May 14, 2018 By Tara Law An elementary school music teacher from Kew Gardens has been found dead upstate a week after he went missing. Keith Johnson, 39, of Lefferts Boulevard, was found dead in a wooded area near Shandaken, New York on Sunday. Johnson was last seen at P.S. 29 Q at 125-10 23rd… Read more »
May 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police made a startling discovery in Forest Hills early this morning when they caught a group of men in the process of stealing a large mailbox. Three men were seen by the 112th Precinct’s Midnight Crime Team in the act of stuffing an entire mailbox into a Honda Odyssey… Read more »
May 11, 2018, By Christian Murray A Kew Gardens man has been missing since Saturday and the police are asking the public for help in finding him. Keith Johnson, 46, was last seen at around 2:20 pm on May 4 in his car at 125-10 23rd Ave. in College Point. Johnson is described as being… Read more »
May 10, 2018 By Tara Law A Forest Hills café that serves salads, sandwiches and coffee plans to open a new eatery in Kew Gardens. Roast & Co, which is currently located at 100-12 Queens Blvd., will open another café in late May or early June. The new location will be at 82-60 Austin St.,… Read more »
May 9, 2018 By Tara Law Rosalia’s Pizza in Forest Hills has been closed temporarily by the Health Department. The pizzeria, which is located at 103-15 Queens Blvd, was closed on May 7 following an inspection. The restaurant, which opened in 2017, was cited for numerous violations, including mice or evidence of live mice and… Read more »
May 9, 2018 By Tara Law A 79-year-old pedestrian is dead after being struck by a car on Jewel Avenue Monday night. Abdul Jamil of Kew Gardens Hills was hit by a 2015 Honda Accord while crossing Jewel Avenue near 150th Street at around 10 p.m. May 7 and died Tuesday. The driver, a 31-year-old… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Tara Law The man suspected of committing a violent sexual assault in Kew Gardens Hills last week has been arrested. Ronald Williams, 21, was captured in a motel in South Carolina today, police say. Williams is believed to have committed a brutal sexual assault near 72nd Road and Kissena Boulevard on… Read more »
May 8, 2018 By Tara Law A 14-year-old boy was punched outside of a Kew Gardens yeshiva Sunday evening in a potential anti-Semitic attack, police said. The boy was walking home outside of Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah Grodno, 117-06 84th Ave. around 8 p.m. when he was approached by an unknown white man. The man punched… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Tara Law Police have identified a man wanted for the violent sexual assault of a woman in Kew Gardens Hills last week. Ronald Williams, 21, who police say frequents the Bronx and Queens, has been identified as the possible perpetrator of a vicious sexual assault near 72nd Road and Kissena Boulevard… Read more »
May 7, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released video footage of a man who allegedly burglarized a Kew Gardens yeshiva four times and broke into a local synagogue. The first burglary occurred at 2 a.m. on Nov. 19 at Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah, 117-06 84th Ave. Police say the man took off with two pairs… Read more »