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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013
THE WOODSIDE HERALD
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SERVING SUNNYSIDE-WOODSIDE AND LONG ISLAND CITY
VOL. 79, NO. 31
WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013
FREE
Thomson Avenue
Safety Improvements
Before
After
On July 27th, Council Member
J nbvimmy Van Bramer was joined
by over 50 Sunnyside residents to
demand the Metropolitan Transit
Authority lower the level of earpiercing construction at the East
Side Access Project’s construction
site in the neighborhood. Residents
of Sunnyside are suffering from
on-going and deafening noise pollution caused by the East Side Access Project and also claim industrial drilling is causing structural
damage to their historic properties
and residences. “This is not a game,”
said Van Bramer. “The MTA is in
direct violation of the rules and
guidelines that they are legally ob-
ligated to work under. We should
not have to suffer as a result of earsplitting construction that is occurring on the weekends and after hours
in the dead of night. The MTA
cannot ask Sunnysiders to ‘just suck
it up’ until 2019 when this project is
slated to be completed.
(continued on page 7)
Commemorating A Life Taken Too Soon
On July 29th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by
Queens DOT Commissioner Dalila Hall, Gail Mellow, President of
LaGuardia Community College, Paul Steely White, Executive Director of
Transportation Alternatives, as well as students and faculty from the
various local colleges and high schools to announce the installation of
traffic safety improvements along Thomson Avenue.
Fun Evening At Chamber
Business Card Exchange
On July 27th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and
Speaker Christine C. Quinn
joined Louis Rispoli’s husband
Danyal Lawson as well as their
family, friends and local residents to honor the late Woodside
resident who was brutally murdered last year.
Photo Right: CM Van Bramer is
joined by Lou Rispoli’s husband
Danyal Lawson and Christina
ODonnell, Mr. Rispoli’s niece.
Lily Gavin (Sunnyside Chamber VP and owner of Dazies Restaurant)
with her long time friend, Sidetracks Bernard Reilly and Queens
Chamber Sophia Ganosis (Chief of Operations).
by Luke Adams
On Monday July 29th. Sidetracks Restaurant was the hosts a Business
Card Exchange held by the Sunnyside and Queens Chambers of Commerce.
It is always a sign of success when Lily Gavin from the Sunnyside Chamber
and Sophia Ganosis from the Queens Chamber get together. In addition, the
host of the evening, Sidetracks own Bernard Reilly, saw to it that everything
from the service and food and down to the smallest detail went off without
a hitch along with fine wine supplied in thanks to Lowery Liquors.
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Free Training Course For
Home-Improvement
Contractors Seeking License
The Queens Economic Development Corporation is ready to offer its
highly successful Home Improvement Contractor Training course for free
in Far Rockaway in August, thanks to the Small Business Administration
and The Pinkerton Foundation, through the Queens Library Foundation.
QEDC will provide an instructor who has worked with many small
construction businesses to lead workshops that prepare contractors to
pass the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs licensing exam. There
is a limit of 25 people per workshop, and classes will be offered on Aug.
17, 18 and 25 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Queens Library.
This HICT program is aimed at those who were affected by October
2012’s Superstorm Sandy; who are working as home improvement
contractors without a license; or who have a serious desire to start a
contracting business. Due to generous funding provided by the Small
Business Administration and The Pinkerton Foundation through the
Queens Library Foundation, the workshop sessions — which usually
cost $200 each — will be free. Additionally, qualified graduates will be
reimbursed up to $200 of the $475 licensing fee that each aspiring
contractor must pay to DCA. The lessons will be accompanied by oneon-one business advisory services, such as consultations on permits and
licensing, business development, procurement and access to capital.
To register, go to www.queensny.org or call Michael Gillen at 718-263-0546.
This is the last time this training will be offered free of charge.
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Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of
the House Democratic Caucus, congratulated Crystal Price on
her new job as a staff assistant for Congressman Tim Ryan
(OH-13). Born and raised in New York, Crystal is the daughter
of Daniel and Terri Price.
