July 31, By Nathaly Pesantez
A program of free jazz concerts with the sounds of Ray Charles and Boogaloo is coming to Forest Hills in August.
“Jazz Thursdays”, sponsored by the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, will take place on the evenings of August 10 and August 17,…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys announced Wednesday that they will be dismissing nearly 700,000 open summons warrants next month.
They will be dismissing warrants issued for low level crimes that took place more than 10 years ago.…
July 27, By Jason Cohen
Police are investigating a hate crime after Parks employees discovered swastikas and anti-gay graffiti sprayed on rocks and trees in Forest Park on Friday.
According to an NYPD spokesman, a Parks Department employee found multiple acts of graffiti at the northwest corner of Park Lane South and 112th Street inside of Forest Park.…
By Nathaly Pesantez
A man broke into a Forest Hills office building but took nothing, according to police.
The unidentified man entered the office building at 113-25 Queens Boulevard (between Sam Ash and New York Music and Arts) through an unlocked window at 2:05 a.m.…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
The late standup comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield will be honored next week in his native Kew Gardens with a plaque.
A bronze sign will be unveiled at a kickoff party for the first-ever Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema at 8 p.m.…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
A Forest Hills man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $600,000 of art from his employer and attempting to sell it through an art dealer at a Manhattan flea market.
Leon Zinder, 48,…
July 23, Staff Report
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a bus at the intersection of Union Turnpike and Grand Central Parkway Friday evening, after dropping his skateboard and trying to retrieve it from the road.
Kevin Zeng,…
July 22, Staff Report
Police are looking for a man who robbed a Forest Hills bank Friday morning, just minutes after allegedly failing to rob another bank nearby.
The suspect entered the Capitol One located at 107-18 71 Avenue at around 9:45 am,…
By Nathaly Pesantez
No need to travel to Manhattan or Brooklyn to take a civil service exam for a city job anymore.
A computer based testing center for civil service exams opened in Forest Hills Thursday, with the aim of increasing access to the exam and city job opportunities.…
July 21, By Jason Cohen
After 18 years in Forest Hills, Empire Deli on Austin Street will shutter its doors Saturday.
Ye Chen, 40, of Fresh Meadows, who took over the store at 71-61 Austin Street eight years ago,…