Aug. 22, 2023 By Anthony Medina The NYPD on Aug. 22 announced the death of a Middle Village resident who was struck by an unlicensed driver in July. Police say Chung Lun Shao, 88, was crossing Dry Harbor Road between 84th Street and 84th Place, only steps away from his home, on Saturday, July 29,…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A teacher at a Woodhaven school was arrested Monday, Aug. 21, and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl, according to authorities. Jamall Russell, 29, turned himself in at the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood, where he was booked on rape and other charges for having an ongoing relationship with an…
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Aug. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the two unidentified thieves who broke into a pharmacy in Middle Village last week. Police say the suspects forced their way into the Pain Relief Rx Pharmacy, located at 63-03 Dry Harbor Road, at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15….
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Aug. 21, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann With sunshine galore, a few thousand visitors enjoyed the Myrtle Avenue Summer Street Festival in Ridgewood on Sunday, Aug. 20. About 200 vendors and merchants had set up shop on Myrtle Avenue from Wyckoff Avenue to Forest Avenue, selling everything from decorations to clothing to artwork. El and Steph…
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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.
Aug. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina A Maspeth man was fatally struck and killed in a collision while driving an electric scooter southbound on Fresh Pond Road in the northbound lanes on Wednesday, according to authorities. Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct and 33rd Transit District are searching for the crook who assaulted a woman at the Halsey Street subway station in Ridgewood on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Police say the 26-year-old victim was inside the Halsey Street subway station at approximately 5:45 p.m., when the unknown…
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Aug. 16, 2023 By Anthony Medina In an effort to thwart a spike in mail theft across Queens, Congresswoman Grace Meng invited the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the NYPD’s 104th Precinct to share mail theft prevention tips with residents in Maspeth on Wednesday, Aug. 16. John Del Giudice, the assistant inspector in charge for…
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Aug. 16, 2023 By Anthony Medina As the NYPD continues highlighting the downward trend in major crime categories across the city, the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood continues to lead the way in maintaining a steady decrease in crime numbers this year. According to NYPD crime statistics for the 104th Precinct so far in August, the…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina The SiriusXM and Pandora event “For The Love: 50 Years of Hip-Hop” featured the legendary hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan exclusively at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth for one night only on Thursday, Aug. 10. As part of a series of celebrations across the city, in recognition hip-hop’s golden…
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