Apr. 26, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Council Member Robert Holden has introduced a series of bills that aim to impose tougher penalties on lawbreakers and provide law enforcement with additional tools to make arrests. Holden, who serves as chair of the Veterans Committee in the city council and co-chair of the Common Sense Caucus,…
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Apr. 24, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Ridgewood Older Adult Center has started a GoFundMe campaign to help maintain its neighborhood program, which provides seniors with one of the few places offering exclusive services in Ridgewood. Staffers at the long-time senior center say the cost of staying at the building, located on 59-14 70th Ave.,…
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Apr. 24, 2024 By Anthony Medina The St. Matthias Catholic Academy has launched a GoFundMe campaign seeking $1 million in donations in order to eliminate its debt and prevent it from closing this June. Since learning last week of the school’s impending closure due to financial challenges, parents and faculty at St. Matthias have banded…
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Apr. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina The opportunity to stroll along a traffic-free Myrtle Avenue is a rare treat that arrives just a few times yearly. On Sunday, Apr. 21, throngs of Myrtle Avenue Spring Festival attendees seized the moment, fully immersing themselves in the festivities. Over 200 merchants lined the streets on Myrtle Avenue,…
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Apr. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Glendale man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for murder and weapons charges for the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend at an Irish pub in Maspeth last month.
Apr. 17, 2024 By Anthony Medina The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is expected to announce next month that the parks within Queens District 5 are the cleanest in the city for a district of that size. Queens District 5—which covers the central Queens neighborhoods of Middle Village, Ridgewood and adjacent areas—will…
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Apr. 17, 2024 By Anthony Medina U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that the federal government will allocate an additional $15 million toward replacing the 119-year-old Grand Street Bridge, which connects Maspeth and Williamsburg. Schumer announced that the funds would be allocated to the New York City Department of Transportation, which will play a major…
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Apr. 16, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League followed its first official start of the season with a nail-biting second set of games as the young players enter the 2024 season. On Saturday, April 13, the Thunder Trucks prevailed over the Dolphins in the league’s first-ever shootout. The two teams…
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Apr. 15, 2024 By Anthony Medina A street in Middle Village was renamed last week in honor of a 9/11 hero. The street co-naming ceremony of Hilda Vannata Way, on 77th Place and Juniper Valley Road, paid tribute to the first responder who championed a legacy of compassion and commitment to helping those she encountered….
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Apr. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now looking for a suspect who allegedly drew a swastika on an SUV in Middle Village late last month.