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WE REMEMBER

by Peter Ross

Music has been in the air thispast month and as usual theSunnyside Drum Corps has beenthe culprit of a good portion of itaround Queens. Following theopenings of various little leagueseasons in April, our “Ambassa-dors of Goodwill” have made a tourof Western Queens with perfor-mances from Sunnyside throughEast Elmhurst. Memorial Dayweekend saw the young musicianshonoring those veterans who havefallen in defense of our freedom at

several events. On a beautiful sunnySunday morning on May 23 theForest Hills Memorial Day Paradewas held and once again theSunnyside Drum Corps was there,led by Sunnyside’s Boy Scout Troop390 as color guard, rousing up thecrowd of onlookers along Metro-politan Avenue while playing theirPatriotic medleys. The followingday the tone became more contem-plative as the Corps performed forthe small (but growing) gatheringat JV Daniels Park in Sunnyside forthe Remembrance Ceremony held

by the John V. Daniels Veterans ofForeign Wars Post # 2813. Theevent also featured the singing tal-ents who led the crowd in both theStar Spangled Banner and Americathe Beautiful, a three-gun salute tothose who have fallen and the cer-emonial laying of the wreath towhich representatives from varioussegments of the community salutedrespectively those from Sunnyside/Woodside and beyond who gave allfor our country.

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Council Member Van Bramer PraisesCommunity Board 2 and City for Taking

Action to Improve Safety on Queens Blvd“For nearly 15 years I have joined families who

have lost loved ones, transportation advocates, mem-bers of clergy, school officials and business owners tocall on our City to fix the 7.2 mile stretch. As soon asthe de Blasio Administration entered office they im-mediately heard our concerns and took on this chal-lenge implementing Vision Zero - an aggressive strat-egy to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries on ourCity’s streets. (continued on page 8)


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Tenants And Neighbors Meetingby Crystal Wolfe

Tenants and Neighbors is agrassroots organization that helpstenants construct and preserve at-risk affordable housing andstrengthen the rights of tenants.On June 15th the Tenants andNeighbors Organization will holda meeting for landlords and ten-ants to voice their opinions andconcerns. It is very important fortenants as well as landlords toattend the meeting in Manhattandiscussing issues such as rentregulations. All events and work-shops are held at the Tenants &Neighbors office at 236 W 27thSt. 4th Floor New York, NY10001. For more details pleasecheck out their website attenantsandneighbors.org or con-tact the organization throughDelsenia Glover [email protected] or call212-608 4320 ext. 308 for

more information.On June 23, 2014 the Rent

Guidelines Board voted for thelowest increase in the history ofthe Board with a 1% increase fora one-year lease renewal and2.75% increase for a two-yearlease renewal. This was an op-portunity to correct the unreason-ably skyrocketing rents under theMayor Bloomberg’s administra-tion. The Board voted for mini-mal rent hikes for low and moder-ate-income tenants. Tenants andNeighbors has been working witha citywide coalition of hundredsof tenants, elected officials, legalservice providers, and tenant ad-vocates in the last few months.Due to these efforts the tenantmovement is closer than it hasever been to a rent freeze. That iswhy attendance for this meetingon June 15th is so critical.

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& Neighbors Coalition is entirelysupported by membership dues anddonations from NYC citizens valu-ing their work. Most contributorsare low and moderate-income resi-dents. Their goal for 2015 is tohave at least 3,000 people paymembership dues, and to raise atleast $100,000. Current annualmembership dues are $35 for indi-viduals and $10 for youths underage 25 and low-income people.Additional donations are extremelyhelpful and much appreciated.

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UPDATE on Middle School ArticlePublished 6/5/15 (by Crystal Wolfe)“Due to the efforts of Councilman Van Bramer and Joe Connelly, I am happy to

report that we are already in construction for a five story extension. The anticipatedopening date is September 2017,” stated IS 125 Principal, Ms. Judy Mittler.

June Community Board 2 Meetingby Crystal Wolfe

On Thursday, June 4th from 7 pm to 11pm at Sunnyside Community Services on43-31 39th Street in Sunnyside the Commu-nity Board 2 Meeting of Queens for thecommunities of Long Island City, Sunnyside,Woodside and Maspeth was held. “Let mestart the meeting by thanking everyone forbeing here. I thank every member of theCB2 for their service, especially the newmembers,” said Pat O’Brien, Chairman ofthe Board. With professionalism, dignityand a great sense of humor O’Brien led themeeting and kept people on track and onpoint. “I don’t want to be here until tomor-row!” he joked. And without O’Brien gra-ciously reining the public speakers, guestspeakers, political speakers and various or-ganizations in, the four-hour meeting couldwell have gone past midnight.

