Author: admin

75-year old struck by car in Rego Park, driver arrested

April 5, Staff Report

A 75-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe injuries last night when she was hit by a turning vehicle in Rego Park.

According to police, the 75-year-old Rego Park resident was crossing 63rd Drive at 99th Street around 10 p.m.…

Man robs Rego Park grocery store at gunpoint, police say

April 5, Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Rego Park grocery store at gunpoint early yesterday morning.

The suspect reportedly entered New Yellow Stone Farms at 102-01 Queens Boulevard at 5:30 a.m. yesterday and brandished a gun,…

Man steals iPad from AT&T store in Rego Park, police say

April 4, Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who stole an iPad from an AT&T store in Rego Park yesterday.

According to police, the suspect entered the store at 96-14 Queens Boulevard around 6:35 and grabbed an iPad,…

13-year-old girl killed after being hit by subway train in Rego Park

April 3, Staff Report

A 13-year-old girl was struck and killed by an R train in Rego Park yesterday afternoon.

According to police, 13-year-old Dina Kadribasic jumped on to the tracks at the 63rd Drive-Rego Park subway station around 3:50 p.m.…

Park land paved over for Queens DA parking to be returned, officials say

March 27, Staff Report

A portion of a Kew Gardens park that was turned into a parking lot– without public notification–for the benefit of Queens District Attorney employees will be restored to park space in the coming months, according to the parks department.…

Vote for the projects you believe need funding, cast your ballot online

March 20, By Hannah Wulkan

How would you spend $1 million?

Residents of Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego Park and Richmond Hill will have the chance to vote on what community improvements they would like to see as part of Councilmember Karen Koslowitz’s latest round of participatory budgeting.…

NYPD: Rego Park man aggravated by loud snowblower stabs neighbor

March 15, Staff Report

A loud snow blower sent a Forest Hills man into a fit of rage Tuesday, leading him to punch and stab his neighbor, according to police.

The victim, 46-year-old Ryan Chin, was snow blowing his driveway in the vicinity of Alderton Street and Yellowstone Blvd at around 4 pm when his 34-year-old neighbor approached him from behind and punched him in the head and then stabbed him with a sharp object in the buttocks,…