A rash of burglaries in Forest Hills has prompted a second safety meeting in two months. Home and car break-ins have skyrocketed in Forest Hills and Rego Park this year, according to the 112th Precinct. According to Captain Thomas Conforti, property crimes make up 80 to 85 percent of criminal activity in the 112th Precinct. [...]
The NYPD is looking for the suspect wanted in connection to an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Forest Hills Friday night. Around 9:50 p.m., the suspect entered the victim’s cab near 63rd Drive and 108th Street, said police. The suspect then demanded money, displayed a syringe and simulated a gun. The victim did [...]
The Queens middle school teacher charged with statutory rape was a popular, fun educator who shared details about his personal life with his class, students said. “He was actually a really cool teacher,” said a former student. “He was funny. He joked around with us a lot.” Daniel Reilly, a sixth grade English teacher at [...]
The Queens political operative convicted two years ago of stealing thousands of dollars from the mayor’s re-election campaign has begun his prison sentence. John Haggerty Jr. was received in Ulster Correctional Facility on March 27, according to the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The 44-year-old Republican consultant from Forest Hills was found guilty [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Monday: Partly cloudy. High of 68. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSW in the afternoon. Monday night: Overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 54. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%. EVENT OF THE DAY: Holocaust Memorial Day Talk [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Thursday: Clear. High of 48. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 20 mph shifting to the SSW in the afternoon.Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Low of 37. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 20 mph. EVENT OF THE DAY: Diverse Visions of Reality Gallery Exhibit Federico Castelluccio, who played Furio in The Sopranos, [...]
Forest Hills, Kew Gardens and Rego Park offer a wide range of housing opportunities with price ranges from under $500,000 to over $3 million. Information and photos listed are courtesy of www.mlsli.com. 240 Greenway North in Forest Hills There’s plenty of space to roam in this stately Tudor home, which features three bedrooms, two and a [...]
WHERE TO EAT Dallas BBQ Rego Park Center 718-592-9000 For the past 15 years, Dallas BBQ has offered the best BBQ ribs, chicken and steak in New York City. Coming together with other dining shops at the Rego Park Center, Dallas BBQ is there to offer customers a dining experience amongst friends after a long [...]
BY BRADLEY HAWKS East Ocean Palace in Forest Hills offers fantastically authentic Cantonese dim sum on the weekends, when Flushing and Chinatown seem too far away. An interactive (if not sometimes athletic) dining experience from the moment you step foot in the entryway, stacked aquariums in the waiting area create a compartmentalized mosaic of oceanic [...]
The history of Forest Hills is captured through more than 200 vintage images, including these pictured, in “Images of America: Forest Hills” — a new book by Forest Hills native Nicholas Hirshon. The foreword of the book is written by actor Ray Romano, who is also a product of the Queens neighborhood. RECOMMENDED [...]
