FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015
THE WOODSIDE HERALD
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SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY
VOL. 82, NO. 10
WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015
Weather & Track Work Whittle St. Pat’s
For All Revelers To Dedicated Core
by Mary Caulfield and Crystal Wolfe
Despite the steady snow falling on the 15th Annual St. Pat’s for
All Parade, the human spirit was
out, as brave as the first snowdrops
of spring. Politicians, marchers,
families, police officers, fire fighters, and New Yorker’s eager for a
bit of fun after weeks of bitter cold
turned out in full snow gear to
cheer the groups who overcame
the obstacles to march from 43rd
St. in Sunnyside to 56th on
Skillman Avenue in Woodside
Sunday, March 1st.
FREE
Paying To Use The Queensboro/59th St Bridge
by Crystal Wolfe
A group comprised of research planners, traffic experts, eco-friendly
and non-profit firms called MoveNY is proposing a plan to charge
commuters a toll for using the Queensboro Bridge, as well as the Brooklyn,
Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges.
(continued on page 7)
Team JVB
(continued on page 5)
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Will Jamaica Bay Live?
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by Crystal Wolfe
Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce featured environmental guru Dan
Hendrick as guest speaker for this month’s Showcase Luncheon on
Wednesday, February 25th. Gourmet Chef Padreigh Connelly offered
a 3-course meal to the lucky attendees at the Dog and Duck Gastropub
on the SW corner of Skillman Avenue and 46th Bliss Street in Sunnyside.
Starting the meeting, Chamber of Commerce members and business
leaders in the community introduced themselves and their businesses.
Following introductions, Hendrick spoke while guests were served soup
or salad, their choice of entrée and dessert.
Hendrick, newly hired with NRG, a Fortune 500 company for
renewable/sustainable energy, began his speech and slide presentation
with information about solar energy. To convert your home to solar
energy homeowners originally had to put all the money down upfront.
Now there’s a leasing program available for solar conversion with no
investment upfront, making the process more affordable and increasing
its success tenfold. Next Hendrick, the project leader who is producing
“Jamaica Bay Lives,” showed a clip from this first feature-length
documentary film about Jamaica Bay.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015
Attorneys-At-Law
MARC CRAWFORD LEAVITT
JOSEPH N. YAMANER*
IRA R. GREENBERG
PAUL E. KERSON
JOHN F. DUANE
TALI SEHATI
THE BENJAMIN SHAW PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
45-29 47th Street - Woodside, New York 11377
718-729-0986
MIDTOWN OFFICE: 228 E. 45TH STREET, 17 FL., NYC 10017
Serving the Community Since 1947
*We speak Spanish, Hebrew & Turkish
The NYC Council Transportation Committee hosted an oversight
and legislative hearing on Monday
on the topic of truck traffic and its
impact on pedestrian and cyclist
safety. According to Department of
Transportation data, trucks are 3
times more likely to be involved in
the death of a pedestrian than any
other vehicle. The committee heard
testimony from the Department of
Transportation as to strategies will
employ to decrease the amount of
pedestrian deaths associated with
truck crashes.
The committee also heard two
pieces of legislation intended to
make New York’s truck system
more efficient and safe.
Int 641, introduced by Council
member
Chin,
Chairman
Rodriguez, and Majority Leader
Van Bramer, will require the Department of Transportation to conduct a study every 5 years on the
safety of pedestrians and cyclists
on truck routes every five years.
This study will include information
regarding the impact of tolling on
congestion, the number of crashes
involving pedestrians and bicyclists,
the number of charges brought
against individuals involved in those
crashes, the type and amount of
calming measures installed, and
strategies as to how to improve
safety along these routes. The last
substantive city-wide truck study
conducted by the city was released
in 2007 and marked the first major
study since 1982. This legislation
will allow the Department to reevaluate previous safety strategies
and develop new ones more rapidly
than previous.
