65 • TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 -CONTINUED FROM PG. 22- Marcy Avenue (only for riders with Unlimited MetroCards) or Essex Street, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train or a Middle Village-bound M train. It was noted that Manhattan-bound J trains will end quickstop service at 9:45 a.m. Wednesdays through Fridays until May 2. All Manhattanbound J trains will stop at Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street after that time. M Shuttle Trains Run Slower This Weekend The weekend M train shuttle between Middle Village-Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue- Broadway will operate every 20 minutes this weekend, from 4 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 12, until 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 13. This service change will be in effect each weekend through Apr. 27. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Weekend Interruption On J Line In Brooklyn Jamaica Center-bound J trains will operate express service between Marcy Avenue and Broadway Junction this weekend, from 3:45 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 12, until 10 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 13. This service change will be in effect each weekend through Apr. 27. It was noted that Jamaica Centerbound J trains will still make the Myrtle Avenue stop during this service change. For service to the Hewes Street, Lorimer Street, Flushing Avenue, Kosciuszko Street, Gates Avenue, Halsey Street and Chauncey Street stations, take the J train to Myrtle Transit News And Changes Avenue or Broadway Junction, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound J train. For service from these stations, take the J train to Myrtle Avenue, Marcy Avenue (Unlimited MetroCard holders only) or Essex Street, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train. More Split Service On L Line In Bklyn. L trains will operate in two sections—between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction and between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway—on Mondays and Tuesdays from 11 a.m. until 3:05 p.m. through Tuesday, Apr. 29. This service change will also be in effect this weekend, from 11 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 12, until 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 14. Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip. It was noted that all L trains between Rockaway Parkway and Broadway Junction will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Skipped Stations On E & F Lines In Qns. Jamaica Center-bound E trains and Jamaica-bound F trains will skip the Van Wyck Boulevard and 75th Avenue stations this weekend, from 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 12, until 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 14. During this period, Jamaica-bound F trains will also skip the Sutphin Boulevard station. For service to these stops, take the E train to Union Turnpike or Jamaica- Van Wyck or the F train to Union Turnpike or Parsons Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E or F train. For service from these stations, 104th Precinct Blotter Fernando Soto, at Harman Street and Grandview Avenue, for DWI, by P.O. Defreitas. (Beat 10) Jamie Odell, at Fresh Pond Road and 59th Drive, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Eastman. (Beat 10) Yehzid Solano, at Fresh Pond Road and 59th Drive, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Mathelier- Potter. The 104th Precinct, located at 64- 02 Catalpa Ave. in Ridgewood, can be reached by phone at 1-718-386-3004. To report an emergency or a crime in progress, call 911 immediately. Quality of life matters, such as noise or a blocked driveway, should be reported to 311. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 11- take the E or F train to Union Turnpike or 71st-Continental Avenues, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E train or a Jamaicabound F train. Weekend Express On E & R Lines Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run express service between Queens Plaza and 71st-Continental Avenues late nights this weekend, from 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 12, until 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 14. These trains will continue to stop at Roosevelt Avenue. Additionally, Forest Hills-bound R trains will operate express service between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue all this weekend. For service to the 36th Street, Steinway Street, 46th Street, Northern Boulevard and 65th Street stations, take the E or R train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattanbound E or R train. For service to the Elmhurst Avenue, Grand Avenue, Woodhaven Boulevard, 63rd Drive and 67th Avenue stations, take the E or R train to 71st-Continental Avenues, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E train or a Forest Hills-bound R train. For service from these stations, take the E or R train to Roosevelt Avenue or Queens Plaza, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E or a Forest Hills-bound R train. Switch Of Lines For Man.-Bound F Trains Manhattan-bound F trains will run on the E line between Roosevelt Avenue and Fifth Avenue-53rd Street this weekend, from 11:15 p.m. Friday, Apr. 11, until 5 a.m. Monday, Apr. 14. These F trains will not stop at the 21st Street-Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street and 57th Street stations. For service to the 21st Street- Queensbridge and Roosevelt Island stations, take the F train to 47th-50th Streets, then transfer to a Jamaicabound F train. For service from these stations, take the F train to Roosevelt Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattanbound E train. Late Night Switch For E & M Trains To Man. Manhattan-bound E trains will run on the F line between 36th Street in Queens and West Fourth Street in Manhattan late nights on Thursday, Apr. 10, and Friday, Apr. 11, from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. Additionally, Middle Villagebound M trains will also switch to the F line between 36th Street and West Fourth Street on Monday through Thursday from 9:30 p.m. until 11:59 p.m.F urthermore, Manhattan-bound E trains will run on the F line between 36th Street in Queens and West Fourth Street