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Park land paved over for Queens DA parking to be returned, officials say

March 27, Staff Report

A portion of a Kew Gardens park that was turned into a parking lot– without public notification–for the benefit of Queens District Attorney employees will be restored to park space in the coming months, according to the parks department.…

Vote for the projects you believe need funding, cast your ballot online

March 20, By Hannah Wulkan

How would you spend $1 million?

Residents of Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego Park and Richmond Hill will have the chance to vote on what community improvements they would like to see as part of Councilmember Karen Koslowitz’s latest round of participatory budgeting.…

NYPD: Rego Park man aggravated by loud snowblower stabs neighbor

March 15, Staff Report

A loud snow blower sent a Forest Hills man into a fit of rage Tuesday, leading him to punch and stab his neighbor, according to police.

The victim, 46-year-old Ryan Chin, was snow blowing his driveway in the vicinity of Alderton Street and Yellowstone Blvd at around 4 pm when his 34-year-old neighbor approached him from behind and punched him in the head and then stabbed him with a sharp object in the buttocks,…

DOT looking to add safety measures outside Forest Hills school

March 10, By Hannah Wulkan

The Department of Transportation is looking to add several traffic safety measures at a dangerous intersection outside a Forest Hills school.

The department is planning to add a traffic safety island on 108th Street outside of P.S.…

Queens World Film Festival, screening more than 130 movies, kicks off next Tuesday

March 8, By Hannah Wulkan

The Queens World Film Festival will bring more than 100 films to the screen in Astoria throughout next week, and will kick off with an opening celebration on Tuesday.

The festival will celebrate the beginning of its seventh year with a party sponsored by Investors Bank at the Museum of the Moving Image,…

Police release another video pertaining to Forest Hills muggings

March 8, Staff Report

Police have uncovered a surveillance video showing the car of a man who allegedly assaulted and robbed three women in Forest Hills over the last few months driving away from one of the crime scenes.…