Nov. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct arrested one of two men who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint while on a scooter in Ridgewood last month, according to the NYPD. Police say the robbery occurred in front of 16-81 Linden St., at approximately 3:18 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, when…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Emily Ramos Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for three suspects in connection with the burglary of a pharmacy in Ridgewood last weekend. According to police, at approximately 3: 28 a.m. on Nov. 5, the three unidentified criminals broke into JRX Pharmacy, located at 65-15 Fresh Pond Rd. in Ridgewood….
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina The 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol (104COP) is in desperate need of drivers, volunteers and funds. At the final meeting for the volunteer organization on Thursday, Nov. 9, held at Christ The King High School in Middle Village, the group remained in high spirits, despite being continuously challenged by…
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Nov. 10, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 (CB 5) officially voted to oppose all three applications for legal adult-use cannabis dispensaries during its meeting at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, on Wednesday, Nov. 8. As a follow-up to the Community Board 5 Liquor License and Cannabis Committee meeting held last week, board members heard again from the public regarding the proposed sites for the state’s conditional adult-use retail dispensary applicants and moved to vote on the matter once and for all. Once the Liquor License and Cannabis Committee report was shared with the board,…
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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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Nov. 7, 2023 By Anthony Medina A new pilot program spearheaded by the NYPD’s 104th Precinct Commanding Officer, Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman, allows traffic enforcement agents to address parking-related 311 complaints directly in the neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale. Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman said in an exclusive interview with QNS that the…
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Nov. 7, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for two crooks who robbed a man at gunpoint in Ridgewood while riding a motor scooter last month, a continuation of an alarming trend that has seen the amount of local robbery cases rise in recent days, according to the NYPD’s latest…
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Nov. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry A Middle Village man was arrested Sunday and booked at the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood in connection with two forcible touching incidents early last month, according to the NYPD. David Perez, 33, of 79th Street, was taken into custody on Nov. 5 for targeting women in two different police precincts on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Perez allegedly approached a 25-year-old woman as she was walking in the vicinity of Metropolitan Avenue and 65th Place in Middle Village at around 5:20 p.m. and grabbed the victim’s buttocks before running off in an unknown direction, police said….
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Nov. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are on the lookout for a pair of thieves who stole a woman’s phone and car keys while she was getting flat tire changed in Ridgewood last month. According to police, the 32-year-old victim had her phone and car keys stolen while getting a flat tire replaced, directly in front of Compi Tire And Rim, located at 11-16 Cypress Ave. in Ridgewood, on Friday, Oct. 27. Police said an unidentified woman distracted the victim by spilling paint on her, all while a male accomplice reached into the victim’s car…
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Nov. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina The official opening celebration of the brand-new Sunset Community Garden in Ridgewood welcomed Mayor Eric Adams’ Office of Urban Agriculture, city and state agencies and environmental-focused programs on Friday. Oct. 27. The formerly unused Grover Cleveland High School lot, located at the intersection of Willoughby Avenue and Onderdonk Avenue,…
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