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www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 50 CENTS NO ESCAPE FROM LAW Nab Glendale Man Who Ran Down Cop objected to changing the zoning for residential purposes. Opponents claimed it would further diminish the manufacturing base, set a dangerous precedent in favor of housing development and further alienate business from the The site was occupied by a onefamily building until it was VOL. 105, NO. 47 Counties’ Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn by Robert Pozarycki Following an extensive manhunt, law enforcement agents captured a Glendale man in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, June 17, who allegedly ran over an NYPD detective the previous day while escaping police custody after a neighborhood drug, it was reported. Police said Bryan McMenamin (shown at right), 38, of Glendale was originally arrested Monday night, June 16, with another individual for his alleged involvement in a drug sale busted by members of the NYPD Queens North Narcotics Unit. Reportedly, the episode took a violent turn after detectives transporting McMenamin and the other arrested suspect stopped to -SEE ESCAPE ON PG. 24- CB 5 Nixes R’wood Rezoning Members: Preserve Industrial Space In ‘SOMA’ by Noah Zuss ARidgewood owner’s request for a zoning variance to build a three-story residential development on an industrial lot was rejected by Community Board 5 at its monthly meeting last Wednesday, June, 11 at Christ the King High School inMiddle Village. -SEE BOARD 5 ON PG. 24- FLAMES SCORCH R’WOOD LAUNDRY No injuries were reported after a fire broke out inside a Ridgewood laundromat on Sunday afternoon, June 15, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the one-alarm fire ignited at about 1:15 p.m. inside David’s Laundromat, located on Cypress Avenue near Decatur Street. Responding to the scene (in the order of arrival) were Squad companies 252 and 288; Engine companies 286, 277 and 233; Ladder companies 135, 112 and 176; Rescue 4 and Battalions 28 and 37-—under the direction of Division 14—along with the 104th Precinct and EMS units. Three hose lines were used by firefighters to bring the blaze under control, an FDNY source said. (photo: Allen Epstein) Tracking Thoughts On Abandoned Line by Robert Pozarycki Surveys will soon be sent to homes and businesses near the defunct Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) gauging opinions on the future of the longabandoned track, it was announced on Tuesday, June 17. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and the Queens College Office of Community Services are backing the effort, in which questionnaires will be distributed to 5,000 residents and 1,000 businesses along the 3.2 mile right-of-way between Rego Park and Ozone Park. Participants are asked to submit the completed questionnaires on or before July 18 to provide data and potential impacts, both positive and negative, of a number of redevelopment options under consideration for the former -SEE SURVEY ON PG. 24- Stars & Stripes Shine In Sunnyside See Photos On Pg. 16 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 061914 Board 5’s Zoning and Land Use Review Committe recommended allowing a variance for the site located at 1504-1506 Decatur St., an empty lot zoned for manufacturing use, but several board members Survey From Rego Pk. To Ozone Pk. They’re Hot Over Homeless Hotel Residents Slam Plan For New Elmhurst Shelter by Robert Pozarycki and Noah Zuss Hundreds turned out for a rally Tuesday night, June 17, outside the former Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst to rail against a plan to convert the lodge into a homeless shelter housing more than 200 families. asked the protesters to be respectful of the 41 families already residing in the hotel. He was frustrated by Department of Homeless Services (DHS) not informing his office until 4:45 p.m. on June 6 they would begin moving formerly homeless families into the Pan American. Dromm was assured the hotel was not being considered as an option. “We were told this hotel was not -SEE SHELTER ON PG. 26- The rally, held outside the Queens Boulevard premises, drew a large crowd comprised mainly of members of the Malaysian Association of America and the Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET) civic association. The crowd was so large that it blocked off traffic on the boulevard’s eastbound service road. Many participants gathered at the protest voiced their outrage by holding signs declaring, “Enough is enough!” City Council Member Daniel Dromm spoke to the crowd and Protesters rallied outside the PanAmerican Hotel in Elmhurst on Tuesday, June 17 to voice oppostition to the Department of Homeless Services allowing homeless families to be placed there. (photo:Noah Zuss)


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