14 THE QUEENS COURIER • APRIL 19, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
7 Queens areas
make list of NYC's
priciest neighborhoods
BY ANGELA MATUA
amatua@qns.com / @angelamatua
Several Queens neighborhoods made the list of
New York City’s top 50 most expensive neighborhoods
in the fi rst quarter of 2018.
PropertyShark, a real estate website, releases
this list every quarter and though some neighborhoods
repeatedly make it onto the list there are
some new additions this quarter. Most of the priciest
places are located in Manhattan or Brooklyn,
but the fi rst Queens neighborhood to appear on
the list is Belle Harbor at No. 26.
Th e median sales prices of a home in Belle
Harbor was $995,000, which represents a 29 percent
increase since the same time last year. A total
of seven sales were made from Jan. 1 through
March 31. According to PropertyShark, a home at
270 Beach 137th St. sold for almost $1.6 million.
Queensboro Hill, a section of Flushing,
appeared 34th on the list with a median sales price
of $883,500. Th ough this represents a 4 percent
decrease in price since last year, a total of 16 sales
were made in the fi rst quarter of 2018.
Auburndale, which did not make it onto the list
last quarter, saw a 10 percent increase in median
sales price since last year. Th e median sales prices
for the 31 homes sold this year was $880,000.
Th e Hunters Point section of Long Island City,
a neighborhood that has become increasingly
expensive, was 39th on the list. Th e median sales
prices in the area dropped 16 percent and the
median price for 111 sales in 2018 was $817,475.
Th e 42nd neighborhood on the list, East
Flushing, also saw a 16 percent decrease in median
sales price since last year. A total of 26 sales
were made for a median price of $787,500.
Fresh Meadows, which consistently makes this
list, saw a 2 percent decrease in median sales price
with $773,000. A total of 44 sales were made.
Th e last neighborhood on the list, Middle
Village, saw a 4 percent increase in median sales
price with $730,000. According to PropertyShark,
29 sales were made there this year.
Th e median sale prices were calculated based
on residential property sales closed between Jan. 1
and March 31. Th e residential properties included
in the list are single-family homes, condos and
co-ops.
New Jackie Robinson Pkwy. signs
feature civil rights icon’s image
BY MADELINE NELSON
editorial@qns.com / @QNS
New signs bearing the image of
Jackie Robinson — who broke baseball’s
color barrier 71 years ago with
the Brooklyn Dodgers — now line
the parkway named for him between
Queens and Brooklyn.
Mayor Bill de Blasio formally
announced the new signage, along
with a new Vision Zero campaign
involving the New York Mets, on
April 12.
“With baseball season now in full
swing, no one should ever forget the
history that Jackie Robinson made at
Ebbets Field more than 70 years ago,”
said de Blasio. “It is so appropriate
that the parkway that bears his name
— a road that Mets fans in Brooklyn
now take directly to Citi Field —
should fi nally honor the man with his
likeness.”
City offi cials unveiled the new
signs three days before the Mets
and all other Major League Baseball
teams celebrated the anniversary of
Robinson’s fi rst game at Ebbets Field
in Brooklyn, which took place on
April 15, 1947.
Opened in 1935, the Jackie
Robinson Parkway, originally known
as the Interboro Parkway, serves as
a 4.95-mile winding road that connects
Brooklyn and Queens. Th e road
was renamed for Robinson in 1997
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary
of Robinson breaking Major
League Baseball’s color barrier.
During his time with the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Robinson and his family
Photo: Robert Pozarycki/THE COURIER
A new Jackie Robinson Parkway sign near the Myrtle Avenue
overpass in Glendale
lived in Brooklyn and Queens before
relocating to Connecticut. Aft er his
retirement in 1958, he became a successful
businessman while continuing
to campaign for civil rights. Following
his death in 1972, Robinson was laid
to rest at Cypress Hills Cemetery, near
the parkway that would ultimately be
named for him.
Approximately 25 new signs have
been installed so far this April by
NYC DOT, both along
the Parkway and at
entrance ramps. Th ese
signs are the fi rst in a
series of new clear and
aesthetically pleasing
signs being installed on
city parkways and other
roads.
“Aft er a long winter,
what better way to celebrate
spring and the start
of baseball season than
to honor the man who
literally transformed
the game 71 years ago
this month,” said DOT
Commissioner Polly
Trottenberg. “I thank
the Robinson family for
helping us honor Jackie
Robinson in the way he
so richly deserves.”
The city will also
continue its high-impact
Vision Zero public
awareness campaign,
“Signs,” with outdoor,
television and radio
advertisements this
spring. Vision Zero will
partner with the Mets during the 2018
season in order to connect with fans
attending games.
Marketing at Citi Field will include
30-second pre-game ads on Citi
Vision, on-fi eld screen displays, and
in-game PSAs featuring Mets players
Jay Bruce, T.J. Rivera and Michael
Conforto. Vision Zero messaging will
be on over 500,000 parking receipts
issued at Citi Field events.
Photo via Pixabay
These seven Queens neighborhoods are some of the most
expensive in 2018.
Arrest made in shooting near Richmond Hill club
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com / @robbpoz
Police made an arrest in an early
morning shooting near a Richmond
Hill nightclub on Sunday that left two
men injured.
Law enforcement sources said the
gunfi re erupted at 3:30 a.m. on April
15 outside the Rose Lounge at the corner
of 130th Street and 90th Avenue.
According to police, the shooting
stemmed from a dispute that started
inside of the lounge and spilled out
into the street.
An unidentifi ed shooter shot a
27-year-old man in the head and a
second man suff ered a graze wound,
police said. Paramedics rushed both
men to Jamaica Hospital; their injuries
are not considered life-threatening.
Shortly aft er the shooting, law
enforcement sources said, cops from
the 102nd Precinct took an unidentifi
ed person of interest into custody for
questioning.
Cops inspect the exterior of Rose Lounge in Richmond Hill following a shooting early on the
morning of April 15.
On April 17, police sources said
an arrest had been made in the case,
but the information was sealed at
this time. Th e Courier has reached
Photo by Mark Mellone
out to the Queens District Attorney’s
offi ce for further comment about the
incident; check QNS.com for further
updates.
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