34 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 28, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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BOB BRENNAN
ROBERT POZARYCKI
AMY AMATO-SANCHEZ
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SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
CLIFF KASDEN, SAMANTHA SOHMER, ELIZABETH ALONI
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REACH: 10,130 people (as of 12/22/17)
Be the change you
want to see in 2018
Let’s be honest: 2017 was not the best of times for Queens, for the city or
for the country.
It’s a depressing truth to confront, but one which must be acknowledged.
Th ere’s a general feeling among people that they can’t wait for this year to end
— echoing similar statements made a year ago.
In just a couple of days, a new year will dawn. As with every new year celebration,
there’s a reemergence of hope that things will be much better in 2018
than in the years which preceded it.
We can’t say for certain if that will be true. But we’re big believers in what
Mahatma Gandhi said long ago about people being the change they wish to
see in the world.
In Queens, we can do that by being active in each of our communities. It’s
not only about marching in the streets for a cause, but also actively participating
in projects that improve a neighborhood. It’s also about petitioning
those in government about problems which we see and working together to
fi nd solutions.
Activism brings about change, but we also need to change our attitudes as
people. We need to reject stereotypes once and for all and realize that we’re
all in this place for the same purpose. We may have myriad diff erences, but
we all live together side by side in the greatest, most diverse county on Earth.
We want our children to live in security, safety and prosperity — and we want
their children to do the same.
If we can co-exist, if we can resolve our diff erences without tearing each
other down, what excuse does the rest of the world have not to follow our
lead?
Th is year was fi lled with all kinds of disturbing events — daily Twitter rants
from the president that put the world on edge; an ongoing investigation into
Russian interference in last year’s election; a new tax law that will redistribute
massive amounts of wealth to the nation’s richest people; hurricanes that
leveled parts of our country; sexual harassment scandals rocking Hollywood
and Washington; two terrorist attacks in New York that, thankfully, weren’t
as horrifi c as they could have been; and (the most minor of these events) a
city transportation system that’s falling apart before our eyes.
Let’s hope and pray 2018 will bring happier times. We could use the break!
We wish you all a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year. May
2018 be a year of change within our communities and within ourselves.
Publisher & E ditor Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Co-Publisher Joshua A. Schneps
Associate Publisher Bob Brennan
E ditor-In-Chief Robert Pozarycki
VP, Events, Web & Social Media Amy Amato-Sanchez
Art Director Nirmal Singh
S ocial Media Manager Emily Davenport
S taff Reporters Katrina Medoff, Angela Matua
Suzanne Monteverdi
Contributing Reporters Cliff Kasden, Samantha Sohmer, Elizabeth Aloni
Assistant to Publisher Deborah Cusick
Classified Manager Celeste Alamin
Controller Maria Valencia
President & CEO Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Vice President Joshua A. Schneps
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