The meeting began with a few positiveannouncements of some of the efforts fromthe Board that have come to fruition. Atraffic signal has been put in near the Cop-per Kettle, after much long-time effort fromthe Board. O’Brien thanked the Depart-ment of Transportation for that. The Boardhas also worked for years to get a newlibrary in this community and was veryexcited they were able to do so. The fullhouse of community members applaudedthe Board’s efforts and good work.

Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer wasthere with his rep, Jason Banrey. “Whetheryou agree with all my policies or not, I get up

each morning knowing I work for you untilI go to sleep at night.” Van Bramer alsodiscussed the issue of Queens Blvd trafficsafety improvements, known as the “Blvdof Death.” “Let’s transform the ‘Blvd ofDeath’ into the ‘Blvd of Life.’ We have aunique opportunity today to envision a newfuture that will save lives.” A rep fromMayor de Blasio’s office said, “We havespoken a lot about Queens Blvd. There area lot of fatalities there. We want to make theroads safer and more attractive to the resi-dents, pedestrians, bicyclists, businesses,and travelers.” There was a long presenta-tion given by Guest Speaker Mikelle Adgatefor Green Infrastructures from the Depart-ment of Environmental Protection in orderto improve this area. Many citizens at themeeting spoke about this issue and howimportant it was to make this road safer.

The second guest speaker, Malina Tan,representing the Queens Tech Strategic Planspoke about creating 5 million jobs with anaverage salary of $100,000 coming to West-ern Queens, namely Astoria and Long Is-land City for Tech Communities and TechDevelopment spanning small business, bigbusiness, fashion, manufacturing and edu-cation. For more information go to:www.c4q.nyc/techplan.

When the floor was opened to the public,in a show of respect, O’Brien allowed twopeople who regularly attend the meetingsand aren’t happy with some things in thecommunity to speak first.



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A general area cleanup was done on Saturday morning whichamounted to 4 large bags of debris which included 6 gallon size paintcans that were thrown under the overpass on Laurel Hill Blvd.

24 Hour Read-In

23rd Queens Pride Parade

On June 10th, New York CityCouncil Majority Leader JimmyVan Bramer and Council Mem-ber Constantinides joined elemen-tary school students, BridgetQuinn-Carey, Interim Presidentand CEO of the Queens Library,Linda Johnson, President andCEO of the Brooklyn Public Li-brary, Tony Marx, President ofthe New York Public Library,Urban Librarians Unite, membersof DC 37 and renowned authorsto participate in the first-ever 24hour read-in at City Hall.

Library supporters read aroundthe clock to support libraries inNew York City. Reading non-stopto call attention to the need formore funding for libraries advo-cates called on the City for a $65million increase in operating fund-ing to provide more hours, hirestaff, and purchase materials aswell as pushed for $1.4 billion infunds from the City’s ten year capi-

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tal plan in order to bring the librar-ies into a state of good repair.

“Our City’s libraries continueto play a crucial role in upliftingmillions of New Yorkers,” saidMajority Leader Van Bramer,Chair of the Cultural Affairs andLibraries Committee. “By bring-ing New Yorkers directly to thedoorstep of City Hall we are send-ing a message to our City – morefunding, equals more opportunity,for millions of more New York-ers. Neighborhood librarybranches have and will always beat the forefront of our City’s battleagainst income inequality. Now isthe time for our City to be on theright side of history. By restoringthe $65 million we need to extend6day library service to all neigh-borhoods we can and will ensureall New Yorkers have access tothe award-winning programs andservices that have for generationsmade a difference.”

On June 7th, New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy VanBramer marched in the 23rd Annual Queens Pride Parade in JacksonHeights. The annual parade brings together thousands of participantswho march down 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights and celebrate theachievements of the LGBT community has made in New York Cityand throughout the nation.

Council Member Van Bramer is joined by Council MemberJulissa Ferreras and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.



