Oct. 31, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Express bus riders in Queens and Brooklyn that commute into Manhattan could save up to 2 hours every week on their trips if congestion pricing were enacted, according to a new analysis by the Riders Alliance, a grassroots group that advocates for public transit. The group analyzed 39 bus… Read more »
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New Mural Commemorates Myrtle-Wyckoff Pedestrian Deaths
Oct. 29, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan More than a hundred people, including city officials and area residents, gathered on Saturday to unveil a new mural commemorating three pedestrians killed in recent years near the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick. The mural, which runs along the back of Duane Reade on Palmetto… Read more »
City Official Accused of Silencing Critics of School Desegregation Plan at CEC 24 Meeting, Schools Chancellor Apologizes
Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza has apologized after a city official was accused of silencing parents critical of a school desegregation plan at a Queens District 24 school board meeting. District 24 Community Education Council (CEC) President Lucy Accardo detailed the account, which took place at a… Read more »
Holden Begins Search For New 104th Precinct Location
Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The 104th Precinct could soon be getting a new home, as Council Member Robert Holden announced yesterday that he is actively looking for a place in the district to build a new, state-of-the-art precinct. Holden’s office said the time has come to build out a new precinct, given the… Read more »
First-Ever Halloween Fun Run for Autism to Take Place Sunday at Shops at Atlas Park
Oct. 25, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Costumed runners will take to the streets of Glendale this Sunday for the first-ever Halloween “Fun” Run or Walk 4 Autism. The 3-kilometer race will start and end at The Shops at Atlas Park, and is hosted by Play4Autism, a Glendale-based non-profit organization providing programs for kids on the… Read more »
Car2Go Plans to Expand ‘Home Area’ to Include Ridgewood
Oct. 25, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Car2Go, the world’s largest car-sharing company, has set its sights on expanding its New York home area to Ridgewood, after seeing many of its vehicles taking trips to southwest Queens. The car-share service predominantly provides its users with Smart cars that can be rented by the hour and driven… Read more »
Guidance Counselor Punches Cop at Ridgewood High School: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2018 Laura Hanrahan A high school guidance counselor has been arrested after punching a police officer in the face at a Ridgewood high school Wednesday. Philip Lo Castro, 37, struck the officer at Grover Cleveland High School at about 10:30 a.m. yesterday, after getting into a dispute with the cop for detaining an emotionally… Read more »
Ridgewood Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths Among Highest in Queens, City Says
Oct. 24, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Ridgewood was among several Queens neighborhoods that saw the highest rate of overdose deaths last year, according to the city, which has recently launched a new program to combat the alarming citywide problem. The neighborhood is among three in Queens, including the Rockaways and Fresh Meadows, ranked with the… Read more »
Future of P.S.9 and Cooper Avenue Sites Remain Up in the Air
Oct. 23, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The fate of two area buildings recently proposed to be turned into homeless shelters have yet to be settled, with plans for P.S. 9 still undecided while a Cooper Avenue building is apparently inching closer to becoming a brand new public school. Council Member Bob Holden attempted to clear… Read more »
Startled Perp Falls Off Second-Story Deck in Middle Village Attempted Burglary: NYPD
Oct. 17, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are looking for a man who attempted to burglarize a Middle Village home, but ended up falling from the deck after the victim startled him. The 24-year-old female victim, in her home near 61st Road and 69th Street, heard a noise near the back of her home at… Read more »