Feb. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Forest Hills man was identified as the victim in a homicide investigation by the NYPD on Tuesday morning. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call of a man shot in front of 67-20 Parsons Blvd. at the Pomonok Houses in Kew Gardens Hills during the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 5.
Feb. 13, 2024 By Anthony Medina Looking for the best bagel spot in Queens? Look no further. Middle Village Bagels, located at 79-16 Eliot Ave., has been crowned the best bagel spot in Queens. The Queens Chamber of Commerce named Middle Village Bagels the best spot for bagels in the borough on Feb. 9, after reviewing 55 nominations and tallying over 3,000 votes over several weeks. Middle Village Bagels is a neighborhood gem for many Queens natives, serving not just bagels but also an assortment of breakfast and lunch items. Those driving on Eliot Avenue may have spotted their signature…
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Feb. 12, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Queens Centers for Progress (QCP), a non-profit dedicated to providing services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, recently announced that it will be holding its 28th annual “Evening of Fine Food” event later this month. This annual event is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Terrace on…
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Feb. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Before presenting the details of the $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal at a town hall meeting at the New York Hall of Science Thursday night, a representative of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International held a briefing at Terrace on the Park, where they outlined…
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Feb. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) will usher in the Year of the Dragon on Sunday as part of its Lunar New Year celebrations, in what is one of the most significant events in Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures. The Resorts World team will participate in the Lunar New Year Float Parade on Main Street in Flushing on Saturday, hosted by the Flushing Chinese Business Association, which promises a colorful display of cultural pride and unity. On Sunday at noon the celebration gets underway back in South Ozone Park with a Blessing Ceremony…
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Feb. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A lawsuit filed against Forest Hills Stadium is calling for the operators to stop holding concerts at the historic open-air venue, citing a deterioration in the quality of life for nearby residents. The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, a board that represents 900 properties on 175 acres, filed suit in…
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Feb. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 23-year-old man was shot and wounded during an armed robbery in front of a Glendale car service company on Friday morning.
Feb. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson Hundreds of people gathered at the New York Hall of Science for a town hall hosted by state Sen. Jessica Ramos Wednesday evening to provide encouragement—or disapproval—of the proposed casino plan by Citi Field or the alternative Phoenix Meadows proposal. A huge line wrapped around the building as residents waited in anticipation to get inside. Part of the massive crowd were required to go into a standby auditorium to watch a live stream of the town hall via Facebook. The meeting, the third to be held by Ramos, was significant, since she said she…
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Feb. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
An MS-13 gang member from Jamaica was sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court to 35 years in prison for the 2017 fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in Alley Pond Park in Bayside.
Feb. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh was in Forest Hills Thursday morning to announce that an e-scooter shop on Queens Boulevard had been temporarily shut down after being found to be not just selling illegal lithium-ion batteries but manufacturing them as well in a storefront directly above a subway station.