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VFW HoldsSuccessful Coat Drive

A Farewell Celebrationfor Msgr. Denis Herron

7 Train Hits The Brakes Please Do Not DrinkAlcohol, Soda orSmoke Cigarettes

Mayor Bloomberg is now focusing his attention on limiting thenumber of establishments in the city that can sell alcohol. Health officialsare also considering banning alcohol based advertisements that youwould see in our transit system. Their hope would be that by limiting thepublics exposure to alcohol related ads, that the public would becomehealthier. It’s what some are calling “Social Engineering”. And whilethere are many negative occurrences that can statistically back upreasons for “socially engineering” the public; one has to wonder whatlies ahead. A healthier public, with less soda, cigarettes and alcohol ora public that seems to be ever increasingly controlled by its government.All while the school lunch programs are classifying pizza as a vegetable.

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Station rehabilitation project atthe 7 line’s Court Square Station inLong Island City.

The MTA is replacing thestation‘s platforms and windscreensand enhancing accessibility by in-stalling ADA boarding areas, tac-tile warning strips and signage. Thisproject, combined with work previ-ously done at Court Square, whichincluded the installation of threeADA elevators, will make the sta-tion accessible to the disabled. Thisproject is scheduled for completionin June 2012. In order to carry outthe Court Square project, the sta-tion will be closed at all times from

January 23 through April 2, 2012.Although The Court Square

No 7 station will officially close12:01 a.m. Monday, January 23for rehabilitation, there won’t beaccess to the station beginning12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 21stdue to other work being per-formed along the line.

Riders may reach the CourtSquare area by using the E, G or Msubway lines or the Q39, Q67 orB62 bus lines during the stationclosure. Those riders who nowtransfer between the 7 and G linesat Court Square may continue to doso by making a special free walk-

ing transfer with their MetroCardsbetween the 7 line’s Hunters PointAvenue Station and the G line’s21st Street-Van Alst Station. Thefree transfer between the E, G andM lines at Court Square is not af-fected by the project.

NYC Transit will post noticesand make announcements on trainsand in stations informing custom-ers about the service changes.Notices about the diversions willalso be posted on the service advi-sory page of the MetropolitanTransportation Authority’swebsite, http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory.

by Luke Adams

After a very long weekend coat drive at thelocal VFW Post, two exhausted LadiesAuxiliary members call it a day and a greatsuccess, Senior VP Mary Roeder andPresident Sandra Bigitschke.

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Don McCalin presented Msgr. with acertificate from Assemblywoman Nolan and apersonal thank you from the United Forties.

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Soccer In Woodsideby Al Volpe

The Woodside Soccer Academy has startedin Woodside, with strong encouragementfrom Woodside on the Move. Soccer coachand Woodside resident Oscar Villade hasstarted a soccer program for kids, boys andgirls. The first activities in PS11 have beenwildly successful. Parents and kids are clam-oring for more soccer. The next thing, ofcourse, is a fundraiser, coming soon.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi andmany of her House Democratic colleaguesto urge Congressional Republicans to returnto Washington and get to work on a range ofissues that are vitally important for the Ameri-can people, especially measures to spur jobcreation and extend for a full year thePresident’s payroll tax cut, expanded unem-ployment insurance coverage, and a Medi-care “doc fix.” Republican Congressionalleaders are keeping Congress out of sessionfor nearly two more weeks and plan to havea limited number of session days this month.

“House Democrats are ready to work,but when it comes to job creation Republi-cans have been missing in action not just

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“To my Republican colleagues, with alldue respect, it’s time to get to work andfinally address these issues, which are amongthe most important to the American people.We can’t wait any longer – and we shouldn’thave to,” said Maloney.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a seniormember and former Chair of the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee, releasedthe following statement on the Departmentof Labor report today that the economyadded 200,000 jobs in December:

“December’s job gains were a strongway to end the year, but if we’re to make areal dent in the unemployment rate, bothsides in Congress need to come together and

pass the President’s jobs bill and the full-year payroll tax cut. Americans have beenwaiting for more than a year for the Housemajority to put forward a plan to create jobs.So far, Republicans have done nothing toaddress the most vital issue for the Ameri-can public,” Maloney said. “Democrats areready to work to help put people back towork – and we urge our Republican col-leagues to join us.

