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 »
Jan. 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for using a “cloned” credit card tracing back to a Glendale resident to make fraudulent purchases earlier this week. The victim, 42, was at his home near 62nd Street and 75th Avenue on Jan. 22 when he received a notification from his… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A 30-year-old man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly assaulting a Ridgewood woman known to him in a violent and bloody burglary last week. Jose Padron, according to police, was arrested yesterday morning and charged with burglary, assault, harassment, criminal trespass and more after a Jan. 19… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A C-Town supermarket has opened on 65th Place, taking over the site once home to Maspeth Super Market. The store opened last Friday at 52-65 65th Pl., three months after the new owner, Chris Aziz, purchased the 5,500 square foot space, according to Moe Aziz, the manager. Bringing the… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2019 Staff Report A 63-year-old woman from Ridgewood who went missing earlier this month has been found. Nina Zykova, a Gates Avenue resident who went missing on Jan. 11, was accounted for on Jan. 20, an NYPD spokesperson said today. Zykova was last seen at the Hawthrone Metro-North railroad station in Westchester at… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who has been stealing items from lockers at the Planet Fitness health club in Ridgewood. The first of three thefts at the 329 Wyckoff Ave. gym took place on Jan. 3 when the suspect broke into a secured locker at around noon and… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A brewery with plans to open a brick-and-mortar locations in Ridgewood this spring will be holding a series of pop-up taproom events at a nearby bar leading up to its official opening. Evil Twin, which has been readying to open its 1616 George St. location for several months, will… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Christian Murray Gymboree Group, a retailer of children’s clothes, announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be shutting down all its stores. Gymboree, which has about 900 stores in North America under the names Gymboree and Crazy 8, has two Queens locations. The corporation’s two Queens… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Ongoing work at a Cooper Avenue warehouse that has long been rumored to become a homeless shelter has residents concerned after construction workers were suspected of illegally removing asbestos-laden tiles after hours earlier this week. Two area residents confronted a worker on site at the 78-16 Cooper Ave. warehouse,… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The owners of Rentar Plaza in Middle Village are eyeing modifications to their large Metropolitan Avenue shopping center, recently left with a gaping hole after two big-box retailers went out of business, in an effort to attract tenants and keep the center alive. Vertical Industrial Park Associates, which owns… Read more »