INT 315, introduced by Council member Vallone will require
that the Department of Transportation to study every three years
whether trucks are complying with
route rules. The Department will
also be required to compile a list
of the top ten blocks within each
community district in which the
greatest number of truck drivers
did not obey truck route designation. The Department will then be
required to post signs stating “No
Trucks Except Local Deliveries”
on these blocks.
“A comprehensive analysis by
the Department of Transportation
of our City’s truck routes will help
protect lives,” said New York City
Council Majority Leader Jimmy
Van Bramer. “Intro. 641 strengthens our City’s Vision Zero initiative by improving traffic safety for
pedestrians and cyclists along our
City’s truck routes. By using the
data we receive through these comprehensive studies we can enhance
our City’s transportation network
and minimize disruptive truck traffic through our residential neighborhoods. I applaud my colleagues
Council Member Margaret Chin
and Transportation Chair for highlighting this issue and making transportation safety a priority.”
Night of Celebrating In Queensbridge
On February 26th, New York
City Council Majority Leader
Jimmy Van Bramer hosted his Fifth
Annual Black History Month Celebration and Awards Night at Jacob
A. Riis Settlement House in
Queensbridge. At the event, Van
Bramer honored the outstanding
achievements of leaders in the community and presented the Distinguished Public Service Award to
Benjamin Tucker, First Deputy
Commissioner for the New York
City Police Department.
2015
Honorees
Include:
43-11 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, NY 11104
Telephone (718) 729-3772
Marlene Sabba ............................................................... Publisher
Sherilyn Jo Sabba ................................................................. Editor
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Crystal Wolfe, Mary Caulfield, Peter A. Ross, Rob MacKay
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
Joe Gurrado, Robert Flanagan
• Dolores Chauncey,
Friends of
Queensbridge Park
• Captain Mark Simmons,
Commanding Officer,
PSA-9
• Jacqueline Williams,
Ravenswood
Senior Center
• Judith Mitchell, NYCHA
Family Services
• Brian McMichael,
Owner,
Miriam’s Restaurant
• Vanessa Hayes,
Community Leader
and Volunteer
• Daniel Taylor,
Treasurer, Queensbridge
Old Timers
• Dionne Jaggon,
Principal, PS 111
CM Van Bramer is joined by (top row l. to r.) Daniel Taylor,
Benjamin Tucker, First Deputy Commissioner for the NYPD,
Captain Mark Simmons, Commanding Officer, PSA-9, (bottom row
1.to.r.) Dolores Chauncey, Vanessa Hayes, Judith Mitchell,
Jacqueline Williams and Dionne Jaggon.
CM Van Bramer is joined by Benjamin Tucker, First Deputy
Commissioner for the NYPD, 108th Precinct Captain John Travaglia,
114th Precinct Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney, Captain Mark
Simmons and officers from PSA-9, and the 108th and 114th Precincts.
Over 250 guests attended the annual event and enjoyed special performances by ELSCO Dance,
the Queensbridge Senior Shakers and The Bryant High School Dance Company.
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Spotlight On Small Business:
Local Attorney
Celebrates The
Multicultural Heart
Of The Greatest City
In The World
by Crystal Wolfe
“Queens is a microcosm of what the
world should be,” says attorney Marc
Crawford Leavitt, who has practiced law in
this area for 28 years. His passion and
enthusiasm for his work, the people and
community are evident. His words gushed
with appreciation for the Sunnyside/
Woodside area where he lives, works, and raised three children. Leavitt’s office is lined
with history and memorabilia from the area dating back to 1947 when the late Benjamin
Shaw started the practice. Posters of Broadway shows he’s seen and plays he’s performed
in line one of the halls and the office has display cases of antique equipment from the days
of his late senior partner. “Queens is the only place in the city where your mailing address
is your community. There are 60 main streets in Queens—and each special culture needs
to be fostered and celebrated.” In Leavitt’s office alone, his staff and colleagues speak
Spanish, Turkish and Hebrew as well as English.