Crystal lived in both Queens and Bronx growing up. When
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for music and attend Talent Unlimited High School in Manhattan for their Vocal Music and Musical Theatre Program. After
graduating from Talent Unlimited, Crystal changed tracks and
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Political Science. Crystal took a break from school to work on
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Illinois during the 2012 election cycle. Once the campaign was
over, she returned to New York and interned in Congressman
Crowley’s Bronx office before moving to Washington D.C. to
Rep. Crowley applauds intern and fellow
New Yorker, Crystal Price, on her new job as finish school. Crystal has been interning in Congressman
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THE WOODSIDE HERALD
Pigeon Mitigation Systems
Installed Along 7 Train Line
On July 30th, Council Member Jimmy
Van Bramer was joined by residents from
Sunnyside and Woodside, local business
owners and representatives from the
Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement
District to announce the installation of stateof-the-art pigeon mitigation systems along
the 7 train stops of 46th Street-Bliss, 52nd
Street – Lincoln Avenue, and 61st Street –
Woodside. For decades New Yorkers along
the 7 Line have been plagued by pigeons
pooping on them from overhead as they ride
to and from their destinations daily.
“Today we have officially kicked off our war on pigeon poop within the 26th District,”
said Council Member Van Bramer. “Pigeon poop isn’t a joke. It is something that is terribly
disgusting. It makes our neighborhood look unattractive and it is also a health hazard. The
process of installing state-of-the-art pigeon mitigation systems is well underway and once
fully implemented will help deter droppings from hitting commuters who use these train
stations every single day.”
The overwhelming mess created by pigeons has presented health hazards to many local
residents as well as caused the station entrances and surrounding areas to look unsightly due
to the amount of droppings. Council Member Van Bramer has allocated $250,000 in
funding to install deterrent systems in response to local concerns and help begin the process
of beautifying the areas around these 7 train stations.
These new systems will attack the pigeon “poop” problem with a 3-pronged approach:
·
Add thin wiring and netting in surrounding areas around station entrances
·
Install nylon spikes and angled edges to ledges
·
Install ultrasonic devices, which emit hawk “aggressive” sounds to deter. These
systems can be set to emit either or both sounds of predatory birds, pigeon distress calls and
sonar waves inaudible to human ears
“On behalf of Sunnyside’s local businesses and property owners, I want to thank
Council Member Van Bramer for his leadership to transform these areas under the elevated
7 train into inviting spaces for pedestrians,” said Rachel Thieme, Executive Director of
Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District. “I believe that making these areas into
intentional public spaces will contribute so much to the livability of this neighborhood and
will only enhance the local business environment. Sunnyside Shines is pleased to work with
Council Member Van Bramer on a variety of initiatives that beautify the Sunnyside
neighborhood. Deterring pigeons from these areas will make a huge impact on the
cleanliness of the spaces under the train, and will be a huge step forward to transform these
spaces into true public places for pedestrians.”
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Business Card Exchange
Lowery’s owner Anthony Lodati, chairman of the Business Card Exchanges, put this event
together making all the arrangements right down to the selection of wines that he donated to the
Chamber. In the course of the evening over 75 business people exchanged business cards and
made new contacts. It was a successful evening thanks to the two Chambers working hand to
hand to keep Queens Businesses going strong!
Optical
Computer Genius Jun Medina, Bernard Reilly, Francis Schmidt, Ona Whitman,
Chamber President Swain Weiner and Tom DiMisa Jr.
Physical Therapist Dr. Regie Tiu, Sophia Ganosis and Jorge LeCourt.
Tom Cogan, Architect Laura Heim, Bernard Reilly and Peter Wing
Lily Gavin with Michael, Tony and Lena Tang (UPS)
Denise Farrell Frayman, David Aglialoro (Assemblywoman Nolan’s office) greeted by
Sophia Ganosis.
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A Life Taken
Too Soon
Several Woodside residents and
who Mr. Rispoli mentored performed several songs at the memorial street co-naming ceremony
which took place at John Downing
Square, one of Lou’s favorite neighborhood spots, located at the intersection of 51st Street and 43rd Avenue in Woodside.
Family members and neighbors also shared fond memories of
Mr. Rispoli about his work in the
community and advocacy within
the LGBT community.
