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which includes many neighborhoods of Manhattan’s Eastside, including Gramercy Park. We wish Dan the best andthank him for all he has done to create the thriving hub LIC is today. LIC Partnership membership is booming. Theyoperate the LIC Business Development Corporation. Board members pay $1200 to serve.

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Bill Parry, Pat Dorfman and Woodside on the Move’s Exec. Director AdrianBordoni enjoy the Foundry’s skylight room.

by Patricia Dorfman

Sunnysiders and Woodsiderspaid their respects to the moversand shakers of Long Island CityJune 12 at Long Island CityPartnership’s “Spring Gathering.”The networking gala was held atthe Foundry at 42-38 Ninth Streetin Long Island City. A varnishfactory, then a metal manufac-turer, the historic location nowused for events, was packed.

Many said their goodbyes andwished good luck to departing LICPartnership executive Dan Miner,who has supported and worked toenhance our community for manyyears. He has a new post as DistrictManager of Community Board 6,

Last week, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer proudly announcedthat the City Council voted to approve the $70 billion fiscal year 2014budget for the City of New York. A significant amount of funding wasallocated to New York City’s cultural and arts organizations, communitynon-profits and civic groups.

The budget restored over $171 million to libraries and the arts - a100% restoration. As a result of the Council’s efforts, no libraries willclose, 1,500 jobs were saved and 5 and 6-day service at library branchesCitywide were preserved.

This year, after restoring over $26 million, there was increasedfunding for case management support services to Sunnyside CommunityServices, which will allow seniors to receive the resources they need tocontinue living with dignity.

As you may recall, 9 separate after-school programs in the districtwere again eliminated in the Mayor’s proposed budget. Those programsprovided nearly 1,700 kids with a safe place to learn after school. ALL9 programs have been saved once again. The parents of children whoattend after-school programs at PS 11, PS 152, Jacob Riis SettlementHouse, PS 166, PS 150, PS 12, IS 125, Our World Neighborhood CharterSchool and Arrow Community Center no longer have to worry. Addi-tionally, the Police Athletic League run day care center in Queensbridgewas restored.

Van Bramer and the City Council also secured funding for numerousprojects that will strengthen and improve our neighborhoods.

Some of the projects include:

$3 million to acquire the prop-erty adjacent to MoMA PS1, whichwill expand the footprint of this LongIsland City cultural institution

$2.5 million for the reconstruc-tion of the park house atQueensbridge Park

$2.6 million for the renovationand expansion of Sunnyside Com-munity Services

$300,000 for traffic and pedes-trian safety improvements for thearea surrounding PS 199 inSunnyside to keep our kids safe

$500,000 for the renovation ofHart Playground in Woodside

$300,000 to renovate theWoodside Houses inner recre-ation area which will includethe complete renovation of thebasketball courts

Over $1 million to schoolsthroughout the district for technol-ogy improvements and upgradesto auditoriums, gyms and band-width for classrooms

$150,000 for new lighting andelectrical infrastructure for theWoodside Library

$2 million for the complete reno-vation and upgrade of LaGuardiaCommunity College’s Library

An additional $500,000 to ex-pand upon the installation of light-ing throughout the RavenswoodHouses which will help ensure thesafety of community residents.

Van Bramer has the privilegeto be able to fund numerous orga-nizations that provide much neededprograms and services to people inour district.Among the highlights are:

$65,000 for the expansion of theDoe Fund within the 26th District,allowing for the ability to enlargethe service area of the street clean-ing initiative along Roosevelt Av-enue in Woodside and establishnewly dedicated street maintenanceteams in Hunters Point/Long IslandCity to make those streets cleaner

Nearly $200,000 to senior pro-grams, including funding to theQueensbridge, Ravenswood,Woodside and Sunnyside SeniorCenters. In addition, funding isgoing to be provided to the BigSix NORC along with severalother programs

Funding for the Domestic Vio-lence & Empowerment Initiative(DoVE), which will be the first ofits kind to be introduced in the26th District

