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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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VOL. LXXXIX, NO. 9
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Christmas Card Recycling
A
Success!
This past week Joe Pepe from 9th
Once again Joe was overjoyed at
Avenue in Rockaway Point with the
assistance of long time friend and
neighbor Tim “Tusky” Butler and his
daughter Grace, boxed and shipped over
8,000 Christmas cards to be recycled
for charity.
The cards will be recycled by the
Saint Jude’s Ranch for Children and
then will be resold to benefit at-risk
and abused children, young adults and
their families.
the response this program received
this year. He had cards delivered from
all over the Rockaways, Brooklyn and
Long Island.
Over the years that Joe, his grandchildren and now the Butlers have
conducted the card recycling program
they have collected roughly over 50,000
cards to be recycled. Truly a Great Job
by all involved!
Photo by Tusky
Joe Pepe, Grace Butler and Eli the Dog with the boxes before being shipped.
Eagle Scout
Project
Reminder
This Saturday morning, February
28th at 8:00 am, volunteers are needed
to assist Thomas Frerks in his Eagle
Scout Project of cleaning the sidewalk
along the Main Road. If you are able
to assist and help him achieve his
Eagle Scout goal, please report to St.
Genevieve’s this Saturday morning
to check in and receive a designated
work area. Volunteers are asked to
bring shovels, rakes and gloves. Please
clearly label any tools you can provide
with your name/number so they can
be returned. Let’s come together as a
community to support Thomas and
this great project!
BPC
Community Blood Drive
Sat., Feb. 28 - 8AM - 2PM
In Colony Theater
FREE
Rockaway St. Pat’s Parade
Honorees Installed
Last Saturday evening, February 21st, the 2015 Honorees of the
Queens County Saint Patrick’s Day
Parade were installed during a gala
dinner at Antun’s Catering Hall in
Queens Village.
Queens County Saint Patrick’s
Day Parade and Cultural Committee President Mike Benn proudly
presented the honorees of the 40th
Annual Rockaway Saint Patrick’s
Day Parade, which will be held on
March 7th 2015.
The 2015 parade honorees are
Grand Marshal: Stephen J. Cassidy,
the President of the Uniformed
Firefighters Association, Gael of
the Year U.S. Congressman Joseph
Crowley, Honorary Grand Marshal
John T. Dunleavy Chairman of the
NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The
Deputy Grand Marshals are Donna
Moran of the Ladies Ancient Order of
Hibernians Division 25, Dolores Orr
Chairperson of Community Board 14,
Michael Leahy of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians Division 21 and Rockaway Youth Sports Rockies Hockey
and Rockaway Rovers, Frank Bagley
of the Monsignor Burke Council 2672
Rockaway Knights Of Columbus, Lt.
Patrick O’Malley of the New York
State Court Officers Association,
Dr. Jonathan Eckstein of St. John’s
Hospital, Sean Price of the Shannon
Gaels Sports Club, Jimmy McGoorty
of the New York City Department Of
Sanitation, Brian O’Connell Principal
of the Scholars Academy, Thomas
Murphy owner of Curran’s Meat
Market and Bridie Mitchell of the
New York Irish Center.
It is amazing to think that the
parade, which was once called Sullivan’s Folly, has steadily grown from
its humble roots 40 years ago under
the tutelage of first James Conway
Sullivan and now Mike Benn into the
second largest Saint Patrick’s Day
Parade in New York State. Hope to
see the whole of the Rockaway communities come out and support this
great event!
Below (L-R) Tom Murphy, Geraldine Chapey (standing in for Rep.
Joseph Crowley) Sean Price, Brian
O’Connell, Mike Leahy, Bridie Mitchell, John Dunleavy, Steve Cassidy,
Donna Moran, Patrick O’Malley,
Frank Bagley and Dolores Orr. Not
pictured Jimmy McGoorty and Jonathan Eckstein.
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Letters To
The Editor
The following letters are the opinions of its author
and not necessarily those of the Rockaway Point News.
Equal Representation on
the Nominating Committee
Dear Editor and Fellow Shareholders,
Current Chairman of the Board, A.J.
Smith, wrote in the February 2015 Bulletin (paragraph 6 page 2), “Generally,
every year the Presidents of the three
Associations (Point Breeze, Rockaway
Point and Roxbury), or their chosen
representative, are nominated and
elected”. He also stated “It guarantees
that a leader from each Association
will have a voice in the nominating
process. It shows respect for the voice
of each Homeowner’s Association.”
Indeed over the past 2 years (2013 and
2014) the President of the Roxbury
Association could not serve and her
chosen representatives were put on the
committee.
The Nominating Committee is one
of the most important committees that
our cooperative has. It is imperative that
each community association be represented on the committee to ensure we
all have an equal say in the selection of
candidates for the Board of Directors.
A number of years ago the Rockaway
Point Association did not have any of
their representatives appointed, and the
Board at the time apologized and told
them “lesson learned”.
This year the Board of Directors
decided not to include a leader from the
Point Breeze Association on the nominating committee. I was told that Board
of Directors was aware of this issue but
voted the way they voted. Apparently
the lesson was not learned.
Where is our “respect and voice”?
I don’t know why this was done.
Shareholders may come to their own
conclusions as to why this was done
and I will continue to ask.
Serving on the Nominating Committee has been an honor for me over
the past few years. This year I chose
not to be on the committee for personal
reasons. I spoke to members of the
Board and was asked to submit a name
as the “chosen representative” from the
PBA’s Officers and Trustees and that s/
he would be selected. I asked that our
Vice President, David Caprio, be on
the nominating committee as our representative. It is a natural presumption
that the person next in order in the Association would be selected or, at least,
another member of the Associations
Board would be chosen. The Board of
Directors has a list of every Officer and
Trustee in the PBA.
On Saturday, February 14, I was
informed of the shareholders that were
selected to serve on the nominating
committee. As I write this letter, the
Cooperative Board of Directors has
not publicly announced who they are
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so it would be inappropriate for me to
give their names here. I can tell you that
they are all good people, and the Point
Breeze Association and I do not think
of them negatively at all.
I wrote to all the Board members
asking why this was done. I reached
out to the Chairman and was told that
there is nothing that could be done now
that, “Good or Bad” the vote is final. We
were not given a good reason why this
was done other than, once again, “lesson learned”. With all due respect, that
is not good enough. All 3 Associations
should have equal representation on the
Nominating Committee. This year we
do not. It is an insult to the Point Breeze
Association and its members.
I would like to remind all shareholders that you can nominate any
cooperative shareholder for the Board
of Directors by submitting his/her name
to the Cooperative office and Board of
Directors.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Peter Mulholland
President, Point Breeze Association
Thank You!
Dear Editor,
Thank you to everyone that celebrated Pete’s life with us last Saturday
at the Memorial Mass and the Catholic
Club. We know he is smiling down
upon us all.
Sincerely,
Arleen Mulholland & Family
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I am about to tell you the truth that you
won’t believe me. So I ask you – no I
beg you to picture your precious child,
your grandchild or any of your loved
ones with their heads bent back and a
dull blade at their throats. Already I can
hear the mocking tone of your disbelief.
No! You say it can’t happen, and I tell
you it not only can, but it will.
Oh! They may not be beheaded or
crucified. Perhaps they might just be
pierced through with shrapnel or nails
from the satchel bomb thrown in the
Mall. Or maybe shot with an automatic
weapon while they are in the deli. Again,
I hear your disbelieving derision, so at
this point I must simply say:
Shut up – I’m trying to save your
life. You know nothing about Islam
except the lies you’ve been told. Now
let me tell you the truth before it’s too
late and you find yourself standing in
front of the next monument honoring
our fallen dead.
Islam is the religion of peace – and
so it is, just as we have been told over
and over and over again by our President and our Secretary of Homeland
Security, and our State Department
spokespersons. Herein lies the lie: Islam
is the religion of peace, but according to
the Koran, peace is achieved only when
the entire globe is subjugated to Allah.
Peace is only for Muslims – Christians
and Jews, more specifically, are apes
and pigs, whose bones are to fuel the
fires of hell.
