January 18, By Hannah Wulkan
Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents several Queens neighborhoods including Forest Hills, Rego Park and Kew Gardens, announced today that she would be boycotting Donald Trump’s inauguration.
“With just days before his inauguration, I had hoped that President-elect Trump would put an end to his inflammatory rhetoric.…
January 18, By Hannah Wulkan
The music director of a Catholic church in Jamaica was arrested this weekend for molesting a girl while giving her music lessons in her Queens home, announced Queens District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Rafael Diaz,…
January 13, By Hannah Wulkan
Forest Hills Gardens is one of the priciest neighborhoods in New York City, according to a recent report released by Property Shark.
The report revealed that Forest Hills Gardens ranked tenth in terms of the median price paid for residential property in 2016,…
January 13, By Hannah Wulkan
A medical marijuana company with an outpost in Elmhurst was approved to start the first home delivery program in the state earlier this week.
Vireo Health, a dispensary with a distribution center located by the Queens Center Mall,…
January 12, Staff Report
The pet supply chain store Petco is slated to open on the ground floor of the Rego Center shopping center at 61-35 Junction Blvd. next month.
Bob Ausburn, property Manager for the mall, confirmed that Petco is opening and said the space is currently under construction and expected to open mid-February.…
January 11, By Hannah Wulkan
A popular bakery chain is opening a new location in Rego Park.
Paris Baguette, an international café chain based out of Korea that serves light meals and pastries, will be opening up a franchise at 96-33 Queens Boulevard sometime next month,…
January 10, Staff Report
The police are looking to question three men in connection to a series of jewelry thefts that have taken place at Zales Diamonds at Queens Center Mall in recent months.
The first of three incidents took place at about 5:50 pm on Friday,…
January 5, Staff Report
Loyal customers, family and friends are turning to GoFundMe to raise money for the business owners whose stores were ravaged by a 5-alarm fire that ripped through 14 businesses at 77-49 Vleigh Place, between 77th Rd and 79th Ave,…
January 5, By Hannah Wulkan
Sporting goods chain Dick’s is opening a new branch in Forest Hills this spring.
A spokesman for the company confirmed that Dick’s would be opening up a branch at 73-25 Woodhaven Boulevard sometime this spring,…
January 4, By Hannah Wulkan
The Sears department store at the Rego Park Center shopping mall will be closing down along with about 16 other Sears stores throughout the country, according to published reports.
The company announced more than 30 Sears and K-Mart store closures late last month,…