March 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Hundreds of marijuana plants have been seized from a Ridgewood home following a police raid last night. Around 8:35 p.m., Queens North Narcotics detectives raided the house and attached garage, located at 1820 Gates Avenue, and removed nearly 500 marijuana plants and several grow lamps. Police were seen carrying… Read more »
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41-Year-Old Man Left in Critical Condition After Ridgewood Assault: NYPD
March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A 41-year-old man was left hospitalized after he was attacked by two unknown men in Ridgewood on Sunday. On March 10, around 12:40 a.m., the victim got into a verbal dispute with two men near Metropolitan and Grandview Avenues. The argument quickly escalated, before one of the men struck… Read more »
A One-Block Stretch On Woodward Avenue Co-named After Influential Ridgewood Priest
March 11, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A one-block stretch of Woodward Avenue now bears the name of the late Father Yohanna T. Guirgis, an influential Ridgewood figure who passed away last year. Councilmembers Robert Holden and Antonio Reynoso held a ceremony on Saturday to celebrate the co-naming of Woodward Avenue between Grove and Linden Streets… Read more »
Local Historical Society Aims to Restore Sign Marking Maspeth Home of 19th-Century Politician Behind Erie Canal
March 11, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A local historical society has its sights on re-erecting a sign once located on a Maspeth intersection that marked the former home of a 19th-century politician widely considered to be the primary force behind the construction of the Erie Canal. The Newtown Historical Society, founded more than a decade… Read more »
Help Landscape the Ridgewood Reservoir in Volunteer Event This Sunday
March 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Gardening and nature enthusiasts alike can help landscape the Ridgewood Reservoir this weekend as part of a monthly program to remove invasive species from the greenspace. The event, organized by the New York City Parks Department and non-profit group NYC H2O, will take place on the morning of Sunday,… Read more »
Police Continue Search for Man Who Allegedly Raped Woman in Ridgewood as She Slept, Release New Surveillance Footage
March 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police have released new surveillance footage of a man wanted for a rape that took place in Ridgewood last month. On February 7 at around 5 a.m., the man was inside and sleeping in the apartment of the 28-year-old victim—who he was an acquaintance of—near Gates and Saint Nicholas… Read more »
Man Attacked, Robbed Near Cooper and Wyckoff Avenues: NYPD
March 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for three men who they say are behind a violent robbery that took place in Ridgewood earlier this month. On March 1, at around 12:45 a.m., a 20-year-old man was walking near Cooper and Wyckoff Avenues when he was approached by the three wanted males. The… Read more »
Man Steals Over $1,800 From Eliot Avenue Cross Country Savings Bank: NYPD
March 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for robbing a Middle Village bank of more than $1,800 yesterday afternoon. Around 3:55 p.m. on March 6, a man wearing a blue hoodie entered the Cross Country Savings Bank, located at 80-10 Eliot Ave., and approached a 20-year-old male teller. The… Read more »
Holden Calls on MTA to Clean Up M Train Cars, Address Unruly Homeless
March 5, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Council Member Robert Holden is calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to clean up the subway cars on the M train line after receiving a substantial number of complaints from constituents of foul odors, homeless individuals sleeping across benches and being aggressive with other riders, and even one instance… Read more »
Group Corners Driver, Smashes Car Window in Maspeth Attempted Robbery: NYPD
March 4, 2019 Staff Report Police are investigating an incident that took place last week on an industrial street where Maspeth and Long Island City meet, where a group of men in two vehicles ambushed an unsuspecting driver in a failed robbery attempt. The 65-year-old victim, according to police, had picked up cash and checks… Read more »