FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM JANUARY 12, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 3 Jewelry thieves hit same store three times Bad things really do come in threes. Police are on the hunt for a trio that robbed the same jewelry store in Elmhurst three times over the course of three months. Th e fi rst incident occurred on Friday, Oct. 21, at around 5:50 p.m. An unknown individual entered the Zales Diamonds store at the Queens Center, located at 90-15 Queens Boulevard, and removed jewelry from a display case. Th e individual then left the store in an unknown direction. Th e second incident took place two days later, on Sunday, Oct. 23. At approximately 6:07 p.m., an unidentifi ed individual walked into the same Zales Diamonds store. Th e individual then took an entire display box, which contained an assortment of jewelry, and fl ed the store in an unknown direction. Th e third incident wasn’t until a couple of months later. On Saturday, Dec. 31 at 6:35 p.m., three individuals entered the same Zales Diamonds store. Th ey forced the display case open and removed jewelry from it before fl eeing the store. Th e individuals took off to parts unknown. Th e individuals are described as black males in their early 20s. Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800- 577-TIPS (8477); all calls are kept confi dential. Emily Davenport Cops looking for a prolifi c burglar Detectives are still searching for two men who stole valuables while breaking into the same Bayside home twice last month, and have identifi ed and released additional information about one of the suspects. Th e NYPD says Julian Zorilla, 49, is wanted for questioning in connection with the fi rst burglary and as a person of interest for the second break-in along with a second, unidentifi ed male. A wanted fl yer distributed at the 111th Precinct Community Council meeting on Jan. 4 describes Zorilla as a male, white or Hispanic, 49 years old, 5 foot 6 inches, 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Zorilla’s last known address was in East Elmhurst at 23-17 99th St., according to police. Th e fl yer also states the suspect frequents areas within the confi nes of the 111th, 112th and 115th precincts, which cover the areas of Bayside, Forest Hills and Jackson Heights. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Vincent Gannon of the 111th Precinct at 718-279-5282 or Detective Borough Queens North at 718-520-9200. Suzanne Monteverdi Movie theater coming to Sunnyside? Sunnyside may be getting its own movie house once again. Plans for a new mixed-use building in at 38-01 Queens Blvd. will also include a chain movie theater on the fi rst and second fl oors. Th e site is currently occupied by a two-story building was home to the Liberty Brass Screwing Co., a company selling automatic screw machine products. Curbcut Urban Partners, Platinum Realty Associates and RW Real Estate Group purchased the building last December and will knock it down to construct an eight-story glassy building in its place. According to the Commercial Observer, Curbcut Urban Partners is currently talking with a movie theater to move into a 38,000-square-foot space. Th at would leave about 2,000 square feet for other retail businesses and Benjamin Malinsky, the acting project manager, told the Commercial Observer that they may also look to add another story. Angela Matua Photo via Google Maps The intersection of 35th Avenue and 192nd Street, which neighbors the Adrien Block school campus in Flushing. Parents want a crossing guard at a hazardous intersection near a Flushing school BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI smonteverdi@qns.com @smont76 Parents, faculty and staff from three schools sharing the same building in Flushing are petitioning for a crossing guard at a dangerous neighboring intersection. Th e Adrian Block campus, located at 34-65 192 St., houses three diff erent schools: I.S. 25, the World Journalism Preparatory School (WJPS) and P233 — a District 75 school for children who are severely handicapped. Over 1,000 children ages 10 to 18 attend the schools within the campus. Th e petition calls for a crossing guard at the intersection of 192nd Street and 35th Avenue, where there is currently a fourway stop. Recent accidents involving students outside of a neighboring school — which were followed up with a rally organized by parents and local politicians calling for “safer streets” — were among cited concerns. “Children, parents and staff have been hit by cars by our school as well,” the petition reads. “Most on the corner of 192nd Street and 35th Ave. Th ere is no light at this corner and no assigned crossing guard.” Th e petition was published about two months ago and currently has 439 signatures — 61 away from its 500-signature goal. It will be delivered to the NYPD and the 111th Precinct. “I have seen many near misses with kids crossing,” petition supporter Christine Ubertini wrote. “Too many cars in a hurry and do not give the kids right of way!” WJPS parent coordinator Helen Reed echoed these concerns. “Th at intersection is a four-way intersection and only has stop signs,” Reed said. “And I would say most pedestrians don’t understand they have the right of way in that situation.” Reed said there is currently only one crossing guard stationed outside of the school, who is posted at 35th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard. “Francis Lewis Boulevard is a major roadway, so she is very busy over there,” Reed said. Reed explained the campus has instituted staggered dismissal times and dismisses students from three diff erent locations in an eff ort to alleviate traffi c congestion. Still, she said, more needs to be done; careless drivers, coupled with heavy car and school bus traffi c, make for dangerous pedestrian conditions at the site. Interim-acting principal of WJPS Janine Werner voiced concerns about the hazardous traffi c conditions to local authorities at the latest 111th Precinct Community Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4. “We’ve got anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 kids exiting and entering the building, and it’s a particular issue at dismissal,” Werner said. “We’ve had kids hit, parents hit. Consternation is every day with people beeping at each other. But it’s really a safety concern … We’ve got hundreds of kids coming out every day, and every day we just kind of cross our fi ngers for 15 minutes hoping that nothing goes wrong.” Th e 111th Precinct’s commanding offi cer, Deputy Inspector William McBride, listened to Werner’s concerns and told her the precinct would look into the situation. In addition to petitioning for another crossing guard, Reed said parents and faculty at the school are looking into applying to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for one-way streets and speed bumps in certain areas surrounding the school. “We would take anything that would slow the traffi c down,” Reed said.
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