Marc Crawford Leavitt was handpicked by Shaw to take over the Law Firm, the oldest
in the Sunnyside/Woodside area. A brass plaque is on the front of his building on 45-29 47th
Street in Woodside dedicating it as the Ben Shaw Professional Building after he died. Their
phone number has been the same since the 60s. “Ben knew I would love being the
community lawyer. Thousands of families come to us and depend on the advice and counsel
we provide.” Leavitt started at the firm in 1986 and took the reins in 1988. He’s lived in
the community since 1975, and two of his children have forbidden him to ever sell his
Sunnyside Gardens home. In 1980, when one of his daughters attended elementary school
PS 150, Leavitt served for three years and then he volunteered in a school enrichment
program at PS 150 for three semesters.
“I am terribly honored that we have earned the trust of the people here. We get to help
families through all ranges of services throughout the generations. That’s the best part of
what I do.” Leavitt, also known as the Kiwanis “Music Man” is a former Kiwanis President
and has headed up the Valentine’s Day Sing-Along at Sunnyside Community Services for
the organization since 1987. Following Shaw’s practice and common sense advice, “If it
ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Leavitt has continued to advertise with the Woodside Herald since
he took over the business, and was a friend of its founder Joe Sabba. “The Woodside Herald
in its own way, as well as this law firm, is why this community is so great. We’re helping
everybody and helping everybody to help each other.” He feels his ads support the
community because the Woodside Herald supports the community and it is the only
newspaper he advertises in.
Leavitt’s firm handles Elder Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate as well as Litigation of various kinds such as matrimonial and civil disputes. His partner since
1982, Paul E. Kerson, will become President of the Queens County Bar Association in May. Leavitt holds a law degree
from Columbia Law School, and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in political
science and theater from Stony Brook
University (SUNY). The website for the
firm is www.lkesqs.com.
When Leavitt tried to become the Queens
Borough President in 2009 (getting over 12,000
votes) his slogan was that “Queens is the
multicultural heart of the greatest city in the
world.” He said he will never retire as a
lawyer because he loves the people and working here too much. But he hopes to work less
in the office and concentrate on a future project.
Leavitt was active with the now dormant
“City Club of NY,” a good-government
group, which was founded in the late 1800s
to fight the corruption of Tammany Hall.
Leavitt’s dream is to create a “City Club of
Queens” with a multicultural focus celebrating and fostering the tolerance, energy and
creativity of this great borough.
“What Queens needs is a multicultural voice—a place to meet and discuss on a neutral
playing field the topics of our time.” The nonpartisan group would discuss political issues
in a forum where everyone’s voice would be welcomed and heard. Leavitt would seek out
people of all races, religions, political affiliations and areas of Queens to be a part of the
group. He envisions the meeting taking place in a historical building in Queens and
involving an online website where people could join in the discussion by podcast. He is
open to learning ways to bridge the gap between social media and people gathering together
in person like they did before the technological age.
One of Leavitt’s ideas for an event the group could host is an annual international
book festival promoting authors who either live in Queens or to whom their books take
place in Queens. Another idea, inspired from the world leader Mahatma Gandhi, is
a Work Program hiring high school students of different ethnicities to work in areas
and in businesses of Queens which don’t have a lot of people from their own race.
“Tolerance and respect are to be celebrated. With our diversity we will never have
true unity, but we can have community.”
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Will Jamaica
Bay Live?
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
is located in Queens and Brooklyn: Jamaica, the Rockaways,
Howard Beach, Richmond Hill,
Rosedale, Broad Channel,
Canarsie, Floyd Bennett Field,
South Ozone Park and Springfield
Gardens. Hundreds of thousands
of New Yorkers live within a tenminute drive of the bay but most
have never even heard of it. Beginning in the 19th century, Jamaica Bay became a place of dumping grounds with sewage treatment
plants and towering landfills. But
once it harbored the celebrated
oysters that were the toast of New
York with uniquely charming communities living on its shores. Here
in the 21st century, the bay is at a
cross roads in the direction of its
next place in history. The bay is
home to more than 300 species of
birds; seals come to the shores in
the winter, even snowy owls have
been spotted in its skies. The bay
could be transformed into a “world
class” harbor estuary…or continue
to be a land marked with neglect.
