Ridgewood Newsletter Archives – Page 6 of 52 – QNS

The planned dispensary would have opened within 500 feet of an entrance to PS 58 - the School of Heroes. Image via Google Street View.

News

State denies application for planned Maspeth cannabis dispensary near local school

By Shane O’Brien

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Hate Crimes Task Force investigating anti-gay attack inside Glendale deli: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct ramping up towing operations of abandoned vehicles

By Bill Parry

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Photos: Queens residents enjoy afternoon of fun at Myrtle Avenue Fall Street Festival

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Community members gathered to paint “Kids Make Neighborhoods," with the Woodhaven Mural Project this past Memorial Day.

News

Local nonprofit launches mural initiative to beautify Queens’ underpasses

By Athena Dawson

Spring houses, like this one in Pennsylvania, were a common sight around Queens before the borough had a network of underground pipes hooked to reservoirs providing clean water to residents.

Finding clean water in early days of Greater Ridgewood area wasn’t easy: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Politics

Brooklyn Diocese says Maspeth’s Transfiguration Church will not be closed or sold

By Shane O’Brien

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News

MVP Roller Hockey League’s sixth season now underway in Middle Village

By Ethan Marshall

Hi-Node

Hi-Node offers authentic Japanese cuisine in Ridgewood

By Jessica Militello

Wonder is set to open a new location at the former Rainbow store on Myrtle Avenue. In photo: Jackson Heights residents attend grand opening last November. Photo: Google Street View/Shane O'Brien.

News

Virtual food hall Wonder set for Ridgewood grand opening, residents express concern

By Shane O’Brien

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Photos: Glendale Kiwanis Club celebrates Community Day

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly ran off with a woman's handbag that she left on a bench inside the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station.

Suspect snatches woman’s handbag inside Ridgewood subway station: NYPD

By Bill Parry

an athletic track at a park in Queens on a sunny day

IBX Stop by Stop: The proposed light rail rolls through Middle Village, near a ‘crown jewel’ of Queens parks

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Average price of Queens homes for up to three families eclipses $1 million: report

By Ethan Marshall

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Maspeth

$100K Powerball ticket sold at Maspeth convenience store

By Paulina Albarracin

woman boards one of several Queens express buses on a sunny day

On the Express: Queens express buses offer a smooth ride to Manhattan, for the most part

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Ridgewood Chocolate crafts treats for mind and gut health

By Jessica Militello

Council Member Robert Holden hosted his annual free backpack giveaway on Aug. 20.

News

Holden hosts free back-to-school backpack giveaway in Maspeth

By Shane O’Brien

Anti-ICE graffiti appeared on the Kosciuszko Bridge last Friday. Photo: Council Member Robert Holden Facebook.

Politics

Holden slams anti-ICE graffiti on Kosciuszko Bridge, warns rhetoric will ‘end in tragedy’

By Shane O’Brien

Raga distributes backpacks at Saturday's event. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

News

AM Raga provides hundreds of local children with backpacks, supplies ahead of new school year

By Shane O’Brien

The NYPD released images of a tattoo and jewelry that belonged to the woman whose skeletal remains were found along the Jackie Robinson Parkway on Aug. 6.

Investigators working to identify skeletal remains of woman found on Jackie Robinson Parkway: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Council Member Robert Holden speaks at a rally in support of Ryder's Law outside City Hall last week. Photo: Council Member Robert Holden Facebook.

Politics

CM Holden hosts rally supporting Ryder’s Law as part of efforts to wind down NYC’s horse carriage industry

By Shane O’Brien

Participants at the 2024 Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival. Photo: Aaron Applebey/ROFF.

Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival to return next month

By Shane O’Brien

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News

Ridgewood trade student wins $5,000 scholarship for automotive career

By Athena Dawson

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The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025.

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Pot of gold catapult made with popsicle sticks, St. Patrick's Day

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