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We Can’t Wait For A Good

Education in NY State

by Crystal Wolfe

This past Tuesday, Assembly-woman Cathy Nolan held a meetingat Sunnyside Community Services

about education in NY State. Thefirst guest speaker, Council Mem-ber, Daniel Dromm, introduced As-semblywoman Nolan saying,“Cathy understands the importanceof adequate educational funding.”

Assemblywoman Nolan worked

hard to increase the educational bud-get last year in order to serve thegrowing number of children withspecial needs. “It’s not just theamount of educational funding we’relooking at but the dispersion of thatmoney.

Story and Photos by Patricia Dorfman

On a cold dawn, Friday,February 13, at the NYPD 108Precinct House in LIC was thesite of a St. Valentine ‘s DayBreakfast thrown by the 108Police Community Council,and the festivities includedhandmade valentines by el-ementary school children, withcards posted up all over thehistoric precinct’s walls.

VISION ZERO PEDESTRIANSAFETY PLAN FOR QUEENS

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The pedestrian safety plan for Vision Zero includes a BoroughProfile, establishes Priority Corridors, Intersections, and Areas, andoutlines comprehensive actions for a safer Queens. These BoroughPlans were the result of a year’s worth of public outreach and highlydetailed data analysis that were called for in the 2014 Vision ZeroAction Plan, NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and NYPD’sTransportation Chief Thomas Chan unveiled the first of five boroughPedestrian Safety Action Plans that establish a comprehensive set ofactions for DOT, NYPD, and other agencies and serve as the nextmajor step in achieving Vision Zero. The Borough Plans are one of 63Vision Zero initiatives announced last year. The plans were developedby integrating detailed crash analysis with input from 28 Vision Zerotown halls and public workshops, including over 10,000 commentssubmitted by New Yorkers.

This analysis and input resulted in the identification of Queens’ mostdangerous corridors, intersections, and areas, which are clearly identi-fied in the plan’s Queens Priority Map. Priority corridors, intersections,and areas will be the focus of future engineering & planning, education,and enforcement activity. An average of 43 pedestrians are killed inQueens each year in the three year period from 2011 to 2013 andpedestrians make up 55% of all traffic fatalities in the borough.

“We launched Vision Zero in Queens a year ago and today weproudly return to the world’s borough to release the first of our fivegroundbreaking Borough Pedestrian Safety Action Plans,” said NYCDOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.

by Crystal Wolfe

At the Hunters Point South Civic Association meeting Tues-day, February 10th, Council Member Van Bramer informed mem-bers that Hunters Point South winners are starting to be informedof winning the Hunter Point South lottery for their new homes.

Now the affordable housing lottery winners for homes in the unitsof Hunters Point South will be called in for interviews. The tenantselection process and interview letters will be distributed in cyclesuntil all the units are filled. This process will be done over the nextfew months, according to the New York Housing Preservation andDevelopment. By the time the lottery closed on December 15, 2014there were 92,700 applicants for the 925 Hunters Point Southaffordable units.



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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015THE WOODSIDE HERALDPAGE 2

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Sober St. Patrick’s DayReps. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and

Brendan Boyle (D-PA) met with the founder of Sober St. Patrick’s Day, William Reilly.Since 2012, Sober St. Patrick’s Day has worked to create events across the United Stateswhere participants can join in celebrating the history, culture and festivities of St.

Patrick’s Day in an alcohol-free environment.“St. Patrick’s Day is a chance for everyone to feel a little bit Irish, and events like Sober St.

Patrick’s Day help ensure that remains possible,” said Rep. Crowley. “William Reilly and the teambehind Sober St. Patrick’s Day are working hard to ensure that those who want to join in the festivitiesin an alcohol-free environment have the possibility to do so. I thank him for what was a veryinteresting and productive discussion.”

“The Irish cultural heritage is very rich, from literature to music to dance,” said Rep. Boyle. “This isa chance to celebrate and enjoy these aspects of our heritage.”

Sober St. Patrick’s Day events are held annually in New York City; Richmond, Va., Cleveland, Ohio,and Casper, Wyo., and the organization has plans to expand to Philadelphia this year. The effort is alsogaining momentum globally. In 2013, Sober St. Patrick’s Day expanded to the North of Ireland where afree concert for 5,000 people immediately follows the annual Belfast City St. Patrick’s Day parade.