The New York State Bar Associationhas brought legal ethics research into the21st Century, announcing the release ofits Mobile Ethics App that allows judges,lawyers and law students to access instantethics advice from their smartphones.

The State Bar has taken its catalog ofmore than 900 legal ethics opinions, dat-ing back to 1964, and made them availableon an app for iPhones, Android phonesand BlackBerrys, as well as iPads, throughtheir respective app marketplaces.

“Ethics questions can arise in manydifferent contexts. The NYSBA MobileEthics App will allow judges, lawyers andothers to access the opinions of theAssociation’s Professional Ethics Com-mittee on the spot from the convenience oftheir mobile devices,” said AssociationPresident Vincent E. Doyle III of Buffalo(Connors & Vilardo). “The State Bar ispleased to provide this service to its mem-bers and the legal community.”

The NYSBA Mobile Ethics App is thelatest in the Association’s continuing ef-forts to make information available in themost current technological formats. In2011, the Association launched its eLAPwebsite, a secure means of accessing law-yer assistance information and servicesover the Internet; enhanced its websitesearch capabilities through a new enginepowered by Recommind; and offered itsmembers discount subscriptions to Clio, acloud-based practice management systemdesigned especially for solo practitionersand smaller law firms.

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Celebrate Economic Development inQueens With Elizabeth Taylor’s Cake

VFW Holds Successful Coat DriveThe VFW John V. Daniel’s Post 2813 Ladies Auxiliary had a very successful coat drive

last weekend at the Post. All coats and business attire are being sent to the local HomelessVeterans Residence in Long Island City. Community groups and Individuals (near & far)dropped in with clothing donations or to say ‘Hi’ in support of the cause. The atmospherewas one of positive affirmation & hope in the helping of all veterans. We would like to thankeveryone for their generous clothing donations and positive support in our endeavors.

On January 5th, CM Van Bramer ad-dressed Community Board 2 at the firstmeeting of 2012 where he gave a report onsubstantial community improvements,which have been accomplished over the pastyear. He also spoke about his push to deterthe establishment of a new gentleman’s clubin Long Island City and the upcoming reno-vations of Thomas P. Noonan Park.

In addition, Van Bramer spoke aboutthree upcoming town hall meetings that hewill be hosting over the next few weeks,which will seek to create an opportunity forcommunity residents to provide input onseveral pressing issues. The first was anMTA Town Hall meeting on January 11th,which focused on upcoming service disrup-tions. It was a chance for the community tospeak to top MTA officials. The secondtown hall meeting is on January 12th, focus-ing on the development of the Hunters PointSouth project. The third meeting, on Janu-

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by Catherine McNamara

“Oh, you still live in Sunnyside?”I was asked recently.

“Sure” I said, and here’s one of thereasons I do.

I had tied my bike up to a pole onQueens Blvd. Saturday night anddashed onto a Manhattan bound buswith a friend. Four hours later wereturned to find my bike was gone!My shock and anger were palpable.This was not the first time I’ve had abike taken.

Tuesday afternoon I passed the“scene of the crime” and my bike wasthere! Mr. Kim, owner of Sunny FishMarket at 44-15 Queens Blvd. hadwatched me hastily lock the bike (orso I thought) and get on the bus. How-ever the chain, lock and helmet fell tothe ground. He picked them all up andbrought them into his store.

On Sunday, Monday and Tues-day he brought the bike out to thepole and brought it back into thestore each night until I finally turnedup on Tuesday.

Mr. Kim never thought to do oth-erwise. And, in fact, he would notaccept a monetary “thank you” fromme. I am thrilled to bits to have he andhis wife as merchants here inSunnyside. I hope you are too.

Bike in picture not related to story below

CM Jimmy Van Bramer speaking toconstituents and Community Board 2members about last year’s achievements.

ary 20th, will be with the Department of Environmental Protection issues in Woodside.

On January 7th, CM Van Bramer co-sponsored CUNY Citizenship Now atLaGuardia Community College in Long Is-land City. For nearly 15 years, the LaGuardialed program has helped tens of thousandsgain citizenship. Council Member Van

CM Van Bramer is joined by co-sponsors Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, StateSenator Michael Gianaris and event coordinators.

