30 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 27, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Year In Review • DECEMBER COMPILED BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Slashing at
Cardozo High leads
to lockdown
Parents and students at Benjamin
Cardozo High School experienced a
tense morning on Dec. 11 aft er a student
was slashed during a dispute. Th e entire
campus went into a three-hour lockdown
aft er a 15-year-old boy attacked a
14-year-old student, slicing him in the
head. Th e victim was taken to a local hospital
for treatment of his injuries. Police
canvassed the building looking for the
suspect, who had apparently fl ed before
the campus went into lockdown. Later
in the day, the attacker turned himself
in to the 111th Precinct and was booked
on assault charges. Meanwhile, parents
and staff expressed concern about security
at the high school, including the use of
metal detectors
Alleged bigot
booked for F.H.
hate assault
A Manhattan man wound up in cuff s
in Forest Hills on Dec. 13 for allegedly
hurling slurs at a woman, then brutally
assaulting her on an E train in the neighborhood.
Allasheed Allah is accused of
shouting anti-gay remarks at the woman
during an argument on Nov. 30. When
the victim turned to walk away from
him, police said, Allah punched her in
the back of the head, causing her to fall
to the ground. Th e victim suff ered a broken
spine as a result of the assault. A tipster
led members of the 112th Precinct
Detective Squad and NYPD Hate Crimes
Task Force to Allah, who was booked on
assault and aggravated harassment, both
of which were classifi ed as hate crimes.
Row of Sunnyside
stores goes up
in fl ames
A fast-moving, fi ve-alarm inferno
ripped through several Sunnyside businesses
on the morning of Dec. 13, injuring
12 people — including seven fi refi ghters.
Th e blaze broke out inside of New
York Style Eats at 45-02 Queens Blvd.
and quickly spread into several adjoining
buildings. Firefi ghters were caught in
a violent backdraft of fl ames and smoke
that burst forth from the structures, but
miraculously escaped without serious
injury. In the aft ermath of the devastating
inferno, Sunnyside residents and business
groups rallied to the aid of the aff ected
business owners, raising more than
$100,000 to assist with the rebuilding and
recovery eff ort.
Photo: Mark Hallum/THE COURIER
Photo: Mark Hallum/THE COURIER
Photo: Mark Hallum/THE COURIER
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