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UFCA ANNUALENJOYING THE‘WINTER’ WEATHER

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by David Rosasco

Seizing upon the un-seasonably warmweather, and fortified bya direct material donationof 500 more daffodilbulbs from the Partner-ship for Parks, the youthcould easily conclude thattheir ongoing civic-minded work across theentire zip code would

leave more Easter Eggsfor the spring of 2016,with Edison Salazar, 12th

grade student at the YouthLeadership Academy, as-serting “The weather al-lows us to do even moreof what we normally doduring the warmermonths, so let’s get to it.”

New York State Assem-bly Member CatherineNolan; New York City Coun-cil Majority Leader JimmyVan Bramer; Bridget Quinn-Carey, Interim President andCEO of Queens Library; theFriends of the Court SquareLibrary and the communitywere on hand to cut the rib-bon on expanded libraryspace at 25-01 Jackson Av-

enue in Long Island City.Queens Library at Court

Square has been expandedby 1,700 sq. ft. into spaceadjacent to the existing li-brary. The space has beendonated by Citi. The addi-tional library space will beused for an expandedchildren’s area, program andcommunity space.

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ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH ANDCOMPENSATION BILL IN MUST-PASS OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL

Congresswoman Carolyn B.Maloney (D-NY) released the fol-lowing statement on the inclusionof a provision to extend the JamesZadroga 9/11 Health and Compen-sation Act in the must-pass omni-bus spending bill that will be con-sidered by Congress this week:

“Fourteen years ago I becameconcerned about the health effectsof exposure to toxins at GroundZero. Eleven years ago I introducedthe first 9/11 health bill. Five yearsago we got it passed. This week wewill make it permanent.

“This evening we learned thatan extension of the James Zadroga9/11 Health and Compensation Act

will be included in the omnibusspending package Congress mustpass before it adjourns this year.

It’s in writing. The deal is done.Now Congress needs to vote. Thisis a major bipartisan victory for thesurvivors and responders who werecounting on us to get this done.

Never again will survivors andresponders be forced to walk thehalls of Congress, begging for theirhealth care. Never again will theylose sleep over fear that this life-saving program will run out. Nolonger will those who have beenout of work due to their illnesseshave to fear that their promisedcompensation will be slashed by

more than half.We will never fully repay the

sacrifices our first responders madefollowing September 11th. All theyask of us is that we never forget–and Congress is now sending aclear message back: we haven’t.

We did it thanks to the hardwork of countless 9/11 respondersand survivors who made repeatedtrips and shared their heartbreak-ing stories.

This is not just a victory forNew York. It is a victory forAmerica. It demonstrates our high-est values and shows the world thatwhen we are attacked, we take careof our own.”

QUEENS LEADS! AMONGSTREETEASY’S TOP 10 LIST OFNYC’S “HOTTEST NEIGHBORHOODS”

Borough President MelindaKatz stated the following in re-sponse to a report by StreetEasyreleased on 2015-2016 New YorkCity housing market trends, whichprojects a “surge of new demand”in Queens. Five of New York City’stop 10 hottest neighborhoods pro-jected to see the greatest increase inhousing demand in 2016 are inQueens, including Jamaica, JamaicaEstates, Woodside, Elmhurst andKew Gardens Hills. The ranking isbased on StreetEasy’s Hot MarketsIndex, which ranks neighborhoodsbased on changes in asking rent,asking sales price and population.

“Demand and value continueto rise in Queens,” said BoroughPresident KATZ. “It is of no sur-prise that Queens’ neighborhoodswill lead among the City’s hottestmarkets. The strong growth is atestament to the borough’s appeal,especially for families. While thegrowth is necessary and encour-aged, the challenge for govern-ment will be to aggressively ex-pand affordable housing stock to

meet the ever-growing demand.When we do, however, it must bedone right.”

