We hope that by the time you read this, the monster who attacked two elderly women - both of whom rely on walkers - inside their apartment buildings in southeast Queens will have been apprehended and be facing punishment for his heinous crimes.
This punk beat up these senior citizens a half hour apart for grand total of $78 in cash, $33 from Rose Morat, 101 and $45 and two gold rings from Solange Elizee, 85.
It is an outrage!
The suspect is described by police as a medium-build, black male in his late thirties wearing a winter coat with a fur-trimmed hood who has been seen riding a red and pink bicycle.
His crime is so onerous that tougher laws for assaulting any senior over the age 70 - or someone 60 or older who suffers from a disease or infirmity associated with advanced age - are working their way though our state legislature right now.
Thousands of area residents have called in tips and admonished the 3-1-1 operators on what they would do to this degenerate.
Let us add our wishes for this granny bashing low-life - Rot in jail!
Dorms Are Needed!
Despite the angry protests of the residents that live near Queens College, building a dorm on campus is great idea. Parking has always an issue in the area due to the high number of multiple-unit dwellings and housing projects built over the years.
Since the college has developed unique world class departments like the Aaron Copland School of Music that are attracting honors and international students, they need to be able to provide housing for these above-average undergraduates.
The college existed long before most of the current residents moved into the area.
We believe that most of the 500 or so dormitory dwellers would not each have a car so the planned 200-space parking lot would be sufficient on campus.
As far as the irrational fear of badly-behaved dormitory students partying, campus security at most schools in our area do a very good job of controlling parties and boozing and many dorms forbid alcohol on campus all together.
The bottom line is there is nothing that the city government or its representatives can do to stop the project, because it will be on Queens College property and does not require any special permits or variances. We advise the community to follow City Councilman James Gennaro’s advice “to sit down and see what accommodations can be made for the community.”
Queens College promises to work with the community and they will form an advisory board as well as work with the MTA to improve local transportation. Further, they are contemplating shuttle buses to transport students to local transportation hubs. The college has contracted for a street traffic study for the surrounding streets as well.
We say to the community - work with Queens College and not against them.
