www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 50 CENTS SHELTER FLIP-FLOP DHS Changes Mind On Elmhurst Hotel Times Newsweekly on Wednesday afternoon, June 11, claiming the Pan Am—which initially closed earlier this year and was said to be converted into a hostel for travelers—is being used “in the short term ... to provide essential shelter and supportive services to families with children.” The development came more than two weeks after Community Board According to information obtained by police, four unidentified male suspects approached the intersection, pulled out weapons and began firing at an individual across the way. Seconds later, they fled in an unknown direction. Reportedly, the victim was walking toward the intersection when VOL. 105, NO. 46 Counties’ Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn by Robert Pozarycki Reversing course on statements made at last month’s public hearing on the proposed Glendale homeless shelter, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is now sheltering destitute families at the former Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst, the Times Newsweekly learned Tuesday, June 10. According to the Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET) civic association, the DHS placed 36 homeless families at the former inn located at 79-00 Queens Blvd. last Friday, June 6. A DHS spokesperson confirmed this information in an email to the -SEE SHELTER ON PG. 26- He’s Caught In The Crossfire Bullets Hit Bystander During Bushwick Shootout by Robert Pozarycki Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, a man was injured after several individuals began firing guns at a Bushwick corner last Wednesday night, June 4, according to police. -SEE SHOT ON PG. 24- PAIR INJURED IN ELMHURST BLAZE Two people suffered smoke inhalation after a twoalarm fire broke out inside an Elmhurst apartment building on Monday night, June 9, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the inferno ignited at about 9:12 p.m. on the first- and second-floors of a building on Judge Street between Elmhurst and Whitney avenues. More than 20 Fire Department units responded to the incident along with the 110th Precinct and EMS units. Paramedics rushed the victims to Elmhurst Hospital Center for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening. Four hose lines were used by firefighters to bring the blaze under control, an FDNY source said. (photo: Allen Epstein) Sounding Alarms On New FD Plant by Noah Zuss After residents aired concerns about noise, light and traffic, a FDNY plan to acquire land in Sunnyside for the department’s Spare and Service fleet was recommended by Board 2 at its monthly meeting last Thursday, June 5, at Sunnyside Community Services. Though Board 2 voted to recommend the application, it must pass the City Council to go into effect. City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents the area, has vowed to fight the application. Van Bramer opposes the plan because, “I am concerned about the potential relocation of FDNY infrastructure to a largely residential -SEE BOARD 2 ON PG. 24- Our Spotlight On B’wick Artists See Story On Pg. 19 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 061214 The 45-year-old victim was hospitalized after sustaining two gunshot wounds to his right arm, it was noted. Law enforcement sources said the gunfire erupted at about 11:29 p.m. last Wednesday at the corner of Covert Street andWilson Avenue. Making Ridgewood A Little Greener Ridgewood students helped plant a new street tree during an Arbor Day celebration on Fresh Pond Road last Friday morning, June 6. Sponsored by the Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corporation and Con Edison, the ceremony recognized the recent planting of a tree at the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Catalpa Avenue, across the way from P.S. 88 and the Peter Cardella Senior Citizens Center. Among those who participated, as pictured, were fourth-graders from P.S. 88 along with the school’s principal, Robert Quintana, and special projects coordinator, Audrey Glass; City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley; Cardella Center Executive Director Barbara Toscano; and GRRC President Paul Kerzner and Executive Director Angela Mirabile. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Sunnyside Wary Of Operations
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