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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Nov. 1, 2023 By Anthony Medina Washed out over multiple weekends of rain throughout October, the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League powered through scattered scheduled games and came out with some great games overall. On Monday, Oct. 9, after a long holiday weekend following Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day, the first set of games saw The High Flyers against the Bears and the Jets vs. the Hawks. The High Flyers beat the Bears, with a strong showing of force from their second line. Patrick Burbula (No. 8) scored his first goal of the season. Only two goals were able to…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina The 104th Precinct‘s Haunted House returned for a second year in a row at 64-02 Catalpa Ave. in Ridgewood, on Sunday, Oct. 29. Despite the rain, the haunted house still managed to open its doors and generate a crowd of eager Halloween adventurers. This year’s haunted house, “A Haunted Carn-Evil,” embraced the theme of an evil carnival experience with scary clowns, a morbid fortune teller and a monster-like man-beast kept in a cage. The haunted house event was expanded this year to have music, games, popcorn and cotton candy made available to eventgoers at…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina New York City’s first ever “Rat Czar” visited Ridgewood last week to educate residents and business owners as to how best to combat the troublesome pests. Kathleen Corradi, who was appointed Rat Czar in April, was joined by representatives of multiple city agencies on Thursday, Oct. 26, who set up an information center at the 71st Avenue Plaza on Myrtle Avenue. The visit was dubbed the “Anti-Rat Day of Action,” and the center was staffed by representatives of the New York City Department of Sanitation, Parks & Recreation, Health and Mental Hygiene, Small Business…
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Oct. 30, 2023 By Emily Ramos Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the thief who stole a man’s wallet in Ridgewood on Sunday, Oct. 15. The 54-year-old victim and owner of the wallet told police on Tuesday, Oct. 17, he was inside of Zabka Deli, located at 66-51 Fresh Pond Road, on Oct. 15, when he noticed his wallet had fallen. He picked it up, but later found an unauthorized transaction of $60 on his debit card. Images shared from the 104th Precinct captured the pickpocket carrying a shopping bag with a blue handle and wearing a black…
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Oct. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina The NYPD 104th Precinct‘s Community Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24, heard from Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman, Council President Jon Kablack and special guest Assistant Chief Christine Bastedenbeck, the commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North. During the monthly council meeting at the Martin Luther School, located at 60-02…
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