LGA Citizenship Now

Bramer has been a constant supporter ofLaGuardia Community College and recentlycelebrated the $4.25 million funding whichhe was able to secure for the construction oftwo elevators and the overhaul of four eleva-tors in the College’s C-Building.

All are invited to sample locallymade food in a festive

atmosphere at the EntrepreneurSpace, 36-46 37th St. in Long

Island City, on Wednesday, Jan.25, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Entrepreneur Space, a 12,500-sq.-ft., city-sponsored, food-and-business incu-bator boasts roughly 175 clients, will cel-ebrate its first birthday on Jan. 25, andclients will make everything from browniesto salsa dips to vegan products.

And to add some Hollywood flair to theQueens affair, the festivity will include theunveiling of a chocolate cake – roughly fourinches in diameter and topped with a sugaryviolet flower and green leaf – from popculture icon Elizabeth Taylor’s 60th birth-day party, which took place at Disneyland inFebruary 1992 with Barry Manilow as themaster of ceremonies. The pastry was fro-zen soon after the gala and is in excellentcondition. It is a donation to the Entrepre-neur Space from acclaimed author JaneScovell, who helped the Oscar-winning ac-tress write the book Elizabeth Takes Off.

The Entrepreneur Space, which featuresa round-the-clock commercial kitchen with

everything from a walk-in refrigerator tospatulas, is part of the Queens EconomicDevelopment Corporation’s to create jobsin the borough. The site also has worksta-tions and classroom space.

This event is sponsored by Cascon Bak-ery, the Estate of David Stein, Kaufman AstoriaStudios, the Rhoda & Louis Scovell Chari-table Foundation and Vallo Transportation.



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Asking For Equal Accessby Pastor Jon Storck

As of February 12, over 60 houses of worship will no longer be allowed equal accessto rent space for worship in NYC Public Schools. This affects Mosques, Synagogues, andChurches alike.

The church that I pastor, Grace Fellowship Church, has invested resources andvolunteers to assist the needs of PS 150 (like many other houses of worship in the city). Inaddition, we offer other services to our neighborhood at PS 150 like free Movie Nights anda summer camp for children where for $10, they are cared for all day, fed breakfast andlunch, and given academic tutoring.

Our request, therefore, for equal access as any other organization to use the space inpublic schools not only benefits the members of our particular organizations but alsoschools and the wider communities as well.

Despite arguments to the contrary, the constitution does not prohibit the right ofreligious expression in public places. Rather, it restrains the government from endorsingany particular religion. Furthermore, although the Court is concerned that children mayperceive that the city of New York is endorsing a particular religion if houses of worshipare allowed to rent public spaces during off hours, it is inexplicably not concerned aboutchildren’s perceptions when they are actually having school within houses of worship thatare rented by the city for 6 hours per day, 5 days a week.

Currently a movement is building behind the leadership of Councilman Cabrera that isseeking State legislation that would disallow school districts from discriminating betweenwhat types of events they would allow in schools.

Last week the Councilman and 6 other pastors were arrested for peacefully protestingthe city ordinance. This Thursday, a concerted effort is being organized to again peacefullydemonstrate outside Morris High School in the Bronx where the Mayor will give his annualstate of the City address. We expect to see several hundred pastors demonstrating inopposition to this prohibition on our right to express our religious views. Hopefully, we willbe that much closer to ensuring our ability to serve our local communities permanently.

On Saturday, January 7th Msgr. Denis Herron chose to have his farewell mass on theFeast of the Epiphany. Over 500 parishioners filled St. Teresa’s Church in a procession thatincluded its out going pastor Msgr. Denis Herrin, Msgr. Perfecto Vazques, Fr. DarrellDaCosta, members of the parish council, choir members and from this feast day, the threeKings. It was a bi-lingual service with beautiful singing, as well as a moving and humblefarewell sermon from Msgr. Herron. After the service, members of the parish were invitedto the parish hall for supper and a chance to say farewell. This was not a typical mass butmore like a family affair.

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A Farewell Celebration forMsgr. Denis Herron

by Luke Adams

Members of the Parish Council some dressed as the three kings played a joke on Msgr.;they didn’t want him to go, so they were sending luggage with supplies and food forhim. Plus some decided to go with him.

Msgr. Herron, who will be heading to Rome to continue his studies at the Vatican andthe children from the Mexican Dance Troup.

