Dec. 26, 2019 By Kristen Torres The New York City Department of Health released a list of last year’s most popular baby names, with Liam being the most popular name for boys and Mia for girls in Queens. Throughout the entire city, Emma and Liam were the most popular baby names in 2018, according to… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2019 By Kristen Torres The number of chains stores in operation continues to fall across New York City and the decline in 2019 was greatest in Queens, according to a new report. The Center for an Urban Future released its 2019 State of the Chains report this month and noted that the number… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two young boys were hospitalized Christmas Day after falling through the ice on a pond in Forest Park. A 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy were walking on the ice covering Strack Pond in the park, when the ice cracked and gave way sending the boys into the chilly… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Middle Village street was co-named to honor the late Lorraine Sciulli, a longtime civic volunteer within the community at a ceremony Thursday. The corner of 77th Street and 62nd Avenue was co-named “Lorraine Sciulli Way” at the ceremony, where Council Member Robert Holden and members of the Juniper… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2019 By Kristen Torres A 66-year-old pedestrian is dead just days after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing a Ridgewood street. Bohdan Spiegowski was struck while attempting to cross Stanhope Street at Fairview Avenue around 5 p.m. on Dec. 9. He was hit by a white 2019 Ram 3500 Promaster Van… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2019 By Allie Griffin A woman stole a credit card from an unattended shopping cart at BJ’s Wholesale in Middle Village and later used it to make $200 worth of purchases at GameStop, police said. On Sunday, Dec. 8 around 3 p.m., a 36-year-old woman was shopping inside the BJ’s store, located at… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Kristen Torres A Glendale pretzel joint has been shut down by the Health Department following an inspection where the eatery was found to have evidence of mice and other infringements. Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, located at 80-00 Cooper Ave. in The Shops at Atlas Park, was shut down by the DOH on… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin The police are looking for four people involved in a shooting that took place in Ridgewood last month. One of the four fired multiple rounds at a moving car near Wyckoff Avenue and Covert Street at 1:32 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, police said. No one was injured as… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 63-year-old man died Friday, two days after a 21-year-old driver blew through a stop sign and struck him as he was crossing a Ridgewood street. Kwok Cheung, of Manhattan’s Chinatown, was crossing within the crosswalk on Gates Avenue from north to south on the west side of Onderdonk… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Kristen Torres Police are looking for two suspects who threw an 82-year-old man to the ground in Ridgewood Friday and then took the victim’s wallet. Police said the individuals approached the senior at around 5:30 a.m. as he was walking down George Street toward Wycoff Avenue. One of the individuals then… Read more »