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VOL. 78, NO. 40 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012 FREE

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Tireless Community Activist Honored In WoodsideA Woodside intersection was named after one of the community’s

most civic-minded residents on September 30th. A “Martin M.Trainor Way” sign was placed at the intersection of RooseveltAvenue and 58th Street during a ceremony attended by dozens offriends and family members as well as Congressman Joseph Crowley,Assemblywoman Marge Markey and City Council Member JimmyVan Bramer. Trainor, who died at the age of 84 in August 2009, wasan attorney who represented several local unions over a roughlyfour-decade career. He also co-founded Woodside on the Move andhad long stretches as chairman of Community Board 2 and presidentof the Woodysun HDFC Sunnywood Apartments. Wearing otherhats, he was active in the Knightsof Columbus, St. Sebastian Par-ish and the Anoroc DemocraticClub. The new street sign is lo-cated near Trainor’s formerhome and near St. SebastianChurch, where his wife Marywas among the first group offirst extraordinary ministers ofthe Eucharist who were depu-tized to bring Holy Communionto the homebound and assist atthe Sunday Masses.

Honoring Their Saints

by Peter RossThis past Saturday, September 29th, the Church of the Holy Spiritu & Maria Santisima, part of the Queens

Diocese of the Iglesia Catolica Apostolica Norteamericana, held its annual Procession of the Saints march herein Sunnyside. Beginning a little after 5 PM at All Saints Episcopal Church, the meeting place for the Churchof the Holy Spiritu, the procession continued to 47th Street along 43rd Avenue up to Skillman Avenue then backto the Church on 46th Street. (continued on page 5)

Youth of the congregation carrying American Flags line up ahead of the Drum Corps in anhonor line awaiting the congregants re-entry to the Church for Mass.

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NEW LAWRequiring All Five-Year-Olds In NYCTo Receive Kindergarten Education

A newly enacted state legislation requiring all five-year-olds in New York City to attend kindergarten was applauded byCongresswoman Carolyn Maloney, New York City CouncilSpeaker Christine Quinn, State Senator Michael Gianaris, StateAssembly Member Catherine Nolan, City Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer, and Principal Randy Seabrook during atour of P.S. 111 (the Jacob Blackwell School). Before theadvent of the new law, kindergarten was not mandatory in NewYork City. Governor Cuomo signed the legislation into law inJuly, 2012 and its requirements will take effect in July, 2013.

“A vast body of research shows that high quality earlyeducation improves a child’s life, increasing a child’s futurechances, strengthening the economy, and contributing to thecommunity,” said Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, whorepresents the neighborhood in which P.S. 111 is located. “It isthe biggest bang for taxpayer bucks we can buy. I applaudAssemblywoman Nolan and Senator Gianaris for working sohard to pass this bill, as well as Governor Cuomo for signing thislegislation into law. It will make a huge difference in the livesof our city’s children.”

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P.S.111 is dedicated to raising the standards of academic achievements for all its students. Byestablishing rigorous standards-driven instruction, implementing differentiated learning, and settinghigh expectations, P.S. 111 creates a community of socially conscious, lifelong learners who are preparedto make their mark on the world.

Reports have shown that some of the City’s most vulnerable children (including Englishlanguage learners, children with special needs and foster children) have been turned away bykindergarten institutions due to lack of space, which has been permitted because of the lack of amandate. As a result, some of the city’s neediest children have not been getting the early start on theireducation that they need for success. Approximately 2,500 to 3,000 New York City children do notattend kindergarten. The new law is meant to address their needs.

At a 2007 hearing on education investments before the U.S. Joint Economic Committee, onwhich Congressman Maloney currently serves and which she previously chaired, several expertstestified that $17 is saved for every $1 that is invested. As Congresswoman Maloney noted at thehearing, “Estimates show that the return on investing in early care and education is between 7 to 18percent annually. If this were a stock, all of Wall Street would be buying.”

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Tuesday,Oct. 9th

12:30PMSpeaker Assemblywoman Catherine

Nolan. Nolan has held office for over 28years in the area where she grew up.She has served on the powerful ways

and means committee, has championedveterans affairs, mass transit,

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SAVE THE DATE!Sunnyside Kiwanis 65th Anniversary

of service to the community!Sunday, December 2nd @ 2PM For more information, contactJoanne Billharz (718) 784-2468 or Tony Lana (718) 786-4141.

Join the Sunnyside Chamber at the sec-ond annual ‘Luke Adams Sunnysider of theYear’ gala for the 2012 honoree, FatherBrian Dowd, Pastor of Queen of AngelsCatholic church in Sunnyside. The award,chosen by the Chamber board, is unique inlocal awards because only one is given eachyear, and the criteria for nomination is ex-ceptional community service, without re-gard to politics, fundraising, or faith.

