April 6, By Hannah Wulkan
A mural honoring the history of Forest Hills has gone up under a previously neglected overpass in the neighborhood.
Local historian Michael Perlman spent the last few months fundraising to add a mural honoring five figures essential to Forest Hills history to the wall under the Ascan Avenue Long Island Rail Road overpass.…
April 6, By Hannah Wulkan
A dangerous stretch of roadway in Kew Gardens is likely to undergo a major overall to reduce traffic accidents.
The Department of Transportation plans to install a number of safety features along Park Lane South,…
April 5, Staff Report
A construction worker in Kew Gardens was hospitalized this morning after being trapped under a 7-ton hammer on the job.
According to the FDNY, the hammer was being used to drive steel sheeting in to the ground at 80-25 126th Street,…
April 5, By Hannah Wulkan
A woman died this morning after spending last night in Queens Central Booking in Kew Gardens.
According to police, the 56-year-old woman had been taken in to police custody last night due to several outstanding warrants for her arrest.…
April 5, Staff Report
A 75-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe injuries last night when she was hit by a turning vehicle in Rego Park.
According to police, the 75-year-old Rego Park resident was crossing 63rd Drive at 99th Street around 10 p.m.…
April 5, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who robbed a Rego Park grocery store at gunpoint early yesterday morning.
The suspect reportedly entered New Yellow Stone Farms at 102-01 Queens Boulevard at 5:30 a.m. yesterday and brandished a gun,…
April 4, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who stole an iPad from an AT&T store in Rego Park yesterday.
According to police, the suspect entered the store at 96-14 Queens Boulevard around 6:35 and grabbed an iPad,…
April 3, Staff Report
A 13-year-old girl was struck and killed by an R train in Rego Park yesterday afternoon.
According to police, 13-year-old Dina Kadribasic jumped on to the tracks at the 63rd Drive-Rego Park subway station around 3:50 p.m.…
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.…
March 23, Staff Report
The second annual Queens Marathon kicks off Sunday and organizers say that is still not too late for people to register.
The event is scheduled to take place at 8:00 am at Flushing Meadows Corona Park and hundreds have already registered.…