TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 • 10 WALKING INTO ROAD DANGER by Matthew Van Deventer Pedestrians were faulted for causing at least half of the accidents in the 106th Precinct’s confines, the force’s executive officer told the 106th Precinct Community Council during its meeting last Wednesday, July 9, in Ozone Park. Capt. John Ganley, who leads of its traffic bureau, explained that after careful analysis of accidents in the past 28 days, it was found that pedestrians were at fault 50 percent of the time. Each accident undergoes a very detailed evaluation in order to fully understand the incident and accurately conclude the reason for the accident, explained Ganley. This news come in light of concerns that only drivers are being blamed, not pedestrians. Tommy Ramone Dead In R’wood by Robert Pozarycki Tommy Ramone, founder and last original member of the punk rock band, The Ramones, died at his Ridgewood home last Friday, July 11, at the age of 65. According to published reports, he succumbed to complications of bile duct cancer and had been under hospice treatment at his Willoughby Avenue residence. Born Tome Erdelyi in Budapest, Hungary, Tommy Ramone emigrated with his parents to the U.S. in 1957 and settled in Forest Hills. He would go on to join three other Queens musicians in forming a rock band that gained a huge following for its loud, blunt and rebellious style. Long before The Ramones took the stage, Tommy Ramone joined guitarist and fellow Forest Hills High School classmate, John Cummings (who would later be known as Johnny Ramone), to form a garage band the Tangerine Puppets. The Ramones came together in the early 1970s with Tommy and Johnny Ramone joined by two other Forest Hills High School grads: Jeffrey Hyman (who became lead singer Joey Ramone) and Douglas Colvin (who became bassist Dee Dee Ramone). Tommy played drums and, under the appropriately titled Loudmouth Productions label, coproduced The Ramones’ first three albums: Ramones, Leave Home and Rocket to Russia. “The Ramones are an original rock and roll group of 1975, and their songs are brief, to the point, and every one a potential single hit,” according to a brief biography published by Loudmouth Productions announcing the band’s introduction—with Tome Erdelyi of 65-35 Yellowstone Blvd. in Forest Hills serving as its press contact. They sounded “not unlike a fast drill on a rear molar,” as noted in the biography, and—wearing leather jackets, long hair and blue jeans— -SEE RAMONE ON PG. 52- Pedestrian Woes Top 106th Council Meet Despite an increase in accidents and injuries, Ganley said the 106th Precinct is “very active in the Vision Zero program.” He illustrated the three “E’s” of traffic: education, enforcement, and engineering. While enforcement is important, both drivers and pedestrians need to know what to do and what not to do on the roads. Officers of the 106th Precinct will take to foot, passing out literature to -SEE 106TH COUN ON PG. 52- Bushwick March For Transgender Care Gay rights advocates and Bushwick residents took to the streets last Saturday, July 12, for Make the Road New York’s ninth-annual Bushwick Pride march. This year’s procession publicly called for state lawmakers to repeal a 1998 Medicaid reform law that excludes health care expenses for transgender patients. The march began at Make the Road New York’s Grove Street office and proceeded along Knickerbocker Avenue (as shown above) to Maria Hernandez Park; from there, marchers returned to the nonprofit group’s office. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Founded Famous Punk Rock Band Tommy Ramone, born Tomas Erdelyi, was the last founding member of the punk rock band The Ramones. 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