36 The Queens Courier • SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com BASKETBALL COACH HONORED Co-name Sunnyside street for Jerry Ingenito BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com Jerry Ingenito devoted his life to young players off and on the basketball court, and now his name will forever live on in one of the many communities where he coached. Family and residents joined Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer on Saturday, September 21 to celebrate and honor the life of Ingenito, who coached young basketball players in the borough for more than 30 years, by conaming the intersection of 38th Street and Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside “Jerry Ingenito Way.” Ingenito coached at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Youth Organization in Sunnyside, Christ the King in Middle Village and Queens College in Flushing. His dedication to his career has helped influence the beginning stages of present and past NBA players including Lamar Odom, Craig “Speedy” Claxton, Derrick Phelps and Khalid Reeves. Along with the street co-naming, Ingenito has been honored in other ‘Viva La Comida’ brings food and fun BY JOHAN HAMILTON For the second year in a row, Viva La Comida lives on. Hundreds of hungry New Yorkers descended upon 82nd Street in Jackson Heights on Friday, September 20 to take part in Viva La Comida, a festival featuring some of the best food in New York City. Combined with fantastic music, party goers ate and danced the night away in one of the borough’s most dynamic and diverse neighborhoods. “I was hoping they would have this event again this year, but I didn’t know if it was actually happening” said Will Morales, who moved to Jackson Heights with his family shortly before last year’s festival. “Seeing people here of all different cultures having a good time makes us feel so welcomed here. Hopefully this becomes an annual tradition.” Viva La Comida, which basically translates to “Long Live Food,” offers not only some of the best fare in the city, but also an art exhibition from Hibridos Collective, an interdisciplinary organization that seeks to use community-based art practices to re-shape how people see their neighborhood. There was also live music from various bands, as well as a dance competition. “Events like this are what make this city so great,” said Adelia Evans. “I love that we live in a city with this much variety. I don’t just mean cultural variety, but variety of food and music, too.” Viva La Comida was started last year by the 82nd Street Partnership. By highlighting the cultural diversity of Jackson Heights, Viva La Comida is instrumental in promoting the small businesses in the area, as well as encouraging entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. More information can be found at www.vivalacomida.com. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer gathered with family and friends of Jerry Ingenito to honor the life of the late basketball coach by co-naming the intersection of 38th Street and Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside “Jerry Ingenito Way.” different venues since his passing in January. The Sunnyside/Woodside Boys and Girls Club named a summer basketball league at St. Theresa School in Woodside after Ingenito and the Bruns Summer basketball camp in Garden Photo Courtesy Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer City offers two scholarships in his honor for young players from Sunnyside. The Cathedral High School summer camp, where Ingenito was a founder and director, also offers a scholarship in his honor. THE COURIER/ Photo by Johann Hamilton PAGE TURNER Photo Courtesy of Queens Library Vilma Daza, Community Library Manager, Queens Library at Corona; Julie Sandorf, President, Charles H. Revson Foundation; Thomas W. Galante, Queens Library President and CEO; Julia Hua, Community Library Manager, Queens Village. Two Queens libraries win big BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com Two borough libraries came up on top in New York City’s first ever Neighborhood Library Awards. The Charles H. Revson Foundation announced on Tuesday, September 17 the five winners of the first NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. After a six-week nomination period this summer, five libraries were picked from 4,310 nominations. Corona Library, located on 38-17 104th Street in Corona, was one of the winning libraries that each received $10,000. The Macon Library and Sheepshead Bay Library in Brooklyn, New Dorp Library in Staten Island and Seward Park Library in Manhattan also took home the winning prize. “There is a line around the corner of neighborhood residents before the branch opens,” said an excerpt from the nomination for Corona Library. “People use it for ESOL, homework help after school, Internet access, and of course access to books. It is a trusted and safe place where all folks, regardless of socio-economic or ethnic backgrounds, can come.” The nominations were cast between May and July by parents, students, seniors, artists, teachers, job-seekers and entrepreneurs. The recognition of the libraries showed each library’s dedication to serving the communities. “These five libraries are truly outstanding and reflect the extraordinarily important role that neighborhood libraries play in communities all across the city,” said Julie Sandorf, president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation. “It was especially moving to see, throughout the entire selection process, the passion of the nominators and their gratitude for the often life-changing contributions of the neighborhood library.” Along with the five winning libraries, the remaining finalists, which included the Queens Village Library located at 94-11 217th Street in Queens Village, were each given checks for $5,000.
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