Immigration Reform

by Robert Fama

Brent O’Leary, President ofthe Hunters Point Civic Asso-ciation and newly appointedBoard Member of Irish Ameri-can Democrats was invited tothe White House for NationalEthnic Day as one of the repre-sentatives of the Irish Ameri-can Community for a briefingon Immigration Reform. Therepresentatives were able todiscuss policy and offer pro-posals with Valerie Jarett, Se-nior Advisor to PresidentObama, Felicia Escobar, Spe-

(L-R) The Irish American Community Leaders at the WhiteHouse, Eisenhower Executive Building - Brent O’Leary,Linda Dyer Hart, Bryan O’Dwyer, Stella O’Leary, formerCongressman Bruce Morrison and Paul Quinn

cial Assistant to the Presidentfor Immigration Policy andManar Waheed, Deputy Direc-tor for Immigration Policy,amongst others.

“It was a productive day. Wewere able to have a good dialoguewith the administration officialsand had the opportunity to ex-press the concerns of the immi-grant communities” said O’Leary

The day ended with abriefing on Pope Francis’ up-coming visit to the U.S. andan overview of US- Europeforeign policy.

On the following Saturday(May 30), the scene was taken tothe neat surroundings of SunnysideGardens Park where the Park’s As-sociation and leadership held an-other local Memorial Day Event towhich the attendees were onceagain treated to the drumbeats ofthe Corps to kick off the day fol-lowing the opening ceremonies.

With the coming of June thetone had become more celebratoryand to that end the Corps wasbrought to the eastern edge ofWestern Queens where they foundthemselves by the East ElmhurstPlayground for the East ElmhurstFamily Day event. Even early inthe day the crowd was rapidly gath-ering there as the festivities openedwith a short parade around PS 127and the playground lead of courseby the Sunnyside Drum Corpsmembers who got the crowd in the

mood to have a great time. Ahighlight of the event was the pro-motion of the Flushing MeadowSoapbox Derby races to be heldlater in the afternoon. The event,first held in Queens in 1984 underthe sponsorship of the EastElmhurst Corona Civic Associa-tion and known as the Queens SoapBox Derby, has since grown andnow is led by the non-profit groupFMSBD who organizes fund rais-ing, oversees the building and spon-sorship of the derby cars and orga-nizes the racing for the benefit ofthe participating youth. With theincorporation of STEM principlesthe event helps to teach and fostercreative ingenuity, engineering,and math while instilling a sense ofself-accomplishment and achieve-ment both in the construction ofthe vehicles and the camaraderieand competition of the racing it-

self. It was an honor for the DrumCorps to play for the first time atthis event and get the proverbial“engines started” in a positivemood and direction.

What’s next for the SunnysideDrum Corps? Of course, it’s theSunnyside Kiwanis Flag Day Pa-rade, the Corps highlight event ofthe year and its reason for being.The only question to ask is, willyou be there and marching withour neighborhood’s traveling trou-badours and many others this Sat-urday, June 13? For more infor-mation on the Drum Corps or theSunnyside Flag Day Parade call(718) 786-4141 or stop by theirTuesday evening rehearsals/prac-tice sessions from 6:15 to 8 PM atAll Saints Episcopal Church lo-cated on 46th Street between 43rd

Avenue and Queens Boulevard inSunnyside, Queens.

Photo Captions For Above:1: The Sunnyside Drum Corps Cymbal Line practices for their march in the Forest Hills Memorial DayParade. Pictured: Benjamin, Madeline, Gwendolyn and Kennarge.Photo On Front Page: The Sunnyside Drum Corps is all in step as they proceed and entertain the crowdalong Metropolitan Avenue during the Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade on May 24th. 3: The Sunnyside Drum Corps Tom-Tom Line stand fast during the JV Daniels VFW Post # 2813Memorial Day Remembrance Event in Sunnyside on May 25th. Pictured: Gustavo, Brandon, Stephenand Arturo.4: The members of the Sunnyside Drum Corps play one of their sets to warm up the crowd during theSunnyside Gardens Park Memorial Day Event on May 30th.5: Mr. Met gives Glockenspeil (Bell) Line leader Beatrice a “high five” for the Corps excellent playingprior to the start of the East Elmhurst Family Day Parade and Soap Box Derby festivities.6: Racers, members and supporters of the Flushing Meadow Soap Box Derby organization take a quickphoto behind their banner prior to the start of the East Elmhurst Family Day event.

