FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com JUly 30, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 3 POL REVISITS TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS AFTER LINDENWOOD HIT-AND-RUN Queens Village street to be named after slain police officer Photo courtesy of NYPD A street in Queens Village will be named after slain Officer Brian Moore. Photo courtesy of Phil Goldfeder’s office A hit-and-run occurred on July 26 near a traffic triangle in Lindenwood. BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@queenscourier.com @AngelaMatua A traffic triangle in Lindenwood that residents say has been a source of problems for years was the scene of a hit-and-run accident on the night of July 26. The driver, who blew a stop sign on 153rd Avenue as he was making a left on 88th Street, hit a woman who was crossing the street, according to police. The woman was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center after the accident. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has repeatedly called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make changes to the intersection, and on July 27, he asked the agency once again to examine how to make the area safer for pedestrians. “For far too long, the traffic triangle at 88th Street and 153rd Avenue has been a danger for motorists and pedestrians in Lindenwood,” Goldfeder said. “Sadly, this most recent reported hit-and-run once again underscores the need to take immediate steps to improve this dangerous situation.” The DOT is currently conducting a study to determine how safety can be improved. Once the study is complete in the next few weeks and the agency determines if any improvements can be made, the safety enhancements will be presented to the community, a DOT spokesperson said. The agency will also daylight the area to improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians. “I urge DOT Queens Commissioner Nicole Garcia to build on our most recent, productive visit to the triangle and work to prevent another accident from happening,” Goldfeder said. BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@queenscourier.com/@AngelaMatua A Queens Village street will be renamed to honor Det. Brian Moore, who was shot and killed this May while on plainclothes patrol. Moore, who was an officer in the 105th Precinct, was in an unmarked police cruiser on the night of May 2 when he stopped Demetrius Blackwell for acting suspiciously. Blackwell allegedly motioned to his waist as if concealing a firearm. When Moore pulled up to Blackwell, he was shot in the head and face and later died from his injuries; he was posthumously promoted to first-grade detective. City Councilman I. Daneek Miller sponsored legislation that the City Council passed unanimously on July 23 co-naming the intersection of 222nd Street and 92nd Road as Detective First Grade Brian Moore Way. “There is consensus within the community that we want to honor those who serve and protect. Detective First Grade Brian Moore was a bright young man and a member of the elite Anti-Crime Unit; he received medals for Excellent Police Duty and Meritorious Police Duty,” Miller said. “Detective Moore’s untimely death shook both our city and our nation. To memorialize his dedication, service and life, we resolve to co-name Detective First Grade Brian Moore Way.” Moore, 25, made 159 arrests during his time on the force. Thousands of officers from around the country and Canada attended Moore’s funeral on Long Island at St. James Roman Catholic Church in Seaford on May 8. “It’s not many of us who can say we lived out a dream. But Brian could. He dreamed of being a cop,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said during the funeral. “He had an eye for the street… not even five years on, but he was already in anti-crime, already decorated…we need more like him.”
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