104th Pct. Pens 23 Summonses in One Saturday
It took just one day for the Ridgewood-based 104th Precinct to issue more than 20 summonses, thanks to help from various city agencies. The MARCH…
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Two longtime CB 5 members will not return: Crowley
Long-serving, and now former, members of Queens’ Community Board 5 were let go this week – and some argued it was in the name of…
Crowley Helps Cops Put Graffiti Vandal in Cuffs
This graffiti enthusiast messed with the wrong group. City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) saw her district office vandalized back in January with graffiti scrawled…
De Blasio Boasts Pre-K Program in Ridgewood
Mayor Bill de Blasio picked a school in Ridgewood to push his universal pre-kindergarten program, for which parents have until the end of April to…
Ridgewood double murder victim had rap sheet: NYPD
Police were still trying to piece together why a Ridgewood couple was found shot to death inside their new apartment last week, officials said. Cops…
Police investigate double murder in Ridgewood: 104th Pct.
A Ridgewood couple was found shot dead in their Summerfield Street apartment near the corner of Seneca Avenue Thursday night, launching a full-on police investigation, the…
CEC 24 Slams City Over PS 229 Bus Problems
PS 229 parents in Woodside are calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to find a new solution to an old problem. Community Education Council 24…
Fresh Pond Pet Shop Accused of Neglect
Allegations of animal abuse and neglect inside a Maspeth pet shop spurred the 104th Precinct to investigate. Police Capt. Christopher Manson,, commanding officer of the…
Ridgewood Residents Divided Over Residential Development Proposal
Plans to create an upscale apartment building in the heart of Ridgewood put some residents at odds with one another at a rowdy rezoning public…
Stolen Cars Spike in 104th Pct.
Crime rose a little more than 1 percent in the 104th Precinct, with car thefts driving the numbers, police said this week. Capt. Christopher Manson,…
Activists Fear ‘Final Blow’ to Ridgewood Reservoir
The city Parks Department shored up plans to breach the three basins within the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park this summer, which drew vehement criticism…
104th Pct. puts dent in graffiti, robbery patterns
The 104th Precinct put an end to a Brooklyn man’s alleged string of robberies throughout Ridgewood and also announced a series of graffiti-related arrests, authorities…
Taste of Ridgewood to feature bites of boro’s best
Fourteen restaurants were apparently not enough to satisfy Ridgewood’s appetite. LaKeisha Harris, the executive director at the Ridgewood YMCA, said her organization planned on showcasing…
Students’ personal info should not be shared with inBloom, Nolan says
Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Ridgewood) was at the head of a Standing Committee on Education hearing last week bringing into question the practice of storing personal…
Ridegwood fire claims elderly woman’s life: FDNY
A ferocious house fire in Ridgewood claimed the life of a 92-year-old woman and injured two others by the time firefighters were able to tame…