Hendrick’s film has been in
development since 2011 and is
nearly complete. According to the
website for the Jamaica Bay
Project, “This film’s ultimate goal
is to elevate the public dialog about
Jamaica Bay, to engage more New
Yorkers in the fight for a better
future and to secure the bay’s rightful place in the pantheon of great
New York City places… Our documentary film will bridge that gap
by educating the public about the
bay and its history, engaging them
in the fight for its future, and influencing decision-makers at all levels that Jamaica Bay is a place
worth saving.” Dan Hendrick
closed his speech with the statement, “The environmental clock is
ticking for the fate of Jamaica
Bay—whatever is going to happen
is going to happen soon.” To learn
more about this project or to offer
a
donation
go
to
www.jamaicabaylives.com.
Photo Credit:
Allan Jojot
Sunnyside Shines Annual Meeting
On Monday night, more than 60 people gathered at Sunnyside
Community Services for the Sunnyside Shines BID 2015 Annual Meeting. Rachel Thieme, executive director of Sunnyside Shines, presented
highlights from 2014, including the creation of two new public plazas
under the elevated 7 train, an improved Taste of Sunnyside event held
outdoors, and new investments in tree guards on Queens Boulevard. She
also touched on the organization’s plans for 2015, which include
redesigning its logo, holding another Taste of Sunnyside on May 19 and
initiating new programming in the new public plazas.
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer spoke during the meeting and
thanked the organization for its work to make the Sunnyside commercial
district a better place to shop, live and do business. He spoke of several
specific initiatives undertaken in 2014, including the creation of the
plazas, the shop local holiday gift guide, the Taste of Sunnyside and the
creation of a Bike Friendly Business District, and emphasized how much
he enjoyed partnering with Sunnyside Shines.
Three awards were distributed at the meeting, including the Neighborhood Wow Award to Bing’s Hallmark, the Community Partner
Award to the NYPD’s 108th Precinct and the Local Champion Award to
Re-Create Queens.
Ricky Chawla, District Rep. for
Congressman Joseph Crowley,
who has taken over for Vijay
Chouhduri. Chawla lives in
Sunnyside. Vijay is now chief of
staff for the Mayor of Hoboken.
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Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer
and Police Captain John Travaglia
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Miss Queens County,
Catherine Magnet
Photo: Mary Caulfield
The crowd of several hundred people
was “thinner” and the parade “shorter,” according to one spectator who has been to at
least six parades. It didn’t help at all that the
MTA closed the 7 Train for repairs despite
the long-planned parade. “Shame on the
MTA for not having the 7 train running
today, bad service on the weekdays, no
service on the weekends, unacceptable,”
said local City Council Majority Leader
Jimmy Van Bramer.
The inclusiveness this year extended to
those with simmering political differences.
Reports say the main parade organizer,
Brendan Fay was honored the Mayor of NY
was joining in the march. Fay said he knew
there would be some people voicing displeasure at his plans for Sunnyside Yards
and the horse and carriage ban but others
would quote, “cheer him for his support of
immigration, wages and labor.” Showing
up about 15 minutes late to give a short
speech to start the parade, Mayor Bill De
Blasio said, “A society for all is one that
embraces and respects everyone.”
De Blasio’s plan to launch a feasibility
study, the first step in a plan to cover over the
Sunnyside Rail Yards then build up to an
estimated 80,000 housing units has stirred a
growing opposition in Western Queens.
Councilmember Van Bramer has opposed
the plan on behalf of the longstanding communities of Sunnyside and Woodside, which
say they are already struggling with inadequate public services. “This is a critical
time for the people of Western Queens,”
said Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan who is
also opposed to his plans for Sunnyside
Yards. Several people on the sidelines booed
the Mayor over the Sunnyside Yards project
as he marched by, but overall there were few
protestors and despite the inclement weather
people seemed to be having a wonderful
time celebrating the Irish culture and community in western Queens.
