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THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MAKES HISTORIC RESTORATIONS TO LIBRARIESDespite a difficult economic year

Council Member Van Bramer ispleased to announce significant winsfor the 26th District.

On Tuesday June 29th The NewYork City Council, under the lead-ership of Speaker Christine Quinn,adopted an on-time balanced bud-get for the Fiscal Year 2011. Thefinal adopted budget has notablesuccess stories for New York CityResidents, including a $61 Millionrestoration in funding to libraries,the largest restoration in New YorkCity history.

Since taking office in January,Council Member Van Bramer andQueens Residents have been ac-

tively involved in the fight to pre-serve such critical resources likelibraries and firehouses. From therally Council Member Van Bramerled to save the Queens’ Hook andLadder 116 Firehouse, to the “24-Hour Read-In” and the collectionof over 200,000 materials to keepthe libraries open – the adoptedFY2011 budget resulted in the pres-ervation of twenty firehouses, fortylibraries and the prevention of mas-sive layoffs citywide. Among thoselibraries and firehouses that willnot close their doors this year, theQueens’ Hook and Ladder 116 inDutch Kills and our beloved com-munity library in Sunnyside,Queens have both been saved.

Despite the economic downturn,the core services and programs thatNew Yorkers rely on have beenpreserved in the adopted FY2011Budget. Council Member VanBramer, who chairs the Committeeon Cultural Affairs, Libraries & In-ternational Intergroup Relations wasalso pleased to announce the sig-nificant restoration of funding tothe cultural institutions, programsand organizations that enrich ourcity and bring in much needed rev-enue to our economy. In addition,there was a significant restorationto City Parks and as a direct result ofthis all public pools will remainopen citywide and New Yorkerswill be able to cool off this summer

and enjoy access to them.Overall, Council Member Van

Bramer was pleased to bring homesignificant wins for the 26th Districtin Queens. The Council Memberhas also secured funding for suchprojects like the Woodside TrianglePark, a much needed communitygreen space in Woodside, Queens;the Hunter’s Point South Library, anew library that will provide invalu-able educational resources for LongIsland City; the full rehabilitation ofthe Lou Lodati Park, including a dogrun in Sunnyside, Queens; the firstphase of funding for security cam-eras in Woodside Houses; fundingfor East River Development Alli-ance programs and Tenant Associa-

tion funding for Queensbridge,Ravenswood and Woodside.

“While there are some cuts inthis budget as a result of the deepeconomic recession and reductionsin state funding, there are many suc-cess stories to be proud of like keep-ing our libraries and firehousesopen,” said Council Member VanBramer. “To make such historic res-torations in such difficult times wasnot easy, but the result of a greatteam effort. I would like to thank myconstituents who voiced their con-cerns, my colleagues on the CityCouncil and Speaker ChristineQuinn who spearheaded the restora-tions in the FY2011 Budget that willkeep our neighborhoods strong.”

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Council Member Van Bramer Inducts United 40’s Civic Association MembersEarlier this month, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer had the pleasure of inducting the officers of the United 40’s Civic Association.

The following were elected to office at the induction: Don McCallian as President, Elizabeth Montenego as 1st Vice President, Carol Burchas 2nd Vice President (not pictured), Frank Conway as Treasure, Catherine McNamar as Secretary and Ann Marie Carroll as CorrespondingSecretary. We look forward to further expansion of UFCA starting with our September 9, 2010 meeting.

LEGISLATIONTO CRACKDOWN ON

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INDUSTRYMeasure Seeks to Stop Em-

ployer Practice that Drives Tensof Millions of Tax Dollars intoNew York’s UndergroundEconomy Each Year; Next Stopis Governor’s Desk for Approval

State Senator George Onorato(D-Queens), the chairman of theSenate Standing Committee onLabor, today announced that theState Senate and Assembly havegiven final approval to his legis-lation (S.5847-F/A.8237-D) thatcracks down on the practice ofemployee misclassification in theconstruction industry and willhelp to prevent the siphoning offof tens of millions of dollars instate tax revenue each year intoNew York’s undergroundeconomy. “It is very clear thataction must be taken to stop un-scrupulous employers frommisclassifying workers as inde-pendent contractors – a practicethat costs the State at least $90million a year, and that hurts bothworkers and honest employers,”

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Assemblywoman Nolan (D-Queens) announced the Assem-bly recently passed legislationshe supported requiring NewYork City property owners andlandlords to disclose theirproperty’s bedbug infestationhistory before it is leased(A.10356-B).