I have not the time or space to teach
you all you need to know about Your
Mortal Enemy, but let me simplify two
important koranic principles:
Taqiyya: (ta key a) is the sanctioned
use of lying to further Islam. So when
the Mullahs say Islam deplores the
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
EDITORIAL
By Noreen Schramm
Polar Vortex
As the weather condition known as the polar vortex continues to plague
the United States with sub-zero temperatures, snow in the north and ice
storms in the south, many are beginning to see that the vortex is slowly
inching its way into Congress, with the fate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) barely hanging on. Funding for DHS runs out in two
weeks and meanwhile Congress can’t seem to get its act together to fund
what is in most people’s minds as crucial to the protection of the United
States from sources seeking to destroy us. What is the hold up you might
well ask and it comes down to a fight between the two houses of Congress
over tying the President’s immigration bill to funding the DHS. What one
has to do with the other is beyond my comprehension but tied together they
are and neither side seems willing at this juncture to compromise or for that
matter to undo them.
So where does that leave us in combating and protecting our nation from
outside threats. Well if there isn’t a compromise soon, two things will happen. First of all many employees of DHS will be forced to choose between
coming to work for no paycheck or find other employment. Second and
perhaps almost as important as the first is that the new Republican Congress will be seen as ineffectual and powerless. The prospect of two more
years of a do nothing Congress loom larger on the horizon if they fail to get
DHS funded. And the bottom line is that the security of our country will be
jeopardized. Not something that one likes to think about especially in light
of the ongoing war on terrorism. We hope and pray that our representatives
in Congress will be able to see past party lines in an effort to protect us all.
The polar vortex thinking that seems to be seizing Washington needs to thaw
out quickly especially when our overall security is at stake.
Letters To The Editor
(Continued from Page 2)
killing of innocent lives, they mean it.
However to them Only Muslims Are
Innocent. The Koran not only teaches
in more than 100 suras the just killing
of Christians and Jews, but it demands
it. Get it?
Abrogation: When Mohammed was
first proclaiming his visions in Mecca,
he was without supporters and weak,
so he spoke peaceful suras, but after he
subdued in bloody conflict the Medina
population he spoke with great passion
of killing the enemies of Allah. Abrogation commands that the later suras of the
violent killing cancel out the conflicting
earlier suras of peace.
The gravity of the danger cannot be
overstated. Our government from the
highest echelons has been infiltrated
with a false notion of Islam. Why does
no one counter the President’s oft repeated refrain of Islam being the religion
of peace with the original quotes from
the Koran itself or from the hadiths,
which tell of how Mohammed cut the
hands and feet off infidels and watched
them bleed out. How peaceful!
Now the question of the silent
majority of peaceful Muslims must be
addressed. It is true that the overwhelming number of the reported 1.5 billion
Muslims are not active jihadists. Keep
in mind that is in large part due to the
fact that more than 70% of Muslims are
just like the majority of Christians and
Jews in that they do not read their Koran,
Old or New Testaments. Ironically, we
can thank God for that. Nonetheless we
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By Gert Hendry
Have you ever heard of the “Chapel
of the Four Chaplains”? When I read
it in the “American Legion” Magazine,
I had to share it in this column. More
American history for you boys, girls,
teens, pre teens, young adults, etc.,
etc. This is considered one of the most
inspiring stories of WWII.
It is about 4 men of different faiths
on an Army Transport that was sinking
rapidly. The heroic deed they performed
was to give up their “Life vests so that
others could survive”.
On Feb. 3, 1942 the U.S. A.T.
Dorchester was torpedoed by a Ger-
man U Boat off of Greenland, killing
672 of 902 officers, enlisted men, merchant seamen and civilian workers on
board”. At the time, Harry Truman was
President, he dedicated an Interfaith
Shrine and Memorial to the four Army
Chaplains Rev. George Fox, Methodist,
Rev. Alexander Goode, Jewish, Father
John Washington Roman Catholic and
Rev. Chas. Poling, Reformed Church.
The original Chapel was built in 1942
at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, in
their memory.
Continued next week.
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Letters To The Editor
(Continued from Page 3)
must realize two things;
A conservative estimate of 10% of
the world’s Muslim population that are
committed terrorist jihadists comes to
almost 150,000,000. That is 150 million
madmen ensconced in every continent
in the world, and many countries including the United States of America.
The vast silent peaceful majorities of
every violent movement were never able
to deter the violent extremists: Not all
Germans were Nazis but the Nazis killed
60 million people. Most Russians were
peaceful, but Joe Stalin killed 70 million people. Once the violent minority
establishes control, the silent majority
participates or perishes – simply put,
might makes right.
Now my last responsibility today is
to repudiate the ridiculous and transparent lie the President of the United
States incessantly proclaims that he is
not going to legitimize those who have
hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam.
Understand this: moderate Muslims pay
no attention to the “sacred writings.”
They know next to nothing about what
the Koran or the hadiths say. It is the
Islamic terrorists that pay strict attention
to the teachings of Allah.
Now Repeat After Me:
The Terrorists Are The True Islamists – Now Repeat Again:
The Terrorists Are The True Islamists
When they yell from their blooddrenched lips, Allah Akbar, they are
claiming dutiful obedience to Allah
who in Sura 5:33 for example tells
them, “The punishment of those who
wage war against Allah and His Messenger…is: execution, or crucifixion, or
the cutting off of hands and feet from
opposite sides…”
Please, I beg you, educate yourself.
Go to any of the following sources:
Jihadwatch.org
Politicalislam.com
Thereligionofpeace.com
Google: Pamela Geller, Brigitte Gabriel, Musa Sultan, Robert Spencer
One last comment: Anyone who
would suggest that Islam is the religion
of peace is either totally ignorant of history, or a liar or most likely both.
Please – I beg you. Do your homework and contact all your elected officials.
In the matchless love of Jesus Christ
–The Only True God
Ted Feimer
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ROCKAWAY POINT NEWS
WHISPERING BREEZES
“Heard around town that…”
Have to start this week off by sending our most sincere condolences to
our most prolific and consistent writer/
contributor, Mrs. Gert Hendry who lost
her beloved husband of 69 years Andy
at the end of last week. Andy, who
along with Gert, had a great impact
on hundreds of young Pointers lives
from running the Tri-Teen program in
the late 60’s and early 70’s to his great
work with the then St. Thomas More
CYO program, will be sorely missed
by everyone who knew him. God must
have needed an angel, rest in peace in
heaven Andy, you truly earned it!
Hope to see everyone at the Cooperative Town Hall Meeting this coming
Thursday evening, March 5th, at the
Colony Theater. The meeting starts
at 7pm and among the many items on
the agenda are:
- a reconstruction update, including
home rebuilds, build it back update
and numbers of vacated and untouched
homes,
- an update on Cooperative buildings including the Security Barracks,
the Bayhouse, the Sugar Bowl and
a temporary seasonal store in Roxbury,
- a financial update and info on the
upcoming Community clean up and
- finally a question and answer
session.
With the meeting being held on
a Thursday evening a recap will not
be able to be included in next week’s
Pointer, but look for it in the March
13th issue.
Hope the weather warms up a bit so
the Thomas Frerks Eagle Scout project
set to take place this coming Saturday
morning February 28th gets as many
volunteers as possible. The project,
which is very ambitious in scale, will
seek to clear away 1.67 miles of sand,
weed and brush strewn sidewalk from
Reid Avenue to the Circle at Beach
169th Street. If you are interested in
helping out with the project please be
at Saint Genevieve’s by 8am in order
to sign in as Thomas needs to record
the man hours used for the project.
See you there!
Also on Saturday, February 28th
stop into the Colony Theater for the
Breezy Point Community blood drive.
The blood center collection specialists
will be on hand from 8am to 2pm to
collect donations. Our local hospitals
are always in need of blood to help
save lives and remember the pint you
give maybe the pint that saves your or
someone you loves life.
There is still a chance to get involved with the Breezy Point Cooperative Talent Show set to take the stage
on March 21, 2015. The first audition
on February 5th yielded a few acts
but not the 30 or so acts needed for
the show to happen, so there will be
a second audition on Tuesday, March
3rd at 6pm in the Colony Theater. The
acts can be dancing, singing, juggling,
acting or musical and it is not a competition but rather a talent showcase for
our children to shine. Please contact
Theresa Flanigan at the co-op office
718-945-2300 x115 if you plan on
attending.
