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Giant Menorah to be lit at Yellowstone Park Sunday

Dec. 15, 2017 By Tara Law A Forest Hills Chabad House will be lighting an 18-foot menorah at the entrance of Yellowstone Park on Sunday. Chabad of Forest Hills/North, based at 108-05 68th Road, will celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah with the traditional lighting at 6 p.m. as well as a fire show, a… Read more »

Two Men Charged in Drive-By Shooting Death of Rapper Chinx: DA

Dec. 14, 2017 By Tara Law Two Long Island men have been charged with the shooting death of a rapper in Briarwood. Jamar Hill, 26 and Quincy Homere, 32, were indicted by a Queens County grand jury Thursday for the fatal shooting of Lionel Pickens, 31, who went by the name Chinx. Pickens was shot… Read more »

New Orleans-style Jazz Parade to Take Place in Kew Gardens this Month

Dec. 14, 2017 By Tara Law A New Orleans-style jazz parade will swing through Kew Gardens on Dec. 21. The Queens Second Line Swing parade will depart at 12:30 p.m. at Maple Grove Park at Hoover Avenue between Queens Boulevard and 132 Street. Second line is an iconic New Orleans tradition in which participants walk… Read more »

Numero 28 to Open on Forest Hills’ Restaurant Row Early January

Dec. 14, 2017 By Tara Law A popular Manhattan-based pizzeria chain will serve up classic Neapolitan-style pizza on Forest Hills’ restaurant row starting next month. Numero 28 Pizzeria, known for serving pizza and pasta cooked in wood-fired ovens, will open a location in early January at 107-12 70th Road, restaurant co-owner Remo Biamonte confirmed. The… Read more »

Kew Gardens Hills Resident Sentenced to 24 Years to Life, Killed Man in Botched Robbery Attempt

Dec. 8, 2017 By Christian Murray A Kew Gardens Hills man who botched an armed robbery and fatally shot the victim was sentenced to 24-years to life in prison, the Queens District Attorney announced Thursday. Russhawn Lindsay, 36, was found guilty last month of second-degree murder, first-degree attempted robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a… Read more »