Bust Massive Fraud Rings In NE Queens; Six Cuffed 192nd Street in Fresh Meadows; Kyeong Joon Kim (a.k.a. Mr. Kim), 53, of 38th Avenue in Flushing; and Dong Soo Kim, 60, of 41st Avenue in Flushing. They were all variously charged with second-, third- and fourthdegree grand larceny; first-degree falsifying business records; firstdegree identity theft; criminal possession of stolen property; second-degree forgery and scheme to defraud. If convicted, they each face maximum sentences of between seven and 15 years behind bars. According to the charges in one indictment, Joung Woo worked as an automobile broker in which he assisted customers to legitimately purchase vehicles from car dealerships in exchange for what is In each incident, police stated, the suspects approached Asian victims in the vicinity of Liberty Avenue and 125th and 126th streets, assaulted them and forcibly stole items. The first robbery occurred at 8:55 p.m. on Apr. 10 near Liberty Avenue and 126th streets, police said. During this incident, suspects approached a 31-year-old man, pushed him against a wall, demanded property and stole his watch, necklace, bracelet, ring, $80 and his iPhone before fleeing the The last incident happened at 12:20 a.m. on May 16 near Rockaway Boulevard and 113th Street. During this incident, law enforcement sources stated, the suspects approached a 55-year-old male, when one of the perpetrators forcibly removed his wallet—which contained $700 cash and credit cards—and the other bandit struck the victim in the face. The suspects both fled in a black Kia Optima traveling east on 111th Street, police reported. Authorities believe the incident is linked to four other robberies committed by a crew of as many as four unidentified bandits. Canarsie will operate every 12 minutes. More Disruptions Affect The 7 Line There will be no 7 train service between 74th Street and Times Square-42nd Street this weekend, from 2 a.m. Saturday, May 31, until 5 a.m. Monday, June 2. During this period, 7 trains will operate between Main Street-Flushing and 74th Street. For alternate service between Queens and Manhattan, transfer to the E or R trains at Times Square-42nd Street or 74th Street or the F train at 74th Street. To accommodate riders, the MTA noted, additional E trains will operate on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Furthermore, the Long Island Rail Road will honor MetroCards between Woodside and Penn Station all weekend long. During the shutdown, two sets of free shuttle buses will replace 7 train service in Western Queens. One shuttle bus line will run on Queens Boulevard and make all stops between 74th Street and Court Square-23rd Street; the other bus operates in Long Island City and make all stops between Queensboro Plaza (where N train service is available) and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue. Riders can transfer between the TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 • 20 TRANSIT NEWS and Updates Metropolitan Transportation Authority The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, May 28. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made at any time after publication. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes. Early End To Some M Train Service M train service between 47th-50th Streets and 71st-Continental Avenues will end early tonight, Thursday, May 29. The last Middle Village-bound M train will depart 71st-Continental Avenues at 9:08 p.m., while the last Forest Hills-bound M train will depart Metropolitan Avenue at 8:46 p.m. and from 47th-50th Streets at 9:24 p.m. Thereafter, M trains will operate normal service between Metropolitan Avenue to 47th-50th Streets before switching to the F line to the last stop, 57th Street. Late night M shuttle service between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue-Broadway is not affected. More Split Service On L Line In Bklyn. The last stop for alternating Canarsie-bound L trains will be Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues on Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Riders can transfer between Canarsie-bound L trains at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues to continue their trip. It was noted that L trains to -SEE TRANSIT ON PG. 56- TRAFFIC NEWS and Updates New York City Department Of Transportation Street Cleaning Suspensions Alternate-side parking rules will be suspended today, Thursday, May 29, for the Christian Solemnity of the Ascension. Street cleaning rules will also be suspended on Wednesday and Thursday, June 4-5, for the Jewish holy days of Shauvot. Meter regulations, however, will remain in effect each day. * * * Because of ongoing construction work at several locations throughout Queens and Brooklyn, the city DOT has announced numerous street closures in local neighborhoods for the upcoming week. The announced diversions are current as of Wednesday, May 28, and weather permitting. The DOT may shut down other roads should the need for emergency repairs arise. Streets and highways that are affected by closures during this week include the following: Street Resurfacing In Oz. Pk. & Wdhvn. Weather permitting, DOT crews will conduct street milling along the following streets: • 81st Street between Liberty and 101st avenues in Ozone Park for milling on Thursday, May 29; • 85th Street between Rockaway Boulevard and 101st Avenue in Ozone Park for milling on Thursday, May 29; • 91st Drive between 96th and 97th streets in Woodhaven for paving on Thursday, May 29; • 91st Road between 96th and 97th streets in Woodhaven for paving on Friday, May 30; • 96th Street between Jamaica and Atlantic avenues in Woodhaven for paving on Friday, May 30; • 97th Avenue between Rockaway and Woodhaven boulevards in Ozone Park for milling on Friday, May 30; • 101st Avenue between 104th and 111th streets in Ozone Park for paving on Thursday, May 29; • Dinsmore Place between Logan and Chestnut streets in Cypress Hills for milling on Thursday, May 29; • Force Tube Avenue between Highland Place and Logan Street in Cypress Hills for milling on Thursday, May 29; • Pine Street between Etna Street and Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills for milling on Friday, May 30; and • Richmond Street between Dinsmore Place and Fulton Street in Cypress Hills for milling on Thursday, May 29. Parking is prohibited on these streets during work hours; all vehicles found parked will be towed away at the owner’s expense. Lane Closures On Van Wyck Expwy. -SEE TRAFFIC ON PG. 54- Stole IDs To Get Credit, Luxury Cars Cops Probe So. Rich Hill Rob Pattern Say Perpetrators Targeting Asian Victims by Noah Zuss Detectives are investigating a pattern of robberies in South Richmond Hill in which two perpetrators targeted Asian victims, according to police. -SEE PATTERN ON PG. 55- A grand jury has returned two indictments charging seven individuals with being members of two organized fraud rings operating in Flushing and Bayside over the past two years. -SEE RING ON PG. 56- Six of the defendants are in custody and were arraigned last week in Queens County Supreme Court. A seventh defendant remains at large, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. “The indictments are the result of a 24-month investigation that included months of court-authorized wiretaps, video and physical surveillance and thousands of intercepted telephone calls, many of which required translation from Chinese and Korean to English,” Brown said last Thursday, May 22, in announcing the indictments with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. “These six individuals allegedly profited through utilizing information of actual victims and sometimes even fictitious identities,” Bratton added. “Thanks to the hard work of the investigators and prosecutors involved, these individuals will no longer be able to exploit information for their own personal gain.” Brown identified the suspects as Joung Duck Woo (a.k.a. Mr. O), 45, of 69th Avenue in Fresh Meadows; Ki Hun Kim (a.k.a. Hulk), 45, of Horace Harding Expressway in Bayside; Sang Moon (a.k.a. Steve), 59, of 147th Street in Flushing; Kin Bin Lim, 52, of 69th Avenue in Fresh Meadows (who remains at large); Jinuk Chong (a.k.a. Jeff), 24, of Helping Veterans Find Work In H. Beach Soldiers across Queens came to Howard Beach on Sunday, May 25, for a veterans’ jobs fair hosted by City Council Member Eric Ulrich at Russo’s on the Bay. As noted, hiring managers from a host of local companies met with veterans regarding hundreds of job openings. The event aimed to address joblessness among veterans, which remains high in the U.S. as overseas conflicts are winding down. (photo: Chris Bishop)
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