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CTown Supermarkets hosts soft opening for new store at former Walgreens location in Ridgewood

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Nov. 10, 2023 By Anthony medina The new CTown Supermarkets, located where Walgreens once stood at 58-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, welcomed customers during the store’s soft opening on Friday, Nov. 10.  Sam Koush, the store’s manager, who’s worked for CTown Supermarkets for over 17 years, said they’re gradually getting the store fully prepared for a grand opening expected to come sometime during the holidays.  The only concern on Koush’s mind as the store is fast on it’s way to fully opening is shoplifters — the same reasons given by Walgreens for store closures across the nation, but the grocery…
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Man in Queens stabbed during fight outside restaurant: NYPD

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Sep. 23, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki A man was stabbed during a fight at a Queens restaurant early on Saturday morning, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the bloody beef occurred at about 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 23 near 329 Wyckoff Ave. in Ridgewood. Officers from the 104th Precinct, in responding to a 911…

Queens Councilman Holden introduces two bills addressing quality-of-life and public safety issues

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Sep. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Councilman Robert Holden introduced two bills aimed at helping city agencies punish businesses selling cannabis illegally and another making the city’s Open Streets program available to first responders, at a city council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14, Holden’s bill, Intro 1172, would allow the Commissioner of Consumer and…
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Ridgewood is one of the top 5 neighborhoods directly affected by the short-term rental ban in the city, data reveals

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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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Myrtle Avenue Summer Street Festival draws thousands to Ridgewood

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Aug. 21, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann With sunshine galore, a few thousand visitors enjoyed the Myrtle Avenue Summer Street Festival in Ridgewood on Sunday, Aug. 20. About 200 vendors and merchants had set up shop on Myrtle Avenue from Wyckoff Avenue to Forest Avenue, selling everything from decorations to clothing to artwork. El and Steph…
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Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct transforms into outdoor movie theater for community event

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Jul. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina Ahead of the National Night Out Against Crime, officers from the 104th Precinct and the NYPD Auxiliary Police came together to host a movie night right outside the precinct’s doors in Ridgewood, on Wednesday, July 19.  About 40 of the Precinct’s neighbors and Ridgewood residents attended the special event…
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Cops seek crook who used a stolen credit card at Ridgewood smoke shop

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Jul. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a crook who was captured on camera after using a stolen credit card at a Ridgewood smoke shop in late June. Police say the crook allegedly stole the credit card from a 16-year-old while inside the Planet Fitness located at 329…
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