VOL. 106, NO. 13 Ridgewood Times Counties’ www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 50 CENTS INDECENT BUSINESS Say Maspeth Couple Ran Sex Sales by Robert Pozarycki Detectives busted a Maspeth couple last week who allegedly forced two women to sell themselves for sex romps arranged through an online classified, law enforcement sources stated. Police identified the suspects sex sales held at the Verve Hotel, services through ads posted on as Adam Vilella, 32, and Ilenia located at 40-03 29th St. in the Craigslist. Sara DiSimone, 18, both Dutch Kills section of Long Detectives determined that the residents of 56th Drive. Island City. two victims had sex with multiple According to information Reportedly, the illicit customers at the hotel over the provided by the Queens District transactions took place over a one-week period. Vilella Attorney’s office, Vilella and one-week period between Oct. 14 reportedly collected $200 fees DiSimone allegedly pimped out and 21, with the suspects from each customer. the women, ages 19 and 21, in allegedly offering the women’s -SEE PIMPED ON PG. 28- Lawmakers Want BRT On Boulevard Looks To Ease Congested Corridor by Noah Zuss Several Queens lawmakers signed onto a letter last month supporting Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along Cross Bay and Woodhaven boulevards—and, in a second letter last Friday, Oct. 24, called for Select Bus Service (SBS) on the congested corridor. Continuing Tale Of Forest Park See Old Timer On Pg. 27 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 103014 Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 Scores of residents young and old joined the legal fight against a proposed homeless shelter in Glendale during a fundraiser last Friday night, Oct. 24, at Yerman’s Pub in Glendale. The event benefitted the Glendale Middle Village Coalition, a group of civic and business organizations united in opposition to a transitional housing shelter for up to 125 families that the nonprofit group Samaritan Village and the Department of Homeless Services plans to build at 78-16 Cooper Ave., a defunct factory. According to Sal Crifasi, the coalition’s co-founder who also leads the Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Association and the Middle Village Chamber of Commerce, more than $8,000 was raised at last Friday’s event, which included live music, dancing and raffles. Crifasi (at left) and other coalition members—including Glendale residents Dawn Scala, Deborah Kueber and Stacey Kruk and Glendale Civic Association President Kathy Masi—are pictured above. The coalition will hold its next public meeting at 7 p.m. next Thursday night, Nov. 6, at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, located at 68-20 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale. See Page 28 for more details. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) The letter––signed by City Council Members Costas Constantinides, Elizabeth Crowley, Daniel Dromm, Julissa Ferreras, Karen Koslowitz, Donovan Richards and Eric Ulrich––was addressed to MTA -SEE BRT ON PG. 28- He’s Clipped At The Nail Salon Cops Seek Pedicured Perp, Pal For B’wick Slay by Robert Pozarycki Two unidentified men remain at large in connection with the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man following a dispute inside a Bushwick nail salon last Thursday, Oct. 23, law enforcement sources reported. Police identified the victim as Demeatrice Mayo of Stuyvesant Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Reportedly, the shooting occurred at around 1:59 p.m. last Thursday inside Finest Nails Inc. located at 1165 Myrtle Ave., off Troutman Street. According to information obtained by police, Mayo and the two suspects—identified only as black men—entered the location moments earlier. One of the suspects reportedly sat down for a pedicure. As he was being serviced, police said, Mayo got into a verbal dispute, the reasons for which remain under investigation. Moments later, authorities said, the suspect’s accomplice— who was seated by the door—got up, approached Mayo, pulled out a handgun and opened fire. The victim was reportedly with -SEE SHOT ON PG. 30- Joining Shelter Fight Woodside Dogs Have Their Day Four-legged creatures paraded in costume along with their owners during the third-annual “Woofside” Halloween Pet Parade last Saturday, Oct. 25, at Windmuller Playground. Sponsored by Woodside on the Move, the event included a costume contest with prizes awarded to humans and pets for the best outfits. The participants are pictured standing before the Windmuller Playground Bandshell. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz)
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