Aug. 4, 2019 Your Neighborhood — Your News®
Ridgewood
man cuffed
for attacks
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A Ridgewood man was arrested
two days in a row for attacking
one man and threatening another
on a neighborhood street.
According to the criminal
complaint, at 12:14 a.m. on July 21
Kamil Kuzmicki, 19, allegedly got
into a physical altercation with a
man at the intersection of Myrtle
Avenue and 83rd Street. Kuzmicki
allegedly punched the victim
several times, causing bruising,
swelling, redness and lacerations
to his face and body.
After the beating, Kuzmicki
allegedly pulled out what
appeared to be a firearm and held
it to the victim’s head. Kuzmicki
then allegedly took the victim’s
gold chain, valued at $3,000, as
well as $900 in cash before fleeing
the scene.
The victim was taken to an
area hospital for treatment. The
criminal complaint states that
Kuzmicki allegedly admitted to
pushing the suspect, slapping
him and taking cash from his
Blame game over blvd. crash rash
Precinct commander, public point fi ngers over collisions on major Bayside road
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Group beats up man Astoria tenants win lawsuit
for ATM withdrawal
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a trio who beat up a man
in Howard Beach and then forced him to withdraw
money from his account.
According to police, at 12:30 a.m. on July 23, a
22-year-old man exited his parked vehicle, located
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Northern Boulevard at the Cross Island Parkway’s southbound off ramps in Bayside. Photo: Jenna Bagcal/QNS
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The Northern Boulevard bike
lane in Bayside has been the
subject of controversy since the
Department of Transportation
installed it in 2017.
According to Captain
John Hall, commander of the
neighborhood’s 111th Precinct,
there have been three crashes
involving bikes in that area
since April 2019. They added that
there has been a spike in overall
crashes in the area.
“The total number of injuries
(of all kinds) from crashes along
that stretch have increased. The
total # of collisions has increased
BY MAX PARROTT
A pair of Astoria
tenants just won a
strategic battle in a
lawsuit against one of
three landlord groups
challenging the state’s
newly strengthened rent
laws.
A Queens State
Supreme Court Judge has
granted a class action
lawsuit that will allow
more than 50 identified
members to recover rent
overcharges allegedly
collected by defendant
Vermyck LLC.
28-30 34th St. in Astoria for renovations. Now the
The two tenants filed
a suit in 2018 that alleges
the landlord fraudulently
deregulated many or
all the apartments
in their building,
while simultaneously
receiving J-51 benefits, a
property tax exemption
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