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On July 15th, over 50 community leaders, local residentsand several elected officials joined CM Van Bramer for aClean-Up Day in Woodside. Throughout the afternoon, VanBramer joined six groups who spread throughout the neigh-borhood picking up trash, sweeping the streets, sidewalks andplazas. The clean-up day also allocated teams at bothWindmuller and Doughboy Parks to weed, clear drainagelines, and rake leaves at the popular Woodside area. TheWoodside Clean-Up Day was a part of the Council Member’songoing community initiative to maintain the cleanliness ofWoodside through a series of programs which include theintroduction of the Doe Fund; a year-round street cleaningcrew dedicated to the streets of Woodside, the implementa-tion of pigeon mitigation systems at 7 train stations alongRoosevelt Avenue and additional street cleaning services,which were introduced last December.

Funds Brighten WOTM’s Summer

By Adrian Bordoni, Executive Director, WOTM

As part of his ongoing effort toimprove transportation in westernQueens, Senator Michael Gianarisis calling on the Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority (MTA) to in-clude two previously terminatedQueens transit routes on the agency’slist of services to be reinstated.

The Senator is sending a letterto MTA Chairman Joe Lhota re-questing the W subway line andthe QM22 express bus, both ofwhich were eliminated in 2010 dueto budget cuts, be returned to ser-vice. Prompted by recent reports

that the MTA is looking to restoreservices, primarily in Brooklyn andthe Bronx, Gianaris would like tosee the same consideration givento terminated services in Queens.

“Recent transit cuts have beena burden on western Queens resi-dents, who rely heavily on masstransit to get to and from workevery day,” Gianaris said. “Whileit is nice to hear the MTA speak ofrestorations, service improvementsmust include Queens, which hassuffered as much as any boroughdue to recent cutbacks.”

Since the 2010 cuts, Gianarishas fought for better service in west-ern Queens, including ensuring thatnecessary subway construction takeplace during off-peak hours, theprovision of shuttle buses for com-muters needing access to stationsclosed due to construction, andaddressing unreliable and lengthywaits for the subway. He also ad-vocated for the reinstatement of theQM22 bus, having participated in apetition drive and sent a letter to theMTA calling on the agency to re-store the line last year.

The summer brought the bestnews possible whenCouncilmember Jimmy VanBramer restored the funds for ourafterschool programs at PS 11 andPS 152, a relief for hundreds ofstudents and 60 staff members, aswell as extra placements due to thehigh demand from our local fami-lies. In addition, he allocated fundsfor Woodside On The Move’sAdult Literacy Classes, our Con-cert Series, Housing Services forSeniors and Business and Com-munity improvement projects. Alladding up to close to a milliondollars! Councilmember Van

Bramer delivered on his promisesto hundreds of parents and stu-dents that attended our “Save ourPrograms” rallies; this money goesright to our community in salaries,purchases from local businessesand direct services to residents.

The good news continued asMr. Arthur Cranson personally de-livered Con Edison’s STEM grant,awarded once again to our ScienceTechnology, Engineering andMath classes at PS 11. These fundsare essential to providing the mostupdated curricula and expertise forour students as they engage in ad-vanced discussions in this field.

On July 5th, our Indepen-dence Day Festival, sponsoredby Firecom, was another signthat it would be a goodWoodside Summer, as close to300 kids and adults participatedin the free event. The FDNY’sCaptain Anderson and his stafftaught kids fire safety educa-tion unit in the impressiveSmokehouse truck. DJ Hankaccepted requests and evendanced with the enthusiasticcrowd as they heard a collec-tion of classic songs from the40’s to the 70’s.

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Funds Brighten WOTM’s SummerKids also enjoyed a bouncy castle,

cotton candy and face painting by ChubEntertainment.

Our summer concert series welcomedour first Irish Music festival, sponsored bythe Skillman Avenue group of Pubs andRestaurants. A full evening, with 6 per-formers and groups led by the talented MCCathy Maguire, kept hundreds of attendeescaptivated till the last minute. CouncilmanVan Bramer welcomed the crowd and re-ceived a heartfelt applause thanking him forfunding for the concerts and for saving theafterschool programs. A raffle to benefitWoodside On The Move provided over a

thousand dollars for future events. The108th Precinct’s Capt. O’ Toole and hisofficers also attended, highlighting the closecooperation between the NYPD andWoodside On The Move, and their concernfor our community.