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“These Borough Plans com-bine cutting edge data analysisand community input from thou-sands of New Yorkers in all fiveboroughs. They will help the Citytarget its engineering, enforce-ment, and education efforts tomake New York’s streets the saf-est in the world.”

“Making our streets safer is jobnumber one and I applaud Com-missioner Trottenberg and DOTfor staying the course on safety. Byimplementing a coordinated planto address the borough’s most dan-gerous areas we are giving Queensresidents the additional layers ofprotection and safety improve-ments our residential streets needto save more lives,” said New YorkCity Council Majority LeaderJimmy Van Bramer. “Together,with the extensive feedback ourCity has received from communi-ties throughout the borough, wewill build on our City’s success ofimplementing Vision Zero and aput an end to the pedestrian fatali-ties and serious injuries we experi-ence in our neighborhoods.”

In Queens, pedestrian fatali-ties fell by 44% in the past threedecades, but have risen in recentyears, and have a pedestrian fatal-ity rate per resident slightly higherthan the city average. In Queens,40% of Queens pedestrian traveloccurs during rush hours, but only24% of traffic fatalities occurredin that time. Dangerous driverchoices were the primary cause orcontributing factor in 75% of pe-destrian fatalities.

Overall the plan identified 47Priority Corridors, 72 Priority In-tersections, and 17 square miles ofPriority Areas where crashes thatseverely injure or kill pedestriansare concentrated. Sixty one per-cent of all pedestrian fatalities from2009-2013 were concentratedwithin these priority geographies.The 47 Priority Corridors consistof just 6 percent (127 miles) of theborough’s total street mileage butcontain half of the boroughs totalpedestrian fatalities and severe in-juries (KSI.) The 72 Priority Inter-sections are just 1% of the over18,000 intersections in the bor-ough, but they were the site of 15%of its pedestrian KSI. Finally, thePriority Areas constitute just 15%of the borough’s land area (17square miles) but contain half ofall pedestrian KSI. The plans forthe first time reveal the detailedfatality and injury rates of indi-

Vision Zerovidual corridors and intersections,which will improve how DOT andNYPD work with the public toimprove safety.

The Queens Pedestrian SafetyAction Plan also followed an ex-tensive community outreach, dia-logue and input process in 2014 attown hall meetings and publicworkshops and online, which re-sulted in over 2,300 pedestriansafety issues being shared withDOT. Speeding (26%) and failureto yield (18%) were the most fre-quently cited issues. Sixty sevenpercent of workshop attendeesviewed wide arterial streets as themost important areas for pedes-trian safety improvements. Andfinally, 56% of the issues sharedfall outside of the Priority Corri-dors, Intersections and Areas, high-lighting the need for improved en-gagement in areas with low levelsof feedback but high rates of in-jury. This input will inform andguide our efforts to collaborativelydevelop interventions that willmake Queens safer.

The Action Plan consists ofengineering & planning, enforce-ment and education & awarenesscampaigns involving multipleagencies. The Priority Map willserve as a guide for DOT, NYPDand others to systematically im-prove streets, which show highrates of fatalities and seriouscrashes.

The specific actions include:

Engineering and

Planning

- Implement at least 50 Vi-sion Zero safety-engineeringimprovements annually at Pri-ority Corridors, Intersections,and Areas citywide

- Significantly expand exclu-sive pedestrian crossing time onall Queens Priority Corridors bythe end of 2017

- Add exclusive pedestriancrossing time to all feasible QueensPriority Intersections by the end of2017

- Modify signal timing to re-duce off-peak speeding on all fea-sible Queens Priority Corridors bythe end of 2017

- Install additional speed limitsigns on all Queens Priority Corri-dors in 2015

- Drive community input andengagement at Queens PriorityCorridors, Intersections, and Ar-eas

- Install additional lighting un-der elevated trains and at other keytransit stops

- Coordinate with MTA to en-sure bus operations contribute to asafe pedestrian environment

- Expand the bicycle networkin Queens that improves safety forall road users

- Proactively design for pedes-trian safety in high-growth areas inQueens including locations in theHousing New York plan

Enforcement

- Implement the majority ofspeed cameras at Priority Corri-dors, Intersections, and Areas

- Focus enforcement and de-ploy dedicated resources to QueensNYPD precincts, which overlapsubstantially with Priority Areas

- Concentrate targeted en-forcement at all Queens PriorityCorridors, Intersections, and Ar-eas annually

Education and

Awareness Campaigns

- Target child and senior safetyeducation at Queens Priority Cor-ridors and Priority Areas

