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After Over 100 Years Of Service,Ladder Company 128 In

Jeopardy Of Being Shut DownThe closure of the firehouse located at

33-51 Greenpoint Avenue in LIC, wouldaffect the neighborhoods of Blissville, LongIsland City, Sunnyside, Woodside andGreenpoint, Brooklyn.

Elected Officials are rallying to keep the‘Tombstone Territory’ firehouse open, whileMayor Bloomberg looks to close 20 LadderCompanies throughout the five boroughs.

Scouts Clean and Compete It’s My Park Day

RALLY TO SAVE LADDER 128(continued on page 7)

Friday, May 27 th @ 11am, 33-51 Greenpoint Ave, LIC

Sunnyside-Woodside Lions Club Lions Club celebrated ‘It’s My Park Day’ by paintingand cleaning John Downing Park at 43rd Ave and 51st Street in Woodside.

by Peter A. Ross

It has been a busy month of May so farfor our Boy Scout Troop 390 especially withregards to service. On May 14th the boys andCommittee Member Maria Avila joined alarge number of neighbors and friends whoassisted SUNN (Sunnyside United Neigh-bor Network) with a major graffiti clean-uparound the area. Specifically the Scoutsalong with Vincent Renda, Eric Gioia, andfamily and friends were responsible for giv-ing a fresh face to the railway overpass at (continued on page 5)

Troop 390 scouts brush finish on Sabbapark benches in preparation for theSunnyside Flag Day Parade.

Woodside Avenue and 38th Avenue. TheTroop thanks SUNN for letting them be partof the clean-up efforts and for the deliciouspizza, which was offered afterward. Thispast Saturday, May 21st, saw the boys underthe guidance of Scoutmaster Eduardo Aviladescend once again on Sabba Park at theintersection of 48th-49th Streets and QueensBoulevard for their annual Park clean-upevent. Garbage (which there was pleasantlylittle to deal with) was collected by ParksDepartment personnel, while the boys tack-led the refinishing of the benches with paint-brushes in hand, all in preparation for theSunnyside Flag Day Parade on June 10th.This was the Troops belated part of the “It’sMy Parks” clean-up campaign, which washeld citywide in April (the boys were al-ready booked for that day). ScoutmasterEduardo Avila gave the boys a short historylesson with special attention to the memo-rial in the Park’s center highlighting thesacrifices made by American soldiers invarious wars. He then lead them on somemarching drills along the park’s promenadein preparation for the John V. Daniels VFWPost Memorial Day ceremony to be held onMay 30th in John V. Daniels Park at 52nd

Street and Roosevelt Avenue. All are en-couraged to come out and celebrate/remem-ber the lives of those lost in defense of ourway of life and freedoms and those of othersaround the globe.


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roughly the same time that BarackObama’s great-great-great grand-father was leaving Moneygall andimmigrating to the United States.After witnessing the oppression ofthe Irish people as Ireland de-scended into the Great Hunger,Douglass was motivated to con-tinue his fight against slavery andinjustice – not only in the UnitedStates, but around the world. Thisbond is the reason why I am sup-porting a new effort to establish amonument and memorial humanrights lecture series in Ireland hon-oring the work of Douglass. Thefirst monument honoring an Afri-can-American in Ireland, this me-morial will be a powerful symbolof our countries’ shared history.

Just as the Irish and Irish-Americans helped lift America upduring some of its darkest days, wetoo have stood up for our Irishbrothers and sisters against injus-tice. At a time when violence andrepression were the order of theday, hundreds of thousands ofIrish-Americans spoke up loudlyand clearly to call for an end tomarginalization in Northern Ire-land. At the diplomatic level, theU.S., led by President Bill Clinton,played an instrumental role inbrokering and fostering peace inthe North through the Good Fri-day Agreement. Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton helpedcement these gains through theHillsborough Castle Agreement in2010. And, for the past 25 years

the United States government hassupported small people-to-peopletrust-building programs for every-day people in the North throughthe International Fund for Ireland– one of our country’s lowest pro-file but most successful conflictprevention programs.

