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Council Members slam ‘City of Yes’ as ‘City of B.S.’ at Community Board 5 meeting
Council Members slam ‘City of Yes’ as ‘City of B.S.’ at Community Board 5 meeting

May. 15, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Council Member Joann Ariola spoke about the City of Yes at a Community Board 5 meeting earlier this month, calling the Mayor’s plan the “City of B.S.”

Ariola, who represents Glendale, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and other surrounding neighborhoods, was not alone in publicly expressing disapproval during the board meeting on Wednesday, May 8. Council Member Robert Holden, who represents CB 5 neighborhoods – Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood, also expressed discontent with the city’s plans.

The unified grievances over the city plans followed a presentation by New York City Planning officials, who discussed the third and final City of Yes proposal. One of the major focuses of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, a portion of the larger three-pronged project, includes bringing more housing to neighborhoods, as stated by NYC planning officials.

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Cops looking for suspect who punched and robbed L train rider in Ridgewood : NYPD

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood and Transit District 33 are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed and punched out an L train rider at the Myrtle Avenue-Wyckoff Avenue subway station nearly two months ago.

The 48-year-old victim was waiting on the platform at 10:20 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 15, when he was approached by a stranger who snatched his cell phone from one of his pockets. When the victim confronted the robber, the assailant punched him multiple times in the face and fled the scene on a Manhattan-bound L train, police said.

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Over half a million dollars in stolen merchandise seized at Ridgewood store, two arrested: DA

Over $500,000 in stolen goods from major retailers such as Macy’s, Victoria’s Secret and Lululemon were recovered after a raid at the McKlain Collection Boutique in Ridgewood.

The NYPD operation, announced by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, led to the arrest of two Queens residents, Juan Nunez, 56, of Lindenwood, and Moranta Anibelka, 42, of Glendale. Both were arraigned on charges of criminal possession of stolen property, accused of operating a fencing scheme from their boutique at 813 Seneca Ave. The goods were being openly displayed and resold at less than half their retail value.

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Brooklyn man busted months after allegedly assaulting a teenage girl at a Ridgewood subway station: NYPD

A Brooklyn man was arrested on Thursday and charged with aggravated sexual abuse and other crimes for attacking a 15-year-old girl at the Halsey Street subway station in Ridgewood nearly three months ago.

Christopher Santana, 31, of Bedford Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, was taken into custody and booked at the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill in a forcible touching and robbery case that was being investigated by detectives out of the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood.

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Brooklyn man indicted on manslaughter, DWI charges in deadly Astoria crash that killed the mother of his child: DA

A Brooklyn man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on charges of manslaughter, drunk driving and other crimes for a fatal collision in Astoria that killed his long-time girlfriend and mother of their young child in February.

Ray Perez, 27, of Caton Avenue in Flatbush, was arraigned Thursday in Queens Supreme Court on a 13-count indictment charging him with vehicular manslaughter for allegedly speeding through a stop sign in Astoria, colliding with another vehicle and slamming into two parked cars, and then driving nearly four miles away to a street in Maspeth before seeking help for his 29-year-old girlfriend Bridget Enriquez, who later succumbed to her injuries.

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