Ridgewood Times Counties’ www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 50 CENTS BUILDING A RENT DEAL R’wood Rezone Includes Affordable Apts. agreed to reserve 45 units as affordable housing available to individuals and families with incomes up to 125 percent of Ridgewood’s area median income (AMI). Rents for these units would be below standard market value for similar apartments in the community. The agreement was hammered out between Slate Property Group, Reynoso and the City Council Land Use Committee staff. “This project was certified with a walked in between two parked vehicles and into the street when he was hit. The sedan was reportedly traveling southbound on Fresh Pond Road. Despite hitting the man, authorities stated, the vehicle did not stop and sped away from the location. VOL. 106, NO. 3 by Robert Pozarycki Half of the units at an apartment house proposed for an industrially-zoned Ridgewood lot will be made affordable for most residents through a deal struck between developers and a local lawmaker, it was announced Tuesday, Aug. 19. The City Council’s Land Use Committee approved on Tuesday the rezoning of an area generally bounded by Flushing Avenue, Starr Street andWoodward and Onderdonk avenues from manufacturing to residential classification. The change paves the way for the owners of 176 Woodward Ave.—presently a vacant lot—to build a four-story structure with 88 apartments, ground-floor commercial space and a 3,000 sq. ft. community facility. Prior to the vote, City Council MemberAntonio Reynoso stated, the developers—Slate Property Group— -SEE ZONING ON PG. 24- Killed In Maspeth Hit-And-Run Seek Driver Who Took Ridgewood Man’s Life by Robert Pozarycki Police continue to search for the driver involved in a Maspeth hit-and-run accident on Monday morning, Aug. 18, that claimed a Ridgewood man’s life. FAÇADE FALLS APART AT RIDGEWOOD HOME Woodhaven Eyesore Just Won’t Go Away by Noah Zuss Frustration continued amongWoodhaven Residents’Block Association (WRBA) members during the group’s meeting last Saturday, Aug. 16, at Emanuel United Church of Christ over a lack of action regarding a Jamaica Avenue structure that partially collapsed nearly 18 months ago. Block Party Fun Still Going Strong Photos Start On Pg. 22 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 082114 Karoll Grzegorczyk, 32, of Bleecker Street died after being struck by a dark-colored sedan while attempting to cross Fresh Pond Road between 60th Drive and EliotAvenue at about 2:52 a.m. Monday. According to information obtained by detectives, Grzegorczyk After waiting over a year for a resolution, the community will have to wait some more as last month Queens Civil Court Judge Diccia Pineda-Kirwan allowed the owner, George Kochabe, until October to either demolish or rebuild 78-19 JamaicaAve..When the roof buckled in spring 2013, it damaged the adjacent building which housed the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center. Because the building lies near the -SEE WRBA ON PG. 24- -SEE STRUCK ON PG. 26- Civic Keeps Pressure On Owner Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 No one was injured after the rear façade of a Ridgewood home collapsed last Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14, Fire Department sources stated. Reportedly, the brickface fell at about 4 p.m. from a home located in the vicinity of Greene and Woodward avenues. Responding to the scene (listed in the order of arrival) were Engine companies 271, 291 and 237; Ladder companies 140, 135, 136 and 124; Squad Co. 288; Rescue 4; and Battalions 28 and 37—under the direction of Division 14. (photo: Allen Epstein) School Supplies For Corona Students Rep. Joe Crowley hosted a back-to-school supplies giveaway for children attending the New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL) Aces Clubs summer program at I.S. 61 in Corona on Thursday, Aug. 14. Crowley was joined by Assemblyman Francisco Moya in a tour of the camp and later spoke to the students to emphasize the importance of their education. School supplies including notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers and other materials were distributed to over 100 students.
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