Jan. 11, 2018 By Tara Law An activist group that supports the NYC DOT’s program to restructure Queens Boulevard and add protected bike lanes is marshaling Queens pedestrians and cyclists to attend a Jan. 23 DOT public workshop in Kew Gardens, which will address the next stage of the redesign. The DOT will lead a… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2018 By Tara Law Serious crime in Queens dropped by 7.9 percent last year but the number of opiate deaths was “staggering,” the Queens District Attorney announced Tuesday. In the last year, Queens experienced an 18 percent drop in auto crimes, a 4.8 percent drop in robberies, a 3.1 percent drop in felony… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2018, By Tara Law A fundraiser for the children of Stacy Singh–who police believe was stabbed to death in her Richmond Hill home at the hands of her husband on New Year’s Day —has raised nearly $13,000. Singh, who was mother to a 5-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl, was stabbed repeatedly in… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Tara Law Liz Cleaners, a family-owned laundromat that has been in Forest Hills for nearly three decades, will close on Jan. 21. The store, located at 107-06 Queens Blvd., is closing to make way for an eight-story mixed-used building that is planned for the site. A demolition permit for the property… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens saw the fewest traffic fatalities in 2017 among the five boroughs in a year the city is calling the safest on record. Pedestrian fatalities dropped 32 percent last year, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement made earlier today. In 2017, 214 people, 101 of them pedestrians, died… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2018 By Tara Law (updated: Jan. 7) A kosher bagel shop with locations in Manhattan and on Long Island will open this April. Bagel Boss will open a store at 69-48 Main Street, the former location of the ice cream and yogurt shop Berrylicious. Bagel Boss–known best for its bagels, bialys and flagels—… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2018 By Tara Law The Chase Bank branch at 100-26 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills will close in March, a bank representative has confirmed. The branch will be consolidated with the Chase Bank branch at 104-17 Queens Blvd. The two branches are about 0.3 miles apart. The branch was “redundant,” wrote Erich Timmerman… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is hosting its annual “MulchFest” this weekend, an environmentally-friendly event where Christmas trees can be recycled and turned into mulch. MulchFest will take place on Jan. 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a variety of locations through the five boroughs, including Forest Park…. Read more »
Jan. 2, 2018 By Tara Law (Updated 2:50 p.m.) A man is dead after jumping off a balcony inside the Queens Center Mall on New Year’s Day, according to police. Tobar Galo, 45, jumped off the third floor at around 7:50 p.m. in an apparent suicide. Medics treated him on the scene and took him… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released the name of a 26-year-old woman who was found fatally stabbed in her Richmond Hill home on New Year’s Day. Stacy Singh appears to have been killed by her husband in what police investigators believe was a murder suicide. Singh’s body was discovered by police at… Read more »