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,…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden has condemned anti-ICE graffiti that appeared on the Kosciuszko Bridge last week, warning that “dangerous rhetoric will end in tragedy.” The graffiti, which appeared on a pedestrian walkway on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Friday, Aug. 22, promoted “death to all ICE agents,” prompting a…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga hosted his third annual back-to-school backpack giveaway in Maspeth on Saturday, providing hundreds of local children with free school supplies ahead of the upcoming academic year. Raga held the giveaway at his Maspeth district office at 55-19 69th St. on Saturday morning to support…
Aug. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in providing information regarding the identification of human skeletal remains that were discovered along the Jackie Robinson Parkway in the confines of the 104th Precinct on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6. Workers from the city’s Department of Transportation made…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden co-hosted a rally outside City Hall last week to call on the City Council to pass Ryder’s Law, which aims to phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park and replace them with electric alternatives. Holden joined Manhattan Council Members Erik Bottcher and Chris Marte…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival (ROFF) is set to return for its third year next month, with 66 independent films lined up for a jam-packed weekend of entertainment. The festival, which runs from Sept. 11-14 at Ridgewood’s Stone Circle Theatre at 59-14 70th Ave., celebrates weird cinema, community…
Aug. 18, 2025 By Athena Dawson A Ridgewood trade school student won a significant scholarship for his future automotive career. Blerim Bibovic, a Lincoln Tech Queens campus student, won the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) $5,000 Excellence in Automotive Education Scholarship. Bibovic, a 2024 graduate of Glover Cleveland High School, was presented…
Aug. 14, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin If you are a self-proclaimed bookworm who loves browsing through staggered shelves with captivating literature, read on. From old-school bookshops to contemporary bookstores, there is a world of discovery waiting to be explored in Queens. The sense of connection found in book talks, book club meetings and other…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and community leaders gathered at iconic Maspeth institution Rosa’s Pizza last week to celebrate the pizzeria’s grand reopening and 50th anniversary. Rosa’s, located at 55-26 69th St., has been a neighborhood staple since opening in Maspeth in the 1970s, offering a variety of pies and Italian…