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Community gathers in Kew Gardens Hills to remember 9/11 with prayer, reflection and unity

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Sep. 16, 2025 By Robert Pearl As the nation marked the 24th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Jewish community of Kew Gardens Hills came together on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills for a moving memorial service that honored the lives lost and the resilience of New Yorkers. Hosted by…

Find your Greek escape at Meli Estiatorio in Forest Hills

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Sep. 16, 2025 By Jessica Militello If you’re looking for a Mediterranean escape minus the price tag for an international getaway, then try the next best thing by taking a step inside Meli Estiatorio and get whisked away to Greece, if only for a meal.  The Greek restaurant, located at 98-31 Metropolitan Ave. in…

Mets release documentary on role organization played in relief efforts in days following 9/11

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Sep. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall In recognition of the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Mets released a documentary on YouTube, “11 Days in September,” which details the pivotal role Shea Stadium and the organization played in the relief efforts in the days that followed the terrorist attacks. Presented by the Tunnel…

With US Open done, Kantu serves up winning brunch in Forest Hills

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Sep. 9, 2025 By Claude Solnik Brunch, or at least breakfast, is a fairly common offering across New York City restaurants. And these morning meals often follow basic rules and menus with fairly similar offerings such as eggs, traditional omelets and maybe a Mimosa. When it comes to good food and, in particular, brunches…

Major crimes down nearly across the board in northern Queens, robberies and burglaries drop in southern Queens

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Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Northern Queens experienced significant declines in several major crimes year-over-year during the 28-day period from Aug. 4-31, while southern Queens had sharp declines in robberies and burglaries over the same period of time, according to the NYPD. In northern Queens, rapes, robberies, felony assaults, burglaries and grand larcenies…

Average price of Queens homes for up to three families eclipses $1 million: report

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Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The average cost of homes for one to three families reached $1,013,558 in the second quarter of 2025, marking the first time that price has reached $1 million dating back to the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens.…

PSA: Health Department to spray for West Nile Virus on Sept. 2

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Aug. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Health Department will spray pesticides in parts of western and southern Queens to reduce the risk of the mosquito-carried West Nile Virus.  Weather permitting, the spraying will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 2, between 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning. In case of bad weather,…

Two Queens seniors celebrate 100th birthday with joint party at Forest Hills senior center

Jaffa Smigrod and Jane Levy celebrated their 100th birthdays at Atria Senior Living in Forest Hills on Wednesday. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Aug. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A pair of Queens seniors marked their 100th birthdays with a special joint birthday party at the Atria Senior Living center in Forest Hills on Wednesday, celebrating reaching a century among family and fellow residents. Jane Levy, born in New York City on Aug. 5, 1925, and Jaffa…

Queens Boulevard crash involving sanitation truck injures two in Forest Hills: NYPD

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Aug. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry Two people were injured in a motor vehicle collision involving a Department of Sanitation vehicle on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills on Tuesday morning. At approximately 6:20 a.m., a 61-year-old woman was driving a 2019 Lexus northbound on Queens Boulevard when a 2017 DSNY Mack truck, operated by…