Hits: 270by Ashley Nunez New York City is famous for its pizza, and there are many classic pizzerias throughout the city. Located at the corner of 69th Ave and Harrow Street in Forest Hills, Lillian’s Pizzeria...
Hits: 252A Historic Treasure That Shows Up on Your Doorstep By Michael Perlman [email protected] Highly stylized maps depicting Forest Hills are few and far between, and it is a good possibility that authentic copies do not...
Hits: 329A Landmark-Worthy Trail in Forest Hills By Michael Perlman [email protected] Art and architecture are a gift for the masses, especially throughout historic Forest Hills. This is proven by an extensive collection of Tudor, Georgian Colonial,...
Hits: 699 Notable Composers Preserve Patrick Swayze’s Legacy My Michael Perlman [email protected] It was once an even more dramatic moment to spot a much-anticipated film on an illuminated movie theater marquee alongside a Tudor or Art Deco...
Hits: 631Plan To Pedestrianize Historic Forest Hills Street By Michael Perlman [email protected] Since the early 20th century, Austin Street has been a major thoroughfare of Forest Hills, consisting of shops, restaurants, office spaces, and historic Tudor and...
Burt Freeman Bacharach, a former Forest Hills resident, was born on May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri and passed away on Feb. 8 in Los Angeles. With over 500 compositions that merge jazz, pop, rock and Brazilian elements, Bacharach scored 73 American and 52 U.K. Top 40 hits, as well as seven Billboard Hot 100 number ones. He was the recipient of six Grammys, three Oscars and one Emmy Award, and was honored with the 2008 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hits: 422Dan Wohl defeats four-day champion By Jessica Meditz [email protected] Dan Wohl represented Forest Hills with pride last Wednesday on “Jeopardy!” Wohl, a 36-year-old Forest Hills resident and social studies teacher at Syosset High School on...
Hits: 361By Jessica Meditz [email protected] “It’s not just mortgages and money, it’s romance as well,” Kenneth Rudzewick said with a smile as he reminisced on the place where he met his soulmate, Barbara. The Rudzewicks, known...
Hits: 347By Matthew Fischetti [email protected] George Grasso got his start as a beat cop in Jamaica. While patrolling the streets of Southeast Queens, Grasso worked his way up through law school taking night classes – eventually...
Hits: 365By Michael Perlman [email protected] Most Valentine’s Day postcards are vivid and graceful lithographs, where some feature hand-colored scenes or illustrated couples, children, cherubs and flowers, along with romantic greetings or poetry. The majority were published...
Hits: 566By Jessica Meditz [email protected] “It’s not just mortgages and money, it’s romance as well,” Kenneth Rudzewick said with a smile as he reminisced on the place where he met his soulmate, Barbara. The Rudzewicks, known...
Hits: 324In a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology—researchers will unveil findings that suggest pregnant people who do not have diabetes but deliver a large-for-gestational age baby are at an increased...
Hits: 365By Alicia Venter [email protected] Last Friday, a month after the tragic death of 62-year-old cyclist Tamara “Tammy” Chuchi Kao in Astoria, the neighborhood’s elected officials gathered at the intersection that she was struck by a...
Hits: 352Russell Sage parents feel situation was ‘mishandled,’ sparking safety concerns By Jessica Meditz [email protected] Parents of students attending Russell Sage Junior High School in Forest Hills were alarmed to hear that their child’s school went...
Hits: 389Congressional grant solidifies plans to ID climate hazards, resilience strategies By Jessica Meditz [email protected] A climate resilience plan is in the cards for Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (FMCP). As part of a federal spending package to...
