27 • TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 Man Stabbed In LIC Club Dispute Audit: DOB Lags On Instituting Reform -CONTINUED FROM PG. 3- implementation of the report’s findings, Stringer noted. “The Department of Buildings has had poor oversight of CTL and as a result, hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars have been wasted,” Stringer said. Other findings of the comptroller’s report included: Serious weaknesses in the department’s oversight of how it implements safety recommendations; a failure to appoint one person or group responsible for oversight to ensure efficiency and rapid response; and possible defects in CTL’s performance, resulting in overpayment of $357,000. In a response to the report, the DOB was in accordance with all of the recommendations expect one, which the agency only partly agreed with, Stringer noted. The audit sought to specifically examine three high risk areas; concrete used in high rise construction, cranes and hoists and excavation operations, Stringer said. The comptroller found that after four years, only eight of the safety recommendations, 12 percent, had been fully implemented; 17 of 65, 26 percent, were partially implemented; 18 of 65, 28 percent, were in progress; and 22 of the 65, 24 percent, had not been implemented. “With the current Administration, we have a new opportunity to take on these challenges,” Stringer said. “I look forward to working with Commissioner Chandler on worksite safety issues throughout the five boroughs. New Yorkers who walk past construction sites have a right to know if they’re truly safe––and we shouldn’t have to risk another accident to find out.” Moments later, it was reported, the beef turned physical when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the abdomen. Following the attack, the assailant reportedly fled on foot southbound along 33rd Street. Officers from the 108th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene. Paramedics brought the victim to Elmhurst Hospital Center and treated for injuries not considered life-threatening. The case was presented to the 108th Precinct Detective Squad for further investigation, police said.A nyone with information regarding the stabbing that could prove helpful is asked to call the 108th Precinct Detective Squad at 1-718-784-5441; all calls will be kept confidential. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- Say R’wood Couple Stole From Stroller-Pushing Moms are scheduled to return to court on Dec. 4. Chango and Jerez could serve up to 38 and 23 years, respectively, behind bars if convicted. Chango and Jerez were charged in eight separate incidents in which they worked together, while Chango was additionally booked for eight incidents in which he acted separately. Authorities said they allegedly removed valuables left on or hanging from baby strollers that the victims pushed while shopping. “In some cases, one of the defendants is alleged to have distracted their victims by engaging them in conversation or shielding their accomplice’s actions by stepping between the victims and the stroller,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said in a statement on Tuesday. “In another instance, it is alleged that Chango simply bent over a stroller and pulled a new iPhone out of the hands of the baby playing with it, causing the child to burst out crying.” During the joint larcenies, which occurred between Aug. 9 and Nov. 8, Jerez reportedly engaged the victims in conversation or acted as a lookout and shielded Chango as he swiped cell phones, wallets and cash from pocketbooks left on the stroller or within the victim’s jacket. The most notable incident, which Brown alluded to in his statement, occurred on Sept. 27 at the Mandees clothing store located at 56-26 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood. Police said Chango allegedly stole an iPhone out of the hands of a baby in a stroller, who had been playing with the device. Security camera footage reportedly captured Chango and Jerez fleeing the scene after the child began crying. The couple is also charged with: • removing a cell phone from a 35-year-old woman inside Carter’s children’s store located at 37-26 82nd St. in Jackson Heights on Aug. 9; • taking a cell phone from a 34-year-old woman inside Carter’s children’s store located at 57-31 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood on Aug. 25; • swiping a wallet, a Peruvian identification card and $2,000 in cash from a 38-year-old woman’s purse at the V.I.M. store located at 37-25 Junction Blvd. in Corona on Sept. 13; • stealing a wallet containing credit cards from a 29-year-old woman’s purse inside The Gap clothing store at 37-32 82nd St. in Jackson Heights on Oct. 1; • removing a cell phone from a zipped pouch belonging to a 32- year-old woman inside the Seafood Grocery Store at 330 Linden St. in Bushwick, just over the Brooklyn/Queens border line, on Oct. 10; • swiping a cell phone from a 25-year-old woman’s jacket pocket