14 DECEMBER 27, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
2018 Year in Review
MARCH – APRIL
April
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Patrizia’s to open new
restaurant in Maspeth
In April, Italian restaurant and pizzeria Patrizia made a comeback to
Queens with a soon-to-open location on Grand Avenue in Maspeth.
The restaurant is a fi rst in Queens, though the chain once opened a
Bayside location that lasted less than a year at a Parks Department-owned
building that has been a revolving door for eateries.
M train returns to operation
after nine-month closure
The M train returned to full service April 30. The eight-month $163
million project began Sept. 2017 to repair parts of the 100-year-old
tracks. The restoration of service gave Ridgewood, Middle Village,
and Glendale residents a direct line to Manhattan once again.
March
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Forest Hills High
School on lockdown
after shooting threat
Forest Hills High School went on lockdown on March 15 aft er a
student made terror threats that led to his arrest. The Queens
teenager, Ishrak Hossein, 16, was ordered held on $10,000 bond or
$5,000 cash bail following his March 16 arraignment in Queens Criminal
Court. Police offi cers from the 112th Precinct and other NYPD units
responded to the school located at 67-01 110th St. aft er a student found
a note scribbled on the desk indicating another student had a gun.
Deadly triple stabbing at
Ridgewood intersection
On March 9 three men were stabbed in the Ridgewood intersection
of Palmetto Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Daniel Atkinson, 24,
suff ered a stab wound to his abdomen and died. A 26-year-old man
was knifed in the back and shoulder, and a 23-year-old man suff ered stab
wounds to his head and back. Both men were in stable condition.
Severe hoarding problem
in Glendale home
Glendale residents could no longer
stand the stench and fi lth
at 70-15 65th Pl., where old garbage
was piling up in a vacant fi rst
fl oor apartment. Residents had complained
of their landlord’s hoarding
of trash and debris in the basement
and vacant first-floor apartment.
The unsanitary conditions caused
unstable living and health implications
for residents, who refused to
pay rent until the problem was dealt
with. Inspectors visited the building,
but couldn’t see much since the basement
door was always locked. The
building had a total of 30 violations.
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