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Duo on moped rob 23 people in multi-borough chain-snatching spree: NYPD

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Jul. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police are still searching for two moped-riding suspects behind a three-month-long chain-snatching spree that has targeted teenagers and women across multiple neighborhoods, including Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct. Among the victims was a 64-year-old woman who successfully fought off an attempted robbery in front of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank in…

Ridgewood Pop-Up Market returns July 19 with 30+ local vendors at Bar Freda

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Jul. 7, 2025 By Ridgewood Times Staff The Ridgewood Pop-Up Market is returning to Bar Freda on Saturday, July 19, bringing together more than 30 local vendors for a day-long community shopping event. Running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the market will take place at Bar Freda, located at 801 Seneca Ave. in…

Meng fights for $2M in federal funds to upgrade aging Maspeth firehouse

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Jul. 7, 2025 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Rep. Grace Meng is pressing forward with a $2 million federal funding request to overhaul the aging Maspeth firehouse that houses FDNY’s elite Squad 288 and HazMat 1 units. The funding, which Meng secured in a key House appropriations bill, would go toward replacing the firehouse’s deteriorating…

Maspeth honors America’s founding with Declaration of Independence reading

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Jul. 7, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team Residents, veterans and community leaders gathered at Maspeth Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 2, for an early Independence Day celebration featuring a public reading of the Declaration of Independence. The event, held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., was part of an annual tradition…

Democratic primary in District 30 ends with slim RCV win for Phil Wong

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Jul. 1, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Phil Wong has emerged as the likely Democratic nominee in the District 30 City Council race, following the release of unofficial ranked-choice voting (RCV) results on Tuesday, July 1, which show him narrowly defeating challenger Paul Pogozelski after three rounds of vote tabulation. Wong, finished with 5,454 votes…

Ridgewood man charged with murder in stabbing outside neighborhood bar: NYPD

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Jun. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry A Ridgewood man is being held without bail after he was accused of stabbing a man to death in front of a neighborhood bar during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 26. Irvin Guzman, 28, of Madison Street, was taken into custody as a person of interest…

Addabbo Family Health Center hosts men’s health summit in Arverne

Addabbo Family Health Center

Jun. 27, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (JPAFHC) hosted a men’s health summit on Tuesday, June 25, at its Arverne location in recognition of National Men’s Mental Health Month. Titled The Men’s Health Summit: Power of Wellness, the event brought together health professionals, local community leaders, and residents…

Man fatally stabbed outside Ridgewood bar; police questioning person of interest

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Jun. 26, 2025 By Dean Moses A man was fatally stabbed during a violent altercation outside a bar in Ridgewood early Thursday morning, and police are questioning a person of interest in connection with the incident, according to law enforcement sources. The fatal encounter occurred around 3:30 a.m. on June 26 outside Tequila Time…