May 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A group of homeless men and women on Putnam Avenue are making a mess of the street, a number of Ridgewood residents claimed at Tuesday night’s 104 Precinct Community Council meeting. The issue, the residents say, has been going on for years. “We’ve had a problem with numerous homeless… Read more »
May 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who tried to grope a teenage girl on an MTA bus yesterday. On Wednesday May 22, around 4:40 p.m., the 13-year-old girl was sitting on a Q11 bus, heading down Woodhaven Boulevard, when the unidentified man attempted to grab her in the private… Read more »
May 22, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The annual Ridgewood/Glendale Memorial Day Parade will be returning to the neighborhood for the 81st year this long weekend. The event, hosted by the Allied Veterans Committee of Ridgewood and Glendale, will take place on Monday May 27, starting at 11 a.m. The parade will honor the soldiers, sailors,… Read more »
May 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are continuing to search for a Maspeth man who was reported missing more than two weeks ago. Juan Ramirez-Lopez, 22, who lives on Grand Avenue, was last seen at his residence on Saturday May 4, around 9 a.m. Ramirez-Lopez is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 9 inches in… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Two Queens lawmakers are teaming up to host a free rain barrel giveaway in Glendale next month. State Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblymember Mike Miller, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, will be giving away free 55-gallon plastic rain barrels to local residents on… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan City Council Member Robert Holden announced today that the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) will be bringing its neighborhood pop-up court for City-issued summonses to the Council Member’s Middle Village office next Wednesday. OATH, the administrative law court where city enforcement agencies file their summonses, has held… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police have released a photo snapped by an employee of Beth Olam Cemetery of the man they believe is responsible for a $24,000 burglary of the Jewish burial grounds last month. The historic cemetery, located at 2 Cypress Hills St., was hit by an unidentified burglar on April 19…. Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a Ridgewood robbery that took place earlier this month. On May 3, around 11 a.m., a 36-year-old man, who was near the corner of Forest and Catalpa Avenues, was approached from behind and punched in the face, knocking him… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Sunday a bill that will bring about a major expansion of the city’s speed camera network in school zones across the five boroughs. The legislation, passed by the State Senate and Assembly in March, is an extension of a previously passed 2013 bill… Read more »
May 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a woman allegedly responsible for stealing 15 packages from a Ridgewood apartment building last month. On April 2, the woman allegedly entered into the lobby of 803 Wyckoff Ave. and made her way to the unlocked mailroom. Once inside, police says she stole the packages… Read more »