in Manhattan late nights on Monday, Apr. 14, through Thursday, Apr. 17, from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. Manhattan-bound M trains will also make the switch to the F line between 36th Street and 47th-50th Streets on Monday through Wednesday from 9:30 p.m. until midnight. As a result of these service changes, Manhattan-bound E and M trains will skip the Queens Plaza, Court Square-23rd Street, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, Fifth Avenue- 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue stations. For service to the Queens Plaza and Court Square-23rd Street stations, transfer to the 7 train at Roosevelt Avenue for service to Queensboro Plaza or Court Square-23rd Street stations. F Trains Run Local During Overnights Jamaica-bound F trains will make local stops between 21st Street- Queensbridge and Roosevelt Avenue late nights on Friday, Apr. 11, and Tuesday, Apr. 15, through Thursday, Apr. 17, from 12:30 until 5 a.m. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Late Night Service Slowed On G Line All G trains will operate every 20 minutes in both directions late nights, Monday through Thursday, from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. through Thursday, May 1. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Weekday, Weekend N Train Disruptions Manhattan-bound N trains will skip the 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue stations on Tuesday, Apr. 15, through Thursday, Apr. 17, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. During this period, Q trains will not operate between 57th Avenue and Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard. For service to the skipped stations, take the N train to Queensboro Plaza, then transfer to an Astoria-bound N train. For service from these stations, take the N train to Astoria Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound N train. * * * For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511. Traffic News And Changes -CONTINUED FROM PG. 22- from 10 p.m. Fridays to 7 a.m. Saturdays and from 10 p.m. Saturdays to 3 p.m. Sundays. Two lanes of traffic in each direction may be closed on weeknights from 12:01 until 5 a.m., Saturdays from 1 to 6 a.m. and Sundays from 1 to 9 a.m. Exit Ramp Closed Near Whitestone Br. The Third Avenue exit on the northbound approach to the Whitestone Bridge is closed to all traffic as part of a $109 million reconstruction project. Separate car and truck detours will be in place while the exit ramp is closed. Signs will be in place and traffic agents will be on hand when the detours begin. The closure is expected to remain in place for approximately two years. Passenger vehicles driving from the northbound Cross Island Parkway will have to exit at Utopia Parkway (exit 34); those driving from the northbound Whitestone Expressway will need to exit past the 20th Avenue exit and merge onto the Cross Island Parkway. All commercial vehicles must exit the Whitestone Expressway at 20th Avenue (exit 15). For additional closures, visit the city DOT’s website at www.nyc.gov/dot or call 311. Queens Men Busted For Cheating On License Exams -CONTINUED FROM PG. 22- specialized licenses to drive our kids to school, transport dangerous materials, and perform other important tasks, all behind the wheels of large motor vehicles. It is critical that these drivers have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform these duties safely,” Vance added. “The defendants are accused of fraudulently obtaining specialized licenses, putting at risk the lives of everyone who shares our roadways.” Among those charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree (Penal Law Section 175.35), and false statements, alteration of records or substitution in connection with examination (Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 392) for allegedly cheating on their CDL exams include the following: • Eli Abreu, 35, of Ozone Park; • Jean Destin, 41, of Ozone Park; • Denton Harding, 45, of St. Albans; • Luis Hernandez, 36, of Ozone Park; • Holger Marin, 51, of Elmhurst; • Ariel Rondon-Moronta, 27, of Woodhaven; and • Roberto Tineo, 28, of Ozone Park. These individuals were arraigned before Judge Arlene Goldberg of New York State Supreme Court, New York County. “When your child gets on the school bus in the morning, you should not have to worry that the bus driver obtained a commercial driver’s license through a fraudulent scheme,” said James T. Hayes, Jr., special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations New York, whose office has been participating in the investigation. “The arrests remove dangerous drivers from our streets and make our roads and our communities safer.” Last September, Scott, Vance and U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch announced the arrest of eight ringleaders, eight test takers, and three security guards for their alleged role in the scheme. Under the scheme, test takers agreed to pay ring leaders to secure the correct answers for the tests. Test takers would leave the testing area and hand their blank test to a scheme organizer or an associate, who would then take the blank test to a person with knowledge of the answers to the test. The completed test was then returned to the test takers for submission to a DMV clerk. The inspector general found that this scheme was facilitated by allegedly bribing security guards. These defendants allegedly engaged in the same scheme. CDL applicants take a “core” examination, and then supplemental tests called “endorsements” for specified areas such as hazardous material transport, school bus driving, or the operation of tandem trailer trucks and tow trucks. Scott thanked Vance and his prosecution and investigation teams, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, New York State Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service New York Regional Fugitive Task Force and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Division of Field Investigations, for their assistance in the arrests. It was noted that the indictment is merely an accusation and all defendants are innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. Learn The History Of Our Neighborhood! VISIT OUR ARCHIVES ONLINE AT www.timesnewsweekly.com
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