- Launch multilingual publicinformation campaigns in QueensPriority Areas

- Focus Street Team outreachat Queens Priority Corridors, In-tersections, and Areas

DOT also provided an advancelook at a few anticipated 2015 Vi-sion Zero safety projects for theborough beyond the Hillside/Met-ropolitan project. They include:

— Pulaski Bridge Bike Pathconnecting to Brooklyn

— Hunter Street PedestrianSafety Improvements (fromSpringfield Boulevard toCross Island Parkway) inCambria Heights

— Astoria Boulevard at 31stand 33rd Streets Intersection SafetyImprovement in Astoria

In 2014, DOT expanded its ef-forts to improve the safety of itsstreets through engineering treat-ments. In that year DOT cumula-tively made the most significantchanges for safety than any previ-ous year and these improvementsresulted in the lowest pedestrianfatality totals since record-keep-ing began in 1910. NYPD alsostepped up enforcement, increas-ing summonses for failure to yieldto pedestrians by 126%, deterringone of the leading factors behindpedestrian fatalities.

The Queens Borough Plan isavailable on at the DOT

website at www.nyc.gov/dot



Spotlight On Small Business:Dr. Guthrie’s

“Boutique Eye Practice”

cility and also offers Botox. Many different insurance plans are accepted at her practice.“The most challenging aspect of my job is in maintaining high standards of health carein an environment where that approach to medicine is not deemed as relevant today. Ithink of myself as having a ‘Boutique Practice,’ meaning that rather than big businesswe give personal care.” She fits right into the “Small Town in the Big City” Sunnyside/Woodside mentality. Her office and personality are full of warmth and light, with aninformal flair that makes her patients feel at ease.

Dr. Guthrie is a dedicated participant in our community as a member of the localLion’s Club, Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, and regular contributor to the PoliceOfficer’s Quarterly and the Woodside Herald. She also supports the local artistscommunity. She’s dabbled in art herself and has always enjoyed drawing. In her officeshe showcases the art of Tony Buczko’s “Spacescapes.” His artwork is available forsale there in her practice as well as the White Cake Bakery in Sunnyside. One of herpatients even gave her gifts of needlepoint art she displays on her walls.

She enjoys making a difference inpeople’s lives; educating people about eyedisease and eye care management and pre-vention. “I believe in wellness—a healthylife for the eyes and a healthy lifestyle ingeneral.” For eye care, she explains, nutri-tion is a very important aspect. She advo-cates daily intake of green, leafy vegetablesin the diet. The more pigmented the veg-etable the higher the content of nutrients.A good example of this is kale, high inlutein, which is good for the health of theretina of the eye. Omega 3 is a nutrient inthe diet that helps with heart health, is anatural anti-inflammatory and is used totreat dry eyes. Salmon, sardines, mackereland walnuts are some examples of sourcesof this nutrient. If you can’t include thesefoods in your diet, the doctor suggeststaking them as nutritional supplements.An excellent supplement she endorses isthe brand PRN which may be purchasedonline via their website or calling.

Dr. Guthrie also has an office in Man-

by Crystal Wolfe

Queen’s native, Dr. Debra Guthrie is acomprehensive board certified ophthal-mologist with an expertise in glaucomaand dry eye management. She’s had heroffice on 45-58 43rd Street in Sunnysidesince 1992 and has been an ophthalmolo-gist for 27 years. When she attended medi-cal school in the Weill Cornell MedicalCollege she felt that Ophthalmology wasthe best of medicine and surgery together.“You see patients of all ages and developrelationships with them over many yearsand restore vision—what could be better?”

She has a state-of-the-art eye care fa-

hattan at 185 Madison Avenue. “Sunnyside and Manhattan are very different.Sunnyside is a neighborhood community. It has a small town feel even though it’s onlya few miles from Manhattan. I like that it’s casual, friendly and a lot of fun. The peoplehere are real and I think they really appreciate the care they receive in a time whenpatient care is not so common.”

She’s been advertising with the Woodside Herald for almost 20 years and she findsher consistent advertising a good way to build her brand. Because of that consistency,people in the neighborhood can easily find her just by picking up the newspaper. “I likethat my patients feel that I care. They feel they can share parts of their lives with me. Mybusiness differs from others in the area in that it’s all about taking care of people as people.Not just another set of eyes. We look at the whole person.” Getting to know and help thepeople in the community has been the most rewarding part of her profession. In Dr.Debra’s quaint “Boutique Practice,” her patient’s gifts of art displayed on her walls alongwith her certifications and some of her articles in local papers reveal her passion forvision—in the eyes, the art, and the people of Sunnyside.

