Views: 624The Friends of the Queensway and Trust for Public Land released preliminary concept designs of the proposed QueensWay “highline” parkspace today in preparation for upcoming community workshops this month. The nearly 3.5-mile stretch of abandoned...
Views: 527Captain Thomas Conforti of the NYPD’s 112th Precinct told the 112th Community Council last Wednesday his officers have uncovered a pattern in a string of burglaries that have been plaguing Forest Hills since September. While...
Views: 533Police say they will be ticketing homeowners if garbage cans are used in spots where it is legal to park. It’s difficult enough to find a parking spot on Forest Hills streets in any kind...
Views: 571Glendale native Timothy Ducey recently got into the business of entrepreneurship after purchasing the Taphouse on Austin Street in Forest Hills and opening his very first bar, Acey Ducey’s on Metropolitan Avenue. After working for...
Views: 721 After serving the Rego Park community for more than 65 years, Joe Abbracciamento’s Restaurant and Catering will close its doors for good on March 2. John Abbracciamento, who works as the restaurant’s head chef,...
Views: 583Engineering for Kids is bringing a unique curriculum to the children of Queens – and it’s right here in the heart of Forest Hills. The new center at 116-16 Queens Blvd. held an open house...
Views: 529Perhaps a sculpture in New York City never experienced as much controversy as “The Triumph of Civic Virtue,” which proves that a significant work of public art inspires a great debate. Here’s a rundown of...
Views: 558Nearly a year since previous development plans surfaced for the former St. John’s Hospital on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park – across from the Queens Center Mall, there is now a new developer to pick...
Views: 606Forest Hills Gardens residents love to shop on Austin Street. But The Shops at Atlas Park, opened in 2006 and managed by Forest Hills Gardens resident Damon Hemmerdinger, provided a new – indoor/outdoor shopping option....
Views: 1293Rego Park is a “REal GOod” community to live in, and residents and history aficionados now have more reasons to learn why. 2013 marks the 90th anniversary of “Rego Park.” In 1923, the Rego Construction Company,...
