May. 28, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Council Member Robert Holden is bringing family movie nights back to Middle Village and Maspeth parks this summer for his annual Movies Under the Stars series. The Movie Under the Stars Series allows community members in City Council District 30—including Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Elmhurst, Rego Park and…
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May. 24, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens resident Christina Wilkinson says it was on Mother’s Day when she first spotted what appeared to be a female Mallard duck sleeping behind the fence of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth. The duck was discovered with some missing feathers and near a bowl of water, in desperate need…
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May. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina A new dessert shop offering freshly baked cookie creations and ice cream is opening at a popular strip of businesses in Middle Village starting in June. Cookies N’ Cream, a Westchester-based gourmet dessert shop with humble beginnings, is expected to officially open its new location at 64-62 Dry Harbor…
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May. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Ridgewood liquor store owner is facing up to seven years in prison for shooting an alleged shoplifter during a struggle in front of his shop on Monday evening.
May. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Ridgewood is expanding its food shopping landscape with the opening of a new Met Fresh Supermarket. The new store, located at 67-09 Fresh Pond Rd., will have its grand opening on Friday, May 24, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 9:30 a.m. It is owned and operated by the…
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May. 21, 2024 By Anthony Medina and Lloyd Mitchell An organized march and rally took place on Sunday, May 19, with hundreds of residents taking to the streets of Ridgewood and Brooklyn, calling for an end to the killing of Palestinians and a resolution to the conflict. The unified Pro-Palestine demonstration was held just days…
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May. 17, 2024 By Anthony Medina Religious and independent schools throughout the city will soon receive additional funding for school safety equipment, thanks to Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi and State Senator Michael Gianaris, who, after extensive advocacy efforts, successfully secured $70 million from the New York State Budget for 2024-25 for Non-Public School Safety Equipment (NPSE)…
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May. 15, 2024 By Anthony Medina Council Member Joann Ariola spoke about the City of Yes at a Community Board 5 meeting earlier this month, calling the Mayor’s plan the “City of B.S.” Ariola, who represents Glendale, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and other surrounding neighborhoods, was not alone in publicly expressing disapproval during the board meeting…
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May. 14, 2024 By Anthony Medina The St. Matthias Catholic Academy is slated to close its doors this September, despite the best efforts from parents and staff who attempted to thwart the impending decision. A letter released by St. Matthias Catholic Academy on Monday, May 6 announced the decision to close this September due to…
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May. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood and Transit District 33 are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed and punched out an L train rider at the Myrtle Avenue-Wyckoff Avenue subway station nearly two months ago.