Father Dowd was selected because henot only does he embrace with gusto his owndiverse church, which includes many Latino,Bengali and Filipino parishioners, he hasexpanded his efforts further. He has learnedSpanish. Dowd spearheads ecumenicalevents with other Christian leaders, and hasreached out to Muslims and Jews. He hosts

Queensbridge GetsFree Bike Helmets

Library Unveils Self-Service Kiosk

Supplies Delivered ToLocal Schools

Queens Library’s new 24/7 self-service return kiosk was unveiled by CM VanBramer at the Long Island City branch. The new service, which was funded by the NewYork City Council, will provide library patrons with a faster, accurate and convenientexperience. The return kiosk will be open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week,where customers will be able to return books, videos, and other library materials ontheir own schedules.

CM Van Bramer with TomGalante, President andCEO of the Queens Library.

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Sunnysideartists.org annual non-denominational Queen of Angels Art Fair, which attractsover a 1000. The church donated to extend the popular Skillman Avenue holiday lights.Father Dowd’s efforts bring back the “small town in the big city” feeling of our Chamberfounders when civic leaders came from all walks of life, providing unity and a better livingand business environment.

The event is to recognize Father Brian, but also as a benefit for the Chamber itself.To buy tickets, please call Frances Schmidt at 718-786-0322 Luke Adams at 718-784-8437. We will be glad to pick up. There is only room for 78, and we sold out earlylast year, so act fast!

On September 27th Council Member VanBramer handed out over 350 free bicyclehelmets to children and families at theQueensbridge Houses. In an effort to pro-mote cycling safety, Van Bramer allocated$3,500 to the Department of Transportationto provide families with free safety equip-ment. Recycle-A-Bicycle was also on handto swap children’s old bicycles for refur-bished, better fitting upgrades, make adjust-ments and perform safety checks for thosewho participated. The event was the secondof three Free Bicycle Helmet Giveaway’sorganized by Van Bramer’s office, whichhas already provided residents of the 26thDistrict over 800 free helmets.

This week, CM VanBramer distributed thou-sands of school suppliesto the children of PS 111in Long Island City andPS 229 in Woodside. Injust five weeks, residentsand business owners dis-played their generosityby donating thousands ofschool supplies, frompencils to notebooks andeven art supplies, to theCouncil Member’s ThirdAnnual School SupplyDrive. During these visits, Van Bramer spoke to local children about how the muchneeded school supplies would help them throughout the school year. Over the past threeyears, Council Member Van Bramer’s office has collected nearly 24,000 schoolsupplies for children throughout the district.

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Honoring Their SaintsThis year the Sunnyside Drum Corps, who played cadences and

songs to keep the parishioners in the celebratory mood, again led themarchers. Auxiliary Police Officers from the 108th Precinct Auxil-iary were also on scene to ably assist with traffic patrol and streetclearing for the procession. Once back, Mass was held by ReverendJose Rivera, the Rector of Holy Spiritu. For more information on thecongregation call (718) 476-1712 or (347) 944-2859.

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Processioners turn up 46th Street from Skillman Avenue during the Church of the Holy SpirituProcession of Saints.

Rector Reverend Jose Rivera leads his parishioners during the march.

The Sunnyside Drum Corps heads up the procession back to AllSaints Church (at 46th Street and 43rd Avenue)

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Marshall AcknowledgedFor Funding Library Expansion

On September 27th LaGuardia Community College acknowl-edge Queens Borough President Helen Marshall for the instru-mental role she’s played in securing $6 million for the expansionof the College’s library. With Marshall’s financial support, theCollege will be expanding its 36,620-square-foot library to thesecond floor allowing for an increase of 58% of library space anda 75% increase in total student seating.



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Marshall AcknowledgedFor Funding Library Expansion

“Borough President Helen Marshall has been an extraordinaryfriend and long-time supporter of LaGuardia Community College,”said Dr. Gail O. Mellow, President of LaGuardia. “Her tirelessadvocacy and deep passion for higher education is limitless. Bysecuring funding for our research and learning facilities, BoroughPresident Marshall is making sure that the more than 50,000 studentsat LaGuardia, and our community, have state-of-the-art facilitieswhere they can study and engage in research.”

“Under the leadership of President Gail Mellow, LaGuardiaCommunity College has expanded programs and attracted a diversestudent body that needs resources and space to continue its pursuit ofknowledge and success,” said Queens Borough President HelenMarshall. “That’s why I’ve allocated $5 million to more than doublethe size of the library and another million dollars to be used to relocatethe Humanities Department. These investments in the future willyield a great dividend.”

An open, airy space has been designed, whose glass walls willallow natural light to stream into the area. The new second floor spacewill accommodate 312 new seats. Students will be able to study in the56-seat Thomson Reading Room, the 30-seat media lab, the 30-seatcirculation and open study space and the 142-seat courtyard readingroom, while groups of four to six students will be able to meet in the11 group study rooms. All the student seats will be wired with bothpower and data connections in addition to expanding the wi-fi service.