Don McCallian, President of United Forties, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, Msgr.Herron, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and CB2 Chairman Joseph Conley.

CM Van Bramer, Maureen Lynch (Sunnyside Chamber Board Member), Jean MarieBarrett (Parish Council Member) and Assemblywoman Nolan.

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owners and “financial boot camp”The Queens Economic Development Corporation in the upcoming weeks will offer

free certification opportunities to minority and women business owners who want to getmore clients. The QEDC will also facilitate a “Boot Camp” on financing and marketing.

Minority and Women Owner CertificationQEDC’s M/WBE (Minority/Women Business Enterprise) Certification Workshop

will help participants register with New York City and New York State as minority- orwoman-owned businesses. Open to those who have been in business for at least oneyear, this certification is a great way to attract public agencies as clients, and EmpireState Development Corporation representatives will be on hand to provide informationon the certification and procurement process.

Colombia native Amparo Connors, president of Allied Personnel Services in ForestHills, obtained the M/WBE classification in 2007. Soon thereafter, she got her second-biggest contract with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, which had found her on afederal M/WBE database.

The workshops will take place from 10 a.m. to noon as follows: Jan. 26, QueensChamber of Commerce, Bulova Center, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Ste. 140, Jackson Heights;Feb. 11, Assemblywoman Grace Meng’s Office, 136-20 38th Ave., Ste. 10A, Flushing;and Feb. 23, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Bulova Center, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Ste.140, Jackson Heights.

Financial Boot CampQEDC’s other training sessions, entitled “Financial Projections Boot Camp 101,”

will consist of three classes. The first one deals with the theoretical principles offinancial projections, and participants will learn about such issues as best businesspractices and common pitfalls. The second class will revolve around the case study ofa business that sells products and services, looking at projections for annual, quarterlyand monthly periods. During the third class, participants will develop and work on theirown business projections, using the case study as a model.

Open to individuals who are in the business world, Boot Camp 101 will also helpattendees become more familiar and comfortable with Microsoft Excel through the useof financial statement templates. There is a $75 fee for Boot Camp 101, which will takeplace from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on three Wednesdays — Feb. 1, 8 and 15 — at theEntrepreneur Space, 36-46 37th St. in Long Island City.For more information or to register, call 718-263-0546

TAX SEASON 2012

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A Farewell Celebration forMsgr. Denis Herron

by Luke Adams

The IRS announced a number of im-provements to help make this tax seasoneasy for taxpayers. This includes newnavigation features and helpful informa-tion on IRS.gov and a new pilot to allowtaxpayers to use interactive video to gethelp with tax issues.

Taxpayers will have until Tuesday,April 17 to file their 2011 tax returns andpay any tax due because April 15 falls ona Sunday, and Emancipation Day, a holi-day observed in the District of Columbia,falls this year on Monday, April 16. Ac-cording to federal law, District of Colum-bia holidays impact tax deadlines in thesame way that federal holidays do; there-fore, all taxpayers will have two extradays to file this year. Taxpayers request-ing an extension will have until Oct. 15 tofile their 2011 tax returns.

The IRS will begin accepting e-fileand Free File returns on Jan. 17, 2012.Additional details about e-file and FreeFile will be announced later this month.IRS Free File provides options for freebrand-name tax software or onlinefillable forms plus free electronic filing.Everyone can use Free File to prepare afederal tax return. Taxpayers who make$57,000 or less can choose from ap-proximately 20 commercial softwareproviders. There’s no income limit forFree File Fillable Forms, the electronicversion of IRS paper forms, which alsoincludes free e-filing.

The IRS also reminds paid tax returnpreparers they must have and include aPreparer Tax Identification Number(PTIN) on all returns they prepare. AllPTINs must be renewed for 2012.

Getting ready for dinner with his fellow priests who help serve theparish, Mrgr.Perfecto Vazquez, Msgr. Herron, Fr. Darrell DaCosta.

Dr. Elizabeth Lutas theCommunion Minister made apresentation to Mrgr Herran.

Faraz Sulloum representing theCursillo group made apresentation from his group.

Boy Scout Troup 390 who meet in St. Teresa’s made a special presentation thank you toMsgr. Herron.