For Jamaica, StreetEasy attrib-uted its rise to a number of favor-able factors, including “a healthygrowth in population since 2011,strong growth in interest amongbuyers and renters, comparativelylow prices and convenient accessto the New York City subway andLong Island Rail Road systems.What is true in Jamaica is also truein greater Queens. Strong compe-tition in Manhattan and the Pros-pect Park submarket of Brooklynmay push more buyers to Queens,but there is a pull factor as well.Relatively lower prices, easy ac-cess to large job centers in Mid-town Manhattan and Long IslandCity, and more living space forfamilies will pull more New Yorkbuyers and renters towards Queensin 2016.”

In Q2 of 2015, Borough Presi-dent Katz and Mayor de Blasio’sadministration launched the “Ja-maica Now Action Plan”, a blue-

print for economic growth and de-velopment in Jamaica, including aholistic 21-point plan for the revi-talization and growth of Jamaica,Queens into a thriving residentialand commercial neighborhood. TheJamaica Now Leadership Council,a new group charged by BoroughPresident Katz to oversee andevaluate efforts to unleashJamaica’s vast potential for eco-nomic growth, now meets regu-larly at Borough Hall.

In 2015, Queens experiencedthe highest growth in home salesprices and the second highestgrowth in rental prices across thefive boroughs, according toStreetEasy. For 2016, StreetEasyprojects a cooling in both sales andrental markets throughout the city,including Queens.

In the past year, Queens hasbeen increasingly recognized andranked as a destination, includingCondé Nast Traveler, MSNMoney’sTop 15 “Hottest American Citiesfor 2015”, and Lonely Planet’s “#1Best in the US 2015”.

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WOODSIDE YOUTH ESSAY AWARDSCommander Mike Smith of John V. Daniels Jr. VFW Post No. 2813 presents presented

Patriots Pen Awards at St. Sebastian’s RC School in Woodside. This year’s awardceremony was held on Friday December 11th in the auditorium of St. Sebastian School inWoodside. Ms. JoAnn Dolan St. Sebastian’s Principal led the assembly in prayer and thePledge of Allegiance to kick off this year’s ceremony. St. Sebastian’s hosts this academicawards ceremony annually each December.

This year’s first place contestant for the Voice of Democracy audio based contest KianaNicole Marte of Cathedral High School was unable attend the award ceremony due to a prioracademic testing commitment. Kiana was awarded her certificate and prize money at theannual Post Christmas/Hanukkah Party on Saturday December 12th.

The essays are judged by the Ladies Auxiliary of the John V. Daniels Jr. VFW Post No.2813 and other community leaders. Our ladies took on the arduous task of grading over 20well-written essays. It is safe to say the ladies worked as hard as the children in thisendeavor. On behalf of Post Commander Mike Smith congratulations and thank you to allof our contestants and judges.

Judges William Roeder, Mary Roeder,

Chairman Marvin R. Jeffcoat, Judge Lila

McFarlan, Voice of democracy First Place

Contestant Kiana Nicole Marte, and Post

Adjutant/Quartermaster Dan Harris,

judges not pictured Ann Horata, Tomoko

Herrera, and Raysa Rodriguez.

Youth Essay Chairman Marvin R. Jeffcoat,

Commander Mike Smith, Patriots Pen

Contestants Jasmin Lorraine Ferreiras,

Eunice Y. Lee, and David M. Vasquez.

Photo courtesy

Photo courtesy Ms. JoAnn Dolan

of Maria Jeffcoat

Patriots Pen Essay Contest Winners:1st: Jasmin Lorraine Ferreiras- St. Sebastian’s School $100.00

2nd: Eunice Y. Lee- Halsey JHS 157 $50.00

3rd: David M. Vasquez- St. Sebastian’s School $50.00

Voice of Democracy Essay Contest Winners:1st Place: Kiana Nicole Marte- Cathedral High School $100.00


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UFCA ANNUALHOLIDAY PARTY

Last week, United Forties CivicAssociation celebrated it’s annualHoliday Party after their generalmeeting. Afterwards, guests en-joyed a meal catered by Sidetracks.

Thank you to all the local mer-chants who contributed to the doorprizes and raffles.

