Jan. 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin Community members will come together Sunday to stand in unity against anti-semitism at a rally in Forest Hills. Together in MacDonald Park, Queens residents will show solidarity with Jewish New Yorkers who have been the target of a spate of recent attacks in the region — including a machete… Read more »
Jan. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz was officially sworn in as Queens District Attorney Monday night, hours after she announced sweeping personnel and policy changes. Katz, who became the first woman to take the office, was sworn in at a ceremony in at St. John’s University — her alma mater — in Jamaica…. Read more »
Dec. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Forest Hills woman was arrested Friday after police found several guns in her home. Elizaveta Zlatkis, 31, is in police custody on multiple counts of firearm possession after the NYPD searched her 67th Street home and recovered multiple guns on Dec. 27 at 6 a.m., police said. According… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2019 By Kristen Torres The city’s annual MulchFest is back for another year, giving residents a chance to get rid of their Christmas trees in an eco-friendly way. Residents can bring their Christmas trees to city parks and gardens to be turned into mulch during the annual MulchFest. This year’s event will take… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2019 By Kristen Torres Queens District Attorney-Elect Melinda Katz announced new criminal justice reforms to begin when she takes office next month. The DA-elect plans to introduce new plea deal policies for cases beginning Jan. 1, 2020, according to a release sent by her transition team on Tuesday. Current procedure gives criminal defendants… Read more »
Dec. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens Public Library released its list Friday of the top books checked out to readers in 2019. The Library released lists for the most popular adult books, most popular children books and most popular eBooks for both adults and children. The results were calculated based on the number of… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin City officials held a ceremonial ribbon cutting today to mark the nearly 600 new seats that were added to P.S. 144 in Forest Hills this school year. Members of the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA), the Department of Education (DOE), elected officials and the school community turned… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin The NYPD is still looking for a man who allegedly slashed a 19-year-old after he bumped into him inside a Kew Gardens subway station stairwell last month. The teen boy was walking down a staircase in the station when he inadvertently bumped into a man at about 7 a.m…. Read more »
Dec. 11, 2019 By Kristen Torres A Long Island man has been sentenced to up to three years in prison after he was caught stealing mail — including checks totaling more than $300,000 — from United States postal boxes in Rego Park and throughout Queens. Travis Everett aka Lamont Everett, 26, of Brentwood, Long Island,… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a man who is tied to a string of October and November home burglaries in Kew Garden Hills and nearby neighborhoods. The bandit is involved in at least seven incidents over the two-month period and stole cash, passports, jewelry, clothing, power tools and more. In… Read more »