Feb. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Brian Barnwell and Council Member Robert Holden will host a Queens bus network redesign workshop in Maspeth in partnership with the MTA next month. The workshop will be held at PS 153, located at 60-02 60th Ln., on March 9 at 6:30 p.m., Barnwell announced on Thursday…. Read more »
Feb. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin The 200-bed single men homeless shelter opened in Glendale today, after years of protests, heated meetings and legal action from community members. The “Cooper Rapid Rehousing Center,” at 78-16 Cooper Ave., officially opened today, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) announced. “Today, we proudly open our doors at the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin A pair of alleged burglars walked off with $1,300 worth of products from a Ridgewood Walgreens last month. The two individuals went inside the Walgreens store, located at 58-02 Metropolitan Ave., around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 and then entered the basement stockroom, where they grabbed products off… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin A supreme court judge tossed out a lawsuit Friday filed last year by a number of civic groups that alleged that the City didn’t conduct a thorough study of a Cooper Avenue site before determining that it was a suitable location for a 200-bed homeless shelter. A group of… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 29-year-old Ridgewood man was convicted of manslaughter for fatally stabbing his female roommate in 2016, the Queens District Attorney announced today. Render Stetson-Shanahan, of Stanhope Street, was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree following a non-jury bench trial. Stetson-Shanahan was seen roaming the Ridgewood neighborhood in… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin The operators of a homeless shelter that will soon open in Glendale will be getting a visit from Council Member Robert Holden and a number of protesters on Friday. Westhab is holding a job fair at the 78-16 Cooper Ave. site tomorrow, as it looks to hire security staff… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two thieves broke into a Middle Village bodega last Sunday and ran off with $7,000 in cash. The pair forcibly entered D & P Convenience Store, located at 82-15 Eliot Ave, through a backdoor around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26. They grabbed approximately $7,000 and attempted to remove… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden will host an additional meeting on the contentious Queens Bus Network Redesign plan next month. The meeting — to take place on Feb. 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at PS/IS 49 in Middle Village — will have Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) personnel in… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Ridgewood bank was robbed yesterday and the thief took off with hundreds of dollars. The suspect entered Popular Bank, located at 918 Seneca Ave, and handed a bank teller a note demanding cash at around 2:30 p.m. The teller handed over the money and the thief took off… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Glendale street was co-named Saturday after a lifelong resident and civic volunteer, the late John “Jack” Zwerenz, in honor of his decades of community service. The corner of 82nd Avenue and Myrtle Avenue was co-named “Jack Zwerenz Way” at a ceremony attended by Council Member Robert Holden, the… Read more »