Norberto Saldana (Regional Director of St. Vincent de Paul Society andPresident of the Lions Club), Assemblywoman Nolan, Don McCallian(United Forties President), Eileen Flynn (long time member of parish) andCM Van Bramer.

Some of the children of theparish dressed as angels anddanced for the Msgr. He laterblessed each one individivually.



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To get started, join us for our free Smart Choices inRetirement seminar. You’ll learn 10 principles to help makeyour money last with the goal of providing a stable, steadyretirement income. That’s one of the best ways we know to helpyou prepare for the future.

Seating is limited, so reserve your place today.Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

RSVP: by Jan. 27th at 718-361-1306

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Efforts to Examine Letter Grading System

The New York State Res-taurant Association (NYSRA)issued a statement supportingCity Council Speaker Chris-

tine C. Quinn’s decision to sur-vey restaurant operators in aneffort to examine the Depart-ment of Health’s letter gradingsystem and its impact on smallbusiness owners.

“It’s time we have an inde-pendent assessment of the city’sletter grading system because itis failing New York City restau-rants in many ways,” said An-drew Rigie, Executive Vice Presi-dent of the New York City Chap-ter of NYSRA. “We are excitedto work with Council SpeakerChristine C. Quinn and HealthCommittee Chair Maria del

Carmen Arroyo on this impor-tant initiative to make sure thatgovernment is working for bothpublic health and the small busi-ness owners who make this citywork. We encourage all NewYork City restaurant operators tovisit www.surveymonkey.com/restaurantinspection and com-plete the survey so that their con-cerns can be addressed. ”

The New York State Restau-rant Association will distributethe survey to thousands of res-taurant members in New YorkCity and will participate in theupcoming oversight hearing

Delay In InvestingCould Prove Costly

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You’ve no doubt heard that“time is money.” While this ex-pression may be applicable inmany areas of life, it’s espe-cially relevant for investors —because the more time you spendnot investing, the less moneyyou are likely to have whenyou really need it, such as dur-ing your retirement. That’s whyit’s essential that you don’t waitto start saving for your days asa retiree.

Many people think it won’tmake much difference if theydelay investing for a few years.As you know, time flies, andbefore you know it, “a few years”turns into a decade — and adecade’s postponement in sav-ing for retirement can make anenormous difference in your life.

How big a difference? Sup-pose you plan to retire at age 65.If at age 25, you began putting$200 a month into a tax-deferredvehicle, such as a traditional In-dividual Retirement Account(IRA), and your investments in-side that IRA hypotheticallyearned on average 7% a year,you would accumulate about$512,000 after 40 years. How-ever, if you had waited until youwere age 30 to start saving forretirement, with all else beingequal, you’d end up with only

about $355,000 when youreached 65 — $157,000 less —due to that five-year delay. Andif you waited 10 years, until youwere 35, you’d end up with about$243,000 — far less than half ofwhat you would have accumu-lated had you started saving at25. (Keep in mind that you willeventually have to pay taxes onthese accumulations, and the ac-tual figures don’t reflect fees,commissions or expenses.)

Clearly, the cost of delaycan be considerable — which iswhy you should consider takingthese steps:

Develop a strategy with yourfinancial advisor. It’s easier tostick to a strategy if you knowwhere you’re going. Your finan-cial advisor can help you deter-mine how much you need tosave to reach the type of retire-ment you’ve envisioned.

If you haven’t started saving,begin now. If you wait until youfeel more financially comfort-able before you invest for retire-ment, you may never begin. Evenif you can put away only a smallamount, such as $50 per month,you’ll have made a start.

To make it easier on your-self, set up your accounts to au-tomatically move a set amounteach month into your IRA. As

the above examples show, thebest way to build substantial sav-ings is to start early, but even ifyou’re in your 30s or 40s, youcan catch up — although you’llneed to save more to potentiallyget to the same level.

Increase your investmentswhen your income rises. Everytime you get a salary increase,boost your contributions toyour IRA and your 401(k) orother employer-sponsored re-tirement plan.

Don’t take a “timeout” frominvesting. Keep on investing,whether the “news of the day” ispositive or negative. The bestinvestors are those who follow aconsistent strategy and continueinvesting, year in and year out.

In short, save early, save of-ten — and keep investing.

