March 23, 2018 By Tara Law A highly anticipated 302-space municipal parking lot will open to the public on Monday at Queens Borough Hall. The 122,360 square foot lot, which is bound by 126th and 132nd Streets and 82nd Avenue/Union Turnpike in Kew Gardens, was constructed at the former location of a four-level, 400-space parking garage…. Read more »
March 21, 2018 By Tara Law Three bands have announced shows at Forest Hills Stadium during the upcoming concert season. Irish-inspired punk bands Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly will perform on June 22, and British “future funk” band Jamiroquai will play its first New York City show in 13 years on Sep. 8. Tickets for the Dropkick… Read more »
March 21, 2018 By Tara Law The MTA train operator convicted of killing a celebrity jeweler in July 2015 in Forest Hills has been sentenced to up to 26 years in prison, the Queens District Attorney announced Wednesday. Charles Jordan, a 48-year-old Long Island resident, ran over Aron “Eric” Aranbayev, 40, on 71st Avenue in… Read more »
March 20, 2018 By Tara Law A transit advocacy group selected a Forest Hills resident for a dubious distinction on Monday— the New Yorker with the worst subway commute of the week. Second-grade teacher Laura Taylor left her Brooklyn school after a parent-teacher conference at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and did not arrive home for… Read more »
March 19, 2018 Tara Law A Kew Gardens restaurant that specializes in chicken and southern cooking has been closed temporarily by the Health Department. Kew Gardens Chicken at 80-45 Kew Gardens Road, which is also known as Chicken House, was closed by the department after an inspection on March 16. The inspector found several violations,… Read more »
March 16, 2018 By Tara Law A Jamaica teen has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening to commit a school shooting at Forest Hills High School. Ishrak Hossain, 16, was charged with making a terroristic threat and criminal mischief, police said. Forest Hills High School at 67-01 110th St. went on a “soft” lockdown… Read more »
March 15, 2018 By Tara Law (Updated 1:22 p.m., 4:03 p.m.) A student has been detained by police for allegedly scrawling a gun threat on a desk at Forest Hills High School. The school, located at 67-01 110th St., was on a “soft lockdown” for several hours after the note was discovered around 11 a.m,… Read more »
March 13, 2018 by Tara Law The Queens International Night Market will open its fourth year in Flushing Meadows Corona Park with two special sneak preview events. A limited number of tickets are now on sale for the sneak previews, which will take place on April 21 and 28. The popular market draws crowds from… Read more »
March 13, 2018 By Tara Law The Grammy-nominated British rock band Arctic Monkeys announced yesterday that it will perform in Forest Hills this July. Arctic Monkeys will perform at Forest Hills Stadium on July 24. Tickets are available for pre-sale, and will be formally on sale starting Friday at 10 a.m. Arctic Monkeys has produced five… Read more »
March 13, 2018 By Tara Law (Updated March 13). A woman was struck and killed by a mini school bus in Kew Gardens early this morning. The small bus was turning from Kew Gardens Road onto 82nd Avenue around 6:43 a.m. when it struck and killed 58-year-old Kew Gardens resident Elise Hellinger, police say. Three… Read more »