founded the Astoria Symphony in 2002.

“I am delighted that the Board of Directors has selected David to be the new Music Direc-tor,” Huff said. “He will do extraordinary things in Asto-ria, and under his leadership the orchestra will grow and do great work.”

When he takes over, Stech said he intends to explore the orchestra’s stylistic range. He hopes to wade further into the standard French repertoire, and also to introduce more operatic literature, due to his own ex-tensive experience conducting opera.

“That’s part of my strengths – that’s something I add to the future of this group,” Stech said.

A former organist, trombonist and singer, Stech holds posts as staff con-ductor of the New York Lyric Opera and vocal coach and pianist at the Manhattan School of Music, among several other positions throughout the east coast.

Stech said he is looking forward not only to working more closely with the Astoria Symphony Orchestra players,

but also to increased interaction with Astoria audiences.

“[The Music Director] has a special role as an interface between the com-munity – the people in the audience – and the ensemble itself. I even like on occasion to talk to the audience from the podium,” he said.

During his time as Resident Con-ductor, Stech noticed that Astoria Symphony audiences are diverse in backgrounds, ages and musical experi-ences. “Which is wonderful to see, it’s something I didn’t expect,” he said.

“This community clearly loves its orchestra,” Stech added, “and I am honored to lead them. The Astoria Symphony Orchestra is such a great group of musicians … If you haven’t heard this orchestra, you should – you will love our music.”

Sunday evening marks the final performance of the 2013-14 season – “Broadway, Astoria!” will feature the Astoria Symphonic Choir in a selec-tion of show tune standards. The 2014-15 season, with Stech at the podium, is tentatively slated to begin in October.

Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected] or @JNStraw-bridge.

Bowling League Prize Money StolenBy LuiS grondaStaff Writer

Bowling league members who thought they were collecting their prize money were in for a big surprise.

Three individuals stole about $27,000 worth of prize money for a bowling league at the Cozy Bowl in Ozone Park.

Police describe the individuals as three, Black men between the ages of

18 and early 20s. Law enforcement offi-

cials said the suspects went to the bowling alley the night money was to be col-lected for a league that plays at the Ozone Park establish-ment. They were shown the room where the money is kept, before taking it and leaving out the back door, cops said.

Police have not yet made an arrest for the burglary. One sus-pect was questioned in relation to the incident, but was deemed not to be involved in the incident.

Cops have obtained surveillance footage of the burglary and will re-lease it to the public very soon, in order to let everyone know who they are looking for.

The Cozy Bowl did not respond to requests for comment about the inci-dent by press time.

Reach Luis Gronda at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 127, [email protected], or @luisgronda.

Park Clean UpPhoto by JACKIE StRAWbRIDGE

Members of the Corona Cadets, Corona Leos and Corona Commu-nity Ambulance Corps helped the CB4 Green Team during their clean-up of William F. Moore Park last Saturday.

Oscar Ruiz-Santos (left) and Marilyn Ferrer (right) received their high school equivalency diplomas at the Queens Library gradua-tion ceremony last Friday.

David Stech

Photo by JACKIE StRAWbRIDGE

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS IN-DEX # 21398/11 FILED: 03/04/2014 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. DB50 2007-1 TRUST, Plaintiff against Unknown heirs at law of Rosa Arboleda, and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to the plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally de-scribed and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, de-scendants, executors, admin-istrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit-tees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, de-scendants, executors, admin-istrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit-tees, lienors, and assignees, all of them whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to the plaintiff; Opteum Financial Services, LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., City of New York Environmental Control Board, The People of the State of New York, and “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 being foreclosed herein, Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NO-TICE 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 FORECLO-S U R E P R O C E E D I N G AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDG-MENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN AT-TORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUM-MONS AND PROTEC T YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY

WILL NOT STOP THIS FORE-CLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE AN-SWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORT-GAGE 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 com-plaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plain-tiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this sum-mons, 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 AC TION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Opteum Finan-cial Services, LLC,., which was recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS where the property is located on July 19, 2006, in Liber/Reel/Book/Instrument/CRFN 2006000410665. Said mortgage was then assigned to GMAC Mortgage, LLC, on July 11, 2007 and the Assign-ment of Mortgage was re-corded in the office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS where the property is located on August 22, 2007, in Liber/Reel/Book/Instrument/CRFN 2007000435930. Said mort-gage was further assigned to HIH No.1, LLC, on November 14, 2008, and recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on November 25, 2008, in CRFN 2008000454460. Said mortgage was further assigned to Plaintiff, on December 2, 2010; and the Assignment of Mortgage was recorded in the Clerk’s Office where the prop-erty is located on January 28, 2 0 1 1 i n C R F N 2011000033783, covering premises known as 167-01 116th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11434 (Block: 12342 Lot: 147). The relief sought in the within action is a final judg-ment 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. Thomas D. Raffaele, a Justice of the Su-preme Court of the State of

New York, dated February 4, 2014, and filed along with the supporting papers in the office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on March 4, 2014. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. BLOCK: 12342 LOT: 147 said premises known as 167-01 116th Avenue, Ja-maica, NY 11434. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED 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 mort-gage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness im-mediately 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: Entire princi-pal Balance in the amount of $412,000.00 with interest from July 1, 2006 at the rate of 6.500%. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY POR-TION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DIS-PUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDG-MENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICA-TION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PE-RIOD, 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 LI-ABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PUR-POSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORE-CLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it care-fully. SUMMONS AND COM-PLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclo-sure action, you may lose your home. Please read the sum-mons and complaint carefully.

You should immediately con-tact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain ad-vice on how to protect your-self. SOURCES OF INFORMA-TION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to be-come informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agen-cies, and non-profit organiza-tions 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 main-tained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us 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 con-tract 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. Sec-tion 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 at-torney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Send-ing a payment to your mort-gage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERV-ING A COPY OF THE AN-SWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF MORT-GAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES, Attor-neys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Our File #22384________________________Ebiz Connect LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/7/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail

process to 5011 38th St., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: General.________________________Stone Expo & Cabinetry LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/8/11. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 36-07 Bud Pl, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: General.________________________Ziena Construction LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 5/30/14. Off. Loc.: Queens County, SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 120-47 234th Street, Cambria Heights, NY 11411. General Purpose.________________________SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE: Index No. 2088-2014 Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens: Estate of Marguerite Guiller, by Admin-istrators, Carole Anne Lessard and Carmen Chabot Harker, Plaintiffs, against Jeffrey Dar-ling, Anthony Burrison, 172 Covert, LLC, Yaron Zarka, Enterprise Title Agency, Inc, Joseph S. DeGaetano, Esq, First American Title Insurance Company, Roshida McLeod, John Doe #1 acting as Pierre Guiller, John Doe #2 acting as Josua Crossland, Khalid Omair Abbasi, Esq, John Doe #3 and John Doe #4, Defendants. To the above named Defendants John Doe #1 acting as Pierre Guiller, John Doe #2 acting as Josua Crossland: 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 sum-mons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty days after the service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the state, or, within 30 days after comple-tion of service where service is made in any other manner. 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 TO DEFENDANTS John Doe #1 acting as Pierre Guiller, John Doe #2 acting as Josua Cross-land – the relief sought in this action is to “quiet title” by ob-taining a judicial order voiding deeds of August 1, 2001, and December 11, 2013, that are alleged to be fraudulent that affect the title to possession of and the use or enjoyment of real property located at 114-04 144th Street, Queens, NY 11436, a/k/a Block 11973, Lot 116. This SUPPLEMENTAL

SUMMONS and NOTICE is served by publication pursu-ant to Order of HON. VAL-ERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.S.C., dated May 19, 2014. SLAVIN & SLAVIN, ESQS. Attorneys for Plaintiff 450 7th Ave, #3300 NY NY 10123-3300 (646) 233-0656.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on JAN 10 2014 bearing Index Number NC-001184-13/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Karen (Last) Paik My present name is (First) Karahm (Last) Paik aka Ka Rahm Paik My present address is 41-20 162nd Street, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11358 My place of birth is Korea My date of birth is March 02, 1993________________________

Notice of Formation of AU-DIONAUGHT SOUND LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/13. Office Location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The registered agent of the limited liability company whom pro-cess against it may be served is United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose._______________________

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on APR 10 2014 bearing Index Number NC-001163-13/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Tayquan (Middle) Rye (Last) Shields My pres-ent name is (First) Tayquan (Middle) Ryeshim (Last) Shields aka Tayquan Shields aka Tayquan R Sihelds My present address is 135-23 233rd Street, Laurelton, NY 11422 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is August 25, 1992________________________Notice is hereby given that a license, #TBA has been ap-plied for Rung Chareon Sub Inc. DBA 8 Paet Rio to sell beer, wine and/or liquor at retail in a restaurant. For on premises consumption under ABC law at 81-10 Broadway Elmhurst NY 11373.