Dr. Guthrie with artwork displayedby local artist Tony Buczko’scollection “Spacescapes.”

Dr. Guthrie stands with needlepointartwork given to her by a patient.



Hunters Point Civic

Association Meetingby Brent O’Leary

On Tuesday February 10th,Majority Leader Jimmy VanBramer spoke at the Hunters PointCivic Association. He covered abroad range of topics including thenew Hunters Point library, the 7train service and voiced his oppo-sition for developing housing overthe Sunnyside yards.

There was also a presentationby the YMCA about programs foradults and children in the neigh-borhood and a presentation andpetition to landmark the clocktower at Queensboro Plaza.

Al Volpe

Ben Williams and his family learned he had leukemia November2013. Now 4 years old he has undergone several spinal taps, IV chemotreatments, clinic visits etc. He takes up to 14 pills nightly and is still ahappy 4-year-old boy. I’m hosting this benefit in hopes to help Ben andhis family can offset some of their expenses. You may learn more aboutBen and follow his journey through his Facebook page:www.facebook.com/teamben2010.

Saturday, February 28th 3-7pmBig 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd, Woodside

Parents and Children Welcome!**There will be a Bake Sale, 50/50 raffle,

Face painting and more!**

Email: Victoria Panos, [email protected]

Help SupportThe Williams Family

Paul Finnegan (New York Irish Center), Ebony Conley-Young(LIC YMCA), Guest Speaker Majority Leader Van Bramerand Brent O’Leary (Pres. Hunters Point Civic Association).



Are we spending our money where thechildren’s needs are?” Nolan asked rhetori-cally. “Another current challenge we facetoday in New York State, and in New YorkCity especially is children whose first lan-guage is not English. We’re spending bil-lions of dollars on education but we aren’tkeeping pace with the needs of the children.Nowadays children with special needs canbecome independent adults—but the tech-nology which allows people to lead success-ful lives costs money.”

Zakiyah Ansari spoke after the Assem-blywoman, using the podium as a call toaction. Ansari is an Advocacy Director withAlliance for Quality Education and has 8children and 3 grandchildren who have goneor are going through the public school sys-tem. “$600 million dollars was added to theeducational budget last year because of CathyNolan,” Zakiyah said. “We’re pushing thepolitical wheel for child education; we can’twait to campaign—to ensure that every pub-lic school will be a great school. Inequalityis happening at record levels.” Only 4% ofNY State students go through Pre-K. Re-portedly some students living in poverty arenot getting equal or adequate education.“Statistically, the students who drop out ofschool feel that the schools have nothing leftto offer them. The philosophy is ‘teachingto test’ and 50% of a teacher’s evaluation isin how well their students are testing,” statedAnsari. That’s why she advocates learningover testing. She feels testing is not alwaysan adequate or comprehensive way to gaugewhat a child knows.

Ansari’s project: #WeCantWait can befound on Facebook and Twitter. People aretaking pictures holding up sheets of paperwith words of what they can’t wait for in theeducation system and posting them withsocial media. A prayer vigil for education#MoralMondays is being held on February23rd at noon in Governor Cuomo’s NYCOffice at 633 3rd Avenue (for more infor-mation call Maria Bautista at 212-328-9271).The group’s next lobbying day is Wednes-day, March 11th, where they will be takingbuses and lobbying up in Albany for:-$2.2 billion in New School Aid GEA-$150 million in Pre-K Outside of NYC-Maintain current cap on charter schools tostop school privatization-A resolution to the 20-year campaign forfiscal equity fight seeking equal funding in

all schools regardless of zip codeFor more information about participat-

ing in lobbying in Albany and join the groupson buses transporting people there, pleaseemail Maria Bautista at [email protected] email Zakiyah at [email protected].

Next, Michael A. Rebell, ExecutiveDirector of the Campaign for EducationalEquity and Professor of Law and Educa-tional Practice at Teachers College, spokeabout the history of the educational systemof New York State from a litigation per-spective. He talked about the NYS ruling,which stated that students were entitled to“sound basic education for our childrenand the rising generation to come.” $9.9billion dollars was budgeted for educationto be dispersed in 4 years. In the first 2years 35% was supposed to be doled outand distributed and it was. But the last twoyears have not seen the $5.9 billion dollarsthat NYS still owes to its educational sys-tem. People like CM Daniel Dromm andAssemblywoman Nolan are disputing this.“We’re not just making political argumentswe’re fighting back in courts.”

