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8 L E H A V R E N E W S FEBRUARY STATE OF THE BOROUGH ‘2013 MUST BE A YEAR OF HOPE’ BY TERENCE M. CULLEN Michael McDonald, who helped tcullen@queenscourier.com rescue Belle Harbor residents alongside Smith, recalled the late In the fi nal State of the Borough surfer was modest to the attention address of her administration, he received after the storm. Before Borough President Helen the audience at Queens College’s Marshall focused on the Colden Theater, McDonald gave continued recovery of south a heartfelt recollection of the late Queens nearly three months October night and referred to after Sandy — honoring one fi rst Smith as “a guardian angel in a responder in particular for his wetsuit.” valiant efforts during the storm. “The idea that his name will be “Let’s refl ect together now,” mentioned in what he loved to she said on Tuesday, January do, which was not only swim and 22, “on the devastation Sandy surf, but look out for the safety of caused. The relief, from across the others is wonderful,” he said. street and across the country, and Marshall, covering several the rebuilding, now underway, other items on her 2013 agenda, inspired by hope and the promise called for continued legislation of tomorrow.” at the state and federal level to Marshall honored the memory reduce gun violence. Marshall of Dylan Smith — the Belle applauded the anti-gun work of Harbor surfer who tragically Mayor Michael Bloomberg and died in Puerto Rico last month announced she plans to sponsor a — for his heroic efforts to help gun buy back program sometime neighbors during the storm. With this spring. Smith’s parents in attendance, “While Thanksgiving was Marshall announced her offi ce muted by Sandy and the holiday would give a $10,000 grant to the season was saddened by the Swim Strong Foundation, which horrific violence in Newtown, teaches a healthy lifestyle through let’s all agree that 2013 must be swimming, in Smith’s memory. a year of hope,” Marshall said. Swim Strong founder Shawn “Our hope for getting guns off Slevin said the grant in Smith’s the street is gaining momentum. name would continue to help Here in our city, we have a longstanding the program, which has taught and tireless leader in this more than 2,000 people water safety and granted nearly 700 scholarships. “This will mean so much for our scholarship funds,” Slevin said. “The borough president and her staff have always been very supportive of us.” effort: Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Perhaps that’s part of the reason we have seen the lowest number of murders in the past 40 years.” So far, during her administation, Marshall pointed out, the Department of City Planning and the City Council have rezoned Borough President Helen Marshall honored the memory of Dylan Smith, who died in a surfing accident last month in Puerto Rico, for his heroic efforts during Sandy. more than 6,300 blocks, with another 1,000 planned, leading to job growth in the borough. Marshall harkened to the McMansions that sprung up over the last 10 years because of “inappropriate” zoning in lowdensity 8 LEHAVRE COURIER | FEBRUARY 2013 | WWW.QUEENSCOURIER.COM neighborhoods — noting the character of these areas was threatened by the homes. “We know the ability of zoning to protect the small town neighborhood feel of our communities,” she said. “And to enable job growth and spur the economy.” Thirty Queens schools currently without a science lab or permanent science room will soon receive mobile science labs, Marshall announced, thanks to her offi ce allocating $2 million to purchase them this year. Marshall, a literacy advocate, announced two new libraries will break ground this year: a replacement one on Central Avenue in Far Rockaway, and an expansion to the East Elmhurst Library, along with a new Elmhurst branch, thanks THE COURIER/Photo by Terence M. Cullen to a $23 million investment from Borough Hall. On Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, slated to undergo lengthy projects inside and out, Marshall said keeping greenspace was crucial to the borough, and ensuring Queens keeps it — in some form — is atop Marshall’s to-do list. “I will keep the message front and center that this park is one of the most heavily used open spaces in the entire city,” she said. “The green space is a precious resource.” LEHAVRE ARTISTS ON THE MOVE In 2011 several LeHavre artists from our LeHavre Jan Irene Mallon will show her lovely watercolors. Art League showed their work at a special LH group Hurry in to see them before the Feb 4 change over. art show at the offi ces of the Queens Courier. This was in addition to the shows we regularly have at our FEBRUARY Clubhouse. Rosetta Bentz will show her scenic And now we have been invited to have solo art shows and impressionistic paintings in the front window of the Astoria Federal Savings Bank for all the passersby and bank customers to view. MARCH We will have a different artist each month and change Jim Bischoff will show paintings and photos shows around the fi rst Monday of the month. The bank is located in the Whitestone Shopping Center on the APRIL Cross Island Parkway service road in Whitestone. NO show for LeHavre artists as the bank I invite you to support them by visiting the bank had previously scheduled another artist to see the work. It is in the front window so you can for the month of April. just pass by the bank to see it or stop in if you are a customer. MAY Here is our lineup. Do you know any of these Patrica Brintle will show her vividly neighborhood artists personally? colored paintings JUNE Helene Oelerich will show photos of our Throgs Neck Bridge, her cards and more JULY Michael Reed will show vivid photos of fl owers and nature scenes AUGUST Flora Levi will show landscape and portrait paintings Please remember that the shows will change on or about the fi rst Monday of each of month, so come and enjoy the talents of your neighbors. Judy Densky Chair, LeHavre Art League


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