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Vanilla Sky on Austin Street closed last week

Vanilla Sky, closed, Austin Street

October 30, By Tara Law

Forest Hills frozen yogurt store Vanilla Sky closed last week.

The store, located at 70-35 Austin Street, had been in business since 2013 offering frozen yogurt, shakes, coffee and pastries in its bright, corner space.…

City to install new bird feeders in Forest Park after removing them last year

October 24, By Tara Law

The Parks Dept and a local bird watching organization will soon be installing bird feeders in Forest Park.

The installation comes after the Parks Dept. was criticized last year for removing the feeders that had been at the park for 15 years and were maintained by the Queens County Bird Club.…

Halloween events for dogs and people to take place in Forest Hills Saturday

October 24, By Tara Law

This weekend, Forest Hills residents will begin celebrating Halloween with events for dogs and humans alike.

The Underbridge Underdogs, a community group dedicated to the dog run at Underbridge Park, will hold its annual Howl-O-Ween party on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.…

Francine Klangsbrun to discuss her Golda Meir biography in Forest Hills

October 18, By Tara Law

A veteran writer and journalist will visit Forest Hills next week to present her biography of Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of Israel who was also known as the “Iron Lady.”

Francine Klangsbrun will be discussing her recently-released book “Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel” on Oct.…

Jewel Avenue Bridge undergoes $13 million makeover

October 18, By Tara Law

The state DOT has started work on a $13 million revamp of the Jewel Avenue Bridge, which crosses over the Van Wyck Expressway and links Kew Gardens Hills with Forest Hills.

The state is rehabilitating the entrance ramp from Jewel Avenue to the southbound Van Wyck Expressway as well as the exit ramp from the southbound Van Wyck Expressway to Jewel Avenue.…

Fire that killed Forest Hills man on Tuesday caused by smoking in bed

October 13, By Tara Law

The Forest Hills man who died Tuesday after his second-floor apartment erupted in flames accidentally set off the fire by smoking in bed, FDNY officials said.

Ramon Rahim, 59, was in his second floor apartment at 111-29 66th Ave at about 10:20am on Tuesday when the fire broke out.…

Koslowitz: Parker Towers given all clear of Legionnaires’

October 12, By Christian Murray

Parker Towers is free of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, according to Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, just months after a resident died and another was critically ill from an outbreak.

The announcement was made by Koslowitz via Facebook after she was notified by the Department of Health that recent tests of the water determined that there were no Legionella bacteria.…