Jul. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 are looking for the crook who snatched a wallet from the hands of a 69-year-old woman at the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway station on Sunday, July 9. Police say the victim was on the mezzanine level inside…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Leasing has begun at a new luxury 11-story apartment building in Forest Hills that will also feature a Trader Joe’s on its ground floor. The new building, a red-bricked development called The Yellowstone, has 166 units and is located at 69-65 Yellowstone Blvd. The building comes with a fitness…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced multiple prize-winning tickets for the July 12 Take 5 drawing were sold in Queens. Surbhi Enterprises Inc located at 75-04 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village sold one winning ticket worth $12,384.50 and Tibbs Stationary Inc., located at 112-17 Linden Blvd. in South Ozone Park,…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Paul Frangipane Centers Urgent Care celebrated the official opening of its Forest Hills facility on Wednesday, July 12. Located at 64-02 108th St., the center aims to fill the area’s gap in health care services with its experiences staff of nurses and physicians. The site will be able to help with…
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Jul. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jul. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina Families packed Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village for a chance to watch The Ultimate Disney Tribute Band: The Little Mermen perform a live sing-along concert on Monday, July 10. Councilman Robert Holden, alongside the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, organized the event and invited residents to enjoy the Disney…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and several City Council members on Wednesday excoriated officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration saying that they failed to adequately respond to smoke from Canadian wildfires that engulfed the five boroughs last month.
Jul. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jul. 12, 2023 By Frank Wu Yesterday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law The Hate Crime Protection bill that requires colleges and universities that receive state funding to investigate and publicize online campus hate crime statistics. The bill was written by State Sen. Toby Stavisky and Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal. I commend and thank Hochul,…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Flushing Councilwoman Sandra Ung presented a City Council Citation to St. Michael’s Church food pantry coordinator Nilda Tirado on July 11. Tirado founded the food pantry 22 years ago and has seen it grow immensely over the years. “For over two decades, Nilda Tirado has been feeding needy and…
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