Sept. 11, 2018 By Tara Law An asset management firm has reportedly agreed to buy Forest Hills housing complex Parker Towers for $500 million. Blackstone Group LP has agreed to buy the 1,300-unit apartment complex at 104-20 Queens Blvd., according to Bloomberg News. The investment is being made by Blackstone Property Partners, the firm’s opened-ended… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2018 Sponsored Story A Forest Hills bar that recently opened an elaborate beer garden is kicking off three weeks of Oktoberfest festivities this Saturday. Cobblestones Pub, located at 117-18 Queens Blvd., will be offering German beer, food specials and music in its large backyard space called the Forest Hills Biergarten. “With the Biergarten… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2018 By Christian Murray Several speed bumps are going to be installed on Forest Hills and Rego Park streets. Community Board 6 voted Thursday to give the Department of Transportation the go ahead to install four speed bumps on Austin Street between Ascan Avenue and Union Turnpike. The bumps, which have already been… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2018 By Tara Law (Edited 9/8) A dispute between two muralist teams about the rights to paint on a neglected wall on Yellowstone Boulevard between Austin Street and Burns Street has been resolved by the wall’s owner— the MTA. The wall became the source of controversy earlier this summer when the two teams of… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Tara Law A Forest Hills Chinese restaurant has been closed temporarily by the Health Department. The Bund, located at 100-30B Queens Boulevard, was closed by the department after an inspection on Aug. 30. A member of The Bund’s staff left a message on the restaurant’s answering machine that it was closed… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2018 By Tara Law Two Queens officials will be facing off in a debate tomorrow about the merits of the City’s plan to open four community-based jails— including the reopening of the now-shuttered Queens Detention Center in Kew Gardens— as a means to close Rikers Island. Councilmember Rory Lancman, an advocate for closing… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2018 By Tara Law A transformer inside a Forest Hills manhole caught on fire this morning, the Fire Department said. Emergency responders received a call at 6:01 a.m. this morning that a transformer near 63rd Road and 99th Street was ablaze. The fire department and Con Edison rushed to the scene and discovered… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2018 By Tara Law Police nabbed a 22-year-old Bronx man they spotted stealing mail from a Forest Hills mailbox during the early hours Friday. Luis Velaquez, 22, was charged with criminal larceny, criminal tampering, criminal possession of stolen property and possession of burglar tools. At around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 24, officers from the… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2018 By Tara Law Bagel Boss, an old-school chain with operations in Long Island and Manhattan, opened a store in Kew Gardens Hills today. The chain, which has been around for half a century, opened its 14th shop at 69-48 Main Street this morning. Besides bagels, the eatery also serves bialys and flagels;… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2018 By Tara Law Two Forest Hills elected officials have taken a stand against a Department of Transportation plan to expand loading zones on Austin Street, arguing that the city’s program would hurt local businesses. The DOT’s loading zones plan, set to be implemented in a couple of weeks, will prohibit cars from… Read more »