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 »
Sept. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fast fashion chain Forever21 filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday and announced it would close a number of stores in the U.S. and other countries. The company announced that it will shut up to 178 stores in the U.S. and up to 350 overall, according to the New York… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2019 By Allie Griffin A lawsuit filed last week by an ad hoc coalition to stop the use of a newly-installed bus lane along Fresh Pond Road was thrown out by a judge Monday in Queens Supreme Court. Judge Joseph Esposito dismissed the case brought by the Fresh Pond Coalition — a group… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin An estimated 700 to 800 people filled a town hall meeting on the planned homeless shelter in Glendale last night, as local elected officials and community members discussed how to fight its opening. A line wrapped around the block with concerned community members piling into the standing-room only auditorium… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin At a Community Board 5 meeting in Middle Village last night, one planned shelter was highly contested, while another was highly praised and approved. While a planned shelter for 200 men experiencing homelessness at 78-16 Cooper Ave. in Glendale was the topic of tension at the meeting last night,… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin A coalition of business owners along Fresh Pond Road and property owners in Ridgewood have taken legal action against the city’s implementation of a bus lane down Fresh Pond Road. The Department of Transportation began construction of the bus lane in August, despite months of pushback from community members,… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man stole jewelry and tablets from two different Ridgewood homes and trespassed into another over the past two weeks, police said. The suspect broke into two homes on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The first break-in took place at around 5:20 a.m. near 73rd Street and Central Avenue. The man… Read more »