$255,000 to the Long IslandCity based Fortune Society for theirAnti-Gun Violence initiative,which will help decrease crime inour local neighborhoods

The free, district-wide anti-graf-fiti hotline and cleanup programwill continue for a fourth year

Partnered with Department ofTransportation, Van Bramer’s of-fice will again fund and distributeseveral hundred free bike helmetsfor children throughout the districtthis summer to prevent injuriesand promote cycling safety

Increased funding to over$153,000 to organizations dedi-cated to helping small businessesgrow. This includes the Long Is-land City Partnership, SunnysideChamber of Commerce, SunnysideShines Business Improvement Dis-trict, Woodside on the Move andCentral Astoria Local Develop-ment Coalition

$40,000 to our tenant and civicassociations, including theQueensbridge, Ravenswood, andWoodside Houses Tenant/ResidentAssociations, the Dutch Kills CivicAssociation, United Forties CivicAssociation and the WoodsideNeighborhood Association

$50,000 to the Queens EconomicDevelopment Corporation for main-taining the multi-use small businessincubator in Long Island City

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Celebrating DOMA

On June 30th, CM Van Bramer proudly marched in the 2013 NYC Pride Parade for the 24th time. Beforethe 44th Annual parade began, Van Bramer was joined by his hero, Edie Windsor, to celebrate the SupremeCourt’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Following the celebration, the CouncilMember then marched with Speaker Quinn, Senator Chuck Schumer, Governor Andrew Cuomo andthousands of others down 5th Avenue.

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Congressional Art Competition WinnersRep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) announced the winners of the 2013 Congressional Art

Competition for New York’s 14th Congressional District. Jazmin Sabino, a senior at the Collegiate Institutefor Math and Science in the Bronx, took top honors for her piece titled, “Inner Emotions.” Jazmin’s artworkwill be displayed at the U.S. Capitol for one year along with other winners from around the country.

“The Congressional Art Competition is a terrific way to promote the work of emerging young artists fromNew York’s 14th Congressional District,” said Rep. Crowley, a staunch advocate for the arts. “Through thiscontest we have shown that both Queens and the Bronx have a tremendous talent pool of young artists whosework reflects of the rich cultural diversity of our district. I firmly believe in empowering our youth throughthe arts and this experience helps do just that. Congratulations to Jazmin on winning the contest and thank youto all the students who participated!”

The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school art competition that provides anopportunity for Members of Congress to encourage and recognize artistic talents of their young constituents.Over 650,000 high school students nationwide have participated in the competition since 1982.

Crowley congratulates the winning artist of the 2013 14thCongressional District Art Competition, Jazmin Sabino(center) and her mother Yesenia Sabino, during a visit to hisCapitol Hill office on Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Restoring Cuts To TheOffice For People WithDevelopmental DisabilitiesISSUE IS CRUCIAL TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE

NEW YORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIESAssemblymember Nolan (D-Queens) announced that she helped

pass a bill that would restore up to $90 million to the Office for Peoplewith Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to help nonprofits whowork with some of New York’s most vulnerable people (A.6692-C).

“OPWDD-funded not-for-profits provide life-changing services forthose with developmental disabilities, helping them get the care andcompassion they need to live a quality life,” Assemblymember Nolansaid. “Restoring the funding for these OPWDD services is vital and it’ssomething I won’t stop fighting for.”

Due to a dispute with the federal government earlier this year, NewYork State was ordered to pay back $1.1 billion in “overpayments” forservices to individuals with developmental disabilities. Fortunately,through negotiations with the federal government, the state was able toreduce that “claw back” by more than half to $500 million and wasallowed to spread out the burden so that OPWDD providers didn’t carrythat financial burden alone.

This year’s state budget restored $30 million of $120 million inproposed cuts to OPWDD funding. However, this restoration is still shyof what is needed to provide services to this vulnerable population,leaving a 4.5 percent cut totaling $90 million.