We are proud of our efforts for the year,from the graduation of our most recent AdultLiteracy class, to the plays and performancesat our schools.

A special thanks to the Woodside/West-ern Queens residents, WOTM Board mem-bers and Staff for their support and coopera-tion during these very busy months. Have agood and safe summer!

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Greenstreet In Woodside UnveiledOn July 17th, CM Van Bramer joined

Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski,Queens Commissioner of Parks, JoeConley, Chair of Community Board 2and local residents to unveil a newGreenstreet in Woodside. The newGreenstreet project has beautified theintersection of Woodside Avenue and39th Avenue, adding additional greenspace, more trees and plants to an area,which was previously unused roadway.The new Greenstreet has also introducedtraffic calming measures to the oncehazardous intersection providing localcommunity residents with a layout thataccommodates pedestrians safelythrough the busy intersection while slow-ing vehicular traffic.Photo At Left: CM Van Bramer,Commissioner Lewandowski, officialsfrom the Queens Parks Department, JoeConley, Chair of Community Board 2,members of Community Board 2 andresidents of Woodside.

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Photo Right: CM Van Bramer is joined byCongressman Joe Crowley, members ofWoodside on the Move and the WoodsideNeighborhood Association as well aslocal Woodside residents.

Calling For A CrackdownOn Illegal E-Bikes

On July 12th, Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Dan Garodnick joined localcommunity leaders and residents to highlight the dangers of electric assisted bicycles (e-bikes) roaming through our city streets.

In recent months, multiple residents within the 26th District have come forward to VanBramer’s office siting dangerous incidents where electric assisted bicycles have hitpedestrians and ignored New York State traffic laws by riding on sidewalks at high speeds,against traffic and running red lights.

Currently, city law prohibits the use of electric assisted bikes, which are recognized asunregistered motor vehicles which are subject to a fine. Becoming ever more popular, theincrease in the use of electric assisted bikes has given rise to an uptick in accidents occurringwith pedestrians, motorists and the drivers of the bikes themselves.

“The abundance of electric bicycles recklessly riding through our City streets andneighborhoods is a recipe for disaster,” said the Council Member. “There is an urgent needfor enforcement and that enforcement must come now and not after one more person is hurtby these illegal vehicles.”

In an effort to restrict these illegal bicycles, Council Member Garodnick introducedlegislation (Intro. 596) which would double the fines for electric assisted bikes foundrunning a red light, riding on the sidewalk, and riding against traffic, among otherviolations.

“Navigating City streets is difficult and dangerous enough without the reckless actionsof cyclists on electric bikes,” said Council Member Garodnick. “E-bikes are illegal, and yetwe seem to see more and more of the popping up every day. It’s time for the City to stepup and show that we’re serious about getting these bikes off the streets.”

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The Partnership for Parks &Woodside Neighborhood Asso-ciation invite you to learn aboutproper street tree care by water-ing the trees planted this April aspart of the Greening WesternQueens Project.