Key Food, New York Style

Eats, Associated (Green Valley),Pete’s Grill, Ariba Ariba, Ten Full,Marabella Pizza, Sunnyside Flo-rist, Lowery Liquor, SunnysidePizza, Nita’s Bakery, Giorgie’sFlorist, Hallmark Card Store,Lenny’s Pizza, Avalon Florist,Dazies Restaurant and Wow Bar-ber/Beauty Salon.

Cpt. Travaglia, 108 Pct, CouncilmanJimmy Van Bramer, VP Carol BurchPresident Don McCallian and VPElizabeth Montenegro

VP Carol Burch with the donated toysfor the needy from members and guests

Member Paula Hosteter singing God BlessAmerica beside President Don McCallian

Sgt. at Arms Joe Gurrado was the bigdoor prize and raffle winner



VOTES TO STRENGTHENHIT&RUN PENALTIESFOR REPEAT OFFENDERS

On December 16th, New YorkCity Council Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer, Speaker Me-lissa Mark-Viverito and Transpor-tation Committee Chair YdanisRodriguez were joined by MarthaPuruncajas, mother of Luis Bravo– who was killed by a hit-and-rundriver – to celebrate the passage ofIntros 603-A and 604-A. Thesebills, introduced by MajorityLeader Van Bramer, will for thefirst time in the City of New Yorkimpose penalties of up to $20,000to repeat offenders who are foundguilty of hit-and-run crashes aswell as require the New York CityPolice Department to expand itsexisting hit-and-run reporting tothe Council and public by includ-ing data on civil penalties whichare levied in hit-and-run crashes.

Martha Puruncajas, Mr.Bravo’s mother, has been an out-spoken safe streets organizer sinceher son’s death joining many fami-lies who have lost loved ones toadvocate for tougher laws againsthit-and-run drivers.

With nearly 40,000 hit and runcrashes in New York City this yearalone, 4,000 of which involved a per-son being hit, the City Council tookaction by voting in favor of strength-ening Majority Leader Van Bramer’s“Justice for Hit-and-Run VictimsAct,” which became law in 2014.

“These bills are a strong deter-rent against repeat reckless driverswho continue to wreak havoc onour City’s streets,” said MajorityLeader Van Bramer. “Hit-and-runcrashes are an epidemic through-out New York City. While the pen-alties set forth in Intros 603-A and604-A will not bring back the livesthat have been taken by recklessdrivers they will send a message tocriminals who think they can getaway with leaving a fellow NewYorker on the side of the road todie – If you break the law, we willfind you and punish you. I want tothank Transportation Chair YdanisRodriguez for working with me tostrengthen the Justice for Hit-and-Run Victim Act and taking swiftaction to ensure our City does ev-erything in its power to protect allNew Yorkers. I want to thankMartha Puruncajas for her cour-age. After losing her son Luis Bravoto a hit-and-run crash in Woodsideshe has helped lead a campaign toget justice for her family as well asso many more New Yorkers whoare suffering. Martha is an inspira-tion to me and so many other safestreets advocates who are fightingthe make Vision Zero a reality.”

“Hit-and-run crashes are anepidemic in New York City and

today we take action to eradicatethem,” said Council MemberYdanis Rodriguez, Chair of theTransportation Committee. “Theshocking volume of these crashesthat persist on our streets each yearare a danger to all New Yorkers.With legislation moved today wesend a clear message that if youflee the scene of a crash, you willnot get away freely. We also willrequire greater accountability ofthose who investigate thesecrashes, with more reporting re-quirements including the results ofinvestigations into these heinouscrimes. I am proud to partner withMajority Leader Van Bramer inthis effort and we will continue totake a keen focus to ending hit-and-run crashes for good.”

“The City Council has taken animportant step by approving Ma-jority Leader Van Bramer’s hit-and-run legislation, and we urgeMayor de Blasio to sign the billswithout delay,” said Paul SteelyWhite, Executive Director ofTransportation Alternatives. “Thislegislation will lead to a predict-able application of existing penal-ties, along with comprehensive dataabout the scale of New York City’shit-and-run problem. As a next stepwe need state lawmakers to takeaway the perverse incentive fordrivers to flee the scene of a crashby aligning the penalty for hit-and-run with the penalty for DWI.”

