Danforth Avenue

Meetings THINGS TO DO 

Jan. 24: Join town hall on new east-end police station

January 20, 2022 Streeter staff 0 Comment 55 Division, Danforth Avenue, Toronto Police, town hall

Toronto Police are holding a town hall to discuss the design of their new 55 Division Station, planned for 1627 Danforth Ave.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: July–December 2021

December 22, 2021January 18, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, bike lanes, break and enter, break-ins, car fire, collision, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Don Valley Parkway, East York Civic Centre, East York Hockey Associatio, East York Hockey Association, fire, flooding, fraud, Greenwood Station, homicide, Jack Layton, Julie Dabrusin, knife, libraries, luring, Malcolm Kelly, Mamma's Pizza, manslaughter, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing man, Monarch Park, Montcrest School, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, next of kin, O'Connor Drive, Ontario Line, pedestrian, Petition, Presteign Heights Public School, pumpkin parade, rinks, Riverdale Park East, robbery, Second City, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, stabbing, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Health, Traffic Services, vaccination, Vax the Holidays, vehicle theft, Victoria Park Avenue, Wakunda Place, Wilkinson Junior Public School, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

‘Temporary’ bike lanes to be made permanent, council decides

December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street, city council, Danforth Avenue, Dundas Street East, Joe Cressy, John Tory, University Avenue

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians had better get used to the bike lanes installed last year as temporary parts of the ActiveTO initiative.

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Giving THINGS TO DO 

Dec. 11: Donate basic necessities in Rotary drive

November 27, 2021December 3, 2021 Streeter staff Danforth Avenue, Eastminster United Church, Jackman Avenue, Toronto East Rotary Club

The Toronto East Rotary Club is collecting necessities for people using food banks, shelters, drop-in centres or Out of the Cold.

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*FEATURED Opinion VIEWS 

Letter: Change the world to stop COVID-19 and whatever’s next

October 18, 2021October 22, 2021 Streeter staff anti-vaxxers, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Queen Street East, vaccines

Now that COVID-19 is on the wane, we can shift our worry to larger issues we’ll be face over the next few years — like COVID-19.

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NEWS 

Woman sought for not returning Mercedes rented 11 months ago

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Jay Garak Coxwell Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Mercedes Benz, stolen vehicle, Toronto Police, vehicle theft

A woman used deceptive identification to rent a Mercedes Benz about 11 months ago — and never returned the vehicle, police say.

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Aggravated assault case now a homicide investigation

September 2, 2021September 9, 2021 Jay Garak assault, Danforth Avenue, homicide, manslaughter, Toronto Police, Woodbine Avenue

A three-week-old assault investigation has been taken over by the Toronto Police homicide squad following the death of the elderly victim.

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NEWS 

New suspects sought in East York aggravated assault case

August 26, 2021September 9, 2021 Jay Garak assault, Danforth Avenue, Toronto Police, Woodbine Avenue

A man and a woman are wanted in the ongoing investigation of an aggravated assault near Woodbine and Danforth avenues three weeks ago.

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*FEATURED Opinion VIEWS 

Benefits of the pandemic: new bike lanes and closed roads

May 27, 2021 Ali Nahsoor ActiveTO, Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, cycling, Danforth Avenue, Lake Shore Boulevard East, pedestrians

If there is one benefit we have received from the pandemic and lockdown over the past year or so, it’s the rapid extension of our bike lanes.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: March–April 2021

April 30, 2021November 16, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, arson, automated speed enforcement, bank robberies, baseball, Bermondsey Transfer Station, Brad Bradford, break and enter, child luring, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Dentonia Park Golf Course, development, Eastern Avenue, fatality, Green Party, gunshots, home invasion, Jane Anderson, knife, live music, Loblaws, luring, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing person, Paula Fletcher, pedestrian, Peter Tabuns, power outage, Puppetmongers Theatre, SafeTO, school closures, shooting, smoke alarms, Toronto Police, vaccine, wheelchair

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: March–April 2021

April 30, 2021June 21, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, automated speed enforcement, Beach Metro, Bermondsey Transfer Station, Brad Bradford, Danforth Avenue, Eastern Avenue, golf, Green Party, Jane Anderson, live music, Loblaws, luring, Michael Garron Hospital, missing person, power outages, Puppetmongers Theatre, SafeTO, vaccinations, wheelchair

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

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Woman in wheelchair dead after being struck by dump truck

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Jay Garak Danforth Avenue, dump truck, fatality, Main Street, traffic fatality, Traffic Services

An 82-year-old woman has died after being struck by a dump truck while she was crossing Danforth Avenue in a wheelchair yesterday afternoon.

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: January–February 2021

February 28, 2021June 21, 2021 Streeter staff automated speed enforcement, Brad Bradford, child care, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, fire, Food Basics, Freshco, GoFundMe, homeless, housing, libraries, Loblaws, modular housing, murder, Paula Fletcher, pedestrian, rinks, Sobeys, Tabuns, Valu-Mart

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

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*FEATURED NEWS 

Five Black-owned businesses you can support now

February 19, 2021February 25, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Bathurst Street, Black businesses, Black History Month, College Street, Danforth Avenue, Eglinton Avenue West, Little Jamaica

If you are still looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month in practical terms, you can try supporting black-owned businesses

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Man, 47, gunned down in East Danforth condo garage

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 Rodger Burnside Danforth Avenue, gunfire, homicide, Morton Road, Oak Park Avenue, shooting, Toronto Police

A 47-year-old man is dead after a shooting in a condo garage on Danforth Avenue last night, police report.

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