Mr. Rispoli was a gay rights
activist and an avid supporter of
music and the arts who was killed
in the same community where he
lived for over 30 years. Mr. Rispoli,
also enjoyed being a mentor to
young musicians throughout New
York City while serving as an administrator at the Greenwich House
Music School, cooked and cared
for friends with AIDS and HIV as
a volunteer with the Gay Men’s
Health Crisis and encouraged
people in their careers in the arts.
Before his life was taken away Mr.
Rispoli celebrated a year of legal
marriage with his partner of over
31 years. It has been nearly a since
Lou’s death and there are still several suspects on the loose and
wanted in connection with the
murder of Lou. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is
encouraged to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800)
577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the
Crime
Stoppers
website
atwww.nypdcrimestoppers.com or
texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Photos by Joe Gurrado
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LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE
PROBATE CITATION File No.
2013-2242 SURROGATE’S
COURT - QUEENS COUNTY
CITATION THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
By the Grace of God Free and
Independent TO: John Michael
Frayler, Joseph Boylan a/k/a
Joseph S. Boylan if living and if
dead to his heirs at law, next of kin
and distributes whose names and
places of residence are unknown
and if he died subsequent to the
decedent herein, to his executors,
administrators, legatees, devisees,
assignees and successors in
interest whose name and places of
residence are unknown and to all
other heirs at law, next of kin and
distributees of BERNADETTE
LEDESMA, the decedent herein,
whose names and places of
residence are unknown and cannot
after diligent inquiry be
ascertained and the Public
Administrator, Queens A petition
having been duly filed by Marian
Curran, 88-54 Winchester Blvd.,
Bellerose Manor, New York
11427, YOU ARE HEREBY
CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before
the Surrogate’s Court, Queens
County, at 88-11 Sutphin
Boulevard, Jamaica, New York,
on 22 nd day of August 2013 at 9:30
A.M. of that day, why a decree
should not be made in the estate of
BERNADETTE LEDESMA,
lately domiciled at 221-67
Braddock Avenue, Queens
Village, New York 11427
admitting to probate a Will dated
December 21, 2012 a copy of
which is attached, as the Will
BERNADETTE
LEDESMA
deceased, relating to real and
personal property, and directing
that [X ] Letters Testamentary
issue to : MARIAN CURRAN
(State any further relief requested)
Dated JUN 27, 2013 (Seal) HON.
PETER J. KELLY Surrogate,
Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk,
Anthony T. Scotto, Esq Attorney
for Petitioner, 1225 Franklin
Avenue, Ste. 325 Garden City,
New York 11530 Address of
Attorney
516-222-2080
Telephone Number [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.] 7/12/13,
7/19/13, 7/26/13, 8/2/13
File No.: 2012-3505 CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE
OF
GOD,
FREE
AND
INDEPENDENT To: Donna
Heun, Keith B. McGill, Kenneth
C. McGill, Sharon Minasian,
Barbara
Bosco,
Kathleen
Gauthier, Rosemary Tempesta,
Paul Neuhedel, Art Neuhedel,
AmyNeuhedel Kenhedd, Barbara
Neuhedel Wakely, Attorney
General of the State of New York
The unknown distributees,
legatees, devisees, heirs at law and
assignees of LESTER GRIMM,
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 LESTER GRIMM,
deceased, who at the time of death
was a resident of 2055 Gates
Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385,
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 88-11
Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
Queens County, New York 11435,
as Administrator of the Estate of
LESTER GRIMM, 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 5th day of
September, 2013 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 $7,531.83
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 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 12th
day of July, 2013 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 7/19/13,
7/26/13, 8/2/13, 8/9/13
PROBATE CITATION File No.
