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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 15, 2020
GET A WORKOUT IN NATURE AT THE ALLEY POND
STRIDERS’ 5K CHALLENGE IN OAKLAND GARDENS
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Get your best running
shoes laced up for a 5K
race in Oakland Gardens
next month.
On Sunday, April 26,
the Alley Pond Striders
is hosting its yearly 5K
Challenge, which gives
participants scenic views
of Alley Pond Park.
The rain or shine event
is open to runners ages 10
and older with a morning
“fun run” also scheduled
for kids 12 and under.
The Children’s Fun
Run is untimed and starts
at 9:30 a.m. followed by
the main run-walk at 10
a.m. Challengers will
traverse the park, which
features fresh and saltwater
wetlands, tidal flats,
meadows and forests.
The top three overall
finishers in the men’s
and women’s divisions
get a trophy and the first
three finishers in each
age bracket also get an
award. Races are broken
up into the following age
groups: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39,
40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70
Alley Pond Striders will host its yearly 5K Challenge on April 26. Courtesy of Alley Pond Striders
and over.
All fun run participants
get a memento to
commemorate the experience.
Pre-registration is
$25 and is open from now
until April 24. Everyone
who pre-registers gets a
designer race shirt. Race
day registration is $30
and participants get race
shirts while they last.
Fun run registration
is $7.
A majority of the event
proceeds will go toward
the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, which
opened its new temporary
headquarters in January.
Register online at
elitefeats.com or fill
out a form and register
by mail.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2583.
New York Jets star busted at LaGuardia Airport
after allegedly trying to board fl ight with a gun
BY BILL PARRY
Jets defensive tackle
Quinnen Williams was arrested
and charged with
criminal possession of a
weapon after he tried to
board a flight at LaGuardia
Airport while allegedly
carrying a gun Thursday
night. A spokesman for
the Port Authority Police
Department said Williams
was detained for possessing
an unloaded Glock 19 pistol
around 9:15 p.m. at the Delta
check-in counter.
Williams had a permit for
the pistol issued in his home
state of Alabama. Williams
was issued a desk summons
for a court appearance on
March 25, according to the
Queens District Attorney’s
office.
Williams and his agent
Nicole Lynn were not available
for comment but a team
spokesman said, “We have
been in contact with Quinnen
Williams and are fully
aware of the situation. We
will have no additional comment
as this is a pending legal
matter.”
Williams, 22, was the
Jets first-round pick and the
third player chosen overall
in last year’s draft, making
him the highest-drafted defensive
player in team history.
As a rookie out of the
University of Alabama, Williams
had 28 tackles and 2 ½
sacks.
The defensive tackle is
listed on the team’s roster
as 6-foot-3, 303 pounds. He
signed a four-year, $32.5
million contract with the
Jets.
It was not clear where
Williams was heading from
LaGuardia Airport, according
to the PAPD spokesman.
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Willams was arrested at LaGuardia Airport for allegedly trying
to board a flight with a handgun on March 5. Photo via Wikimedia
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