March 13, 2019 By Jon Cronin The Queens and Bronx Borough Presidents penned a joint letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio last week blasting him for failing to solicit community input as he moves forward with his plan to develop borough-based jails—including a large facility in Kew Gardens. The two borough presidents stated that they… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A carnival celebrating the Jewish holiday Purim will be held in Forest Hills this Sunday. The carnival will be hosted at Commonpoint Queens Community Center, formerly named Samuel Field Y and Central Queens Y, located at 67-09 108th St. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 3:30… Read more »
March 8, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Sarah McLachlan and The New York Pops orchestra group will be performing in Forest Hills this August. The duo will perform at the Forest Hills Stadium for one night only on Aug. 2. Sales for the $50 to $130 tickets launched today, with some pre-sale entries becoming available earlier… Read more »
March 6, 2019, By Meghan Sackman A statue of jazz great Billie Holiday will go up near Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, part of an initiative that was launched by First Lady Chirlane McCray last year that recognizes women’s contributions to history by way of public monuments. The statue will be the first monument in… Read more »
March 6, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A woman fell onto the tracks at the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station earlier today and is now being treated for her injuries after an incoming train passed over her, according to police. The 41-year-old woman was standing on the southbound E/F platform at the station when she fell onto… Read more »
March 5, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A Rego Park woman who ran a non profit music award organization pleaded guilty on Monday to having helped bring Armenian nationals into the U.S. by falsely claiming they were musicians eligible for visas. Stella Boyadjian, 48, ran Big Apple Music Awards Foundation Inc. whose mission is “to recognize… Read more »
March 5, 2019 Staff Report A man died early this morning after his car struck a guardrail on the Long Island Expressway near Grand Central Parkway in Corona-Flushing, according to police. The 30-year-old driver, whose identity has yet to be released pending family notification, was headed east on a Long Island Expressway service road in… Read more »
March 4, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Forest Hills High School’s principal, who has been under the spotlight recently after reports of his alleged lax attitude toward student drug use, is now under investigation by the Department of Education after teachers at the school recently took a no-confidence vote and accused him of further inappropriate behavior…. Read more »
Feb. 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Forest Hills will show off its wide variety of local cuisine during an annual food festival set to take place next Sunday. The Taste of the World festival, now in its eighth year, will take place at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m…. Read more »
Feb. 28, 2019 By Christian Murray A 12-year-old boy has been arrested for scrawling swastikas and other anti-Semitic symbols on a Rego Park playground last week. The boy, whose name has not been released, was charged yesterday with aggravated harassment, according to news reports. The boy allegedly drew dozens of swastikas and messages such as… Read more »