Oct. 16, 2019 By: Allie Griffin Members of the Ridgewood Tenants Union penned a letter Monday to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson asking that he take disciplinary action against Council Member Robert Holden. The Ridgewood Tenants Union (RTU), a grassroots housing group that fights displacement, holds Holden responsible for a series of chaotic and ugly… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police have arrested and charged a man in connection to a fatal beating of a homeless man in Ridgewood earlier this month. Jeremiah McCarthy, 54, also homeless, allegedly beat Constantin Palaghia, 54, to death near the intersection of Seneca Avenue and Myrtle Avenue at around 9 p.m. on Oct…. Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Advocates for a new train route between western Queens and JFK will be hosting an educational evening at a Glendale brewery tonight. Friends of the QNS will host its “Ales and Rails” event at Finback Brewery at 78-01 77th Ave. in Glendale on Thursday, Oct. 10 between 6 p.m…. Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Allie Griffin A public hearing on the planned Glendale shelter erupted Monday night into a chaotic mess of shouting, booing, name-calling and arguing as area residents repeatedly told and often yelled at officials on stage that a shelter wasn’t welcome in the community — with one woman going so far as… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for three teens who allegedly beat up a 12-year-old boy and attempted to steal his cellphone near Juniper Valley Park last month. The incident occurred in front of 69-75 Juniper Blvd. South on Thursday, Sept. 12 at around 5:20 p.m., according to the NYPD. A 12-year-old… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin The city issued more than $10 million in speed camera violations in Queens alone in the first six weeks after the program’s expansion this summer. During the first six weeks following the program’s July 11 expansion, the city mailed out more than 200,000 tickets to Queens drivers caught speeding… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019. By Shane O’Brien More than 200 firehouses and EMS stations across New York City will be holding open houses this weekend as part of the FDNY’s fifth annual open house program. The firehouses will open their doors to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin Council Member Donovan Richards announced today that he is running to be the next Queens Borough President, joining an increasingly crowded field. Richards is the latest politician to announce his bid. Council Member Costa Constantinides, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman are all in the… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for two teens who allegedly held up a 15-year-old boy at knife point and stole his bicycle in Maspeth in August. The robbery occurred in the vicinity of 60th Avenue and 60th Street on Saturday, Aug. 24 at around 7:15 p.m., according to the NYPD. The… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Department of Transportation will begin issuing warnings to cars traveling inside the recently added bus lane along Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood starting next Monday. The warning period will last 60 days beginning Monday, Oct 7. Following the 60-day period, drivers who travel in the bus lane between… Read more »