A number of Jewish facilities in Forest Hills and throughout Queens will be receiving federal funds to help bolster security at a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise, Congresswoman Grace Meng announced today.
The funding, which totals $450,000, is being awarded to six synagogues/Jewish centers and aims to help each of them ward of threats and attacks.…
September 26, By Tara Law
The MTA is considering plans to repair the Lefferts Boulevard bridge in Kew Gardens that would preserve the bridge and the 13 mom and pop stores situated on it.
The MTA has agreed to conduct an engineering feasibility study that would assess the potential for replacing the concrete decks that support the bridge without destroying the stores,…
September 26, By Tara Law
A distinctive 8-story residential building is likely to go up in Kew Gardens that would replace two traditional red-brick houses.
The developer filed plans with the Buildings Dept. yesterday that would see a 32-unit structure go up on corner of the Curzon Road and 116th Road near Forest Park .…
September 21, By Tara Law
Police are looking for a man accused of taking pictures of a woman through a window while she was using the bathroom at an elementary school.
The man allegedly took video footage or pictures of a 43-year-old woman who was using a basement restaurant at PS 174 William Sidney Mount Elementary School,…
September 21, By Tara Law
A Forests Hills resident has died and another is still recovering following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at Parker Towers over the course of the past two months, the Health Department announced.
The individuals were living at the 104-60 Queens Boulevard complex when they contracted the disease,…
September 20, Staff Report
Modern Spaces, the Long Island City-based real estate firm, is hosting a free, catered, multi-site event Saturday where it will be showcasing several new developments spread throughout Queens.
The event, titled ‘SpacesOpen,’ takes place on Sept.…
September 9, By Tara Law
The Queens Night Market returns on Sept. 30 for its fall season.
More than 40 food vendors serving dishes from around the world are confirmed to attend. In addition to food, the market will feature musical acts;…
September 18, By Tara Law
Two Kew Gardens residents were arrested on drug charges last month after police seized 64 kilograms of fentanyl from their apartment–the biggest fentanyl bust in New York City history, authorities said.
Blanca Flores-Solis, 51,…
September 15, Staff Report
A 2004 Mercedes Benz plowed into a Domino’s pizzeria this morning in Rego Park, according to the NYPD.
The driver, a 68-year old woman, drove her vehicle through the front partition glass at a Domino’s Pizza,…
September 15, By Tara Law
A Manhattan man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for an execution-style shooting that took place near Forest Hills in 1990, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office
Kevin Smith,…