104th Cops Crack Down on Illegal Truckers
Following a recent spike in motor vehicle accidents in the 104th Precinct, police cracked down on trucks driving illegally in neighborhoods where residents have long…
Ridgewood
A Return To Jobs: Cb 5 Backs Industrial Business Zone For Ridgewood
Made in the USA. It is those words that prompted Community Board 5 members to throw their overwhelming support behind a plan to revive the…
Ann Maggio: A Life Of Fighting For Ridgewood – Civic leader, 90, dies after devoting decades to bettering her neighborhood
In Ridgewood, Antoinette “Ann” Maggio’s touch is everywhere: at the Grover Cleveland athletic field, which she helped to transform decades ago from a hangout for…
City Officials Unveil Plans for Ridgewood Reservoir – But There Is No Funding For Any Of It
The proposals for the Ridgewood Reservoir that city Parks Department officials unveiled last week are the culmination of more than five years of work –…
In Ridgewood, A Push For A Return To Industry
Where once there were hundreds of factories lining the streets of Ridgewood – places that churned out as much as 25 percent of the sweaters…
Memorial Day At Home in Glendale
Mervin Paugh, a Korean War veteran and member of Ridgewood’s Joseph B. Garity Post, served as the grand marshal of the 75th annual Ridgewood-Glendale parade. The parade, which…
Crowley, Caruana Raise Nearly Same Amount in Last Two Months
While Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) has more than five times the amount of money in her campaign war chest than her Republican opponent,…
Central Queens Bikes Too!
A group of eager cyclists showed up to a meeting on Saturday to help put central Queens on the road to bike-ability. Congregating at Maspeth…
School Will Honor Ferrarro
When PS 290 opens for the 2014-2015 school year at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Tonsor Street in Ridgewood, it will do so with…
In CB 5, A Question of Where Bike Lanes Should Go
Prompted by a request from Queens residents last year, city officials are looking into bringing bike lanes to the area covered by Community Board 5…
Missing Ridgewood Man Found Dead – Girlfriend’s son admits to murder
The man who allegedly smothered his mother’s boyfriend is awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court. Derrick Tudor, 27, is accused of suffocating Ridgewood resident…
Promising to Tackle Taxes and Small Business Fines, Caruana Launches Bid Against Crowley
Flanked by legislators, neighborhood leaders and family – including his 96-year-old grandfather – and armed with harsh words for tax increases and fines on small…
Senior Valentines Party Down
Valentine’s Day was a real smash this year at the Ridgewood Older Adult’s Center. A party was held at the center with almost two hundred…
Ridgewood Man Couldn’t Escape Violence — Police still seeking deli clerk’s killer
Egyptian immigrant Ishak Ghali came to the U.S. seven years ago in an attempt to escape the escalating violence in his native land. Relatives and…
Man with Air Pistol Shot and Killed
A man was shot and killed by police on Saturday night after pointing what appeared to be a handgun at Brooklyn North narcotics officers following…