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Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chair of the City Council Education Committee, said last week at a City Hall hearing that he opposes Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) programs in high schools.

JROTC was founded through the National Defense Act of 1916. Its mis-sion today is to teach subjects such as physical fitness, critical and creative thinking and effective communication.

“Although they’re prohibited from directly recruiting, the whole glori-fication of war is what I object to,” Dromm said. “If it were for adults, it’d be different. But these [programs] are for children.”

JROTC is not designed to func-tion as a recruitment tool, although it offers enlistment incentives, such as advanced enlistment rank. JROTC students – referred to as cadets – can also receive an award for recruiting classmates into JROTC.

Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows has one of the largest JROTC programs in the nation. According to Lt. Col. Albert Lahood, senior army instructor with Francis Lewis JROTC, very few of his cadets go into the mili-tary after graduation.

This year, of the 123 graduating ca-

Education Chair Opposes Junior ROTC

dets at Francis Lewis, seven will enlist.Funding for JROTC comes jointly

from the City and the Federal govern-ment. The curriculum is designed by the military, and covers public speak-ing, American History, geography and first aid, among many other topics.

Cadets might also participate in programs ranging from community service trips and science camps to rappelling, drill formation and air rifle competitions. Prohibited JROTC training includes live firing of rifles and tactical training, such as patrol-ling and ambushing.

Barbara Harris is a former City pub-lic school teacher. In a letter released through her organization, Granny Peace Brigade, she asked, “how does the City Council and the NYC Dept.

of Education justify the display of facsimile guns and weapons in school assemblies, parades, drills and school events when there is a regula-tion of zero tolerance for such weapons in schools or on school grounds?”

Lahood described JROTC not as a milita-ristic endeavor, but as a means to build better students.

“We provide students a good grounding for suc-

cess in whatever they do,” Lahood said, adding that for the two years he has been at Francis Lewis, JROTC had a 100 percent graduation rate, exceeding the school’s overall graduation rate.

“From things as simple as time management, to what I personally think is one of the most important, is self-motivation and to break that cycle of procrastination,” Lahood added.

Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flush-ing), who represents the district where Francis Lewis lies, said, “the JROTC program has been beneficial to many students who reside within my district, as it provides these young people with a career option to explore. Not only does JROTC training serve to prepare future leaders for a possible career with the greatest military the world

has ever seen, but it also teaches valu-able life skills, teamwork and a sense of discipline that can be employed in any aspect of that person’s young life.”

For Dromm, a major problem with JROTC is that “oftentimes these stu-dents come from lower income com-munities that don’t see any other al-ternatives to getting out of poverty or into college without these types of pro-grams, and that’s what’s unfortunate.”

“We should have similar programs for students that promote peace and offer them scholarships, rather than have this type of program in our high schools,” Dromm added.

As of press time, the Dept. of Edu-cation could not confirm what per-centage of City JROTC cadets are mi-nority students.

Dromm said he has observed JROTC programs in action in Staten Island and at Francis Lewis High School, although he has had no direct contact with JROTC instructors.

“I have no relationship with the military,” he said.

Alongside Francis Lewis, three oth-er Queens high schools offer JROTC: Long Island City High School, Avia-tion High School in Long Island City and John Bowne High School in Flushing.

Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected] or @JNStrawbridge.

Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows has one of the largest JROTC programs in the nation.

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Like the neighborhood that it serves, the volunteer group Friends of Gantry Neighborhood Parks is grow-ing and changing.

Early this month, Friends of Gan-

Friends Of Gantry Expands Missiontry announced that it will expand to form the Hunters Point Parks Con-servancy. This new organization’s mission incorporates the needs of residents coming into Hunters Point as it develops, and its goals include preserving the area’s waterfront, green spaces and parks – namely

the Hunters Point South Park that opened 2013.

Bill Bylewski, president of Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, said that he hopes the group will “turn our water-front parks into a spectacular front lawn for the community.”

“The agencies that oversee our parks have limited re-sources, and if we are to make the most of these neighborhood treasures, we need to make our neighbors aware of how impor-tant their contribu-tions are to ensure that these parks remain active and well main-tained amenities,” Bylewski said.

An all-volunteer group of residents formed Friends of Gantry in 1998, when Gantry Plaza State Park first opened to the public. Its mission has been to care for and beau-tify the waterfront park and surround-ing neighborhood.

The friends group has organized events and concerts in the park, along with It’s My Park Day events, and has worked alongside the park’s staff to maintain the gardens.

Last Saturday, the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy held an unveiling

ceremony, with attendees including Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Maspeth), Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), Council-man Costa Constantinides (D-Asto-ria) and a representative from the of-fice of Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Sunnyside).

According to Christian Amez, chair of development, fund-raising and finance for Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, the ex-panded group aims to bring the public into their program of ac-tion.

“We are invit-ing all residents and stakeholders of the growing Hunters Point village to have a voting say on what we

should bring to the new city park, or improve on at the state park,” Amez said.

The group will hold a meeting on June 11 at 7 p.m. at the City Lights Building, 4-74 48th Ave. Interested parties can keep abreast of the con-servancy’s schedule by visiting www.facebook.com/hunterspointparks.

Reach Jackie Strawbridge at (718) 357-7400, Ext. 128, [email protected] or @JNStrawbridge.

By LuiS grondaStaff Writer

A gasoline smell forced an evacu-ation of a Maspeth middle school on Monday morning.

FDNY responded to a call of a gas odor at around 9 a.m. June 2 at the Martin Luther School on Maspeth Avenue.

A FDNY spokesperson said they did not find a gas leak or the cause of the odor, but they flushed out the school’s sewer system and conclud-ed their investigation around 10:30 a.m.

The school’s spokesperson, Kelli Westfal, said the students were evac-uated to the nearby St. Stanislaus Church, where they stayed for about

Gas Smell Forces School Evacuation

an hour, before being dismissed for the day.

Westfal described it as smelling like “gasoline that you put in your car.”

She said the kids were calm during the evacuation and did not panic.

“They’ve done fire drills and stuff like that before so they were fine,” Westfal said.

Although they did not go back to class, the school was open for class at its normal 8 a.m. starting time the next day, Westfal said.

“The safety of the children is fore-most and we just wanted to get them out of the building,” she said.


“We are inviting all residents and stake-holders of the growing Hunters Point village to have a voting say on what we should bring to the new city park, or improve on at the state park.”

-Christian Amez


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RobbeRy- The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identi-fying and locating two suspects, one male and one female, wanted in con-nection to a robbery.

At 3:20 p.m. on May 27, in the vicinity of 153rd Avenue and 88th Street, the victim, a 73-year-old female, was walking on the sidewalk with a cart of gro-ceries when an unknown female approached her from behind and took the victim’s pocketbook from the cart. The pocketbook contained $100, a trac cell phone and assorted per-sonal items. An unknown male then punched the vic-tim in the face, causing her to fall to the ground. The victim sustained a laceration to her ear and abrasions to her arm. The victim was transported to Jamaica hospital and treated for her injuries.