2012-5004/B SURROGATE
S
COURT – QUEENS COUNTY
CITATION THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
By the Grace of God Free and
Independent TO: Vaino Siirasto,
Loisukatu 21, 53600 Lappeenranta
FINLAND; The heirs at law, next
of kin, and distributees of IRJA
SOINTU ZIMBARDO a/k/a IRJA
ZIMBARDO, deceased, if living,
and if any of them be dead to their
heirs at law, next of kin,
distributees, legatees, executors,
administrators, assignees and
successors in interest whose names
are unknown and cannot be
ascertained after due diligence;
P.A. of the County of Queens; A
petition having been duly filed by
RALPH J. ZIMBARDO, who is
domiciled at 20 Church Street,
Greenwich, CT 06830. YOU ARE
HEREBY CITED TO SHOW
CAUSE before the Surrogate s
Court, QUEENS County, at 8811 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,
New York, on September 12,
2013,at 9:30 a.m. of that day, why
a decree should not be made in the
estate of IRJA SOINTU
ZIMBARDO
a/k/a
IRJA
ZIMBARDO lately domiciled at
52-40 39th Drive, Apt. 6L,
Woodside, New York admitting
to probate a Will dated June 19,
1985, a copy of which is attached,
as the Will of IRJA SOINTU
ZIMBARDO
a/k/a
IRJA
ZIMBARDO, deceased, relating
to real and personal property, and
directing that [ X ] Letters
Testamentary issue to: Ralph J.
Zimbardo Dated, Attested and
Sealed JULY 25, 2013 HON.
PETER
J.
KELLY
Surrogate MARGARET M.
GRIBBON Chief Clerk Jean
Kearns,
Esq.Attorney
for
Petitioner,
718-805-4168
Telephone Number, 104-02 86th
Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY
11418 Address of Attorney
[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.]P5 (10/96) 8/2/13, 8/9/13, 8/16/13,
8/23/13
Thomson
Avenue Safety
Improvements
“By working with the DOT we
were able to install concrete safety
improvements which are already
taking effect and being implemented here on Thomson Avenue
in Long Island City,” said Van
Bramer. “No New Yorker should
feel their life is in jeopardy when
they are walking along the sidewalks of our City streets. I want to
thank DOT for listening to our
recommendations and taking the
necessary steps toward making
Thomson Avenue safer for the tens
of thousands of students, local residents and motorists who use this
busy corridor every single day.”
In March, 16-year-old Applied
Communications High School student, Tenzin Drudak, was killed
when a vehicle heading eastbound
along Thomson Avenue jumped the
curb and struck him. Prior to the
installation of safety improvements
there was a significant gap between
pedestrian barriers that were in place
at northeast corner of the intersection at Thomson and Skillman Avenues which allowed the vehicle to
pedestrians gain access to the curb
and strike the young teenager down.
Immediately following the incident CM Van Bramer met with
DOT and began working with the
agency to reevaluate the hazardous
traffic conditions along Thomson
Avenue and begin discussing
implementing safety improvements. At the press conference Van
Bramer and Queens Commissioner
MTA Noise
The residents of Sunnyside deserve better. I will continue to fight
to ensure that the MTA abides by
the rules and regulations they are
supposed to follow in order to maintain the quality of life we once had
before this construction began.”
Several weeks ago, the MTA
did not give local residents 24hours’ notice of construction and
also conducted drilling at 1, 2 and 3
in the morning. After prolonged
periods of drilling and excessive
noise pollution plaguing the neighborhood local families and seniors
contacted the Council Member’s
office to express their concerns.
Residents of Sunnyside Towers,
which is just across the street, also
THE WOODSIDE HERALD
Hall highlighted recently implemented safety treatments designed
to make the street safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
“The safety measures implemented on 30th Street between
Skillman Avenue and Thomson
Avenue are first steps towards addressing safety concerns around the
vicinity of LaGuardia Community
College. Council Member Van
Bramer was truly a leader and advocate in ensuring that these first
steps are being implemented. The
College looks forward to continue
working closely with the NYC Department of Transportation, local
community leaders, and our traffic
consultants in finding the best safety
measures for our campus community,” said Gail O. Mellow
The project, which was requested and supported by Cm Van
Bramer and LaGuardia Community College, included short-term
improvements implemented in
April such as signal re-timings in
the area, the installation of pedestrian countdown signals at
Thomson and Skillman avenues,
30th St., 30th Pl., 31st St. and 31st
Place and additional signs and upgraded markings at Thomson Avenue and Van Dam Street.