For those like me who believein the dream of a united Ireland,all these efforts mean that thepromise of change shines ever-brighter. While many serious prob-lems remain, finally the people ofthe North have the chance to seekchange through more participatorygovernment and greater inclusion.

Today, our nations share yetanother challenge – the fight torecover from the global economicdownturn. If history tells us any-thing, it is that both countries willprevail. After all, at the end of theday, what we share most with theIrish people is a faith in our fami-lies and a belief in the future.

President John F. Kennedyonce spoke of the Irish writerFrank O’Connor who wrote how,as a boy, he and his friends wouldmake their way across the coun-tryside. When they came to an or-chard wall that seemed too highand too difficult to try, they tookoff their hats and tossed them overthe wall—and then they had nochoice but to follow them.

President Obama’s trip re-minds us of how far we’ve cometogether – our hats are over thewall and our voyage is underway.

This week, President Obamamade a historic visit to Ireland thatbrought into focus the deep, richconnection between our two na-tions, a bond built on a shared his-tory and common values. Nearly40 million Americans describethemselves as being of Irish de-scent, and in Woodside and manyother places throughout our city,the Irish-American community isvibrant and strong.

Across the United States,Irish-Americans have played anintegral role in the history andculture of our country, from de-fending our values through thefight to end slavery in the CivilWar, to contributing to Americanculture through music, dance, sci-ence and literature.

Ireland herself has stood by ourcountry through times of struggleand times of triumph. In the earlydays of our great nation, it was theIrish who fought side-by-side withus in the American Revolution.And, when an escaped slavenamed Frederick Douglass neededa safe haven after publishing hisautobiography, he traveled to Ire-land where his words of freedomand equality not only rang loud,but rang true.

In fact, in a strange twist of his-tory, Douglass sailed to Ireland at

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Awards Presented ForThe First LIC Arts OpenChildren’s Art Contest

Groundbreaking Discussion and Celebration of Arts and Culture in NYC

NAACP YouthFundraising Breakfast

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Jim Simpson, Artistic Director of the Flea Theater; Council Member JimmyVan Bramer, Chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee; Academy AwardNominee Sigourney Weaver and Carl Goodman, Executive Director of theMuseum of the Moving Image

On Saturday, May 21st Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer, Chair of the Cultural AffairsCommittee, held a groundbreaking event in part-nership with the NYC Department of CulturalAffairs and the Museum of the Moving Image, tocelebrate and envision the future of art and cul-ture in New York City. With well over 300 attend-ing the event, New York City’s cultural commu-nity and distinguished guests gathered for a nightof performances and interactive discussions withprominent artists, experts and elected officialsabout shaping and sustaining an industry that gen-erates billions in revenue for the local economy.

According to the Department of Cultural Affairs,nearly half of the 47 million visitors to New YorkCity last year came for culture – as many culturaltourists as the entire population of Australia. Morethan any other type of visitor, cultural tourists staylonger, come back more often, and spend more whilethey’re here - $18 billion last year alone. New YorkCity is home to more than 26,000 creative sectorbusinesses throughout the five boroughs.

On Saturday, May 21st Council Member JimmyVan Bramer attended the NAACP YouthFundraising Breakfast held in Jacob Riis SettlementHouse in Long Island City. During the event, VanBramer made a personal donation of $100 to spon-sor ten new young members. The NAACP Youthencourages community involvement as well as of-fers the young members opportunities, such asscholarships and leadership training.

“We must create a dialogue that will help shape aswell as protect the future of culture and the arts in NewYork City,” said CM Van Bramer, Chair of the Cul-tural Affairs Committee. “Each year, millions visit NewYork City’s world renowned arts and cultural attrac-tions, generating billions in revenue for the localeconomy. I am proud to have initiated this event tofoster culture and the arts that improve quality of lifeand support New York City’s economic vitalitythroughout the five boroughs.”

