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Windmuller Park ConcertSeries Comes To A Close

by Al Volpe

We have just concluded another suc-cessful concert series in WindmullerPark. Was it out 35th, or as some claim,our 40th? Woodside on the Move’sLaverne Mason-Howard successfullyorganized and arranged the summer con-certs running in June and July.

Several hundred Woodsiders at-tended each concert, even despite thescorching 100 degree temps on July21st. On that particular night, attendeesreceived a pleasant surprise from theMarjolaine Bakery. Owner KrimDebbah sent 3 employees to distributeMarjolaine cookies, Angel, Samanthaand Katie gave out cookies with a

Owner of La Marjoaine Bakery on SkillmanAve. surprised concert goers by sending heremployees around with free cookies.

smile as sweet as their products.Thanks to: Councilman Van

Bramer for his financial support, to hisstalwart assistant Joe Kenton who at-tended all the concerts, to EileenBoland of Assemblywoman Markey’soffice – unfortunately there were nomember items for concerts this year.City Comptroller Liu attended the lastconcert and made the rounds.

Next year, we plan to have 10concerts instead of 5. To accomplishthat, we will raise lots of funds lo-cally. And we will definitely presenta perennial, which we missed thisyear - an Irish concert.

108th Pct.‘Night Out On Crime’

Community support was evident during this year’s event, which is held annually atThe John Andrews Park on 48th Ave behind the 108 Pct. The event serves to increaseneighborhood support in anti-crime efforts, unite communities and heighten crimeprevention awareness. With pony rides, great food, face painting and communityparticipation, the event celebrates another successful year.

Photo by Joe Gurrado

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Vote to ProtectNeighborhood Character

and Strengthen SmallBusinesses

On July 28th, CM Jimmy VanBramer and the New York CityCouncil voted to pass the rezoningof Sunnyside and Woodside. Therezoning will prevent developmentthat is out of character while pro-tecting the low-density nature ofmuch of the area.

The Sunnyside –Woodside re-zoning has been one of VanBramer’s top priorities since tak-ing office in January 2010. TheCouncil Member hosted a townhall with over 100 in attendancelast June and has collaborated withmany entities, including commu-nity groups, City Planning, andthe Community Board to push theplan to completion.

The 130 block rezoningworks to preserve the characterof local neighborhoods. Theprevious zoning, completed 50years ago, all too frequentlyallowed smaller one and two

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family homes to be torn down in favor of unsightly and out of scale buildings thathurt the stability of these great neighborhoods.


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A Visit To Big Six SeniorsCouncil Member Jimmy Van Bramer visited

the Self-help Big Six Towers NORC (NaturallyOccurring Retirement Community) in Woodside,which offers first rate on-site services to its seniorresidents. Van Bramer has allocated $10,000 infunding to the Self Help Big Six NORC program,which is vital to transportation services to andfrom medical and social service programs, as wellas Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS)devices. This funding is in addition to the $30million Van Bramer and the City Council restoredfor senior services throughout the city. He contin-ues to fund programs and services for seniors in thedistrict. “Ensuring the comfort of our seniors andthe services essential to them is extremely impor-tant to me. I will continue to be there for theseniors of the Big 6 and greater Woodside,” saidthe Council Member.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer kicked off the first day of the Long Island City YMCA Youth Leagueseason at Queensbridge Park. Van Bramer spoke about the importance of kids participating in athletic,educational, and cultural programs that the YMCA provides. Van Bramer has allocated over $100,000 infunding over the past two years, including over 50K in the budget adopted this June for the coming year for theseprograms. “It has always been one of my top priorities to make sure our youth have a nurturing environmentwithin the community, encouraging valuable lessons, including teamwork, and the importance of physicalfitness. The YMCA Youth League provides young people with this opportunity,” said CM Van Bramer.



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In addition, the rezoning lifts the restrictions on sidewalk cafes alongQueens Boulevard while also allowing for small, unenclosed cafes on portionsof Skillman Avenue.