“The rapid increase of bed-bugs is becoming a serious qual-ity-of-life issue for many NewYork City residents,” Assembly-woman Nolan said. “Under cur-rent law, a tenant can move out

due to an infestation, and the prop-erty owner is able to turn aroundand lease the bug-ridden space toanother person without notice.”

The measure requires prop-erty owners to produce a formapproved by the state Division ofHousing and Community Re-newal that provides the property’sbedbug infestation history for theprevious year. The form includesbedbug information regarding theentire building, in addition to thespecific rental space.

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Senate Majority Extends Rights to LGBT CouplesLegislation grants bereavement leave to employees in same-sex relationships

The Senate DemocraticMajority passed legislation(S6177A/Montgomery) thatallows individuals involvedin same-sex relationships tobe granted funeral or bereave-ment leave from their placeof employment.

The bill, spearheaded bySenator Velmanette Montgom-ery (D-Brooklyn), extends thisprivilege that was previouslygranted only to employees thatare married, adding a section tothe civil rights law that prohib-its its employers from discrimi-nating in the granting of funeralor bereavement leave to its em-ployees who are in a “commit-ted,” same-sex relationship. A“committed” relationship isdefined as a long-term relation-ship characterized by emotionaland financial commitment andinterdependence. It also ordersthe granted leave to be extendedon the same basis as if offeredto married employees.

It passed 50-11; this legisla-tion has also passed the Assembly.

“This bill recognizes thefact that love, loyalty and dedi-cation are the cornerstone ofany committed relationship re-gardless of a person’s sexualorientation. It does not requirethat preferential treatment begiven to employees in same-

sex relationships. It merelyprovides that bereavementleave be granted to individualsinvolved in same-sex relation-ships on the same basis as thosegranted to employees who aremarried,” said Senator Mont-gomery, who is also a sponsorof the marriage equality billauthored by Senator ThomasDuane (D-Manhattan).

For many years, individu-als in same-sex relationshipswho are barred from civil mar-riage were often not grantedbereavement leave to attendthe funeral of their partner orpartner’s family. This fails torecognize the significance thatany committed relationshiphas, and the value that com-mitted relationships contrib-ute to our communities.

Senate Democratic Major-ity Conference Leader JohnL. Sampson said, “Same-sexindividuals have been barredfrom civil marriage, and forfar too long those couples havebeen refused the opportunityto have bereavement leave liketheir married counterparts. Icommend this legislation’scompassionate efforts to al-low same-sex couples thechance to console each otherin times of mourning.”

Senator Andrea Stewart-

Cousins (D/WF-35th District)said, “I was devastated whenmy husband died in 2007.Somehow I can’t believe thata loss of that magnitude feelsany less painful based onsexual orientation. I supportthis legislation because thegrieving process should be re-spected for everyone.”

Senator Neil Breslin (D-Al-bany) said, “Many couplesthroughout the state are in-volved in committed relation-ships of financial and emotionalinterdependence. It is more thanappropriate for those couples tobe able to give emotional sup-port to their partner in times ofgrief and heartache. A numberof more open-minded compa-nies with domestic partnershippolicies now allow bereavementleave for same-sex couples, andI applaud this legislation thatopens up this benefit to all same-sex couples.



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Queens Borough President HelenMarshall, Senator George Onorato,Assemblyman Michael Gianaris,Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan,and Councilman Jimmy VanBramer wrote to Mayor MichaelBloomberg urging the city to takeaction to repair the Queens Seawallwithout further delay. A 200-footportion of the seawall on the EastRiver in Queensbridge Park hascompletely failed, and experts arewarning of further deteriorationalong the waterfront nearQueensbridge Houses, the city’slargest public housing develop-ment. For safety reasons, the CityParks Department fenced off thearea around the seawall, eliminat-ing local residents’ access to thewaterfront. In addition, Cathodicdevices under the seawall that arecritical to the safe operation of NewYork subway lines are endangeredby the seawalls deterioration. Rep.Maloney and AssemblywomanNolan secured significant fundingto help repair the seawall. TheParks Department rejected thefunds because it said that the citycould more quickly repair the sea-wall if the work was done as miti-gation for city projects that haveimpacted area waterways, such asrepairs made to the FDR Drive orthe construction of the North ShoreMarine Transfer Station.