“Non-profit culture has long been a mainstay ofthe City’s economy, identity and quality of life in ev-ery neighborhood of all five boroughs,” said CulturalAffairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin. “Today’s con-versation with Councilman Van Bramer and other dy-namic leaders provides an essential opportunity to dis-cuss the future of our visionary creative sector.”

The Department of Cultural Affairs provides fund-ing and advocacy for approximately 1,200 cultural or-ganizations that contribute more than $6 billion to oureconomy each year and employ more than 40,000people. In light of the significant cuts recently pro-

posed for this year’s budget, Van Bramer expressed hopes that the eventwill bring greater attention to the contributions that culture and the artsmake to the City of New York.

On Saturday, May 21st Council Member JimmyVan Bramer presented awards to the winners of thefirst LIC Arts Open Children’s Art Contest. Thisyear’s theme is Welcome to Queens: The QueensboroBridge Art Contest, with around 1,500 amazingworks of art from many schools now hanging in theLIC Art Center’s 5th-floor hallway gallery. Theevent is organized by the LIC Arts Open organiza-tion, a collaboration of arts entities, businesses andindividuals seeking to spotlight the diverse artisticcommunity in LIC.



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Ridgewood Democratic Club Annual Dinner Danceby Luke Adams

On May 18th, the One Hundredand Three year old RidgewoodDemocratic Club held their an-nual dinner dance at Riccardo’s inAstoria. Over 200 guests joinedin honoring a number of peopleincluding prominent attorney, IraGreenberg who lives and works inSunnyside. Many of the attend-ees, including Queens politicians,were arriving from Sunnyside, asAssemblywoman Catherine Nolanwas arriving from her long drivefrom Albany. Nolan greeted ev-eryone and had to leave shortlythereafter so she could attend herson’s Nicholas school, where hewas receiving an award. She re-turned shortly from the awardsceremony with her husband andson, beaming with pride of herson’s achievements. Everyone inattendance and as well as thosewho just know her, know thatCathy is a mother first and head ofher Club second. The current ClubPresident Jim Greyshaw and herco-leader District Leader TomBornemann handled the evening’sevents in her absence. It was niceevening with good food, goodmusic and good people.

Blissville and Long Island City was well represented with:(Standing L-R) Robbie Chan, Claudia Chan and San Vargas. (SittingL-R) Gert McDonald. Diane Ballek and Hans Cajuste.

‘Man of the Year’ Ira Greenberg, was joined by his neighbors and colleagues: (Standing L-R) WilliamMuir, John F. Duane, Esq., Ira R. Greenberg, Esq., Ellen Young, Christa Muir, Kate Brennan and Paul K.Kerson, Esq. (Sitting L-R) Sofia Geier, Betsy Crawford Leavitt and Marc Crawford Leavitt, Esq.

Members of the Sunnyside Chamber: (L-R) Roel Vanderkooi, SwanWeiner, President Rebecca Barker, Rigoberto Cardoso, Lily Gavinand Bruce Bendel.

Don McCallian President ofUnited Forties, Senator MichaelGianaris and Jim Grayshaw.

CM Jimmy Van Bramerpresented the CommunityService award to SheliaLewandowski of theChocolate Factory Theatre.

CM Van Bramer, Jim Grayshaw,Tom Borrnamann, NYCComptroller John Liu andAssemblywoman Nolan are inattendance as the Public ServiceAward is presented to NYCComptroller John Liu.

Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, Lily Gavin andAssemblywoman AravellaSimotas.

Councilwoman Julissa Ferrerascongratulated Ira Greenberg andhis wife Ellen.



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The Chamber takes pride in setting up anattractive table to attract people to visit it.The group included Chamber PresidentRebecca Barker, Queens Chamber Chief ofOperations Sophia Ganosis, who put thisQueens Chamber event together, and Cham-ber Treasurer Rigoberto Cardoso. The tablewas filled with information to help directbusiness to our community

On May 24, the Sunnyside Chamber sentthree hard working volunteers to the QueensChamber of Commerce Business Expo at CitiField. This year, the themewas “Bring Your Business or Home To Sunnyside.”

