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Cops warn about three dangerous Bayside intersections
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Pedestrians should exercise serious caution
when crossing three Bayside incident
prone intersections, warns the
111th Precinct.
Th e Bayside-based precinct recently
reported the three intersections with the
most pedestrian crashes in three years.
Th e intersections at Horace Harding
Expressway and Springfi eld Boulevard,
Francis Lewis Boulevard and Northern
Boulevard and Bell Boulevard and
Northern Boulevard had a total of 27
crashes, according to police.
Most times, cops said, drivers hit
pedestrians due to driver’s failure to
yield the right-of-way. According to New
York state traffi c law, drivers are required
to yield for pedestrians who legally use
marked and unmarked crosswalks.
Back in June, a driver hit two elderly
pedestrians in the crosswalk at Horace
Harding Expressway and Springfi eld
Boulevard in Bayside. Th e 41-year-old
vehicle operator made a left turn into
the intersection and struck a 71-yearold
woman and 82-year-old man, who
sustained trauma to their heads and
bodies.
According to Vision Zero data, failure
to yield to a pedestrian was among the
top six violations most likely to injure
or kill New Yorkers. Other “Vision Zero
violations” include speeding, failing to
stop on a signal, improperly turning,
using a cellphone and disobeying signs.
Robbers attack two older men in Flushing
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com
@robbpoz
Police need the public’s help in fi nding
three men responsible for a pair of street
robberies in Flushing last month.
Law enforcement sources said the fi rst
caper took place at 11:30 p.m. on July 14
along the residential block of Blossom
Avenue near Saull Street.
According to authorities, two unidentifi
ed individuals approached a 70-yearold
man from behind, knocked him to
the ground and removed a bag containing
$470 in cash, four credit cards and a
cellphone.
Th e crooks were seen entering a gray
SUV that sped away westbound along
Blossom Avenue, police noted.
Seventy minutes later, at 12:40 a.m. on
July 15, two thieves similarly attacked at
55-year-old man in front of a home on
149th Place near Ash Avenue.
According to law enforcement sources,
the bandits came at the victim from
behind and knocked him to the ground.
Th e fall left the man with a fractured left
ankle; he was later treated at Flushing
Hospital for his injuries.
Police said the crooks grabbed the victim’s
cellphone and fi ve credit cards and
fl ed the scene inside a gray SUV that was
last seen heading southbound on 149th
Place.
Both incidents were reported to the
109th Precinct.
Detectives later learned that an individual
attempted to use one of the second
victim’s credit cards to buy gas at a
Shell station located at 141-54 Northern
Blvd. about 20 minutes aft er the robbery
occurred. Police said the transaction was
unsuccessful, and the suspect fl ed inside a
gray 2010-2013 Nissan Rogue SUV.
Th e NYPD obtained images of the individual
and the Nissan Rogue, which they
released to the press on Aug. 12. Cops
described him as aa black man with a
beard and his hair in a ponytail, who was
last seen wearing a white shirt, pink or red
pants and multicolored sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding
the robberies can call Crime Stoppers at
800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-
PISTA), visit the Crime Stoppers website
or send a direct message on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls and messages are
kept confi dential.
Photo via Google Map
State police arrested Joshua Yu at a
Whitestone house near 14th Avenue and
147th Street
Whitestone
car thieves
get cuff ed
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Cops arrested a pair of thieves in
Whitestone who attempted to steal a
car and fl ee on foot last weekend.
New York State Police offi cers reported
that on Aug. 11 at 2:35 p.m., they arrested
20-year-old Joshua Yu of Queens
and 30-year-old David Yu of the Bronx
during a stolen vehicle traffi c stop.
While patrolling the Bronx-
Whitestone Bridge, State Troopers
stopped a black Chevy Trailblazer operated
by Joshua Yu, which was reported as
stolen. During the stop, the vehicle operator
ran from police who arrested him
following a search in the nearby area.
Residents took to social media during
the incident and reported that Joshua Yu
ran toward 14th Avenue and 150th Street
in Whitestone. Police confi rmed that
he ran toward a house on 147th Street
where they barricaded him in the yard
until his arrest. Residents showed photos
of police cars blocking off 14th Avenue
between 148th and 149th streets.
Upon further investigation, troopers
arrested David Yu for Ketamine possession
and also found a baton in the car.
State police charged the pair with
criminal possession of stolen property
in the third and fourth degrees, which
are class D and E felonies respectively.
Th ey were also charged with criminal
possession of a weapon in the third
degree, which is a class D felony.
Cops charged Joshua Yu for obstruction
of governmental administration
in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor,
and criminal trespassing in the
third degree, a class B misdemeanor.
David Yu was also charged for criminal
possession of a controlled substance
in the seventh degree, which is a
class A misdemeanor.
Cops remanded the two to Queens
Central Booking pending arraignment.
Photo via Google Maps/Inset courtesy of NYPD
Intersection of Springfi eld Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway
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