March 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police have released new surveillance footage of an attack in Ridgewood that left a 41-year-old man hospitalized over the weekend. Around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday March 10, the victim got into a verbal dispute with two men near Metropolitan and Grandview Avenues. The argument soon turned physical, with the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »