GLENDALE SHELTER PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT: DETAILS ON PAGE 4 www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 50 CENTS TOO CLOSE TO DANGER Glendale Residents Worried Over RR Gate engines approach the street. The locomotives were moving at a restricted speed—less than 15 mph— as they approached the crossing. Even so, according to resident, Frank Korzeniewski, there had been “several near miss incidents of cars crossing the track with the train Hernandez reportedly went to meet with the victim, whom he contacted previously about purchasing three cell phones. Upon arriving at the location, authorities stated, the victim handed the phones to Hernandez, who then identified himself as a police officer. When the victim demanded to see his badge, police noted, the suspect VOL. 105, NO. 43 Counties’ Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn by Robert Pozarycki Though officials insist an at-grade railroad crossing in Glendale is in proper working order, residents claim the barriers activate only when a freight locomotive is very close to the street. Since mid-April, residents filed numerous complaints with Community Board 5 and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) that the 88th Street crossing’s barriers have been activating on a delay as diesel -SEE GATES ON PG. 26- Phone-y Cop Busted For Robbery Flashed Gun To Steal Devices In Ridgewood by Robert Pozarycki Detectives slapped the cuffs on a Ridgewood teenager last Wednesday, May 14, who allegedly pretended to be a police officer while stealing cell phones from a neighborhood man at gunpoint, police reported. -SEE ROBBERY ON PG. 28- Paying Homage To Soldiers’ Sacrifice Many Local Memorial Day Events by Robert Pozarycki Service and sacrifice will be celebrated by Queens residents at various Memorial Day marches and ceremonies scheduled in the days ahead. Everyone is welcome to attend local parades and memorial services honoring generations of soldiers who, through the years, gave their lives in defense of the nation. The parades, in particular, are expected to draw a variety of marching bands, local community and youth groups, elected officials, classic automobiles, veteran post members and active soldiers. Scheduled to take place rain or shine, some of the Memorial Day events in the Times Newsweekly coverage area (listed by neighborhood) include the following: Ridgewood/Glendale For the 76th time, Ridgewood and Glendale residents will come together for their annual Memorial Day Parade scheduled for this Monday morning, May 26. Organized by the Allied Veterans Memorial Committee of Ridgewood -SEE MEMORIAL ON PG. 26- St. Pancras CYO Salutes Champions See Sports On Pg. 61 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 051514 Law enforcement sources identified the perpetrator as 18-yearold Daniel J. Hernandez of Forest Avenue. According to information provided by the Queens District Attorney’s office, the armed robbery occurred at about 11:40 p.m. on May 2 in front of a location on Putnam Avenue near Fairview Avenue. Supreme Visit To Elmhurst School Rep. Grace Meng joined Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as she visited I.S. 5, the Walter H. Crowley School of Leadership in Elmhurst on Friday, May 16. Sotomayor spoke to students in the school’s auditorium about her historic climb to the nation’s highest court, and she took questions and photos with the children as well. She was introduced by Meng, who arranged the visit; and the school’s Principal Kelly Nepogoda delivered opening remarks. Meng invited Sotomayor to her district after the two met last fall in Washington, D.C. Shown in the center of the auditorium (from left to right) are Meng, Sotomayor and Nepogoda.
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