This will aid small businesses along these thoroughfares by increasing thewalkability of those streets, bringing added vibrancy to these commercial strips. Theincreased foot traffic will bring more people out to shop at surrounding stores,improving the local economy.

The population of Sunnyside and Woodside is growing in both number anddiversity. The pace of development in Sunnyside and Woodside has increased in recentyears for many reasons, including its attractive and well-kept streetscapes, bustlingcommercial corridors, and convenient mass transit to and from Manhattan.

“The Sunnyside-Woodside rezoning goes a long way towards preserving thecharacter of our neighborhoods for generations to come. The rezoning will preventdevelopment that is not in character with the neighborhood and will prevent thesebuildings from littering the landscape of the community. In Queens, we’ve allwitnessed too many teardowns of one and two story homes only to be replaced by large,multi-unit dwellings that don’t fit the scale of surrounding homes. One of the mostexciting aspects of this rezoning is the lifting of restrictions of sidewalk cafes alongQueens Boulevard while also allowing for small, unenclosed cafes on portions ofSkillman Avenue, which will be a great help to small businesses. I am grateful toSpeaker Quinn, Council Members Comrie and Weprin, City Planning, CB 2 and thecommunity for helping to make this a reality and preserve the low density nature of ourneighborhoods,” said Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer.

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Lobby To Keep Astoria’s GrandStation Post Office Open

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, StateSenator Michael Gianaris, Assembly Mem-ber Aravella Simotas, and City CouncilMember Peter Vallone, Jr., announced thatthey had sent a joint letter to U.S. PostmasterGeneral Patrick Donohoe urging the UnitedStates Postal Service (USPS) to keep openthe Grand Station post office in Astoria. Thefour elected officials requested to meet withthe Postmaster General or with FrankCalabrese, the USPS’s Triboro DistrictManager who oversees the postal districtserved by Grand Station. The move camefollowing the placement by the USPS ofGrand Station on a list of its facilities to beconsidered for closure.

Congresswoman Maloney said, “Clos-ing the busy post office at Grand Station willdeprive the large numbers of seniors andimmigrants living in Astoria of a facility onwhich they rely day in and day out. In thecoming weeks and months, I will be joiningwith my colleagues in elected office to en-courage residents and businesses in the com-munity to respond vigorously to surveysissued by the Postal Service, and to let theUSPS know just how much they value theirlocal post office.

Senator Michael Gianaris said, “Closingthe Grand Station Post Office would se-verely burden residents living in the areawho rely on it for their daily needs. As aneighborhood with a large population ofseniors and immigrants, closing this facilityunfairly targets a subset of more vulnerableNew Yorkers who have helped build the

Senator Gianaris speaks at rally protesting closure of Grand Station Post Office.

neighborhood to what it is today. It is notright that they should have to further sufferthe consequences of the federalgovernment’s economic hardships.”

Assembly Member Aravella Simotassaid, “Closing the Grand Station post officewould further increase the burden on west-ern Queens residents - especially seniorsand working families - who have alreadyhad to suffer through cuts to essential ser-vices at all levels of government. To closethis post office when our community needsit more than ever is irresponsible and unfair,and I urge USPS to reconsider its plans.”

City Council Member Peter Vallone, Jr.,said, “While we are aware that the hugedecrease in the amount of mail being sent willresult in a smaller Post Office, Queens resi-dents should stick together to ensure ourborough is treated fairly during this process.”

BACKGROUND: CongresswomanMaloney helped lead the successful efforts in2009 to prevent the closure of two other postoffices in New York’s 14th CongressionalDistrict that had been placed on a list of USPSfacilities to be considered for closure, PittStation and Cherokee Station, both located inManhattan. Rallying local residents to ex-press their support for those local postal fa-cilities and to respond vigorously to USPSsurveys of customer needs, CongresswomanMaloney helped avert the closure of both postoffices. She intends to join with other electedofficials in Queens to fight the proposed clo-sure of Grand Station, which is located at 45-08 30th Avenue, serving the 11103 zipcode.



