March 22, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who exposed himself in front of a woman on an E train at the 71st Street/Continental station on Wednesday. The suspect allegedly “exposed himself and manipulated his private parts” in front of a 28-year-old woman, police said, while on board a Queens… Read more »
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Lawmakers Pass Bill To Install Speed Cameras in Every Public School Zone
March 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The New York State Senate and Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that will establish the use of speed cameras in 750 school zones across the five boroughs. The legislation, which Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign into law in days, is an extension of a previously passed… Read more »
Station Square to Reopen in May, Restoration of Brick Roadway Almost Complete
March 20, 2019 By Jon Cronin The restoration of the brick roadway at Station Square is nearly complete and the historic area is expected to reopen to traffic in May. The roadway at Station Square, which is located by the Forest Hills LIRR Station and is the main entry point to Forest Hills Gardens, has been… Read more »
Mural Dedicated to Famed Forest Hills Resident Helen Keller To Go Up in May
March 19, 2019 By Jon Cronin Two international artists will be painting a mural that pays tribute to Helen Keller in Forest Hills in May, near where the famed blind and deaf activist and author once lived. The mural will feature Keller’s face, her dogs and her now-demolished Forest Hills home. The center of the… Read more »
DOT To Move Ahead With Phase IV of Queens Boulevard Redesign, But Construction Date Remains Unknown
March 18, 2019 By Jon Cronin The Department of Transportation is moving ahead with its plan to redesign Queens Boulevard between Yellowstone Boulevard and Union Turnpike but it has not provided any details as to when construction will begin. “We are moving forward with the redesign and working with the community, but have no updated… Read more »
NYPD Looking for Two Men Who Attempted to Burglarize Rego Park House; Chased Out by Homeowner
March 18, 2019 By Jon Cronin The police are looking for two men who broke into a Rego Park house on Friday—only to be chased out by the homeowner. Police said the two would-be burglars broke into the home, located in the vicinity of Saunders Street and 66th Avenue, at around 12:25 p.m. March 15… Read more »
Rego Park Man Indicted for Murder of Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend, Faces up to 25 Years in Prison
March 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Rego Park man was indicted today in Queens Criminal Court for murder and other charges for viciously stabbing his pregnant ex-girlfriend to death inside her Ridgewood apartment building last month. Anthony Hobson, 48, will now face up to 25 years to life in prison for the brutal attack… Read more »
Man Shot in the Leg At 75th Ave. Train Station in Forest Hills: NYPD
March 15, 2019 Staff Report A 21-year-old man was shot on the platform at the 75th Ave. E/F train station in Forest Hills just before noon. Police said that two men approached the victim, with one of the suspects shooting the 21-year-old in the left leg. The men then fled in an unknown direction. The… Read more »
Community Board Votes Down City’s Kew Gardens Jail Plan
March 14, 2019 By Jon Cronin Community Board 9 is calling on the City to stop the public planning process of the proposed 1,600 inmate jail in Kew Gardens before “irreparable harm” is done. At the March 12 Community Board 9 meeting, the board voted unanimously in support of a resolution to stop the City’s… Read more »
Borough President Blasts Mayor for Not Treating Residents as ‘Partners’ in Plan to Build Kew Gardens Jail
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 »