This article was written byEdward Jones for use by yourlocal Edward Jones FinancialAdvisor Vincent Renda, locatedat 47-01 Queens Blvd. Suite 203Sunnyside NY 11104. Phonehim at 718-361-1306.

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Blood DriveSunday, January 15th,

9AM -3PMQueen Of Angels Church Parish Center

43-18 Skillman Avenue,Sunnyside

For more information or toarrange an appointment

(646) 541-6526.

Lucky Locals

Christopher Syntilas of Astoria won$10,000 in the Mega Millions drawing held onDecember 20th. Syntilas, purchased the win-

ning ticket at the Astoria Convenience at 22-5531st Street in Astoria.

Local School LaunchesFirst Ever Read-A-ThonP.S. 150 Is An Open Book

On January 17th, the 43rd Avenue el-ementary school will kick of its first ever“Read-A-Thon,” a dynamic fundraisingevent introduced by the PTA’s newFundraising Committee.

What is a Read-a-Thon? In short, stu-dents set goals to read books of their prefer-ence and find sponsors to pledge money forevery book they read. The idea is similar toa Walk-a-Thon, but instead of a pledgednumber of miles, the goal is a pledged num-ber of books.

Already, the Museum of the MovingImage has shown its support by generouslydonating to host an exclusive event for thetop readers of the “Read-a-Thon,” and local

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businesses are being contacted to boost thecommunity’s morale. P.S. 150 PTA mem-bers Christina Vega and Rebecca Wilkinshave been diligently organizing the event,doing everything from creating forms anddocuments to securing exclusive awards.It’s an ambitious move to generate much-needed funds for the school while promot-ing a key component of education: literacy.

While the Read-a-Thon is a new en-terprise, the PTA is optimistic that stu-dents, their families and the communitywill embrace it with enthusiasm. ThePTA also hopes that the event will en-courage students to read.

For more information, go towww.PS150QPTA.wordpress.com.

Food For TheElderly/Poor

Dear Editor,We all know food prices are out of

control. It’s hard for families to put foodon the table but the elderly & poor arereally feeling it.

Time was when markets and shopsCARED about the shoppers and tried tomake food affordable to all of us. Not anymore. Turkeys & fixings were sold atmore than fair prices at holiday times-NOT ANY MORE.

Now, the food chains all know thatfood stamps kick in the 1st of every month& if you read the flyers and ads, that’swhen the prices on basic food GOUP…chopmeat, milk, bread - the basicare now almost not affordable.

The food pantry at St. Raphael’sdoesn’t seem to serve many elderly butthere sure are plenty of able men on lineafter getting out of their big cars.

Social Security gave the elderly a littleraise this year, which caused them to get adecrease in food stamps.

Does anybody care? They did when I

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was growing up in the fifties - food storesgave away food, not so fresh, to needyfamilies and now they wrap it in plastic tohide the bruises and black spots and sell itat regular prices, most of it being food thatshould be discarded.

Patricia Magda,Sunnyside

Rally Against Proposed Strip Club

On Thursday, January 12th CM Van Bramer rallied with community residents andelected officials against Gypsy Rose. Recently, the adult entertainment establishmentapplied for an application for a liquor license - it was postponed by the State LiquorAuthority. Van Bramer stood in opposition to Gypsy Rose with Assemblywoman CatherineNolan, State Senator Michael Gianaris, Community Board 2 Chairman, Joe Conley as wellas civic and religious leaders outside of the building asking the State Liquor Authority notto grant the potentially seedy establishment a liquor license.

“Gypsy Rose threatened our community when we rallied against it last year, telling usthey would put in a club that featured full nudity as opposed to what they originallyproposed,” said Van Bramer among the crowd of over 50 community leaders and officials.“This is not the kind of business we want to welcome in to our community. Especially onethat threatens us and expects to establish itself only a stone’s throw away from theresidential neighborhoods of Dutch Kills, Long Island City, Ravenswood and Queensbridge.The community is against it, and businesses are against it, that is why I’m standing here toensure that all our voices are heard. Not here, not now!”

On January 18th, Gypsy Rose will have its final hearing at the State liquor Authority todetermine if their liquor license will be renewed. Council Member Van Bramer has beena staunch opponent of Gypsy Rose, rallying as early as Fall of 2009, prior to taking office,and has written letters to the State Liquor Authority in May and December of 2011denouncing their application.

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