Brian O’Byrne and Kerry Kennedy
shared the title of Grand Marshall. Mr.
O’Byrne is a Broadway actor. Ms. Kennedy
is a human rights activist and daughter of the
former US Senator from New York, Robert
F. Kennedy, for whom the Tri Borough
Bridge was renamed. Other elected officials
included local official Congressman Joseph
Crowley, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan,
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish
James, Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito, Queens Borough President
Melinda Katz, as well as Council Members
Daniel Dromm, Carlos Menchaca, Corey
Johnson, and everyone’s favorite Police
Captain John Travaglia of the 108th Precinct, with a group of officers keeping peace
and order in the midst of the festivities.
Paraders included LGBT and Pride
groups from all over New York: the Lesbian
and Gay Democrats of Queens, Queens Lesbian & Gay Pride Committee, animal focused groups such as the Sunnyside United
Dog Society, with their dogs dressed in an
assortment of green regalia, pipe bands and
traditional Irish musicians, and an Irish language school. Children’s groups included
the local Girl Scout and Brownie Troupe,
Shannon Gaels, the Marching Cobras, and a
group of Irish girls from Dance ’Till Dawn
with the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance.
There were many people dressed in animal costumes as rabbits, wolves, mice and
bears. Others donned green top hats, shimmering green necklaces, Shamrock ears,
furry animal boots, and other Irish-themed
outfits and accessories celebrating the parade for St. Patrick, the Roman Catholic
feast day of the patron saint of Ireland who
died on March 17, 461. De Blasio told
people on the platform gathered for the
parade, “You are a hardy troupe. You are
here to celebrate no matter what. That is
what pride is all about — pride in the fact
that in New York City you can be whoever
you are.”
More Photos On Page 8
Socks are needed for homeless veterans and families.
Please join United Forties Civic Association,CM Van Bramer
and CB2 in donating NEW socks for men, women and children
from Feb 23rd-March 15th. Designated distribution centers:
Murphy’s Pub, St. Sebastian Parish Center and Aubergene Cafe.
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LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK –
COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX#
704714/2014 FILED: 1/15/2015
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates
Queens County as the place of
trial. Venue is based upon the
County in which the mortgage
premise is situated. THE BANK
OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
THE
CWMBS,
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
TRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGE
PASS
THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200413, Plaintiff, against MOJIB R.
TONY AKA MOJIB TONY if he
be living and if he be dead, the
respective heirs-at-law, next-ofkin, distributees, executors,
administrators, trustees, devisees,
legatees, assignees, lienors,
creditors and successors in interest
and generally all persons having
or claiming under, by or through
said defendant(s) who may be
deceased,
by
purchase,
inheritance, lien or inheritance,
any right, title or interest in or to
the real property described in the
Complaint,
BANK
OF
AMERICA, NA SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO FLEET
NATIONAL BANK, NYC
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
BOARD, and “JOHN DOE” and
“JANE DOE”, the last two names
being fictitious, said parties
intended being tenants or
occupants, if any, having or
claiming an interest in, or lien
upon the premises described in
the Complaint, NEW YORK
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE,
UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA, Defendant(s). TO
THE
ABOVE
NAMED
DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU
ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING
YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT
RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS
AND
COMPLAINT
BY
SERVING A COPY OF THE
ANSWER
ON
THE
ATTORNEYS
FOR
THE
MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO
FILED THIS FORECLOSURE
PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU
AND FILING THE ANSWER
WITH
THE
COURT,
A
DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY
BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN
LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO
AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE
COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS
PENDING FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON HOW TO
ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND
PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
SENDING A PAYMENT TO
YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY
WILL NOT STOP THIS
FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU
MUST RESPOND BY SERVING
A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
PLAINTIFF
(MORTGAGE
COMPANY) AND FILING THE
ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
YOU
ARE
HEREBY
SUMMONED to answer the
complaint in this action and to
serve a copy of your answer, or, if
the complaint is not serviced with
this summons, to serve a notice of
appearance on the Plaintiff’s
attorney within 20 days after the