Had an outstanding time at the
Queens County Saint Patrick’s Day
Parade and Cultural Committee’s
annual parade installation dinner at
Antun’s catering hall on Saturday
night. Though the weather was snowy
and cold the turnout was very good
and close to 300 folks enjoyed dancing the night away with the Celtic
Justice Band. Congratulations to all
the truly deserving honorees of this
year’s parade.
Are you ready for next week’s 40th
Annual Rockaway Saint Patrick’s Day
Parade? The Queens County Saint
Patrick’s Day Parade as it is formally
known as will start off as usual with a
Mass for Peace and Justice in Ireland
at Saint Francis de Sales at 9am, followed by a brunch for the honorees
and honored guests at the Knight of
Columbus beginning at 10:30am. The
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130th Street and Newport Avenue at
1pm sharp. Wonder if our Mayor will
show up this year or is he still under
the impression that our parade isn’t an
all inclusive one? Look for the official
line of march in next week’s Pointer.
There will be an organizational
meeting this coming Wednesday
March 4th at 7:30pm for the upcoming
Green Committee’s Earth Day “Community Clean Up”. Green Committee
chairman Marty Ingram will be looking
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Schumer, Gillibrand: Superstorm
Sandy Victims Should Not Be
Blindsided By FEMA
Recoupment Announce Legislation To
Require FEMA To Waive Debts For Victims
Of Disasters Since 2012
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer
and Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to extend recoupment fairness
to Superstorm Sandy victims. After Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) made
disaster assistance payments to victims
throughout the hard-hit areas in New
York. As part of its obligation to reduce
fraud and waste, FEMA conducts audits
of individual assistance payments to
identify improper payments made to
disaster victims. When FEMA believes
it has uncovered improper payment
the agency will attempt to recoup the
entire grant.
Over two years after Superstorm
Sandy, some recipients of disaster assistance are now being blindsided with
such recoupment letters from FEMA,
requiring them to pay back money
already spent on their recovery effort
and funds that many no longer have on
hand. In the aftermath of Superstorm
Sandy, the average recoupment amount
has been $7,000, and more than 60%
of those New Yorkers who received
recoupment notices have an income of
less than $50,000. Schumer and Gillibrand explained that the vast majority
of these cases are not cases of fraud,
but rather honest mistakes on behalf of
FEMA or the disaster victim.
Previously, the Disaster Assistance
Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011
protected against this situation, granting FEMA with additional authority
to waive debts incurred as a result
of improper payments, however the
legislation expired in 2011. Given
the financially devastating impacts of
Superstorm Sandy and other recent
disasters, Schumer and Gillibrand are
announcing the Disaster Assistance
Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015,
which will extend and expand upon the
previous recoupment legislation.
“Requiring our New York’s Superstorm Sandy victims to repay thousands
of dollars in aid, two and a half years
after the storm, is a devastating request
for many of these individuals and families, because they have already put this
money to good use. This legislation will
make sure that these victims can keep
this much-needed money,” said Senator
Schumer. “Much of this disaster aid has
been used in legitimate ways to help victims finally get back on their feet after
the storm. FEMA should waive all debt
among Superstorm Sandy victims and
repay those who have already provided
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Breezy Point Medical Center
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recoupment payments, except where
there is clear evidence of fraud.”
“The victims who received FEMA
repayments used those dollars to rebuild their homes and businesses, and
for FEMA to come back more than
two years later to ask for that money
back is unfair,” said Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand. “The funding helped begin
the process of rebuilding, and with that
work still underway, we must protect
the individuals and families who responsibly used these resources to get
back on their feet.”
Schumer and Gillibrand are cosponsors of the “Disaster Assistance
Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015”
along with Senator Robert Menendez
(D-NJ), Senator Corey Booker (DNJ), Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Earlier
this month, Schumer announced that
FEMA will stop the Superstorm Sandy
recoupment action for thirty Belle
Harbor Manor residents. In November
2014, FEMA unexpectedly said that
residents of Belle Harbor Manor, an
assisted living facility in Rockaway,
hit hard by Superstorm Sandy, had to
pay back much of the Sandy disaster
aid they were initially granted after the
storm. In FEMA’s recoupment notices,
which arrived long after residents had
spent this Sandy aid to get back on
their feet, FEMA stated that the aid
was supposed to be used solely on
temporary housing. However, Belle
Harbor Manor residents moved around
to different state-funded shelters after
the storm, and residents needed to use
the Sandy money to purchase other
necessary items, like food and clothing. In letters and outreach to FEMA,
Schumer explained that many of the
Belle Harbor Manor residents involved
in the recoupment live on a fixed income
and are still feeling the financial effects
of Superstorm Sandy.
Schumer and Gillibrand explained
that, like in the case of Belle Harbor,
FEMA should extend recoupment fairness to all Superstorm Sandy victims.
The legislators said that while it is
important to reduce waste, fraud and
abuse by cutting down on improper disaster assistance payments, such efforts
must be made on the front end of this
process, and that doing it on the back
end goes against equity and punishes
honest Americans.
1.2 Million for Parks
“I welcome these important investments to rebuild our parks and
bring our community one step closer
to putting the destruction of Super
Storm Sandy behind us. The comprehensive damage caused by Super
Storm Sandy left the public parks and
playgrounds in the Rockaways and
Far Rockaways nearly unusable. With
these investments our parks will once
again be the centers that bring our
community’s seniors, families, and
youth together,” said Rep. Gregory
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“In the aftermath of Superstorm
Sandy, many of Rockaway’s cherished parks and playgrounds were
seriously damaged and repairs were
desperately needed so that they can be
enjoyed by families and children for
years to come,” said Senator Schumer.
“This federal funding helps rebuild
these Sandy-damaged playgrounds
without putting a heavy burden on
local taxpayers.”
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ROCKAWAY POINT NEWS
This continues our deeper dive
into how the government, through
FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), is mistreating
insurance policy holders. The purpose
is to highlight the plight of those who
did the right thing by buying flood
and homeowners insurance, faithfully
paying their premiums year after
year after year, only to be denied
what they deserved by the insurance
companies.
There may be some positive news.
Our friend and Rockaway neighbor,
lawyer Bill Kelly asked me to request
that anyone who had a flood claim and
had their house inspected by either
US Forensics or Hi-Rise Engineering
to contact Bill at (212) 732-5040 or
bk@mccarthykelly.com. FEMA is
1.2 Million for Parks
Playground
Work performed: Replacement of
7,030.6 square feet of safety surface
lost in the disaster, remove silt form
six storm drains, and repair to one
park bench and a portion of park
fencing.
· Rockaway Beach Playground
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Work performed: Replacement of
7,411 square feet of safety surface
lost during the disaster.
· Arverne Playground
Work performed: Replacement of
5,871 square feet of safety surface
lost during the disaster.
· Rockaway Freeway Park
Work performed: Repaired and/
or replaced a combined total of 152
linear feet of 6 feet high chain link
fencing.
· Conch Playground
Work performed: Replacement of
4,194 square feet of safety surface
lost during the disaster.
· Almeda Playground
Work performed: Replacement of
3,449 square feet of safety surface
lost during the disaster.
· Hammel Playground
Work performed: Replacement of
5,828 square feet of safety surface lost
during the disaster and silt removal
from four drainage pipes.
(Continued from Page 6)
Meeks.
“Sandy’s impact was felt across
the Rockaways and throughout our
city - from large-scale infrastructure, homes and businesses, to the
individual parks and playgrounds on
which families rely,” said Mayor Bill
de Blasio. “This funding marks yet
another step forward as we continue
to expedite relief and build a stronger,
more resilient Rockaway peninsula
and New York City.”
“Sandy devastated our lives
and our community, including the
beachfront parks and playgrounds
that serve our families and draw visitors to the neighborhood. This most
recent round of federal funding will
repair the damage caused by Sandy
and help rebuild our parks back and
more resilient than ever. I thank
Senator Schumer and Congressman
Meeks for understanding our needs
and securing these vital funds. Their
tireless efforts will ensure that our
families in Rockaway can continue
to use and enjoy these parks for generations to come,” said Assemblyman
Phil Goldfeder.