The suspects are described as fol-lows: a thin-build Black female, ap-proximately 18-years-old, last seen wearing a vest, and a thin-build Black male, approximately 18-years-old, last seen wearing dark clothing and tan cargo shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit www.nypd-crimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

RobbeRy- The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating two male suspects wanted in connec-tion with a robbery.

At 11:30 p.m. on April 24, the suspects approached a male victim, 47, on 115th Street in a silver Dodge mini-van. The two suspects exited the vehicle and approached the victim as he was walking toward his house. They demanded his money, property and keys to his vehicle, a 2014 black Range Rover. One of the suspects produced a black firearm. The victim complied and the suspects fled with the victim’s watch, $500, iPhone, credit cards and vehicle. No injuries were reported.

The suspects are described as two Hispanic adult males last seen wearing black masks, black jackets and blue jeans.


bank RobbeRy- The NYPD is

asking for the public’s assistance in locating a male suspect wanted in con-nection to a bank robbery.

At 3:30 p.m. on May 27, a suspect entered HSBC Bank located at 22-15 43 Ave., approached a bank teller, passed a demand note and fled the

bank with $4,262. No in-juries were reported and no weapon was involved.

The suspect is described as a heavy build Hispanic Male, 30- to 35-years-old, 6’0” and 230 lbs. with a mustache.

Anyone with informa-tion is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-tips, visit

www.nypdcrimestop-pers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

buRglaRy- The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identify-ing and locating two suspects wanted in connection to two burglaries.

At 2:52 a.m. on May 28, the two suspects entered a dental office located at 94-24 63rd Drive and fled with no proceeds. At 3:18 a.m., the suspects entered Petland Discounts, located at 94-18 63rd Drive, where they removed birds and bird cages. These items were later recovered.

The suspects were both described as white males, 17 to 20 years old, ap-proximately 5’8 to 5’11 tall, and were both seen wearing a light colored t-shirt.


Collision investigation- At 1:40 p.m. on May 27, police re-sponded to a call about a car explosion on the eastbound Grand Central park-way at Exit 4 for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Upon arrival, officers were in-formed that a 2010 Toyota Highlander was traveling eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway when it ran over a piece of metal in the roadway. The piece of metal caused an ignition of the gas tank. The driver, a 26-year-old male, and a passenger, a 25-year-old female, were able to flee from the vehi-cle and were transported to New York Hospital Queens in stable condition. The other passenger, identified as Dale Tulloch, 50, of Yonkers, was found dead in the back seat of the vehicle af-ter FDNY personnel extinguished the fire. The investigation is ongoing.

This suspect is want-ed in connection to a bank robbery within the confines of the 108th Precinct.



AIROZ LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/9/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is des-ignated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 87-28 130th St., Richmond Hill, NY 11418. General Purpose.________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 19 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000294-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Sarah (Last) Kang My present name is (First) Chan Hee (Last) Kang My present address is 6535A 224th Street, Bayside, NY 11364 My place of birth is Queens, NY My date of birth is September 04, 1995________________________Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on MAY 19 2014 bearing Index Number NC-000297-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office

of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Hannah (Last) Kang My present name is (First) Hying (Middle) Sim (Last) Kang aka Hying S Kang My present address is 6535A 224th Street, Bayside, NY 11364 My place of birth is South Korea My date of birth is April 01, 1961________________________Notice of Registration of Yeh and Company LLP, Cert. of Reg. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/6/14. Office loca-tion: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 21738 51st Ave., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________Notice of Formation of Lead-ers for Success a limited liabil-ity Company LLC:, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/07/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom

process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: United States Corporation Agents, INC. 2014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity. _______________________Sea Town Corona NY LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 8/9/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 262-16 59th Ave, Little Neck, NY 11362. General Purposes. ________________________File No.: 2013-1809/A CI-TATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT Shirley Griffin, Beverly John-son Hargrove, Du-Leesa Turner Morris, Bruce Turner, International Genealogical Search Inc., Attorney General of the State of New York, To: The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of BEA-TRICE STRONG, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of

residence and post office ad-dresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, dis-tributees or otherwise in the Estate of BEATRICE STRONG, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 175-25 138th Avenue, Jamaica NY 11434, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSEN-BLATT, 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 BEATRICE STRONG, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surro-gate’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 31st day of July, 2014 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administra-tor 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 $20,890.46 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connec-tion 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 pur-suant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim from International Genealogical Search Inc. in the amount

of $8,101.07 should not be paid; and why the claim from Shirley Griffin in the amount of $7,823.72 should not be paid; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not es-tablish 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 May, 2014 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 Margaret M. Gribbon 95-25 Queens Boulevard Clerk of the Sur-rogate’s Court 11th Floor Rego Park, New York 11374 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 for-mal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

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Small businesses in Queens are experiencing great successes, though challenges lie ahead, experts say.

Both Comptroller Scott Stringer and the Queens Economic Devel-opment Corporation said that the small business market is operating strongly in Queens at the moment, having recovered significantly from the recent Great Recession. However, the impact from Superstorm Sandy, the lack of housing and a need for more infrastructure are all problems that have to be solved to keep busi-ness booming.

According to Rob MacKay, direc-tor of public relations, marketing and tourism at the QEDC, there are about 45,000 small businesses in the Borough, with many of them centered in different economic hubs. These hubs - Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing, Jackson Heights and Jamaica - are doing well and continue to be flourishing neighborhoods. Some new economic centers are popping up too, such as Ridgewood, which is picking up the spillover from Williamsburg and Bushwick in Brooklyn.

Areas hit hard by Superstorm Sandy at the end of 2012 are still struggling, but recovery funds have started flowing towards those com-munities, setting them up for an improved standing this year.

“The Rockaways is still in recov-ery mode, but this year is going to be much better than last year. The money actually came through that was promised to them by the govern-ment,” MacKay said.

According to Stringer, who spoke at the Queens Tribune’s Small Business Achievement Awards breakfast on May 20, the focus of the economy for today and the future lies in high-tech and in the City’s immigrant community.

Just like New York used to con-duct most of its business at the port and then in manufacturing, its path forward is in computing, program-ming and high technology, a field that has been booming in Long Island City for the last decade.

“When you become a programmer or coder, the first job pay scale you have is a $60,000-$70,000 per year job,” Stringer said. “Today, young people want to be around a table in shared office space, with a laptop and an iPad, and they want to invent and they want to be creative.”

Although Silicon Valley still leads the nation in software development, the Comptroller argued that New York has the creativity that is pushing high-tech businesses forward.

Small Business Going Strong In Queens

“You know why they need us in New York City? Our young people represent the creativity, the media, the marketing, the special sauce that drives a lot of these businesses,” he said.

To make sure that Queens and the City keep up with the rest of the world, Stringer called for additional broadband infrastructure through-out the five boroughs. Improving connectivity will help small busi-nesses work with others and grow into medium-sized businesses. He added that in the digital era, any small business could become an international company, especially in such a diverse city.

“We speak 170 different languag-es from 200 countries. Suddenly, our diversity has become our true strength,” Stringer said.

MacKay agreed that Queens’ di-versity is one of its greatest strengths, giving the market a level of variety not found anywhere else.

“We have so many different tastes, people with different ethnic backgrounds. You can almost always find a market,” he said.

One of the biggest challenges the City faces, Stringer said, is the lack of affordable housing. Due to rent de-regulation, the number of apartments that small business owners can afford to live in is dwindling. The Comptrol-ler said this trend has to be reversed if Queens is to remain as a powerful economic home for small business.