A few of the other issues involved withinthe educational system are that 700 millionstudents are getting their education out oftrailers. In the 21st Century this statistic isastounding. Overcrowding in schools isalso a major issue. In one middle school inwestern Queens, the school houses 1,700students, which is about 1,000 too many forits capacity. Some schools have no gyms orPE programs in NYC, including the oneNolan grew up in. One of the teachers whospoke informed the audience their studentsdo not even have adequate books to readfrom. If something isn’t done about theseissues now such as overcrowding, in tenyears with the increase in population theissues will be much harder to fix.

“I can’t tell you how this is going to end.Albany has a very imperfect system. I try tohave as open of a process as I can but it’s nota perfect process. I encourage the parentsand people to keep fighting, and I’ll doeverything I can to get us the educationaldollars we need. There are some bad thingshappening right now but we really have achance to make a difference,” said Nolan.

“It is never too late!” Zakiyah Ansarisaid, “and you can quote me on that!” Thetheme of the meeting was clear: we can’twait for a good education in New York State.

Guest Speakers: CM Dromm, Michael A. Rebell (Executive Director of the Campaignfor Educational Equity and Professor of Law and Educational Practice at TeachersCollege), Zakiyah Ansari (Advocacy Director, Alliance for Quality Education) andAssemblywoman Nolan


We Can’t Wait For A Good Education Fun Memory Fest for Allby Patricia Dorfman

It will not just be fancy Irish bronze sculptures and china for sale this Tuesdayevening, February 24, but lots of silly, inexpensive and even minor historical items foranyone who wants to have a keepsake of Luke or get together with those who rememberhim fondly.

Luke Adams willed to Sunnyside Artists his Jeanne Rynhart sculptures which run$150 to $450 if they were limited issue, and will be sold for much less at “Irish Eyes 2”this coming Tuesday night, February 24.

The event is a repeat of the one last year, which was to support Luke financially whenhe was rushed to the hospital with a heart attack the day after losing his job. This year dueto Luke’s generosity in his estate, and other items donated by Roel Vanderkooi assistedby Anthony Kulzer, Sunnyside Artists president Manny Gomez says, “We will be ableto help fund two upcoming free admission art shows and pay accounting and legal bills.”

Irish Eyes 2 will be is at Murphy’s Lobster Grill at 49th & Skillman starting at 5:15with a $25 cover including a buffet dinner including a soda and Mike Murphy’s award-winning lobster Mac & Cheese.

Luke seemed to never return from one of his trips to every corner of the earth withouta treasure trove of small things to keep memories of his beloved trips in his heart. Indeed,one wonders if anything was left in these ports of call. He seems, for instance, to have“borrowed” delicate ceramic salt and pepper shakers from First Class dining on Aer Lingus.The photograph here of Catherine Nolan, Luke and Claire Schulman looks to have beentaken in the St. Patrick’s Parade in Manhattan. Perhaps someone can tell guests the year.




File No 2014-1488 CITATIONSURROGATE’S COURT -QUEENS COUNTY THEPEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK, By the Grace ofGod Free and IndependentTO: that the heirs at law, next ofkin, and distributes of JustinVranek, deceased, if living, and ifany of them be dead to their heirsat law, next of kin, distributes,legatees, executors,administrators, assignees, andsuccessors in interest whose namesare unknown and cannot beascertained after due diligence,and Public Administrator ofQueens County A petition havingbeen duly filed by Paul A. Valloneand James W. Neilson whois/are domiciled at 170-12 32nd

Avenue, Flushing, New York11358 and 160-24 Cross IslandParkway, Whitestone, New York11357YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate’s Court , QueensCounty, at 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, New York,on March 19, 2015 at 09:30o’clock in the fore noon of thatday, why a decree should not bemade in the estate of Justin Vraneklately domiciled at 41-15 45th

