$37M payout in Balt. cop shoot
sam It’s Sunset Park’s turn to celebrate Lunar New Year today, Sunday, with a big parade of lion and dragon dancers down Eighth Ave. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parade participants will gather at 49th St. and Eighth Ave. and go to 61st St. in Brooklyn.
Sixtieth St. will also be affected sending some traffic to 65th St. On Sunday, the eastbound (due north) lane of the Gowanus will be closed between the Verrazano and 70th St. until 3 p.m., as will the same part of the westbound HOV lane.
Monday is a SAD (summons alert day) because even though it is a major federal holiday it is not a major parking holiday in NYC. Many people park in No Parking Monday thru Friday zones thinking Presidents’ Day would be treated like a Sunday— wrong! All parking regulations remain in effect for the holiday, except for alternate side parking rules.
Public schools are off this week, which opens up parking spaces near schools, but that does not apply to any private school that may be open. Check before you park. A BALTIMORE jury has awarded more than $37 million in damages to the family of a Maryland woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment.
The jury took several hours to reach its decision in a civil suit filed against Baltimore County and police Cpl. Royce Ruby, who shot Korryn Gaines.
The six-woman jury found the first shot, which killed Gaines (photo) and wounded her then-5-yearold son, was not reasonable and violated their civil rights under state and federal statutes, the Baltimore Sun reported. It said jurors A 21-YEAROLD man was killed Saturday when he lost control of his BMW and slammed into a Stop & Shop on Union Turnpike near Woodhaven Blvd. in Forest Hills, Queens. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital but couldn’t be saved. His name was not released. awarded more than $32 million in damages to Gaines’ son, Kodi, and $4.5 million to his sister, Karsyn. The panel awarded about $300,000 each to Gaines’ father, mother and her estate.
Baltimore County attorney Mike Field said the county was reviewing all options, including appeal.
Ruby was previously cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the state’s attorney. He wasn’t charged and has since been promoted.Gaines was holding a shotgun when Ruby shot her Aug. 1, 2016.