by Peter A. Ross

This past June 14th may havebeen Flag Day and the day toshow appreciation for ourcountry’s symbol but it had addi-tional meaning for approximately35 young adults from the NewYork/Long Island area and theirfamilies. That afternoon the NewYork Hotel Trades Council andHotel Association of NYC, Inc.,and the Local 6 Club Employeesheld their 2012 ScholarshipAwards Ceremony and Luncheonin the Park Lane Ballroom of theNew York Hemsley Park LaneHotel in Manhattan right acrossfrom Central Park. After a shortreception outside of the ballroom,the scholarship recipients and theirfamilies and guests made their wayin for the 11:00 ceremony. Fol-lowing welcoming addresses byVictoria Spitalere, Director of theTraining and Scholarship Fund,Joseph E. Spinnato and PeterWard, Co-Chairmen Trustees anda brief financial update by Dr.Robert Greenspan, CEO of theTraining and Scholarship Fund, itwas time for acknowledgment ofthe real “VIPs” of the day. Duringthe awards presentation, moder-ated by Lawrence Momo, Chair-person of the Selection Commit-tee, each of the scholarship win-ners were called up and a briefabstract of their accomplishmentsand memberships throughout theirhigh school careers and plannedundergraduate matriculation wasannounced to rousing applausefrom those in attendance. In total34 Vito J. Pitta ScholarshipAwards were presented represent-ing awardees/nominees for eachof the 30 hotel, club and conces-sion members of the NYC HotelTrades Council and the Hotel As-sociation of NYC. Additionallythe Frank E. Saris Local 6 ClubScholarship Award was presentedgoing this year to Liss Mendez ofArchbishop Molloy High Schoolwhose parent works for the Met-ropolitan Club. The awards, $2,000 per year for four years ofstudy, were presented to the chil-dren of employees of the respec-tive member hotels, clubs and con-cessions of the NY Hotel TradesCouncil and Hotel Association ofNYC, following a rigorous appli-cation, screening and interviewprocess by the young adults. Eachof their ‘curriculum vitae’ weredifferent and very impressive rep-resenting a broad spectrum of in-terests, beyond their obviousstrong academics, including mem-bership and leadership in athleticsteams, community service and

charitable organizations, peermentoring, social and professionalclubs, volunteer work at hospitalsand activities at their places ofworship, artistic and dramatic so-cieties and clubs, science andmathematics competitions and amyriad of other interests. Just asvaried were the awardees futureprofessional plans which include(not a full listing) art, sports man-agement, journalism, medicine,pharmacy, urban planning, engi-neering and software developmentand their choice of colleges anduniversities which will bring someas far as Colorado and Wisconsin.Local schools will keep much ofthis brain trust close to homethough as SUNY, CUNY and anumber of New York City baseduniversities were well representedin the awardees’ choices of ma-triculation. When asked about theselection process, Selection Com-mittee Chairperson LawrenceMomo (Trinity School Directorof College Counseling) stated thatthe committee beyond a strongacademic history looked for ap-plicants who will be and have al-ready shown themselves to beleaders and contributors in soci-ety, who are ambitious and mostimportantly will make good use ofthe resources made available tothem. To that end Mr. Momoacknowledged that awardees ofthis Scholarship program have a98% college completion/gradua-tion rate, a yield that is very im-pressive and a statistic that he wasvery proud to state. Just as im-pressive to this writer was the to-tality of backgrounds both racialand ethnic represented by theawardees. The room was a melt-ing pot of cultures and back-grounds and a large number of therecipients and/or their parents werefirst and second generation Ameri-cans many of which have roots inAsia and the Indian sub-continent.This was a point made in one ofthe earlier addresses as the Trust-ees thanked the employee-parentsfor all of their hard work and ref-erenced how the hotel and hospi-tality trades often are a startingpoint for those emigrating to theUnited States to find solid em-ployment and support their fami-lies. Much success is wished to allthe scholarship recipients in theirfuture endeavors and thanks werealso given to the five members ofthe Selection Committee who inaddition to Mr. Momo includedJohn Buckley (Fordham Univer-sity), Beverly Fox (SarahLawrence College) and AliceHuang Protas and Peter Johnson(both of Columbia University).

Scholarship Selection Committee member Beverly Fox, Associate Dean of Studies at Sarah LawrenceCollege, poses for a photo with Tasmiah Mosobbir, recipient from the Hilton New York Hotel and Towers.

Hilton New York Hotel and Towers Vito J. Pitta Scholarship winners Lamia Kadiruzzman (third from left)and Tasmiah Mosibbir (second from right) and their parents stand in with a representative from the HiltonHotel’s Human Resources Department (center).

Scholarship winners Amena Hamid (rear center left) from Manhattan’s Lower East Side and TasmiahMosobbir (rear center) of Astoria, Queens with their families. Amena was one of five scholarshiprecipients who graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. Tasmiah attended Fiorello LaGuardiaHigh School of Music, Arts and the Performing Arts.

