Apr. 3, 2023 Elijah The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will install a pedestrian ramp and other safety improvements at the notoriously dangerous intersection of Stanhope Street and Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood. In a letter sent to Councilmember Robert Holden, the DOT revealed they had the intention to add more safety measures after…
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Mar. 29, 2023 By Julia Moro Police are searching for the two men who stole cash and several PlayStation 5 consoles from a GameStop in Ridgewood on Monday. According to police, around 12:37 p.m. on March 27, the perpetrators entered a GameStop store located at 57-20 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood, within the confines of the…
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Mar. 27, 2023 By Julia Moro Police are searching for three suspects who broke into a Ridgewood office building and made off with thousands of dollars in loot last week, according to authorities. The three individuals entered 48-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, within the confines of the 104th Precinct, at around 3:20 a.m. on March…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro Officers from the 104th Precinct arrested an individual recklessly operating a moped without a helmet or proper registration while traveling eastbound on Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:28 p.m. According to reports, as police attempted to stop the vehicle around 11:30 p.m., the defendant,…
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Mar. 8, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Kathryn Delap, a Ridgewood native and student at Plaza College, was one of the recipients of the 2023 Horizon Scholarship for excellent work in court reporting. Delap, 36, who currently works as a chef, enrolled at Plaza College after receiving a degree at Boston College in 2008. Today, she is…
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Mar. 7, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Ridgewood residents will soon have a new local garden in their community when Sunset Garden, located at Onderdonk Avenue and Willoughby Avenue, opens to the public later this spring. According to Christina Wilkinson of the Juniper Park Civic Association, who has played a pivotal role in the development of the…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who flashed a knife during the robbery of a CVS located on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border on Monday. Authorities say that the unknown male suspect entered the CVS located at 329 Wyckoff Ave., located on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick, just before 2…
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Feb. 28, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Ridgewood Rides, a grassroots organization that protects people’s right to bike, is petitioning to save pedestrians’ and cyclists’ access to the Ridgewood Reservoir. The petition advocates for installing bike lanes along Cypress Avenue and widening sidewalks along Cypress Avenue and Vermont Place, both of which lead to the entrance to…
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Feb. 21, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Ridgewood residents will soon have more options for their shopping needs when a new Burlington Coat Factory opens its doors on St. Nicholas Avenue later this fall. The popular clothing store will occupy one of the retail spaces at Myrtle Point Tower, located at 3-50 St. Nicholas Ave.; this will…
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Feb. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood recovered two loaded handguns and a ghost gun during three separate incidents last weekend.