Street, Apt. 1E, Sunnyside, NewYork 11104, admitting to probatea Will dated March 24, 2005(and Codicil(s), if any, dated) acopy of which is attached, as theWill of Justin Vranek deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing that:{ X } Letters Testamentary issueto: Paul A. Vallone and James W.Neilson Date, Attested and SealedJanuary 30, 2015HON. Peter J. Kelly SurrogateMargaret M. Gribbon Chief ClerkCo-Counsel: Paul A. Vallone andJames W. Neilson Firm: Vallone& Vallone LLP FirmTelephone: (718) 204-2929Address: 22-45 31st Street, Astoria,New York 11105[NOTE: This citation is servedupon you as required by law. Youare not required to appear. If youfail to appear it will be assumedyou do not object to the reliefrequested. You have a right tohave an attorney appear for you.]2/16/15, 2/13/15, 2/20/15, 2/27/15

LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICESUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX#704714/2014 FILED: 1/15/2015SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSAND NOTICE Plaintiff designatesQueens County as the place oftrial. Venue is based upon theCounty in which the mortgagepremise is situated. THE BANKOF NEW YORK MELLON FKATHE BANK OF NEW YORK ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC.,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13, Plaintiff, against MOJIB R.TONY AKA MOJIB TONY if hebe living and if he be dead, therespective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors,administrators, trustees, devisees,legatees, assignees, l ienors,creditors and successors in interestand generally all persons havingor claiming under, by or throughsaid defendant(s) who may bedeceased, by purchase,inheritance, lien or inheritance,any right, title or interest in or tothe real property described in theComplaint , BANK OFAMERICA, NA SUCCESSORBY MERGER TO FLEETNATIONAL BANK, NYCENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLBOARD, and “JOHN DOE” and“JANE DOE”, the last two namesbeing fictitious, said partiesintended being tenants oroccupants, if any, having orclaiming an interest in, or lienupon the premises described inthe Complaint, NEW YORKSTATE DEPARTMENT OFTAXATION AND FINANCE,UNITED STATES OFAMERICA, Defendant(s). TOTHE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOUARE IN DANGER OF LOSINGYOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOTRESPOND TO THIS SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT BYSERVING A COPY OF THEANSWER ON THEATTORNEYS FOR THEMORTGAGE COMPANY WHOFILED THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING AGAINST YOUAND FILING THE ANSWERWITH THE COURT, ADEFAULT JUDGMENT MAYBE ENTERED AND YOU CANLOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TOAN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THECOURT WHERE YOU CASE ISPENDING FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON HOW TOANSWER THE SUMMONS ANDPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING A PAYMENT TOYOUR MORTGAGE COMPANYWILL NOT STOP THISFORECLOSURE ACTION. YOUMUST RESPOND BY SERVINGA COPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe complaint is not serviced withthis summons, to serve a notice ofappearance on the Plaintiff’sattorney within 20 days after the

service of this summons, exclusiveof the day of service (or within 30days after the service is completeif this summons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York); The United Statesof America, if designated as aDefendant in this action, mayappear within (60) days of servicethereof and in case of your failureto appear or answer, judgment willbe taken against you by default forthe relief demanded in thecomplaint. NOTICE OF NATUREOF ACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT: THE OBJECT of theabove captioned action is toforeclose on a mortgage in thesum of $384,000.00 dated June 8,2004, executed by defendant(s)MOJIB R. TONY AKA MOJIBTONY to MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICA’SWHOLESALE LENDERrecorded on September 15, 2004in CRFN: 2004000576403, in theOffice of the Clerk of the Countyof QUEENS. MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICA’SWHOLESALE LENDERassigned all of its rights, title andinterest in the Mortgage by way ofan assignment executed June 8,2012 to THE BANK OF NEWYORK MELLON FKA THEBANK OF NEW YORK, ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC., CHLMORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13. The assignment was dulyrecorded in the Office of the Clerkof the County of QUEENS on June29, 2012, in CRFN:2012000258486. THE BANK OFNEW YORK MELLON FKA THEBANK OF NEW YORK, ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC., CHLMORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13 assigned all of its rights, titleand interest in the Mortgage byway of an assignment executedJune 23, 2014 to THE BANK OFNEW YORK MELLON FKA THEBANK OF NEW YORK ASTRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OFTHE CWMBS, INC.,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHTRUST 2004-13, MORTGAGEPASS THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-13, and recorded in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County ofQUEENS on July 15, 2014 inCRFN: 2014000234855, coveringpremises known as 87-78 160thStreet, Jamaica, NY 11432. (Block9765 Lot 112). The relief soughtwithin action is a final judgmentdirecting the sale of the premisesdescribed above to satisfy the debtdescribed above. To the abovenamed Defendants: The foregoingsummons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an orderof the Hon. Kevin J. Kerrigan,Justice of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, and filedalong with the supporting papers

