Views: 1295By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com The community and countless fans are mourning the loss of basketball legend “New York No. 19” Willis Reed. He passed away on March 21 at age 80, but will always be...
Views: 874by 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...
Views: 2199A Historic Treasure That Shows Up on Your Doorstep By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Highly stylized maps depicting Forest Hills are few and far between, and it is a good possibility that authentic copies do not...
Views: 2335A Landmark-Worthy Trail in Forest Hills By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com 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,...
Views: 3439 Notable Composers Preserve Patrick Swayze’s Legacy My Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com 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...
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...
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.
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...
Views: 706By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com “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...
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...
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