LIC VENTS ON 7 TRAIN WOES MTA Grilled OverAlternate Plans City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (at left) addresses residents during a town hall meeting on 7 line disruptions in Long Island City last Thursday, Mar. 27. Annoyed residents, business owners and elected officials— including City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and State Sen. Michael Gianaris—bombarded the MTA officials with criticism and questions regarding the regular shutdowns and, in particular, the www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 50 CENTS STASH OF alternate methods for commuters to travel to and from the neighborhood. Gianaris and Van Bramer suggested a direct shuttle bus route from Vernon Boulevard in LIC to Grand Central-42nd Street—an idea idea which drew loud applause. TROUBLE Find Glendale Man With Guns & Drugs officers visited the location as part of an investigation and observed Cruz walking with something bulging out of his right pants pocket. The bulge turned out to be a .357- caliber Ruger revolver contained in a holster which police recovered from Cruz’s pants, authorities noted. The weapon was reportedly loaded with seven rounds of ammunition—two of which had hollow point tips that can gunfire coming from inside the apartment house. Upon their arrival, they found Natalie Mejia-Tavares, 21, shot in the torso. A second victim—Louis Oscar Padilla-Lopez, 22—was found unconscious with a gunshot wound to his head. VOL. 105, NO. 36 Counties’ Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn by Robert Pozarycki An alleged Glendale drug runner remains locked up on high bail after police found several guns and a heroin stash in his possession last week, law enforcement sources said. Raymond A. Cruz, 44, of Central Avenue appeared in Queens Criminal Court last Thursday, Mar. 27, to answer to multiple weapon and drug possession charges after being arrested two days earlier at his apartment. According to information provided by the Queens District Attorney’s office, Cruz was cuffed sometime after 9:30 a.m. last Tuesday,Mar. 25, at the residence on Central Avenue near 67th Street. Reportedly, 104th Precinct -SEE DRUGS ON PG. 26- Ridgewood Murder Mystery Cops Still Seeking Clues In Couple’s Slaying by Robert Pozarycki Detectives continue to seek the gun-toting suspect(s) who murdered a young couple in their Ridgewood apartment last Thursday night, Mar. 27, police reported. -SEE MURDER ON PG. 26- One-Way Switch For Maspeth Rd. DOT: Will End Sideswiping by Robert Pozarycki Claiming it will improve traffic flow and safety, the city Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to change a twoway Maspeth street into a one-way thoroughfare later this In a letter sent to 70th Street residents that was forwarded to the Times Newsweekly, Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano advised of the DOT’s plan to switch a three-block stretch of the roadway between 51st and 54th avenues into a one-way road for northbound traffic. The DOT, according to Giordano’s letter, indicated “the narrow roadway, coupled with parking on both sides of the street, Queens Celebrates World’s Fair History See Story On Pg. 21 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 040314 month. -SEE SWITCH ON PG. 26- Law enforcement sources said the double homicide occurred at about 6:30 p.m. last Thursday inside an apartment house on Summerfield Street near Seneca Avenue. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to the location after receiving a 911 call regarding by Noah Zuss A slew of MTA officials, including Transit President Carmen Bianco, were grilled at a town hall meeting in Long Island City last Thursday,Mar. 27, over up to eight scheduled weekend closures of the 7 line through mid-July. -SEE 7 TRAIN ON PG. 30- R’wood Girl Scouts Mark Milestone Members of Girl Scout Troop 4-95 celebrated the organization’s 80th anniversary on Sunday, Mar. 30, at Covenant Lutheran Church in Ridgewood. The troop was founded at the house of worship in 1934 and generations of its members have met there continuously ever since. It is regarded as one of the oldest Girl Scout troops in the entire city. Troop members are pictured standing before a cake marking the festive occasion.
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