FEMA funding is being provided
for Sandy-related permanent repairs
at the following hard-hit parks in
Queens:
· Rockaway Beach 30th Street
Playground
Work performed: Replacement of
a total of 12,528 square feet of safety
surface lost during the disaster.
· Rockaway Beach 59th Street
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reviewing every single one of these
cases and will very very likely offer
more money to these homeowners. It
doesn’t matter if the homeowner never
sued or hired a lawyer before.
Be well. Our recovery will not be
complete until all 2,837 of our homes
are back. God bless Breezy Point.
Respectfully submitted,
sandybeachpoint@aol.com
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Holy Mackerel
By Joan Mettler
Disclaimer: This column is neither about piety nor fish.
Musing About the Cold
Cold enough for you? If you are old
enough you recall the banter between
Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon?
“How cold is it?” “It is so cold my
pipes froze: couldn’t speak until they
thawed.” Any attempt at humor with
regard to the weather is tempered by
the fact that the groundhog froze to
death which can only mean spring is
around the corner. How cold is it? I
heard in Boston city dwellers wanted
to surrender to the snow but their white
flags went unseen. Badoom!
Suffice it say brrr. Friends who lived
in Minnesota for five years and returned
to Rockaway don’t ever remember it this
cold in what could be the coldest region
in America. Could it have been worse
here? It could have. We could have gotten Boston’s snow, the weather cutting
Rockaway off from the mainland and
forcing us to hibernate for the remainder
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of the winter. Those New Englanders
are surely a hardy bunch, must be the
‘chowdah.’
A homeowner’s max concern this
time of year is frozen pipes, especially
when our weather hits single digits.
Alas, having experienced this homeowner’s malady ten years ago, I followed my plumber’s instructions and let
a combination of hot and cold water drip
from the lowest faucet. Still my pipes
froze at which time I followed instruction number two and put a space heater
in the garage where my water meter is
(on a north wall) and closed the garage
door. In under a half an hour, water
was pouring from my faucets. What a
welcomed sound! Please understand
the sense of emptiness one feels when
turning on the water for morning coffee
and nothing comes out of the faucet. It
is probably true that most of us heatwrapped our pipes or at the very least
wrapped them with insulation against
the cold. Heat-wrap to prevent frozen
pipes is a winner as is placing an electric
heater with a thermostat near the water
meter, plug it in and set it for 40 degrees.
Homeowners should be more vigilant
for frozen pipes during a nor’easter or
a straight north wind especially if the
water meter is on the north side of the
house.
When Sandy workers were replacing
my downstairs sheetrock, I requested
they leave a conduit in the garage
back wall (which abuts to my kitchen)
through which I placed an extension
cord. The reason for this was for me to
be able to connect the Verizon internet
and phone connections to my generator
just in case. This is accomplished after a
maze of temp extension wires are from
garage to boiler room split to generator
and upstairs to my office. The upstairs
kitchen, bedroom and living room are on
a separate line going down from the bedroom to the generator. What a tangled
web these extension cords weave! I put
the conduit cord to good use adapting the
hole in the wall to the heater extension
cord in the garage and eliminating the
necessity for my going outside to the
garage to activate the heater. What do
they say about necessity?
If everyone had but one winter wish
it would be for a Jeff Dolan. Jeff, my
plumber, not only came by the house
to see whether I had frozen plumbing
problems, he brought me a quart of milk
and a newspaper to boot. He truly is a
sweetheart not to mention a fabulous
plumber. The last time he paid such
attention to me was after Sandy to rig
my boilers temporarily for heat and
hot water after I got my generator. In
return, his entire family came over for
a hot shower. I told Jeff I would give
him a shout out (917-434-1478) for the
concern and fairness he shows for his
customers in all kinds of weather particularly now as he has his pipe thawing
equipment at the ready. Around these
parts we call him the ‘Thawmaster.’
I can’t help thinking how profoundly
weather has changed in my lifetime. Do
you septuagenarians agree? Can you
recall such sustained numbers of days
with near zero weather? I can’t. Oh, we’d
get a few days in the teens and maybe
one or two in single digits in my youth
(although I can’t remember when); but,
witnessing it and living through the
intense cold, day after day, seems like
a recent phenomenon. Weather specialists say that the warming of the oceans
and winter precipitation are producing
the snow and ice and cold and making
them hover around longer. This is as
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Rockaway Point Association Officers
2014-2015
President .............................................................................Joanne Fogarty
1st VP .............................................................................Christine Campisi
2nd VP ..........................................................................Angela Sarmuksnis
3rd VP ............................................................................Carolyn Redmond
4th VP .....................................................................................Kathy Kirker
Treasurer.............................................................................. Fran Pionegro
Financial Secretary ................................................................... Bill Kirker
Sergeant-at-Arms ......................................................... Roger Sarmuksnis
Recording Secretary ..........................................................Rich O’Connor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Greg Burke, Chairperson
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ROCKAWAY POINT NEWS
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“AND THIS TOO SHALL PASS”
During this terrible winter, we’ve
all had to put up with the cold, snow,
ice, wind, frozen pipes, dead car batteries and heating bills that match the
national debt. As our Jewish friends
say “ou vey, enough already”. We all
pray that God blesses us with an early
spring and that March comes in as a
lamb and stays as a lamb.
FIRE SAFETY TIP
Carbon Monoxide is a colorless,
odorless gas that kills hundreds of
Americans each year. Therefore, it’s
vitally important that you have CO
detectors throughout your home,
especially near the bedrooms. If a
CO detector sounds the alarm, immediately get everyone out of the
house including yourself, then use
your cell phone or a neighbor’s phone
to call Security at 718-634-2727, so
that the officer can dispatch us and
call the F.D.N.Y. and National Grid
to quickly respond to your home and
correct this very dangerous and life
threatening condition.
2015 $100 CLUB OFF TO A
GREAT START
Our club members at Sunday’s
drawings enjoyed a delicious buffet
dinner prepared by our good friends
at the Blarney Castle, cheered our
lucky winners for February and are
looking forward to our next party and
drawing on Sunday March 29 starting
Scholars’ Students
Participate in
STEM
Scholars’ Academy 9th Grade students Andriana Lamendola and Nasreen
Duqmaq are participating in the Urban
Barcode Project! This competition
increases these students’ exposure to
STEM activities and is a great extension
of the content they are learning in their
classes. Their goal for this experiment
will be to analyze specific vegetarian
brands in order to determine if these so
called “meatless” products are truthfully
advertised or simply mislabeled. This
project is very relevant with the amount
of people in our communities whom are
currently vegetarians.
These students will investigate if
companies that specialize in producing
“vegetarian meat” dishes are using false
advertising of product contents in order
to achieve an authentic meat flavor and
increase business. In order to identify
if vegetarian food producers mislabel
their products, they plan to test various
brands, spanning different supermarkets,
to test for meat ingredients.
Students will be using equipment and
instruments at the Harlem DNA Lab.
This equipment will allow them to strip
the food’s cell membranes and barcode
the DNA to identify the true ingredients.
This experience will help these students,
and all students competing, learn valuable scientific skills needed to be college
and career ready.
at 2 PM. You can join in on all the
fun at our drawings and could be our
next $1000 winner simply by sending
your $100 tax deductible donation to
us at 1 Fireman’s Plaza Breezy Point
NY 11697 along with your mailing
address, beach address (if applicable)
and phone number.
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
COURSE AT THE POINT
BREEZE FIRE HOUSE
For a $35 per person donation,
you can complete the next Defensive
Driving Course at to be held at our
Firehouse on Thursday, March 19th
2015 this course which is designed
to make you a better driver, takes
points off your NY State driver’s
license and reduces your auto insurance premium.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
We all wish happy March birthdays to Past Chief Richie Leib Jr,
Ted Kelly and all who are celebrating
March birthdays.
ROCKAWAY ST. PATRICK’S
PARADE SATURDAY MARCH 7
We’ll march with thousands of
our good friends from throughout the
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Rockaways in honor of St. Patrick
and Rockaway’s proud Irish heritage.
