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 »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A woman is dead after her husband backed into her with his SUV in an apparent accident at a gas station in Maspeth on Saturday afternoon, police said. Isabel Ramirez-Cohetero, 51, was struck fatally by her husband’s Jeep SUV at a BP Gas Station at 60-90 Eliot Ave. just… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2019, Staff Report The fifth annual Sunnyside Post Mile is set to take place on the streets of Sunnyside and Woodside on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Queens Post is proud to bring back this popular, family-friendly event which is co-organized by the Sunnyside Post, the Woodside Sunnyside Runners and Sunnyside Community Services. “Last… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are investigating an incident of anti-Semitism in Ridgewood after residents discovered hundreds of obscene flyers bearing anti-Semitic language near an entrance to the Halsey Street L station on Wednesday evening. The flyers were littered across Norman Street, close to Wyckoff Avenue, and featured an aerial image of a… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of child sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed against the Brooklyn Diocese since Wednesday–as the one-year “lookback” provision of the Child Victims Act kicked in across the state. The “lookback” window went into effect Aug. 14 and allows previously time-barred survivors of child sexual abuse to file suit… Read more »