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DOT Says Select Bus Service Along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards is a Success, Not Everyone is Convinced

Nov. 21, 2018 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the Select Bus Service that links the Rockaways with Woodside–via Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards–has decreased travel times for riders since its introduction last year. Travel times for bus riders have improved by nearly 10 percent on the Q52/Q53 SBS route, which… Read more »

A Rego Park Diner, Part of the Neighborhood for Decades, to Close Sunday

Nov. 19, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The Shalimar Diner, a Rego Park institution that has been in business for 45 years, is closing Sunday. The owners of the 63-68 Austin St. diner posted a sign on their door stating that they will be closing on Nov. 25. Demi Karayiannis, who has owned the diner with… Read more »

Two Women Arrested for Assaulting a Female Rider on E-Train: NYPD

Nov. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have arrested two women who allegedly assaulted a 50-year-old female passenger on a Queens-bound E train earlier this month. Chaena Frazier, 30, and Sytobia Agbonlahor, 27, who both live at the same Jamaica address, were arrested today, less than 24 hours after a video was released of… Read more »

Community Board 6 Votes in Favor of Former Parkway Hospital Redevelopment

Nov. 15, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Community Board 6 resoundingly voted to approve plans for a major residential redevelopment of Forest Hill’s abandoned Parkway Hospital. The board voted 33 to 3 (with one abstention) at Wednesday’s meeting in favor of the plan, which includes the construction of a 14-story building at the 70-35 113th St…. Read more »

Cops Track Down Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Man in Forest Hills

Nov. 13, 2018 By Christian Murray Police have arrested a 28-year-old Glendale resident for the hit-and-run death of a man on Continental Avenue that took place Sunday. Irving Duran was arrested at his house Monday after police were able to identify his vehicle and track him down via his registration, police said. Duran has been… Read more »

Man Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Continental Avenue: NYPD

Nov. 12, 2018 By Christian Murray A 29-year-old man was struck dead by a hit-and-run driver on Continental Avenue yesterday while he was crossing the street. Niklas Ahern, a Manhattan resident, was hit at the intersection of Continental Avenue and Slocum Crescent at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday by an unidentified driver. Police arrived on the… Read more »