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ISA i tMt isi mwm isi to) la) ti) 7 cp nil ffeg' iv 1 UUU L-Z3 LJLi Zs Hp Enosiirs SSDueir's (cOiod on JoBbs plain) now be assured that most of the initiatives I laid out in my State of the Borough speech on Feb. 26 will be carried through in the Assembly. There is no better form of flattery than imitation." Silver's spokesman, Charles Carrier, said that the speaker was not familiar with Carrion's jobs proposal, but that the Assembly speaker's response was: "We look forward to reading it with enthusiasm." By BOB KAPPSTATTER DAHY NEWS BRONX BUREAU CHIEF With all of the quiet, dignified reserve he could muster yesterday, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion politely suggested that state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver may have, perhaps inadvertently, "STOLEN ONE OF HIS IDEAS! Last Monday, the speaker unveiled a NYWork jobs initiative for the state, calling on the governor to overhaul the state's economic development bureaucracy and other reforms, as well as comprehensive workforce education and training programs. Gee, said Carrion, that sounds an awful lot like "The Bronx At Work" initiative, which he, Carrion, launched at the State of the Borough address two weeks ago. Carrion's jobs campaign is a multitiered information and training initiative to prepare Bronx residents for the workforce by creating a jobs database and linking the unemployed with specialized training programs and resources.

Carrion, a Democrat, called on the governor as well as Mayor Bloomberg to help the Bronx. Like the rest of the city and the state, the borough has been seriously limping on the jobs front. In fact, with a jobless rate hovering between 10 and 11, it has the highest unemployment rate of all the 62 counties in the state. But while Silver (D-Manhat-tan) took the launch of his jobs initiative as an opportunity to take a swipe at Republican Gov. Pataki for jobs lagging in the state, Carrion invited Silver to get on board for Bronx job creation.

"I guess congratulations are in order," the beep said, tongue slightly in cheek. "At least I can UDDDD -Mr- jf v-. on fir UUL I mi 1 14 It Soup kitchen true mainstay ft r- krt lilies I ClLv By SONI SANGHA DAILY NEWS WRITER Noel Rodriguez, 52, lost his apartment five years ago and his job 10 years ago, after he hurt his back. To save money, every weekday for the past 10 years the former quality control manager has been eating lunch at the Holy Apostles soup kitchen on 28th St. and Ninth Ave.

in Manhattan. "Here, they treat you with respect," said Rodriguez, who stantly. Take Louraine Goodrich, a spritely 79-year-old arthritis sufferer who buses tables at the kitchen. Her eyes twinkle when she tells of finding the kitchen three years ago while on one of her daily walks. "It was like a magnet," she said.

"I thought I'd only be here a few days a week, but I come in every day. "I just think it's terrible that people don't earn would rather travel 40 minutes than eat at soup kitchens closer to his shelter on Wards Island. Yesterday, the city's largest soup kitchen, which hasn't missed a weekday in more than 2 1 years, served its 5 millionth meal. When the kitchen enough for food," Goodrich adding that one lexpected benefit of volunteering is that she saves money on lunches. Most of the kitchen's clients are homeless men.

But about 40 are employed and have a tough time making ends A day's menu at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen: 2 slices of turkey with gravy Corn Broccoli salad with red onions Mashed potatoes 2 slices of buttered bread Sliced peaches Coffee meet. "Look at all these people," said messenger Eddie Brown, 54, pointing to the hundreds of people in the church. "They come from all walks of life." Brown, a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident, has been visiting the church on and off for the past 15 years. "New clothes and eating out forget it," Brown said, referring to his salary. "Coming here, it renews my faith in opened in 1982, it served about 350 meals a day.

Now, it serves more than 1,000. "Our greatest triumph will be when we aren't needed anymore," said the Rev. Bill Greenlaw, executive director of the soup kitchen. Greenlaw, who describes himself as a product of the '60s who has never recovered from the hippie era, bubbles over with an enthusiasm that is shared by the soup kitchen volunteers, who smile con- MARIELA LOMBARD William Appling plays the piano yesterday during lunch to mark 5 millionth meal served by Holy Apostles soup kitchen in Manhattan. ro NEWS BUREAU (718) 822-1174 FAX (718) 822-1562 HOME DELIVERY 1-800-692-NEWS.