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SUMMONS, NOTICE ANDBRIEF STATEMENT OFNATURE OF ACTIONCONSUMER CREDITTRANSACTION SUPREMECOURT OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK COUNTY OFQUEENS INDEX NO. 703743/2014 M&T BANK, Plaintiff, -against- EDMUND MCRAE, JR.;ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS,DEVISEES, AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES OF THEDECEASED EDMUND MCRAEAND ANY OF HIS, HER ORANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORSIN RIGHT, TITLE ANDINTEREST; ET AL., Defendants.TO THE DEFENDANTS ALLUNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES OF THEDECEASED EDMUND MCRAEAND ANY OF HIS, HER ORANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORSIN RIGHT, TITLE ANDINTEREST; Edmund McRae, Jr.as Heir to the Estate of EDMUNDMCRAE: YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED and required toserve upon plaintiff’s attorneys ananswer to the complaint in thisaction within twenty (20) daysafter the service of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service, orwithin thirty (30) days after serviceis complete if the Summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York. The UnitedStates of America, if designatedas a defendant in this action, mayanswer or appear within sixty (60)days of service hereof. In case ofyour failure to answer, judgmentwill be taken against you for therelief demanded in the complaint.Trial is desired in the County ofQueens. The basis of venuedesignated above is that the realproperty, which is the subjectmatter of this action, is located inthe County of Queens, New York.The foregoing Summons is servedupon you by publication pursuant

to an order of Honorable Kevin J.Kerrigan, Justice of the SupremeCourt of the State of New York,signed on the 17th day of May,2015, in Jamaica, New York andto be duly entered in the QueensCounty Clerk’s Office, in Jamaica,New York. The Nature of thisaction pertains to a note andmortgage held by Plaintiff on realproperty owned by the abovenamed defendants as specified inthe complaint filed in this action.The above named defendants havefailed to comply with the termsand provisions of the saidmortgage and said instrumentssecured by said mortgage, byfailing and omitting to pay thebalance due and owing and thePlaintiff has commenced aforeclosure action. Plaintiff isseeking a judgment foreclosing itsmortgage against the real propertyand premises which situates in theFourth Ward of the Borough andCounty of Queens, City and Stateof New York and is commonlyknown as 235-33 148th Avenue,Rosedale, NY 11422 and all otherrelief as to the Court may seemjust and equitable. DATED: May12, 2015 SCHILLER & KNAPP,LLP BY: WILLIAM B.SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys forPlaintiff 950 New Loudon RoadLatham, New York 12110Telephone: (518) 786-9069 14-1538. 6/5/15, 6/12/15, 6/19/15, 6/26/15

File No.: 2013-3820/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENTNYC Human ResourcesAdministration,Edward Moschak,Verizon Benefits Center,Attorney General of the State ofNew YorkTo:The unknown distributees,

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legatees, devisees, heirs at law andassignees of JUDY SCHMANIA,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 personsinterested as creditors, legatees,distributees or otherwise in theEstate of JUDY SCHMANIA,deceased, who at the time of deathwas a resident of 144-61 38thAvenue, Flushing, NY 11354, inthe County of Queens, State ofNew 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 ofJUDY SCHMANIA, deceased,you and each of you are herebycited to show cause before theSurrogate at the Surrogate’s Courtof the County of Queens, to beheld at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6 th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the 16th

day of July, 2015 at 9:30 o’clockin the forenoon, why the Accountof 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 $5,320.53and 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 Decree

on 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 whythe claim from NYC HumanResources Administration in theamount of $44,116.86 should notbe paid; and why the VerizonBenefits Center should not beordered to turn over the sum of$231,817.23 to the Estate of JudySchmania plus accrued interest andbenefits; and why each of youclaiming to be a distributee of thedecedent should not establishproof of your kinship; and whythe balance of said funds shouldnot 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 15th

day of May, 2015 HON. PETERJ. KELLY Surrogate, QueensCounty, Margaret M. GribbonClerk of the Surrogate’s CourtGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.(718) 459-9000, 95-25 QueensBoulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park,New York 11374This citation is served upon youas required by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not objectto the relief requested unless youfile formal legal, verifiedobjections. You have a right tohave an attorney-at-law appearfor you.