service of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service (or within 30
days after the service is complete
if this summons is not personally
delivered to you within the State
of New York); The United States
of America, if designated as a
Defendant in this action, may
appear within (60) days of service
thereof and in case of your failure
to appear or answer, judgment will
be taken against you by default for
the relief demanded in the
complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE
OF ACTION AND RELIEF
SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the
above captioned action is to
foreclose on a mortgage in the
sum of $384,000.00 dated June 8,
2004, executed by defendant(s)
MOJIB R. TONY AKA MOJIB
TONY
to
MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE
FOR
AMERICA’S
WHOLESALE
LENDER
recorded on September 15, 2004
in CRFN: 2004000576403, in the
Office of the Clerk of the County
of QUEENS. MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE
FOR
AMERICA’S
WHOLESALE
LENDER
assigned all of its rights, title and
interest in the Mortgage by way of
an assignment executed June 8,
2012 to THE BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON FKA THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
THE CWMBS, INC., CHL
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
TRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGE
PASS
THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200413. The assignment was duly
recorded in the Office of the Clerk
of the County of QUEENS on June
29,
2012,
in
CRFN:
2012000258486. THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
THE CWMBS, INC., CHL
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
TRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGE
PASS
THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200413 assigned all of its rights, title
and interest in the Mortgage by
way of an assignment executed
June 23, 2014 to THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE
BANK OF NEW YORK AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
THE
CWMBS,
INC.,
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
TRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGE
PASS
THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200413, and recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of the County of
QUEENS on July 15, 2014 in
CRFN: 2014000234855, covering
premises known as 87-78 160th
Street, Jamaica, NY 11432. (Block
9765 Lot 112). The relief sought
within action is a final judgment
directing the sale of the premises
described above to satisfy the debt
described above. To the above
named Defendants: The foregoing
summons is served upon you by
publication pursuant to an order
of the Hon. Kevin J. Kerrigan,
Justice of the Supreme Court of
the State of New York, and filed
along with the supporting papers
in the Office of the Clerk of the
County of Queens on 1/08/2015.
This is an action to foreclose on a
reverse mortgage. ALL that
certain, plot, piece or parcel of
land, with the buildings and
improvements thereon erected,
situate, lying and being in the
Borough and County of Queens,
City and State of New York, Block
9765 Lot 112. Said premises
known as 87-78 160th Street,
Jamaica, NY 11432. YOU ARE
HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE
THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY
INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason
of the default in the payment of
the monthly installment of
principal and interest, among other
things, as hereinafter set forth,
Plaintiff, the holder and owner of
the aforementioned note and
mortgage, or their agents have
elected and hereby accelerate the
mortgage and declare the entire
mortgage
indebtedness
immediately due and payable. The
following amounts are now due
and owing on said mortgage, no
part of any of which has been paid
although duly demanded: The
balance of the principal due upon
said Note and Mortgage is
$355,641.41 with accrued interest
at 6.625% per annum, from March
1, 2010 to be immediately due and
payable.
UNLESS
YOU
DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF
THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION
THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY
(30) DAYS AFTER YOUR
RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE
DEBT, OR ANY PORTION
THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE
DEBTOR
JUDGMENT
AGAINST YOU AND A COPY
OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR
JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED
TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT
COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE,
UPON
YOUR
WRITTEN
REQUEST, WITHIN SAID
THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD,
THE
HEREIN
DEBT
COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE
YOU WITH THE NAME AND
ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL
CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE
RECEIVED A DISCHARGE
FROM THE UNITED STATES
BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU
ARE NOT PERSONALLY
LIABLE
FOR
THE
U N D E R L Y I N G
INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO
PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND
THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS
FOR COMPLIANCE AND
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY.