“The need for OPWDD services is enormous; it’s simply not an areawhere cuts can be absorbed,” Assemblymember Nolan said. “The statehas acknowledged and is working to correct the mistakes that have beenmade in the past, but that’s no reason to penalize the developmentallydisabled community, their families and their caretakers.

“We’re approaching this problem head on because no one wants tosee cuts in services,” Assemblymember Nolan said. “Individuals withdevelopmental disabilities and their families need these services – theirquality of life literally depends on it.”

14th Congressional District Art Competition Winners:First Place:

Jazmin Sabino, 12th grade, Collegiate Institute for Math and ScienceSecond Place (tied):

Paola Garcia, 10th grade, Monsignor Scanlan HSAlexandra Foglia, 11th grade, Preston HS

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On June 26, 2013, AssemblyMember Michael DenDekker (D/WFP-Jackson Heights) attendeda forum to discuss the OSHAreport card on construction safetyin New York City. The presenta-tion was made by the New YorkCommittee for OccupationalSafety and Health (NYCOSH)and sponsored by the New YorkCity Central Labor Council.

The OSHA report card on con-struction safety stated 72% of allconstruction worker fatalities be-tween 2008 and 2012 occurred onNon-Union construction sites and13 of the 21 deaths were in compa-nies with 30 or fewer employees.The majority of fatalities werecaused by falls from heights orcrushing/collapse. Manhattan hadthe most construction worker acci-dents with 58 reported; followedby Brooklyn with 20 and Queenswith 10. No data was available onStaten Island or the Bronx.

Representatives from leadingconstruction worker unions werepresent to discuss what more theunionized workforce can do toprevent worker injuries. Continu-ing training and more license cer-tification would continue to edu-cate their already skilledworkforce. Many construction

unions already have five-year ap-prentice programs which combineclassroom training, certificationand on-the-job site training whichmakes for extremely educated,skilled and safe workers.

“I believe the answer is in-creased training and continuingeducation,” Mr. DenDekker said.“This is the way we will help keepboth New York City residents andthe construction trade workers safewithout being overly intrusive.Non-union construction workersdo not get the extensive trainingand safety education that the con-struction trade unions are currentlyproviding. The City and Stateshould also review constructioncompany safety records and com-pliance before awarding public tax-payer funded contracts for futureconstruction jobs. There is an ab-solute obligation for developers,construction companies, contrac-tors and sub-contractors to protecttheir workers from serious injuriesand fatalities. Those companies thatrefuse to comply with industrysafety practices must be held ac-countable or be barred from get-ting City or State funded projects.”

For more information, please callAssembly Member DenDekker’soffice at (718) 457-0384.



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SUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENS. IndexNo. 8523/2013 (Date PurchasedMay 1, 2013). Ronald S. Wershbaand Frederica S. Wershba,Plaintiffs, vs. Irving Davis(deceased), the mortgagee; MollieDavis (deceased), individually andas Personal Representative of theEstate of Irving Davis; David R.Davis (deceased), individually andas Peti t ioner of FamilyAdministration of the Estate ofMollie Davis; Camille T. Davis,individually and as PersonalRepresentative of the Estate ofDavid R. Davis and as SuccessorTrustee of the Mollie DavisRevocable Trust UDO January 10,1992; and any and all other personswho may claim as heirs-at-law,next-of-kin, devisees, distributees,legal representatives, andsuccessors in interest of saiddefendants, their wives orhusbands, creditors, mortgagees,l ienors, assigns and legalrepresentatives of them and thesuccessors in interest of said heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, devisees,distributees and legalrepresentatives, their wives,husbands, creditors, mortgagees,l ienors, assignees and legalrepresentatives of them and if anyspecifically named defendant orany defendants named as a classbe dead, then their heirs-at-law,next-of-kin, devisees, grantees,distributees, husbands, widows,wives, executors, trustees,administrators, assigns,mortgagees, l ienors andsuccessors in interest andgenerally all parties having orclaiming to have an interest in orlien upon the premises describedin the complaint or any amendmentthereto by, through or under anyof said specifically nameddefendants herein or by, throughor under any of the otherdefendants herein namedspecifically or as a class, all ofwhom and whose places ofresidence are unknown to theplaintiffs and cannot after diligentinquiry be ascertained,Defendants. SUMMONS To theabove named Defendant(s), YOUARE HEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the complaint in this actionand to serve a copy of your answer,or, if the complaint is not servedwith this summons, to serve a