Accounting Citation 6/12/15, 6/19/15, 6/26/15, 7/3/15

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on MAY 7, 2105,bearing Index Number NC-000260-15/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) TAMARA(Last) GUZMAN My presentname is (First) TAMARA(Middle) GUZMAN (Last)CASTILLO (infant) My presentaddress is 69-70 44TH AVE, APT3, Woodside, NY 11377 My placeof birth is NORTH HEMPSTEADMy date of birth is July 23, 2003

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on APR 30, 2015,bearing Index Number NC-000199-15/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) JOSE (Middle)ALBERTO (Last) DE JESUS Mypresent name is (First) ALBERTO(Last) DE JESUS MORALESAKA JOSE ALBERTO DEJESUSAKA JOSE A DEJESUS AKAJOSE ALBERTO DE JESUSMORALES My present address is4515 50TH AVE APT C9,Woodside, NY 11377 My place ofbirth is SALINAS, PR My date ofbirth is November 18, 1954

Sunnyside Reformed Church IsHaving A Street Sale!!

Saturday June 20th, Starting at 11:00 AMWe’ll have books, clothing, furniture, records, jewelry and more!

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They voiced their feelings of be-ing ignored and that the new schoolsand libraries and desires of the youngpeople are more important than theforgotten elderly. Dorothy Comiskeysaid she felt discriminated againstdue to her age. “Common sense ismore important than over-education,give me an answer; give me therespect of a reply.” O’Brien toldthem they do follow-up on their com-plaints and concerns, and were try-ing to give them respect by lettingthem air them out at the meeting, butthere is a protocol to follow to makechange, for people of any age orbackground. When Jim accused thepublic and board of not caring aboutthe seniors, O’Brien responded withhis signature wittiness, “Of course Ilove the seniors—without the se-niors there’d be no juniors!”

Two people from CommunityBoards 7 and 11 spoke about theirefforts to get smoke-free apartmentsin Queens. The importance of beingprepared and knowing evacuationprocedures in this Hurricane Seasonwas discussed. Director of theSunnyside Chamber of Commerce

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June CommunityBoard 2 Meeting

and Founder of Sunnyside Artists,Pat Dorfman, promoted their annualArt Fair at Queen of Angels on Sun-day and their juried show, “Au Natu-ral” from June 30th to July 25th.

When the time for voting came,some of the Board seemed con-fused on what they were voting on,as well as the protocol of how tovote. Some of the ideas for theGreen Infrastructures were not to-tally fleshed out and there was nodocument to vote on, so first theboard voted to decide whether tovote on their proposal that night ortable it until September. They votedto vote, and spent another half hourgoing over in even greater detail theplans for Queens Blvd. When theBoard voted to pass the Green In-frastructures from DOT to improveQueens Blvd the room applauded.

From the Land Use Meeting theprevious week, all but one SidewalkCafé renewal/addition was passed.Lori Beth Marshall, who was for theseating additions, said that “side-walk café are the hallmark of spring.”The Long Island City Station appli-cation for a sidewalk café was re-jected due to lack of concerns fromthe previous meeting being an-swered. The public had a lot to sayabout the additional seating for Dogand Duck. Some complained about

the noise level. Others said if theDog and Duck were more vigilant inabiding by closing their sidewalkcafé at an earlier hour they should befree to have more seating. One ladysaid she didn’t feel the Dog andDuck were good neighbors due totheir noise levels. But most of thecommunity clearly was pro the Dogand Duck’s additional seating, in-cluding Jimmy Van Bramer whopromoted the Dog and Duck in hisspeech and when the Board passedtheir application for additional seat-ing, the room burst out into cheersand applause and the two owners ofrestaurant/bar, Padraigh Connellyand James Dolan, bore grins andtwinkles in their eyes. “This is agreat example,” O’Brien stated, “Ofhow when you follow protocol,things get done.”

Debra Markell Kleinhert gavethe District Manager Report say-ing, “I worked very hard withMaryanne to get the new websiteup and running which Pat and Joewere the guiding force for.” “Thenew website for the CB2 has beenlaunched,” said O’Brien, “but don’teverybody jump on it at once!” Thewebsite for the CB2 is:www.CB2Queens.com. The nextCommunity Board 2 meeting willbe September 10, 2015.