HELP
FOR
HOMEOWNERS
IN
FORECLOSURE New York State
requires that we send you this
notice about the foreclosure
process. Please read it carefully.
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
You are in danger of losing your
home. If you fail to respond to the
summons and complaint in this
foreclosure action, you may lose
your home. Please read the
summons and complaint carefully.
You should immediately contact
an attorney or your local legal aid
office to obtain advice on how to
protect yourself. SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
AND
ASSISTANCE
The
State
encourages you to become
informed about your options in
foreclosure. In addition to seeking
assistance from an attorney or legal
aid, there are government
agencies,
and
non-profit
organizations that you may contact
for information about possible
options, including trying to work
with your lender during this
process. To locate an entity near
you, you may call the toll-free
helpline maintained by New York
state Banking Department at 1877-Bank-NYS or visit the
Department’s
website
at
www.banking.state.ny.us
FORECLOSURE
RESCUE
SCAMS Be careful of people who
approach you with offers to “save”
your home. There are individuals
who watch for notices of
foreclosure actions in order to
unfairly
profit
from
a
homeowner’s distress. You should
be extremely careful about any
such promises and any suggestions
that you pay them a fee or sign
over your deed. State law requires
anyone offering such services for
profit to enter into a contract which
fully describes the services they
will perform and fees they will
charge, and which prohibits them
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from taking any money from you
until they have completed all such
promised services. Section 1303
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER
OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you
do not respond to this summons
and complaint by serving the copy
of the answer on the attorney for
the mortgage company who filed
this foreclosure proceeding against
you and filing the answer with the
court, a default judgment may be
entered and you may lose your
home. Speak to an attorney or go
to the court where your case is
pending for further information
on how to answer the summons
and protect your property. Sending
a payment to your mortgage
company will not stop this
foreclosure action. YOU MUST
RESPOND BY SERVING A
COPY OF THE ANSWER ON
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
PLAINTIFF
MORTGAGE
COMPANY) AND FILING AN
ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
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Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 395 N.
Service Road, Suite 401, Melville,
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
THE WOODSIDE HERALD
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Sunnysider Named
To Dean’s List
Congratulations to Kendall Sullivan of Sunnyside, graduate of
P.S. 11, IS 125 and The Mary Louis Academy, for being one of 815
students named to The College of Saint Rose Dean’s List for the Fall
2014 semester. Kendall completed 16 credits hours and achieved a
semester grade-point average of 3.5 in her major Social Work and
minors Sociology and Criminal Justice. Kendall was named to Dean’s
List for Fall 2013 semester also.
Kendall continues to be active in her community service with Hour
Children in LIC as well as community service in the Albany area.
Kendall will graduate this May with a degree in Social Work.
Her parents and brother are very proud of academic successes.
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The advocacy group includes
the former NYC traffic commissioner, Samuel Schwartz. Reportedly Schwartz claimed he developed
the proposal after research found the
streets near the free bridges were
more congested while the bridges
with tolls were less congested.
MoveNY claims the toll would
lessen the traffic congestion and
raise money for the MTA. For
Western Queens, this toll would
mean less congestion on main thoroughfares like Skillman Avenue,
Queens Plaza and Grand Central
Parkway as well as the residential
areas to get to the free bridge.
Commuting to Manhattan using the
Queensboro Bridge each day would
add up to close to $60 a week.
With an E-ZPass the toll on the
four bridges would be $5.54 each
way and $8 for drivers without it.
Instead of a tollbooth, a sensor
would charge the E-ZPass drivers
as they cross the bridge and for
those without an E-ZPass a camera
would take a photo of people’s
license plates, sending them a bill
in the mail. Through this system
commercial vehicles would only
be charged once per day. This
month nine other bridges will have
tolls as high as $16.00 cash, including the Queens-Midtown,
Cross Bay, Henry Hudson,
Verrazano Narrows, RFK-Triboro,
Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck,
Hugh Carey Battery Tunnels, and
the Marine Park Bridges.