Under Intro 603-A, repeat hit-and-run offenders who leave thescene of a crash without takingaction required by law would besubject to pay a civil penalty of upto $2,000 if property damage re-sults from the incident; $2,000 to$5,000 if a person is injured;$10,000 to $15,000 if there is seri-ous injury; and $15,000 to $20,000if death results.

Intro 604-A will expand therequirements of the NYPD to pro-vide quarterly reports on serioushit-and-runs investigated by theCollision Investigation Squad.These reports will now include in-formation on how often NYPDissues a notice of violation for civilpenalties. The public will also re-ceive annual reports on the num-ber of property damage hit-and-run complaints, the number of hit-and-run crashes resulting in in-jury, and how many of those casesresulted in arrest.

Majority Leader Van Bramerdedicated the passage of today’sbills to the families and victims ofhit-and-run crashes across the cityincluding Luis Bravo, 19, KumarRagunath, 64, and Karen Pheras,20, all lost their lives because of theunconscionable actions of recklessdrivers who showed no concern forlives of these three New Yorkers.

The strengthening of the “Jus-tice for Hit-and-Run Victims Act”enhances our City’s Vision Zeroinitiative by deterring repeat hit-and-run offenders from leaving the sceneof a hit-and-run collision by impos-ing greater penalties and ultimatelyincreasing enforcement to punishour City’s most dangerous drivers.

“MAN OF THE YEAR”On December 6th, the United

Community Civic Associationhonored New York City CouncilMajority Leader Jimmy VanBramer with the “Man of theYear” Award at the organization’sannual Holiday Brunch. CouncilMember was selected to receive

the award for his contributions tothe community, dedicated publicservice and commitment to ad-dressing quality of life issues inWestern Queens. UCCA also hon-ored State Senator Jose Peraltaand Council Member CostaConstantinides with the 2015

“Man of the Year” Award. LysaScully, General Manager ofLaGuardia Airport, The Port Au-thority of NY & NJ, was honoredwith the “Woman of the Year”Award and Linda Perno, who wasgiven the Valerie Fisher Com-munity Service Award.

Photo Right: Majority Leader Van Bramer is joinedby Council Member Costa Constantinides.

Photo Top: Majority Leader Van Bramer is joined byAssembly Member Aravella Simotas, Council MemberConstantinides, Linda Perno, Rose Marie Poveromo,President of the United Community Civic Association,Elizabeth, Council Member Van Bramer’s mother,State Senator Peralta, Lysa Scully, New York CityPublic Advocate Letitia James and members of theUnited Community Civic Association.



SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENSSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSMortgaged Premises: 120-41193RD STREETSAINT ALBANS, NY 11412Block: 12675 Lot: 64 Plaintiffdesignates QUEENS as the placeof trial situs of the real propertyINDEX NO. 709250/2015CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.JOSEPH HARDNETT, AS HEIRAND DISTRIBUTEE OF THEESTATE OF ADA MITCHELL,any and all persons unknown toplaintiff, claiming, or who mayclaim to have an interest in, orgeneral or specific lien upon thereal property described in thisaction; such unknown personsbeing herein generally describedand intended to be included in thefollowing designation, namely: thewife, widow, husband, widower,heirs at law, next of kin,descendants, executors,administrators, devisees, legatees,creditors, trustees, committees,lienors, and assignees of suchdeceased, any and all personsderiving interest in or lien upon,or title to said real property by,through or under them, or eitherof them, and their respectivewives, widows, husbands,widowers, heirs at law, next ofkin, descendants, executors,administrators, devisees, legatees,creditors, trustees, committees,lienors and assigns, all of whomand whose names, except as stated,are unknown to plaintiff;SECRETARY OF HOUSINGAND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONAND FINANCE; UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA, “JOHNDOE #1” through “JOHN DOE#12,” the last twelve names beingfictitious and unknown to plaintiff,the persons or parties intendedbeing the tenants, occupants,persons or corporations, if any,having or claiming an interest inor l ien upon the premises,described in the complaint ,Defendants. To the above namedDefendants YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe complaint is not served withthis summons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’sAttorney within 20 days after theservice of this summons, exclusiveof the day of service (or within 30days after the service is completeif this summons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York) in the event theUnited States of America is madea party defendant, the time toanswer for the said United Statesof America shall not expire until(60) days after service of theSummons; and in case of yourfailure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the complaint. NOTICE OFNATURE OF ACTION ANDRELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTof the above caption action is toforeclose a Mortgage to secure thesum of $544,185.00 and interest,recorded on July 3, 2007, at CRFN2007000341459 of the PublicRecords of QUEENS County, NewYork, covering premises known

