Friday, June 5, 2015

Construction worker punches photographer

From the Forum:

In the latest development of the saga of a proposed juvenile justice facility in South Ozone Park, a construction employee who had been working on the newly erected 127th Street building was arrested for allegedly assaulting a resident who was taking pictures of the controversial site, according to an area elected official and court records.

Andrixs Suarez, 24, was cuffed by 106th Precinct cops on April 30 and arraigned on charges of assault with the intent to cause physical injury, and second-degree harassment. He was released on his own recognizance under a temporary order of protection, according to court documents. Suarez’s next court date is scheduled for July 13.

According to the office of City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica), on April 15, Philip Kinard, described as “a resident living in the immediate vicinity of the proposed Administration for Children’s Services Close to Home Limited Secure Placement facility” at 133-23 127th St., was capturing images of the building’s exterior to document what he, at the time, believed to be active violations of a city Department of Buildings stop-work order when Suarez allegedly threatened to strike him if he did not cease taking pictures. Suarez, who was employed by a construction firm that had been hired by facility operator Sheltering Arms, then allegedly punched Kinard as he was looking at Suarez through the camera lens.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would wager he is an illegal and will be released back into the community. I heard they are starting to hire gangs on these sites to keep things smooth. In other words, we now have mini pockets in Queens that have slipped out of our control.

Anonymous said...

Solution, carry a baseball bat along with your tripod and camera. If a worker threatens you, hit a home run!

Anonymous said...

This is why meant the constractions aren't really unions. Only CWA and AFT are progressive, rest are mafia fascist molestirs.