Aug. 27, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who groped two women in two separate incidents at the Myrtle/Wyckoff Avenues station earlier this month. The suspect allegedly grabbed the buttocks of a 25-year-old woman at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6 as she walked up a set of stairs… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2019 By Allie Griffin Statues of women influential in New York City’s history are about to go up around the city, yet New Yorkers don’t appear to be getting much say on which ones are to be honored. As part of the city’s ‘She Built NYC’ initiative, New Yorkers were asked to submit nominees… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 62-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight near an elementary school in Maspeth last week, police said. On Aug. 22 at 1:30 p.m. the woman was walking at the corner of 60th Avenue and 60th Place near P.S. 153 when a man approached her, displaying a… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two new homeless shelters will open in Central Queens next year and residents are not happy. The first shelter will open in Glendale at 78-16 Cooper Ave. in early 2020 and will serve 200 single men, according to the New York City Department of Homeless Services. The second will… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers will get a chance to taste the official honey of Ridgewood’s very own NYPD bees next month as part of the ninth annual NYC Honey Fest. Attendees will get to taste the honey of a dozen beekeepers–including the NYPD’s– and vote for the 2019 honey champion. Participants… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man in Ridgewood has twice groped women’s buttocks and made a getaway on his bike, prompting the NYPD to release a video of him in hopes of identifying the man. The first incident took place on Aug. 14 when a 20-year-old woman was walking near Stockholm Street and… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2019 By Allie Griffin The city has lowered the requirements necessary to enter its affordable housing lotteries, lessening barriers that discourage undocumented immigrants from applying. Starting later today, applicants will no longer need a Social Security number or tax ID number for each adult member of the household to be considered for the… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct House will finally get much needed upgrades to better serve New York’s finest in the upcoming months. The precinct’s poor condition was first brought up when Council Member Robert Holden announced in October that he was searching for a location to build a new state-of-the-art precinct… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Pesticides will be sprayed over several central Queens neighborhoods Thursday as part of a mosquito control initiative, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Trucks will be spraying sections of Maspeth, Middle Village, West Maspeth, Glendale and Blissville starting at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 through until 6… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin Despite months of pushback from community members, business owners and local elected officials, the Department of Transportation has announced that construction of the Fresh Pond Road bus lane will begin this month. The DOT’s contentious proposal, part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Better Buses Action Plan, will create a… Read more »