GRRC Starts Graffiti Fighting Season
The annual battle against graffiti is about to start. Every year in April, the Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corporation (GRRC) starts its cleaning season in Ridgewood,…
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Turner Will Run for U.S. Senate
After the announcement that his congressional district could disappear, Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens) is doubling down on his political future by announcing a United States…
Fight Over Legislative Lines Continues
This week, members of the State Legislature released a second and final draft of proposed redistricting lines that looked remarkably similar to their last draft….
Ackerman, Lancman Look for Grassroots Support
The race is already starting for a congressional district that doesn’t officially exist yet. In the past week, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D- Queens) and State…
Mortgage Fraud Scheme Cheats Queens Couple
A Queens grand jury charged a real estate investor and an attorney this week for stealing more than $65,000 in proceeds from a Queens couple…
Area Hospitals Rank Poorly In Safety, Survey Reports
Several local hospitals received low marks in safety ratings, according to a recent survey released by Consumer Reports. A nationwide magazine that rates and reviews…
Wave of Tire Thefts Comes Back to the 104th
Thefts of rims and tires are an ongoing battle in the 104th and neighboring precincts, Captain John Travaglia told attendees at a civic meeting on…
Proposal Cuts Congressman Turner’s District
Queen’s 9th Congressional district has been dismantled and doled out in a redistricting map proposed by a special master appointed to draw nonpartisan lines. The…
Ridgewood School Picked for Mobile App Design Program
Thanks to a new pilot program, the next must-have mobile app could be developed by any one of Ridgewood’s brightest students. Ridgewood-based Grover Cleveland High…
Howard Beach Bank Held Up Again
Police are searching for a black man who allegedly robbed a bank in Howard Beach Wednesday. According to police at the 106th Precinct, an African-American…
Public Hearings Set for Potential School Closings
Several schools in Queens are in danger of closing – including Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Richmond Hill High School and John Adams High…
Robber Targets Chase Banks on Queens Blvd
Police are searching for a robbery suspect using notes to rip off banks along Queens Boulevard. Members of the NYPD’s major case squad said a…
DOH Orders Peninsula Hospital to Shut Down Lab, Other Services
One of the three main hospitals in the area has been ordered to shut down several major operations after its clinical labs failed to meet…
Mild Weather to Blame for Jump in Robberies
Weather might be the culprit in a spike in the number of robberies since Jan. 1 compared to last year, police said. There were 179…
Store in Ridgewood had 7,200 Stun Guns
Police found 7,200 electronic stun guns this month in a Ridgewood store and arrested the manager who had displayed some of them for sale, the…