The group, which donated their time included Chamber President,Rebecca Barker, financial expert of MetLife, Chamber TreasurerRigoberto Cardoso of Pronto Car Service, and Executive Board MemberSwain Weiner, Massey Knakal Realty Services, who specialized incommercial property. They worked as a team and talked to anyone whocame in earshot, missing no opportunity to extol the virtues of our areaand community.

Still getting good reviews from visitors was our “New York’sMagazine” article-themed poster, naming Sunnyside third out of a city-wide ranking of 50 neighborhoods, and the popular Chamber Restaurantposter, “Sunnyside, Small Town, Big City, Great Food,” conceived byPatricia Dorfman. To the right, was a petition to bring back the correctname of our Queensboro Bridge, which drew a number of people to ourtable. Sorry, Mr. Mayor, you had no right to give away the name of ourbridge. People from all over Queens stopped by and all said the samething…it’s nothing against the Former Mayor Koch, but that is OURBridge.

Special thanks go to Butcher Block who provided the big basket ofIrish goods for our raffle that drew a lot of great comments; it seemsButcher Block’s reputation as one of the largest Irish Supermarkets anddelicious fresh meals is widely known. It was a good day for getting theword out that Sunnyside welcomes people to come and be part of ourcommunity and we welcome new business.

Photo: Chamber Pres. Rebecca Barker, Queens Chamber COOSophia Ganosis, and Chamber Treasurer Rigoberto Cardoso.

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Scouts Clean and Competeby Peter A. Ross

On the non-service side our neighbor-hood Troop participated in the 2011 Path-finder District Orienteering Camp-O-Reeheld over the week-end of April 29th throughMay 01 at GNYC Alpine Scout Camp inBergen, Alpine, New Jersey. The Camporee,hosted by Troop 17 under the skillful handsof Ralph DeFalco and J.P. Le Dour and withthe help of Troop 427 and others, focused onmap and compass and orienteering skills.Troop 390 for the second District competi-tive week-end this year placed in the top 3overall with the Dragon Patrol once againfinishing third in the overall competitionwith event finishes in “Compass and Bear-ings” (1st place) and “Map Symbols Relay”(3rd Place). Not to be outdone the FlamingGriffin Patrol finished in second place “Com-pass and Pacing”. We congratulate the allboys on their achievements and Danny R.and his patrolmates in the Dragons for theirrecent successes. The first place overallfinish this year went to a patrol from Troop

Troop 390 cleanup crew at Sabba Park after a good mornings work.

427 to whom kudos should also be given.For information on Boy Scouting in ourneighborhood please contact ScoutmasterEduardo Avila at 646-808-4665.

Kelvin S. assists with Sunday morningpancake breakfast on Camporee weekend



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Statement From AssemblywomanCatherine Nolan Regarding Action Taken

In Assembly Veterans Committee“The Assembly Veterans Committee chaired by Assemblymember Philip Ramos recently met and passed

several bills (A.141A, A7660, A7697). Once enacted, A.7697 would require citizens to retain permits fordemonstrating at Veterans funerals. This bill strikes the right balance between preserving the dignity of thefamilies who just lost their sons and daughters and the first amendment right afforded to every New York StateCitizen to peacefully protest. I applaud the leadership of the bill sponsor Assemblymember Michael Cusick.As a co-sponsor of the legislation, I look forward to this bill moving through the Assembly.”

Memorial Day Ceremony

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Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on 5/12/11,bearing Index Number NC-000373-11/QU, a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office ofthe Clerk, located at 89-17 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435,grants me (us) the right to: Assumethe name of (First) BRIAN

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Safety On The Chopping Block

Councilman Van Bramer“I am deeply concerned with the recently announced list of

firehouse closings, including ladder 128 serving large portions ofmy district. Closing firehouses will result in longer responsetimes in emergency situations that are simply dangerous andunacceptable. I stand with the New York City firefighters that risktheir lives each day to make us safe, and call on this administrationrestore all firehouses slated for closure. We must continue to doeverything possible to ensure these firehouses remain open for ourneighborhoods to be safe and response times to remain low. I willwork tirelessly with colleagues in the City Council, communitymembers and advocates to restore ladder 128 as well as all firehousesin the five boroughs,”

RALLY TO SAVELADDER 128

Join Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, CouncilMember Elizabeth Crowley and the Uniformed Fire

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Friday, May 27th @ 11amLadder 128, 33-51 Greenpoint Ave, LIC

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Mayor’s decision to

close local firehouses.

