4 The Courier sun • march 19, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com CUNY safety training academy holds ribbon cutting for new facility in Jamaica BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF editorial@queenscourier.com @QueensCourier The City University of New York Public Safety Training Academy now has a brand-new site to call home in Jamaica. The CUNY safety officers celebrated Photo courtesy of Borough President Melinda Katz (L-R ) University Director of Public Safety William G Barry, CUNY Public Safety Director of Training Daniel Donahue, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Local 237 President Gregory Floyd, and CUNY Executive Vice Chancellor and COO Allan Dobrin officially open the new facility at the CUNY Public Safety Training Academy ribbon cutting. PAIR WANTED FOR SLASHING MAN’S THROAT IN RIDGEWOOD HATE CRIME BY ROBERT POZARYCKI The male suspect allegedly said in rpozarycki@queenscourier.com Spanish, “I’m going to kill you white @robbpoz boy,” then slashed the man’s throat with an unidentified object. Police released the video of two suspects The perpetrator and his companion — wanted for slicing a 24-year-old man’s described as a Hispanic female between throat on a Ridgewood street early on the 25 and 30 years old and 5 feet 4 inches morning of March 12 in an attack authorities tall — then fled. are calling a bias crime. Officers from the 104th Precinct and The assault occurred at 2:20 a.m. EMS units responded to the scene. The in the vicinity of Seneca and Gates victim was taken to a local hospital avenues. where he received numerous stitches. According to law enforcement sources, Anyone with information is asked to the victim and a female acquaintance call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS were walking through the area when a (8477). The public can also submit their suspect — described as a Hispanic male tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers between 25 and 30 years old and 5 feet website or can text their tips to CRIMES 8 inches tall with a medium build — ran (274637), then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential. Screenshot via NYPD up to the victim. on March 13 the ribbon cutting of their new stateof the-art facility in the Gertz Plaza Mall, 92-31 Union Hall St., 7th Floor, Jamaica. The new office consists of smart room technology classrooms, locker rooms, an all-purpose gymnasium and administrative offices. It can accommodate the increased number of NYC agencies for which the academy now provides training. CUNY Public Safety Training Academy was established in 2002 at Lehman College/ CUNY by University Director of Public Safety William Barry with the support of Allan Dobrin, CUNY executive vice chancellor and COO, and Dave Fields, senior university dean/ special counsel to the chancellor, to train the 500 peace officers then employed by CUNY. In 2004, the academy moved to York College/ CUNY in Jamaica, Queens, close to a major transportation hub accessed by the LIRR, major subway lines, NYC buses and the Van Wyck Expressway. There, the academy expanded to train the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s 650 peace officers. Each year the academy trains over 2,500 officers in over 100 topics mandated by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services, and the new upgrade to their own facility will help them to continue to accommodate the growing number of candidates. They now offer five NYScertified training programs that consist of recruit training for CUNY, the NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation, the Brooklyn Public Library, the NYS Liquor Authority, the Administration of Children Services and the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. They also provide Department of Criminal Justice-mandated, in-service training for those agencies as well as for the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz joined the academy at the ribbon cutting and was delighted to see the new facility. “The academy’s new location in the Gertz Plaza Mall is a modern and spacious facility that will help ensure those trained there will receive the best possible preparation for the public safety duties they will be carrying out,” Katz said. “The new facility is a welcome addition to the up- and-coming Jamaica neighborhood.”
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