Summer Parks Performance Series Final ConcertOn Thursday, July 28th, Woodside On

The Move, Inc., presented its final perfor-mance of the 2011 Summer PerformancesPark Series. Comptroller, John Liu made apersonal appearance at our closing concert;he made opening remarks, greeted and shookhands with the crowd of concert goers.

The concert series which began on June30th ran weekly on Thursday eveningsthrough July 28th. Featured acts included theUrban Street Gypsies, a 5-member classicrock band, on June 30th. Los Fantástico deRitmo-Latin Music and ComitéGuadalupano-Mexican Dance on July 7th,The Lew Picardi Orchestra-Big Band onJuly 14th, Plaza Theatrical Productions -“AGrand Night for Singing”-Rodgers andHammerstein, on July 21st . And our closingperformance, Frank Pedulla’s Music StaffSwing Orchestra-Jazz and Tony Bruno withBill Gati-Standards on July 28th.

The Woodside On The Move, Inc., 2011Summer Performance Park Series was madepossible through funding from the NYC

WOTM Board Vice Chair, Al Volpe, NYCComptroller John Lu, Business, Communityand Cultural Director, Lavern Mason-Howard,WOTM Board Treasurer, Joanne Smith, andWOTM Board Secretary, Mary Smyth

Frank Pedulla’s Music Staff Orchestra

Tony Bruno

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File No. 2006-56/THE PEOPLEOF THE STATE OF NEW YORKBY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT TO:KANG-SUK RA if living and ifdead, to his heirs at law, next ofkin and distributes whose namesand place of residence areunknown and if he died subsequentto the decedent herein, to hisexecutors, administrators,legatees, devisees, assignees andsuccessor in interest whose namesand places of residence areunknown, and to all other heirs atlaw, next of kin and distributes ofthe decedent herein, whose namesand places of residence areunknown and cannot, after diligentinquire, be ascertained, being theperson interested as creditors,legatees, distributes or otherwisein the estate of Byung J. Ra,deceased who at the time of deathwas a resident of 42-14 69th Street,#1Fl. Woodside, New York, in thecounty of Queens, St. of NewYork. Upon the petition of HaengJa Ra residing at 42-14 69th Street,#1Fl. Woodside, New York, youand each of you are hereby cited toshow cause before the Surrogateat the Surrogate’s Court of theCounty of Queens, to be held atQueens General Court House, 6th

floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard,Jamaica, City and State of NewYork on the 25th day of August,2011 at 9:30 a.m., why the accountof proceedings of Haeng Ja Ra asadministratrix of said deceased,should not be judicially settled.The petitioner is seeking an orderauthorizing Haeng Ja Ra, as theAdministratrix: 1. Allocating theentire settlement for wrongfuldeath, 2. That there are nooutstanding bills to be paid, 3.Allocating the balance of thesettlement in the amount of$32,526.67 pursuant to EPTL 5-4.4 to Hyun-Suk Ra (100%), 4. Tomodify the Restrictions in theLetters issued to the extentnecessary to carry out theprovisions of such decree, 5.Dispense with the filing of a bond,6. Judicially Settle Account, 7.And to grant such other and furtherrelief as may be just and proper.Dated, Attested and Sealed 29 dayof June 2011. HON. ROBERT L.NAHMAN Surrogate, QueensCounty, MARGARET M.GRIBBON Clerk of theSurrogate’s Court. Herbert G.Lindenbaum, 90 Broad Street,Suite 1901, New York, New York10004. (646) 747-0300. Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobligated 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 anyattorney-at-law appear for you. 7/15/11, 7/22/11, 7/29/11, 8/5/11

