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AG’s Lawsuit Against Spectrum–Alleging Company Made Bogus Claims About Internet Speeds–to Move Ahead

Feb. 19, 2018 By Tara Law The lawsuit filed by the New York State Attorney General against Charter Communications’ Spectrum unit for allegedly misleading customers about Internet speeds will move forward despite the company’s attempt to dismiss it. A New York Supreme Court judge rejected Charter’s motion last week to throw out the lawsuit, which… Read more »

South Ozone Park Man Killed in Crash Near Forest Hills Saturday

Feb. 19, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released the identity of the 21-year-old man who was killed in the early hours Saturday morning after crashing his BMW into a loading bay at a Stop & Shop near Forest Hills. Sylvon O’Connor, of South Ozone Park, was driving a 2013 BMW east on Union Turnpike… Read more »

Kew Gardens Detention Center to Reopen Under De Blasio’s Rikers Island Plan

Feb. 15, 2018 By Tara Law Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced plans yesterday to move 5,000 Rikers Island inmates to four community jail facilities, including the former Queens Detention Center in Kew Gardens. The center, located at 126-01 82nd Ave. was closed in 2002 in response to budget cuts and… Read more »

NYPD: Man Jumps to His Death in Front of E Train at 75th Avenue Station

Feb. 14, 2018 By Tara Law A 56-year-old man died after leaping in front of a train at the 75th Avenue station in Forest Hills Tuesday night, according to police. The man was seen jumping in front of the Manhattan-bound E train at around 10:10 p.m, police said. He was declared dead on the scene…. Read more »

Man Convicted of Manslaughter for Running Down Jeweler on Forest Hills Street

Feb. 14, 2018 By Tara Law A suspended MTA train operator has been convicted of manslaughter for running over a celebrity jeweler in Forest Hills in 2015 during a road rage incident. Long Island resident Charles Jordan, 48, faces up to 25 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene… Read more »

Block of Shops on 71st Road to be Torn Down, Replaced with Office Building

Feb. 8, 2018 By Christian Murray A block of shops on 71st Road are going to be torn down and replaced with a 5-story mixed use building, according to filings with the Department of Buildings. The stores, located between 107-21 to 107-25th 71st Road, will be replaced with a building comprised of ground floor retail and… Read more »