July 5, By Jason Cohen
A plan put forward by a local engineer might save the bridge that goes over the Long Island Railroad on Lefferts Boulevard from being demolished and the 13 stores on it.
Al Brand, a retired engineer and member of the Kew Gardens Civic Association,…
July 5, Staff Report
A Thai restaurant in Forest Hills was shut down Monday for health code violations.
Thai Pot, located at 103-07 Queens Boulevard, was shut down on for racking up 49 points in health code violations.
The restaurant was shut down for several critical violations,…
July 3, By Jason Cohen
A 16-story building in Rego Park has been revamped and units in the fully-amenitized rental building are now available for lease.
The building, located at 62-60 99th Street, has been renamed ‘The Drake’ and 100 of the 419 apartments are now available with prices starting at $2,000 per month.…
June 29, By Christian Murray
A large real estate development company filed demolition permits last week to bulldoze Key Food, located on the corner of Queens Boulevard and Yellowstone Blvd.
The owner listed as David Schwartz of Slate Property Group plans to demolish the one-story building,…
June 29, Staff Report
A new bank will be opening on Austin Street this summer where the women’s retail store Prima Donna was located.
Banco Popular, the large Puerto Rican-based bank, is opening a branch at 71-24 Austin Street,…
June 28, By Jason Cohen
A new gastropub featuring barbecue food and international cuisine is set to open in Forest Hills next week, with plans to add rooftop garden in 2018.
The establishment, called Queens Bully, will be located at 113-30 Queens Blvd (corner of 76th Road) and is named after the notorious thoroughfare.…
June 27, By Jason Cohen
Grammy award winning rapper and just named Best New Artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, Chance the Rapper will rock the house in Forest Hills this fall.
Chance, 24, who headlined Governor’s Ball earlier this month,…
June 26, By Jason Cohen
The NYPD has installed a number of emergency call boxes in Forest Park so joggers, cyclists and others can call the police in case of distress at the press of a button.
The police have already installed eight boxes and will add another nine by the end of the month.…
June 26, By Jason Cohen
While the crime rate continues to remain low in Forest Hills, there were a series of random crimes in the past month such as stolen airbags, stolen bicycles and phone scams.
Deputy Inspector Robert Ramos,…
June 20, By Jason Cohen
Forest Hills residents will no longer have to travel to Long Island City or Astoria to enjoy a beer outside.
Peter Massaro, owner of Cobblestones Pub, said that he is planning to covert the backyard space at his 117-18 Queens Blvd establishment into a German-style beer garden.…