Woodhaven

Woodhaven Family Asks For Help Finding Fathers' Murderer

Late last year, while most of us were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, the Rosario family in Woodhaven was preparing to bury their beloved Carlos, who was murdered on November 20th at his tire shop in Brooklyn.  Two months have gone by without an arrest, but the Rosario family wants to make sure that Carlos' murder is not forgotten and that the case receives the full attention that it deserves.

After reaching out to the Woodhaven Residents' Block Association, Carlos' daughter Ismelda agreed to come down to the next monthly Town Hall meeting to tell us about her dad and the efforts underway to make sure justice prevails.  Here is a clip of that meeting:

 

We will be in communication with our elected officials and our representatives in the NYPD to make sure that everything is being done to capture the person who took this good man from his family.  We will also reach out to the mayor's office to see if we can expedite the process of doubling the reward money from 12 to 24K.

As residents of Woodhaven, we need to do all that we can to stick together -- to stand by each other -- to back each other up when needed.  This goes for everything -- from street changes, to noise issues, or issues with gangs and/or illegally converted houses -- to situations as serious as this.

Share this blog post.  If you have friends and family in Brooklyn, especially anywhere near Bushwick, send this to them.  Ask them to share it.  Help us spread the word.  Carlos Rosario was a resident of Woodhaven, he was one of ours.  Stand by his family and help prevent this case from being forgotten.

If anyone has any information about this heinous crime, please call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).   Click here for a printable version of the reward poster.

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Woodhaven Murder: Photo Of Man Wanted For Questioning Released

UPDATE:  Mostafa Omran was arrested and arraigned, charged with murder.

http://queens.ny1.com/content/top_stories/150693/woodhaven-man-charged-with-killing-neighbor

The NYPD is seeking the individual in this photograph for questioning in connection with the homicide that occurred on or about October 24th, 2011 at 88-05 91st Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens.  He is identified as Mostafa Omran, 56, and he was a resident at the same address.

54-year-old attorney Yasmeen Rabbani's body was discovered lying near her kitchen Sunday evening after attempts by her family to reach her were unsuccessful. She had three stab wounds in her neck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Please contact Detective Curley at the 102nd Detective Squad at 718-805-3212 with any information you may have regarding the location of Mostafa Omran.

Woodhaven Straw Poll - How Did Your Issues Fare?

At the most recent Woodhaven Town Hall meeting, we had a little experiment.  A number of the issues that are frequently called in, or discussed at meetings, were put on display, on a table -- each problem affixed to a cup.  Noise, Illegal Conversions, Illegal Signs, etc.  Over a dozen different "issue cups" were put out.  And as each resident came into the meeting they were handed 7 straws.

The idea was that they had to place a straw into each cup which they felt needed attention.  And if they felt that a particular issue needed extra attention, they could place 3 or 4 or all 7 of their straws in that issue cup.  Residents took their allotted straws and began voting in our "straw poll" --

One resident said they needed more than 7 straws -- illustrating the point of limited resources.  We'd like to concentrate on all of the issues -- but sometimes we have to pick and choose our battles, and this experiment was designed to see which issues mattered most to the residents of Woodhaven.  And if a particular issue was not on the table, they were free to add their own issue cup. 

It was an interesting experiment, as were the results.  "Not Enough Police" came in first with 46 straws (22%), "Illegal Conversions" was in second place with 25 straws (12%) and "Gangs" came in third with 23 straws (11%).

Here are the complete results -- how did the issues that matter most to you fare?

1) Not Enough Police 46 (22%)
2) Illegal Conversions 25 (12%)
3) Gangs 23 (11%)
4) Dirty Streets 20 (10%)
5) Graffiti Vandals 18 (9%)
6) Noisy Neighbors 16 (8%)
7) Noisy Cars 15 (7%)
8) Illegal Driveways 10 (4%)
9) Illegal Dumping 9 (3%)
9) Out Of State Parking 9 (3%)
11) Forest Park Carousel 8 (3%)
12) Bad Snow Response 7 (3%)
13) JHS 210 Students Destroying Property 6 (2%)
13) Illegal Signs 6 (2%)
15) Clogged Sewers 2 (1%)

A few notes:

** Some people felt that Noisy Neighbors and Noisy Cars should have been a single issue -- combined they got 31 straws (15%), good enough for 2nd Place.

** Some issues may be seasonal.  Perhaps if we took this straw poll again after the next blizzard, the snow response issue may have gotten more than 3%.  On the other hand, we did have a long session with the Department of Sanitation at a prior meeting - perhaps the residents were satisfied with the answers they received.

** The issue with students at JHS 210 was added by a resident, we will be meeting with residents and gathering more details on this issue.

It was an interesting experiment -- and the results have given us food for thought.  We'll be having a 2nd Round of our Woodhaven Straw Poll soon -- make sure you attend a Town Hall meeting so you can make sure your voice is counted!  the next Woodhaven Town Hall is on Saturday, October 15th at 1 PM -- at the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Ambulance Corps (78-15 Jamaica Avenue).

Forest Park Attempted Rapist Sought

Your help is needed is apprehending a man sought in the attemped rape of a woman on Wednesday, September 7th at 10 AM in Forest Park.  The woman was jogging with a group of people on one of the running paths in the park and had fallen behind the others.  The woman passed the suspect, who was headed in the opposite direction -- he then made a U-Turn and approached the victim from behind and attempted to sexually assault her.  Here is a sketch of the attempted rapist --

Description: Male, White, Approximately: 30-35 years of age, 5'10" - 6'0", 190-220 pounds. 

Light Blond Scruffy Facial Hair.  Last seen wearing a Navy Blue Baseball Cap, a Navy Blue windbreaker-type jacket, Tan Khaki Cargo Shorts and White Sneakers.

Click Here For A Printable WANTED Poster

Notify the Queens Special Victims Squad with any information regarding the above subject.

Re: UF61 # 5795, CASE # 441

DETECTIVE MALLOY -- 718-520-9277

 

Woodhaven Rapist at Large

Update:  CAUGHT!

A resident of Woodhaven was brutally attacked and raped on her way to work Tuesday morning at 89th Street, just off Jamaica Avenue.  The attack happened about 5:30 AM.  The victim, a woman in her 30s, was attacked from behind, dragged into an alley next to Jin Nail Salon.  She was beaten and raped.  Her purse was emptied out and she was robbed.   

The NYPD has released the following video of the suspect walking on Jamaica Avenue:

 

The suspect is described as being  in his 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a medium build and short, spiky black hair.  He is said to be either Spanish or Guyanese.  The incident further underscores the need for cameras along Jamaica Avenue, and in our community.  There is a bill in the Assembly that proposes giving a $500 tax break to property owners who install and maintain surveillance cameras -- this sounds like a very positive step.

If you have any information that could lead to the apprehension of this animal -- please call the 102nd Precinct immediately -- 718-805-3200.  Or you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

Somebody out there knows who this is - help spread the word and let's put this animal behind bars.