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Train Death, New Gym: Forest Hills Week In Review

Also: Apartment Building Could Replace Family Home | Local Congressional District Will Get Conservative Influx | 1,400 Drawings Collected

Miss any headlines in Forest Hills this week? Patch's week in review has you covered for the neighborhood's top news.
Miss any headlines in Forest Hills this week? Patch's week in review has you covered for the neighborhood's top news. (Maya Kaufman/Patch)

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Miss any headlines in Forest Hills this week? Patch's week in review has you covered for the neighborhood's top news.

Apartment Building Could Replace Family Home In Rego Park

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.

Train Death Sparks Mental Health Debate Among Forest Hills Locals

After a man jumped in front of a train, neighbors took to Facebook in support of mental health care. Then the comments turned political.

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Forest Hills' Congressional District Will Get Conservative Influx

Voters in Forest Hills will remain in District 6, which could get an influx of more conservative voters. Read more here.

1,400 Drawings Collected To Support Forest Hills' Sick Kids

The drawings, which Aigner Chocolates collected in exchange for lollipops, will now be donated to pediatric-unit rooms at local hospitals.

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Planet Fitness Coming To Forest Hills Luxury Building This Summer

Forest Hills' community board approved the gym two years ago, but some neighbors wish a grocery store was opening in its place.

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