“If we’re going to build our small businesses and our communities, we can’t just have a city for the very, very wealthy with enclaves for the very, very poor and nothing in between,” he said. “We’re going to lose so many of our diverse entrepreneurs from around the world. That goes counter to the New York experience. If we keep the kids we already have here, what city is posed to be global? It’s us.”


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The Comptroller’s View: Outlook For Queens Businesses Is Positive

By New york State Comptroller thomaS p. DiNapoli

Queens, New York is unlike any other place in the country. It is the single most diversely populated county in the United States. Of the 2.3 million residents who call Queens home, nearly half are immi-grants from more than 120 countries around the world. This blend of

cultures has helped make Queens the success story it is today.

My office recently released a re-port on the Queens economy, high-lighting the borough’s resiliency. The report shows that Queens has rebounded strongly from the reces-sion. More jobs have been added than were lost during the recession. There are almost 500,000 available private sector jobs, a record high for the borough.

As fiduciary of the $176 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), I am always on the lookout for new and excit-ing opportunities to invest in New York State-based businesses that are looking to grow and expand in our state.

Keeping the pension fund healthy and strong in order to provide a secure retirement for the more than one million members of the New York State and Local Retirement System is a first priority. But when we can make smart investments in New York’s businesses, it’s a win for the Fund and a win

State Comptroller thomas DiNapoli speaks during the Small Business achievement awards breakfast on may 20 at Queens Col-lege.

for New York’s local communities. We’ve found some good opportuni-ties in Queens.

The Fund’s In-State Private Eq-uity Program has invested millions in Queens businesses - helping them stay and expand in New York. And, through our partnership with the New York Business Development Program, we’ve loaned millions to small businesses in Queens for

working capital, equipment or real property.

There is still work to do in Queens as the recovery process continues, but the outlook is posi-tive. I encourage business owners in Queens to visit our website www.osc.state.ny.us to learn more about the programs available to help their business grow and keep the borough of Queens strong.

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the businesses who received Small Business achievement awards at the Queens Tribune’s breakfast on may 20 gather for a group photo with publisher michael Nussbaum. these businesses’ stories are told in this issue.

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BY JORDAN GIBBONSStaff Writer

Since 2004, Stan Zavulunov of Rego Park has been building a foundation in Forest Hills, serving the community through his two pharmacies. In 2011, he merged the two locations into the larger Continental Pharmacy.

Zavulunov has implemented several services that larger chain pharmacies do not offer to cater to his customers. He offers health screenings, free delivery service and local house calls to his elderly customers. A lot of his patients use respiratory drugs and he said he will make calls to instruct on proper use of a nebulizer, which is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for the treat-ment of cystic fibrosis, asthma and other respiratory diseases.

“We try to compete with bigger stores,” Zavulunov said. “We try to


Although somewhat of a new-comer, Absolutely Trophies has the business savvy, the customer service and the community relations to guarantee many years of success.

The Bayside business offers not just an expansive selection of tro-phies, awards, plaques and more, but it also gives Bell Boulevard an-other top-of-the-line company that contributes to the community in more ways than just economically.

Absolutely Trophies came under the ownership of Paul Williams in September 2011, who used to be a customer of the company under its previous owner. Williams ran a nonprofit for 23 years and used to buy trophies from the business. In 2009, the economic recession led Williams to become unemployed for 21 months. The previous owner offered him the business and he took a chance on it.

“He was having some medical is-sues and was thinking about getting out of the business,” Williams said. “I finally took him up on it, started the business three years ago and it’s been going well since then.”

Although Williams thought his ability as a computer consultant would not apply to the trophy busi-ness, his skills in graphic design,

desktop publishing, electronic communications and working with different images made for a good match.

The biggest challenges of getting Absolutely Trophies off the ground were updating it for the 21st century and building up enough credit to gain some momentum. The previous owner did not take advantage of com-puting and online technology, a situation that Williams revised to make Absolutely Trophies more efficient and open for future expansions.

“You have to be able to have the sales to drive your business, to get new technology, hire new people. That’s what my situation was, coming out of unemploy-ment after two years,” he said. “It was definitely a challenge. I was able to build up my credit and my distribu-tors worked with me pretty well.”

Three years later, Absolutely Tro-phies offers a wide variety of awards for any type of need. Whether it is for sports, school, religion, military service, talent or more, the Bayside business has it. The company has more than just traditional plaques and statues, though. Clocks, gavels, pens, plates, vases and similar pieces are also offered for those who want to give a gift that is off the beaten path.

“I never saw a trophy store as just

being a trophy store,” Williams said. “It’s really all those type of other, high-end pieces of recognition that you give to people. A trophy is any-thing you give as an award. Those are all symbols of recognition.”

Williams said that the factors that keep people coming back to Abso-lutely Trophies and recommending it to their friends are the business’ fast turnaround and dedicated customer service. With work done in-house and through some reliable partners, he said that the company can get a project done in 24 to 36 hours. The quick and friendly ser-

vice helps to keep their customers and leads to more referrals, ac-cording to Williams.

“Customers are number one. You have to keep your customers happy. We can’t make everyone happy all the time, but we try. If a customer’s really unhappy, we give them a refund,” he said.

Absolutely Trophies has also engrained itself in the Bayside community, with Williams tak-ing his passion for handball and his familiarity with nonprofits to support various high school teams in the area. He acts as a sponsor for talented handball players for YMCA scholarships. Williams added that he greatly enjoys being part of the Bayside community and hopes to be part of it for many

more years.“I love it. I love coming to work

every day. Coming to work in Bay-side, the sun is shining most of the time, people are friendly. It’s a great community,” he said. “We’ve been in business for three years. I like the business and I hope to be in business a lot longer and hire more people.”

Absolutely Trophies is located at 47-32 Bell Blvd. For more informa-tion, call (718) 279-4698 or visit www.absolutelytrophies.com.


Absolutely Trophies: Looking To The Future For Small Businesses

stand out with the services we pro-vide by going the extra mile.”

Being from Tashkent, Uzbeki-stan, Zavulunov also helps his Rus-sian-speaking customers when they require translation assistance. Re-cently, a few customers had trouble filling out legal forms, which were in English. He helped them translate and complete the forms.

In 1991, Zavulunov immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 11, a few months before the fall of the Soviet Union. They came to New York with the hope for a life of opportunity and religious freedom.

In 2002, he graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in pharmacy. Two years later, he opened his first pharmacy, B & S Pharmacy and Surgical in Forest Hills.

Continental is a traditional, fam-ily-oriented small business as Zavu-lunov’s mother, Elenora, also works at the pharmacy. She is a certified fitter for medical products such as

compression stockings, back braces and post-operative mastectomy fittings.

Zavulunov is always looking for new ways to help his customers and get noticed for his reli-able service.

“Our customers ap-preciate that and keep us in business despite the hardships the pri-vate pharmacy sector has been facing,” he said. “We plan on introducing more and continuing to improve our services to the community.”

Zavulunov said he is in the early stages of working on a plan to team up with nonprofit medical facilities in the Jamaica area. He hopes to work out a deal to provide more services to Queens residents free of charge.

Continental Pharmacy is located

Continental Pharmacy:Local Business Focuses On Customer Service

at 7117 Austin St., Forest Hills. For more information, call (718) 544-7300.


Michael Nussbaum (left) presented a Small Business Achievement Award to Stan Zavu-lunov (right) of Continental Pharmacy.

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PhOtO BY WALtER KARLING Queens Tribune Publisher Michael Nuss-baum (left) presented a Small Business Achievement Award to Paul Williams (right) of Absolutely trophies.



By Luis GrondaStaff Writer

George and Maria Rodriguez are a classic example of realizing the American Dream.

Migrating to the United States from their native Argentina, George and Maria have established one of the premier designer glass compa-nies in New York City.

They have owned and operated GMD Industries since it opened in 1982, offering service in the etch-ing industry for glass, mirror, stone, plastic and metal.