Senator Gianaris“Closing Ladder 128 would

lengthen response times andharm the safety of westernQueens residents,” SenatorGianaris said. “Long IslandCity continues to grow andis in need of more fire pro-tection services, not less. TheMayor must reconsider andkeep Ladder 128 open.”

Mayor Bloomberg lastclosed six fire

companies in thesummer of 2003,including Engine

Company 268 in LongIsland City.

It is estimatedthat the closureswill save the New

York City only$55 million.

Queens BP Helen Marshall“Surely, in a budget of $67.2 billion that allocates less than three

percent to the FDNY - there are priorities. I believe that keepingfirehouses open should have been one of them. One of the firehouses,slated for closure, Engine 294 in Richmond Hill, was closed by theCity in 1991 and within days two brothers died in a fire in itsresponse area. The firehouse was reopened three years later. Here inQueens, where we may see three engines and one ladder companydisappear forever, there is grave concern for the medical care and firesafety of the thousands of residents and businesses that these fourhouses help to protect. These units not only respond to fires, but alsomedical emergencies, gas leaks, auto accidents and a multitude ofother emergencies, and perform building safety inspections. It is alsonot unknown for individuals to run into their local firehouse to findimmediate assistance for a choking victim, a person about to givebirth or simply looking for a safe refuge at a time of imminent peril.Our Fire Department suffered tremendous loss in the 911 terroristattacks on America only a decade ago. It is somewhat ironic thatearlier this month – within hours of the announcement of the death ofAmerica’s No. 1 enemy, that hundreds of firefighters in Queens werebattling a five-alarm fire.”

Queens Borough PresidentHelen Marshall addresses veter-ans at annual Memorial Day cer-emony, Tuesday, May 24th inVeterans Memorial Garden, lo-cated outside Borough Hall.Photo Left: Marshall and CityComptroller John Liu flankkeynote speaker, CommandSergeant Major Sylvia Laughlin,who has served in Salt Lake City,Utah, Seoul, South Korea andcurrently at Fort Hamilton,Brooklyn. Marshall presentedher with Declaration of Honor.

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Senate Passes Bill Requiring CampDirectors To Report Suspected Child Abuse

CouncilmanVan Bramer

SHRED FEST

MEMORIAL DAY, 2011

In memory of those who

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sacrifice for their nation.

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Please join me this Memorial Dayin taking the time to rememberand pray for all those who gave

their lives fighting for ourfreedom and our country.

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The following letters are the opinions of its author and notnecessarily those of the Woodside Herald.

Letters To The Editor

On May 22nd, the City heldits 4th annual Shred Fest, a freepaper-shredding event to in-crease public awareness of iden-tity theft prevention. The eventdoubled in size from last yearwith more than 3,000 NewYorkers shredding almost 78tons of paper. In Queens, 572residents visited VincentDaniels Square, Flushing Mead-ows Corona Park, Roy WilkinsPark and Juniper Valley Park toshred 17.1 tons of paper. Photo credit: Jane Hoffer

NYS Senator Joseph P.Addabbo, Jr. (D-Queens), votedfor the recent passage of a Senatebill pending in the legislature,A.05519/S.3777-A, which wouldamend the social services law torequire directors of children’s over-night, summer day and travelingsummer day camps to report sus-pected child abuse and maltreat-ment, regardless of the locationwhere abuse may have occurred.

Camp operators are currentlyrequired by the state Department ofHealth to report abuse or maltreat-ment that may occur at camp. How-ever, the directors are not includedas mandated reporters of child abusethat may be witnessed in other set-tings. In addition, directors thatreport suspected abuse could beliable for civil liability actions, such

as slander or defamation. By in-cluding overnight, summer day andtraveling summer day camp direc-tors among the teaching, medicaland law enforcement professions,and many others who act as man-dated reporters, New York is in-creasing the potential for early de-tection of abuse and facilitating theability of directors to come for-ward with important information.

