Sep. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Several residents from Ridgewood and other surrounding neighborhoods were on hand for a fun afternoon at the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District’s Myrtle Avenue Fall Street Festival on Sunday, Sept. 14. The event ran from 12-6 p.m. on Myrtle Avenue, from Forest Avenue to Wyckoff…
Sep. 9, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League celebrated the opening day of its sixth season on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the James Bohan Hockey Rink in Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village. The festivities kicked off with the New York Islanders holding their Learn to Play program, which…
Sep. 9, 2025 By Jessica Militello A new Japanese cafe and restaurant boasting authentic dishes from handmade onigiri to cheesy pepper edamame recently made its grand opening in the Ridgewood community at the end of August. Hi-Node, located at 68-38 Forest Ave., joined the busy area of delicious restaurants and cafes on August 19…
Sep. 8, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Wonder, a “fast-fine” virtual food hall aiming to connect New Yorkers with high-quality restaurants from around the country, is set to open its doors in Ridgewood later this month, provoking a flurry of criticism from local residents who contend that the location will impact independent businesses in the…
Sep. 8, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud The Glendale Kiwanis Club held its annual Community Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Shops at Atlas Park, located at 8000 Cooper Ave. in Glendale. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Service to Youth,” with several local organizations that work with children…
Sep. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood and Transit District 20 are looking for the suspect who allegedly stole a woman’s handbag inside the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station late last month and remains at large. Police say the grand larceny occurred on the night of Friday, Aug. 29,…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The average cost of homes for one to three families reached $1,013,558 in the second quarter of 2025, marking the first time that price has reached $1 million dating back to the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens.…
Aug. 29, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin One lucky ticket holder will hit the six-figure jackpot. The New York Lottery (TNYL) recently announced on Thursday, Aug. 21, that a third prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold at the Stop & Go Convenience & Smoke Shop, located at 55-47 69th St. in Maspeth, for the…
Aug. 28, 2025 By Jessica Militello Chocolate lovers, get ready to indulge your sweet tooth without the guilt with Ridgewood Chocolate’s new era of innovative, functional chocolate that benefits the mind and body. The chocolate factory and shop, located at 60-02 Catalpa Ave., is shifting its focus exclusively to unprocessed chocolate. The process was…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden hosted an annual backpack giveaway in Maspeth last Wednesday, making back-to-school season “more exciting” by providing local families with free school supplies ahead of the start of the academic year. Holden hosted the event at his district office at 58-38 69th St. on Wednesday,…