Feb. 19, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released the identity of the 21-year-old man who was killed in the early hours Saturday morning after crashing his BMW into a loading bay at a Stop & Shop near Forest Hills. Sylvon O’Connor, of South Ozone Park, was driving a 2013 BMW east on Union Turnpike… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2018 By Tara Law Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced plans yesterday to move 5,000 Rikers Island inmates to four community jail facilities, including the former Queens Detention Center in Kew Gardens. The center, located at 126-01 82nd Ave. was closed in 2002 in response to budget cuts and… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018 By Tara Law A 56-year-old man died after leaping in front of a train at the 75th Avenue station in Forest Hills Tuesday night, according to police. The man was seen jumping in front of the Manhattan-bound E train at around 10:10 p.m, police said. He was declared dead on the scene…. Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018 By Tara Law A suspended MTA train operator has been convicted of manslaughter for running over a celebrity jeweler in Forest Hills in 2015 during a road rage incident. Long Island resident Charles Jordan, 48, faces up to 25 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2018 By Tara Law The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce has launched a petition against the expansion of bike lanes on Queens Boulevard. Leslie Brown, president of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, posted a Change.org petition online Friday calling on the city to scrap its plans to add protected bike lanes on… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2018 By Christian Murray Council member Jimmy Van Bramer has all but announced that he is running for Queens Borough President. Van Bramer formed the “Van Bramer 2021” committee last week and said that he is limiting contributions to $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race and well… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2018 By Christian Murray A block of shops on 71st Road are going to be torn down and replaced with a 5-story mixed use building, according to filings with the Department of Buildings. The stores, located between 107-21 to 107-25th 71st Road, will be replaced with a building comprised of ground floor retail and… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2018 By Tara Law A Gofundme campaign has been launched to help the family of a Glendale boy who died yesterday when he fell through the ice at a pond in Forest Park. The PTA of PS/IS 113Q, where 11-year-old Anthony Perez attended, started the fundraiser to help the family cover his funeral… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2018 By Tara Law A pair of Metropolitan Opera singers will perform love songs in a Forest Hills church this Saturday to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The event, dubbed “An Afternoon of Romantic Opera and Song,” will take place at The Church in the Gardens, located at 50 Ascan Ave. at 2 p.m. Tenor… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2018 By Tara Law An 11-year-old boy died after falling through the ice on Strack Pond in Forest Park on Tuesday. Anthony Perez, of Glendale, died after walking out on the ice about 50 feet from shore to save his 12-year-old friend who fell through at around 4 p.m. The 12-year-old managed to… Read more »