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LOOK WHO’S BACK! The Old Timer Returns On Pg. 23 Ridgewood Times Counties’ www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 50 CENTS A CAPITOL CODE CASE Rep. Brings Glendale ZIP Push To D.C. names, which provide a sense of identity and pride for local residents. That is true for Glendale, and it’s time for the Postal Service to accept and recognize that by creating a ZIP code that the community can finally call its own.” Myrtle Avenue and 61st Street. They were identified as 19- year-old Brandon Rios and 17-year-old Kenneth Cabrera. According to Manson, the officers stopped Rios and Cabrera and, during questioning and a search, recovered quantities of VOL. 106, NO. 11 by Robert Pozarycki Glendale’s quest for its own ZIP code is now a federal case, as Rep. Grace Meng introduced legislation last week seeking to make the neighborhood’s decades-old dream a reality. “For years, the residents of Glendale have sought to obtain a ZIP code for their community, and I now join them in their fight,” Meng said in a statement to the Times Newsweekly on Monday, Oct. 13. “Community identity is very unique in Queens. Most areas in the borough are recognized by their neighborhood -SEE GLENDALE ON PG. 24- R’WOOD PURSUIT HAD DEADLY END by Robert Pozarycki Following a brief pursuit through Ridgewood streets, a Maspeth man died suddenly after officers took him into custody last Wednesday, Oct. 8, police reported. Offering Vision For ‘QueensWay’ Plans Not So Fast, Say Transit Advocates by Noah Zuss Advocates of the QueensWay park proposal unveiled their blueprint on Tuesday, Oct. 14, for a proposed 3.5 mile linear park atop the abandoned LIRR Rockaway Beach Line (RBL) running from Forest Hills to Ozone Park. Ridgewood Artists Hold Roundtable See Story On Pg. 19 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 101614 Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 Police inspect the scooter ridden by Daniel Levitt, who died last Wednesday, Oct. 8, after leading police on a pursuit in Ridgewood. (photo: Allen Epstein) During the press conference at the Metropolitan Avenue school campus in Forest Hills, supporters of the QueensWay plan unveiled a polished vision of the park––while opponents standing steps away held their ground that the rail line should be reactivated. -SEE QUEENSWAY ON PG. 24- Arrest In R’wood Gym Thefts Say Crooks Broke Into Lockers, Stole Valuables by Robert Pozarycki Police believe they caught a break in a recent rash of locker room thefts at a Ridgewood gym, the 104th Precinct’s commander announced during a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 14. Speaking at the Ridgewood stationhouse, Capt. Christopher Manson stated officers picked up earlier that morning two Glendale men allegedly observed peeking into parked cars in the vicinity of -SEE CAPTAIN ON PG. 28- Honor Guests At Wdhvn. Block Dinner The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) paid tribute to four major contributors to the community during its annual dinner/dance last Friday night, Oct. 10, at Vetro’s By Russo on the Bay in Howard Beach. Historian Allan Smith and Margie Schmidt, owner of Schmidt’s Candy, were honored as Man and Woman of the Year, respectively. The civic group also presented its Business of the Year award to the Avenue Diner, with its owner, Paul Vasiliadis. The civic group also inducted Lewis’ of Woodhaven, a revered variety store that closed its doors in 2004, into its Hall of Fame. Among those pictured with the honorees are State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Assemblyman Mike Miller, City Council Member Eric Ulrich and WRBA President Martin Colberg. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Asthmatic Has Attack In Custody The city’s medical examiner is still investigating what killed Daniel Levitt, 46, who resided at the Grand Motor Inn on Grand Avenue in Maspeth. Reportedly, he had asthma and a pacemaker. Police said the two officers involved with Levitt’s arrest—an officer and a sergeant assigned to the 104th Precinct Anti-Crime Unit—remain on duty as of press -SEE SCOOTER ON PG. 27-


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