Bayside
businessman
involved
in lawsuit
during time of
Westchester
murder-suicide
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com / @QNS
A Westchester County
man with ties to Bayside was
caught up in legal troubles
before he killed his wife and
daughter in a murder-suicide.
Steven Dym, 56, was found
dead near the bodies of his
wife, Loretta, 50, and his
daughter, Caroline, 18, on
Friday, Aug. 25, at their home
in Pound Ridge. According
to the New York Daily News,
Dym shot his wife and daughter
with a 12-gauge shotgun
before shooting himself in the
head.
Dym was CEO of the property
management company
Gabriel Management Corp.,
which is located at 42-19A
Bell Blvd. in Bayside.
Robert Walsh, who is representing
the property owners,
told the Daily News
that there is $180,000 in
tenant payments to Gabriel
Management Corp. that did
not appear in the management
reports. It was also
stated that Dym was asked
to turn over the books and
records, he refused and stated
that he could not fi nd
them.
More recently, the Daily
News reported, in 2014, Dym
faced the Manhattan Supreme
Court aft er a property owner
claimed that Dym’s companies
weren’t performing their
necessary duties, including
failing to collect the tenants’
security deposits.
QNS contacted Gabriel
Management, which declined
to comment on the matter.
Six Queens fi rehouses will receive
over $2 million for capital upgrades
File photo
Photos courtesy of NYPD
Cops say these four suspects were responsible for a violent home invasion in Flushing on Aug. 21.
www.qns.com | SEPTEMBER 2017| lehavre Courier 11
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
Local lawmakers took to a Whitestone
fi rehouse to announce some upcoming
improvement projects in the borough.
A total of $2,075,000 in funding has been
allocated to six diff erent Queens fi rehouses,
Borough President Melinda Katz and
Councilman Paul Vallone said on Aug. 29.
Th e lawmakers made the announcement
at Engine Company 295/Ladder Company
144, which has been serving the community
since 1915.
Jackson Heights’ FDNY Engine Company
307/Ladder Company 154 at 81-19 Northern
Blvd. will see a $1.2 million kitchen upgrade,
and Jamaica’s Engine Company 275/Ladder
Company 133 at 111-36 Merrick Blvd.
will undergo a $500,000 window upgrade.
Funding for these projects has been allocated
by the borough pPresident.
Th e following northeast Queens fi rehouses
will also see complete fi rehouse door
replacements:
• Whitestone’s Engine Company 295/
Ladder Company 144 at 12-49 149th St.
• College Point’s Engine Company 297/
Ladder Company 130 at 119-11 14th Rd.
• Bayside’s Engine Company 306 at 40-18
214th Pl.
• Little Neck’s Engine Company 313/Ladder
Company 164 at 44-01 244th St.
Th e $375,000 in funding for these improvements
was allocated by Katz, Vallone and
the FDNY.
“Th e men and women of the fi re department
said these are things that are important
to them, which, in turn, important to
us,” Vallone said. “Th ese doors have served
over 100 years. Th ey’re old, and they need
to be fi xed.”
“Firehouses hold New York’s Bravest, our
heroes who fearlessly run toward danger and
crisis when everyone else runs away,” Katz
said. “Firehouses are the pillars of the neighborhood,
where Queens families turn to for
safety and rescue at our most vulnerable
hours. In partnership with the Department
and leaders like Councilmember Vallone,
we’ve issued signifi cant capital investments
this year toward important upgrades at several
Queens fi rehouses.”
FDNY Queens Borough Commander
Edward Baggott thanked the lawmakers for
their support.
“Th e average fi rehouse in New York City
is approximately 80 years old,” Baggott said.
“Th ey work 24/7, 365 days a year. Th ey take
a lot of wear and tear. And we really appreciate
you coming out, helping us get that job
done and keeping these facilities running.”
Cops looking for bat-wielding Flushing home invaders
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com / @robbpoz
Police continue to search for four men
wanted in connection with a violent home
invasion in Flushing last week.
According to law enforcement sources,
the trouble began at around 1:43 a.m.
on Aug. 21, when the suspects forced their
way inside a home in the vicinity of 147th
Street and 41st Avenue and confronted
two men, ages 24 and 25.
Once inside, authorities said, one of the
suspects displayed a fi rearm while two
others, wielding a baseball bat and a large
piece of wood, went on the attack, striking
the male victims about the head and
body. Th e four suspects then removed the
victims’ cellphones and $400 in cash, then
fl ed in an unknown direction.
Offi cers from the 109th Precinct and
EMS units responded to the incident. Th e
24-year-old man was taken to a local hospital
for treatment of a head laceration,
while the 25-year-old man — who had
multiple contusions about his body —
refused medical attention.
Police described all four home invaders
as Asian males. One was observed wearing
a white T-shirt, black pants, white
socks and black sandals; the second wore
a light-colored shirt, shorts and sneakers
while brandishing a fi rearm; the third wore
a light-colored shirt, shorts and sneakers
while carrying a baseball bat; and the
fourth suspect wore a black T-shirt with
a white drawing on the back, light shorts,
white sneakers and a multi-colored hat
while carrying a 2 x 4 wooden stick.
Anyone with information regarding the
suspects’ whereabouts that could prove
helpful is urged to call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-
57-PISTA), visit their website, www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or send a text message
to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter
TIP577. All calls and messages are kept
confi dential.
