4 The QUEE NS Courier • OCTOBER 6, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Cop recovering from injuries after shooting self in Bayside BY ROBERT POZARYCKI that the officer, an off-duty NYPD lieutenant [email protected]/@robbpoz A police officer was hospitalized after sustaining a gunshot wound in Bayside Friday afternoon, it was reported. The incident occurred at about 4:10 p.m. on Sept. 30 on Cloverdale Boulevard between Kingsbury Avenue and the Grand Central Parkway in the Oakland Gardens section of the neighborhood. The New York Daily News reported assigned to the 19th Precinct in Manhattan, was at his girlfriend’s home when he fired four shots at himself, striking him twice in the stomach. The cop was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, according to a Fire Department source; the officer’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. The shooting took place in the confines of the 111th Precinct, which covers much of Bayside. Tony Roma’s closed, new eatery to take its place By Suzanne Monteverdi [email protected] @smont76 Put that rib bib away, Bayside: Tony’s Roma’s in Bay Terrace has closed. The restaurant — a franchise location of the chain famous for its barbecue ribs and steaks — closed suddenly this week after being open for business just this weekend. Construction workers could be seen this afternoon clearing out the space. The Bay Terrace location is no longer listed on the Tony Roma’s website location search. A print-out posted on the restaurant’s doors on Tuesday, Oct. 4, suggested that a new restaurant run by the same management would take over the space after undergoing a few months of renovations. But the next day, a new letter replacing the original was posted on the doors of the restaurant, which appeared makes the future of the location less certain. “As of October 4, 2016, Tony Roma’s restaurant has closed down. We would like to thank everyone for support and patronage over the years. Hope to see you soon,” reads the letter. Even so, a representative from Cord Meyer Development Company — owner of the Bay Terrace Shopping Center — told QNS that the restaurant’s operators plan on reopening a family-style Italian restaurant at the location in the new year. Photo by Suzanne Monteverdi/THE COURIER The Bay Terrace location of the popular steakhouse chain Photo: Angela Matua/QNS Police were on the scene on Cloverdale Boulevard in Bayside on Friday afternoon after an officer sustained a gunshot wound that may have been self-inflicted. LITTLE NECK LIBRARY RECEIVES RENOVATION GRANT A Little Neck library will get much needed interior repairs thanks to funding allocated by a local lawmaker. On Sept. 28, Assemblyman Edward Braunstein presented employees and committee members at the Douglaston/ Little Neck Community Library with a $125,000 grant. The funding will be used to replace the windows and doors within the building. “The Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library has one of the highest circulation rates in the Queens Library system and the building is in need of repair so that its many users are properly served,” Braunstein said. “I am pleased to provide the Douglaston/Little Neck Library with a $125,000 grant for much needed window and door replacement.” The library — a branch of the Queens Library system — is located at 249-01 Northern Blvd. in Little Neck. Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Ed Braunstein
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