Read more news every day at Queens' powerful news source, QNS.com
NYC's Largest Real Estate Section
50¢
VOL. 111, NO. 4 AUGUST 22-28, 2019
Less bus stops
on this route
in Ridgewood
Page 4
Forest Park gate
aims to silence
noisemakers
Page 8
‘Tough guy’
beats teen
over a ride
Two local groups that worked to save neighborhood from urban decay: See Old Timer, Pages 26-27
Photo: Max Parrott/QNS
Vacant storefronts on Myrtle spur renewed
effff ort to revive strip from within
See Pages 6-7
SINCE 1908
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
Police are looking for a grown
man who brutally punched a 16-
year-old boy and shattered his
jaw apparently because he rode his
bicycle on the sidewalk in Maspeth.
Authorities said that at 4 p.m.
on July 13, the teenage victim
was riding his bike in front of a
business on Fresh Pond Road near
60th Drive when an unknown man
yelled, “What are you doing on the
sidewalk?” at the boy.
That led to a verbal argument, law
enforcement sources said, which
ended seconds later when the man
punched the teenager multiple times
in the face. He then fled the scene in
an unknown direction.
The incident was reported to the
104th Precinct. Cops said the victim
was taken to an area hospital for
treatment for a broken jaw.
Law enforcement sources say
that the suspect and the victim
did not know each other prior to
the incident.
In an Aug. 15 release, cops
described the assailant as a 40-
year-old white man standing 5 feet,
7 inches tall and weighing about
200 pounds.
Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-
TIPS with any information on the
case; calls are kept confidential.
EMPTY AVENUE
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE BARS,
RESTAURANTS, DOCTORS & MUCH MORE
THOUGH SEPTEMBER 2ND AT
BESTOF.QNS.COM
LIMIT ONE VOTE PER CATEGORY PER PERSON PER DAY
718-260-2554
VOTE
NOW!
link
/QNS.com
/BESTOF.QNS.COM
link