Senator Addabbo explains: “Asyouth development professionals,camp directors work with hundredsof children each year. Their firstinterest is in the safety and well-being of their campers. The cur-rent Department of Health regula-tion requires camp operators anddirectors to report allegations ofchild abuse only when the allegedabuse or maltreatment occurs at

the camp. This new bill extends tooutside the camp, granting themimmunity from civil liability ac-tions like slander and defamationwhen they assert a good-faith claimof abuse. It also enlarges the net-work from the current list of 38persons and officials required tomake such a report immediately tothe State Central Register of ChildAbuse and Maltreatment and thelocal department of social serviceswhen there is reasonable cause tosuspect abuse. Such protectionsencourage camp directors to speakout when a child is threatened,guaranteeing that these profession-als won’t hesitate when the needarises to protect their campers.”

The legislation has been sent tothe Assembly. If passed, the lawwill take effect immediately.

Dear Editor,

Since The Honorable CouncilMember Jimmy Van Bramer hasassumed his office on January 1,2010, he has helped to sponsor, co-sponsor, support and pass numer-ous legislation and bills before the

City Council of New York City,which will benefit the residents ofNew York City and his 26th Dis-trict. In addition to his exemplarywork ethics in the City Council, hehas helped to fund, sponsor andpresent numerous community andcultural events in his 26th District.

As long time resident ofSunnyside and as an IndependentParty voter, I would like to ac-knowledge and commend his enor-mous contribution to the 26th

Council District; consisting theareas of Sunnyside, Woodside,Long Island City, Astoria and

Maspeth, as well as his be-loved City of New York.

For more information aboutThe Honorable Council MemberJimmy Van Bramer, please visithis website, jimmyvanbramer.com

I do remain,Michael Matthews

Supporter of CouncilMember Jimmy Van Bramer

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STRAWBERRY FAIRSaturday, June 11th,11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Vendors wanted. Please call718 784-8031"

All Saints’ Church, 43-12 46 St. Sunnyside(right off Queens Boulevard @ 46 Street).

108th Precinct Community CouncilTuesday, May 31st @ 7pm

Sunnyside Community Service Center, 43-31 39th Street SunnysideFor more information contact

Council President Diane Ballek 718-784-3194

Monthly Meeting

ATLANTIC CITY BUS TRIP Queen Of Angels Young Adult On JUNE 4TH

Bus leaves Queen of Angels @ 7:30AM (Sharp!) & return @ 6:30PM.Price per ticket is $40, being sold at the Rectory office.

Tickets include voucher for the casino RESORTS & snacks on the bus.ALL ARE WELCOME!

For more information Call 718-392-0011or email [email protected]

Sunnyside/Woodside Lion’s Club

Street FairSaturday, May 28th 11 am - 6 pm

Greenpoint Ave. 43rd St - 48th St.Kids rides, food and merchandise vendors, raffles

Bring a can of food or donation to the Lions Club table at 46th St.‘We take care of our own community-joining us is always a GOOD thing.’

Betty’s Bus to Yonkers Casino

NEW DATE** July 12th, $21, $15 back-Ladies Day $7 extra for gamblingMeet at 57th St. & Woodside Ave. by 9am Sharp! 718-786-6885

St Raphael’s OutdoorFlea Market

June 12th 9am-4pm (Rain date June 19)35-20 Greenpoint Ave., LIC,

Ten-foot spots cost $30.00. For info call:718-729-8957

SEUSSICALMay 28th, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.Queens Theatre in the Park

For more information, call 718-760-0064

‘PROJECT HANSORI17-piece Band Returns with Jeff Fairbanks

Thu, June 2 @ 8pmLGA Little Theater, 31-10 Thomson

Avenue, LIC, Phone: (718) 482-5151

Documents

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