After the Parade Pointers will meet
at Roger’s Ale house on Beach 116
St. for some enjoyable libations and
delicious corned beef.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
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HAPPY ST. JOSEPH’S DAY
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SMOKE AND CO DETECTORS
SAVE LIVES
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PRAY FOR OUR
COURAGEOUS TROOPS
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GOD BLESS AMERICA
Point Breeze Fire Department, Inc.
One Fireman’s Plaza, Breezy Point N.Y. 11697
Dear Booster Club Members,
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to check the batteries in your smoke detectors.
REMEMBER SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES!
Sincerely Yours,
Point Breeze Volunteer
Fire Department
ROCKAWAY POINT NEWS
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
SFDS Catholic Academy Celebrates
Catholic School’s Week
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Academy celebrated Catholic Schools
Week this past month. The theme of
this year’s celebration was Catholic
Schools: Faith, Academics, and Service. These are three goals of every
Catholic school and here at St. Francis
they are alive and strong.
Some of the highlights of the
weeklong celebration were student
appreciation day where all students
were treated to ice cream, crazy hat
day, and the very popular talent show.
Of course Mass was celebrated as a
school community and parish community to mark the annual celebration.
The week ended with the highly anticipated Blue and Gold day. Students
on all grade levels were split into two
teams and competed in various athletic competitions where all students
demonstrated true sportsmanship.
Students came dressed in their team
colors. Some students really showed
team spirit adorning wigs, tutus, capes
and high socks. The booming cheers
and yells of excitement could be
heard on 129th Street as students of
all grade levels cheered for their team
to be victorious. It was a great week
to attend a Catholic School, but then
again every week is a great week to
attend St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Academy where Faith, Academics,
and Service are not just words for a
week but a way of life.
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Kearney Runner
Wins
Championship
On Sunday February 8th, Bishop
Kearney Senior Lisa Fajardo won
the 1500m event at the CHSAA City
Championships which was held at the
NYC New Balance Armory.
Lisa finished the race in 4:46:01
and she is currently ranked 10th in NY
and 16th in the US for this event. Winning this event automatically qualified
Lisa to compete at the New York High
School State Championships which
are being held at Cornell University
on March 7th.
Lisa has also been invited to run the
Girls Wanamaker mile at the prestigious
Millrose games.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
• LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE •
File No.: 2014-383/A
CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK
BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE
AND INDEPENDENT
TO: NYC Human Resources
Administration,
NYSHESC (Conserve),
NYSHESC (Windham),
Attorney General of the State of
New York
The unknown distributees, legatees,
devisees, heirs at law and assignees
of MIRIAM MONTESDEOCA
aka MIRIAM MONTES DE
OCA, deceased, or their estates,
if any there be, whose names,
places of residence and post office
addresses are unknown to the
petitioner and cannot with due
diligence be ascertained.
Being the persons interested as
creditors, legatees, distributees
or otherwise in the Estate of
MIRIAM MONTESDEOCA
aka MIRIAM MONTES DE
OCA, deceased, who at the time
of death was a resident of 108-15
160th Street, # 19A, Jamaica, NY
11433, in the County of Queens,
State of New York.
SEND GREETING:
Upon the petition of LOIS
M. ROSENBLATT, Public
Administrator of Queens County,
who maintains her office at 8811 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
Queens County, New York 11435,
as Administrator of the Estate of
MIRIAM MONTESDEOCA
aka MIRIAM MONTES DE
OCA, deceased, you and each
of you are hereby cited to show
cause before the Surrogate at the
Surrogate’s Court of the County of
Queens, to be held at the Queens
General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 8811 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
City and State of New York, on
the 26th day of March, 2015 at
9:30 o’clock in the forenoon,
why the Account of Proceedings
of the Public Administrator of
Queens County, as Administrator
of the Estate of said deceased, a
copy of which is attached, should
not be judicially settled, and why
the Surrogate should not fix
and allow a reasonable amount
of compensation to GERARD
J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal
services rendered to petitioner
herein in the amount of $8,473.39
and that the Court fix the fair
and reasonable additional fee
for any services to be rendered
by GERARD J. SWEENEY,
ESQ., hereafter in connection
with proceedings on kinship,
claims etc., prior to entry of a
final Decree on this accounting
in the amount of 6% of assets or
income collected after the date of
the within accounting; and why the
Surrogate should not fix and allow
an amount equal to one percent on
said Schedules of the total assets
on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus
any additional monies received
subsequent to the date of this
account, as the fair and reasonable
amount payable to the Office of
the Public Administrator for the
expenses of said office pursuant
to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the
claim of NYSHESC by ConServe
in the amount of $26,405.23 should
not be rejected; and why the
claim of NYSHESC by Windham
Professionals in the amount of
$26,405.23 should not be rejected;
and why the claim of NYC Human
Resource Administration should
not be paid in the amount of
$104,475.38; and why each of
you claiming to be a distributee of
the decedent should not establish
proof of your kinship; and why the
balance of said funds should not
be paid to said alleged distributees
upon proof of kinship, or deposited
with the Commissioner of Finance
of the City of New York should
said alleged distributees default
herein, or fail to establish proof
of kinship,
Dated, Attested and Sealed
28th day of January, 2015
HON. PETER J. KELLY
Surrogate, Queens County
Margaret M. Gribbon
Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court
GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.
(718) 459-9000
95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th
Floor
Rego Park, New York 11374
This citation is served upon you
as required by law. You are not
obliged to appear in person. If you
fail to appear it will be assumed
that you do not object to the relief
requested unless you file formal
legal, verified objections.You have
a right to have an attorney-at-law
appear for you.
Accounting Citation 2015-03 2/13
– 3/3/2015
––––––––––––––––––––––––––
File No.: 2013-4590/C
CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK
BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE
AND INDEPENDENT
To: Judy Mennigke, Attorney
General of the State of New
York. The unknown distributees,
legatees, devisees, heirs at law
and assignees of CATHERINE
MURPHY, deceased, or their
estates, if any there be, whose
names, places of residence and
post office addresses are unknown
to the petitioner and cannot with
due diligence be ascertained.
Daniel Collins, Daniel Collins Jr.,
Kathleen Mary Collins, Maureen
Murphy, League for Carolians,
if living and if dead, to their
heirs at law, next of kin and
distributees whose names and
places of residence are unknown
and if they died subsequent to the
decedent herein, to their executors,
administrators, legatees, devisees,
assignees and successors in
interest whose names and places
of residence are unknown and
cannot be ascertained after due
diligence. Being the persons
interested as creditors, legatees,
distributees or otherwise in the
Estate of CATHERINE MURPHY,
deceased, who at the time of death
was a resident of 82-45 Grenfell
Street, Kew Gardens, NY 11415,
in the County of Queens, State of
New York.
SEND GREETING:
Upon the petition of LOIS
M. ROSENBLATT, Public
Administrator of Queens County,
who maintains her office at 8811 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
Queens County, New York 11435,
as Temporary Administrator of the
Estate of CATHERINE MURPHY,
deceased, you and each of you are
hereby cited to show cause before
the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s
Court of the County of Queens,
to be held at the Queens General
Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City
and State of New York, on the 12th
day of March, 2014 at 9:30 o’clock
in the forenoon, why the Account
of Proceedings of the Public
Administrator of Queens County,
as Temporary Administrator of
the Estate of said deceased, a
copy of which is attached, should
not be judicially settled, and why
the Surrogate should not fix
and allow a reasonable amount
of compensation to GERARD
J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal
services rendered to petitioner
herein in the amount of $6,407.85
and that the Court fix the fair
and reasonable additional fee
for any services to be rendered
by GERARD J. SWEENEY,
ESQ., hereafter in connection
with proceedings on kinship,
claims etc., prior to entry of a
final Decree on this accounting
in the amount of 6% of assets or
income collected after the date of
the within accounting; and why the
Surrogate should not fix and allow
Please Help Saint Johns
Our community hospital, St.
John’s Episcopal Hospital, has a
chance to get a substantial amount
of available money from New York
State for capital improvements. SJEH
has filed four applications for funding under the Capital Restructuring
Financing Program.