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STATE OF NEW YORKSUPREME COURT QUEENSCOUNTY NYCTL 2009-ARESIDUAL TRUST AND THEBANK OF SUMMONS ANDNOTICE Index No. 13342-10NEW YORK MELLON, ASCOLLATERAL AGENT ANDCUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs, VS. Theheirs-at-law, next of kin,distributees, executors,administrators, assignees, lienors,creditors, successors-in-interest

and generally all persons havingor claiming under, by or throughCYNTHIA HUNTE, by purchase,inheritance, lien or otherwise ofany right, title or interest in and tothe premises described in thecomplaint herein, and all creditorsthereof, and the respectivehusbands, or widowers of hers, ifany, all of whose names andaddresses are unknown toplaintiffs; NEW YORK CITYTRANSIT AUTHORITYTRANSIT ADJUDICATIONBUREAU; MANUFACTURERSAND TRADERS TRUSTCOMPANY, SUCCESSOR ININTEREST TO THE EAST NEWYORK SAVINGS BANK; NEWYORK CITY PARKINGVIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEWYORK CITYENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD; UNITED STATES OFAMERICA; NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONAND FINANCE and “JOHN DOE#1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE#100”, the names of the last 100defendants being fictitious, thetrue names of said defendantsbeing unknown to plaintiff, itbeing intended to designate feeowners, tenants or occupants ofthe liened premises and/or personsor parties having or claiming aninterest in or lien upon the lienedpremises, if the aforesaidindividual defendants are living,and if any or all of said individualdefendants be dead, their heirs atlaw, next of kin, distributees,executors, administrators,trustees, committees, devisees,legatees, and the assignees,lienors, creditors and successorsin interest of them, and generallyall persons having or claimingunder, by, through, or against thesaid defendants named as a class,of any right, title or interest in orlien upon the premises describedin the complaint herein,Defendants. TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: YOUARE HEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the Complaint in theabove-entitled foreclosure action,and to serve a copy of your answeron the plaintiffs’ attorney withinthirty (30) days after the serviceof this Summons, exclusive of theday of service or within thirty (30)days after completion of servicewhere service is made in any othermanner than by personal servicewithin the State. The United Statesof America, if designated as adefendant in this action, mayanswer or appear within sixty (60)days of service hereof. In case ofyour failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. Queens Countyis designated as the place of trial.The basis of venue is the locationof the subject premises. Dated:April 29, 2011 TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: Theforegoing summons is served uponyou by publication, pursuant to anOrder of Honorable Kevin J.Kerrigan, a Justice of the SupremeCourt, dated July 5, 2011, andfiled with supporting papers in theQueens County Clerk’s Office.This is an action to foreclose a taxlien covering the property knownas 235-11 131 Avenue, Queens,New York and being a parcel ofland designated as Block 12914

and Lot 4. The relief sought is thesale of the subject property atpublic auction in satisfaction ofthe tax lien. In case of your failureto appear, judgment may be takenagainst you in the sum of$16,549.12, together with interest,costs, disbursements and attorneysfees of this action, and directingthe public sale of the property.Richard M. Beers, Jr. PhillipsLytle LLP Office and Post OfficeAddress 1400 First Federal PlazaRochester, New York 14614 Tel.No. (585) 238-2000. 7/29/11, 8/5/11, 8/12/11, 8/19/11

File No.: 2010-2438/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To: JohnC. Fisher, Esq., Attorney in factfor Juta Pihel; Edgar Raim;Raagner Raim; Marika Raim; ÜloMassing, Attorney General of theState of New York, The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofLINDA RAIM, deceased, or theirestates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residence andpost office addresses are unknownto the petitioner and cannot withdue diligence be ascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate of LINDARAIM, deceased, who at the timeof death was a resident of 89-0997th Street, Woodhaven, NY11421, in the County of Queens,State of New York. SENDGREETING: Upon the petition ofLOIS 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 RAIM, deceased, you andeach 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 15 day ofSeptember, 2011 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 $12,147.23and 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 the

expenses 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 20thday of July, 2011 HON. PETER J.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 11374 This citation isserved upon you as required bylaw. You are not obliged to appearin person. If you fail to appear itwill be assumed that you do notobject to the relief requested unlessyou file formal legal, verifiedobjections. You have a right tohave an attorney-at-law appear foryou. Accounting Citation 7/29/11,8/5/11, 8/12/11, 8/19/11

