14 L E H A V R E N E W S N O V E M B E R Whitestone church turns to ‘Nosferatu’ for the sake of organ pipes BY ERIC JANKIEWICZ Churches and vampires seldom work together. But a Whitestone church will be taking a page out of “The Book of Vampires” to resurrect a century-old presence. The Rev. Brian Blayer and music director Nick Myers want to raise money to fix the Grace Episcopal Church’s organ with a showing of the 1922 silent movie “Nosferatu” on Halloween night. “I really like the film,” said Myers, who made the selection. He explained that it worked well for October since it’s “very Halloweeny.” The organ itself is older than the movie, and the pipe system dates back to 1903. The 1,000 organ pipes are both a blessing and a curse, according to Blayer, and many of the pipes are showing their age. “We’re getting it to play as best we can but a lot of the pipes are bent,” he said. “Everything we’ve done has been like putting bubble gum and tape on it but now we need a major overhaul.” 14 LEHAVRE COURIER | NOVEMBER 2014 | WWW.QUEENSCOURIER.COM Myers, who has been with the church for three years and will be playing a live soundtrack to the movie with the organ, said he’s tried to make as many repairs himself but the major problems require a professional job. The estimate to fix everything comes out to $150,000 but Myers isn’t looking to raise that much money just yet. His immediate goal is to raise $30,000 for the more important repairs. After that, they plan on raising the money incrementally. “There’s been no love to this organ for 60 years and so it’s going to take a while to get everything fixed, but it will happen over time,” he said. “We want to preserve the history of Grace and do it right so that it lasts another 100 years.” Myers wants to hold viewings of old movies regularly and begin to develop the organ’s capability, so it can be part of music festivals that the church holds. “We want to build up the arts in Whitestone,” Myers said, “and it starts with this organ.” THE COURIER/Photo by Eric Jankiewicz A Whitestone church looks to vampires to reinvigorate their organ. INFLUX OF NEW COMMERCIAL CENTERS ARRIVING IN BAYSIDE THE COURIER/Photos by Liam La Guerre Permits for a new three-story commercial center at 211-02 Northern Blvd, which is currently vacant, has been filed with the Buildings Department. BY LIAM LA GUERRE Three new commercial buildings are coming to a section of Northern Boulevard in Bayside, bringing an influx of retail space to the neighborhood strip. Jeewha Kim, president of 211 St. LLC, filed permits with the Buildings Department on Friday for a new three-story commercial center at 211-02 Northern Blvd. The new building will have 19,993 square feet of space with 66 parking spaces when completed, according to city filings. About a block away from that development site, permits were issued last year for a two-story commercial plaza at 212-14 Northern Blvd., and renderings have been posted on the construction site. However, a partial stop work order exists on the property. This building, designed by Victor K. Han Architect, will have 12,030 square feet of space and 40 parking spaces, including some underground. Also, 209 Northern Property LLC has almost completed its two-story commercial building at 209-35 Northern Blvd. That development will have 24,865 square feet and 84 spaces for parking, according to city records.
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