Feb. 5, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Charlotte Russe, the women’s clothing store chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday and is planning on closing 94 of its stores nationwide, including it’s location at The Shops at Atlas Park, according to court filings. The San Diego-based chain, which operates 512 stores across the United States… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2019 Staff Report A Queens man has been indicted on kidnapping and child endangerment charges after allegedly attempting to kidnap a young girl in Ridgewood late last year, and could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Relyn Estrada, 40, was arraigned yesterday in Queens Supreme Court and charged with second-degree… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Authorities are looking into the cause of death of a 73-year-old woman who was found dead on block away from her Ridgewood home yesterday. Police say they found Ramona Aponte, who lived near Centre Street and Myrtle Avenue, unconscious and unresponsive outside 956 Seneca Ave. after responding to a… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The developer behind the controversial “Ridgewood Tower,” a 17-story project in the works for several years, has signaled another step forward in its development after revamped plans for the site were filed last week. The mixed-use tower, being developed by AB Capstone across three lots—54-27 Myrtle Ave. and 3-36… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2019 Staff Report (Updated Feb. 4) A pregnant woman was fatally stabbed inside the vestibule of a building on Myrtle Avenue in the early morning hours of Feb. 3, according to authorities. Police say the 35-year-old victim, identified as Jennifer Irigoyen of Rego Park, was stabbed multiple times in the neck and torso… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Animal Care and Control (ACC) of New York City has plans to open a brand new shelter location in Ridgewood in a site that today sees a car junkyard. The organization’s proposed Ridgewood branch would be called the Queens Animal Shelter and Care Center, and is sited for 151… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Petland Discounts will be shutting down operations across dozens of New York stores, including a handful of locations in Queens, according to state filings. The company will be closing 70 locations in the five boroughs, Nassau and Westchester, and is laying off the 367 employees that staffed the sites… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A GoFundMe page set up in honor of Officer Nicholas Mencaroni, an off-duty police officer who committed suicide in his Middle Village home last week, has raised more than $13,000 for his surviving fiancée. Mencaroni, 41, had served as an NYPD officer for 15 years before he shot himself… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for three men suspected of tying up an 18-year-old Glendale resident and stealing more than $9,000 in cash and goods in a violent home invasion last week. The break-in and robbery happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 22, when two men wearing ski masks entered… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2019 Staff Report An off-duty police officer who shot himself in the head inside his Middle Village home on Friday has died, according to reports. The officer, identified as Nicholas Mencaroni, died shortly after he was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital on Jan. 25 from the self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police had responded to a… Read more »