File No.: 2015-173/A CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENTTo:Michael Nurko,Rita Cutrofello,Peter Carroll,Attorney General of the State ofNew YorkThe unknown distributees,legatees, devisees, heirs at law andassignees of LINDA NURKO,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post office addressesare unknown to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate of LINDANURKO, deceased, who at thetime of death was a resident of 41-38 67th Street, Woodside, NY11377, in the County of Queens,State of New York.SEND GREETING:Upon the petition of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofLINDA NURKO, deceased, youand each of you are hereby cited toshow cause before the Surrogateat the Surrogate’s Court of theCounty of Queens, to be held atthe Queens General Courthouse,6th Floor, 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, City and Stateof New York, on the 21st day ofJanuary, 2016 at 9:30 o’clock inthe forenoon, why the Account of

as 120-41 193RD STREET SAINTALBANS, NY 11412. The reliefsought in the within action is afinal judgment directing the saleof the premises described aboveto satisfy the debt secured by theMortgage described above.QUEENS County is designated asthe place of trial because the realproperty affected by this action islocated in said county. NOTICEYOU ARE IN DANGER OFLOSING YOUR HOME If you donot respond to this summons andcomplaint by serving a copy of theanswer on the attorney for themortgage company who filed thisforeclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to the mortgagecompany will not stop theforeclosure action.YOU MUST RESPOND BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYFOR THE PLAINTIFF(MORTGAGE COMPANY) ANDFILING THE ANSWER WITHTHE COURT. Dated: October 16,2015 RAS BORISKIN, LLCAttorney for PlaintiffBY:__________________________THOMAS ZEGARELLI, ESQ.900 Merchants Concourse, Suite106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516)280-7675. 11/20/15, 11/27/15, 12/4/15, 12/11/15

Proceedings of the PublicAdministrator of Queens County,as Administrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of which isattached, should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow areasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $4,294.78and that the Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee for anyservices to be rendered byGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,hereafter in connection withproceedings on kinship, claimsetc., prior to entry of a final Decreeon this accounting in the amountof 6% of assets or income collectedafter the date of the withinaccounting; and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow an amountequal to one percent on saidSchedules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plus anyadditional monies receivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whyeach of you claiming to be adistributee of the decedent shouldnot establish proof of your kinship;and why the balance of said fundsshould not be paid to said allegeddistributees upon proof of kinship,or deposited with theCommissioner of Finance of theCity of New York should saidalleged distributees default herein,or fail to establish proof of kinship.Dated, Attested and Sealed 17thday of November, 2015HON. PETER J. KELLYSurrogate, Queens County ,Margaret M. Gribbon Clerk of theSurrogate’s CourtGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.(718) 459-9000, 95-25 QueensBoulevard, 11th Floor Rego Park,New York 11374This citation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not object tothe relief requested unless you fileformal legal, verified objections.You have a right to have anattorney-at-law appear for you.

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PROBATE CITATIONFile #2014-4615SURROGATE’S COURT-QUEENS COUNTYSUPPLEMENTAL CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORKBy the Grace of God Free andIndependentTo Juan Vargas, Pedro Vargas &Josefa Vargas-Jones if living andif dead, to his/her heirs at law,next of kin and distributes whosenames and places of residence areunknown and if he/she diedsubsequent to the decedent herein,to his/her executors,administrators, legatees, devisees,assignees and successors ininterest whose name and places ofresidence are unknown and to allother heirs at law, next of kin, anddistributes of Juan Vargas. Thedecedent herein, whose names andplaces of residence are unknownand cannot be ascertained afterdue diligence,A petition having been duly filedby NAVEZDA GIRALDO, whois domiciled at 32-56 88th Street,Jackson Heights, NY 11369YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate’s Court , QueensCounty, at 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY, onJanuary 21, 2016, at 9:30 o’clockin the forenoon of that day, why adecree should not be made in theestate of JUAN VARGAS latelydomiciled at 32-56 88th Street,Jackson Heights, NY 11369admitting to probate a Will datedDecember 12, 2009 a copy ofwhich is attached, as the Will ofJUAN VARGAS deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing that: [x]Letters Testamentary issue toNAVEZDA GIRALDO.Dated, Attested and Sealed Dec 7,2015HON. PETER J. KELLYSurrogateMargaret M. Gribbon Chief ClerkJerry S. Leibner Attorney forPetitioner3061 Timothy Road, Bellmore,NY 11710516-242-2616[Note: This citation is served upon

Accounting Citation 12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15, 1/1/16

you as required by law. You arenot required to appear. If you failto appear it will be assumed youdo not object to the reliefrequested. You have a right tohave an attorney appear for you.]12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15, 1/1/16

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on OCT 29, 2015,bearing Index Number NC-000691-15/QU a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me (us) the right to: Assumethe name of (First) ELI (Middle) S(Last) JAMES My present nameis (First) ELI (Middle) SETH(Last) FINKELMAN AKA ELI S.JAMES, AKA ELI JAMES, AKAELI FINKELMAN, AKA ELI S.FINKELMAN My present addressis 43-0840th Street, Apt. #4H,Sunnyside, NY 11104-3838 Myplace of birth is PHILADELPHIA,PA My date of birth is March 24,1977

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on NOV 12, 2015,bearing Index Number NC-000678-15/QU a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me (us) the right to: Assumethe name of (First) NAHLA(Middle) JANELLE (Last) JUCAARGUDO My present name is(First) NAHLA (Middle)JANELLE (Last) JUCA POGYO(infant) My present address is 372564th Street, Apt. #4G, Woodside,NY 11377-2725 My place of birthis QUEENS, NY My date of birthis January 14, 2011

Assume the name of (First)AARON (Middle) JACE (Last)JUCA ARGUDO My presentname is (First) AARON (Middle)JACE (Last) JUCA POGYO(infant) My present address is 372564th Street, Apt. #4G, Woodside,NY 11377-2725 My place of birthis QUEENS, NY My date of birthis December 21, 2011



BEREAVEMENT GROUPAfter the funeral, the real process of mourning begins. Please join us as we explore the stages

of grief at St Teresa’s Church in Woodside. Meetings will take place bi-weekly on Sundayafternoons from 3-4:30, with our first meeting on November 1st, with our sixth and final sessionbeing held on January 10, getting us through the holiday season. All are welcome, registration isrequested. Please call the rectory at 718-784-2123 for more information.

HELP WANTEDADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, REAL ESTATE &/

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SUBMIT RESUME To:

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(P/T MONDAY 11-4)

Domestic ViolenceSupport Groups

by Catholic Charities Neighborhood ServicesWoodside Mental Health Clinic, 61-20-Woodside Ave. Woodside

The groups are FREE of charge. Individuals that are interested inattending must have an intake appointment prior to attending. ContactLaura Zimmermann, LCSW-R or Christine Rinaldi, LMSW at 718-779-1234 to schedule an appointment. Daytime group is everyWednesday from 10-11AM. Evening group meets the 1St and 3rdWednesday from 6-7:30PM.

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Capital upgrades cost$427,612 and were funded byNew York State.

“As Long Island City contin-ues to grow and expand it is impor-tant that we continue to advocatefor additional services” said As-semblywoman Catherine Nolan.“Expanding the court square li-brary is a step in the right directionthat will provide for much neededspace and additional resources tohelp our community succeed.”

