Forest Hills Crosswalk Raised By Four Inches To Slow Down Traffic

The white-striped crosswalk on Queens Boulevard and 70th Road was raised a few inches to try to slow traffic.

Forest Hills Tennis Club, Residents Clash Over Concerts

The West Side Tennis Club, which owns the stadium, sent a letter to members assuring they did not participate in the street closures.

Forest Hills, Kew Gardens LIRR Stations To Undergo Weekend Disruptions

Eastbound service at Forest Hills and Kew Gardens will not be available starting Friday, March 31, at 10 p.m. until Monday, April 3.

Car-Share Program Expands To Kew Garden Hills, Grabs 2 Parking Spots

The parking spots were revealed in a letter sent by the Department of Transportation on Wednesday.

Forest Hills Gets Visit From NYC Transit President At Subway Station

Richard Davey will be at the Forest Hills-71 Av station on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Is A Car Ban Coming To Forest Hills' Austin Street? It's Complicated

Forest Hills businesses raised the alarm about a new plan for Austin Street, but the local CB board says they don't quite understand.

LIRR Kew Gardens and Forest Hills Link Restoration In Talks

Service between Kew and Forest Hills is currently non-existent, and LIRR said it is looking into options for restoring this link.

LIRR Restores Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Services Amid Local Complaints

LIRR added a train departing from Penn Station at 4:04 p.m., arriving at Forest Hills at 4:18 p.m.

‘Crisis Meeting’: Forest Hills Small Businesses To Talk Car-Free Plan

Small businesses in Forest Hills are set to meet at the end of the month to relay their concerns on what could be an Austin Street redesign.

Austin Street Car-Free Proposal Grips Business Leader Opposition

The president of the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce argued that redesigning segments of the street to be car-free would be disruptive.

Forest Hills Community Board Backs Up Ask For Austin Street Redesign

Queens Community Board 6 voted on a resolution requesting DOT to study a possible redesign on Austin Street.

Forest Hills Petition To Make Austin Street Car-Free Nears Goal

Forest Hills resident Pedro Rodriguez started a petition requesting the city’s Department of Transportation increase pedestrian space.

Woman Struck By Train In Forest Hills Subway Station: NYPD

A 32-year-old woman was struck by a train about 11: 30 p.m. on Tuesday after she had a seizure and fell on the tracks, police said.

Forest Hills Subway Station Reopens Public Bathrooms

The public bathroom at the Forest Hills–71 Av station closed after the pandemic outbreak in March 2020.

Forest Hills Residents Livid Over Bike Lane Separators, Car Accidents

The increasing bike lane shoulders in Forest Hills are part of the city’s safety program aiming to reduce traffic fatalities on Queens Blvd.

NYC Set To Reach 10-Mile Bike Lane Mark In Forest Hills

New York City is required to install at least 30 miles of protected bike lanes by the end of 2022, according to the NYC Streets Plan.

South Queens Residents Prefer Train Alternatives Over New Park Project

Residents of south Queens called against the construction of the QueensWay linear park, and favor investment in a proposed subway expansion.

Train Linking Forest Hills, Southern Queens Gains Officials' Support

A group of 17 officials signed a letter urging the governor and mayor to fund a study that could lay the groundwork for the transit project.

Man Riding Atop Van Hospitalized After Falling Off In Forest Hills: PD

The man was riding on the outside of a van but lost his grip and fell onto the street when the car's driver made a turn, police said.

Person Injured In Long Island Expressway Crash Near Forest Hills: FDNY

One person was hospitalized after a crash on the Queens expressway, the FDNY said.

Queens Borough Hall's Vintage Subway Car Sold For $235,700

Nearly 50 bids and about a quarter-million dollars later, the last-of-its-kind subway car is off the market.

Queens Borough Hall's Vintage Subway Car Is For Sale

Bidding starts at $31,100.

Person Hit By Train In Rego Park, Prompting Delays Across Queens: MTA

Trains are stopped in stations across Queens while emergency teams respond to a person on the tracks in Rego Park, the MTA said.

Senior Punched In Head At Forest Hills Train Station, Police Say

The older woman was punched in the head while trying to leave the station, said police, who've been looking for the assailant for months.

Queens Subway Delays: Four Lines Slowed By Network Issue, MTA Says

Queens commuters saw widespread delays on these four subway lines Friday morning.

At Least 1 Hurt After Driver Ran Red Light In Forest Hills: Officials

Photos taken at the scene of the crash show one car overturned, and another with serious damage to its front bumper.

Consider Noise, Traffic In Queens During Transit Plan Review: Pols

Leaders are worried that two transit plans, which would reduce congestion and climate impacts citywide, could burden some Queens neighbors.

Fire At Queens Subway Station Causes Train Delays: FDNY, MTA

Fire officials rushed to the station and got the blaze under control shortly before 6 a.m., but the smoke prompted train delays.

Medical Issue, Switch Problem Spur Train Chaos In Forest Hills: MTA

The MTA told commuters to expect delays and service changes between Forest Hills and Jackson Heights amid Monday rush hour.

New Routes, Faster Buses Could Come To Forest Hills: MTA Bus Plan

The MTA revamped its contentious Queens bus redesign plan this week, with changes for Forest Hills riders. Learn how to give feedback here.

$1M More In Federal Funds Granted For Forest Hills LIRR Upgrades

Station upgrades, which the MTA said would be done this year but are still being designed, just got $1M more from a trillion-dollar aid law.

Signal Malfunction Spurs Train Delays In Forest Hills, MTA Says

The MTA stopped its investigation into the malfunction in order to get trains back on track, but there are still delays in Forest Hills.

Person Fatally Hit By Train In Forest Hills, Prompting Delays

The accident comes after a particularly gruesome weekend in the city's transit system, where several people were stabbed and one died.

Person Dies After Jumping In Front Of Train In Queens: NYPD

The person was found dead on the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station tracks after jumping in front of a train, the NYPD said.

Forest Hills LIRR Station To Get ADA Revamp After Locals Complain

The station is one of six in Queens slated to receive ADA upgrades through MTA funding, LIRR President Phil Eng told the Queens Chronicle.

Forest Hills Biker Killed By Unlicensed Driver In Queens: NYPD

Qiang​ Tu is at least the 4th biker to be killed by a driver in Queens this year, which could be the deadliest since the mayor took office.

Only Forest Hills Exit On Jackie Robinson Pkwy To Close Next Week

The exit will be closed during the early morning from Tuesday, Nov. 2 through Saturday, Nov. 6, the NY Department of Transportation said.

Only 1 Of Forest Hills' Open Streets Is Operational, Study Finds

While many Open Street closures point to inequities, the study found, the program's absence in Forest Hills might be about community buy-in.

Construction Begins On Long-Awaited Path Through Forest Park

The bike and pedestrian path will link Glendale and Woodhaven through the park, but the path's southern terminus remains void of bike lanes.

Over 100 Abandoned Cars Are Sitting On Forest Hills' Streets

The 112 abandoned cars reported in Forest Hills this year amounts to more complaints than all of 2020 or 2019. See a map of the cars here.