Sep. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Maspeth woman was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and other crimes after she slammed her SUV into a school crossing guard on Tuesday afternoon.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina A prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a Ridgewood store on Saturday, Sept. 23. The New York Lottery announced Sunday, Sept. 24, that there were seven third-prize Powerball tickets in total sold in Albany, Center Moriches, Clifton Park, Great Neck, Ridgewood, Troy and Valley Stream. The Ridgewood winning ticket was sold at the YZ 99 Cents Store, located at 817 Seneca Ave. Other third-prize winning tickets, worth $50,000, were sold at The Depot/New Smithhaven Smoke, located at 1136 Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream; Wolf Road Mobil, located at 88 Wold Road,…
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Sep. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are asking the public to help identify the whereabouts of two suspects who robbed a smoke shop in Ridgewood last week. Police say the two unidentified males entered the smoke shop, located at 59-11 71 Ave. in Ridgewood, on Friday, Sept. 22, at approximately…
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Sep. 22, 2023 By Anthony Medina New York Governor Kathy Hochul, on Thursday, Sept. 21, announced the activation of more Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE) cameras on the B26 bus route serving riders in Brooklyn and Queens. The B26 bus route travels to Ridgewood Terminal along Halsey Street in Ridgewood and Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn. The activation of more ABLE cameras along the B26 bus route will begin next week, starting on Monday, Sept. 25, according to the governor’s office. ABLE cameras capture photos and videos of drivers blocking bus lanes, and the Department of Transportation…
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Sep. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina The 104th Precinct remains vigilant on ongoing crime-related and quality-of-life issues in the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Ridgewood. Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman, commanding officer from the 104th precinct, shared relevant public safety and quality-of-life updates with attendees at the 104th Precinct Community Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Held inside the Maranatha Baptist Church in Ridgewood, Coleman emphasized the precinct’s efforts to continue towing operations throughout the summer, tackle a resilient uptick in car thefts and a concerning crime pattern involving motorbike riders. According to Coleman, multiple instances of late-night into…
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Sep. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina On the first weekend after the start of the school year for many children across the city, the Glendale Kiwanis Club held its annual Community Day event at the Shops at Atlas Park on Saturday, Sept. 9. Shoppers and passersby at the notable Glendale shopping center were treated to…
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Sep. 11, 2023 By Anthony Medina At the start of last year, the city adopted Local Law 18 into legislation, but the impact of the law wouldn’t shake-up the short-term rental market until earlier this month. According to the Office of Special Enforcement, the law requires short-term rental hosts to register their properties with the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) and prohibits booking platforms from operating short-term rental units in what Airbnb calls a “de facto ban.” The short-term rental registration law directly impacts the popular booking service platforms including Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com and similar known sites for booking…
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Sep. 8, 2023 By Anthony Medina Street repairs in the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood will begin this month both in the day and night time hours, according to Queens Community Board 5 (CB5). CB 5 shared the Department of Transportation’s notification of day and night resurfacing in the district, with milling and paving during the night expected to begin as early as Monday, Sept. 11, and day work starting sometime around Thursday, Sept. 14. According to the DOT, milling allows for paving to begin by removing the top layer of asphalt to from a roadway. Although…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are investigating after a 29-year-old man was shot in front of a residential home in Glendale last weekend. Officers responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting in front of a residential home in the vicinity of Cypress Avenue and 78th Avenue at approximately 3:40 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 3, and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg. A witness to the shooting told police the victim was standing in front of 58-58 78th Ave., when someone in a silver car opened fire. The vehicle…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Barbara Toscano, the executive director of the Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood, received one of Italy’s most prestigious honors and titles on Tuesday, Sept. 5. In a decree only made possible by the Italian government, the Italian-American Federation of Brooklyn and Queens, alongside local Queens legislators, presented Toscano…
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