Thursday, September 2, 2010
Cars torched in Whitestone
From CBS 2:
Some residents on a quiet Queens street woke up to find their cars in flames.
Police said someone set fire to four vehicles on 9th Avenue in Whitestone early Tuesday.
Some were in the street, some were in driveways and at least one of the fires spread to an owner’s home.
Another dozen cars were keyed in a vandalism spree across a four block area.
Investigators dusted for prints and located a security camera that may have caught the culprits on video, CBS 2′s John Slattery reports.
Detectives have been canvassing the area. No arrests were made.
32 comments:
That's horrifying. I actually live on 9th avenue in Whitestone and don't know why this is the first I'm even hearing of this.
Bianca - it was 9th between 148th and 150th Streets. If you google the story, you'll find more details.
Very disturbing story - I wonder if this was motivated by revenge or if it was a random act.
I've never heard of anything like this before - I've read about vehicles being torched in the Middle East or in Greece - but it's not the style of American criminals - at least that I know of anyway.
Maybe it's a turf war started by the Greek mob trying to bust into formerly predominately Italian-goombah Whitestone/Malba/Beechurst.
How "enlightening" Blabs...oops, sorry "Babs" (LOL).
Mob Wars? wow must be a racist moron. Our neighborhood has been geeting worse by the day. The 109th is too busy in Flushing to come to Whitestone. Cars have been being keyed for months, doors have been banged on at all hours of the night, bikes stolen out of yards with gates, drag racing on all streets not only Francis Lewis, and a slew of other Quality of Life deteriorations. Wake up and stop with your racism.
"Italian-American Goombah Whitestone/Malba/Beechhurst" REALLY?
Alfredo
You know for a group that has accoplished so much in and for this country, it is sad to see that such racism and bias still exists against them. Italian - Americans have succeded in so many feilds, from education, to law, to polictics and so on. Yes some of them have gone wayward, but that is with every ethnicity . Why is it that the minute something tragic happens they are labled as mobsters and oh well whatever happens to them they deserve. One of the victims of the torching had the outside of his house catch fire while his family (yes children included) slept upstairs. I know, they deserve to die in their sleep. Even if the father works 12 - 13 hour days 6 -7 days a week to support his family and raise his children. Mob Wars, Goombahs, Mobsters, Heck Italian - Americans.
Someone was pissed off at someone or something...
The media needs to get its facts right.. Whitestone.. its NOT Malba
There are Italian Americans and there are guidos - like any other ethnicity in our boroughs. There are Spanish people and there are Spics, etc. etc.
Jews _ Kikes
African Americans - Niggers
Hispanics - Spics
Irish Americans - Donkeys
Arab Americans - Terrorists
Ok so that is what we are and nothing more.
"Why is it that the minute something tragic happens they are labled as mobsters and oh well whatever happens to them they deserve."
IF someone is a mobster and NO ONE is saying that anyone is here, AND something tragic happens - well then they do deserve what they get. Their children also - as innocent as children all are - are placed in harm's way by their PARENTS.
If you choose THAT way of life - you choose it for your family too . . .
Why would mobsters steal bikes out of peoples' yards? It's so obvious that it's a bunch of tough guy wannabe thugs.
Bikes were stolen?
yeah - I agree - wannabes
I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!
The same thing happened to one car on 52nd Drive bet. 73rd and 74th streets last year, but on the same date -- August 31st at 2 or 3 in the morning.
Babs you are right if someone is a criminal then the life they choose puts them and their families in harms way. However making blanket comments about a mob war between the Greeks and the "predominately Italian-goombah Whitestone/Malba/Beechurst" is irresponsible and uncalled for. The term Italian-goombah is offensive.
It's a kids destroying property and it happens everywhere.
You don't know shit Babs, Alfredo & you various other ignorant "A" holes!
The mafia capos, most likely, live along the posh Malba/Beechusrst waterfront.
The Borchetannos (from Borchetto, Sicily) in particular have practically taken over St. Lukes Church (Clintonville St. WHITESTONE) after a failed attempt to dominate St. Andrews while Monsignior Grace was alive.
Malba, Beechurst and Whitestone do have mobsters residing there...some tied to the Gambino family perhaps?
Maybe Alfredo is right.
If there was a "mob" presence in the area nobody would need the 109th to take care of the problem.
The arsonist perp would have been sleeping with the fishes long ago.
I wonder if Babs is really Linda M----l?
Hey Phil Ragusa...ain't that your turf?
Wadda ya do besides keep a thumb up your ass and the fingers of your other hand wraped around your dick?
Get your Republican tea baggers to help (LOL)!