It is estimated the new plan
would produce around $1.5 billion
in revenue each year. That money
would go toward the maintaining
of the city bridges and roads and
improvement of the overall all transit systems on the subway, trains
and buses with expansion and
modernization of technology. The
proposal will have to be passed
through state legislation as the state
manages the MTA.
Correction:
In the February 27, 2015 edition of Woodside Herald a
typographical error was made in the article “Saving Lives.”
Katy Starck-Monte was diagnosed at 13-months-old (not 13years-old) with the genetic disease, Cystic Fibrosis.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015
Photos by PATRICIA DORFMAN
Photos by MARY CAULFIELD
Photos by BILL ALATRISTE
Photo by Mary Caulfield
Carriage horse, Sampson, and his driver Steven Malone, all decked
out to celebrate the Irish.
by Crystal Wolfe
citing it to be inhumane and unsafe
Sunday, March 1st marks the for the animals. Now NYS Senafirst time the horse and carriage tor Tony Avella and Assembly
industry marched in the Queens St. Member Linda Rosenthal introPatrick’s Day Parade. Also for the duced a similar bill to the NYS
first time, Mayor Bill de Blasio legislature to save the horses from
had his Electric E-Cars marching slaughter auctions as well as banin the parade. De Blasio marched ning them. Because the legislation
shoulder-to-shoulder with the horse would require horse owners to noand its driver Sean Boyle, ap- tify City Hall at least 10 days prior
to signing over ownership of their
pointed by the Teamsters Union.
In December of 2014, the week horses, that provision states ownafter Thanksgiving, de Blasio an- ers cannot sell or give the horses to
nounced his plan to ban the iconic a slaughterhouse and must present
horse and carriages from NYC’s documentation to guarantee that
Central Park, which have graced doesn’t happen. City Council
the city streets for over a century. Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
His plans reportedly include re- also marched in the parade and
placing them with his Electric Cars, supports de Blasio and his ban on
which took 18 months to develop. the horse carriage industry.
Animal activists are concerned
Former Council Member Tony
Avella introduced the bill back in over the weight of the carriages
2007 to the NY City Council to ban the horses are carrying (each carthe horse-drawn carriage industry riage varying between 1,000-2,000
Photo by Patricia Dorfman
pounds). That concern may be
valid. According to Horse Science News, a horse can carry 400625 pounds reasonably. Activists
like PETA are also concerned
about the horses being around loud
noises and getting spooked.
Though no horse and carriage has
been hit yet by a vehicle in NYC,
they are afraid it could happen
here as accidents have occurred in
other parts of the country.
The treatment or mistreatment
of the horses is in question. According to the NYC Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, which
holds a horse drawn carriage
operator’s course that must be
passed in order to become a horse
and carriage owner, the industry is
one of the most tightly regulated
small businesses in the nation. The
horses work no more than 9 hours
a day, only in weather that is not
too extreme and get five weeks
vacation a year. The training
manual discusses at length precautions to protect the horse’s safety,
maintain its health, and the laws in
place for its proper treatment.
Every horse is required to go
through a veterinary exam twice a
year to ensure it is fit for service.
Most of the horses are bought from
the Amish and would otherwise be
turned into dog food or glue.
The final decision to ban the
horse and carriages will probably
not be made until May of 2016
because the licenses to operate car-
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riages expire at that time. If the
bill does pass, it would become
illegal to drive horse-drawn carriages in the city unless it was a
part of a moving screening or parade such as the one last weekend.
Reportedly George Miranda,
president of Teamster Joint
Council 16, representing horse
and carriage drivers said that he
and their members are open to
discussion with the administration to find a way to keep the
horse and drivers in Central Park.
Hundreds of people will lose
their jobs if the bill is passed,
and as Sean Boyle, the driver of
the carriage in the St. Patrick’
Day Parade stated, “NY will lose
part of its history and charm.”