MOVING THE WRONG WAY
Glendale Residents Slam One-Way Switch
by Robert Pozarycki
     While all were in agreement that the reconstruction<
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Pair Injured In Ridgewood Blaze
      Two people were injured after a one-alarm fire scorched a home in Ridgewood on Sunday morning, Jan. 29, according to Fire Department sources. Reportedly, the blaze broke out at around 10:20 a.m.
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PUSHING FOR MORE POLICE
Group Sounds Alarm To Beef Up Precinct
story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
     Following a recent series of armed robberies in
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F. Hills Special Education Pupils May Be Transferred To Jamaica
Plan To Move District 75 Students To New Facility
by Sam Goldman
     The Department of Education (DOE) proposes to
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Truck Makes Mess After Tipping Over
      Traffic was tied up on the Van Wyck Expressway in Kew Gardens Hills last Tuesday morning, Jan. 24, after a dump truck carrying asphalt overturned on the roadway. Members of Engine Co 273, Ladder Co.
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Gym Plans & Budget Top Board 5’ s Feb 8 Meeting
     Proposals for the city’s next capital and expense budget and plans for two new gymnasiums in Ridgewood and Glendale will be the focus of Community Board 5’s next meeting on Wednesday night, Feb. 8, in Middle Village.
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IMAGINING A NEW PLAZA
Glendale Locals Get Creative At Town Hall
by Sam Goldman
     Glendale residents and community leaders were asked to
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‘UNACCEPTABLE’ REDISTRICTING
Few Favor New Political Map For State
by Robert Pozarycki
     Good government advocates and Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave
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CYPRESS HILLS GETS BIZ HELP
Pol Hosts Forum For Small Firms
by Sam Goldman
     Helping small businesses in one of the neighborhoods
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Parking Meters Tweaked In L. I. C.
More Short-Term Spots In Area
     City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer joined Maura
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Pols: Jackson Hts. Store Remains A Bad Neighbor
Blast Grocery Chain For Violations
     Days after City Council members Daniel Dromm and
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Call To Keep 7 Line Svc. For The Lunar New Year
Claim Flushing Firms Need Boost
     State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Assembly Member Grace
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Drugged Drivers Put More At Risk
Seek Fed Help To Pull Them Over
     Sen. Charles E. Schumer, joined by Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, revealed on Sunday, Jan. 29, that drugged driving arrests in New York State have risen 35 percent since 2001, at the same time that prescription drug abuse is becoming epidemic.
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B. P.: Health Care Grows In Queens
Marshall Touts Progress In Address
     Queens Borough President Helen Marshall delivered her 2012 State of the Borough address last Tuesday, Jan.
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New Chair At R’wood Svgs. Bank
Boger Replaces Retired McGarry
     Ridgewood Savings Bank announced that its Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Peter M. Boger to chairman and chief executive officer. He will continue to serve as the bank’s president.
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Assembly OKs Expansion Of Outer Boro Taxi Svce.
Allows For Street Hail Pickups
     Assemblymen Mike Miller and Philip Goldfeder announced that the Assembly passed legislation that will allow New York City to issue 18,000 hail accessible inter-borough licenses, allowing livery cars to pick up street hails.
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MTA Unveils Late Night Subway Map
Shows Lines With Shuttle, Local Svc.
     The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released on Monday, Jan. 30, the first-ever map showing the scheduled overnight service of the subway system, when three subway lines don’t run, three lines become shuttle trains, six express trains run as locals, and a night-only shuttle appears.
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