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Lifting Elevator Awarenessby Rob MacKay

Nobody knows more aboutelevators than Patrick A.Carrajat, and nobody has morerelated paraphernalia. But thegeneral public can get access toboth by visiting his free mu-seum in Long Island City.

Last year, the Western Queensresident converted a former class-room for aspiring taxi drivers at43-39 21st St. into the first elevatormuseum in the United States andthe 68-year-old filled it with a life-time worth of artifacts.

Consider a 1954 certificateof inspection for a White Houseelevator displayed on the samewall as an autographed promophoto of Leonardo DiCaprio andKate Winslet in a sinking eleva-tor from the 1997 movie Ti-tanic. One wall is covered withcast iron name plates, while an-other section is dedicatedchildren’s toys that feature el-evators (i.e. the Barbie Castleand Star Wars character DarthVader’s evil fortress). Don’tmiss the vertical indicators fromthe turn of the century or thesteam gauge from 1880.

The son of an elevator me-chanic, Carrajat collected his firstitem at age 11 in 1955 and he neverlooked back, acquiring more than4,000 objects through every way

Launch Of The Real Culture/Authentic Flavor Promotion

Funded by the NYC & Com-pany Foundation Cultural Grant,the Program Showcases the Bestof the Borough’s Cultural, Diningand Shopping Venues

The Queens Tourism Council,NYC & Company CEO GeorgeFertitta, City Council MembersJimmy Van Bramer and Peter Kooand Assemblywoman Grace Menglaunched the first ever Real Cul-ture/ Authentic Flavor promotionat the Sheraton LaGuardia EastHotel in Flushing on July 10.

Supported by the NYC & Com-pany Foundation grant, Real Cul-ture/Authentic Flavor runs until

Nov. 30, 2012 and will highlightQueens activities and attractionsthrough special offers and tie-insto business improvement districts,restaurants, stores and major ven-ues such as Citi Field, the USTAand Resorts World Casino NewYork City.

With countless outdoor filmsand concerts, cutting edge sculp-ture exhibitions, world-famousacrobats, flamenco performances,science fairs and even an antiquemotorcycle show, Queens has anarray of summer and fall optionsfor all visitors. The Queens Tour-ism Council will provide constant

updates on borough happeningsthrough the two websites(www.discoverqueens.info andwww.itsinqueens.com), the Dis-cover Queens and Queens, NewYork Facebook pages, a socialmedia campaign and a brochurethat will be available at local cul-tural venues, hotels and businesses.Individuals may request informa-tion and the brochure by sendingan email [email protected].

“Between our ColombianCumbia, Haitian Compa, Argen-

tine Tango, Big Band Jazz, High-land Bagpipe and anything-goesjam concerts, we have a lot goingon this summer,” said FlushingTown Hall Executive and ArtisticDirector Ellen Kodadek. “Butwe’re also located near some of themost authentic Asian restaurantsin NYC and the always deliciousMagna Italian Restaurant. RealCulture/Authentic Flavor? It’s inFlushing.”

“We are currently offering afascinating exhibit on BillBollinger, a post-minimalist artistwho used pre-fabricated industrialsupplies, such as sawhorses, oildrums, rubber tubing and cyclonefencing to address gravity, balanceand material nature,” said FrederickJanka, Associate Director of theSculptureCenter. “It’s certainlyworth seeing and we are a shortwalk from MoMA PS1, the Choco-late Factory Theater, the LaughingDevil Comedy Club andManducatis Rustica Ristorante.Real Culture/ Authentic Flavor?It’s in Long Island City.”

“I can’t wait to stay local andexperience the best entertainment,food and shopping in the world,”stated Seth Bornstein, ExecutiveDirector of the Queens EconomicDevelopment Corporation, whichsupports the Queens TourismCouncil. “My only problem is thatthere are so many options, it’ll bedifficult deciding where to go, whatto eat and which bargains to takeadvantage of. Real Culture/Au-thentic Flavor? It’s in Queens.”

