Jan. 8, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A new Mediterranean restaurant has recently opened on an Austin Street corner. OBA Mediterranean, located at 70-35 Austin St., officially opened on Dec. 11, replacing the former Vanilla Sky frozen yogurt shop that closed in 2017. The 1,700 square foot space, owned by Turkish business partners Berkan Dinc, Fayran… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Christian Murray Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today that there was a 2.7 percent decline in serious crime in Queens in 2018 compared to 2017. Brown, who has held the job since 1991, said that 2018 represented another year where major crime fell across the borough. He said the… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for three men who ambushed a food deliveryman and stole his scooter outside a Forest Hills apartment building on Christmas Day. The robbery happened at around 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 25, when the 40-year-old victim was delivering food to the building at 66-20 108th St. The… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who stole purses filled with cash and credit cards from employees at two Queens convenience stores, including a Forest Hills 7-Eleven, back in October. The thief, according to a police report released earlier this week, entered the 7-Eleven at 107-40 Queens Blvd. on… Read more »
Dec. 26, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Five ramps at the Kew Gardens Interchange are likely to be closed during off-peak hours over the next two months as the state DOT continues to overhaul the complex junction. Ramp closures will begin tonight, Dec. 26, as the DOT begins to remove the southbound Van Wyck Expressway viaduct…. Read more »
Dec. 21, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The Shalimar Diner property in Rego Park was recently scooped up to the tune of $6.55 million. The property owners, Alderton Associates, sold the 63-68 Austin St. location to two LLCs under the same address—63-38 Austin and RW Austin—on Nov. 15, according to property records. The sale of the… Read more »
Dec. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A brave volunteer from a soup kitchen in Forest Hills received a city commendation yesterday for her role in stopping an attack on a Jewish teenager late last month. Waleska Mendez, who volunteers at the Masbia Soup Kitchen at 105-47 64th Rd., was presented with the commendation by Comptroller… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2018 By Meghan Sackman A number of Forest Hills residents are once again making the push for speed bumps and stop signs in a section of the neighborhood they say is dangerous. The residents say that speed bumps are needed on Kessel Street, between 71st and 72nd Avenues, and stop signs in “both”… Read more »
Dec. 17, 2018 By Meghan Sackman A man was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train and killed in Forest Hills Sunday morning, MTA officials say. The man, identified as 28-year-old Stefan White from Richmond Hill, was hit around 5:14 a.m. on Dec. 16 by a Penn Station-bound train on the Babylon branch near… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2018 By Christian Murray CityMD, the urgent care provider with 10 facilities in Queens and more than a 100 in the metro area, is opening a Rego Park facility on Monday. The center will be at 91-19 Queens Blvd. in a building that was previously home to the fast-food giant McDonald’s. The facility,… Read more »