The couple operated a similar company in their homeland before moving to the U.S. in 1975, and used that experience to start their own business.

George said that they worked in another company during their first days in the States to learn how things work in this country compared to Argentina.

“When we came here, we wanted to be acquainted to how the country operates so we can run the business here,” he said.

George said the big difference between the two countries is that the volume at which they sell their product is much higher in the

United States because more people are interested in buying the designer glass that they make at their College Point-based factory.

GMD Industries has shown tre-mendous growth in the years since it was founded, George said. When it first started, the company consisted of himself and Maria and they rent-ed a warehouse where they could do their work. Now, the company consists of 10 employees and they own the 15,000-square-foot building it calls its headquarters.

Because they had already owned a similar glass company in Argenti-na, it was not too difficult to operate the company in a new country.

“All we had to do is implement what we knew. We offered our items to everybody: architects, interior designers, general contractors and so on,” George said. “They had interest in what we did and orders started coming in.”

They were able to garner cus-tomer’s interests by distributing free samples to companies. Glass etching was a popular item to buy back when they first started, so that also helped to draw interest, George said.

GMD used to do more work for residential houses in their earlier days, but now, according to George,

about 80 percent of the designs they make are for commercial buildings and business.

The reason for the increase, he said, is the housing market has de-clined in New York over the years and creating designs for commercial properties is where the money is at right now.

“The times made residential a little more quiet for the simple rea-son that the work is not out there. People don’t have the same standard of living as they used to,” he said.

One project they are working on right now is designing for jew-

elry giant Tiffany & Co. George could not get into the specifics of the project, but he did say they are do-ing designs for their stores worldwide.

George said that much of their competition in their field have gone out of busi-ness in recent years while GMD has stayed afloat. The reason for their survival is because of the familiarity their customers have with their work.

“From 1982 we are in business, so everybody and their mother knows us,” he

said. “If they need something, instead of going to somebody new, they will go to somebody they know.”

George said he and his wife are still very hands-on with their com-pany, answering customer inquiries themselves and delivering the prod-uct as well if it is necessary.

GMD Industries is located at 129-20 18th Ave. in College Point. Their phone number is (718) 445-8779. They can also be found online at gmdindustries.com.


GMD Industries: A Queens Powerhouse In Glass Etching

By Jordan GiBBonsStaff Writer

Kanta Electric is a third-genera-tion electrical contracting firm that has left its footprint all over New York City. In 1991, Prakash Kapadia started the company in Woodside. He is now the president, and his two sons, Parag, assistant controller, and Paras, project engineer in the estimating department, help him run the company.

Most of Kanta’s work is con-tracted through the City and State governments and a good portion of their work is done in schools through contracts with the School Construc-tion Authority, Parag said. For one of these contracts, they installed new fire alarms and P.A. systems, and upgraded the auditorium electrical system at Jamaica High School.

In the last couple of years, Kanta completed a contract for the Port Authority at LaGuardia Airport dur-ing the redevelopment for Delta’s C and D terminals.

They also completed a project for American Airlines at John F. Kennedy International Airport. They have

installed a state-of-the-art emergency generator system throughout Ameri-can Airlines’ entire terminal.

Kanta also played a role in the construction of 2 Gotham Center, currently under construction in Long Island City, which will replace the unused Queens Plaza Municipal Parking Garage with a mixed-use office facility.

“We formed in Queens and we’ve always been a part of Queens,” Parag said.

A large amount of the work they are doing now is in the Bronx, as sev-eral large jobs have come their way. They are approaching the completion of a three to four year job, upgrading the electrical infrastruc-ture at the Bronx Fa m i l y- C r i m i n a l Courthouse, which is a fully operational building, 24 hours a day.

“It’s very chal-lenging,” Parag said. “We have to make sure the work that we do doesn’t affect the workers in the building at all times.”

They are currently in a partner-ship with the Dormitory Authority of New York in the redevelopment of the Bronx Psychiatric Center. Kanta is focused on providing the power needed to run the project’s state-of-the-art facilities, with an emphasis on efficiency and sustain-ability. There are four new buildings

under construction, which can cause a variety of complications, Parag said. The facilities are slated to be complete in August 2015.

In 2007, one of their most sig-nificant jobs was when they were selected as the first electrical con-tractor in New York City to install building-mounted windmills at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

“It proved we had the capacity to take on large, alternate energy projects,” Parag said.

They followed that up with the installation of a roof solar panel sys-tem for the New York City Economic Development Corporation at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.

More recently, they have been expanding into the private sector by getting contracts from large management firms such as UBS Financial Services.

“We’re proud to be a third genera-tion electrical construction company,” Parag said. “We have the right team for the work; we’re heavily focused on growth. It’s been a great journey.”


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Photo By WaLter KarLinGParas Kapadia accepting a small Business achieve-ment award on behalf of Kanta electric.

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A new small business is hoping to clean up the cleaning industry.

Pa’lante Green Cleaning is a worker-owned cooperative whose mission is to create stable jobs with living wages while providing high quality, eco-friendly cleaning services.

Pa’lante was founded with the help of Make the Road New York, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Latino and working class communi-ties through organizing, education, resources and policy innovation. Make the Road New York has 14,000 members across the City and provides services such as adult education, legal and health resources, community organizing and advocacy.

In 2009, the nonprofit began offering workforce development services, with the objective to connect residents with jobs and training op-portunities, and to provide expanded workers’ rights and occupational safety training. It was from this initia-tive that Pa’lante was born.

In helping to form Pa’lante, Make the Road New York’s goal was to create a worker-owned co-op where 100 percent of the profits go to the workers, and all decisions are made among worker-owners democratically.

“It’s an environment where [the worker-owners] are able to make de-cisions together, so they have a say in the business and how it’s run,” said Saduf Syal, co-op developer with Make the Road New York.

Syal added that the worker co-op model is already well-established in some Latin American countries,

so many members have prior ex-perience in or knowledge about that setting.

Co-op president Blanca Pal-omeque said that through a co-op, “we can stop the exploitation that many of us have experienced work-ing in individual jobs or with other companies. As worker-owners, we are protected by the cooperative.”

According to Syal, the benefits of working for a co-op extend out-side of the workday as well.

“I think that that’s really em-powering,” she said. “We can already see with workers coming in how it’s changed dynamics at home, with families, that practice of democracy is extended beyond the workplace.”

Sustainability is the founda-tion of Pa’lante’s mission – the co-op hopes to create sustainable jobs with living wages, sustain-able relationships with clients and sustainable, safe and eco-friendly cleaning products.

“Pa’lante” is a Spanish word that translates roughly to “for-ward.” The name embodies both the worker-owners’ personal histo-ries as immigrants and the co-op’s focus on the future.

“[Our mission is] to grow, both in terms of gaining more clients and having more jobs, as well as one day opening the cooperative for more members and that way creating more jobs for our com-munity,” Palomeque said.

For now, the co-op has 15 members.

Pa’lante is located at 92-10 Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights, and can be reached at (347) 845-6674 or [email protected].

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Pa’lante Green Cleaning:

Michael Nussbaum (left), Queens Tribune publisher, presented a Small Business achievement award to Blanca Palomeque of Pa’lante green cleaning and Saduf Syal (right) of Make the road New york.

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Investors Bank is an indepen-dent, full-service community bank, serving a wide range of customers since 1926. The bank is known for serving business, commercial real estate, nonprofit and local govern-ment customers. At Investors Bank, business bankers understand the unique challenges and opportuni-ties associated with managing a company in today’s market.

Investors Bank is experiencing significant growth while remaining financially strong and well capital-ized, having more than $16.4 billion in assets and a network of more than 125 branches. Investors deliver a full range of deposit, lending and cash management services to keep companies moving forward. In ad-dition, its Charitable Foundation supports local and statewide orga-nizations that enhance the quality of life in the communities the bank serves.

