Knifepoint robberies target Ridgewood women: 104th Pct.
A string of knifepoint robberies throughout Ridgewood have put the 104th Precinct on top alert – and women should be the most cautious, the NYPD…
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Boro boards sound off at Katz’s first budget hearing
For Queens civic leaders, the annual budget dance brought more of the same at this year’s Borough Board budget hearing. For the first time since…
Ridgewood remains hopeful despite mayor’s IBZ budget snub
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first budget proposal might have nixed an allocation of $1.1 million towards industrial business zones, but Community Board 5 member Ted…
Two men nabbed for break-ins across Queens: DA
Two men from Maspeth and Long Island City were accused separately of breaking into several spots throughout the borough over the last six months and…
104th cops to crack down on partying in Highland Park
Ridgewood cops have placed Highland Park on high watch after assembling a plan to have residents clear out by curfew. Capt. Christopher Manson, the commanding…
Home sales on the rise in Queens, new report says
The real estate market throughout Queens – including the borough’s southern neighborhoods – enjoyed a lucrative end to 2013 with record-setting numbers, a Douglas…
In Mid-Queens, City Will Grow Waste Collection Services
The city will expand its curbside collection of food waste and other organic materials to parts of Queens in the spring, according to Department of…
104th cops cracked down on crime in 2013: Commanding Officer Manson
The year 2013 was one of progress for the Ridgewood-based 104th Precinct, with overall crime numbers dipping well below this time last year, officers said….
104th Takes Ridgewood Family Under its Wing
Officers from the 104th Precinct took it upon themselves to turn one Ridgewood family’s Christmas into a merry one. After learning of how an abusive…
104th Names Top Cops for Busting Pot Farm
Their story was like a scene out of a movie. A high-speed police chase ensued after officers busted a pot farm in Ridgewood back in…
Feds Want to Name ‘Radioactive’ Ridgewood Site to Superfund List
When Victor Gonzalez discovered that the federal government would likely add a Ridgewood site – once home to a now-defunct company that developed materials for…
CEC 24 Rejects City’s Rezoning Plan
A city school rezoning proposal that would have reduced overcrowding at PS 49 in Middle Village – but increased the population at two nearby schools…
Thieves Strike Gym Lockers in 104th Pct.
Officers from the 104th Precinct are urging residents to not store valuables, money, or any important documents inside gym lockers following a number of grand…
State Vows to Heed Pols’ Concerns About Trash Train
State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens recently penned a letter to Queens elected officials vowing to carefully assess numerous concerns aired about a…
District 24 School Rezoning Plan Approved by CEC
A plan by the city Office of Portfolio Management to rezone elementary and middle schools in District 24 – an effort to alleviate chronic overcrowding…