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Queens Community Board 5 talks plethora of local happenings during monthly meeting

QNS 13 Jul 2026
Queens Community Board 5 – which encompasses Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale – hosted its board meeting on Wednesday, July 8, where board members discussed a plethora of happenings around the neighborhood, and how it can be improved.
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Speaker Menin shows support for CM Wong and staff after series of alarming incidents

QNS 13 Jul 2026
Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call of criminal mischief at 58-38 69th Street in Maspeth just after 9.30 a.m.
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Firefighters extinguish two-alarm house fire in Maspeth after flames spread to neighboring home: FDNY

QNS 06 Jul 2026
FDNY firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire in Maspeth that spread to a neighboring home before it was brought under control on Sunday morning. A 911 call was received just before 8.30 a.m ... The fire was brought under control just after 9.20 a.m ... .
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Wong announces $22.7 million in funding for District 30 after Mamdani and City Council agree ...

QNS 01 Jul 2026
Wong announced on Tuesday that he had secured $22.7 million for Council District 30, including Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth, as part of that budget deal ... .
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CM Wong files FOIL after months of MTA inaction on overcrowded Queens express buses

QNS 24 Jun 2026
... documents, and internal communications related to the QM25, QM34, and other express bus routes serving Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Rego Park, Elmhurst and surrounding communities.
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CM Wong submits formal testimony to NYC Commission on Government Efficiency, urges charter reforms to ...

QNS 19 Jun 2026
On the fiscal crisis. ... On schools. ... Wong is urging District 30 residents — an area that covers Maspeth, Glendale, Middle Village, Ridgewood, Rego Park and Elmhurst — to attend the Queens COGE Public Input Session on Monday, June 22, from 5 to 8 p.m ... .
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Queens shooting at veterans post leaves man injured; suspect in custody, sources say

AM New York 13 Jun 2026
Police in Queens are investigating an early-morning shooting at a veterans' post on Saturday that left a man wounded and a suspect in custody. Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened inside 61-57 Maspeth Ave. in Maspeth at about 1.15 a.m.
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CM Wong calls on Water Board to reject proposed rate hike

QNS 08 Jun 2026
As reported by QNS earlier this year, Wong first sounded the alarm in March, criticizing the city's longstanding practice of using water bill revenue to fund expenses outside the water and sewer system ... "You and I have to balance our budgets at home ... .
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Op-Ed | Call 911 or 311 for emergencies rather than post on social media

QNS 04 Jun 2026
Too often, however, the first reaction is not to call 911 or file a 311 complaint ... Phil Wong is Council Member for the 30th Council District, which comprises Maspeth, Middle Village and parts of Ridgewood, Glendale, Elmhurst and Rego Park. .
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CM Wong calls on DOE to explain State Math Exam failures

QNS 02 Jun 2026
Council Member Phil Wong sent a formal letter to New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels on Wednesday, May 27, demanding answers following widespread technical failures during the 2026 New York State Mathematics Exam ... .
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Mind Pilates opens first Queens studio in Maspeth to build wellness and community

QNS 29 May 2026
Mind Pilates recently opened a second location in Maspeth, inviting locals to stretch and strengthen overall well-being with Cadillac Pilates — an equipment-intensive, highly personalized method that goes well beyond the standard experience.
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CM Wong introduces new bills focused on public safety, nightlife oversight and fire prevention

QNS 21 May 2026
District 30, an area that covers Ridgewood, Middle Village, Glendale, Maspeth, Elmhurst and Rego Park, has witnessed growing concerns related to public safety in the aftermath of various incidents, ...
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WOMAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE ARSON AFTER SETTING FIRES AT THREE LOCATIONS IN MASPETH THAT INJURED TWO (Queens County District Attorney's Office)

Public Technologies 14 May 2026
WOMAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE ARSON AFTER SETTING FIRES AT THREE LOCATIONS IN MASPETH THAT INJURED TWO ... fires at several storefront locations along Flushing and Grand Avenues in Maspeth on April 13.
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Homeless woman hit with upgraded first-degree arson charge for starting fires at several Maspeth locations: DA

QNS 14 May 2026
A Queens grand jury indicted a homeless woman from Chicago for first-degree arson after setting fires at three locations in Maspeth that injured two people on the night of Monday, April 13.
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Maspeth man indicted on upgraded charges of murder in the first degree for setting Flushing ...

The Villager 12 May 2026
A Queens grand jury indicted a Maspeth man on upgraded charges of first-degree murder for setting a fire to a Flushing residential building that killed four people, including a 3-year-old girl in ...
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