inside the Carter’s store in Ridgewood on Oct. 10; and • removing a purse containing a credit card from a 20-year-old woman inside the Old Navy clothing store at 34-03 48th St. in Woodside on Nov. 8 (the credit card was later used to buy a 30- day unlimited MetroCard worth $113). In six other cases between July 25 and Sept. 5, prosecutors said, Chango acted alone and stole cell phones, wallets or pocketbooks that were left on a stroller or carried by the female victim. The first two thefts occurred on July 25 at the Carter’s store in Jackson Heights, in which Chango allegedly stole a wallet from inside a baby bag that a 32- year-old woman left on a stroller and a cell phone that another 25- year-old woman left inside her purse, which was also kept on the stroller. Chango is additionally charged with stealing a cell phone from a 28-year-old woman at the Xios store located at 37-12 82nd St. in Jackson Heights on Aug. 1; swiping a pocketbook containing a debit card from a 19-year-old woman at the Payless Shoe Source located at 37-70 Junction Blvd. in Corona on Aug. 23; removing a cell phone belonging to an 18-year-old woman inside the V.I.M. store in Corona on Aug. 24; and grabbing a wallet from a 33-year-old woman’s bag inside the Carter’s store in Jackson Heights on Sept. 5. Brown strongly advised all shoppers to be “especially mindful of pickpockets and purse snatchers” as the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear. “Shoppers should never leave bags or valuables unattended or hanging from strollers, and they should always be aware of their surroundings,” he added. “A successful pickpocket only needs seconds to accomplish his or her goal of parting you with your valuables.” Members of the NYPD Grand Larceny Division—Sergeants Joseph Cappelmann and Sean O’Hara and Police Officers Troy Prescod, Patrick Hughes and Eric Velez—conducted the investigation, under the supervision of Chief Kevin Harrington, Inspector Joseph Dowling, Capt. Terrence O’Toole and Lt. Robert Rattigan. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Marnie Lobel of the DA’s Special Proceedings Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys Anthony M. Communiello, bureau chief, and Oscar W. Ruiz, deputy bureau chief. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- wellbeing and on the eve of Veterans Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed veterans what he really thinks of them by vetoing their civil service buy-back bill. According to Cuomo, allowing those who sacrificed their youth and health in defense of our nation to buy back that time in civil service positions is too expensive. I’m no hero by far, but when our country called we showed up in her defense and didn’t ask what the cost would be. If the governor has the audacity to show up for the Veterans Day Parade, every VSO present should execute an about face displaying their backs to him and march off. Failure to do so is a total capitulation to his bullying. Marvin R. Jeffcoat SFC, USA (retired) Cuomo Re-Elected, But Apathy & $ Won Dear Editor: Over the last 12 months, the New York State Economic Development Corporation (with the permission and direction of Gov. Andrew Cuomo) has spent over $160 million in taxpayers dollars for a series of feel good ads. The commercials ran in heavy rotation several times per hour on television stations. They have a catchy beat reminiscent of Bobby McFarren’s “Don’t worry, Be Happy.” The Cuomo for Governor campaign spent over $45 million. Challenger Rob Astorino spent over $5 million. Most of the Cuomo dollars were raised from the usual Albany State Street Pay for Play crowd. The average Cuomo “donation” was in the thousands. Cuomo transferred millions more from his own campaign account to the New York State Democratic Party campaign committee. They served as Cuomo’s designated hit squad, spending millions in ads attempting to smear Astorino as an “extreme conservative, antiwomen, pro gun nut.” Cuomo had an army consisting of thousands of volunteers from every Democratic Party clubhouse and most labor unions going door to door in a get out the vote effort. This was supplemented by phone banks staffed by the same people collectively making several hundred thousand phone calls. But when you add up all the voters who either cast ballots for Republican/Conservative Party Astorino (1,442,397), Green Party Hawkins (173,510) or other minor party candidates along with those who decided to stay home (2,143,960), the real winner was None of the Above with 3,506,057 votes. Cuomo’s win was due to apathy. Larry Penner Great Neck Letters from readers are invited and should be sent by regular mail to Times Newsweekly, P.O. Box 860299, Ridgewood, N.Y. 11386-0299 or by e-mail to info@times newsweekly.com. All letters must be accompanied by the writer’s full name and address, which will be withheld upon request. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters are subject to editing. 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