www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 50 CENTS X-RATED LESSONS R’wood Teacher Cuffed For Teen Trysts last June, when he was 16, and continued months thereafter. Morsi was arraigned on Tuesday, June 3, on 20 counts each of thirddegree rape and criminal sexual act, as well as a single count of endangering the welfare of a child. Queens Criminal Court Judge Ernest Hart released her on $25,000 bail Lazar, a community affairs liaison to Queens from the Department of Buildings, came to COMETMonday night to help clear up the confusion regarding resident’s liabilities regarding community-owned driveways. One Maspeth resident, Kathleen Loftus, has personally dealt with the VOL. 105, NO. 45 Counties’ Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn by Robert Pozarycki Two days after being arrested for her alleged affair with a teenage boy, a Ridgewood high school teacher returned to court on Wednesday, June 3, on charges that she had a rendezvous with another underage student, law enforcement sources announced. Detectives arrested JoyMorsi, 39, of Massapequa, L.I., who teaches at Grover Cleveland High School at 2120 Himrod St., onMonday, June 2, for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student that began -SEE TEACHER ON PG. 26- No Easy Fix To Driveway Disputes COMET Presses Buildings Dept. On Problems by Noah Zuss Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET) pressed a Department of Buildings (DOB) representative on community driveways to clear up confusion at the civic’s monthly meeting onMonday, June , at Bethzatha Church of God in Elmhurst. -SEE COMET ON PG. 26- THEIR SIGN FOR SAFER STREETS After DOT Denial, LIC KidsAct by Noah Zuss Local lawmakers were joined by students from P.S./I.S. 78 in Long Island City to focus efforts to bring traffic calming measures to the road, last Friday, May 30. City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by State Sen. Michael Gianaris on Center Boulevard and 48thAvenue to bring attention to efforts to increase traffic safety along Center Boulevard. For over two years Van Bramer has tried to get the Department of Transportaion (DOT) to install traffic signals, stop signs speed humps and crosswalks installed along the street, according to a press release. The street runs adjacent to P.S./I.S. 78, the Academy for Careers in Television and Film High School, Hunters Point South Park, Gantry Plaza State Park and above it are many newly constructed high rise apartment buildings. These buildings are still welcoming residents and the area’s population is expected to continue to grow, putting an additional strain on local streets, according to Van Bramer’s office. His office asked the DOT to conduct a study on the need for calming measures last year and determined they were not necessary, Jason Banrey, Van Bramer’s communications director said. A DOT statement, sent to the Times Newsweekly the agency will continue to monitor the situation and make any changes as necessary, but that none were imminent. “Safety is DOT’s top priority and the agency is re-evaluating the intersections Center Blvd. with 48th and 49th avenues for a stop sign or other traffic control device. These studies are expected to be completed next month and we will provide updates to the community as soon as they are available,” DOT officials said. “Additionally, DOT and its partners are working on a future -SEE SIGN ON PG. 26- Bushwick Studios Open Doors Again See Story On Pg. 21 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 060514 Stemming from questions raised atMay’s meeting by several COMET members and Elmhurst resident Rose Leung about the vulnerability to injury of children playing in community driveways, Kenneth Summer Block Parties Are Back! The smiles seemed to go on for miles at a late spring/early summer block party thrown by the residents of 62nd Avenue between 56th and 60th streets in Maspeth last Saturday, May 31. As in previous years, the Times Newsweekly/Ridgewood Times will be covering block parties around our coverage area all summer long. Photographers will be sent to each get-together for group photos of revelers enjoying the summer sun and having fun. The pictures will be featured in Times Newsweekly issues between July and September. To schedule a photographer to stop by your block party, call 1-718-821-7500 or send an email to [email protected]. Please include street location, neighborhood, date and the best time to arrive. (photo: Chris Bishop) City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer was joined by State Sen.Michael Gianaris and students fromP.S./I.S. 78 in Long Island City to paint a crosswalk and install a “people’s stop sign” at the intersection of 48th Venue and Center Boulevard on Friday, May 30. Community leaders and Van Bramer have urged the Department of Transportation to implement traffic safety measures at the intersection. Van Bramer is pictured at the podium, surrounded by students, with Gianaris.
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