VOL. 106, NO. 17 Ridgewood Times Counties’ www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2014 50 CENTS GANGED UP ON CORNER Group Stabs Man In B’wick Dispute by Robert Pozarycki Detectives are looking for four men who allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old man during a dispute at a Bushwick intersection on Monday night, Nov. 24, it was reported. Law enforcement sources said in a dispute with the four the attack occurred at 6:42 p.m. at suspects, each of whom were the corner of Madison Street and described as Hispanic males of Knickerbocker Avenue. unknown ages wearing dark According to authorities, the clothing. 20-year-old man was embroiled Within moments, police said, the group went on the attack, stabbing the man twice in the back and stomach before running away westbound on Madison Street. -SEE STABBED ON PG. 24- GLENDALE GIVES BACK TO PANTRY Big Donation Helps Feed Hungry by Robert Pozarycki This past summer, Sacred Heart Church’s food pantry in Glendale had bare shelves, the result of high demand and short supply—but things turned around for the better in recent months. Local elected officials, businesses and organizations hastily organized food drives, collecting non-perishable items for the pantry operated out of the basement of Sacred Heart Church’s convent on 84th Street and 77th Avenue. It allowed the church to continue its ministry to local families struggling to make ends meet and put food on their -SEE PANTRY ON PG. 26- Crook Takes Holiday Bonus At M.V. Bank by Robert Pozarycki Just days before Thanksgiving, a note-carrying bandit made off with a bounty of cash from a Middle Village bank on Monday afternoon, Nov. 24, police reported. Deck The Halls At Local Lightings See Story On Pg. 19 TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 112714 Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 Law enforcement sources said the heist occurred at 3:16 p.m. inside the Capital One bank at 74- 13 Metropolitan Ave., near 75th Street. According to authorities, the perpetrator—described as a black male in his 30s with a medium build standing 5’10”-tall, -SEE HEIST ON PG. 26- Sudden Change To Plaza Proposal Board 5 Cmtes. Also Eye Cross Harbor Plan by Kelly Marie Mancuso Plaza construction, traffic safety measures and debate over the Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel dominated the Community Board 5 Transportation and Public Transit Committees meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the board’s Glendale office. While many eagerly await the improvements slated for the Glendale Memorial Triangle, committee members expressed outrage and concern over the Cypr. Hills Fire Left Dozens Homeless Heavy smoke and flames engulfed several homes on Hemlock Street in Cypress Hills during a fouralarm inferno last Saturday afternoon, Nov. 22. (photo: Allen Epstein) by Robert Pozarycki Dozens of Cypress Hills residents lost their homes last Saturday, Nov. 22, after a fouralarm inferno ripped through and severely damaged five residences, Fire Department sources said. Reportedly, the blaze broke out at about 2:30 p.m. on Hemlock Street off Jamaica Avenue. According to sources, the fire ignited on the upper floor of one of the wood-frame homes and quickly spread through the cocklofts to adjoining structures. -SEE BLAZE ON PG. 24- Department of Transportation’s (DOT) plans to construct a second plaza in the vicinity without obtaining the board’s consent. “They’re actually planning two plazas, contrary to what we thought,” stated Board 5 Chairperson Vincent Arcuri. -SEE CB 5 TRANSIT ON PG. 24- Four-Alarm Inferno Destroys Four Dwellings Shown at the Sacred Heart Food Pantry are (from left to right) Liza Diaz of Atlas Park; Sr. Margaret Raibaldi, Sacred Heart’s pastoral associate; State Sen. Joseph Addabbo; Nancy Baer of the pantry; and Peter DeLucia and Nina Maurello of Atlas Park. Note-Carrying Suspect At Large
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