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As a New York-based company, EmblemHealth has been serving local businesses for more than 75 years. EmblemHealth respects their community’s demand for afford-able, high-quality health coverage. They are strongly committed to providing value to New York’s small business customers.

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Health Republic is leading the way in member-led healthcare. Their not-for-profit member-led model is unparalleled and revolu-tionizing healthcare in NY. Their forward-thinking wellness initia-tives, such as e-visits with doctors and access to alternative medicine, are helping change the face of health care now and for future generations.

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A number of businesses took on sponsorship roles during the Queens Tribune’s Small Business Achievement Award breakfast presentation at Queens College on May 20. These businesses have taken on roles as community partners, looking to help the area through their investment in pro-grams and services.

being a single branch bank in 1895, NYCB still maintains the feeling of a community and values each customer. New York Commercial Bank has 272 branches throughout the New York City metro area and in New Jersey, Ohio, Florida and Arizona, including New York Com-mercial Bank.

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(Right): Stringer and State Comp-troller Tom DiNapoli shared a moment to discuss their experi-ences during the breakfast event. (Bottom): City Comptroller Scott Stringer addressed a packed house at the Small Business Achievement Awards breakfast at Queens College on May 20, discussing the state of the economy and its impact on small businesses in Queens.

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TNA Wrestling star Gail Kim has established herself as one of the most prominent woman wrestlers in the industry today.

From her time in the WWE, to be-coming the first and longest reigning Knockouts champion in TNA, Kim has accomplished her dream of becoming a wrestler.

According to Kim, or Gail Kim-Irvine outside the squared circle, she has been a big wrestling fan since she was a kid. While attending college in her native Toronto, Canada, she decided to eschew her college education and instead train to be in the wrestling business.

Kim-Irvine trained under well-known wrestling trainer Ron Hutchin-son, who has taught other Canadian wrestlers like Edge, Christian and Trish Stratus. She made her wrestling debut in 2000 and eventually started at the WWE in 2002, after spending time at Ohio Valley Wrestling, which was essentially their minor league system prior to pro-

Gail Kim Rises As TNA Wrestling Starmotion to the main organization.

She is now on her second stint in TNA, also making two trips to the WWE.

Kim-Irvine describes the difference between the two organizations as “night and day,” saying TNA allows her to showcase her in-ring talent rather than focus solely on her beauty.

“For someone like me, my talent lays out in the ring,” she said in an interview with the Queens Tribune.

Three wrestlers in particular have served as big influences in her career, according to Kim-Irvine. The first is Nora Benshoof, better known as Molly Holly in the wrestling world. Kim-Irvine said she recognized her talents and introduced her to WWE officials that eventually gave her the first big break of her career.

Rey Mysterio Jr. was the inspiration for her high-flying wrestling style that she uses in the ring today, she said.

While she precluded it as a bit of a sore subject, Kim-Irvine said Chris Benoit also inspired her during his career. She emulated his microphone style and his ability to cut good pro-

mos in the ring. Benoit was a former WWE and WCW superstar who killed his wife and son and then committed suicide in 2007.

The wrestling lifestyle does not leave time for other activities, Kim-Irvine said, although it is something she was expecting when she got into the business.

“This is the way I know life,” she said. “It’s hard to schedule or plan ahead.”

Kim-Irvine and her husband, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, do manage to see each other whenever the opportunity arises, she said.

As for what is left in her wrestling career, she is not sure when retirement will come, but she said when it comes time to hang up the boots, she would like to become a trainer and help young wrestlers get their career started.

“One thing I’ve always said is that I want to retire when I’m on top,” Kim-Irvine said.

TNA will host their very first event in New York City, taping three IMPACT episodes on June 25-27 at the Grand Ballroom in Manhattan. The company recently scheduled three more IMPACT tapings at the same venue, scheduled for August 5-7.

The Indo-Caribbean Federation will celebrate its 29th Annual East In-dian Arrival Day on June 8 at Smokey Park in Richmond Hill.

The ancestors of East Indians left the shores of India 176 years ago to seek a better life in the Caribbean. Although the ancestors faced un-imaginable hardships, they were com-forted in their traditions and morals. Through oppression, the ancestors held to their faiths and beliefs with steadfastness. The adversities they faced did not stop them from passing their rich heritage and culture to their children. From a strong work ethic, to the respect of the elderly, Indo-Caribbean’s ancestors have instilled great values that have continued for generations and have survived through time and the modernization of the Indo-Caribbean community.

East Indian Arrival Day is a day for Indians to reflect and celebrate the sacrifices and sufferings the an-cestors endured to make certain that their culture thrived. Indo-Caribbean culture is an integral part of America’s rich cultural diversity and the com-munity contributes to the economic, cultural and social life of the metro area.

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of the ancestors who made the travel those many years ago. Many children take part in an Indian dance, singing and wearing traditional clothing in honor of this day. The annual congre-gation demonstrates the richness and beauty of the East Indian culture.

This year’s Arrival Day celebration will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. Prominent artistes will display their talents. All are invited to come out to cheer the artistes and show appreciation to the organizers for celebrating their ancestors’ contribu-tions. The East Indian pride will be shown through an array of dancing, singing, music, a fashion show and a special appearance by the Nirvana Humanitarian Foundation doing a skit about the ancestors’ living condi-tions in the Caribbean.

By JoE MarViLLiStaff Writer

A local favorite is in the running to have its own concession stand at Citi Field.

Corfu Grill is one of three restau-rants nominated for the Citi Small Business Call Ups program, which will present a City restaurant with the chance to highlight its food during the second half of the Mets’ 2014 season at Citi Field. The fans are voting on the three eateries, with the winner getting their own spot alongside some of the stadium’s culinary brands.

“Citi Small Business Call Ups is a unique opportunity to leverage our valued relationship with the New York Mets, create a one-of-a-kind platform for one of our small business clients to market their business and bring the rich flavors and culture of New York into Citi Field,” Robert Kleiber, Head of Small Business at Citi Field, said.

Competing against Corfu Grill, a Greek restaurant located in Forest Hills, are Ceetay, a Thai and Asian fu-sion restaurant in the Bronx, and Lady M Confections, a Manhattan-based venue that offers cakes and confection-ary delights. Whichever establishment gets the most votes by June 6 will start its run at Citi Field on July 5, serving fans until the last game of the regular season on Sept. 28.

The owner of Corfu Grill, Georgios Aspiotis, was thrilled to be one of the

finalists selected by Citi Field for the contest.

“I feel great. I’m feeling very proud about my business,” he said. “I will do my best for the customers of Citi Field to be satisfied and enjoy great meals.”

The 10-year-old restaurant has a wide variety of Greek specialties, such as Moussaka, Souvlaki, pasticcio, seafood and more. They also have a number of brunch options, desserts, pasta plates, hot and cold appetizers and traditional American meals. Catering is also available. Aspiotis said that popular items like chicken kebabs, gyros, salads and Greek yogurt would be served at Citi Field if the restaurant wins.

As of press time, Corfu Grill had a commanding lead, garnering 46 percent of the vote, with the other two restaurants hovering in the 20s. Aspiotis said he was confident in his restaurant’s victory.

“I’m the winner. It’s a done deal. See you at Citi Field,” he said.

The voting opened on May 23 and will continue until June 6, with the online ballot found at www.mets.com/citicallups. Anyone can vote daily until the contest wraps up. The winner will be announced on July 5.

Corfu Grill is located at 70-17 Austin St., Forest Hills. For more on the eatery, call (718) 263-6263 or visit www.corfu-grillnyc.com.


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Made up of five distinct pods, this exhibit will allow visitors to engage in activities, experiments and challenges that provide a deeper understanding of engineering and the design process.

