Nov. 19, By Christian Murray
A 68-year man is dead after he drove his vehicle into the back of Mercedes Benz last night that was stopped at a red light on Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue, police said.
The victim,…
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Plans Filed for 11-story Building that will Replace Key Food, Community Leaders Want Supermarket to Take Ground Floor Space
Nov. 17, 2017 By Tara Law
The developer who plans to demolish the Key Food supermarket at 69-65 Yellowstone Boulevard and replace it with an 11-story apartment building is working with community leaders to find a grocery store operator to take the ground floor retail space.…
6-story Apartment Building to Replace Century-Old Kew Gardens House
Nov. 16, 2017 By Tara Law
A 6 -story apartment building is likely to replace a Tudor-style house in Kew Gardens.
Permits have been filed for a 23-unit residential building at 83-68 117th Street, where a one-story house that was built in 1899 is located.…
Kew Gardens Film Festival to Return in 2018 Following Successful Inaugural Event
Nov. 15, 2017 By Tara Law
The organizers of the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema announced last week that the festival will be returning for a second year next August.
Jayson Simba, the founder, said that the success of the inaugural event this year left little doubt that it would return.…
Unlicensed massage therapist from Kew Gardens Hills arrested for groping 16-year-old client
Nov. 15, By Tara Law
An unlicensed massage therapist from Kew Gardens Hills was arrested last week for groping a 16-year-old girl while he was giving her a massage, police said.
Bing Yue, 31, made sexual contact with the teen while giving her a massage while working at Gogo Foot in Massapequa,…
DA: Rego Park Man Arrested for Paying Women To Create and Send Him Child Porn
Nov. 9, By Tara Law
A Rego Park man who allegedly paid women in the Philippines to create and send him images of children being sexually abused, was arrested today and charged with conspiracy to produce child pornography, according to the U.S.…
Holiday Lights on Austin Street to Return, Promoter at Forest Hills Stadium to Cover Cost
Nov. 8, 2017 By Tara Law
The holiday lights will shine yet again on Austin Street, with the concert promoters at Forest Hills Stadium paying the tab.
The festive lights were going to be gone this year since the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce that has traditionally raised funds to pay for them was unable to cover the cost.…
19-Year-Old Woman Goes Missing from Rego Park Hotel, Her Mother Believes She Was Caught Up in Sex Trafficking Ring
Nov. 7, 2017 By Tara Law
Friends and family of a Pennsylvania teenager last seen at a Rego Park hotel are asking for the public’s help to find her.
Corinna Slusser, 19, who grew up in the small town of Bloomsburg,…
Paris Baguette to Move into Former Radio Shack Space on Continental Avenue
Nov. 6, 2017 By Tara Law
A Paris Baguette bakery will be opening in Forest Hills in coming months— where Radio Shack was previously located.
The café/bakery, which will be two doors down from Starbucks at 107-08 Continental Ave.,…
Forest Hills Resident Launches GoFundMe Campaign to Bring Back the Austin Street Holiday Lights
Nov. 1, 2017 By Tara Law
FOREST HILLS — A Forest Hills resident has started a fundraising campaign to bring back the lights that have gone up on Austin Street every holiday season for decades.
Cat Rakowski, a local resident,…