30 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 29, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM THE QUEENS editorial PUBLISHER & EDITOR CO-PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF VP, EVENTS, WEB & SOCIAL MEDIA ART DIRECTOR ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR ARTISTS SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER STAFF REPORTERS CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS EVENTS COORDINATOR ASSISTANT TO PUBLISHER CLASSIFIED MANAGER CONTROLLER PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS BOB BRENNAN ROBERT POZARYCKI AMY AMATO-SANCHEZ NIRMAL SINGH CHERYL GALLGHER RON TORINA, JONATHAN RODRIGUEZ EMILY DAVENPORT KATRINA MEDOFF, ANTHONY GIUDICE, ANGELA MATUA SUZANNE MONTEVERDI CLIFF KASDEN, SAMANTHA SOHMER, ELIZABETH ALONI JACLYN HERTLING DEBORAH CUSICK CELESTE ALAMIN MARIA VALENCIA VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS Schneps Communications, 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 718-224-5863 • Fax 718-224-5441 www.qns.com editorial e-mail: editorial@qns.com for advertising e-mail: ads@qns.com Entire Contents Copyright 2016 by The Queens Courier All letters sent to THE QUEENS COURIER should be brief and are subject to condensing. Writers should include a full address and home and offi ce telephone numbers, where available, as well as affi liation, indicating special interest. Anonymous letters are not printed. Name withheld on request. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AS WELL AS OP-ED PIECES IN NO WAY REFLECT THE PAPER’S POSITION. No such ad or any part thereof may be reproduced without prior permission of THE QUEENS COURIER. The publishers will not be responsible for any error in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Errors must be reported to THE QUEENS COURIER within fi ve days of publication. Ad position cannot be guaranteed unless paid prior to publication. Schneps Communications assumes no liability for the content or reply to any ads. The advertiser assumes all liability for the content of and all replies. The advertiser agrees to hold THE QUEENS COURIER and its employees harmless from all cost, expenses, liabilities, and damages resulting from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the advertiser or any reply to any such advertisement. SANTA VISITS A FLUSHING TOY DRIVE // PHOTO COURTESY OF QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE Send us your photos of Queens and you could see them online or in our paper! To submit them to us tag @queenscourier on Instagram, visit our Facebook page, tweet @QNS or email editorial@qns.com (subject: Queens Snaps). STORY: EXCLUSIVE: Chef from this restaurant in Bayside competes on “Chopped” television competition SUMMARY: Chef Maria Petridis of Maria’s Mediterranean Seafood & Grill in Bayside will fl ex her culinary muscles on a soon-to-be-aired episode of Food Network’s show “Chopped. ” Ten wishes for 2017 When the ball fi nally drops at Times Square at midnight Saturday, millions will celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next. We have a wish list of some of the things we’d like to see in the new year. Here they are: 1.) We hope our new president will fulfi ll his motto to “Make America great again” while also remembering the values of his hometown of Queens in all that he does. 2.) We hope the voters show up at the polls in next year’s city elections and all other elections with the same volume and spirit as this year’s presidential election. 3.) Keep the fares the same! Th e MTA should come to its senses and fi gure out a way to balance its own budget without nickel-and-diming commuters. 4.) Let’s get rid of the toll booths at the Cross Bay Bridge -- as well as the toll to cross it. Th e state is installing cashless toll systems on the MTA bridges and tunnels. It’s the perfect time to get this done. 5.) Take action to signifi cantly reduce noise from airplanes and helicopters fl ying overhead. 6.) Solve the homeless crisis across the city, with Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi’s plan to expand rental subsidies being a part of the eff ort to get people off the streets and into decent housing. 7.) For the good of every New Yorker, let Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo resolve their diff erences and work together to improve the entire city. 8.) Let’s keep development and business growth in Queens while also providing more aff ordable places for everyone in the borough to live. 9.) Th e city should continue to fi nd places to build new schools so every child gets a well-rounded education. 10.) May you all fi nd happiness, health and prosperity in the new year ahead. Celebrate with your loved ones and enjoy every thrill life has to off er!
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