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6 Years Of Scaffold: Here's The Oldest Sidewalk Shed In Forest Hills
On average, scaffolding sits on the street for 498 days, and 230 installations across New York City have been up for more than five years.

On average, scaffolding sits on the street for 498 days, and 230 installations across New York City have been up for more than five years.

Apartments start at $3,300 per month, and the building is expected to open sometime in 2023.

There were 76 more Forest Hills homes bought in the first three months of 2022 than in the first three months of 2023.
Premier Sports Club agrees to 10-year Renewal
With rent prices swinging drastically upward in the city, homes near subway stations were also on board the trend, a new report shows.
The home belonging to Peter Parker located at 20 Ingram Street, the address printed on a 1980's Spider-Man comic, is now on the market.
Forest Hills was ranked the eighth-best neighborhood in the city for negotiating home prices.
At least 20 households and businesses have been evicted in Forest Hills and Rego Park since Jan. 16, when the moratorium expired.
The settlement comes after a real estate billionaire failed to disclose a Forest Hills condo needed repairs before selling his units.
A massive local synagogue could be sold to developers and torn down, according to city records and reports.
The 91-unit luxury development would abut the Kew-Forest school, from which developers bought the site for $21 million last month.
The new owners will be the third family to ever live in the home, which was designed in 1920 by a famed architect.
"Another architectural monstrosity in the area," wrote one local in response to a rendering of the building replacing the Shalimar Diner.
A property manager said the pool is closed for Hurricane Ida-related repairs, but neighbors expecting its long-awaited reopening are upset.
The theater-turned-synagogue will all-but certainly be demolished under a luxury building plan, but locals want to save its Art Deco facade.
It's unclear what would fill the block of Austin Street between 76th Drive and 77th Avenue, since building permits haven't been filed yet.
Unlike the current 112th Precinct office, the new victim-focused site would have separate victim and suspect entrances, the plan says.
Take a peek inside this beautiful Forest Hills Gardens residence, which has hit the market for $3.95 million.
Tell the Borough President what you think about a proposed apartment building on Wetherole Street before he issues his recommendation.
The 316-unit apartment complex, which dates back to 1937, was designed by an award-winning architect with middle-class families in mind.
The building will prioritize union labor and try to include green- and preservation-minded design elements, the developer said at a hearing.
One square foot of space in Kew Gardens is six times cheaper than the same amount of space in Midtown Manhattan, according to StreetEasy.
The temple, which would move into the new apartment tower, would be the fourth local Jewish building to be replaced with housing as of late.
A Rego Park resident wants to rezone his Tudor-style duplex and build a 75-foot-tall apartment building in its place, an application shows.
Council Member Lynn Schulman said that the developer agreed to build units for lower income NYers in its disputed Forest Hills building.
Rego Park's Parkside Memorial Chapel is now a construction site, according to local preservationist and Buildings department records.
A developer got cash to build luxury condos at a long-empty lot on Queens Blvd., the Real Deal reported. Not all locals support the plan.
Kew Gardens Hills is the only Queens neighborhood that StreetEasy predicts will be among NYC's top 10 popular places to live in 2022.
Tower Diner will serve food from nearby Dinerbar, as a developer prepares​ to demolish its longtime storefront and build a luxury building.
The apartment building would replace one of the few remaining multi-family homes on a Rego Park block, much to the chagrin of some locals.
The former mayoral candidate called a proposal to demolish three buildings and construct a luxury development a "monstrosity."
Kew Gardens, located south of Forest Hills, is reasonably priced and offers "a lush respite from the concrete jungle," StreetEasy said.
The NY Post reported that one resident called the plan to demolish three long-standing buildings and construct luxury condos "disturbing."
Congregants, who "overwhelmingly" voted in support of the sale last week, have been thinking about moving for 20 years, JTA reported.
Queens Community Board 6 is taking public comments on a proposal to rezone and demolish three buildings and construct a luxury development.
Forest Hills' housing market has been called one of the "hottest" in Queens, but the area remains more affordable than it was two years ago.
The 8-story development would be built in a lot on the border of Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, which one neighbor said is an "eyesore."
The Times trailed a Queens duo looking for an NYC real estate white whale: A quiet, sunny, 3-bedroom with a yard and garage, for under $1M.
National home prices have surged over the past year; the Forest Hills area was no exception.
Compared to last year, the cost of a studio or 1-bedroom apartment in Forest Hills increased slightly in Sept., but 2-bedrooms were cheaper.