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Robbers
steal man’s
clothes in
Alley Park
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
A trio of thieves
ambushed a man in
Alley Pond Park early
Tuesday morning,
according to police.
Police from the
111th Precinct
reported that just
aft er midnight on
June 18, a 21-yearold
man was standing
outside of his parked
car using his cellphone
at Kingsbury
Avenue and Grand
Central Parkway.
A few moments
later, three men, one
of which the victim
knew, approached
him and dragged
him into the park.
One suspect allegedly
struck the victim on
the head with a glass
liquor bottle. Police
said a second suspect
attempted to stab the
victim with a switchblade
but was unsuccessful.
Th e three men stole
$200 in cash, a pair of
Adidas sneakers and
glasses. Th ey then
got into a gray Toyota
Camry and fl ed in an
unknown direction.
Cops reported that
the victim sustained
an injury to the head
but refused medical
attention at the scene.
No arrests have
been made and the
investigation is ongoing.
Th e victim said
that the suspects
were wearing dark
clothes at the time of
the incident.
Anyone with information
in regard to
the suspects’ identities
is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at
800-577-TIPS (8477)
or for Spanish, 888-
57-PISTA (74782).
Th e public can also
submit their tips
by logging onto the
CrimeStoppers website
or on Twitter @
NYPDTips. All calls
and messages are
kept confi dential.
Cardi B indicted for Flushing strip club assault
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com
@QNS
Rapper Cardi B has been indicted for her
role in connection with the assault of two
bartenders at a Flushing strip club in August
2018.
Th e 26-year-old rapper, whose real name
is Belcalis Almánzar, as well as Tawana
“RemyRojaLaPerla” Jackson-Morel, 36, and
Jeff rey “AstonMartinChuck” Bush, 34, were
arraigned on June 25 before the Queens
Criminal Court on charges of second-degree
attempted assault, third-degree assault, second
degree harassment, fourth- and fi ft h-degree
criminal solicitation, fi ft h- and sixth-degree
conspiracy and second-degree reckless
endangerment. Th ey were each released on
their own recognizance.
Bush and Jackson-Morel are scheduled to
return to court on Sept.9, while Almánzar’s
next court date has not been scheduled yet.
If convicted, each defendant faces up to four
years in prison.
According to the indictment, on Aug.
15, 2018, Bush was allegedly at the Angels
Gentlemen’s Club and Restaurant, located at
32-17 College Point Blvd., and aft er 3 a.m.,
Bush and an unapprehended woman allegedly
placed an order at the bar with a female bartender.
When the 21-year-old employee was
in the process of serving the pair, the unapprehended
female allegedly grabbed the victim
by her hair, slammed her head into the bar
and began punching her repeatedly.
Th ree additional unapprehended females
allegedly joined in and also struck the victim
repeatedly. Th e indictment alleges that Bush
recorded video of the attack and used his body
to attempt to block anyone from intervening
in the attack on the bartender.
Th e indictment state that prior to their
arrival at the club, defendants Almánzar and
Jackson-Morel communicated on a social
media platform and allegedly coordinated the
day, time and location the attack would take
place, as well as whom they were targeting.
Jackson-Morel and Almánzar also allegedly
discussed money being exchanged for carrying
out the alleged assault. Charges say that on
Aug. 29, 2018, Almánzar, Bush and Jackson-
Morel allegedly patronized the gentlemen’s
club once again and the bartender that was
Photo by Robert Stridiron/RHS News
serving the group was the 23-year-old sister
of the victim from the Aug. 15 alleged attack.
At 3:30 a.m. that day,Jackson-Morel allegedly
threw a cocktail into the 23-year-old woman’s
face and Bush and Almánzar, as well as several
unapprehended others, allegedly threw
drinks, glass bottles and various objects at the
bartender. Th e glass bottles shattered on the
fl oor of the club, causing the victim to sustain
lacerations to her legs, bruising to her
feet and the alcohol thrown in her face irritated
her eyes. Th e group allegedly used social
media chats to plan the Aug. 29 attack, as they
had for the earlier alleged assault.
Cardi B following her arrest last year.
Vallone gets $19M in new budget for capital projects
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Northeast Queens will soon see major community
improvements in its schools, libraries
and parks.
Councilman Paul Vallone secured nearly $19
million for northeast Queens improvements
following the $92.8 billion budget agreement
between Mayor de Blasio and the City Council
on June 14.
“For a sixth straight year, I am proud to
report record-setting funding for northeast
Queens,” said Vallone. “Th ese budget victories
would not have been possible without close
work and collaboration with our City Council
Speaker Cory Johnson and Queens Borough
President Melinda Katz, and I thank them for
their ongoing partnership. Th is year, our northeast
Queens communities can continue standing
tall knowing that their needs and priorities
are fi nally being met by the city.”
In his six years in the City Council, Vallone
secured over $100 million in funding, eclipsing
two prior decades of city budgets in District 19.
Six million dollars of the budget will go
toward District 19 schools, with each school
receiving at least $35,000 to fund important
technology upgrades.
A portion of the education funding will allow
for more schools to receive Cultural Aft er-
School Adventure (CASA) programming,
which provides students cultural experiences
by partnering with local nonprofi ts. Seventeen
schools will collaborate with organizations
like Inside Broadway, Marquis Studios and the
Queens Museum of Art.
Vallone also secured $5 million for district
parks, $3 million of which will be for lighting
installations at College Point Park. In addition,
Vallone and the mayor’s offi ce also previously
allocated over $7 million to construct new athletic
fi elds at the park.
Th e councilman will provide over $1 million
to support nonprofi t organizations in District
19 including Alley Park Environmental Center,
HANAC, Selfh elp Community Services and the
New York Junior Tennis League.
A portion of the funding will also allow for
the continuation of the Senior Transportation
Program and Annual Independence Day
Fireworks Show and allow for the purchase of
tree guards for the district.
Funding for the district also came from
this year’s participatory budgeting process in
District 19, which boasted the most votes of
any district in the city. In addition to the top
three winning projects — NYPD security cameras,
a gymnasium renovation for P.S. 129 and a
green biome for Bayside High School — Vallone
announced he will also fund several of the other
top projects the community selected.
Th ese projects include a portable STEM Lab
at M.S. 67 and over $300,000 in technology
upgrades at local libraries.
“Investing in the future of our schools, parks
and libraries and ensuring sustained quality of
life for the families who call Auburndale, Bay
Terrace, Bayside, Beechhurst, College Point,
Douglaston, Flushing, Little Neck, Malba and
Whitestone home are top priority,” the councilman
said. “Th is year’s budget marks another
clear victory for our community, and I look forward
to celebrating our district’s bright future
at the Independence Day Celebration at Fort
Totten next week!”
Credit: New York City Council
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