May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Two Chase Bank branches in Forest Hills will be closing this summer and merged with nearby locations. The first to close, on June 26, will be the branch located at 63-63 108 St. This location will be consolidated with the Chase Bank branch at 97-41 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park…. Read more »
May 25, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a woman who allegedly attacked a 9-year-old boy who was walking with his parents along a Forest Hills Street Monday. The woman approached the boy from behind at around 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of 112th Street and 71st Avenue and then grabbed him… Read more »
May 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Kew Gardens attorney was found guilty yesterday of bribing a witness in a 2015 murder trial, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. John Scarpa, Jr., 66, who practiced law out of 125-10 Queens Blvd., will now face up to 10 years in prison for his crimes. Scarpa, along… Read more »
May 23, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Station Square in Forest Hills may be reserved for pedestrians only. The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, the organization that oversees the private roadway, is considering making the square traffic free. The square, which was closed for 17 months in order for the brick roadway to be repaired, reopened May 5… Read more »
May 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who tried to grope a teenage girl on an MTA bus yesterday. On Wednesday May 22, around 4:40 p.m., the 13-year-old girl was sitting on a Q11 bus, heading down Woodhaven Boulevard, when the unidentified man attempted to grab her in the private… Read more »
May 22, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The parents of a Rego Park woman killed by a taxi in a hit-and-run earlier this year are about to file a negligence lawsuit against the City. On Feb. 24, Sherena Hundalani, 26, was standing on the sidewalk next to a Mobil Station at 63rd Road and Queens Boulevard… Read more »
May 21, 2019 By Christian Murray New York 1 is taking its popular morning show on the road for the first time Wednesday and Forest Hills Stadium will become its newsroom for the day. Pat Kiernan and his crew—Annika Pergament, Jamie Stelter and Stacy-Ann Gooden—will be taping live from the concert stage at the historic… Read more »
May 20, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The NYC subway reached an on-time performance level last month that has not been seen in more than five years, the MTA reported Sunday. In April, the subway was on time 79.8 percent of the time, the MTA said, a level that has not been recorded since October 2013…. Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who followed a woman into her Rego Park apartment building and tried to steal her bag. The suspect followed the victim, 24, into her building, located in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 65th Road, on May 12 around 12:20 a.m., police say. The… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated) A new poll says that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan, results that are in stark contrast to the two community boards that have voted on the controversial plan so far. The poll, based on the response of 601 registered voters between April 19-25, found… Read more »