52nd AnniversaryOf Equal Pay Act

CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OFTHE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens,the Bronx), Vice Chair of theDemocratic Caucus, released thefollowing statement marking the52nd anniversary of the Equal PayAct. Crowley is a co-sponsor ofthe Paycheck Fairness Act, whichstrengthens the Equal Pay Act andhelps to ensure women every-where will earn a fair day’s payfor a fair day’s work.

“Equal pay is not just awomen’s issue – it’s a familyissue. When the Equal Pay Actwas signed into law, womenwere earning only 66 cents forevery dollar a man earned. Whilethat gap has narrowed, the factthat it continues to exist is aston-ishing. We must renew our com-mitment to ensuring all workersare treated equally and pass thePaycheck Fairness Act. Ourmothers, sisters, wives, anddaughters all deserve better.”

The Equal Pay Act, signed intolaw June 10, 1963 by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy, requires em-ployers to give women and menequal pay for equal work. At thetime the bill was signed, womenwere paid 66 cents for every dollarearned by men. Today, 52 yearslater, women on average make 77cents for every dollar earned bymen. According to a Pew ResearchCenter analysis four in 10 Ameri-can households with children un-der the age of 18 include a motherwho is either the sole or primaryearner for her family.

The Paycheck Fairness Actstrengthens and closes loopholesin the Equal Pay Act, includingby providing effective remediesto women who are not being paidequal wages for doing equal workand by protecting employees fromretaliation for sharing salary in-formation with their co-workers.

Astoria Big BandThis past Saturday night, June 6th, The Astoria Big Band, featuring

Carol Sudhalter, made their annual visit to The Sunnyside ReformedChurch and put on a wonderful show that featured tunes and arrange-ments from their extensive songbook. Vocals were courtesy of MartiMabin. The weather was perfect, which may in part have accounted forthe excellent turnout. In these days of music sampling and over produc-tion it’s particularly refreshing to hear live music of such high quality.Kudos to Carol for keeping this remarkable ensemble going and keepingthem in such fine trim. Be sure to get on out and hear them whenever youget a chance! And keep an eye on The Herald for The SunnysideReformed Church events advertisements and announcements!

Passing Of Barbara Glassman

Dear Editor:I found out too late to attend the

wake that Barbara Glassmanpassed away from liver cancer lastmonth. This is a photo fromSkillman in 2014. I did not knowshe was ill and was 70.

What a wonderful person Bar-bara was – a bright spot ineveryone’s day. We videotaped herOctober of 2014 and she was herusual upbeat self. The video wasshown during Luke AdamsSunnysider of the Year award, No-vember 3. Luke died a week later.

Soon after, I ran into her onthe street and tried to get her to letme mail a letter for her – it was2am. She refused and would noteven let me go to the mailboxwith her, and we had a goodlaugh about stubborn midnightramblers. As I reluctantly headedhome, she stopped me, and toldme a story I had never heardabout Luke, who was her friend.

She had been a special needsteacher for the NYC schools, andtook her classes on field trips toparks and stores to give them theopportunity to do what they wouldnever be able to do. They oftenvisited Don Bar Travel, whereowner Luke made a fuss over thechildren as though they were visit-ing dignitaries.

One little girl was particularlyneglected and sad, unbathed, and

depressed and loved to go outsidewith the class.

During one sojourn, Luke pro-duced for the little girl a CabbagePatch doll, which was every child’sdream at the time. The girl wastransported with excitement. Bar-bara said she had no idea whatstrings Luke pulled to get the dollwhich were selling for $500 andeven then impossible to get. Bar-bara asked her to keep the doll atschool, sensing trouble if she tookit home. But one day, the girl did.

Her parents were angry she wasincluded in field trips and given adoll and took it away from her.This was an era before there wasanyone to complain to in the city.

Barbara was devastated, but sheand her assistant would wash thegirl’s hair and try to give her lovingcare at school. But Barbara’s pointwas that Luke had a heart of gold.

It was clear that it was Barbarawho had a heart of gold, too. WhenLuke was hospitalized in 2014,Barbara accompanied FrancesSchmidt and Paula Hostetter toclean Luke’s house from top tobottom, to make sure he came hometo a sparkling house. Barbara alsowent out and bought all new kitchenappliances for him. Of course,Luke complained about missinghis old appliances, which were elec-trical hazards and encrusted…butback to Barbara.

