Oct. 7, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come out against the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan joining the likes of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and the advocacy group No New Jails. Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram Wednesday to call on the city council to vote against the proposal or to at least delay… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Forest Hills Jewish Center’s ambitious plan to redevelop the site is on hold, as its business partner is no longer part of the deal. The initial plans to build a 10-story mixed use building are now up in the air. However, the Jewish center still plans on redeveloping… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2019, Staff Report Kweller Prep, a supplemental education company that provides entrance exam preparation for competitive middle schools, specialized high schools and ivy league universities, has expanded and relocated its Forest Hills headquarters into the heart of the neighborhood. The tutoring company’s new center of operations, which opened on Sept. 1, sits above… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin New York voters now have more time to register to vote in primary elections, thanks to legislation Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law last week. Under the new law, New Yorkers have an extra four months to register with or change political parties, from the previous deadline of Oct…. Read more »
Oct. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Manhattan man who was arrested last year for assaulting a 20-year-old woman for being gay in a Forest Hills subway station pleaded guilty yesterday. Allasheed Allah, 54, admitted that he yelled homophobic slurs at the 20-year-old as she rode a Manhattan-bound E train and then followed her into… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Shane O’Brien More than 200 firehouses and EMS stations across New York City will be holding open houses this weekend as part of the FDNY’s fifth annual open house program. The firehouses will open their doors to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin Council Member Donovan Richards announced today that he is running to be the next Queens Borough President, joining an increasingly crowded field. Richards is the latest politician to announce his bid. Council Member Costa Constantinides, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman are all in the… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens College kicked off the academic year with more students and more programs. The freshman class grew by 17 percent over last year, with 2,200 first-time students. The college also admitted 2,000 incoming transfer students for a total student body of more than 20,000. “Queens College has always set… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2019, By Allie Griffin A new Queens Spectrum store has opened in Forest Hills on Austin Street. The shop located at 71-40 Austin St offers customers a storefront to learn more about Spectrum’s video, internet, voice and phone services, as well as a place to make account payments and upgrade or exchange equipment… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Mayor Bill de Blasio is rethinking his approach to the diversity issue in the city’s specialized high schools, admitting his controversial plan to ditch the use of a single admissions test is not the best option. At a roundtable discussion for ethnic and community broadcast media at City Hall… Read more »