However, many years havepassed since the Parks Departmentrejected the funds and allowed themto be diverted to other projects, andno work has been done on theseawall. In their letter to theMayor, Maloney and the other lo-cal officials are demanding a meet-ing with city officials to iron outthe question of which agency willsatisfy their mitigation obligationsunder state law by making the re-pairs. A full copy of the lawmak-ers’ letter follows. “The crumblingseawall is an unacceptable dangerto western Queens residents, whodeserve a safe place to live andaccess to the waterfront,” said Rep.Maloney. “I know MayorBloomberg shares our desire toprotect residents of the neighbor-hood, and I hope he will urge citybureaucrats to get moving on theproject without further delay.There’s no reason to wait any

longer, and thousands of reasonsto get the seawall repaired as soonas possible.” “This seawall, whichplays an important role along theEast River waterfront, has beendeteriorating for too long withoutrestoration efforts moving forward.Our federal and state lawmakers,along with local officials, have rec-ognized the need to fix it and pro-vided funding to do so. The solu-tion is not to fence off residentsfrom the waterfront, but to fix aworsening problem before it getseven worse. I applaud the efforts ofour congressional and state repre-sentatives and join their call foraction to finally get this job com-pleted,” said Queens BoroughPresident Helen Marshall. “Itsounds like the City needs to takea lesson from that old story of theyoung Dutch boy who wisely puthis finger into the leaking dam tokeep a bad situation from gettingworse,” said Senator GeorgeOnorato.” By failing to take actionto repair the seawall before it dete-riorate seven more, the City is en-dangering thousands ofQueensresidents in their homes,along the waterfront, and in thesubways. The timeto act is now.”“The repair of this seawall is longoverdue. Many people worked longand hard to make sure this projectwas funded, and it’s high time theCity fulfills its end of the bargain,”said Assemblyman MichaelGianaris (D-Queens). “The safetyof our community is of utmostimportance. We must make surethe seawall is repaired immedi-ately.” “Congresswoman Maloneyand I both worked hard to securefunds to repair and restore theQueens Seawall,” said Assembly-woman Catherine Nolan. “Now weneed the City to step up and helpget this project underway. Thelonger we wait to make repairs, themore damage there will be to thiswater front access for residents ofQueens.” “We cannot afford todelay this process any longer,” saidCouncil Member Jimmy VanBramer. “The dilapidated seawallprevents neighborhood residentsfrom enjoying every part of thepark and also poses a potentialsafety hazard — now is the time tocorrect a problem that has beenyears in the making.”

COMMUNITY GARDENING DAY

Residents of Hamilton Court in Sunnyside Gardens held a communitygardening day on Sunday, June 27. Volunteers planted and cleanedup a neglected garden on 39th Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets,adding new hydrangeas, heucheras, astilbes and other beautifulplantings. Showing off their handiwork are, from left, volunteers DanHendrick, Rob MacKay, Yenni Zhang and Charles Knipe.



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LEGISLATION TO CRACK DOWN ON EMPLOYEE MIS-CLASSIFICATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

said Senator Onorato. “With theSenate and Assembly passage ofthis legislation, and with the Gov-ernor expected to sign it into law,we are just one pen stroke awayfrom bringing an end to this unfor-tunate practice. Particularly in lightof these tough economic times, wecannot continue to turn a blind eyeto employer behavior that robs ourstate of badly needed revenues.”When fully implemented, the leg-islation is expected to provide theState with up to $92.3 million ayear in savings from lost unem-ployment taxes and workers’ com-pensation assessments.

The legislation approved bythe Senate and Assembly wouldenact the“New York State Con-struction Industry Fair Play Act.”Under this measure, all construc-tion industry workers would bepresumed to be employees un-less they meet three specific cri-teria that would lead to their clas-sification as independent contrac-tors. This “ABC test” is used inseveral states throughout thecountry where employeemisclassification has also di-verted millions of dollars intotheir underground economies.The bill would also provide work-ers with notice of their classifica-tion status, protect them fromretaliation for reporting viola-tions, and impose penaltiesagainst employers and corporateofficers who knowingly allowviolations to occur.

