Jul. 25, 2023 By Anthony Medina The 104th Precinct is actively confiscating illegally operated motorbikes and ensuring that storage options remain open for future potential seizures. On Sunday, July 16, the precinct transferred 25 confiscated motorbikes to the NYPD auto pound located in Brooklyn. These illegal, unregistered motorbikes confiscated from the streets by your 104…
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Jul. 23, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Middle Village that left one man dead and another man injured on Sunday. Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting at 79-45 Metropolitan Ave. just before 3:30 a.m. on July 23. Upon their arrival, officers…
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Jul. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina Ahead of the National Night Out Against Crime, officers from the 104th Precinct and the NYPD Auxiliary Police came together to host a movie night right outside the precinct’s doors in Ridgewood, on Wednesday, July 19. About 40 of the Precinct’s neighbors and Ridgewood residents attended the special event…
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Jul. 20, 2023 By Anthony Medina The Kiwanis Club of Glendale is continuing its annual tradition of hosting a summer street fair along the busy stretch of Myrtle Avenue between Fresh Pond Road and Forest Avenue on Sunday, July 23. Vendors and local businesses will provide fairgoers with prizes, free giveaway items and key community-building…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina There’s a consistent pattern of coffee enthusiasts, roasters and baristas devoting everything they have for a chance to start their own successful cafe in Ridgewood. The historic buildings along Onderdonk Avenue play host to businesses that come and go, but the owners of a new cafe serving Ecuadorian, Peruvian,…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina At the last Community Board 5 meeting for the summer, the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League officially announced its start date of September, but the league’s success so far in gathering players and volunteers can be seen well before the start of the season. “We just want to…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens-based JC Players community theater group will be performing a series of live shows of the play “Young Frankenstein” throughout the month of August. The play is based on the popular 1974 Mel Brooks film of the same name. Since being formed in 1995, JC Players have been…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for a crook who was captured on camera after using a stolen credit card at a Ridgewood smoke shop in late June. Police say the crook allegedly stole the credit card from a 16-year-old while inside the Planet Fitness located at 329…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By John Schilling The New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) honored Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar last week during a sold-out rooftop reception on the Lower East Side. NYSTLA President David L. Scher presented Rajkumar, as well as state Senator Andrew Gounardes of Senate District 26 in Brooklyn, with the Atticus Award,…
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Jul. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Cat lovers have something to look forward to this Saturday in Glendale. Timber’s Legacy, a volunteer nonprofit animal rescue group in Glendale, and the M&M Pet Boutique & Supplies are hosting a cat adoption event, at 79-08 Metropolitan Ave., on Saturday, July 15, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m….
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