File No.: 2010/4873/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To:Attorney General of the State ofNew York, The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofTIBOR SZEKELY, deceased, ortheir estates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residence andpost office addresses are unknownto the petitioner and cannot withdue diligence be ascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate of TIBORSZEKELY, deceased, who at thetime of death was a resident of 39-30 59th Street Apt. 3B, Woodside,NY 11377, in the County ofQueens, State of New York. SENDGREETING: Upon the petition ofLOIS 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 ofTIBOR SZEKELY, 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 15th day ofSeptember, 2011 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 $1,965.92and 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 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 22ndday of July, 2011 HON. PETER J.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 11374 This citation isserved upon you as required bylaw. You are not obliged to appearin person. If you fail to appear itwill be assumed that you do notobject to the relief requested unlessyou file formal legal, verifiedobjections. You have a right tohave an attorney-at-law appear foryou. Accounting Citation 7/29/11,8/5/11, 8/12/11, 8/19/11

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on 7/18/11,bearing Index Number NC-000576-11/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)CHRISTOPHER (Last) FELIXMy present name is (First)CHRISTOPHER (Last) FELIX-GUERRA. My present address is39 66 48TH STREET, Sunnyside,NY 11104. My place of birth isQUEENS, NY. My date of birth isJuly 29, 1991.

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Councilman James Van Bramer;NYC Department for the Aging;Local Woodside residents, espe-cially those at the Berkley TowersCo-op II & III, and support fromNYC Department of Parks andRecreation, Community Board 2and the NYPD 108th Precinct. Theperformances are presented free tothe public.

In past years WOTM was ableto present 8 weeks of performances,however, due drastic budget cutsthis year as a result the current stateof the economy; this year’ serieswas reduced to only five concerts.The affects of the City’s economicsituation was mentioned in the open-ing remarks by Comptroller JohnLu, on July 28th as well as CouncilMember Jimmy Van Bramer, whoattended the June 30th concert.

Woodside On The Move, Inc.,continues to seek out additionalfunds, to be able to continue provid-ing much needed services and pro-grams to the Woodside community.

Summer ParksPerformanceSeries Final

Concert

WELCOME HOME

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE FACTSby RITA LOWRY

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The following letters are the opinions of its authorand not necessarily those of the Woodside Herald.

Letters To The Editor

Please send your Letters to the Editor to P.O. Box 7097Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 or simply email them to

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Dept Of EducationDear Editor,

According to a recent article I read, the City Department of Educationplan to administer tests for dance, music, theater and visual arts, whichwill measure the quality of arts education in our public schools in NewYork City. I would like to inform the readers of the Woodside Herald andparents of students who attend our local public schools in Sunnyside,Woodside and Long Island City the following: The New York CityBoard of Education and The City Department of Education have neverbeen strong advocates for arts education in our city public schools!

When it comes to teaching, dance, music, theater and the visual artsto our students in our city public schools system, both institutions havingfailed our students by cutting the arts education funding to the bones!What I’m saying is, the quality of arts education in our city public schoolsin New York City is so poor, that I give it an F rating for total failure ineducating our children in the Arts!

Now, the City of New York plan to spend $6 million federal grant tofind out if the students are learning in all subjects as part of the newteacher evaluation that the state has mandated to do so. In my humbleopinion, this 6 million federal grant should be added to increase the artseducation funding in our city public schools, which will benefits thechildren in learning the arts. I wonder how city and education officialshope to improve art education while those funding have been subject tocutting every year in most of our city public schools?

