The hit-and-run case involving Forest Hills resident Aron Aranbayev has now gone global, as various media outlets point out that Aranbayev's Manhattan jewelry store serviced quite a few major celebrities.
Aranbayev was killed while being dropped off in front of his home on Sunday night.
From Britain's Daily Mail: New York jeweler to the stars and father-of-four run down and killed in front of his home 'in dispute over a parking space'
Aranbayev was killed while being dropped off in front of his home on Sunday night.
From Britain's Daily Mail: New York jeweler to the stars and father-of-four run down and killed in front of his home 'in dispute over a parking space'
- Aron Aranbayev, 40, run down in front of Queens home 11pm Sunday
- Store Rafaello & Co served celebrities such as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
- Father of four remembered as family man and had child born six month ago
- Police ruled case a homicide and are looking for driver of Dodge Magnum
Such a shame. Does anyone know which specific street it happened on? No one I've asked seems to have heard anything.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly it wasn't over a parking space.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/kin-visit-scene-queens-jeweler-fatally-struck-article-1.2299154
It was on 71st Ave and 110 ST
ReplyDeleteNYPD should be ashamed for their inaction. Cops hanging out in one area with loads of cops by subway yet no cops patrolling other areas and the incident was easy to catch the suspect yet NYPD has failed miserably. I want Blasio to resign immediately.
ReplyDeleteHappened in front of The Majestic. I don't know why the cops can't crack down on these dangerous drivers. Have seen people run red lights, stop signs, drive super fast in tiny streets and go down one way streets the wrong way. Unclear also why our neighborhood has so many of these aggressive drivers. Hope somebody saw something and police catch this hit and run driver soon.
ReplyDelete"Unclear also why our neighborhood has so many of these aggressive drivers." - Maybe part of the reason is that our neighborhood is traversed by an absolutely horrendous speedway called Queens Blvd. that has absolutely no place in the midst of a heavily-populated residential New York City neighborhood. Especially as it is now, with virtually all of the rules of that roadway favoring horrible drivers who speed on it like it's a freeway. When these drivers come off that onto these residential sideways, I would assume many have trouble making the quick adjustment to the fact they are no longer on a virtual highway. I'm not saying that's what caused this tragedy. But I wonder how much it has to do with all the morons I see speeding down these side streets.
DeleteAlso, a lot of these drivers are using these sidestreets as quick way to cut through from Queens Blvd. (Highway No. 1) to Grand Central Parkway (Highway No. 2), or at least I assume that's what they're doing, since I don't own a car myself. I'd wouldn't be surprised if the freak who killed this poor man wasn't doing just that.
DeleteYES. I live on 72nd Ave./110th and my street is like a 24/7 thruway. Constant car/ foot traffic, honking, screaming, etc. I feel like I live in the middle of a major midtown intersection. I have lived in Manhattan and within steps of QB before, and neither comes close to this block. I moved from 71st Ave/110th (next to the Majestic) and it was deserted compared to 72nd Ave.
DeleteMaybe the neighborhood has no place being near the roadway, which predates the neighborhood.
DeleteWrong: It was widened along with the digging of the IND Queens Boulevard Line subway tunnels in the 1920s and 1930s.
DeleteAnd check out this photo of how it USED to look: http://queenscourier.com/new-book-chronicles-history-of-forest-hills/
DeleteNotice how it lost its charm and became more of an ugly speedway over the years. No wonder why the number of accidents have increased.
One of my friends too used to live at 72nd avenue and told me many times how chaotic living there can be. Now we work together for a Los Angeles DUI attorney and he is quite happy back here in LA as it’s not so noisy here. I really don’t know why people want to live in that area.
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