Construction of the library is to begin in the middle of the fall of 2013.

Queens RestaurantWeek 2012 Is Served!

Queens Restaurant Week 2012 officially kicked off with a festiveoutdoor ceremony on Oct. 2 at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens.

Despite a light rain, nine local restaurants gave away free samples oftheir specials to more than 500 appreciative diners. Borough PresidentHelen M. Marshall was on hand to enjoy the cuisine and speak aboutRestaurant Week, which actually runs from Oct. 8-11 and Oct. 15-18 thisyear. More than 125 restaurants are expected participate in QueensRestaurant Week 2012. Most eateries will offer one three-course, prixfixe meal for $25. Some establishments will also offer their specials Oct.12-14 and beyond Oct. 18.

With more than 2.2 million residents — about half of whom wereborn in a foreign country — it’s no surprise that Queens has an extensivearray of top-quality but affordable restaurants. This diversity was ondisplay during the kickoff event, where everything from Mexican toCajun to Portuguese food was served. Add Cuban, French, Greek, Irish,Italian, Japanese, Kosher, vegetarian and many other cuisines to mix forthe entire promotion.

“Restaurant Week is one of our borough’s most anticipated andpopular annual events,” stated Borough President Marshall. “It providesresidents and visitors alike with great opportunities to sample at dis-counted prices the wide variety of gastronomical delights that can befound right here in America’s most diverse county. I urge everyone toenjoy this opportunity while it lasts!”

“This eight-day campaign is the most delicious bargain in New YorkCity because the prices are so reasonable and the food is so good. Plus,there truly is something for every taste bud,” said QEDC ExecutiveDirector Bornstein. “It also fits in well with our Real Culture/AuthenticFlavor program, which informs on the borough’s cultural events and thewonderful places to shop and eat near those venues. Food, culture, fun,diversity, everything…It’s in Queens!”

For more information, including a list of participating restaurants,surf the web to www.itsinqueens.com.

It’s October, and the battle between apples and pumpkins kicksoff with local venues hosting harvest festivals featuring one (or both)of these seed-bearing comestibles. Continuing the scrumptiousness,Queens residents can stay local and take Turkish cooking lessons orlearn about the history of tea with samples provided after the lecture.For non-food fun, try a mime performance, politically incorrectcomedy, Irish music, a Dominican parade or multi-genre dance.

October 5th @ 7:30 pm, A Night of Traditional Irish MusicPerformers include John Munnelly, an award-winning songwriter and musician specializing in up-tempo, honest,

often raw, uncensored songs, and Michael Brunnock, who is known for clear crispness and clipped tones, arrangedmelodies and a heart-filled soul. Discounted bar. New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Blvd., Long Island City,718.482.0908, www.newyorkirishcenter.org.

Oct 5th, 6 pm – 9 pm, Exhibition opening:The Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner

This group exhibition brings together film, photography and performance works from Wales and New York City. Theworks in the show tangentially speak about solitude and surveillance, a reflection upon success and failure. The show willexhibit on Oct. 6, 10, 11 and 12, 11 am - 5 pm. Flux Factory, 39-31 29th St., Long Island City, 718.666.8906,www.fluxfactory.org.

October 6th @ 8 pm, 7 [Seven]This performance explores the influences of the Seven Deadly Sins, carrying the audience on an emotional journey

expressed through song, dance and visual effects. Free for those who mention “Discover Queens” at the ticket booth theday of the show. LaGuardia Performing Arts Center MainStage Theater, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City,718.482.7206, www.lagcc.cuny.edu/lpac.

October 6th, noon - dusk (rain date Oct. 7), OktoberfestFace-painting, live music, arts & crafts, jewelry, homemade food and merchandise, pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins.

Sunnyside Gardens Park, 48-21 39th Ave., Sunnyside, 718.672.1555, www.sunnysidegardenspark.org.October 6th @ 11 am assembly, Noon march,

The 34th Annual Queens Columbus Day Parade in AstoriaThis year’s parade features NYPD Chief Diana Pizzuti as grand marshal. Parade route: Steinway Street left to 30th

Avenue, right to 33rd Street, ends at reviewing stand on Astoria Boulevard and 31st Street. 718.204.2444.October 10th @ 7 pm, Turkish Cooking Classes

Learn to make ali nazik, sekerpare and carrot yogurt salad from experienced, friendly chefs. If there is interest, classeswill meet the second Wednesday of each month on an ongoing basis. Registration: $25 per class. RSVP [email protected] is required. Turkish Cultural Center Queens, 43-49 45th St., Sunnyside, 718.482.8263, www.turkishculturalcenter.org.

The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope thatreaders will enjoy the borough’s wonderful attractions.

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