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“BrAvE”Head to Crocheron Park at 8 p.m. for a free screening of Disney’s “Brave.” Princess Merida, determined to make her own path, defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills to undo a beastly curse. The film will be shown by 35th Avenue and the Cross Island Park-way in the park.

LIttLE rED’s HooDCityParks PuppetMobile presents “Little Red’s Hood,” a retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood” at Bowne Park. Little Red is a smart, young city slicker who is too focused on her smartphone to notice her surroundings. Wulfric is a misunderstood wolf with a sweet tooth. When Little Red travels from New York City to the country to de-liver some cupcakes to her Grandma, she encounters a colorful cast of characters as Wulfric the Wolf tries to head her off at the pass. The free show starts at noon.

FAmILy scIEncE ADvEnturEsDiscover and explore classic summer activities with a sci-ence twist at the New York Hall of Science. Children and parents can engage in exciting, hands-on outdoor activities, in-cluding water play, mud painting and experi-menting in the Science

Playground. The work-shop runs from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $60, with another $15 for each additional sibling. Scholar-ships are available. For more information or to request a scholarship form, call (718) 699-0005 ext. 341 or email [email protected].

musIc WItH A BoWGrammy-nominated record-ing artist, violin soloist, concertmaster, chamber musician and teacher Dale

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cluding a singing saw. He will appear at the Flush-ing Library from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The library is located at 41-17 Main St.

PArAnormAL InvEstIGAtIonThe Bayside Historical Society’s Seekers Club is holding a paranormal in-vestigation at the Lawrence Cemetery at noon. Join the Seekers Club as they guide you through a live investigation, explain-ing the tools and tech-niques used to discover paranormal activity. The event costs $10 for the gen-eral audience, $8 for BHS members. Reserve your spot by calling (718) 352-1548.

outDoor ExHIBItFlux Factory and LIC Com-munity Garden present “Nightlight,” an interac-tive outdoor installation exploring the power of light in creating a safe public space within the City. The installation spans

the entire garden and is powered exclusively by solar energy. The installation runs every evening in June – its opening party will be held Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (347) 669-1406.

communIty HEALtH FAIrMount Sinai Hospital and United Community Civic Association add some weekend fun to a health screening program this weekend in Astoria. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Most Precious Blood Church in Astoria, their an-nual community health fair offers free health screenings, refreshments and giveaways, as well as face painting, clowns and a bouncy castle for kids. For more information, visit www.mshq.org/com-munity/events.

KIDs Art In tHE PArKThe 6th annual Kew Gar-dens Kids Art in the Park will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Kew Gardens Cinemas Park. Children of all ages are invited to a fun-filled day of mural paint-ing, arts and crafts and creative activities. The main attraction of the free event is a large-scale group mural kids can work on. Kew Gardens Cinemas Park is located on Austin Street, off Lefferts Boulevard.

monumEnts AnD mEmoryRenowned architectural his-torian John Kriskiewicz will lead a tour for the 75th and 50th anniversa-ries of the World’s Fairs in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The tour

will look at the extant struc-tures of the 1964 World’s Fair, such as the Unisphere, the Port Authority Heliport, Westinghouse Time Cap-sules and Wallace Harrison’s Hall of Science/Space Park. The tour is free and open to all. It runs from 4 to 6 p.m.

AnnIvErsAry cELEBrAtIon Emanuel United Church of Christ will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in the current building with a special mass, followed by a barbecue on 91st Avenue, right outside the church building. Emanuel is located on the corner of 91st Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard. It will begin at 9:45 a.m. and run until about 1 p.m.

coFFEE concErt Come celebrate the two-year anniversary of Norma’s Coffee in Ridgewood. There will be a group of musicians that normally play at other Queens venues, hanging out and playing Norma’s. The day-long event will begin at 8 a.m. Norma’s is located at 59-02 Catalpa Ave.

FILm scrEEnInG At coFFEEDLIC’s neighborhood locally sourced eco-cafe Coffeed, located on Northern Boulevard down-stairs from the Brooklyn Grance rooftop farm, will be hosting a film screening on Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The film tells stories of creative solutions to

uncertain political times. For information, call Cof-feed at (718) 606-1299 and learn about the film at www.intransitionmovie.com.

sHort FILms From JErusALEmThree short films from the Israeli Sam Spie-gel Film School will be discussed. Two brothers on the West Bank set out with their grandfather’s old cart to peddle roasted beans and run into the realities of their everyday lives; a young man reluctantly goes back to his kibbutz to help his father, after years of estrangement; a middle aged Palestinian man kidnaps an Israeli sol-dier, yet struggles between his conscience – and his desire for revenge for the humiliation of himself and his wife. The discussion will begin at 12:30. The Central Queens Y is located at 67-09 108th Street in For-est Hills.

yIDDIsH tHEAtEr LABTarget Margin Theater con-cludes the 2013-14 season and their two-year explora-tion of Yiddish Theater with the summer 2014 TMT Lab: Yiddish Version at the Secret Theater. TMT’s Lab offers a sampler of works from the canon of Yiddish theater and literature, to remind us all how diverse and sophisticated Yiddish culture was, and how great its loss. All performances are in English. Tickets are $15. For more information, call (718) 392-0722.

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The 14th annual Forest Hills Festi-val will take place from noon to 6 p.m. June 8, rain or shine, on Austin Street, between 69th Road and 72nd Road. The free event will showcase 150 ven-dors and stores, along with kid’s rides, food and live music.

For information, call (719) 268-6565 or email [email protected].

Upcoming events at the Howard Beach Senior Center include:

Emergency Preparedness For Se-niors with Christine Kraft, 10:30 a.m. June 10.

Fantastic Fiber with Cassie Plum-mer, 10:30 a.m. June 12.

Getting Your Energy Back With Nutrition, 10:30 a.m. June 24.

Stretching, Balancing and Aero-bics with Lisa Garcia, 1:15-2 p.m. Fri-days.

The Howard Beach Senior Center is located at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach. For information, call (718) 738-8100.

Local residents received academic honors for the spring 2014 semester at Berkeley College. They include:

President’s List Forest Hills: Michael Brana, An-

thony McKeown. Ozone Park: Brittany Forde, Di-

ana Nieto. Rego Park: John Velasco. Richmond Hill: Natasha Thakur. Woodhaven: Karolina Molina,

Angelina Vazquez. Dean’s List Forest Hills: Kamilla Akbarova,

Wuju Shi. Howard Beach: Megi Duhanxhiu,

Amanda Segarra. Kew Gardens: Lissette Cantos,

James Warren. Ozone Park: Safina Afridi, Yeuris

Collado, Jackie Llenas, Nathaly Mar-tinez, Branden Nunez, Shafee Omar, Edwin Rojas, Wendy Younge.

Rego Park: Rizki Hamid, Nadia Is-lam, Kaoru Yamazaki.

Richmond Hill: Jessica Fernandez, Stacy Jaikaran, Domenique Reed, Luana Waldron.

Woodhaven: Katherine Fernan-dez, Amanda Innace, Jessica Rome-ro, Hector Santana.

Christina Rukki of Forest Hills re-ceived a degree in estudios hispanicos, cum laude, during spring 2014 com-mencement ceremonies at St. Law-rence University in Canton.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Timothy A. Chan graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San An-tonio, Texas The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military disci-pline and studies, Air Force core val-ues, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Chan is the son of Gaitree and

Sharma Chan of South Ozone Park.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman Da-vid Chan graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The air-man completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in mili-tary discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Chan is the husband of Jessica Hyun of Forest Hills.

Theatre By The Bay will hold audi-tions for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” 7:30 p.m. June 10 and June 12 at the Bay Terrace Jewish Cen-ter, 13-00 209th St., Bayside. For in-formation, call (718) 428-6363 or visit www.theatrebythebayny.com.

“HomesPun Humor,” a book by Bayside author David Yale, has been designated a finalist in the Indie Excel-lence National Book Awards.

