Aug. 1, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Wu-Tang Clan will kick off the SiriusXM and Pandora music festival “For the Love: 50 Years of Hip-Hop” celebrating the golden anniversary of all things hip-hop at the Knockdown Center, located at 52-19 Flushing Ave., in Maspeth, on Thursday, Aug. 10. Anyone who knows of the iconic Wu-Tang…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a suspect who broke into a Maspeth pharmacy store last week and stole thousands of dollars worth of prescription drugs. Authorities say that the unidentified suspect broke into Grand Avenue Pharmacy, located at 69-29 Grand Ave., on Thursday, July 27. The…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a group of violent muggers who beat and robbed an L train rider at the Myrtle Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue subway station in Ridgewood last week. Police say the 18-year-old male victim was approached by the four unknown assailants at approximately…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina In recognition of the growing issue of illegal moped and motorbike riders in the city, Councilman Robert Holden sent a letter to NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and Chief of Patrol John Chell to initiate the launch of a targeted operation against illegal moped activity in his district,…
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Jul. 28, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar collected the signatures of 54 legislators in her letter sent to President Joe Biden, urging him to recognize the city’s need for help in handling the increase of migrants, on Wednesday, July 26. In the letter drafted by Rajkumar, legislators ask Biden to declare a state…
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Jul. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina Councilman Robert Holden in collaboration with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a free rain barrel giveaway in Middle Village on Saturday, August 12. The DEP will distribute rain barrels at Juniper Valley Park, located at 80th Street between Juniper Boulevard North and Juniper…
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Jul. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Ridgewood Savings Bank isn’t just a place to deposit money or cash checks. The long-time neighborhood banking company continues to serve residents in the greater metropolitan area by providing valuable tools and seminars to help expand their financial literacy. With the start of the school year for College…
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Jul. 26, 2023 By Christian Murray, Michael Dorgan and Sarah Belle Lin New York City condo owners and co-op managers may soon learn that there are other major costs to climate change beyond hotter summers, stronger storms, flash floods and apocalyptic smoke. Time is running out for the owners of large residential buildings throughout…
Jul. 26, 2023 By Julia Moro Real estate platform Zumper released a report analyzing staggering rental prices that continue to break records, finding huge disparities between rents across 81 neighborhoods in the city. Throughout the city, the median rent for a one-bedroom is $3,980– which is more than twice the national median. According to Zumper,…
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Jul. 26, 2023 By John Schilling Next Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event will return to the many NYPD precincts across New York City. This year, the National Night Out Against Crime will celebrate 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984 when the event…
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