notice of appearance, on thePlaintiffs Attorney(s) within20 days after the service of thissummons, exclusive of the day ofservice (or within 30 days afterthe service is complete if thissummons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York); and in case of yourfailure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the complaint. Dated: April 28,2013. CRAVATH, SWAINE &MOORE LLP by David S.Finkelstein, Esq., A member ofthe Firm, Attorneys for Plaintiffs,Worldwide Plaza, 825 EighthAvenue, New York, NY 10019,(212) 474-1304. NOTICE OFCOMMENCEMENT OFACTION AS TO ALLDEFENDANTS OTHER THANCAMILLE T. DAVIS. Theforegoing summons is served uponyou by publication pursuant to anorder of Hon. James L. Golia, aJustice of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, dated the30th day of May, 2013, and filedwith the verified complaint andother papers, in the office of theClerk of County of Queens at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens, New York. This is anaction brought pursuant to N.Y.Real Property Actions andProceedings Law Article 15, andspecifically section 1501(4)thereof, to secure the cancellationand discharge of record of amortgage recorded in the office ofthe clerk of Queens County onJanuary 7, 1971, Liber 450 ofMortgages, at pages 1718 to 1721.The mortgagee was Irving Davis,who is now deceased, and themortgagors are plaintiffs RonaldS. Wershba and Frederica S.Wershba. The mortgage wasissued to secure a $23,000 loanmade by Irving Davis to plaintiffsin connection with the sale byIrving Davis to plaintiffs of theproperty described below pursuantto a deed dated December 23,1970. The mortgage is a lien onproperty located at 56-21Metropolitan Avenue,Ridgewood, Queens, NY, whichis described as: “ALL that certainplot, piece or parcel of land, withthe buildings and improvementsthereon erected, situate, lying andbeing in the Borough and Countyof Queens, City and State of New

York, bounded and described asfollows: “BEGINNING at a pointon the northerly side ofMetropolitan Avenue formerlycalled Williamsburgh and JamaicaTurnpike, distant 211 feet, 9 incheswesterly from the corner formedby the intersection of the northerlyside of Metropolitan Avenue withthe westerly side of 60th Street,formerly Collins Avenue; runningthence northerly at right angles toMetropolitan Avenue, 31 feet 103/4 inches; thence northwesterlyparallel with Collins Avenue, now60th Street, 69 feet, 3 3/8th inches;thence easterly parallel with thenortherly side of MetropolitanAvenue, 41 feet 11 inches; thencesoutherly at right angles toMetropolitan Avenue, 100 feet tothe northerly side of MetropolitanAvenue; thence westerly along thesaid northerly side of MetropolitanAvenue 27 feet to the point orplace of the beginning. Themortgage has not been satisfiedon the record, although theplaintiffs made all payments onthe loan. Further, the statute oflimitations for any claim to enforcethe loan has expired. Dated: April30, 2013. David S. Finkelstein,Esq., Cravath, Swaine & MooreLLP, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 825Eighth Avenue, New York, NY10019, (212) 474-1304. 6/14/13,6/21/13, 6/28/13, 7/5/13

File No.: 2012-3114/ACITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK BYTHE GRACE OF GOD, FREEAND INDEPENDENT To:Attorney General of the State ofNew York The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofWILLIAM MATIENZO,deceased, or their estates, if anythere be, whose names, places ofresidence and post office addressesare unknown to the petitioner andcannot with due diligence beascertained.Being the personsinterested as creditors, legatees,distributees or otherwise in theEstate of WILLIAM MATIENZO,deceased, who at the time of deathwas a resident of 41-24 58th Street,Woodside, NY 11377, in theCounty of Queens, State of NewYork. SEND GREETING: Uponthe peti t ion of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on June 05, 2013,bearing Index Number NC-000348-13/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) SCARLETT(Middle) ABIGAIL (Last)CONTRERAS-FAJARDO Mypresent name is (First) FRANSITO(Middle) ABIGAIL (Last)CONTRERAS AKA FRANSITOABIGAIL CONTRERASFAJARDO (infant). My presentaddress is 93-08 35th Ave., JacksonHeights, NY 11372. My place ofbirth is Queens, NY. My date ofbirth is September 13, 1999.

