18 The Courier sun • january 30, 2014 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Nearly $7G in cash stolen from Maspeth church BY LIAM LA GUERE more than $1,300 in checks, said cops. [email protected] The vehicle was being fixed at the time of the crime, and upon further investigation This perp is going to have to do a lot of it was revealed that the money inside repenting. belonged to the church, authorities said. A man stole nearly $7,000 in cash from The church declined comment and Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in authorities have no further information Maspeth, according to police. regarding the crime. The money was taken from a car in front If you have any tips regarding the incident, of the church near 56th Road on January contact the 104th Precinct Detective 21. The perpetrator took $6,900 in cash and Squad at 718-386-3004. THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre A suspect swiped nearly $7,000 in cash from Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Maspeth. THE COURIER/Photo by Maggie Hayes Officials hope new streetlights at a Cambria Heights intersection will alleviate traffic accidents. Pols put a stop(light) to dangerous traffic BY MAGIE HAYES [email protected] Drivers passing through an accident prone intersection can now do so more safely thanks to new streetlights. The Cambria Heights intersection of Francis Lewis Boulevard and 121st Avenue has been a notorious site for car crashes. Local officials responded and worked to get three streetlights put up along the busy roadway. Councilmembers Donovan Richards and I. Daneek Miller, whose districts meet at the intersection, advocated for the safety measure in the residential neighborhood. “For a very long time, this intersection has been dangerous to not only my district, but Daneek’s district,” Richards said. “Today, you don’t see cars crisscrossing each other.” Miller’s predecessor, Deputy Borough President Leroy Comrie, started work on the traffic light installation issue during his time as a councilmember. Miller took over the project after his term began this month. “I live and grew up on this street,” Miller said. “We’ve been watching it grow. We have a real increase in traffic that needs to be addressed.” In recent years, Cambria Heights has experienced several traffic fatalities. A 27-year-old man lost his life in March, 2013 after losing control of his vehicle while on icy Francis Lewis Boulevard, and Paulina Rodriguez, 24, died in a three-car accident after she ran a stop sign on 115th Avenue and 227th Street. Queens native takes art show national BY MAGIE HAYES [email protected] Jamaica native Dion Clark said his fine arts show will give people “cultural nurturing.” “They’ll get an understanding of like images and the images we present to help them celebrate their past and to enable them to be successful in their future,” he said. Clark is the CEO of the Harlem Fine Arts (HFA) show, now in its fifth year. The show brings in about 15,000 attendees and works from nearly 100 artists from all over the world. A number of Haitian, Caribbean, Latino, Asian artists and more are featured in the four-day showing, beginning on Thursday, January 30 at Harlem’s Riverside Church. Regional artists Frank Frazier and Leroy Campbell will be featured as well. “I consider the HFA a melting platform for individuals and artists,” Clark said. “It reflects the diversity of Queens, and transpires beyond the borough.” Traditionally, it is held at the Riverside Church but is now hitting the road and touring additional major cities around the country, including Atlanta, Chicago and Martha’s Vineyard. Clark, of Addisleigh Park, grew up in an area rich in cultural history. Artists including Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and James Brown have roots in the neighborhood and “it made him very much aware of the need for people to understand the rich cultural history and see images of people and diversity that were positive,” said Philippa Karteron, CEO of Galleria Noire, which is partnering with Clark for the show. HFA emanated from the Black Fine Arts show, established by Oprah and her partner, Stedman Graham. Clark worked on the show and was able to grow familiar with marketing and sponsorship opportunities to eventually create his own work. Last year, the show brought in $2.7 million. A pre-opening reception was held at The New York Times building in Manhattan, and a piece by the artist Pafa sold for $125,000. Proceeds go to the Harlem School of the Arts. The NFL Players Association, BMW, AARP, PepsiCo, Amtrak, The Queens Courier and additional businesses are sponsoring the show. “Queens is a very, very diverse borough, and we should be embracing and supporting this wonderful, cultural opportunity,” Karteron said. For more info, visit www.hfas.org.
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