24 THE QUEENS COURIER • JANUARY 1, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Movie features 10-year-old Middle Village girl A star was born in Middle Village. Olivia Panepinto was featured in the fi lm “Once Upon a Time in Queens,” alongside Paul Sorvino, which debuted on Sept. 24 in the East Village. The fi lm tells the story of an ex-mafi a captain as he comes to grips with how his former life has changed after spending the last 20 years in federal prison. year in photos SEPTEMBER s COMRIE DEFEATS STATE SEN. MALCOLM SMITH IN PRIMARIES, AVELLA DEFEATS LIU Leroy Comrie won the democratic state Senate primary election over embattled former state Sen. Malcolm Smith in a landslide victory on Sept. 10. Incumbent state Sen. Tony Avella also defeated challenger John Liu, who was the former city comptroller. THE COURIER/Photos by Salvatore Licata WOODSIDE STREET RENAMED FOR MAN BEHIND ALFRED HITCHCOCK FILM The corner of 73rd Street and 41st Avenue in Woodside was co-named after Christopher Emmanuel “Manny” Balestrero as “Manny ‘The Wrong Man’ Balestrero Way,” on Sept. 27. Emmanuel was the inspiration for the Alfred Hitchcock fi lm “The Wrong Man,” and once lived in the neighborhood. Photo by Kelsey Bennett
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