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with his co-worker behind
of a McDonald’s, located
at 59-60 55th Rd., where
authorities say both men
are employed. The dispute
escalated and the suspect
pulled out a knife and
slashed the victim on
the left forearm, causing
a laceration.
The suspect, who has
been identified as 25-yearold
Brian Oriella, fled the
scene on 55th Road.
The 104th Precinct
tweeted out a photo of
Oriella on May 28.
Anyone with
information about Oriella’s
whereabouts can call the
104th Precinct Detective
Squad at 718-386-2723.
Reach reporter
Emily Davenport by
email at edavenport@
qns.com or by phone at
(718) 224-5863 ext. 236.
Playground
team was a very fun and
interesting experience for
me,” said Kohan. “First,
each and every designteam
member got a booklet
with questions on what the
theme of the playground
should be, what kind of play
area should we have and so
much more.”
Subsequent steps
involved students creating
concrete designs for the
playground, measuring the
available space choosing
the furniture within a
certain budget and creating
small-scale models.
“The design team
members of P.S. 120 showed
us what their finished
playground looked like
and we had a wonderful
time there,” Kohan said.
“Since we saw a lot of nice
and creative ideas. We
incorporated some of their
ideas into ours.”
The Trust for Public
Land collaborated with the
Department of Education
(DOE), Department of
Environmental Protection
(DEP) and the New York
City School Construction
Authority (SCA) on the
student-designed project,
which is set to open in
fall 2019.
“Finally our vision
of turning these three
asphalt yards into a
wonderful, eco-friendly,
beautiful new playground
has become a reality,” said
P.S. 221 Principal Patricia
Bullard. “Our whole
community, my students,
staff, our parents and the
community at large is
eagerly anticipating all
that this new playground
has to offer us.”
C o u n c i l m a n
Grodenchik, Queens
Borough President
Melinda Katz and DEP
provided public project
funding.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by email at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
224-5863 ext. 214.
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