A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE Brought Narcotics To Upstate Inmate Nab Bklyn. Principal In Prison Heroin Bust Sadie Silver Correctional Facility to visit with an inmate, law enforcement sources stated. Sunnyside Gets Look At New Kosciuszko south side.Work will begin later this year, with the main pilings to support the new Queens-bound superstructure installed in 2015, Adams said. “By the end of 2016, the first cable-stay span is largely complete, Adams said. “Traffic is then shifted onto the new bridge.” The existing bridge will be demolished, and the new westbound Brooklyn span will be built in its place. That project will be bid in late by Noah Zuss Sunnyside residents got a glimpse of the new Kosciuszko Bridge during a public meeting last Wednesday, July 16, that the state Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) held at Sunnyside Community Services. Robert Adams, project director for NYSDOT and David Tullis, the design/build manager for contractors Skanska, Kiewit and Ecco III presented the plan to build the new spans over the Newtown Creek, estimated to cost a state-record $550 million. Two new bridges will be constructed adjacent to the existing bridge, with work scheduled to be completed by 2018, according to NYSDOT. The first bridge, which will eventually carry eastbound traffic, will be built on the existing bridge’s -SEE KOSCIUSZKO ON PG. 26- by Noah Zuss The principal of a Brooklyn public school and a male companion were arrested last week for allegedly trying to deliver heroin and pills to an upstate prison, law enforcement sources announced. Police reportedly arrested Sadie Silver, 40, principal of P.S. 28 at 1001 Herkimer St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Michael Acosta, 34, on charges of first-degree promoting prison contraband, third and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child. Silver and Acosta were arrested after arriving at Coxsackie -SEE PRINCIPAL ON PG. 26- Regal Fun Found At Strawberry Social In Forest Park Here’s A Glimpse Of What’s In This Week’s Times Newsweekly... LOCAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS MIDDLE VILLAGE: Say Man Terrorized Sister In Home.............Pg. 1 RIDGEWOOD: Muggers Maul Man For His Guitar......................Pg. 1 WOODHAVEN: Graffiti Action Plan TopsWRBAMeeting..........Pg. 1 MIDDLE VILLAGE: Kiwanis Club Honors Scholars........Photo, Pg. 1 WOODSIDE: Thief Mugged Senior In Parking Lot..........Photo, Pg. 1 SUNNYSIDE: Getting A Look At New Kosciuszko Bridge........Pg. 3 BUSHWICK: Principal Smuggled Heroin To Inmate...................Pg. 3 FOREST PARK: Strawberry Social At Carousel............Photos, Pg. 3 KEW GARDENS: Borough Bd. Eyes Infrastructure.................Pg. 8 GLENDALE: Library Renovations On The Way........................Pg. 8 ELMHURST/JACKSON HEIGHTS: Suspect Sought For Attempted Rape Of Woman In Apartment Building....................Photo, Pg. 8 GLENDALE: ‘Men In Blue’ To Clean Up Myrtle Avenue.............Pg. 9 RIDGEWOOD/GLENDALE/MASPETH/MIDDLE VILLAGE: DOT To Repave Streets In Board 5 Area...........................................Pg. 10 RIDGEWOOD: Cats Rescued From Dilapidated Home............Pg. 10 RIDGEWOOD: Tenants Union Eyes Affordability....................Pg. 10 QUEENSBRIDGE: Friends Honor Lawmaker..............Photo, Pg. 10 RIDGEWOOD: Sex Assault Suspects Arrested.........................Pg. 11 WOODSIDE: Sketch Released Of Sucker Punch Killer...............Pg. 11 RIDGEWOOD: Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Crash................Pg. 12 MASPETH/RAVENSWOOD: Lions Club Helps Scout.....Photo, Pg. 12 RIDGEWOOD: Fun At Vacation Bible School...................Photo, Pg. 16 JAMAICA: New DIY Divorce Program Unveiled..........................Pg. 17 JAMAICA BAY: Boro Prez On Environmental Tour..........Photo, Pg. 17 MASPETH: Burglar Rips ThroughWall Of Home........................Pg. 18 QUEENSBRIDGE: Van Bramer Meets Marsalis...............Photo, Pg. 25 WOODHAVEN: Making Music At Parkway Plaza..............Photo, Pg. 27 QUEENS & BROOKLYN BOROUGH-WIDE NEWS Comptroller Scolds DHS For Shelter Siting Policies.....................Pg. 6 Audit Finds DHS’ Response To Sandy Victims Lacking.............Pg. 6 More Long Island Trash Trains Come Through Queens..............Pg. 9 Fall Vote Planned On Three New Local Charter Schools...........Pg. 12 De Blasio Names New Buildings Dept. Commissioner..............Pg. 12 Summer Block Party Fun Across Bushwick, Glendale, Howard Beach, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood and South Ozone Park.............................................Photos, Pg. 19, 22-23 Seeking Federal Funds To Monitor Queens Beaches..................Pg. 25 COLUMNS & LISTINGS Pat Buchanan...................Pg. 4 Letters To The Editor.......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 24, 2014 Sweet summer fun with a yesteryear theme was enjoyed during the Richmond Hill Historical Society’s Victorian strawberry social at the Forest Park Carousel on Sunday afternoon, July 20. The festivities included unlimited carousel rides, various strawberry desserts and performances by a barber shop quartet. Proceeds raised during the event will support the historical society’s various programs. Some of its members, many of whom dressed for the occasion in Victorian period garb, are pictured at right. (photos: Marcin Zurawicz)
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