8 APRIL 19, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Cops searching for gun-toting Maspeth shooters
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BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
Police are searching for a pair of
gun-toting suspects involved in
a late-night shooting incident in
Maspeth this past weekend.
On Saturday, April 14, at approximately
10:50 p.m., the unknown
individuals fi red several gunshots
in the vicinity of 69th Place and the
Long Island Expressway, according to
police. One of the shots struck the rear
window of a 41-year-old man’s car that
drove by the scene, police said.
Sources familiar with the investigation
said that police have not determined
if the victim was the target of
the shooting. The victim told police
that he saw a group of people arguing
and then heard approximately three
gunshots before his rear window
shattered.
According to authorities, a bullet
casing was found inside the victim’s
vehicle.
Offi cers from the 104th Precinct
responded to the incident; no injuries
were reported at the scene.
In the video released by the NYPD,
one of the suspects appears to be brandishing
a pistol and stuffi ng it into the
front of his pants.
The fi rst suspect is described as a
black man who was last seen wearing
dark-colored clothing and a jacket with
several patches on it.
The second perpetrator is described
as a Hispanic man with a beard who
was last seen wearing a black sweater,
blue jeans and black and white
sneakers.
Anyone with information in regards
to this incident is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline
at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
the Crime Stoppers website or by texting
their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then
enter TIP577. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential. Images courtesy of NYPD
Health service meets with
Kiwanians in Glendale
Representatives of the EMU Health Service LLC came to visit the the
Kiwanis Club of Glendale during the organization’s April 13 meeting
at Zum Stammitsch restaurant in Glendale. EMU shared with club
members information about the various health services they provide out
of their Glendale offi ce. Shown at the event are Beata Puchacz and Anthony
Belli, both of EMU Health, and Glendale Kiwanis President Kerrie Hansen.
Photo courtesy of Kerrie Hansen
New Jackie Robinson Pkwy. signs
feature civil rights icon’s image
BY MADELINE NELSON
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM / @QNS
New signs bearing the image
of Jackie Robinson — who
broke baseball’s color barrier
71 years ago with the Brooklyn
Dodgers — now line the parkway
named for him between Queens
and Brooklyn.
Mayor Bill de Blasio formally
announced the new signage,
along with a new Vision Zero
campaign involving the New York
Mets, on April 12.
“With baseball season now in
full swing, no one should ever
forget the history that Jackie
Robinson made at Ebbets Field
more than 70 years ago,” said
de Blasio. “It is so appropriate
that the parkway that bears his
name — a road that Mets fans in
Brooklyn now take directly to Citi
Field — should finally honor the
man with his likeness.”
City officials unveiled the
new signs three days before the
Mets and all other Major League
Baseball teams celebrated the
anniversary of Robinson’s first
game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn,
which took place on April 15, 1947.
Opened in 1935, the Jackie Robinson
Parkway, originally known
as the Interboro Parkway, serves
as a 4.95-mile winding road that
connects Brooklyn and Queens.
The road was renamed for Robinson
in 1997 in commemoration of
the 50th anniversary of Robinson
breaking Major League Baseball’s
color barrier.
During his time with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson
and his family lived in Brooklyn
and Queens before relocating to
Connecticut. After his retirement
in 1958, he became a successful
businessman while continuing
to campaign for civil rights.
Following his death in 1972, Robinson
was laid to rest at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, near the parkway
that would ultimately be named
for him.
Approximately 25 new signs
have been installed so far this
April by NYC DOT, both along the
Parkway and at entrance ramps.
These signs are the first in a series
of new clear and aesthetically
pleasing signs being installed on
city parkways and other roads.
“After a long winter, what better
way to celebrate spring and
the start of baseball season than
to honor the man who literally
transformed the game 71 years
ago this month,” said DOT Commissioner
Polly Trottenberg. “I
thank the Robinson family for
helping us honor Jackie Robinson
in the way he so richly deserves.”
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