in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens on 1/08/2015.This is an action to foreclose on areverse mortgage. ALL thatcertain, plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in theBorough and County of Queens,City and State of New York, Block9765 Lot 112. Said premisesknown as 87-78 160th Street,Jamaica, NY 11432. YOU AREHEREBY PUT ON NOTICETHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT ANDANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. By reasonof the default in the payment ofthe monthly installment ofprincipal and interest, among otherthings, as hereinafter set forth,Plaintiff, the holder and owner ofthe aforementioned note andmortgage, or their agents haveelected and hereby accelerate themortgage and declare the entiremortgage indebtednessimmediately due and payable. Thefollowing amounts are now dueand owing on said mortgage, nopart of any of which has been paidalthough duly demanded: Thebalance of the principal due uponsaid Note and Mortgage is$355,641.41 with accrued interestat 6.625% per annum, from March1, 2010 to be immediately due andpayable. UNLESS YOUDISPUTE THE VALIDITY OFTHE DEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY(30) DAYS AFTER YOURRECEIPT HEREOF THAT THEDEBT, OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THEDEBTOR JUDGMENTAGAINST YOU AND A COPYOF SUCH VERIFICATION ORJUDGMENT WILL BE MAILEDTO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE,UPON YOUR WRITTENREQUEST, WITHIN SAIDTHIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD,THE HEREIN DEBTCOLLECTOR WILL PROVIDEYOU WITH THE NAME ANDADDRESS OF THE ORIGINALCREDITOR. IF YOU HAVERECEIVED A DISCHARGEFROM THE UNITED STATESBANKRUPTCY COURT, YOUARE NOT PERSONALLYLIABLE FOR THEU N D E R L Y I N GINDEBTEDNESS OWED TOPLAINTIFF/CREDITOR ANDTHIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE ISFOR COMPLIANCE ANDINFORMATIONAL PURPOSESONLY. HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE New York Staterequires that we send you thisnotice about the foreclosureprocess. Please read it carefully.SUMMONS AND COMPLAINTYou are in danger of losing yourhome. If you fail to respond to thesummons and complaint in thisforeclosure action, you may loseyour home. Please read thesummons and complaint carefully.You should immediately contactan attorney or your local legal aidoffice to obtain advice on how toprotect yourself. SOURCES OFINFORMATION ANDASSISTANCE The Stateencourages you to become

informed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid, there are governmentagencies, and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by New Yorkstate Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visi t theDepartment’s website atw w w . b a n k i n g . s t a t e . n y . u sFORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. You shouldbe extremely careful about anysuch promises and any suggestionsthat you pay them a fee or signover your deed. State law requiresanyone offering such services forprofit to enter into a contract whichfully describes the services theywill perform and fees they willcharge, and which prohibits themfrom taking any money from youuntil they have completed all suchpromised services. Section 1303NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this summonsand complaint by serving the copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you may lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING ANANSWER WITH THE COURT.Kozeny, McCubbin & Katz, LLP.Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 395 N.Service Road, Suite 401, Melville,NY 11747 Our File 22824 2/13/15, 2/20/15, 2/27/15, 3/6/15



LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on JAN 20 2015,bearing Index Number NC-NC-001159-14/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) KATERINA(Last) ZUNIGA My present nameis (First) YEKATERINA (Last)ZUNIGA AKA YEKATERINAPROKHOROVA My presentaddress is 38-29 WOODSIDEAVE 3RD FL. Woodside, NY 11377My place of birth is UKRAINEMy date of birth is March 23, 1989

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These units are located in twohigh rise towers comprised of glasshovering over the Queens water-front. One of the towers will belocated at 1-50 50th Avenue. Itwill include 619 affordable hous-ing units in a 37-story complexwith 13,750 sq. ft of retail space. Itwill include a parking garage withapproximately 225 spaces avail-able. The other tower, located at 1-55 Borden Avenue, will be ap-proximately 32-stories high andcomprised of 306 affordable hous-ing units. The affordable housingunits are reportedly a permanentcommodity for the apartments ofHunters Point South. Move-in isanticipated in Spring 2015.

Lunar New Year is coming up, and Queens is offering somegreat events to complement Miss Piggy, literature, dance, film,performance art, magic, comedy, live music, and the annualMama’s Summer Countdown.

Here’s the rundown...

