2 times • AUGUST 18, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com New CBS drama ‘Bull’ scheduled to film in Ridgewood and Middle Village on Aug. 18 BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Ridgewood and Middle Village will be in the spotlight again this week as the CBS new television show “Bull” is set to film at three different locations New discount department store is opening at the former ABC Superstore location in Ridgewood BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Less is more for Ridgewood. After the ABC Superstore located at 66-73 Fresh Pond Rd. closed down earlier this year, residents were curious to know what would fill the vacant storefront in their neighborhood. Well that curiosity can be put to rest as Lot-Less Closeouts will be opening soon in that location, according to signage posted in the store window. Lot-Less Closeouts is a retail chain with 10 locations across New York and New Jersey that will bring the customers in Ridgewood some big savings by providing brandname merchandise at up to 80 percent off original retail and department store prices. Last week on Aug. 11, the building was approved for a work permit from the Department of Buildings (DOB) to create a new partition and front door, while not making any changes to the bulk, use, egress or occupancy of the building. Lot-Less Closeouts is also looking for employees with retail experience to work at the new Ridgewood location. They are currently hiring for stock associates, sales floor employees, security personnel and cashiers. The Ridgewood Times reached out to Lot-Less Closeouts for comment on the Ridgewood location and is awaiting a reply. in the neighborhoods. The Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management announced that “Bull” will be filming at 10-19 Irving Ave. on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border, Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village and 75-59 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, on Thursday, Aug. 18. As always with filming, there will be parking restrictions around the areas. The filming at 10-19 Irving Ave. will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., where they will tape various interior dialogue scenes. Both sides of Covert Street between Wyckoff and Irving avenues are required to be closed off for half a block, and the north side of Irving Avenue between Covert and Eldert streets will be closed off for half a block. Filming moves to Middle Village’s Juniper Valley Park from noon to 6:30 p.m. where the actors have a conversation while watching a high school baseball game. The north side of Juniper Boulevard South between 71st and 77th streets will be blocked off for the whole block. Rosa’s Pizzeria located at 75-59 Metropolitan Avenue makes a return to the small screen with “Bull” as various interior dialogue scenes will be shot at the restaurant. Filming is set to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. the following morning. The parking restrictions for the area will be as follows: - the north side of Metropolitan Avenue between 74th and 79th streets for the entire block; - the entire south side of Metropolitan Avenue between 75th and 79th streets; - both sides of 78th Street between Metropolitan Avenue and 66th Drive for half a block; and - the south side of Metropolitan Avenue between 71st Street and 73rd Place for the whole block. “Bull” is a drama series that stars Michael Weatherly (best known for his work as Anthony DiNozzo on the “NCIS” series) as Dr. Jason Bull, a character inspired by the early work of Dr. Phil McGraw — better known as just Dr. Phil — during his time as a lawyer. Dr. Jason Bull is a brilliant, charming and sometimes brash psychologist who combines the areas of psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick in the courtroom. The show is set to premiere on CBS on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Another eight get pinched in latest sex sale sting in Ridgewood BY KATARINA HYBENOVA khybenova@ridgewoodtimes.com @kamelka In the never-ending saga that is NYPD’s Operation Losing Proposition, another eight men were arrested last weekend in Ridgewood on charges of patronizing a prostitute. As part of Operation Losing Proposition (QNS has written at length about the operation and its effect in July) female police officers dress as prostitutes, stand on the notorious corner of Cypress Avenue and Starr Street and wait to see who bites. On Saturday, Aug. 6, at around 11 p.m. the operation yielded eight arrests, increasing the total number arrests in the area to 25 between May 2015 and today. The men offered between $30 and $60 for a sexual act, according to a police department spokesperson. Saul Cedello, 51, from Brooklyn; Doston Murotkulov, 20, from Brooklyn; Gil Edgar Manuel, 44, from East Stroudsburg, PA; Juan Espinoza, 32, from Queens; Julio Puma, 26, from Queens; Jose Rodriguez from Queens, Ivan Rosales, 47, from Queens, were all arrested and charged with patronizing a prostitute. Manuelito Oliveras, 50, who lives at 68th Street in Middle Village, was not only arrested for patronizing a prostitute but also for criminal possession of a weapon — a gravity knife — and for possession of marijuana. Photos: Anthony Giudice/RIDGEWOOD TIMES Lot-Less Closeouts is coming to the former ABC Superstore location in Ridgewood. Photo: Katarina Hybenova/RIDGEWOOD TIMES At the corner of Cypress Avenue and Starr Street in Ridgewood.
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