Notice is hereby given that anOrder entered by the Civil Court,Queens County on June 05, 2013,bearing Index Number NC-000363-13/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) TASIN (Last)ELA. My present name is (First)MISS (Middle) TASIN (Last) ELA(infant). My present address is 61-25 Woodside Ave., Apt 4C,Woodside, NY 11377 My place ofbirth is Bangladesh. My date ofbirth is March 24, 2001.

Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor,Rego Park, New York 11374 Thiscitation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not object tothe relief requested unless you fileformal legal, verified objections.You have a right to have anattorney-at-law appear for you.Accounting Citation 7/5/13, 7/12/13, 7/19/13, 7/26/13

Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofWILLIAM MATIENZO,deceased, you and each of you arehereby cited to show cause beforethe Surrogate at the Surrogate’sCourt of the County of Queens, tobe held at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the22nd day of August, 2013 at 9:30o’clock in the forenoon, why theAccount of Proceedings of thePublic Administrator of QueensCounty, as Administrator of theEstate of said deceased, a copy ofwhich is attached, should not bejudicially settled, and why theSurrogate should not fix and allowa reasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $2,492.00and that the Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee for anyservices to be rendered byGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,hereafter in connection withproceedings on kinship, claimsetc., prior to entry of a final Decreeon this accounting in the amountof 6% of assets or income collectedafter the date of the withinaccounting; and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow an amountequal to one percent on saidSchedules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plus anyadditional monies receivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whyeach of you claiming to be adistributee of the decedent shouldnot establish proof of your kinship;and why the balance of said fundsshould not be paid to said allegeddistributees upon proof of kinship,or deposited with theCommissioner of Finance of theCity of New York should saidalleged distributees default herein,or fail to establish proof of kinship,Dated, Attested and Sealed 24thday of June, 2013 HON. PETER J.KELLY Surrogate, QueensCounty Margaret M. GribbonClerk of the Surrogate’s CourtGERARD J. SWEENEY,ESQ.(718) 459-9000, 95-25

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$40,000 to Woodside on theMove to continue its great concertseries in Windmuller Park, the ten-ant and housing assistance projectof Western Queens, and their adultliteracy programming

More than $65,000 foryouth sports leagues, includ-ing St. Raphael’s, CorpusChristi, and the Long Island

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‘This money is not mine togive away. It is your tax dollarsthat I have the privilege to allocateas your Council Member,’ saidCouncil Member Van Bramer. ‘Iwould also like to thank the mem-

bers of my staff – Matt Wallace,Jason Banrey, DeborahTharrington, Andres Villa, CodyReiter, Nick Gulotta and CristinaDiaz - who day in and day out,tirelessly work on your behalf.Their dedication to the people ofthe 26th District helps drive ouroffice each and every single day.They inspire me and I am gratefulfor their service. Without them myoffice would not be able to achievea fraction of all the great work wehave accomplished so far. Finally,the work that you did – coming torallies, sending petitions, and call-ing my office – really did make adifference. Thank you for makingyour voices heard and being activeparticipants in government. As al-ways, feel free to contact my officeat (718) 383-9566 with any ques-tions or concerns about the budgetor any other matter I can be ofassistance with.’

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Church NewsDear Editor,

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,39th Avenue and 61st Street, hasbad news. A boy ran out of thekindergarten school held in thebasement of the new church and,although he was found and re-turned, the church had to close andpermanently lose the kindergartenprogram, which was a good sourceof income.