In addition to Senator Onorato,the legislation is co-sponsored by

Senator Brian X. Foley, who isa prime co-sponsor, and SenatorsJoseph Addabbo, Neil D. Breslin,

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Liz Krueger, William Larkin,Diane J. Savino, EricSchneiderman, and William T.Stachowski. “There is no questionthat employee misclassification isa serious and pervasive problemthat has broad economic and hu-man ramifications,” said SenatorOnorato, noting that the practice isparticularly common in the con-struction industry. “Employerswho knowingly misclassify work-ers deprive their employees of ba-sic labor protections, includingaccess to unemployment insuranceand workers’ compensation.Misclassification also hurts honestemployers who lose work to com-panies whose low bids are directlytied to employee misclassificationfraud. And this practice ultimatelyhurts all of New York’s taxpayersin terms of millions of dollars inlost state revenue.”

“We must do all we can to putan end to unfair labor practicesthat hurt our workers and our stateas a whole,” said Senator Brian X.Foley (D- Blue Point). “Creating aclear and concrete litmus test fordetermining under what circum-stances a construction worker isan independent contractor ratherthan an employee will make iteasier to find and address thosesituations in which the employeehas been misclassified by the em-ployer in an effort to avoid havingto provide adequate protections. Itwill also provide access to properbenefits, such as unemploymentinsurance and workers’ compen-sation, to hundreds of construc-tion workers who presently can-not access those benefits due tobeing misclassified as independent

contractors. Correcting this issuewill protect hardworking NewYorkers, as well as bring addi-tional revenue to the state, both ofwhich are important in these try-ing economic times.”

Senator Onorato also pointedout that a 2009 report by the NewYork State Joint Enforcement TaskForce on EmployeeMisclassification found 12,300instances of employeemisclassification throughout thestate, and more than $157 millionin unreported wages. These viola-tions, at the time, led to the recov-ery of $4.8 million in unpaid un-employment taxes, more than $1million in unemployment insur-ance fraud penalties, more than$12 million in unpaid wages, andmore than $1.1 million in work-ers’ compensation fines and pen-alties. Most of the violations, state-wide, were found in the construc-tion industry.

In conclusion, Senator Onoratosaid, “The issue of employeemisclassification needs to be ad-dressed before the problem getseven worse, and now it appearsthat it will be. If we were not totake action, it would be tantamountto condoning tax evasion, encour-aging dishonest employers tomisclassify even more workers,and looking the other way whileworkers are being hurt and ourstate is being cheated of millionsof dollars in needed revenue.”

The legislation now goes toGovernor David A. Paterson forhis signature. The bill, approvedby the Senate on June 25 and bythe Assembly on June 29, is ex-pected to win his approval.



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QUEENS SMOKE-FREEPARTNERSHIP PRESENTS HONORS

At a recent awards ceremony,Queens Smoke-free Partnershipawarded community leaders fortheir efforts in promoting tobaccocontrol, especially among vulner-able populations such as children.The honorees included New YorkState Assemblywoman NettieMayersohn for legislation she in-troduced to prohibit subjecting achild to second-hand smoke in anautomobile; Laura Cadorette, whohelped to make her Jackson HeightsCo-op smoke- free; health care ad-vocacy organizations, the KoreanCommunity Services and theQueens Health Coalition (QHC) fortheir work in reaching at-risk peopleto educate and assist in smokingcessation, understanding the to-bacco industry’s use of advertisingto promote smoking, especiallyamong children and to encourageretailers not to display tobacco prod-ucts among family-oriented itemssuch as baby formula.

In accepting the award for herorganization, Phyllis Shafran, Ex-ecutive Director of the QueensHealth Coalition challenged theaudience of 100 by saying: “I askanyone here in this room to comeup with one good thing to say aboutsmoking. You can’t! It cost lives,it’s expensive, and it’s smelly. Foran organization such as ours, which is dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles, it’s a no-brainer that wewould get involved. I urge everyone to do the same. If ever there were something that has no redeemingqualities, smoking is it. Let’s continue to work with the Smoke-free Partnership to help ensure that all NewYorkers are convinced of this.”

Lorena Flores, QHC’s Senior Health Educator; Jessica Safier, ProjectManager, Queens Smoke-free Partnership and Phyllis Shafran,Executive Director, QHC.

