TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 • 14 ON A MISSION TO IMPROVE R’WOOD Local Man’s Calls For Repairs Pays Off He’s hoping to get another speed bump on 65th Street and another stop sign at 64th Street and Catalpa Avenue, but thinks it may not be feasible, considering the 104th Precinct stationhouse is on the corner. Salvatore said he’s just “trying to get the community a better and safer place to live in.” Scam warning P.O. Edwin Collado of the 104th Precinct Crime Prevention Unit warned members at the meeting that Nothing Great About ‘Gatsby Bandit’ Fresh Meadows Man Cuffed For Bank Heists Reportedly, Considine hit two other locations earlier in the month: the Santander Bank at 83-20 Roosevelt Ave. on the Elmhurst/Jackson Heights border on May 7 and the Investors Bank at 31- 01 Broadway in Astoria on May 12. Additional charges are pending the FBI’s ongoing investigation. According to the FBI, it is believed the suspect displayed a by Matthew Van Deventer A local resident is taking traffic matters into his own hands, residents learned at the Farmers Oval Civic Association meeting last Thursday, May 29, at the Ridgewood Baptist Church. Tony Salvatore informed attendees of progress made on some local projects he’s taken on in a personal effort to make the community safer. So far, Salvatore stated, the city responded to his requests to install five street lights and several stop signs at key intersections and a speed bump was put in on 65th Street between 68th and Catalpa avenues. As of last Thursday, Salvatore stated, two stop signs have been approved for the intersections of 65th Street and Catalpa Avenue and 65th Street and 68th Avenue. -SEE FOCA ON PG. 54- by Robert Pozarycki Federal agents collared a man on Tuesday, June 3, identified as the “Gatsby Bandit,” an armed, middle-aged robber in a retro hat responsible for several bank heists across western Queens last month. He was identified by the FBI New York’s office as 48-year-old Patrick Considine of Fresh Meadows, who was initially charged with holding up an HSBC Bank in Manhattan on May 27. Authorities believe Considine is linked to three Queens heists the most recent of which took place on May 16 at the Astoria Federal Savings Bank located at 72-35 Broadway in Jackson Heights. -SEE GATSBY ON PG. 55- LAWMAKER HONORS HIGH SCHOOL GRADS City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer honored students of Bryant High School in Long Island City’s at their annual senior awards dinner at Astoria World Manor on Wednesday, May 28. The event honored the academic achievements and excellence of seniors at Van Bramer’s alma mater. Pictured is Van Bramer, joined by Bryant High School’s 2014 valedictorian, Taranjit Singh, and Principal Namita Dwarka. Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 As Ridgewood Times Has A New Address For All Our Mail! TTHHEE AADDDDRREESSSS IISS:: Times Newsweekly P.O. Box 863299 Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11386 Our Phone Number Is Still The Same: 1-718-821-7500 Our Fax Number Is Still The Same: 1-718-456-0120 Our E-Mail Address Is Still The Same: [email protected] Our Web Site Is Still The Same: www.timesnewsweekly.com
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