The funds will be utilized to complete the expansion of the Emergency
Department, establish a Primary Care
Center across from the hospital, for
Telemedicine, and to build the St.
John’s Medical Village at the old
Peninsula Hospital site.
This site would offer the following
services to the community: urgent
care, primary care, outpatient dialysis (expanded services), behavioral
health services (expansion of the
hospital’s current capacity and day
treatment center), dental services,
pharmacy, optometry and other retail services along with community
meeting spaces for health information/events.
The expansion of services will
greatly impact the lives of the resi-
an amount equal to one percent on
said Schedules of the total assets
on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus
any additional monies received
subsequent to the date of this
account, as the fair and reasonable
amount payable to the Office of
the Public Administrator for the
expenses of said office pursuant
to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the
Last Will & Testament dated May
3, 1990 should not be admitted to
probate, and why the Letters of
Temporary Administration duly
issued to the Public Administrator
on December 2, 2013 should not
be revoked, and why Letters of
Administration CTA should not be
issued to the Public Administrator
of Queens County, and why the net
residual estate should not be paid
as per the Last Will & Testament
dated May 3, 1990 as follows:
$5,000.00 to be shared between
Patricia Guth and James Guth;
$2,000.00 to Judy Mennigke;
$3,000.00 to be shared between
Eric Olson and Patricia Olson;
$10,000.00 to Maureen Murphy;
$35,000.00 to Daniel Collins;
$2,000.00 to Resurrection Catholic
Mission; $2,000.00 to Shrine of St
Jude; $10,000.00 to Working Boys
Center Foundation, n/k/a Center
for Working Families; $2,000.00
to City of St Jude; $5,000.00 to
Muscular Dystrophy Association;
$1,500.00 to Covenant House;
$3,000.00 to Meals on Wheels,
Inc.; $1,000.00 to Father Flanagan’s
Boys Home; $1,000.00 to Helen
Keller Services for the Blind;
$5,000.00 to Annunciation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian
Catholic Church; $2,000.00 to
American Red Cross; $1,000.00
to The Lighthouse – New York
Association for the Blind,
n/k/a Lighthouse International;
$1,000.00 to American Diabetes
Association; $1,000.00 to Sacred
Heart League, n/k/a Sacred Heart
Southern Missions; $500.00
to Salvation Army; $500.00
to Volunteers of America; and
the residuary estate, if any, to
Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic
Church,
Dated, Attested and Sealed
29th day of January, 2015
HON. PETER J. KELLY
Margaret M. Gribbon
Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court
Surrogate, Queens County
GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.
(718) 459-9000
95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th
Floor
Rego Park, New York 11374
This citation is served upon you
dents of the Rockaways by improving
healthcare services and providing
access to primary care.
We ask the residents of our community to support St. John’s application by sending letters of support
to Governor Andrew Cuomo and
Commissioner Zucker of the NYS
Department of Health Immediately.
The Rockaways have been overlooked long enough!
Governor Cuomo’s contact info
is as follows:
By mail:
Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
as required by law. You are not
obliged to appear in person. If you
fail to appear it will be assumed
that you do not object to the relief
requested unless you file formal
legal, verified objections.You have
a right to have an attorney-at-law
appear for you.
Accounting Citation 2015-001 4x
2/6/15 – 2/27/15
___________________________
PROBATE CITATION
File No. 2014-2749
SURROGATE’S COURT –
QUEENS COUNTY CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of
God Free and Independent.
TO: the heirs at law, next of kin,
and distributes of ISABELA
SIUTA, deceased, if living, and if
any of them be dead to their heirs
at law, next of kin, distributes,
legatees, executors, administrators,
assignees and successors in
interest whose names are unknown
and cannot be ascertained after due
diligence; Public Administrator
of Queens County. A petition
having been duly filed by MARK
EMISARSKI, who is domiciled
at 103 MIDDLE RIVER RD.,
DANBURY, CT 06811.YOU ARE
HEREBY CITED TO SHOW
CAUSE before the Surrogate’s
Court, QUEENS County, at 8811 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD,
JAMAICA, NEW YORK, on
March 26, 2015 at 9:30 o’clock
in the forenoon of that day, why
a decree should not be made in
the estate of ISABELA SIUTA
lately domiciled at 42-42 73RD
STREET, APT. 5M, WOODSIDE,
NY 11377 admitting to probate
a Will dated APRIL 12, 2007,
a copy of which is attached, as
the Will of ISABELLA SIUTA
deceased, relating to real and
personal property, and directing
that Letters Testamentary issue
to: MARK EMISARSKI.
Dated, Attested and Sealed
February 2, 2015 HON. PETER
J. KELLY Surrogate Margaret M.
Gribbon Chief Clerk
COSTELLO, SHEA & GAFFNEY
LLP WILLIAM A GOLDSTEIN
Attorney for Petitioner 44 WALL
STREET, NEW YORK, NY
10005 Address of Attorney 212483-9600. NOTE: This citation
is served upon you as required
by law. You are not required to
appear. If you fail to appear it will
be assumed you do not object to the
relief requested. You have a right
to have an attorney appear for you.
2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
On the web: https://www.governor.ny.gov/contact
By phone: 518-474-8390
Commissioner Howard Zucker’s
contact info is as follows:
By mail:
Commissioner Howard Zucker
New York State Department of
Health
Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY 12237
Email address:
dohweb@health.ny.gov
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
ROCKAWAY POINT NEWS
PAGE 13
St. Camillus Athletes Go
To Windham Mountain
The special athletes from St. Camillus Special Olympics along with their
families traveled to Windham Mountain for their annual ski weekend. They were
met by the friendly volunteers of the Adaptive Sports Foundation where they
were given individual ski and snowboard lessons. Despite the cold temperatures,
a good time was had by all.
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PAGE 14
Chilly NYPD Rally Held
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Assemblyman Goldfeder Takes to
the Ice on Jamaica Bay
With record low temperatures bringing the deep freeze to the area, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder took the opportunity to tour the ice on Jamaica Bay.
Goldfeder was joined by Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers member and Broad Channel Civic Association President, Dan Mundy, Jr., who guided the Assemblyman
hundreds of yards out onto the ice fields west of Broad Channel.
On Monday night, February 23,
2015, in rapidly falling to sub-zero
temperatures, a Support the Shield
rally was held at Beach 116th Street
and the Ocean Memorial for Flight
587. The rally to show support for our
hard working members of the 100th
and 101st Precincts as well as Transit
Division 23 Police Officers was well
attended despite the frigid temps.
Organizer Joe Concannon gave a
fiery speech that livened up the crowd
imploring our politicians to stop with
the dangerous rhetoric that can lead
to division and violence rather than
respect and unity. Mr. Concannon
then gave the microphone over to
100th Precinct Community Council
member Danny Ruscillo. Mr. Ruscillo
reminded the crowd of the heroic
work our Police Officers do on our
part every day, and the fact that they
need proper training in taking down
those who don’t want to be arrested
not lessons in how to breathe and
take mints.
Support the Shield is planning a
grand rally on the steps of City Hall
on March 8th at 2pm and is calling on
the good citizens of New York City
to come out and support those who
support us.
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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (right) and Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers member and
Broad Channel Civic Association President Dan Mundy, Jr. tour the ice on Jamaica
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2014 OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Keir Johnson ...................................................................................President
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Steven J. Mitchell ........................................................................... Treasurer
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. ................................................................Financial Secretary
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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ROCKAWAY POINT NEWS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Goldfeder Toasts the Irish at
40th Annual Queens County
St. Paddy’s Day Ball
PAGE 15
Assemblyman Goldfeder
Introduces Bill to Extend Tax
Relief for Sandy Victims
New bill will extend tax abatements for
residential property taxes increased as a result
of post-Sandy home improvements and repairs
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder attended the 40th Annual Queens County St.
Patrick’s Day Parade and Cultural Committee Ball at Antun’s in Queens Village. The Assemblyman praised the work of the committee and its honorees,
emphasizing the many contributions Irish-Americans have made to the Rockaway
community. Goldfeder also took the time to drink to the health of the Tubridy
family, who run many local businesses in Rockaway and throughout the city.
