4 JULY 4, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@ROBBPOZ
Police released on June 27
video of a violent attack at a
J train station in Woodhaven
in which two men brutally
punched and stomped on a 29-
year-old victim.
Law enforcement sources said
the attack occurred at 10:41 p.m.
on June 23 on the platform of the
Woodhaven Boulevard station,
located above the corner of
Jamaica Avenue and Woodhaven
Boulevard.
According to authorities, the
two assailants got into a dispute
with the 29-year-old man, then
went on the attack.
The video, taken by someone
on the opposite platform, shows
one of the suspects holding the
victim back while the other
swings his fist at him. After
knocking the man to the ground,
the pair then repeatedly kicked
and stomped on him.
Moments later, the pair fled
out of the station on foot and in
an unknown direction, police
said.
Officers from the 102nd
Precinct and NYPD Transit
Bureau responded to the incident.
Paramedics rushed the victim to
Jamaica Hospital, where he was
treated for a fractured nose.
Cops said one of the suspects
was a Hispanic male between
15 and 20 years of age who was
last seen wearing a red hooded
sweater, beige pants and dark
colored sneakers. His accomplice
was described as a black male,
also between 15 and 20 years of
age, who wore a black jacket and
light-colored pants.
Anyone with information
regarding the suspects’
whereabouts can call Crime
Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for
Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). All
calls are kept confidential.
Group wants to close bus gap on reservoir
BY MAX PARROTT
MPARROTT@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
The nonprofit environmental
group NYC H2O has worked
for years in order to protect the
Ridgewood Reservoir. Now it’s trying
to make it accessible to public transit.
NYC H2O took advantage of the
MTA’s proposed goal to redesign
bus-service in Queens by sending
out a flyer urging people to submit
requests for the reservoir. Eight
local lawmakers have joined the
advocacy group in its call to open a
more convenient bus stop.
“More families, students and
seniors can enjoy this 50-acre
natural oasis if there was a bus stop
in front of the reservoir,” said state
Assemblyman Mike Miller.
The closest subway station to the
reservoir is the J train at Norwood
Avenue, a mile from the Reservoir.
The closest bus stop is the Q56 at
Jamaica and Shepherd avenues,
which is about a half-mile from the
reservoir.
The MTA describes its public
feedback campaign as part of an
effort to take “a holistic, blankslate
approach to bus service” in
the borough. The MTA would have
to assess the NYC H20’s proposed
bus line on the basis of whether it
reduces redundancy and subway
competition.
Though the bus line would
doubtless be useful to nature
enthusiasts, the redesign’s express
The Ridgewood Reservoir is now listed on the New York State Register
of Historic Places preserving the 50-acre site for future generation.
Photo courtesy of NYC H2O
purpose is based on relieving
commuter traffic and inconvenience.
The MTA describes its priority
as “providing high-frequency,
high-capacity bus service on major
corridors.”
The reservoir is located within
Highland Park which is run by the
New York City Parks Department.
In January, NYC Parks and the state
Department of Environmental
Conservation designated it as a
Class 1 Wetland, protecting the
threatened and endangered species
that live there like short-eared owl,
pied-billed grebe and several plant
species.
“The Ridgewood Reservoir is a
hidden gem on the border of Queens
and Brooklyn, and any additional
method to bring people to the
reservoir to connect with nature
is welcomed,” said City Councilman
Robert Holden, who represents part
of the area.
To fill out a comment to MTA,
visit mta-nyc.custhelp.com/app/
comments_queensbus.
Seniors at the Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood unveiled their fi nal art project of the season on June
28. They had been working under the direction of art instructor Liz DiGiorgio through a program administered
by the Queens Historical Society and funded by City Councilman Robert Holden. Pictured with the senior artists
are Councilman Holden along with Cardella Center Executive Director Barbara Toscano, DiGiorgio and Daniela
Addamo of the Queens Historical Society. Photo courtesy of Barbara Toscano
Man attacked
in Woodhaven
Ridgewood seniors unveil their fi ne art
Screenshot of video courtesy of
NYPD
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