Dec. 13, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Police have arrested a Manhattan man who allegedly made homophobic statements to a woman aboard an E train in Forest Hills before attacking her late last month. Allasheed Allah, 54, was arrested today at around 9:30 a.m. and charged with assault and aggravated harassment that were both categorized as… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Several storefronts along Queens Boulevard in Rego Park could face the wrecking ball soon to make way for a single new development. The plans, filed with the Department of Buildings on Dec. 6, call for a nine-story residential and commercial building at 92-54 Queens Blvd., just a couple of… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 By Meghan Sackman An off-duty FDNY lieutenant was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly drunk driving on the Long Island Expressway near the Forest Hills/Corona border. Police say Paul Parr, 35, was driving westbound on the Long Island Expressway at around 7:45 a.m. on Dec. 9, when an officer pulled him over near… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who viciously beat a 20-year-old woman on board an E-train in Forest Hills last month after uttering anti-gay slurs. The suspect got into a dispute with the woman on a Manhattan-bound E train en route to the 71-Continental Avenues Station on Friday,… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Two teenage males have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old Jewish student in Forest Hills last week. The teens, ages 17 and 18, were arrested Thursday at around 11 a.m. and charged with assault and gang assault. They were not charged with a hate crime. The victim, a… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Meghan Sackman An emergency meeting was held by two Forest Hills Jewish organizations earlier this week, prompted by a number of violent episodes in the neighborhood that some viewed as hate crimes. The meeting, which took place on Dec. 3, was called for by the Alliance of Bukharian Americans (ABA) and… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Christian Murray Council Member Karen Koslowitz and local business leaders joined together on Monday to celebrate the holiday lights that have recently gone up on Austin Street and Metropolitan Avenue. The cost of the festive lights is being covered by the concert promoters at Forest Hills Stadium for the second year… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2018 By Meghan Sackman All lights will be illuminated on an 18-foot menorah to celebrate the eighth night of Chanukah at Yellowstone Park this upcoming Sunday. The “Chanukah on the Park” event, which is expected to have over 300 guests this year, will take place in Yellowstone Municipal Park, located at 68-01 Yellowstone… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2018 By Christian Murray Borough President Melinda Katz is in the running for Queens District Attorney, with the life-long Queens resident launching her campaign in Forest Hills on Tuesday. Katz made the announcement at MacDonald Park this morning, and is looking to replace District Attorney Richard A. Brown, who is up for re-election… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2018 By Christian Murray Two men have been charged and face 7 years in prison for stealing mail from mailboxes in Richmond Hill and Forest Hills, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Alvaro Martinez, 28, of Manhattan, and Luis Velazquez, 22, of the Bronx, were charged Thursday after being caught fishing for… Read more »