Holy Mackerel
(Continued from Page 8)
hard to synthesize as the moon regulating the tides.
To my neighbors Mark, Chris,
John, Linda and Jimmy who shovel
my frontage and create a path to my
front door, a million thanks. It will be
my pleasure to reciprocate by picking
up the tab for dinners in Spring which,
might I remind you as I have my cat,
(an adopted stray who has for now,
abandoned street roaming via his door
for a litter box), is just around the corner.
Holy Mackerel!
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has
drafted a bill extending New York City
property tax abatements for Superstorm
Sandy victims seeing tax increases due
to home repairs made as a result of the
storm. This legislation would extend
the law passed in 2014 that reduced
homeowner’s property taxes for fiscal
year 2014-2015.
“Sadly, more than two years after
Sandy, many families find themselves
spending their life savings to recover
from the storm,” said Assemblyman
Phil Goldfeder. “If passed, this new
legislation will provide much-needed
financial relief to many of our families
in southern Queens and Rockaway who
continue to be burdened by the huge
financial cost of rebuilding.”
The new legislation amends state
real property law to allow New York
City to provide a partial abatement
on homeowner’s annual property tax
assessment for home repairs and improvements stemming from damage
sustained during Superstorm Sandy.
Under current tax law, home improvements are not subject to state property
tax caps intended to protect homeown-
ers from property value increases that
can translate into higher taxes. The new
legislation would provide tax relief to
homeowners meeting the following
criteria:
NYC Department of Finance
(DOF) reduced the assessed value of a
homeowner’s property between Fiscal
Years 2012-2013 as a result of damage
caused by Superstorm Sandy.
DOF then increased the assessed
value between Fiscal Years 20142015.
The property’s assessed value for
Fiscal Year 2015 is greater than the
assessed value was in 2013.
Last year, Assemblyman Goldfeder
sponsored similar legislation that provided partial tax abatements for postSandy repairs made by homeowners.
However, this law only applied to 2014
and has not been renewed. As a result,
many homeowners were shocked to
find large increases in their property
taxes when they received their Notice
of Property Value from the city in
January.
“According to the city, my property
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E Pluribus Unum Per Christum
Christ Community Church
Today Christ Community Church
welcomed Pastor Robert Sundholm
to the pulpit to continue our series on
the “Big Picture” as he shared about
the Background of the New Testament.
Pastor Rob shared at the beginning of
the New Testament the Jewish people
were under the rule of Rome, and the
Roman Empire lasted for 700 years.
This was longer than any other in history.
Any nation hates to be under the rule of
another and the Jew hated that this was
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
happening, the Roman soldiers were
everywhere! Many different groups of
Jewish people reacted in different ways
to the Romans.
The Zealots tried to use force against
them, The Sadducees co-operated with
them and received a share of power, and
the Pharissees separated themselves and
strictly followed religious laws in hopes
that it would bring God’s Kingdom to
Israel quickly. An important fact to know
is that Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem was due
to the decree of the Roman Emperor at
the time. He also died in Jerusalem due
to the order of a Roman governor.
Pastor Rob then shared about some
events in the life of Christ that were
important in the New Testament. Bethlehem is where Jesus was born in the
region known as Judea. Micah 5:2,4
talks about Bethlehem being small but
the Savior of the world would come from
there. Nazareth is where Jesus grew up
in the region of Galilee Matthew 2:19-
23 shares that an angel of the Lord told
Mary and Joseph to return to the land of
Israel because Herod was dead.
In Luke 4: 14-32 Pastor rob shared
how Jesus was rejected in Nazareth his
own hometown. They did not accept his
claim the prophecies of a Messiah had
been fulfilled through him, Pastor shared
that they actually became furious. He
went to Capernaum and taught on the
Sabbath the people were amazed at his
teaching for his words had authority.
Most of Jesus’ public ministry took
place in Galilee but he traveled to Jerusalem and ministered in Samaria and
in Judea. The final events of his life all
took place in Judea.
Pastor Rob then shared an article by
Charles Stanley about when God is silent
and what he is trying to teach us based
on John 11: 1-15.
Have you ever felt that God was giving you the “silent treatment”? What is
(Continued on Page 17)
Blessed Trinity
ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY
Plot for sale in wedge with just approved plans
for a gorgeous 4 bedroom 3 bath house.
Shovel ready start building now!!
Great walk close to parking.
The next meeting of the Altar Rosary Society will be held on Sunday, March
1st in the Activity Center after the 11:30 Mass at St. Thomas More.
We were pleased to have Father Ray Basilious attend our meeting last month.
He is very entertaining and informative and we hope he will be joining us again
when his schedule permits.
Sister Ave Clarke will be our guest at the March meeting. Sister has visited
us before and is a very inspirational and interesting speaker.
We have some events pending and look forward to input from members.
It’s good to get out and socialize with friends and neighbors while supporting
a Church organization.
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HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES
In an effort to support our Armed Forces we will be listing them
for you to keep in your prayers. If you have someone in your family
serving in our Armed Forces and wish to add their names to our list
please send it to: 32 Point Breeze Avenue, Breezy Point, NY 11697.
Currently serving our country are:
James Hayhurst
Kevin Kearney
Michael Halas
Donny Santasieri
Denis Cashin
Ronald Brown
Brad Stoultz
Christopher Jamison
Michael K. Watson
Joseph Finn II
Kevin T.Walsh
Kevin O’Hara
Bobby Girard
Eric Reilly
Daniel R. Campbell
Lawrence Taylor Alvelo
Philip Gatti
Robert Andrew Malloy
Fredereck Britton
Kevin McCabe
Mark Dennington
Robert Kramarik
Keith Gallagher
Daniel J. Gillen
Erik P. Glasser
Michael R. Nilsen
Shane M. Serafin
Ryan Dorogoff
Michael Dunne
Gary T. Hunt
Craig Capobianco
Thomas Sullivan
Christopher W. Knowles
Elena Marino
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Friday Services at 7:30 P.M.
Saturday Services at 11:00 A.M. Kiddush following
Rabbi Marjorie Slome
147-02 Newport Avenue • Neponsit, NY 11694 • Phone: 718-634-0301 • Fax: 718-634-0243
Christ Community Church
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Services Every Sunday @ 10:00 AM
We invite you to join with us for worship and fellowship.
Serving The Point For 79 Years 1935 - Present
Blessed Trinity Parish
New Schedule of Masses
St. Thomas More Church
Monday thru Friday .............................................. 8:30 AM
Saturday Night Vigil................................................5:00 PM
Sunday .......................................... 8:30 AM and 11:30 AM
St. Genevieve Church
Monday thru Friday .............................................. 9:00 AM
Saturday Night Vigil................................................5:00 PM
Sunday ...................................... 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon
St. Edmund Church
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For information call 718-634-6357
BLESSED TRINITY PARISH VISITORS
We visit all the lonely and homebound in Breezy Point.
If you are interested in a visit please call the rectory.
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Andrew James Hendry
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A proud Army Air Force Veteran of World War II, in the European Theater.
Survivor of the D Day Normandy Invasion. A deep respect for and a member of
the America Legion Post #0272.
Former (40 years) Cargo and Marine Insurance Underwriter for Cigna and
Chairman for Cigna’s Annual Quarter Century dinner. Past President of St.
Thomas More Holy Name Society, Lector and Chairman for many church activities, involved with C.Y.O. and past President. Andy was a 70 year resident
of Rockaway Point, he loved his Family, Country and Community.
Beloved husband of Gertrude nee Mazza. Devoted Dad of Karen Ann CareyZandalasini (George), Laura Jean Nelsen (Ken), Raymond Wm. Hendry Sr.
(Betsy). Loving Grandfather (Papa) of Erin, Bridget (Vincent), Raymond Wm. Jr,
Michael, Christopher, Ryan (Maria), Kris and Cody. Great Grandfather (Papa) of
Lauren, Andrew, Alison, Brynn, Maeve, Rory, Sam and Julia. Survived by sisterin-law Lorraine Mazza, several nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews.
Dear friend of Rev. Hugh Byrne, Helen Siemer and Pamela Lennox.
