FULL DAY PRE-K GETS EXPANDED MayorAnnounces Plan In R’wood Mayor Bill de Blasio (at left) and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña share a laugh with preschoolers at Ridgewood’s P.S. 239 during a visit lastWednesday, Apr. 2. (photo courtesy of Mayor’s office) De Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña came to P.S. 239 to spend some time in one of its UPK classes and announce the creation of more than 4,000 full-day UPK seats in 120 city public schools for the 2014-15 school year beginning this September. The expansion marks the first www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 50 CENTS WALKING phase of the city’s plans to make UPK available to all 73,250 eligible students for the 2015-16 school year. In the recently approved state budget, $300 million was allocated to the city toward that goal, for which de Blasio long campaigned. P.S. 239, which presently has just TO DEATH Bushwick Man Fatally Shot Near Park sources familiar with the investigation stated,Martinez and the unidentified male perpetrator were observed walking along Suydam Street. Upon stopping in front of a residence, authorities said, the gunman opened fire, shooting Martinez multiple times. The suspect James, 25, of Brooklyn, Antonio Nolesco, 23, of Manhattan, Edgar Lozano, 26, of Jamaica and Edward Henry, 21, of St.Albans—on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, violations of the vehicle traffic law, reckless driving and speed contest. VOL. 105, NO. 37 Counties’ Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn by Robert Pozarycki Police are searching for the suspect who gunned down a man while walking on a Bushwick block Sunday afternoon, Apr. 6, it was reported. Law enforcement sources identified the victim as 29-year-old Ivan Martinez of Troutman Street. According to authorities, Martinez was fatally shot in front of a location on Suydam Street near Knickerbocker Avenue—close to Maria Hernandez Park—at about 5:55 p.m. Sunday. Moments before the shooting, -SEE SHOT ON PG. 32- Red Flag For Woodside Racers Four Cuffed In Police Drag Racing Bust by Noah Zuss Officers from the 108th Precinct have slammed the brakes on six drag racers for endangering public safety by speeding down a section of Laurel Hill Boulevard in Woodside, according to police, it was reported. -SEE DRAG ON PG. 32- R’wood Rezoning Clears Committee PavesWay For New Apartments by Robert Pozarycki Plans to rezone an industrial area of Ridgewood for residential development received approval from Community Board 5’s Zoning and Land Use Committee during its meeting Monday night, Apr. 7, at the board’s Glendale office. Before a crowd of Ridgewood residents, the committee recommended approval of a zoning change affecting the area of Ridgewood generally bounded by Flushing Avenue, Starr Street and Woodward and Onderdonk avenues. The proposal was put forth by the City Planning Commission and the owners of 176 Woodward Ave., a vacant manufacturing-zoned lot, who seek to erect on the site a four-story apartment house with 88 units and up -SEE ZONING ON PG. 32- B’wick Rally To Stop Bad Landlords See Story On Pg. 21 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 041014 Queens DistrictAttorney Richard A. Brown and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announcedMonday,Apr. 7 the arrests of six men—Michael Rivera, 21 of Manhattan, Shawn Marr, 19 of Uniondale, Michael by Robert Pozarycki With state funding secured, the citywide universal prekindergarten (UPK) expansion long sought by Mayor Bill de Blasio began in earnest at a Ridgewood school last Wednesday, Apr. 2. -SEE PRE-K ON PG. 34- Time To Play Ball In Glendale Spring may have just begun, but summer came early last Saturday, Apr. 5, for the boys and girls of the Ridgewood-Glendale-Middle Village-Maspeth (RGMVM) Little League Baseball program, which began the season with its traditional Opening Day Parade. The youngsters marched along Myrtle Avenue through Glendale to their home park, Seither Stadium, where they began their 2014 campaign in style. For more photos, see the Sports section on Page 69. (photo: Don Baldi)
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