Feb. 20, Irish Movie and Gaelic Short, 7:30pm

Run & Jump is about a headstrong Irish housewife whose life transforms in ways she never thoughtpossible after her husband has a stroke and an American doctor arrives to chronicle the family’s recovery.Plus, the short comedy Na Fiorghael. $11/$8 for students, seniors, and unemployed. New York IrishCenter, 10-40 Jackson Ave., LIC, www.nyirish.org.

Feb. 21, The Landlord, pm; Loving, 4:30pm; and Little Murders, 7pm

The Landlord features Willis’s subtly experimental cinematography which sharpens the culture-clashsatire: high-key lighting for the realm of WASP-y privilege, and subdued shadows for urban settings.Loving stars George Segal as a New York advertising artist headed for a breakdown of epic proportions ashe buckles under the pressures of juggling a career, family, and an extramarital affair. Little Murders is AlanArkin’s adaptation of Village Voice cartoonist Jules Feiffer’s caustic play. Museum of the Moving Image,36-01 35th Ave., Kaufman Arts District.

Feb. 22, Miss Piggy: A Sow is Born, 1pm

This program highlights Miss Piggy’s evolution from chorus pig to superstar, her memorableperformances with show business legends, and her enduring relationship with Kermit the Frog. Theprogram includes clips from The Muppet Show, films, television specials, and rare guest appearances.Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Kaufman Arts District.

Feb. 22, Fertile Ground, 7pm

This non-curated performance event features five or six choreographers each evening and includes apost-performance discussion with wine and cheese. $10. Green Space, 37-24 24th St., LIC,www.greenspacestudio.org.

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108 Council President Diane Ballek con-ceived the breakfast.

“We wanted to bring the cops some lovefor Valentine’s Day and we did. The Coun-cil bought bagels and fixings, upscale past-ries, juice and coffee from Peter Moundros’Pete’s Grill.” “They did a nice good job andset it up,” Diane said, “with small toucheswhich showed care.”

Ballek had earlier called upon LouisPavone, Principal of The Robert F. Wagner

Jr. PS 78, to ask if his students would beinterested in creating Valentine’s Cards andthey were, with all ages represented. It wasinteresting to see a child’s artistic goodwishes on construction paper next to a NYPDhandout about felonious assault. PrincipalPavone attended the breakfast, and said,“Our kids enjoyed making these.”

David Aglialoro, Stephanie Carmona,Community Affairs Officer Luis Diaz, andBallek’s grandson, James helped Diane up


the cards and decorations. The first tourreceived breakfast, and later in the after-noon, pizza from LaBella’s Pizzaria onGreenpoint was made available for the af-ternoon tour. One pleased police officerasked, “Could you come back tomorrow?”

Ethel, serving for decades as secretary toserial commanding officers, and whoseyouthful appearance belies her over 70 years,noted, “It’’s what they all need in this coldbefore going out.

The next meeting of the 108 Council isTuesday, February 24, at 7pm at SunnysideCommunity Services. All are welcome. TheCouncil is made up of both non-police com-munity members and police officers andprovides a place to speak up about crime andmeet local officers. Commanding OfficerJohn Travaglia gives the latest crime statis-tics and answers questions.

(Note that Irish Eyes 2 (see ad on page 5) hasbeen moved up to 5:15PM if you want to attend both!)

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Fest for All

The funniest item, which revealsLuke’s personality well, is a raggedbeach towel marked not “His” or “Hers,”but “MINE.” This will be up for silentauction starting for a quarter. It is sus-pected that the bidding on that might getfrenzied and reach $4.25.

For direct sale and reasonableprices, here are stamps from all overthe world, memorable photographs, andlocal items of interest from the past.(Items of serious historical value whichmany gave to Luke, will be kept forlater inclusion in what we hope some

day to have, a local museum).If you have an item you wish to

donate for raffle, please call MannyGomez at 718-909-4806 or [email protected]. All pro-ceeds, if there are any, will go to the non-profit, all volunteer art group with aportion to the non-profit SunnysideChamber, and a portion to local foodpantries, delivered by Father Brian Dowd.

We will also acknowledge the many whodonated to fund “Luke Adams Art Prize,”now funded for two years due to his manyfriends (late going up on the web, but sched-uled). In death, Luke amazingly continues toassist his grateful community with perma-nently assisting local fine artists, creatinglaughter and joy, and enhancing communityspirit in his “small town in the big city.”

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