Queens Borough PresidentHelen Marshall honored 13 stu-dents from School District 75 atBorough Hall earlier this month torecognize their outstanding workin answering the questions, “Whoam I?” and “How Can I Make theWorld a Better Place?”

The youngsters, many accom-panied by parents and grandpar-ents, received citations and cook-ies at the Fourth AnnualChildren’s Celebration, Tuesday,June 15th, sponsored by Marshalland her Advisory Council for Per-sons with Disabilities, chaired by

Mr. Charles Hope. Marshalllauded Mr. Hope’s dedication tochildren with special needs andhis work at the Queens Center forProgress.

The winning entries for art-work, essays and poems were cho-sen from dozens of submissions tothe annual competition.

“Lord knows I can’t take fail-ure,” said recipient Gerard Grant, astudent at PS811 who will be attend-ing a program at Pace Universitynext year.

Marshall hailed all the young-sters for their “hard work and

creativity” and thanked all themembers of the council for theiryear-round work and teachers andprincipals in District 75 for theircooperation.

In addition to Grant, recipi-ents included: Kayla Taylor,PS215; Desmond Park, PS224;Alberto Medina, PS75; JonathanOsorio, PS811; Luis Duran,PS721; Dominique Letang,PS811; Phyliss Karmas, PS811;Justin Rodriquez, PS75; ChasonFlermius, PS811; Terrance Carter,PS811; Shameek Fisher, PS75 andJaquan Furlow, PS75.

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successful investor is choosing the mix ofinvestments — such as stocks, bonds andgovernment securities — that are appropri-ate for your risk tolerance and time horizon.A professional financial advisor can helpyou create a suitable asset allocation foryour 401(k), IRA or other investment ac-counts. Most 529 plans also offer an assetallocation strategy, typically based on theage of the child or the number of years untilcollege enrollment. For example, if yourchild is younger, your plan might start offwith a higher percentage of aggressive in-vestments in order to maximize your growthpotential. As your child gets closer to col-lege, the plan may take a more conservativeapproach to help reduce the effects of vola-tility before you start tapping into the plan.

Clearly, a 529 plan has much in com-mon with popular investment vehicles, butit has other characteristics of which you’llwant to be aware. For one thing, the finan-cial aid impact: Assets in a 529 plan areconsidered an asset of the account owner,usually the parent. Federal financial aidformulas generally expect parents to use asmaller percentage of their assets for col-lege funding. Consequently, you’ll want toexplore all aspects of any 529 plan, possi-bly in consultation with your financial andtax advisors, before taking action. But don’twait too long — your children will movefrom day care to dormitories in what seemslike a blink of an eye.This article was written by EdwardJones for use by your local EdwardJones Financial Advisor VincentRenda located at 47-01 Queens Blvd.Suite 203 Sunnyside NY 11104. Phonehim at 718-361-1306.

Citi Field ToursThe New York Mets invite you to

take a guided tour of Citi Field. Visit theClubhouse, Field and Dugout, Produc-

tion Areas, Press Box, Suite Levels, andthe Mets Hall of Fame and Museum!

Visit www.mets.com/tours foravailable dates on Saturdays & Sundays

Call 718-507-TIXX,Complimentary parking available

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Be Heard! Send Your Stories, Letters and Photosto [email protected] Deadline is: Tuesday at 5 p.m.

JIA-YI HETaiwanese Harmonica Virtuoso

Tuesday, July 6 @ 7:00pmGantry Plaza State Park

474 48th Avenue, LIC 718-786-6385

LaGuardia CommunityCollege is Holding

American SignLanguage Program

Free Intro WorkshopJuly 7th 5:45p-7:15p, LGA C-Bldg,

Room C-714Seating is limited. For more infor-

mation or to RSVP, callProgram for Deaf Adults at (866)

553-3609 or [email protected]. You can

also register directly athttp://www.peopleware.net/ace.

Ice Theatre of NewYork Summer Youth

Concert SeriesSaturdays, 7:00 p.m. from

July 10th - August 14th

World Ice Arena (Flushing Mead-ows Corona Park, Queens, NYC)

FREE Admission

OutdoorFlea Market

Sunday, July 11th 9a-4pSt. Raphael’s Church, 35-20

Greenpoint Ave. LIC,Ten-foot Spots Cost $30.00 & $40

Ten-foot spot with table.For Information call (718)729-8957.

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