After 2 years of a brave and noble battle with a lingering illness Andy departed from this world to a new home in Heaven with family and friends. He
was laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery. He will be sadly missed by all
who knew him.
In Andy’s memory a donation to the Caffrey-Conroy Learning Center, at 33
Beach 209th Street, Breezy Point, N.Y. 11697 would be appreciated.
Christ Community
(Continued from Page 16)
the Lord’s purpose for not immediately
answering prayer? How should you
respond when God seems distant?
Examples of God’s Silence: Mary
and Martha and their sick brother Lazarus (John 11), 400 years of silence
between the testaments.
Why is God sometimes silent? To
get our attention, to make us aware of
un-confessed sin, to postpone an answer
because we aren’t ready to listen, to teach
us trust in Him (Hebrews 13:5 shows that
even if we can’t see God working, he is
with us.) To help us distinguish between
His voice and other voices, to encourage perseverance until we experience a
breakthrough and to teach us the practice
of sitting quietly in His presence.
How do we respond to God’s silence?
Disappointment, discouragement, confusion, doubt (e.g., Dr. Stanley’s doctor didn’t believe in God but cried out
in desperation for help.), guilt (Some
people fear they have sinned), anger,
fear (some Christians feel deserted by
God or worry that they have lost their
salvation.)
How should we respond to God’s
silence? Ask the Lord why? Jesus questioned the Father (Matt. 27:46; Mark
15:34). Remember that God’s silence
doesn’t mean He’s inactive, Trust Him.
In His silence, He works for good in your
life (Ps. 46:10, 138:8). Anticipate a more
intimate relationship with Him, respect
God’s right to be silent. Deliberately set
aside time to be quiet before Him. Read
the Bible, and tell the Lord you are available to listen. Keep praying. Eventually,
you will have a breakthrough.
Through times of silence, God
impresses on us the truth about sin,
develops our trust in Him, and guides
us to maturity. When the Father seems
distant, faithfully seek Him and watch
for His provision and the New Testament teaches all about Jesus and how
we should live our lives.
Pastor Rob shared in closing that
next week Pastor Will would be sharing
an overview of the Gospels. He shared
that although there were 400 silent years
leading up to the coming of the Messiah,
God was at work preparing the world for
the grand entrance of the one who would
come to serve, to seek and to save the lost
and to offer his body as a sacrifice for
the sins of many. Read it for yourselves,
God’s word is awesome.
We thank Pastor Sundholm for sharing with us today. March 14th we are
showing the movie “Courageous”. It’s
a Saturday at 6pm admission is free,
tell your friends and come out to Christ
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value has increased over $300,000 in the
last two years and they say it’s based on
the alterations I did after Sandy. This is
going to increase my taxes by a third,
which would put me paying close to
$10,000 a year,” said Neponsit resident
Michael Scandiffio. “My neighbor got
the same exact increase even though
their home is smaller. It seems like
anyone who was hit by Sandy is now
getting nailed with these high taxes.
They’re killing us.”
According to the Department of
Finance, abatements received by homeowners last year ranged from hundreds
of dollars, to upwards of $4,000. The new
legislation proposed by Assemblyman
Goldfeder is expected to provide similar
benefits to homeowners still struggling
to recover from Sandy. For Goldfeder,
this would translate into considerable
relief for many in the community.
“This bill is about making sure every
family can afford to rebuild their home
and stay in the neighborhoods they
know and love,” concluded Goldfeder.
“Providing this tax relief will provide
financial strength to families as they
work to rebuild from Sandy.”
Homeowners with questions or
concerns regarding their property tax
assessments are encouraged to contact Assemblyman Goldfeder at (718)
945-9550 or via email at goldfederp@
assembly.state.ny.us.
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Day @ The Colony Theater - 7:30 PM
BPC Town Hall Meeting @ The Colony Theater - 7:00 PM
40th Annual Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade - 1:00 PM
Daylight Savings Time Begins
Christ Community Church presents the movie “Courageous” @ the
church - 6:00 PM
St.Patrick’s Day
Spring Begins
Cooperatve Talent Show @ The Colony Theater
Cooperative Parking Lot Gates Accept ONLY 2015 Passes
BPC Easter Egg Hunt @ The Colony Theater
Palm Sunday
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Ulrich Hosts
Property Tax Assistance Town Hall
City Council Member Eric A. Ulrich hosted a Property Tax Assistance
Town Hall this past Monday evening
in Broad Channel with over fifty residents from throughout his district to
discuss their property tax issues with
representatives of the Tax Commission and New York City Department
of Finance.
Ulrich convened the Town Hall
because of local property tax concerns
stemming from Hurricane Sandy. After
the storm, the Department of Finance
reduced residential property values in
damaged neighborhoods and as a result,
most households saw their property
taxes drastically reduced. Last year, as
many homes were repaired or rebuilt,
the same properties were reassessed
and those values rose significantly –
thus increasing taxes and confusing
many area residents.
Caseworkers from Build it Back
were also present to assist with claims
and other disaster recovery related
issues.
“Understanding your property
taxes is never an easy task – especially
when it can involve different city agencies and confusing paperwork,” said
Councilman Eric Ulrich. “This event
afforded individuals the opportunity to
further discuss their specific property
tax issues with the Tax Commission and
appeal if necessary. I’d like to thank the
Broad Channel Civic Association and
VFW Post 260 for accommodating and
making this a successful event.”
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Supporting Local
Veteran-Owned Businesses
PAGE 19
Spring Construction Issue
By. Council Member Eric A. Ulrich
Chair, New York City Council Committee on Veterans
New York City is quickly becoming one of the foremost locations in
the country for entrepreneurship. Various high-tech hubs in neighborhoods
around the city house successful startups that are growing and hiring each
day. Frequent news headlines also
spotlight the rush of inventors, capital,
and ideas flocking to the boroughs for
entrepreneurial causes.
The city’s desire to develop these
new markets and foster entrepreneurship has unfortunately skipped
over the local veterans’ community.
Roughly 230,000 veterans, including 16,000 veteran business owners
(VBOs), call New York City home.
And in the coming months, thousands
more service members will leave active duty and return to the boroughs
seeking work.
In my recent trip with the City
Council to Israel, I learned that the
small nation leads the world with the
highest ratio of start-ups per person
- and many credit the obligatory
military service for making this a reality. The discipline, work ethic, and
commitment to excellence developed
in service are all qualities that help
business owners excel in the private
sector. Moreover, recent VA studies
and reports from various Veterans
Service Organizations all suggest
that a growing number of vets would
rather work for themselves.
New York State has made recent
efforts to foster veteran entrepreneurship. In 2014, New York joined the
ranks of other states to create a setaside for VBOs in the government
procurement process. A significant
amount of businesses have already
applied and that number continues to
grow. Also, New York State Veterans’
Business Outreach Centers counsel
aspiring VBOs with business plan
developing, marketing assistance, financial guidance, and other services,
free-of-charge.
Our city should be leading the way
with local services to complement
state functions and federal initiatives. Some ideas include constructing veterans-exclusive incubators
in each borough; preferences in the
city government procurement process; and creating veteran-specific
business acceleration teams to assist
with arcane permitting and licensing processes – similar to programs
administered by the NYC Business
Acceleration Office for the hospitality industry.
Equally critical, local universities need to offer unique curriculum
and courses for veterans to translate
their military experiences, skills, and
talents into private sector success.
At Syracuse University, the Whitman School of Management’s Boot
to Business program trains recently
discharged service members for business ownership through intensive
workshops and lectures. The large
student veterans population at CUNY,
New York University, and Columbia
University could benefit immensely
from these types of forward-thinking
initiatives.
Last month, the City Council held
a hearing on promoting veteran entrepreneurship. A range of stakeholders
testified – all offering solid direction
on how city government can assist
local veteran-owned businesses. The
Veterans Committee is working with
those recommendations and we hope
to introduce an action plan in the
near future.
New York City has a long standing tradition of proudly honoring our
local heroes. Veterans contribute so
much to our country, and we can and
should do more to help them pursue
their entrepreneurial dreams. It’s
good for them, good for our city, and
simply the right thing to do.
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