CLEARER PLAN FOR BLVD. BUS Board 9 Hears More On Select Service Representatives from the city Department of Transportation (DOT) and MTA were on hand to deliver a joint Design Concepts Briefing to the board and community members regarding Select Bus Service lanes along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards. The presentation included a review of the three proposed roadway design ideas, as well as a project schedule. The facts and figures presented in the Design Concepts Briefing were based on the existing Q52 and Q53 limited bus service. According to the report, roughly 400,000 people reside along the 14.4-mile corridor, which stretches from Woodside to Rockaway. Reportedly, an estimated 43 percent of this population do not own a car, while 60 percent commute via public transit. The Woodhaven Boulevard SBS aims to foster quicker, more reliable bus service while improving traffic flow and creating safer streets for pedestrians. The report estimates that roughly 30,000 bus riders commute along the corridor daily. Board 9 encompasses two out of the top five busiest Q52/Q53 bus stops along the route: Jamaica Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. According to the representatives, an estimated 10,000 bus riders utilize both bus stops on a daily basis. Ongoing safety concerns along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards prompted officials to TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 • 10 by Kelly Marie Mancuso Design updates for the Woodhaven Select Bus Service (SBS) Project and changes in the board’s policy and leadership took center stage during the Community Board 9 meeting last Tuesday night, Jan. 13, at Richi Rich Palace in Richmond Hill. -SEE BOARD 9 ON PG. 56- Woodside Flasher Remains On Lam Man Exposed Himself In Store by Anthony Giudice The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a suspect wanted for public lewdness within the confines of the 108th Precinct, law enforcement officials said. IIff YYoouu SSeeee BBrreeaakkiinngg NNeewwss OOnn YYoouurr BBlloocckk...... CCoonnttaacctt TThhee Times Newsweekly CCaall 11-771188-882211-77550000 •• EEmmaail innffoo@@ttimmeessnneewwsswweeeekklyy..ccoomm Locked In To Keep Gunman Out Phone Store Employees Foil F.H. Armed Heist by Robert Pozarycki Rather than give in to an armed robber’s demands, two employees at a Forest Hills phone store locked themselves in an closet and waited for the suspect to leave during a failed stickup on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the trouble began at 4:30 p.m. Sunday inside the Verizon Wireless store at 98-16 Metropolitan Ave. Reportedly, a male suspect walked into the shop, confronted the two workers and displayed a firearm. Police said he threatened to shoot the employees if they refused to let him into the locked storage area. Authorities said the clerks instead walked into the storage area and locked the gate behind them. Moments later, the gunman left the scene on foot in an unknown direction. Officers from the 112th Precinct responded to the incident. No injuries were reported. The case was presented to the 112th Precinct Detective Squad for further investigation, police said.A nyone with information regarding the failed stickup or the gunman’s whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to call the 112th Precinct Detective Squad at 1-718-520-9250; all calls will be kept confidential. CERT Holds Elmhurst Info Session The Queens Community Board 4 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) met at the Queens Center Mall last Thursday, Jan. 15, to welcome their newest members. The meeting also gave updated information pertaining to CERT training. On Saturday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m. the suspect (at right)—identified as a 25 to 30-year-old black male, standing 6’-tall with a skinny build—reportedly entered a business in the mezzanine area of the Woodside-61st Street station and allegedly exposed himself to the 22-year-old employee, police reported. When another customer entered the store, the suspect fled the location. There were no injuries, officers determined. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or log on to the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - SUNDRY ©Times Newsweekly - 2015-
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