The good news came from theEpiscopal Bishop of the Long Is-land Diocese, according to FatherAnandsekar Joseph Manuel, priestin charge, at Saint Paul’s Episco-pal Church at 39-04 61st Street,Woodside .The bishop, has sub-mitted plans to demolish the origi-nal wooden church because it isbeyond salvation and repair afterbeing damaged in a fire. AWoodside Community Center willbe built on the site for the commu-

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Van BramerDear Editor,

Council Member Jimmy VanBramer deserves enormous thanksfor his work in the most recentcity budget negotiations. As Ex-ecutive Director of SunnysideCommunity Services, I have seenhis tireless devotion to safeguard-ing the programs his constituentsrely on. He has helped our orga-nization do more to serve Queens,protecting our after-school pro-grams and senior programs againstproposed cuts, providing discre-

nity. A priest’s rectory will oc-cupy the fourth floor. The old rec-tory where Father Manuel lives, at39-07 61st Street will be demol-ished, as well, and the bishop willbuild and sell condominiums tofinance the parish and diocese.Father will gladly provide detailson when the demolition will begin.

Sincerely,John Caffrey,

Woodside

tionary funding to enhance ourservices for people of all ages,and providing $2.6 million in capi-tal funding for a renovation thatwill improve the quality of ser-vices we are able to provide forseniors. This is the fourth year ina row we have relied on Jimmy tofight to save our after-school pro-gram at P.S. 150 Q, and he hasnever disappointed the childrenand families who rely on this pro-gram. I am grateful to him and toother members of the Council whowork to protect and strengthenhuman services.

Sincerely,Judy Zangwill, Exec. Dir.

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Lions Year End Dinner

by Sandra Bigitschke

The Sunnyside/Woodside Lions Club, led by President Norberto Saldana, held their annual end of yeardinner recently. The Lions Club had a busy year of service to the community hosting Halloween and Easterparties for the local children, two park cleanups, donations to local schools, visits with the local senior residentsand hosts of the most recent Street Fair.

If you would like to join the Lions in helping the community,please call 718-937-2448 for information.

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Summer Concert SeriesThursday Evenings, July 11th - August 15th @ 7:00PM

Sgt. Collins Park, 58th St & Broadway, WoodsideFor More Info: (718) 205-1030

The Northern Woodside Coalition (NWC) is proud to sponsor its annual summer concert series.Performances will offer a variety of musical genres; rock, soul, pops,

blues, folk, broadway, ethnic and feature local Queens artists.



Shannon Gaels Take Championshipsby Rob MacKay

What happens when you teach a bunch of youngsters from Sunnyside, Woodside,Maspeth and Middle Village to play a sport? They win trophies!

On June 15, the Sh-annon Gaels FootballClub’s under-12 andunder-10 teams won theNew York Spring/Sum-mer Division A Cham-pionships, the premieryouth competition forGaelic football in theGreater New YorkArea. This was a first-ever dual title victoryfor the Shannon Gaels,which was founded in2002. The squads are seen in photos after playing the champions in Rockland County.

Gaelic football is a traditional Irish sport between two 15-player teams on a rectangularfield with a spherical,leather ball. Players trans-port the ball via carrying,bouncing, kicking, passingand “soloing,” or droppingthe ball and then toe-kick-ing it back into their hands.Points are scored for kick-ing or hand-passing the ballover a crossbar or kickingit under the crossbar into anet that a goalie guards.

The Shannon Gaels actually has an under-six beginners program as well as boys andgirls teams in the under-eight, under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-16 age categories.The club also plays other popular Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie.

60th Anniversary Marian Concert “Regina Angelorum”In Celebration Of The Queenship Of Mary

Sunday, August 18th @ 3 p.m.The Choirs of Queen of Angels Church and guest musicians will

be performing. Admission is FREE!After the concert refreshments will be served in the church auditorium.

Queen Of Angels Church (44th Street and Skillman Avenue). For more information,

visit our website, www.QueenofAngels.net, or call the rectory (718) 392-0011.

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