According to the article, “last year alone the city saw a 5% declinein the number of arts teachers, leading even those who favor the idea oftests in art classes to question the program.” I think they are so rightwhen it comes to this matters in question! “Lets no one make themistakes of thinking that tests are going to restore art education to everystudent in the city,” said Richard Kessler, executive director to theCenter for Arts Education.

At this time I would like to urge everyone who may readthis Letter to the Editor, to write to your elected city officialsand urge them to help pass Arts Education Bill(s) to increasethe arts education funding for our city public schools in orderto improve the quality of arts education among our childrenin New York City.

Very truly yours,Michael Matthews

IT’S ALL ABOUT APPROVALThese days, a buyer’s biggest concern shouldn’t be so much about finding the

lowest interest rate, but finding a lender who will approve their application. Thereare three basic types of mortgage providers, each regulated by a different agency,and following different disclosure laws.

Banks: generally employ their own underwriters and provide loans with theirown money. They often have mortgage products matched to particular situa-tions, such as manufactured homes or new construction. Minimum credit scorerequirements will vary from bank to bank.

Brokers: work on a commission and make a little more than bankers, but theirbusiness is highly regulated and transparent. They prepare your application fileand present it to banks or investors. Involving a third party can take more time,of course, and since they have higher credit score requirements and fees, don’tshop at a broker if your score is below 620.

Correspondents: draw from their own credit lines and sell your mortgageshortly before closing. Since their ability to lend depends on their own credit, it’spossible for closing to be delayed if they are processing more loans than theyhave funds to cover. That doesn’t mean you can’t still get good terms, however.

You need to assess your financial position and your needs, and speak withyour real estate agent about which type of lender best suits your situation.



The History:To Honor A Jazz Great

In early 2001, while viewing Ken Burn’s documentary “Jazz”,Sunnyside resident, Paul Maringelli learned that the legendary jazzpioneer Bix Beiderbecke was living in Sunnyside when he passed awayin 1931 at age 28. Curious as to what the exact address was, Maringellidid some research in the local library and was unable to find theinformation. He contacted a few local organizations but not one knew ofthe address. Some had never even heard of Bix.

Taking his search to the internet, he was able to find the exact dateof Bix’s passing, which was Aug. 6, 2001, but he was still havingdifficulty finding the Sunnyside address. Maringelli found contactinformation for Chris Beiderbecke, who is the grandson of Bix’s brother,Charles. He sent Chris an email. Mr. Beiderbecke replied that he did notknow the exact address, but will have one of the many Bix historians bein contact. When finally contacted Maringelli stated, “I was shockedwhen I found out the address happened to be right across the street fromme!” He also learned that many fans of early jazz, some as far away asEurope and Asia, made a pilgrimage to the building to honor Bix. Wanting to spread this information locally, in addition to havingsome kind of memorial for Bix Beidebecke on the 70th anniversary of hispassing, Maringelli went to Fr. Joseph Jerome of All-Saints Church,which is located next to the building where Beiderbecke lived. FatherJoe, as he’s called, knew Bix’s music and instantly suggested that thechurchyard be utilized. Father Joe also brought Maringelli to a Commu-nity Board 2 meeting, who gave their official approval. Maringelli wasintroduced to the Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside, who’s members were alsointerested. He was also sent to Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan’s Office,where he met Alice Cardona, a jazz fan herself, who also knew of theimportance of Bix Beiderbecke to Sunnyside and the world.

With local help, the first Beiderbecke memorial happened in August2001. A lone trumpeter was invited to play one of Bix’s Dixielandnumbers and to blow “Taps” in the courtyard of All Saints Church, whichabuts the building in which the jazz-legend died.

The memorial grew from there, as Maringelli found funding to payan increasing number of musicians, and as the extended concertsattracted bigger crowds and wider attention.

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August 23rd

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