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QUEENS WEEKLY, APRIL 7, 2019
Glendale, M.V. hit by car break-in spree
01 Cooper Ave. by throwing
an unknown object
through the rear passenger
window. The suspect
then stole $2,600 and f led
the scene in an unknown
direction.
All of the grand larcenies
were reported to the
104th Precinct.
On April 2, the NYPD
released surveillance
video of the suspect that
was taken during the
third incident.
Cops described the
suspected thief as a man
with facial hair that’s between
the ages of 25 and
30 years old.
He was last seen wearing
a hooded shirt, sweat
pants and multi-colored
sneakers.
Anyone with information
in regard to the identity
of this male is asked
to call the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-
577-TIPS (8477) or for
Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). The public can
also submit their tips by
logging onto the Crime
Stoppers website, on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All
calls and messages are
kept confidential.
Reach reporter Emily
Davenport by e-mail at
edavenport@qns.com or
by calling 718-224-5863,
ext. 236.
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The suspect behind a recent vehicle break-in spree across
Glendale and Middle Village. Photo courtesy of NYPD
At rally, a push to complete bike lanes
people calling for the bike
lane’s completion.
The last quarter of
the bike lane implementation
will take cyclists
from Yellowstone Boulevard
to Union Turnpike
with as little interference
from cars as possible, but
although the city Department
of Transportation
scheduled the work it has
yet to begin.
“For the last five years
I’ve been wanting to come
to Queens Boulevard and
celebrate, not protest or
complain,” Rahman said.
“De Blasio has completed
three quarters of the work
on Queens Boulevard and
the last part – phase four –
was supposed to be finished
last year. My son, Asif Rahman,
gave his life 11 years
ago on Queens Boulevard.
He was hit by a trucker and
died instantly.”
What started in 2015
at Roosevelt Avenue has
come to a halt at Yellowstone
Boulevard when it
was slated for completion
all the way to Union Turnpike.
The city, however,
claims they are powering
through a challenging
section of roadway.
“We are moving forward
with the redesign
and working with the
community,” Seth Stein,
a mayoral spokesman
said. “We’ve completed
four miles of redesign on
Queens Boulevard, driving
fatalities to a record low,
and will continue working
through this last, most
challenging section.”
Kahn said her family
has been in the community
for generations and
she has always been weary
of traffic on Queens Boulevard
in concern for her
parents and grandparents;
Then, nine years ago, her
son Seth died when he was
struck by car.
“Our lives are not political
bargaining chips,”
Shepard said. “We want
them to do what they promised.
We use this bike lane
to get around the neighborhood
from work to school
to doctors appointments,
shops to restaurants. We
struggle when we cross
Yellowstone because there
are parked cars and we’re
endanger of getting doored
or getting hit by somebody
pulling in and out
of a spot.”
Some speakers fought
against the notion that
bike lanes damage business
by pointing out that
eateries have long benefitted
from the installments
by offering deliveries on
two wheels. Bicyclists also
have no need to seek parking
and patronize businesses
along the corridor.
One cyclist speaking at
the rally in the rain made
the case that the city has
come to represent the seedier
days of the 1980s and
1990s when public spaces
were dominated by dangerous
individuals armed
with guns and knives.
But the bullies of modern
day New York come in the
form of drivers in 2,000-
pound vehicles.
Reach reporter Mark
Hallum by e-mail at mhallum@
schnepsmedia.com.
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