Calling Dan Halloran!
Oh Course there are some mobsters living in Whitestone. However read the original post that I responded to in order to understand my reaction.
For the record, the area in question is not Malba nor Beechhurst but what is known as Malba Gardens, a small area with homes generally on small 40 X 100 lots some slightly bigger.
Before we start labeling these people criminals, we need to know for sure, not just ASSume they are Mafiosi. Maybe just legitimate small business owners?
Also the Borchetto you speak of is actualy Borgetto, fyi.
Those that know the area know that we have no police presence, they are too busy in Flushing. We need at least a satelite precint.
Who do you expect to take over a Church when the people that do not live in the area?
Stick to the points, let us not go off on tangents.
Enough of the Italian _ American stereotyping.
Call it what it is.
Alfredo
I completely agree about the neglect of the 109 to this neighborhood.
Malba Gardens? I've lived on 9th avenue my whole life. Just down the block from where this happened and have never heard of that. I didn't think anything on the other side of the bridge would be called Malba.
"Maybe Alfredo is right.
If there was a "mob" presence in the area nobody would need the 109th to take care of the problem.
The arsonist perp would have been sleeping with the fishes long ago."
I wish that were true - but, unfortunately the "mob" brings unwanted scum with them wherever they go - scum like degenerate gamblers, drug dealers, THEY are NOT welcome in decent middle class neighborhoods.
"Malba Gardens? I've lived on 9th avenue my whole life. Just down the block from where this happened and have never heard of that. I didn't think anything on the other side of the bridge would be called Malba."
AND I've lived in Whitestone all my whole life also and know that specific area to be WHITESTONE.
I'm sure that there are "Malba wannabes" in that area and of course the realtors may be plugging the name around to boast their sales commissions - but it's NOT Malba and never was Malba.
Bianca - Wasn't it once called Whitestone Woods down by the water near the beach? It's not Robinswood nor Beechhurst since it is closer to the Whitestone Bridge rather than the Throgs Neck.
"Those that know the area know that we have no police presence, they are too busy in Flushing. We need at least a satelite precint."
This would be a great idea considering the immigrant explosion in Flushing.
Anyone remember when the police department had "beat cops" - and if so do you remember ours in Whitestone? He was great - everyone liked him.
If Whitestone gets some cops I hope they send some over here to College Point too. DO YOUR JOB 109!
Cops in College Point Ha, it has been sold out to the PD, the new academy and the range that will vent out lead from the bullets into the neighborhood.
109th do their job come on seriously, have you seen the area it covers? It is too big to be effective.
As for the name Malba Gardens, when I redid my house and removed my basement stairs that were there from 1959, it had my address with the words "Malba Gardens" written in. Look it up, it must be documented somewhere.
Whitestone Woods is behind 3rd avenue from 147street down. Hey reach out to Whitestone Taxpayers, they should be able to clarify.
A Satelite precint has been requested several times, our organization has sent several requests to no avail, not even a response.
Alfredo
Cops in College Point Ha, it has been sold out to the PD, the new academy and the range that will vent out lead from the bullets into the neighborhood.
109th do their job come on seriously, have you seen the area it covers? It is too big to be effective.
That's the joke.
Also Whitestone isn't full of minorities so good luck getting that satellite precinct.
Someone has a reading problem - I nor anyone else in this thread said that there were not MAFIA criminals in Whitestone.
What I did say was that the MAFIA doesn't do sh*t about crime in ANY neighborhood - that is a MYTH. They ARE criminals themselves and THEY bring other criminals into the neighborhood.
You are so rite babes. No one has the hair to state what realy goes on in these nice squeaky clean neiborhoods . whitestone / bayside gables and many other places a haven for old drug dealers who no longer peddle there goods themselves but have the younger wanna bees do ther dirty work fact! You think i am joking but your neibors wife driving the benz was gotten with drug money . Close your eyes to the facts. And the doward spiral this area is facing will continue. I live in this area and I am sick of what I see everyday!
Well said babe. My old neiborhood is gone . Now filled with old drug dealers Which no longer peddle there goods. They have young wana bees doing ther dirty work Fact!
Whitestone & Flushing has been filling up on "Sharmuta"s (whore in Arabic)for a while now! We have so many muslims in Whitestone but not a lot of people know about them cuz the women are not allowed to leave the house without permission from their husbands or without an escort usually. FBI & ATF raided an apt. on 10 ave & 154 st in August......feds said it was a terror cell! WAKE UP AMERICA now its in our own backyard!!!! Wish the local punks in our hood would direct their rage to the terrorists who deserve it!
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