If I ran into Barbara on thestreet in the past few years, shewould stop me and insist on giv-ing me $10 for art shows or what-ever cause I was on about that shehad read about in the Herald. Shewas engaged with her neighborsand the community. She lived alife fiercely protecting and help-ing children, with a kind of eter-nal youth herself.

Patricia Dorfman,Sunnyside



On Sunday June 7, the 8th Queen ofAngels Fine Art Fair was held, presented bySunnyside Artists. Close to 700 guests cameto check out 30 talented local artists in thehistoric church parish hall on 44th St. andSkillman Avenue. The non-denominationalart fair is hosted by Queen of Angels Churchannually as a community outreach. SunnysideArtists is a not-for-profit organization with600 members, 200 of whom are artists.The art was as varied and striking as thefascinating neighborhood artists themselves.Media included oil, acrylic, photography,drawing, collage, ceramic, watercolor, digi-tal, and edible sculpture of dried organicfruit. Guests who made a purchase receiveda glass of wine from Lowery Liquors, whohave supported the fair since 2008. Saleswere brisk with small items and a few artistssold larger pieces. Some art patrons ex-pressed interest in checking out artists’ gal-leries and websites.

Melissa Orlando, board member andfounder of the Facebook group “7-TrainBlues” served the wine from Lowery Li-quors and said, “I’m very impressed withthe caliber of artists I’ve seen here.” MannyGomez, President of the Sunnyside Artists,prepared and served $5 lunches in the popup Patron of the Art Café. A choice of beefsliders, pork spareribs, chicken, and a choiceof quinoa with cranberries or red potatosalad with scallions, kosher hot dogs, straw-berry lemonade and watermelon sticks.Patricia Dorfman, Sunnyside Artistsfounder, added, “We are not trying to

make money on the lunch, but rather at-tract people to come and linger; the samereason for all of the festive touches. Wehope all can return to the love most havefor art, the exhilaration of looking at ev-erything in a new way. It can soothe,terrify, entertain and change the world.”

Pastor Brian Dowd of the Queen ofAngels Parish did the raffle honors later inthe day. Frances Schmidt and Ona Whitmansigned in guests, as they have done since2007, and gave out free “Skillmanville”pins, which will entitle bearers to upcom-ing discounts. Certificates included thosefrom Dazies, Quaint Restaurant and BluOrchid, paints and pastels from Artists &Craftsman Supply, and Versace perfumefrom Family Pharmacy.Most attention getting was a remarkablylifelike red velvet cake from cakemasterJuan Arache of the Sugar Room – in theform of a designer purse and heels. Mostthought the cake was an actual leatherhandbag and reached to touch it. RichardDrake, Pat’s husband, won the raffle, anddonated it back where upon it was cut upby Manny in tiny but very rich, deliciouspieces for all to try. The successful eventwas an artful showcase for “having yourcake and eating it too!”

Those interested in future events, [email protected], and check outsunnysideartists.org and Facebook/SunnysideArtists. Upcoming are the juried“Au Naturel at Salt & Fat,” July 1 – July 26,“Skillmanville,” “Art and Crafts” in Novem-ber, and co-sponsoring “The Luke AdamsSunnysider of the Year VI” November 3 withSunnyside Chamber of Commerce.

THE ART OF SUNNYSIDEStory by Crystal Wolfe

Photos by Patricia Dorfman

COUNCIL MEMBER

Council Member VanBramer with Ms. Islam inthe Red Room of City Hall.

FOR A DAY

After winning P.S. 150’s Essay Contest, 10-year-old Astoria residentSabria Islam was selected by New York City Council Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer to be “Council Member For A Day” at City Hall. OnJune 10th, Ms. Islam joined Council Member Van Bramer at the New YorkCity Council’s monthly Stated Meeting where she was given the opportu-nity to vote on several pieces of legislation, take a tour of City Hall and meetwith legislators to discuss the work of the New York City Council.

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Under the leadership of DOT CommissionerPolly Trottenberg, the agency’s Queens team,along with extensive feedback from the commu-nity, we have crafted the best plan to immedi-

ately begin installing meaningful improvementsthis summer. Along with the approved plan theCity is investing $100 million into the multi-yearredesign project. This commitment will foreverbeautify the boulevard, expand space for pedes-trians as well as improve and calm traffic. Todayis a new day for everyone in Queens. Today weput an end to the long-used moniker of “TheBoulevard of Death” as we rebuild a new boule-vard filled with life.”

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