24 The QUEE NS Courier • SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Learn homebuying tips at Ridgewood Bank seminars Owning a home is a dream that’s become more difficult in recent years, but it’s not as wearying or time consuming as you might think. To help, Ridgewood Savings Bank is providing free first-time homebuyer seminars in a number of its Bronx and Queens locations throughout the remainder of the year. These workshops provide honest, helpful advice for potential buyers interested in purchasing a home. The workshops are staffed with professionals from key areas of the home buying process: Ridgewood Savings Bank representatives, mortgage consultants, licensed architects and more. Additionally, Ridgewood has created an online resource, www.joyofhomeownership.com, designed to answer top home-buying questions with a series of quick 2-minute videos. Topics include Rent vs Buy analysis, selecting the right home based on current and future financial status, as well as what to look for during your home inspection. Space is limited, so early sign up for a seminar is encouraged. Here’s how: • Visit a local Ridgewood Branch • Sign up online by visiting: www.joyofhomeownership. com/get-started and clicking on the ‘Sign Up Now’ button. • Call 866-772-4111 • Send an email to: mortgageinfo@ridgewoodbank. com. All events will take place at 6:15 p.m. on the following dates and locations: • Tuesday, Sept. 29, 71-02 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood; • Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1626 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx; • Tuesday, Oct. 20, 3445 Jerome Ave, Bronx; and • Tuesday, Nov. 3, 711 Allerton Ave, Bronx. and New Immigrant Outreach Unit of the New York Police Department present Recent events, which include the massacre of African American church worshipers, random shootings of unarmed African American males across the country, as well as the challenge to the voting rights laws nationwide, call in to question whether the struggle for Civil Rights will ever end, and underscore its stillrelevant, This multimedia program will be presented by William Seraile, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of African and African American history at Lehman College, and Louise Dente, Executive Producer of the award-winning Cultural Caravan TV series. 1701-8/15 QUEENS LIBRARY Enrich Your Life® presents Cultural Caravan TV in conjunction with the Friends of Douglaston/Little Neck Library for Civil Rights 1870-Present Thursday, September 24 6:00 p.m. Douglaston/Little Neck 249-01 Northern Boulevard Little Neck 718-225-8414 Train: LIRR / Bus: Q12, N20, N21 ongoing struggle. Admission is free. www.queenslibrary.org This program is sponsored by the Friends of Douglaston/Little Neck Library. Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system. 31st Annual Great Neck Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival to feature a { 1934 Royce { Parkward Rolls Saloon Event to feature Classic This year, United Capital & Great Neck Plaza’s Autofest feature car will be a limited edition, 1934 Rolls Royce Parkward Saloon, owned by Mark Rudes.Only 40 of this limited edition Parkward Saloon were ever produced. Mark’s is 39 of the 40. It is also the only one of its kind registered with the Rolls Royce Historical Society. These rare vehicles took a year and a half to produce, and sold for $20,020 at the time. Today this vehicle is considered to be priceless. The Rolls Royce company was started just 20 years earlier in 1904 by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. This vehicle is a piece of history, and one of the earliest models of the luxury vehicle we know today. In addition to the 1934 Rolls Royce Parkward Saloon, this year’s Autofest will see the return of the custom Stutz “Speedster,” owned by Steven Gittleman. This one of a kind automobile was built for Cornelius and Grace Vanderbilt in 1926. The vehicle features the Vanderbilt colors, maroon and black, and was part of the introduction of the original “Vertical Eight” engine. The “Speedster” was considered to be technologically ahead of its time when it was built. The vehicle’s custom engine produced a higher horsepower than its competitors at the time, including the Cadillac, Duesenberg, Kissel, Lincoln, Packard and Wills St Clair. The vintage vehicle also features a fi tted “connestoga” top, which provided the Vanderbilts with comfort. In addition to these two showcase cars, over 100 vintage vehicles are expected to be on display at the Great Neck Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival including Model A Fords, Camaros, Matadors, Corvettes and other classic American and European cars. The Great Neck Plaza Business Improvement District’s (BID) mission is to foster and promote a positive and vital business community through various initiatives including consumer awareness programs, media/advertising campaigns and sponsorship of many events including the Annual Great Neck Plaza AutoFest and Street Festival. The day-long event draws a crowd of tens of thousands and features live entertainment, rock climbing walls, a petting zoo, carnival games, and infl atable bouncers and showcases the sights, sounds and fl avors of Great Neck Plaza. Log onto www. shopgreatneck.com or call 516.829.1301 to learn more about the Great Neck Plaza BID and this year’s AutoFest and Street Festival. 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