August 4, Staff Report
Cheese of the World, which has been on Austin Street for more than 60 years, is for sale.
The store, which sells more than 250 cheeses as well as cured meats and olives, is listed on the Multiple Listing Service website for $350,000.…
August 3, By Jason Cohen
A Kew Gardens man was struck and killed by a minivan while crossing a neighborhood street Sunday.
The NYPD responded to a 911 call at around 10:30am that a pedestrian had been hit on 120th Street,…
August 2 By Jason Cohen
Starbucks announced last week it is closing all of its 379 Teavana locations, including the one in the Queens Center Mall.
Starbucks purchased the company in 2012 for $620 million, but according to a press release issued by the coffee chain,…
August 2, By Jason Cohen
Tuscan Hills, a popular Italian restaurant located on Queens Blvd, closed its doors Monday and will reopen Thursday at the location of owners’ other eatery, Ovo Sodo, just six blocks away.
The Italian restaurant,…
August 1, By Jason Cohen
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a pedestrian this morning in Rego Park.
The pedestrian, believed to be a man in his 30s, was killed near 63rd Drive and Booth Street at around 2 a.m.,…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys announced Wednesday that they will be dismissing nearly 700,000 open summons warrants next month.
They will be dismissing warrants issued for low level crimes that took place more than 10 years ago.…
July 27, By Jason Cohen
Police are investigating a hate crime after Parks employees discovered swastikas and anti-gay graffiti sprayed on rocks and trees in Forest Park on Friday.
According to an NYPD spokesman, a Parks Department employee found multiple acts of graffiti at the northwest corner of Park Lane South and 112th Street inside of Forest Park.…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
The late standup comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield will be honored next week in his native Kew Gardens with a plaque.
A bronze sign will be unveiled at a kickoff party for the first-ever Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema at 8 p.m.…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
A Forest Hills man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $600,000 of art from his employer and attempting to sell it through an art dealer at a Manhattan flea market.
Leon Zinder, 48,…
July 23, Staff Report
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a bus at the intersection of Union Turnpike and Grand Central Parkway Friday evening, after dropping his skateboard and trying to retrieve it from the road.
Kevin Zeng,…