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Reimagining Austin Street with Public Plazas

Views: 1074Plan To Pedestrianize Historic Forest Hills Street By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com Since the early 20th century, Austin Street has been a major thoroughfare of Forest Hills, consisting of shops, restaurants, office spaces, and historic Tudor...

A Tribute To Forest Hills’ Own Burt Bacharach

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. 

Forest Hills resident competes on ‘Jeopardy!’

Views: 778Dan Wohl defeats four-day champion By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com 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...

2023 Queens DA Race: George Grasso

Views: 671By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com 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...

Golden Age postcards spotlight Valentine’s Day

Views: 676By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com 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...

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