Xiao Fang Jiang of Fresh Meadows received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology during spring 2014 com-mencement ceremonies at Nazareth College in Rochester.

Local residents received academic honors for the spring 2014 semester at Berkeley College. They include:

President’s List Flushing: Long Jin, Yilhwa Nam,

Wenjing Zhang. Fresh Meadows: Muhammad

Cheema, Nelya Nagarayeva. Oakland Gardens: Jia Li Luo. Queens Village: Sabrina Tulsee. Dean’s ListBayside: Hyun Young Song.Bellerose: Carmen Cano Rivera. College Point: Irina Lalicic, Jenny

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State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. took some time to visit with the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 177 at a recent meeting. Addabbo spoke to the boys, ages 11 and 12, about his experience as a law-yer, elected official and member of their community.

Joseph Lopez, Yu-Ting Ma, Or Mol-adjan, Tao Ren, Mahatma Romulo.

Fresh Meadows: Richared Ospina, Erika Riveros.

Queens Village: Terri Gooden-Miller.

Marlone Benedict of Queens Vil-lage was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C.

Beatriz Malibiran of Flushing graduated with a major in biochem-istry and a minor in anthropology during spring 2014 commencement ceremonies at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Zhenny Gong of Oakland Gar-dens was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Bates

College in Lewiston, Maine. Deanna D’Alessio of Bayside was

named to the President’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Hudson Val-ley Community College in Troy.

Angela Martinez and Liana Sora, both of College Point, were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.

Two Bayside residents received de-grees during spring 2014 commence-ment ceremonies at Providence Col-lege in Rhode Island.

Jessica Ho received a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Brian Wren received a Bachelor of Science degree.

Staci Weinberger of Bayside was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester at Elizabethtown Col-lege in Elizabethtown, Pa. Weinberger also received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education during spring 2014 commencement ceremo-nies at the college.

Councilman Mark Weprin and the American-Italian Cancer Foundation will sponsor no-cost digital mammo-grams from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 12, outside Weprin’s district office, 73-03 Bell Blvd., Oakland Gardens.

To schedule an appointment, call Amanda Menichini at (212) 788-6984.

School SafetyAssemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) recently visited The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council to recognize the 104th Pre-cinct’s school safety crossing guards. Miller (left) is pictured with crossing guard Lisa Aili and Community Board 5 chair Vincent Arcuri.

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Chris ShamkinYou never know what kind of email you’ll get during an election cycle. Take, for example, this email from Clyde Vanel, who is looking for assistance in obtaining signatures to get on the ballot to run against State Sen. Malcolm Smith in the 14th State Senate District Primary:

“Baby Vanel is praying for your assistance. I need your help collecting petition signatures in order to qualify as a candidate for NYS Senate,” the email read. It was accompanied by the photo

Musicians OF QuEEns

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For some people, the deci-sion to become a musician is an epiphany, when they know in an instant what they want to do. For others, the process is gradual. Music becomes engrained in their everyday lives and they discover that it is the path for them. Chris Shamkin’s journey to a music career was the latter.

“I love to write and per-form. In my heart, there’s no better form of expression. I’m not sure if there was really one moment where I said, ‘I’m going to be a song writer,’” he said. “My parents had this gigantic record col-lection from the 60s and 70s and listening to music was a daily pastime in our house. I remember picking up my dad’s guitar and thinking, ‘I love this.’”

Shamkin’s music is sim-ple, using just voice and an acoustic guitar to weave warm melodies and relatable lyrics. It is gentle, but always keeps the listener's attention. For the Long Island City musi-cian, a song can evolve from anything in his life, slowly growing until it is complete.

“It’s ever-evolving. I might sit on an idea for a year, or until I see a whole story take form,” Shamkin said. “The music soon follows, but that’s where I love to experiment with different rhythms and chords, or instrumentation. By the end of the process, the song may be miles from where it started.”

The songs are also varied, not relying on the same tricks for each number, a lesson Shamkin learned during his time in Japan, where he heard a lot of excellent music.

“I learned to listen to and

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play with as many different artists, and as regularly as I could find,” he said. “Variety broadens the palette and avoids stylistic dead ends.”

Shamkin also formed the band Wooden Nickel, after hosting an open mic in Mil-lerton, NY. It was there that he met singer-songwriter Lance Middlebrook. The two musicians hit it off and formed a duo, adding bassist John Matthews and drummer Ken Hafford to round out the band.

Wooden Nickel keeps the feather-light touch of Sham-kin’s solo work, though the addition of a rhythm section and a country tinge creates a strong separation between the two projects.

“Things get more organic and fixed in place when play-ing with other artists and instruments. Sometimes, an open mind is the best attitude when adding other perspec-tives to the mash,” he said.

In addition to being a musician, Shamkin has been teaching incarcerated young men between the ages of 16 and 18 years old for the last four years.

“I’m deeply affected by the honesty of someone not afraid to burst into song or rhyme about their stories and situations,” he said. “It’s therapeutic in a way, almost like being able to laugh in the face of hardship.”

Shakim plans to record a new album this summer and will perform at LIC Bar on Sept. 14.

For more information on his music, visit www.facebook.com/Shamsongs or www.reverbnation.com/chrisshamkin.

Despite fanfare over the new arterial slow zone along Queens Boulevard – aka the Boulevard of Death, where 23 people have died since 2008 – it turns out zero actual reforms will hit the speed limit on the rough thoroughfare. While a handful of Queens streets will have their speed limits lowered from 30 miles per hour to 25, Queens Bou-levard’s will stick at 30, where it’s been since 2001. Slow zone signs will go up encouraging drivers to hit the

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No Slowing Down At Slow Zone

'Baby Vanel' Looking For Signatures

It’s always humorous when one event randomly relates to ongoing news in Queens. A Queens resident was eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee competi-tion last week for misspelling a word that a troubled former councilman is trying to do in his case. S ai Vi shu d h i C h an -drasekhar, a 12-year-old from Flushing, misspelled the word “Induciae,” which is a delay allowed for the performance of a legal obligation. It appears that former councilman Dan Halloran is attempting to call for his own induciae.

of “Baby Vanel” seen here. While the incumbent is on

trial this week, Vanel has some tough competition, as former Councilman Leroy Comrie has thrown his hat in the ring, along with Munir Avery and Bernadette Semple.

Here at QConf, we’re hoping that the other candidates push-ing for a spot in the September primary also release their baby pictures.

To the cutest baby go the spoils!

Last week, the troubled ex-elected official attempted to stall the case against him, which went to trial this week, by pleading for insanity. Hal-loran was arrested last year in relation to a corruption case that attempted to put State Sen. Malcolm Smith on the mayoral ballot. Halloran’s attorney said in a letter that because the former councilman underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, he did not realize the consequences of his actions. The trial began this past Monday, in what will surely be one of several court hearings for that trial.

brakes, but not mandating it. “Our engineers felt like 30 was really the right speed for that street,” Transportation Commissioner Polly Trot-tenberg said, according to published reports. We here at QConf wonder: Right for what? Right for whom? Meanwhile, at Vision Zero safety workshops across the Borough, residents continue to coat maps of their neighbor-hoods with stickers, marking areas that need improvement.

50 Cent Is Bringing Backup To Citi Field The New York Mets announced that 50 Cent will be joined by the rest of G-Unit for his post-game concert on Saturday, June 14. Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Kidd Kidd and other special guests may be serving as reinforcements to protect 50 from any verbal insults that get tossed in his direction for his abysmal attempt at a first pitch before the Mets game on May 25. Hopefully for 50’s sake, the insults will be a good 15 feet off the mark, just like his epically bad first (and most likely last) pitch.

The Board of Directors, Officers and Staff of

Queens County Savings Bank

congratulate the

2014 Small Business Achievement Awards Honorees

Thank you for helping to make Queens a great place to live and work.

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