July 22, Staff Report
Police are looking for a man who robbed a Forest Hills bank Friday morning, just minutes after allegedly failing to rob another bank nearby.
The suspect entered the Capitol One located at 107-18 71 Avenue at around 9:45 am,…
July 21, By Jason Cohen
After 18 years in Forest Hills, Empire Deli on Austin Street will shutter its doors Saturday.
Ye Chen, 40, of Fresh Meadows, who took over the store at 71-61 Austin Street eight years ago,…
July 18, By Jason Cohen
A Japanese restaurant will be opening on Austin Street in 2018 next door to Victoria’s Secret.
The restaurant, to be called Tamashii Red, will open at 71-34 Austin Street in March 2018 and will focus heavily on ramen.…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A Spectrum technician who was suspected of cutting fiber optic cables last month in Forest Hills that led to a massive internet outage has not been prosecuted, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced on Friday.…
July 13, By Jason Cohen
Independent filmmakers will be flocking to Queens next month for the first-ever Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema.
Local filmmaker and organizer Jayson Simba will be screening more than 150 films from 24 countries during 10 days in August,…
July 11, By Jason Cohen
Commuters looking to take the E and the F from Forest Hills to Jamaica will need to find another option for the next four weekends.
The MTA is shutting down the E and F lines between 71st-Continental Avenues in Forest Hills and Jamaica each weekend through Aug.…
July 7, By Jason Cohen
A business on the Lefferts Blvd. Bridge in Kew Gardens has had electrical outages for nearly two weeks and its power may not be fully restored anytime soon.
PK’s Farm Fresh, a grocery store at 81-15 Lefferts Blvd,…
July 5, By Jason Cohen
A plan put forward by a local engineer might save the bridge that goes over the Long Island Railroad on Lefferts Boulevard from being demolished and the 13 stores on it.
Al Brand, a retired engineer and member of the Kew Gardens Civic Association,…
July 5, Staff Report
A Thai restaurant in Forest Hills was shut down Monday for health code violations.
Thai Pot, located at 103-07 Queens Boulevard, was shut down on for racking up 49 points in health code violations.
The restaurant was shut down for several critical violations,…
July 3, By Jason Cohen
A 16-story building in Rego Park has been revamped and units in the fully-amenitized rental building are now available for lease.
The building, located at 62-60 99th Street, has been renamed ‘The Drake’ and 100 of the 419 apartments are now available with prices starting at $2,000 per month.…