APARTMENT ATTRACTION Punched Him After Refusing To Pay Plans For 50 Units At Ridgewood Theater theater’s former front lobby. The Ridgewood Theater featured its last picture show in 2008 after nearly a century of business, and its fate had been in doubt in the years that followed. Bushburg Properties purchased the former moviehouse last year for $6.95 million, and soon after declared its intention to build new apartments in much of the theater’s space, which abuts Cypress by Robert Pozarycki Someday soon, anyone will be able to live at the Ridgewood Theater. The Department of Buildings (DOB) approved lastMonday, July 7, plans submitted by the theater’s owner, Bushburg Properties, to develop 50 apartments within the shell of the former moviehouse. According to the plans—available online at the DOB’s online database, www.nyc.gov/buildings—the ground floor will contain over 13,000 sq. ft. of available commercial space. The theater’s Myrtle Avenue façade— declared a landmark by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission—is to be untouched, along with ornamental features in the -SEE THEATER ON PG. 26- Maspeth Man Slugs Bus Driver Over Fare by Noah Zuss A Maspeth man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a bus operator last Friday, July 11, after refusing to pay the fare, law enforcement sources stated. Mihai Iancu, 31, of 69th Street reportedly entered the bus on Metropolitan Avenue near Rentar Plaza in Middle Village around 6:45 p.m. through the rear door while carrying a dog. Iancu then refused to pay the required fare, and would not exit the bus when the driver instructed him to, according to information from the Queens District Attorney’s office. When the male operator tried to call the dispatcher for police assistance, law enforcement sources said, Iancu allegedly assaulted him, repeatedly punching the driver about the face. During the assault, he reportedly pulled at the bus phone, causing the cord to rip. The operator suffered a fractured nose and substantial pain related to his injuries, according to police. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, police stated Iancu was arrested just after 7 p.m. by P.O. Thomas Weil of the 104th Precinct. He was charged with -SEE BUS ON PG. 26- Car Enthusiasts Rev Up Relief For Glendale Food Pantry Here’s A Glimpse Of What’s In This Week’s Times Newsweekly... LOCAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS GLENDALE: Say Man Repeatedly Choked Out Gal Pal.............Pg. 1 RIDGEWOOD: Sexual Assault Suspects At Large.....................Pg. 1 MIDDLE VILLAGE: CB 5 Told Glendale ShelterWill Happen....Pg. 1 WOODHAVEN: Volunteers Clean Up Cemetery...............Photo, Pg. 1 RIDGEWOOD: Plans For Apartments At Theater.....................Pg. 3 MIDDLE VILLAGE: Maspeth Man Slugs Bus Driver...................Pg. 3 GLENDALE: Car Enthusiasts Aid Local Food Pantry....Photo, Pg. 3 GLENDALE: Board 5 Says Shelter Study ‘Flawed’.....................Pg. 4 MASPETH: Burglar Busted On Return To Block.......................Pg. 6 SUNNYSIDE: Fiscal Power To The People At First Participatory Budget Hearing........................................................................Pg. 6 RICHMOND HILL: Flames Char Restaurant....................Photo, Pg. 6 ELMHURST: COMET Wants Bad Commuter Vans Stopped.....Pg. 8 LONG ISLAND CITY/ASTORIA: Hungry Burglar Sought.........Pg. 8 BUSHWICK: Apartment Smoked During Blaze.............Photo, Pg. 8 MIDDLE VILLAGE: ‘Summer Serenade’Helps Church...Photo, Pg. 9 OZONE PARK: 106th Precinct Eyes PedestrianWoes............Pg. 10 RIDGEWOOD: Last Of Original Ramones Dies At 65..............Pg. 10 BUSHWICK: March For Transgender Health Care........Photo, Pg. 10 ELMHURST: FBI Releases New Video Of Armored Car Heist....Pg. 11 MIDDLE VILLAGE: CB 5 District Manager Honored........Photo, Pg. 11 QUEENSBRIDGE: New Seawall & Promenade Unveiled.............Pg. 12 GLENDALE: 104COP Talks Graffiti Vandal Busts.......................Pg. 12 WILLIAMSBURG: Thousands Attend Statue Dance......Photos, Pg. 16 WOODHAVEN: Ozone Park Men Tied To Deadly Mugging.......Pg. 17 RIDGEWOOD/BUSHWICK: Hospital HonorsWorkers.....Photo, Pg. 17 MIDDLE VILLAGE: Teacher Honored At MLB All-Star Game.....Pg. 19 CORONA: Volunteers Spruce Up Public Plaza................Photo, Pg. 19 FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK: SeeWorld’s Fair Plays...............Pg. 22 GLENDALE: Compost Bins Added To Garden..................Photo, Pg. 22 MASPETH/MIDDLE VILLAGE: Doowop Concerts........Photos, Pg. 25 QUEENS & BROOKLYN BOROUGH-WIDE NEWS Street Renamings In Bushwick, Elmhurst, Corona,Woodside....Pg. 1 Brooklyn DA Changes Pot Prosecution Policy..........................Pg. 11 LIRR Strike Could Spell Commuter Trouble For Queens...........Pg. 18 Tube Fix Cut G Train Service Between LIC, Greenpoint.............Pg. 18 More Summer Block Party Fun Found In Bushwick, Maspeth, Ozone Park, Ridgewood andWoodhaven.......................Photos, Pg. 23, 29 COLUMNS & LISTINGS Ben Carson.......................Pg. 4 104th Precinct Blotter....Pg. 11 Transit & Traffic News...Pg. 18 It’s In Queens!................Pg. 20 Community Calendar....Pg. 20 Crossword & Sudoku....Pg. 20 TV Listings.....................Pg. 21 Social Security News.....Pg. 25 Sports.............................Pg. 58 SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIMES NEWSWEEKLY! SEE PAGE 27 For More News And Information, Follow Us On Twitter @timesnewsweekly & Visit www.timesnewsweekly.com 3 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 The East Coast Car Association gave back to the Community at their recent monthly cruise night at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale, and collected canned food from the classic car owners for the Sacred Heart Church food pantry. Atlas Park provided models to pose with the classic cars, while store owner Joe Fuoco was jamming out classics. The next cruise night is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 7 and the group will again be accepting canned food for the pantry. (photo courtesy of Israel Zayas)
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