Dumping Persists, But CB 5 Members Say R’wood Plan Works was not specified. Allowing that trash piling up on corners is still a problem, Kerzner wants to remove the remaining five as well, but indicated there is some opposition from sanitation officials. Though trash continues to pile up on several corners, replacing the baskets was not supported by any committee members. “To put baskets back out is to reward that behavior,” Board 5 member John Maier said. “That behavior was there when the baskets were there, the baskets went away that behavior is still there. Why do you put the baskets back?” “I see it all the time and I don’t want the baskets back, unless we have daily service,” he added. Though Kerzner believes removing the baskets has been a success, trash continues to pile up on several corners along Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood. “I do see some piling up on Woodbine Street,” Board 5 District Shooter Kills Man, Injures Bystanders Police said the shooter’s intended target—Jahmal Jerome, 24, of Sands Street in Vinegar Hill—died after sustaining a gunshot wound to his head. In doing so, law enforcement sources said, the unknown perpetrator shot a 47-year-old woman in the leg. A bullet also grazed the head of a 50-year-old woman. Both bystanders were treated at Bellevue Hospital Center, authorities noted. According to police, the violence erupted at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday in front of the Bushwick Houses complex located at 131 Moore St. Sources familiar with the investigation said the gunman walked up to Jerome, pulled out a handgun and fired several shots. The perpetrator fled from the scene seconds later. Members of the 90th Precinct and NYPD Public Service Area 3 responded to the scene along with EMS units. Paramedics pronounced Jerome dead at the location. Various police units canvassed the surrounding area, but no immediate arrests were made. An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information regarding the shooting or the suspect’s whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800- 577-TIPS; by text message to 274637 (enter information, then the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential. baskets, with the exception of five on Fresh Pond Road,” Kerzner said. “We have a 98 percent compliance rate. The five baskets that are still there are always overflowing. We had 57 baskets on Fresh Pond Road at one time,” Kerzner said. “We got 98 percent compliance on the experiment on Fresh Pond Road, 98 compliance which is good, its not 100 percent but its a lot better since we got the baskets removed,” he added. The source of the statistics by Noah Zuss Despite opinions to the contrary, the removal of public trash baskets along Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood has proven successful in slowing illegal dumping, the chairperson of Community Board 5’s Sanitation Committee stated during a meeting last Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the board’s Glendale office. In September 2013, to eliminate illegal dumping, the committee recommended to the Department of Sanitation that a majority of the baskets be removed. Before all but five were taken away, as many as 57 trash baskets line Fresh Pond Road, Committee Chairperson Paul Kerzner stated. Nearly a year later, Kerzner deemed the operation a success. “We are now one year into no -SEE TRASH ON PG. 24- R’wood Learning Lab Goes Online Here’s A Glimpse Of What’s In This Week’s Times Newsweekly... LOCAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS MASPETH: Cops Find Drug Stash After Car Crash...................Pg. 1 RIDGEWOOD: Neighbor Attacks Woman At Apartment...........Pg. 1 MIDDLE VILLAGE: CEC 24 Braces For Glendale Shelter..........Pg. 1 ELMHURST: School Bus Catches Fire On Blvd.............Photo, Pg. 1 GLENDALE: Though Littering Continues, CB 5 Committee Members DefendWaste Basket Removal In Ridgewood....Pg. 3 EASTWILLIAMSBURG: Fatal Shooting At B’wick Houses.......Pg. 3 RIDGEWOOD: GRYC Learning Lab Unveiled.................Photo, Pg. 3 KEW GARDENS: Board 9 Meeting On Ozone Park Plaza.........Pg. 4 BUSHWICK: Activist Group Rally Calls Upon Federal Lawmaker To Approve Immigration Reform...........................................Pg. 6 OZONE PARK: Seek SuspectsWho Mugged Cabbie....Photo, Pg. 8 ELMHURST: Catch Shooting Suspect In New Jersey...............Pg. 9 OZONE PARK: Parents ChargedWith Abusing Daughter.........Pg. 9 LONG ISLAND CITY: Lions Honor Council Member......Photo, Pg. 9 RICHMOND HILL: Democratic District Leader Convicted Of Obstructing Federal Investigation........................................Pg. 10 OZONE PARK: Rally For Bias Probe In Assault...........Photo, Pg. 10 GLENDALE: Graffiti Vandal Busted For Rampage..................Pg. 11 SUNNYSIDE: Fire Department Shelves Garage Move.................Pg. 12 ASTORIA: Speed Bump Installed On Block.....................Photo, Pg. 12 FLUSHING: Man Convicted Of 1995 Homicide............................Pg. 17 FOREST PARK: Nighttime Carousel Rides To Help Charity Treat And Fight Alzheimer’s Disease........................................................Pg. 19 MIDDLE VILLAGE: Boy Scouts Hold Blood Drive...........Photo, Pg. 19 KEWGARDENS: Borough President Attends BBQ........Photo, Pg. 19 JACKSON HEIGHTS: Immigration Ctr. Honored..............Photo, Pg. 52 QUEENS & BROOKLYN BOROUGH-WIDE NEWS Federal Judge Denies Ousted Library Trustees Injunction.........Pg. 8 Audits Reveal Many Problems Plaguing City’s 911 System......Pg. 10 Governor Approves Reduction Of NYC Speed Limit..................Pg. 12 State Legislation Targets Immigration Fraud..............................Pg. 17 Assemblyman Goldfeder Plans Mobile Office Tour.....................Pg. 19 Attorney General Offers Security Tips After Online Breach.......Pg. 27 Families Enjoy Summer Block Party Fun Across Bushwick, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Richmond Hill And Ridgewood.............................................Photos, Pgs. 22-23, 25 Legislation Aims To Protect School Crossing Guards..............Pg. 52 COLUMNS & LISTINGS Ben Carson.......................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. 27 Business Beat................Pg. 27 Sports.............................Pg. 58 SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIMES NEWSWEEKLY! SEE PAGE 55 For More News And Information, Follow Us On Twitter @timesnewsweekly & Visit www.timesnewsweekly.com 3 • TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 DON’T NEED TRASH BINS Bullets Fly At Bushwick Houses by Robert Pozarycki Two female bystanders were shot by a gunman who opened fire on and killed a Brooklyn man outside the Bushwick Houses in East Williamsburg early on Sunday morning, Aug. 10, it was reported. With the help of local elected officials, the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council (GRYC) unveiled its new Learning Lab during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their Summerfield Street headquarters on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Sponsored by Time Warner Cable, the lab features state-of-the-art computers, high speed Internet, software, cable service, computer education programs and high-definition televisions. The lab will help the more than 6,000 youths the GRYC serves develop computer skills, enhance their education and seek employment. Among the participants in the ribbon-cutting, as shown, included Rep. Grace Meng, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Assemblyman Mike Miller, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, City Council Members Elizabeth Crowley and Antonio Reynoso, Evelyn Cruz of Rep. Nydia Velázquez’s office, Community Board 5 Chairperson Vincent Arcuri and GRYC President Bob Monahan. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz)
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