Sept. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Significant changes could be coming soon to community boards. Term limits for board members, along with a provision to make boards more representative of their communities, will appear as items on the general election ballot this November, the city announced last week. The two items, among several proposals, come… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2018 By Tara Law Housing Works will open for a new thrift store on Austin Street— the nonprofit’s first in Queens— on Sept. 29. The store, which will be located at 71-54 Austin St. will offer men’s and women’s clothing and accessories, home goods, books and art. Proceeds from the thrift shop will… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2018 By Tara Law The Long Island Railroad has opened longer platforms at the Forest Hills and Kew Gardens stations, the railroad announced today. The platforms are now 50 percent longer than they were before, enabling six train cars to meet the platform instead of four, the railroad said. LIRR trains can be… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2018 By Tara Law Celebrity sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer will speak about her life at the Central Queens Y next month in Forest Hills. Westheimer will discuss her unique life story and her two most recent autobiographical books, Roller Coaster Grandma: The Amazing Story of Dr. Ruth and The Doctor is In:… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2018 By Tara Law An asset management firm has reportedly agreed to buy Forest Hills housing complex Parker Towers for $500 million. Blackstone Group LP has agreed to buy the 1,300-unit apartment complex at 104-20 Queens Blvd., according to Bloomberg News. The investment is being made by Blackstone Property Partners, the firm’s opened-ended… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2018 Sponsored Story A Forest Hills bar that recently opened an elaborate beer garden is kicking off three weeks of Oktoberfest festivities this Saturday. Cobblestones Pub, located at 117-18 Queens Blvd., will be offering German beer, food specials and music in its large backyard space called the Forest Hills Biergarten. “With the Biergarten… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2018 By Christian Murray Several speed bumps are going to be installed on Forest Hills and Rego Park streets. Community Board 6 voted Thursday to give the Department of Transportation the go ahead to install four speed bumps on Austin Street between Ascan Avenue and Union Turnpike. The bumps, which have already been… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2018 By Tara Law (Edited 9/8) A dispute between two muralist teams about the rights to paint on a neglected wall on Yellowstone Boulevard between Austin Street and Burns Street has been resolved by the wall’s owner— the MTA. The wall became the source of controversy earlier this summer when the two teams of… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Tara Law A Forest Hills Chinese restaurant has been closed temporarily by the Health Department. The Bund, located at 100-30B Queens Boulevard, was closed by the department after an inspection on Aug. 30. A member of The Bund’s staff left a message on the restaurant’s answering machine that it was closed… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2018 By Tara Law Two Queens officials will be facing off in a debate tomorrow about the merits of the City’s plan to open four community-based jails— including the reopening of the now-shuttered Queens Detention Center in Kew Gardens— as a means to close Rikers Island. Councilmember Rory Lancman, an advocate for closing… Read more »