Jan. 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Locals will be able to safety discard their tangled piles of unused cables, out-of-date electronics and more at an e-waste recycling event in Ridgewood later this month. Starting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 26, residents can bring their unwanted electronics to Rosemary’s Playground on Fairview Avenue between Woodbine Street… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The historic Ridgewood Reservoir has at last been designated by the state as a wetland in a move that permanently protects the reservoir as a natural area after years of advocacy. The state Department of Environmental Conservation designated the 50-acre reservoir on the border of Brooklyn and Queens as… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2019 By Christian Murray The half-priced MetroCard program for low-income New Yorkers kicked off today with a joint press conference held by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson to mark the occasion. The program will provide discounted MetroCards to working New Yorkers who live at or below the federal poverty… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A freight train at the Ridgewood/Glendale border was hit with a peculiar crime last month when a group of men stole 3,500 cases of beer from one of its cars. The train, located at the New York & Atlantic Railway transit facility near Cody Avenue and Cypress Avenue, was… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A multi-franchisee operator and active community member who introduced Arby’s to the Middle Village area and beyond has died. Tom Clarke, who owned several fast-casual franchises in the borough and brought Arby’s to Metropolitan Avenue after purchasing the property in the early 2000s, died unexpectedly on Dec. 28 at… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A man who allegedly ran a Queens-wide scheme stealing toilet parts from fast food restaurants, including franchises in Ridgewood and Middle Village, is now facing a string of burglary charges after he was arrested days ago. Richard Mirabile, a 44-year-old from Congers, was arraigned on Dec. 28 and charged… Read more »
Dec. 31, 2018 By Christian Murray Middle Village residents can get rid of their old Christmas trees by dropping them off at Juniper Valley Park between Jan. 4 and Jan. 14. The park is part of MulchFest, an annual event organized by the Parks Department, where Christmas trees are recycled into mulch. The park is… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The New York City Health Department announced today that cigarettes and other tobacco products will be banned from sale in all pharmacies across the five boroughs, including supermarkets and big-box stores with a pharmacy section, come January 1. The policy is part of Mayor de Blasio’s package of bills,… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city’s Health Department has released the most popular baby names for 2017 across the five boroughs, with Liam and Emma coming in at the top of the list for Queens. The two Queens names are also the top names citywide, which saw 571 Emmas and 734 Liams out… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Students at I.S. 162 in Bushwick are helping to spread holiday cheer throughout their community this season. The intermediate school students, along with a cohort of local residents and businesses, were able to help gift more than $1,400 in toiletry goodie bags to the 60 homeless teens at a… Read more »