Oct. 31, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Express bus riders in Queens and Brooklyn that commute into Manhattan could save up to 2 hours every week on their trips if congestion pricing were enacted, according to a new analysis by the Riders Alliance, a grassroots group that advocates for public transit. The group analyzed 39 bus… Read more »
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New Mural Commemorates Myrtle-Wyckoff Pedestrian Deaths
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Oct. 29, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan More than a hundred people, including city officials and area residents, gathered on Saturday to unveil a new mural commemorating three pedestrians killed in recent years near the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick. The mural, which runs along the back of Duane Reade on Palmetto… Read more »
City Official Accused of Silencing Critics of School Desegregation Plan at CEC 24 Meeting, Schools Chancellor Apologizes
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Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza has apologized after a city official was accused of silencing parents critical of a school desegregation plan at a Queens District 24 school board meeting. District 24 Community Education Council (CEC) President Lucy Accardo detailed the account, which took place at a… Read more »
Holden Begins Search For New 104th Precinct Location
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Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The 104th Precinct could soon be getting a new home, as Council Member Robert Holden announced yesterday that he is actively looking for a place in the district to build a new, state-of-the-art precinct. Holden’s office said the time has come to build out a new precinct, given the… Read more »
First-Ever Halloween Fun Run for Autism to Take Place Sunday at Shops at Atlas Park
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Oct. 25, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Costumed runners will take to the streets of Glendale this Sunday for the first-ever Halloween “Fun” Run or Walk 4 Autism. The 3-kilometer race will start and end at The Shops at Atlas Park, and is hosted by Play4Autism, a Glendale-based non-profit organization providing programs for kids on the… Read more »
Car2Go Plans to Expand ‘Home Area’ to Include Ridgewood
Oct. 25, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Car2Go, the world’s largest car-sharing company, has set its sights on expanding its New York home area to Ridgewood, after seeing many of its vehicles taking trips to southwest Queens. The car-share service predominantly provides its users with Smart cars that can be rented by the hour and driven… Read more »
Guidance Counselor Punches Cop at Ridgewood High School: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2018 Laura Hanrahan A high school guidance counselor has been arrested after punching a police officer in the face at a Ridgewood high school Wednesday. Philip Lo Castro, 37, struck the officer at Grover Cleveland High School at about 10:30 a.m. yesterday, after getting into a dispute with the cop for detaining an emotionally… Read more »
Ridgewood Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths Among Highest in Queens, City Says
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Oct. 24, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Ridgewood was among several Queens neighborhoods that saw the highest rate of overdose deaths last year, according to the city, which has recently launched a new program to combat the alarming citywide problem. The neighborhood is among three in Queens, including the Rockaways and Fresh Meadows, ranked with the… Read more »
Future of P.S.9 and Cooper Avenue Sites Remain Up in the Air
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Oct. 23, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The fate of two area buildings recently proposed to be turned into homeless shelters have yet to be settled, with plans for P.S. 9 still undecided while a Cooper Avenue building is apparently inching closer to becoming a brand new public school. Council Member Bob Holden attempted to clear… Read more »
Startled Perp Falls Off Second-Story Deck in Middle Village Attempted Burglary: NYPD
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Oct. 17, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are looking for a man who attempted to burglarize a Middle Village home, but ended up falling from the deck after the victim startled him. The 24-year-old female victim, in her home near 61st Road and 69th Street, heard a noise near the back of her home at… Read more »