Category Archives: Ozone Park
A little over 4 years after he proposed an Ozone Park site as the potential location for a new primary school, Councilman Eric Ulrich was joined by School Construction Authority (SCA) President Lorraine Grillo and representatives from the DOE and other local elected officials for the official ground breaking of PS 316 on Tuesday morning. In delivering the opening remarks, Grillo focused on the primary goal of her agency: building schools wherever the opportunity to do so arose and … Continue reading
A 20-year-old woman was raped on an Ozone Park street after a man gave her a ride in his car early Sunday morning, shortly after 5 a.m. The suspect picked the woman up and offered her a ride after the victim says she had a fight with her boyfriend and was trying to make her way home. He drove the woman to the intersection of 98th Street and 97th Avenue, and then told the victim that she “Should be good … Continue reading
Scores of firemen from numerous companies responded to the collapse of a roof on Jamiaca Avenue in Woodhaven on Friday evening around 6:30 PM. Emergency service workers and personnel form the Office of Emergency Management were also at the scene. The roof of the abandonded two-story building collapsed on itself, fortunately without injuring anyone in the process. According to the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) there was an already established vacate order for the building. As reported in the Daily … Continue reading
Congratulations to the Ozone Howard Renegades for their huge victory in the NY Travel Baseball Pre-Season Tournament which took place on March 23rd and 24th. The team is a 10-year-old and under Boys Travel team that has been playing together for the last year. The Renegades faced teams from locations as near as Brooklyn and as far away as Connecticut. The Renegades’ victory came in a nail biter game played at Fort Tilden in Breezy Point which found them down … Continue reading
CELEBRATING A HAPPY HOPPY EASTER It was time for Easter egg hunts and photos with the Easter Bunny throughout our readership area over last weekend, with plenty of surprises and treats to bring smiles and good times to everyone. Ozone Park Civic The Ozone Park Civic Association held their 8th annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Ozone Howard Little League fields. More than 100 kids turned out to hunt for and collect eggs on the fields at the Ozone Howard Little … Continue reading
Police are asking for help in locating the man seen at the left who is believed to have taken part n an attempted robbery several weeks ago in Ozone Park . He is believed to be part of a team of burglars in the area. On the day in question, he was caught on tape when he and an accomplice attempted to break into a residence on 126th Steet and Linden Blvd. He was knocking on the door of a … Continue reading
The rezoning of Ozone Park has finally arrived as was announced by Councilman Eric Ulrich at the march meeting of the Ozone Park Civic Association. According to DDC, the Ozone Park rezoning was undertaken in response to concerns raised by Community Boards 9 and 10, local civic organizations and local elected officials that existing zoning didoes not closely reflect established building patterns of guide new development to appropriate locations. The following correspondence illustrates preliminary measures taken by the Councilman nearly … Continue reading
Tell a Centreville resident that the city will soon launch a sewer and roadway construction project first proposed more than three decades ago, and it is not unlikely they will scoff – loudly – and say their final demise is expected sooner than the city making good on its plan. “This is ongoing since the 1980s – every time they tell me they’re going to be digging, it’s like the story of the boy who cried wolf,” Ozone Park Civic … Continue reading
There is no one among us who doesn’t know the feeling of panic that approaches with the coming of every birthday in the life of that special “little one” we all seek to pamper and please. Whether it’s choosing a theme, getting the invitations together, having enough space or choosing just the right menu—whatever the case is— it can be a recurring nightmare for moms, dads and grandparents. But the need for experiencing party panic has come to a screeching … Continue reading
Nick Agola, owner of Sofia Pizza in Ozone Park, was joined by Councilman Eric Ulrich for a ceremonial ribbon cutting on the long awaited opening of his new pizzeria/restaurant. The new Sofia is locatedright next door to the old neighborhood favorite haunt at 112-15 Rockaway Blvd. “Now the store looks as good as the food tastes,” said Agola who thanked all of his loyal customers with Sofia t-shirts and hats. After the ribbon was cut Agola prepared a special gluten … Continue reading
Dozens of friends and family members were on hand to be the first to see the new location of Sofia Pizza at a private party held at the restaurant on Sunday afternoon. Platters and trays of delicious specialties lined gleaming granite counter tops. Owner Nick Agola and wife Angela prepared a feast fit for a king as guests sampled four different pastas, eggplant rollatine, grilled pulpo, chicken francese, house special salad, assorted sauteed vegetables and specialty pizzas. The crowd joined … Continue reading
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to two to six years in prison last week after his guilty plea to sex trafficking charges after he forced a 15-year-old runaway from Long Island to work as a prostitute and to turn over all of her earnings to him. Gary Council, 22-years-old of 91st Street in Ozone Park was the ringleader of a 6 person gang that took the victim and a friend to a house on 101st Avenue, where they were squatting, … Continue reading
For one Queens teacher there was no Academy Award but to everyone who knows her, Maureen Span is definitely a winner. For most of us, the Academy Awards are something we only dream about being involved in—a dream less than 99.9% of people ever realize. But for first grade teacher Maureen Span of P.S. 100 in Ozone Park, the reality of that dream was ironically brought on by a nightmare of the worst proportion. In July of 2011, Span was … Continue reading
Police at the 106th Precinct called a special meeting to address a rash of robberies plaguing the Richmond Hill area in particular, with several incidents also in Howard Beach. Deputy Inspector Thomas Pascale told those in attendance that he had called the meeting to make the communities aware of the severity of the situation and also to offer them any assistance he could in terms of supplying advice and vital information about crime prevention. The inspector identified a sector in … Continue reading
A Valentine’s Day celebration turned bloody over the weekend when a gunman opened fire at the Hookah Sports Bar located on 107th Street at Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park. The incident took place on Sunday morning, February 17 around 4:20 a.m. Police from the 106th Precinct responded to a 911 call and upon their arrival found the victim, identified as 32-year-old Andre Bettis, lying face up on the floor inside the bar with a gun shot wound to the chest. … Continue reading