Ridgewood Times Counties’ www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 50 CENTS A PAINFUL REMINDER Armed Robbers Shoot Victim In R’wood CityCouncilMajority Leader JimmyVan Bramer (at left) addresses a standing-roomonly crowd during an affordable housing forum onMonday night, Sept. 29, at Sunnyside Community Services. senior vice president of Related Companies. “This really is the best apartment deal in New York City,” he said. Reflecting that sentiment, every table and chair in the room was occupied, prompting intersection of Putnam and Onderdonk avenues. Reportedly, the bandanawearing bandits approached the victim, displayed firearms and VOL. 106, NO. 9 by Robert Pozarycki Hiding their faces behind red bandanas, two armed crooks robbed—then shot—a 28-year-old man on a Ridgewood street just before midnight last Friday, Sept. 26, according to police. The victim is reportedly recovering from a gunshot wound to his right ankle. Law enforcement sources continue to search for the unidentified suspects, who were last observed fleeing inside a dark-colored Nissan Altima. According to authorities, the trouble began a few minutes before midnight last Friday at the -SEE SHOT ON PG. 24- Packed House For Housing Forum Sunnyside Gets Info On Hunters Point Apts. by Noah Zuss Hundreds turned out at Sunnyside Community Services on Monday, Sept. 29, to learn if they are eligible for an apartment at the Hunters Point South development. Woodside Honors ‘The Wrong Man’ Girl Molested At Grandma’s House Family Friend Cuffed In Glendale by Robert Pozarycki Following an investigation, 104th Precinct officers picked up a 60-year-old man last Thursday, Sept. 25, who allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old girl inside her grandmother’s home earlier in the month, law enforcement sources said. Fresh Pond Road Is Freshened Up See Story On Pg. 6 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 100214 The affordable housing forum, hosted by City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, provided details on eligibility and how to apply for one of the 925 apartments to open this spring. Hunters Point South will consist of three separate development parcels of about 5,000 total units, according to Frank Monterisi, Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 -SEE HOUSING ON PG. 24- Lawmakers and civic leaders renamed a Woodside intersection last Saturday, Sept. 27, in honor of a jazz musician wrongfully accused of robbery whose story was the inspiration for a classic Alfred Hitchcock film. As noted, the intersection of 41st Avenue and 73rd Street was renamed Manny “The Wrong Man” Balestrero Way, honoring the resident who was arrested in the 1950s for two robberies he did not commit. He was exonerated of the crimes at trial, when the real culprit confessed to the crimes and several other robberies in the area. Balestrero’s story was the basis for Hitchcock’s 1956 film The Wrong Man, starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, which was filmed in Woodside and Jackson Heights. Shown at the street renaming are (from left to right) Assemblyman Francisco Moya, Community Board 4 District Manager Christian Cassagnol, City Council Member Daniel Dromm, Manny Balestrero’s sons Robert and Greg Balestrero and Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker. Not pictured, but also in attendance, was State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky. (photo: Chris Bishop) Police stated the suspect— Julio Ortiz—was arrested last Thursday at a 70th Street location in Glendale. According to the criminal complaint provided by the Queens District Attorney’s office, the attack occurred at 8 a.m. on Sept. 20 at an undisclosed residence within the 104th Precinct’s confines. Reportedly, Ortiz and the 12- year-old girl were acquaintances Authorities said Ortiz allegedly molested the victim’s -SEE ABUSE ON PG. 24- Officers from the 104th Precinct guard the location where a man was shot in Ridgewood last Friday, Sept. 26. (photo: Allen Epstein)
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