UPK Comes To Local Libraries Parents can apply for these and other available UPK programs citywide on the DOE’s website, www.schools.nyc.gov/prek. Most UPK programs will open when New York City public schools reopen on Thursday, Sept. 4. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 6- R’wood Man Cuffed For Pen Assault Remembering Vet Activist Pat Toro Drunk Driver Fatally Strikes Pedestrian The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the location. Mejia and the female passenger were rushed by paramedics to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where they were listed in stable condition with injuries not considered lifethreatening. Based on its inquiry, the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad booked Meija last Saturday on charges of vehicular manslaughter with a previous conviction for DWI, criminally negligent homicide, aggravated unlicensed operator and DWI with a previous conviction in the past 10 years. Court records indicated Mejia was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Sunday, July 6, before Judge Deborah Stevens-Modica, who ordered him held on $200,000 bail. The suspect is scheduled to return to court on July 31. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 6- de Blasio Signs Sandy Recovery Relief Bill 104th Precinct Blotter Selling A Home Or Car? Renting An Apartment? Having A Yard Sale? Let TheTimes Newsweekly Classified Section Work For You! Call Us At 1-718-821-7500 25 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014 “Allowing New Yorkers to more quickly rebuild from damages caused by Hurricane Sandy is crucial to the recovery process,” said City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. “We’re grateful that the de Blasio administration shares this priority with the Council, and we look forward to continuing a productive dialogue about measures that will best serve New Yorkers still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.” “We will continue to work together to facilitate a more streamlined construction process, and bring federal dollars directly where they are needed to expedite the rebuilding of areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy,” said Public Advocate Letitia James. “I applaud Mayor de Blasio for continuing to ensure that families that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy get the assistance they need to rebuild their lives,” said City Council Member Donovan Richards. “The elimination of fees to the Department of Buildings is a step in the right direction to ensuring that this recovery process moves faster.” “By speeding up the rebuilding process and waiving these fees, we are bringing coastal communities throughout the city one step closer to full restoration,” said City Council Member Eric Ulrich. “The day when people can finally move back home cannot come soon enough.” Mayor inks education bill Last Tuesday, de Blasio also signed Intro. No. 12-A, requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to report on demographic and academic information on co-located schools. These reports will be submitted to the Council annually, beginning on Aug. 30, 2015 and posted to the DOE’s website. The demographic data will include a comparison of race, ethnicity, English Language Learner status, special education status, and percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch in charter and non-charter schools that are co-located. These reports will allow parents and community members to more easily review and assess how co-located schools are performing. “Having the data that this legislation requires will provide us with a better understanding of the effects that co-locating schools have on school communities,” said City Council Member Daniel Dromm, chair of the Committee on Education. “Knowing the demographics of these co-located schools will help us evaluate the schools’ performance. A dose of sunshine on school co-locations will give us all a better understanding of exactly what is going on in these schools.” -CONTINUED FROM PG. 9- Addabbo, ranking member of the State Senate’s Veterans Committee. “His devotion and commitment to our country and to the needs of our veterans will always be admired. I was blessed to have worked with Pat as a City Councilman and as a State Senator. I will never forget his tenacity and compassion for working towards improving the lives of all veterans. May God bless Pat Toro and his family.” Toro is survived by his wife, Evelyn, and other family members. A wake was held Tuesday, July 8, followed by a funeral Mass at Our Lady Of Hope Church in Middle Village on Wednesday, July 9. He was laid to rest alongside fellow veterans at Calverton National Cemetery in Suffolk County, it was noted. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 8- (Beat 2) Jose Luna, at Seneca Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Zbikowski. (Beat 4) Matthew Rios, at Fresh Pond Road and 67th Avenue, for violating the state sanitary code, by P.O. Marinacci. (Beat 2) Edison Peu, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. Wynter. July 3: (Beat 6) Jamal Hawker, at Juniper Boulevard South and 78th Street, for driving with a suspended license, by P.O. Prizeman. (Beat 13) Deborah Zometa, at Starr Street and Woodward Avenue, for driving with a suspended license, by P.O. Marinacci. (Beat 5) Edgar Tlamintzi, at Myrtle Avenue, for strangulation, by P.O. Samaroo. (Beat 12) Anna Popova, at 75th Street, for grand larceny, by P.O. Varecka. (Beat 13) Kariem Broadnax, at Cypress and Flushing avenues, for criminal possession of stolen property, by P.O. Sullivan. (Beat 13) Samuel Ceruti, at Cypress and Flushing avenues, for criminal possession of stolen property, by P.O. Sullivan. (Beat 10) Angel Vasquez, at 59th Drive and 60th Street, for driving with a suspended license, by P.O. Santos. July 4: (Beat 10) Carlos Sanchez, at 61st Street, for grand larceny auto, by P.O. Valenza. (Beat 3) Joan Cabrera, at Seneca Avenue, for burglary, by P.O. Cumur. (Beat 12) Mario Canalini, at 68th Avenue and 78th Street, for driving while ability impaired, by P.O. Campbell. (Beat 14) Cesar Alvarez, at Metropolitan Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. Gonzalez. (Beat 10) Henry Bambauer, at 57th Drive, for reckless endangerment, by P.O. Friedrich. (Beat 5) Joel Alvear, at 57th Street and Clover Place, for resisting arrest, by P.O. Hynes. July 5: (Beat 2) Wieslaw Koc, at Catalpa and Seneca avenues, for DUI, by P.O. Toor. (Beat 3) Nicholas Roman, at Myrtle Avenue, for graffiti, by P.O. Ziman. (Beat 16) Sabrine Din, at 78th Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Ock. (Beat 5) Yijuan Kong, at Cypress Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Singh. July 6: (Beat 4) David Negron, at Fresh Pond Road and Linden Street, for disorderly conduct, by P.O. Mays. (Beat 4) William Gonzalez, at 60th Lane and 70th Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. Defreitas. The 104th Precinct, located at 64- 02 Catalpa Ave. in Ridgewood, can be reached by phone at 1-718-386-3004. To report an emergency or a crime in progress, call 911 immediately. Quality of life matters, such as noise or a blocked driveway, should be reported to 311. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 10- minor injuries, including a head laceration and ear bleeding. About an hour after the assault, police stated, Espinal allegedly removed more than $400 in cash and a money order from the front shirt pocket of a man walking in the vicinity of Gates and Seneca avenues. The victim in that incident later reported the theft to the 104th Precinct. Based on information obtained during an investigation, Espinal was questioned last Friday and charged by the 104th Precinct Detective Squad with second-degree assault and fourth-degree grand larceny. Court records noted he appeared in Queens Criminal Court last Saturday before Judge Ernest Hart and ordered held on $7,500 bond or $5,000 cash. Espinal is scheduled to return to court on July 16. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 10-
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