Queens Borough PresidentHelen M. Marshall stated: “Thisprogram will highlight dozens ofevents and attractions here in

Queens and tell visitors how to getdiscounts when they see them.There’s a lot to do here in America’smost diverse county and that’s whyI am grateful to all our partners: theQueens Economic DevelopmentCorporation, the Queens TourismCouncil, NYC & Company — andthe Sheraton LaGuardia — for host-ing today’s kickoff.”

“Queens’ cultural diversity, itsdynamic attractions and culinaryoptions set it aside from any otherlocation in the world,” said Coun-cil Member Jimmy Van Bramer,Chair of the New York CityCouncil’s Cultural Affairs and Li-braries Committee. “This year’sinitiative by the Queens EconomicDevelopment Corporation willonly continue to draw in thousandsof new visitors each year in to ourborough. Not only will they get thechance to taste authentic ethniccuisine from a variety of locales,but they will also have the oppor-tunity to experience our locallyvibrant cultural venues, giving allwho participate a real feel for allthat Queens has to offer.”

“I couldn’t be more delightedto support this ‘Real Culture’ ini-tiative by the Queens TourismCouncil,” said Maspeth Assem-blywoman Margaret Markey,who is chair of the AssemblyStanding Committee on Tourism,Parks, Culture and Sports Devel-opment. “Queens is home of awonderful array of museums, his-toric and cultural sites as well assummer-friendly entertainmentand recreational attractions. Thisinitiative will remind all ourneighbors and visitors about thesewonderful opportunities.”

Photo Credit: Courtesy of CM Van Bramer’s Office.

Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, who are currently performing at Queens Theatre, and Flora, QueensBotanical Garden’s mascot, joined City Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Peter Koo andAssemblywoman Grace Meng to announce Real Culture/Authentic Flavor with the Queens Tourism Council.

imaginable, including eBay. Heconsiders himself to be the “unof-ficial historian of the elevator,”which might actually be an under-statement. Carrajat accompaniedhis father on jobs for most of hisyouth before starting a career thatincluded executive stints at eleva-tor companies and parts suppliersand his present gig as an expertwitness in lawsuits related to el-evator accidents with his companyLir Group Incorporated.

He looks on this endeavor as away to give back to his professionand he chose Long Island Citybecause it is the industry’s hubwith roughly 20 companies withina 10-block radius. Presently, themuseum’s website,

www.elevatorhistory.org, says itis open by request only. ButCarrajat said that he hopes to in-crease visiting hours and expandthe roughly 700-square-footfacility’s size soon.

“I want people to get an appre-ciation for the elevator industry,”the curator said, noting that eleva-tors make transportation of prod-ucts easier and they paved the wayfor construction of tall buildingswith expensive penthouses. “Ifsomething’s been good to you, whynot be good to it?”

So what has he learnedfrom all this?

“You have your ups anddowns,” he said. “It’s only the jerksthat bother me.”

Patrick A. Carrajat stands in front of some of his cast ironelevator nameplates.

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Please Help A Child In NeedDear Editor,

I’ve been staying in Sunnyside this summer to help my brother’s family after their baby had a bad fall.The outpouring of love and support from this community has been phenomenal. I wrote this letter (linkbelow) originally for the “SunnyMoms” group. Some suggested you might want to put it in your paper,so here it is: adventuresindaddyduty.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/thanks-sunnyside/

Kyle is back home now, so stay tuned to this blog for more good news soon.Thanks,

Andy FairbanksEditors Note: Andy Fairbanks has a brother Jeff and sister-in-law Choi, who live in Sunnyside Gardens.They are professional musicians, and Choi opened the Sunnyside String School. Their son Kyle suffered aterrible accident this past May, when he fell from a balcony. Kyle is presently recovering from the fall. TheSunnyMoms that Andy mentions is a large email group.

Thank YouDear Editor,

The Selfhelp Big Six Towers NORC Program would to thank the Woodside Herald for generouslydonating advertising space to promote our annual fundraising flea market last month. It was a big successand many people say they saw our ad in your paper. Thank you so much for helping to support our seniorsand our mission to help them maintain their independence and age with dignity in their homes.

Elka HolmesSelfhelp Community Services, Woodside

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