October 6, By Tara Law
The creators of the cellphone game “Dirty Chinese Restaurant” canceled the game’s release yesterday after it was slammed by Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) and others for depicting racist stereotypes.
The company, Big-O-Tree brands itself with the slogan “because being politically correct is so boring.” The game depicts a cook serving cats,…
October 5, By Tara Law
Members of two Kew Gardens associations have penned a statement opposing a proposal to reopen and expand the shuttered Queens Detention Complex.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he is considering reopening the site,…
October 4, By Tara Law
A foster mother recently reached a $5,000 settlement with a Forest Hills-based real estate broker who refused to show her an apartment because she had a toddler, according to the NYC Commission on Human Rights.…
October 3, By Tara Law
The Department of Homeless Services is housing homeless men in a Kew Gardens hotel, the agency has confirmed.
The men began moving in on Sept. 30 and are currently occupying 19 rooms at the Comfort Inn,…
October 2, by Nathaly Pesantez
Mayor Bill de Blasio is studying whether to reopen the former Kew Gardens detention center as a neighborhood jail-site, a move that comes after several Queens councilmembers urged the city to use the shuttered center in light of plans to close the Rikers Island jail complex.…
October 2, By Tara Law
After months of anticipation, a new bookstore will arrive in Kew Gardens this Saturday.
Kew & Willow Books, located at 81-63 Lefferts Boulevard, will open its 700-square foot space on October 7.
The bookstore will initially be open weekends,…
October 2, By Tara Law
A Brooklyn-based developer filed plans on Sept. 27 with the Buildings Department to construct a 6-story apartment building at 97-29 64th Road in Rego Park.
The mixed-use building will consist of 33 apartments, ground floor retail store and community facilities.…
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 .…