To expand pedestrian safety
benefits, the agency redesigned
Thomson and Skillman avenues
by closing the slip ramp and implementing an eastbound left-turn ban
from Thomson Avenue to Skillman
Avenue. Granite blocks, plastic
bollards and six planters maintained by the college now delineate the 550 square feet of newly
dedicated pedestrian space, which
better accommodates the heavy
foot traffic seen at this intersec-
tion. To protect the high volumes
of student pedestrians crossing 30th
Street, the agency also installed
signage and plastic bollards to restrict left turns from westbound
Thomson Avenue to southbound
30th Street. To further protect the
pedestrians crossing 30th Street,
plastic bollards also have been
added to discourage the dangerous
and illegal “Z” turns that vehicles
had been observed making from
southbound Skillman Avenue to
southbound 30th Street.
“We applaud Council Member
Van Bramer and the Department
of Transportation for making
Thomson Avenue safer. In March
our city lost a young man walking
to school at the hands of a speeding
driver. This weekend at least three
other New Yorkers were walking
and lost their lives in traffic crashes.
Unfortunately, these crashes are
not random; fortunately, they are
preventable. The leadership of
people like Council Member Van
Bramer to make our roads safe is
what we should all expect from all
of our elected officials,” said Paul
Steely White, Executive Director
of Transportation Alternatives
spoke about a recent incident when
families and children were evacuated from the buildings pool because of violent vibrations beneath
the foundation. Residents feared the
foundation beneath the pool would
eventually crack and cause a lifethreatening situation to swimmers.
Sunnyside residents who live
across the street from the construction site also claim that as a result
of vibrations caused by pile-drivers and industrial drilling their residences are experiencing fractures
to their walls and ceilings.
After meeting with the MTA,
Van Bramer requested that sound
monitors be placed around the
neighborhood to ensure work is
within permissible City guidelines
for noise produced at construction
sites. The MTA complied and con-
ducted Street Noise Monitoring
Test. Before the test was undertaken the MTA stated that the noise
produced at the site complies with
City guidelines for construction.
However a recent noise report
provided to Van Bramer’s office
by the MTA identified several instances, which occurred just last
week, when noise levels exceeded
over 100 decibels, which are well
over the approved guidelines. According to the results of the Street
Noise Monitoring report, noise levels exceeded guidelines over 15
times between 7:30am and 6:18pm
on July 13th.
The East Side Access Project
is the largest transportation project
currently under construction in the
country. The project is scheduled
to be completed by 2019.
Sunnyside Gardens Park Presents....
Shakespeare In The Park
Friday (8/2) and Friday (8/9)
August 2nd: “The Tempest” at 8 p.m.
(Hip to Hip Theatre Company, led by Sunnysiders Jason and Joy Marrt)
August 9th: “Love’s Labor’s Lost” at 8 p.m.
Both performances are free and open to the public.
New this year: Hip to Hip will present a 30-minute program for children, “Kids & the Classics,” at
7:30, ahead of the performances at 8. The program will consist of theater games and a fun
introduction to the plays.
Performances will run about 1 hour, 30 minutes, without intermission. We will have wine & beer,
soda, water and light snacks for sale. Bring your own blankets or chairs to sit on, as the
performances will be on the lawn.
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Summer Strolls Kicks Off
The Children’s Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, July 27, was a successful kick-off to
the Sunnyside Summer Strolls event series. Held under the Sunnyside Arch on 46th Street
between Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue, the Children’s Arts and Crafts Fair
drew more than 500 children for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, face painting and music.
Organized by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District, the Children’s Arts
and Crafts Fair featured free tables of craft activities in the street. This year’s event also
featured crafts and giveaways by some of Sunnyside’s small businesses, including South
Pole, Bing’s Hallmark, Pink Icing Bake Shop, TD Bank, Dime Bank, the Sunnyside Ballet
Studio and the soon-to-open 4Squared Flavors.
In addition to crafts, children were entertained by two performances by Tyrone Barnett
of the Music for Aardvarks class. Music for Aardvarks is a music class for babies and
toddlers based out of the Sunnyside Ballet Studio.
The next two events in the Sunnyside Summer Strolls series take place on August 3 and
August 10. August 3rd is the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Concert and August 10th is
a day of Arts and Performance. All events take place on 46th Street between Queens
Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue. The event series a part of Weekend Walks, an initiative
of the New York City Department of Transportation, which creates temporary pedestrian
streets at 23 locations in all five boroughs.
More information about Sunnyside Summer Strolls can be found at
www.sunnysideshines.org
Photos by Joe Gurrado

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