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QUEENS WEEKLY, FEB. 17, 2019
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Escape room
mall. We’re very excited to bring
what we consider to be a huge community
location to a brand new
community,” said Justin Chale,
chief operating officer of Puzzle
Break Long Island.
An escape room, also known
as an “escape game,” is a physical
adventure game in which players
solve a series of puzzles and riddles
using clues, hints, and strategy to
complete the objectives at hand.
Players are given a set time limit
to unveil the secret plot which is
hidden within each themed room.
“So far, we’ve started construction,
building the rooms and getting
it prepared for the game installation.
There are going to be three
escape games, plus a beautiful
event space in the location,” said
Justin Chale, chief operating officer
of Puzzle Break Long Island.
The first game, “Escape the
Midnight Carnival,” isn’t an ordinary
carnival, said Chale. Players
will have to find the clues, solve the
puzzle, and unravel the mystery of
the midnight carnival before it’s
too late.
The second game, “Escape From
20,000 Leagues,” is an underwater
laboratory with failing life support,
where players have one hour
to find the clues, solve the puzzle,
and escape the depths before life
support runs out.
Lastly, “The Grimm Escape” is
a room where players are trapped
in a Grimm-inspired forest cursed
by an evil witch. They have one
hour to find the clues, solve the
puzzle, and break the witches spell
to escape the locked room.
If players don’t solve the puzzle
within one hour, they have two options:
ask for a rundown of what
they missed, or come back to solve
the puzzle again, said Chale.
“Our games are very, very well
written to the point where you’re
going to feel like you’ve been transported
to the world we’ve created
for you,” said Chale. “They’re fun,
intriguing, and most of all, challenging.
By the time you get out of
our rooms, you should feel very excited
and fulfilled.”
Puzzle Break is expected to
open in Rego Park in mid-March
or April.
“If you’re someone looking for
a good time, something unique
and exciting to do rather than the
same old events every single weekend,
you should come by and put
down your cell phones, and actually
interact with your family and
friends in an exciting, live action
game,” said Chale.
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from a gunshot wound
to the leg in Jamaica
Hospital, while the
suspect was in stable
condition at NewYork-
Presbyterian Queens.
All shots were fired
in front of the building,
not inside, according to
the NYPD, which is currently
analyzing footage
from five body cameras
worn by officers at the
scene to gain further
information about
the events that led to
Simonsen’s death.
Police asked the
public for more information
on the suspect,
Christopher Ransom, 27,
who had multiple misdemeanor
convictions
along with impersonating
an officer at the 77th
Precinct.
Simonson, who is
from Calverton, Long
Island, was 42 years old
with 19 years on the job.
He had no children, but
is survived by his wife
and mother, according
to NYPD Chief of Department
Terrence Monahan.
“He was the one that
you called if you had a
problem,” Monahan said
on. “He was a 19-year veteran
who spent his entire
career in the 102nd
Precinct. There wasn’t
a person in the 102 who
didn’t know Brian.”
As Simonsen was in
plainclothes at the time –
investigating an unrelated
robbery pattern at the
precinct house – he was
not wearing a protective
vest when he responded
to the call that would be
his last, NYPD said.
“We lost a very good
man — Detective Brian
Simonsen, 19 years on
the job protecting the
people of this city. And
Commissioner O’Neill
and I just spent time
with Detective Simonsen’s
family and it was
heartbreaking, absolutely
heartbreaking. His
mom, who has suffered
so much, his wife – the
shock that they’re feeling
was so painful to see,” de
Blasio said. “I want to
just note how difficult
it is for our men and
women in uniform to go
into a situation like this
one – the Commissioner
will go over the details –
but to go into a situation
where people’s lives are
in danger, where there is
someone with a weapon
ready to recklessly use it
at any moment, and our
officers, our detectives,
our sergeants go in selflessly
to protect others
and they know it’s a moment
where they cannot
hesitate, where even a
moment of hesitation
could mean a life is lost.”
A procession followed
the Tuesday night press
conference announcing
preliminary details of
Simonsen’s death, and
procession was held as
an ambulance transported
his remains in an
ambulance.
Hundreds of police
officers, both from the
NYPD and state police,
lined 135th Street behind
Jamaica Hospital in salute
to Simonsen, who
spent his entire law enforcement
career at the
102nd Precinct.
Reach reporter Mark
Hallum by e-mail at
mhallum@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at
(718) 260–4564.
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Commissioner James O’Neill addresses the
media at Jamaica Hospital. Photo by Mark Hallum
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