22 THE COURIER SUN • APRIL 25, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com SCOTT BARON’S STAR OF QUEENS PATRICIA B. SHERWOOD PRESIDENT QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: The Queens Historical Society (QHS) works to preserve the history of the borough. As president of the QHS, Patricia Sherwood leads the board of directors and assists the executive director in carrying out the society’s mission. Sherwood hopes that the QHS will be able to preserve the community’s history so that future generations of Queens residents will be able to enjoy it. Sherwood has been on the QHS’ board of directors since 2007. She worked her way up the ranks to be voted vice-president of operations and then president of the board. The society was founded in 1968 and is located in the Kingsland Homestead in Flushing. BACKGROUND: Sherwood moved from Manhattan to settle in Parkway Village, Queens in 1961. She said she has been involved with preservation projects since 2000. Throughout the years, she has worked with organizations including the Queens Preservation Council, the Queens Historical District Council, the Women’s Club of Forest Hills and many others. “That’s what I do in my spare time,” Sherwood said. She describes her full-time job as being a mother and a grandmother. INSPIRATION: Sherwood wants to make sure that New York is not automatically associated with the borough of Manhattan. “I always felt Queens was an orphan borough,” she said. FAVORITE MEMORY: Sherwood says one of her favorite memories is working with people from different cultures throughout Queens. She calls Queens a “United Nations” of cultures. BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Sherwood cites a lack of financial resources and the low number of volunteers who are willing to help preserve Queens’ history as the biggest roadblock to her mission. “It’s a lack of resources,” she said. “It’s a lack of people who want to work on the communities other than their own.” BY ANTHONY O’REILLY brought to you by SCOTT BARON & ASSOCICATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 star OF queens Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law MATS ON MARBLE Advertorial Q: After several hours of rain, I opened a front door and walked across a mat through a small vestibule. Then I opened another door and walked across a mat to a marble lobby. Its floor appeared to be wet. Near a yellow caution sign, a man was mopping. Walking past, I slipped and fell. They say he was mopping a spill of coffee: that the coffee had spilled moments before my accident. Almost immediately, an employee had put down the yellow sign and begun mopping. Usually, when it was raining, there were three mats on this lobby floor. Two would be immediately past the interior door. The third would be at the end of the first two. Maybe the third mat would have protected the area where I fell. A: The owners will argue that, if the source of the moisture was tracked-in rain water, they took reasonable measures to remedy it. Similarly, if the source was spilled coffee, they acted reasonably. An owner’s failure to adhere to its own internal guideline or policy may be some evidence of negligence. But where the internal guideline or policy requires a standard that transcends the standard required by the duty of reasonable care, an owner’s breach of the guideline or policy cannot be considered evidence of negligence. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel. This article shall not be construed as legal advice Copyright © 2013 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878 Our job is making sure no longer goes that waste to waste. Find out more at ThinkGreen.com Energy creation. Recycling programs. Closed-loop solutions. Those are just a few of the innovations we’re delivering for customers and communities alike. We live in a world where things can no longer go to waste. That’s why Waste Management is working to get the most from resources. It’s good for business and the environment. ©2012 Waste Management, Inc.
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