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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New adult-use cannabis dispensary set to open on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood
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.
Electric scooter rider killed in fatal collision in Maspeth: NYPD
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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Police seek crook who punched and spit on woman at Halsey Street subway station in Ridgewood
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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Queens Rep. Meng invites USPIS, NYPD to Maspeth to share mail theft prevention tips
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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Crime stats for Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct mirror citywide decrease in shooting incidents this summer
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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Wu-Tang Clan takes center stage for hip-hop celebration at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth
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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Police searching for thieves who made off with $40,000 in loot in Maspeth home break-in
Aug. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for two perpetrators who broke into a Maspeth home in broad daylight last weekend. Police say the two unidentified thieves broke into the home of a 58-year-old man at approximately 1:50 p.m., in the vicinity of 70th Street and 52nd Drive, on…
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Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez visits The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale
Aug. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina TikTok followers of the Olympic gold medalist and history-maker Laurie Hernandez may have seen a familiar Queens location on her page earlier this month. In a paid partnership video on TikTok, Hernandez can be seen showcasing some of her winning dance moves while holding a large department store designer…
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Christ the King High School welcomes kids from Queensbridge nonprofit for basketball camp
Aug. 9, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thanks in large part to an anonymous donation, more than a dozen kids between the ages of 9 and 13 from Operation Safe Block Inc. participated in a four-week-long basketball camp held by Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The participants got to meet and play the…
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