COURT SQUARE LIBRARY EXPANSION“For many young children and

families in Long Island City theCourt Square Library is a magicalplace,” said New York City Coun-cil Majority Leader Jimmy VanBramer. “The local branch is awonderful place where children goto learn to dream big. As the neigh-borhood continues to grow andthrive, this much-needed expan-sion along with the state-of-the-artupgrades and improvements willhelp solidify the branch’s role in

the neighborhood as an importantcommunity hub for generations offamilies in Long Island City.”

“The expanded space atQueens Library at Court Squarewill help us better serve the grow-ing community with more pro-grams and children’s services.We appreciate Citi’s support andinvestment by allocating morespace for the public library,” saidBridget Quinn-Carey, InterimPresident and CEO.

SHUT IT DOWNCouncilman Jimmy Van

Bramer, Thursday morning, helda rally to call for the Allure Night-club to be shut down. The rally’sfocus is the nightclub located at33-02 Queens Blvd, which toooften is the place of shootingsand assaults and needs to beclosed for good. They were joinedby many community leaders,stakeholders and representativesfrom LaGuardia CommunityCollege, Community Board 2 andthe LIC YMCA.

“Club Allure has a horribletrack record of illegality that isoccurring both inside and outsideof the club, that is making thisneighborhood less safe. Theyshould be shut down. There havebeen numerous reported incidentson a regular basis, which has goneon for far too long. We shouldshut this club down before an-

other person gets killed,” saidCouncil Member Van Bramer.

Per the councilman, earlier thismonth a patron got into an argu-ment with a bouncer and thenthreatened to come back to the clubwith a gun. The police interceptedthe patron and confiscated the gun.A police officer, however, was in-jured in making the arrest.

In October 2014, two men gotinto a gun fight outside the cluband shot four bystanders.

The following month, a manstabbed a fellow patron during adispute inside the club.

Community Board 2 Chair-man, Pat O’Brian, said “We atCB2 share the concerns of thecouncil person as this place (Al-lure) has been before the city ser-vice committee a number of timesin recent years with shooting inci-dents, violence incidents, knife

incidents. We’ve spoken with theNYPD and have confirmed thatthere are literally over a hundredviolations of various sorts overthe last year or so. They draw in abad crowd and they cannot con-trol that bad crowd and we aregoing to do all we can to deal withthis. This is a problem place. It’sonly a matter of time before some-thing worse than what’s alreadyhappened, happens there. But be-tween knives, guns, weapons, vio-lent incidents and a list of viola-tions as long as your arm, it’s timethis place goes.”

Along with Mr. O’Brian’sconcerns regarding Club Allure,the Chairman offered his state-ment ahead of time, as he was atthe SLA working to prevent an-other troublesome club, ShowPalace on 21st Street, from get-ting a liquor license.



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The youth of this community assembledas they have over many long years, alwaysbacked by the missionaries from the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in thesmall hours to perform cleaning and graffitiremoval work moving westward from 59th

Street and Roosevelt Avenue until it mergeswith Queens Boulevard at 49th Street, repeat-ing well-practiced tasks that normally weardown other groups of any configuration.

Breaking only to reenergize and ex-change tools, the youth ventured farther eastto the community garden they have spentcountless hours restoring and beautifyingon the north side of Queens Boulevard near67th Street to clean this location, but, moreimportantly, plant the 500 daffodil bulbshere and there as they desired, ensuring

ENJOYING THEmore added value to a particular locationthat at one time in the past appeared intrac-table. The youth also, as they have at everyopportunity they transit this location, per-formed the cleaning work that is resulting inpositive results in terms of less overall gar-bage being removed from this outpost ofWoodside in addition to the greening workin this area.

As the youth retired for the day with theknowledge that the sum of all of their vastoperations is without precedent or interrup-tion, Jan Marie Borromeo, 7th grade studentat St. Sebastian School, in taking in theenormity of what could be accomplishedeven this day remarked “I didn’t think wecould plant that many bulbs, but we couldwhen we have fun with our friends.”

MICHAEL, EDISON & JANICE

CLAUDIA, ALLISON, BREENDA,

JAN MARIE & CHARLIE

‘WINTER’ WEATHER

ELDER

MANEHA

JAN MARIE & CHELSEAJOSHUA, JAN MARIE,

CHARLIE & CHELSEA

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