Oct. 19, 2018 By Tara Law An Israeli women’s empowerment organization will showcase Jewish food from Morocco, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and Yemen at an upcoming food festival in Forest Hills. The Bukharian Jewish Community Center at 106-16 70th Ave. will host the Israeli group Women Cook for a special evening of traditional Jewish music, dancing and… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released photos of man who robbed a Chase bank on Queens Boulevard yesterday– five minutes after a botched attempt at another financial institution. Police say that the man went inside the first bank, New York Community Bank at 107-40 Queens Boulevard, at around 2:40 p.m. He walked… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2018 Staff Report Start spreading the news. Musica Reginae Productions opens its 2018-2019 indoor season with New Music NYC, a concert featuring the latest creations for voice and ensemble by local composers, at The Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 pm. Three composers from the Association for the Promotion… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who robbed a Chase Bank in Forest Hills Thursday afternoon. The suspect entered the bank at 107-36 71st Ave. around 2:50 p.m. and demanded money from the teller, police say. The suspect was given $1,000 in cash and then fled the scene, heading… Read more »
Oct. 17, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is calling on the MTA to drop Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North fare prices to the cost of a Metrocard swipe for all trips within the five boroughs. Stringer said that the average price of a Metro-North or LIRR fare within the… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2018 By Tara Law A popular festival will be taking place at Forest Park tomorrow. The Fall Festival–an annual event that features a pumpkin patch, a bounce house, music, face painting and fall crafts–will be taking place Saturday at Victory Field, located near the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue. The event… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2018 By Tara Law A developer has filed permits for a 7-story apartment building in Forest Hills. A total of 26 apartment units would be located in the building, which would be at 108-15 72nd Ave. A two-story residence on the property, which according to city records was built in 1935, has been… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2018 By Tara Law A new addition that will seat nearly 600 students at a Forest Hills elementary school is on track to be completed by Sept. 2019. The 4-story addition to P.S. 144Q, located at 93-02 69th Ave., has topped out as the steel frame for the $52 million building has been completed…. Read more »
Oct. 8, 2018 By Tara Law The Austin Street Hallmark store is closing after 87 years in business due to high rents, the owner confirmed today. Hallmark Card and Gift, which has been at 71-41 Austin St. since 1931, will close in late November or early December, owner Mike Patel said. The Hallmark store offers… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for an individual who mugged a man at gunpoint on a Forest Hills street Wednesday. Police say that the suspect approached the victim, a 59-year-old man, outside of 108-05 70th Ave.–near 108th Street– at around 5:35 a.m. The suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded that… Read more »