Oct. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina In view of several applications for legal adult-use cannabis dispensaries in the neighborhoods of Community Board 5 (CB 5), the Liquor License and Cannabis Committee will hold this month’s meeting in the cafeteria of Christ the King High School, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1. District Manager Gary…
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Oct. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina On a night when conversations regarding the Community Board 5 Capital and Expense Budget Priorities for fiscal year 2025 took precedence on the board’s agenda, speakers on the public forum portion of the meeting voiced concerns over road work and word of more cannabis shops in the area. Community Board 5 met inside the Christ The King High School for its monthly board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11. First on the docket, Queens County District Attorney Candidate Michael Mossa introduced himself to the board and discussed some of the objectives of his campaign, including…
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Oct. 10, 2023 By Anthony Medina Ridgewood denizens who’ve lived in the iconic Queens neighborhood for decades remember when nothing but the residential buildings and local businesses were the only structures standing in the way of the sweltering summer sun. It wasn’t until the efforts of one local man, regarded by many as a prominent leader and voice in the community, that residents no longer had to scurry indoors to find any shade. Well over 20,000 trees adorn the sidewalks in western Queens and parts of Brooklyn now thanks to this man and his presence in the community. At 72…
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Oct. 3, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 (CB 5) will host its next board meeting inside the Christ the King High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, on Wednesday, Oct. 13. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Christ the King High…
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Sep. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina Street repairs in the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Ridgewood have already begun this month for day and night time operating hours, according to Queens Community Board 5 (CB5). CB 5 first shared the Department of Transportation’s notification of day and night resurfacing in the district with…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina A public hearing at the Community Board 5 meeting at Christ the King High School in Middle Village on Sept. 13 regarding the fiscal year 2025 capital and expense budget of New York City, as it pertains to the board’s district, brought some requests and skepticism from board members. Community boards across the city gather information from their respective communities to formulate a statement on the district’s needs and budget requests. For Community Board 5 (CB 5), which serves the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood, these requests need to be within…
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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. 5, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 (CB 5) will host its next board meeting inside the Christ the King High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Christ the King High…
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Aug. 30, 2023 By Anthony Medina Con Edison will begin work on Phase 2 of its project providing Middle Village with upgraded above-ground and new below-ground power lines starting next month. Con Edison officials joined Community Board 5 Transportation and Public Transit Services Committee members on Tuesday, Aug. 29, to discuss Phase 2 of its…
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Aug. 18, 2023 By Anthony Medina
A second Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) application within the Community Board 5 district plans to set up shop on 57-01 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood sometime in November, according to the owners of the cannabis dispensary.