Glenn Hirsch was charged with murder in the death of Zhiwen Yan, a slaying that prosecutors said came after a monthslong campaign of harassment. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Forest Hills (Queens, NY)”
Fatal Shooting of Deliveryman Stuns a Queens Neighborhood
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2022
Zhiwen Yan, who delivered Chinese food in Forest Hills, had a signature greeting for customers: “Hello, my friend!” He was killed on his scooter at a stoplight. Source: New York Times
An Ice-Cream Parlor Where Time Stands Still
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2021
At Eddie’s Sweet Shop in Queens, the malts, shakes and sundaes are still made almost exactly as they were in the 1960s. Source: New York Times
Floodwaters rose around a Queens woman in a wheelchair. Then a dramatic rescue.
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
A woman with advanced Alzheimer’s was trapped in her garden apartment before her health aide and neighbors teamed up to help. Source: New York Times
Housing Fights to Be Heard in the Mayoral Race
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2020
A coalition of housing groups releases a blueprint that includes rezoning affluent neighborhoods, legalizing basement apartments and turning hotels into affordable housing. Source: New York Times
What Happens When a Virus Crackdown Cuts Right Through a Neighborhood
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2020
New York is trying something novel for an American city in the pandemic: allowing reopenings in some areas while shutting down businesses and schools that are just blocks away. Source: New York Times
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
This weeks’ properties are in Cobble Hill, Harlem and Forest Hills. Source: New York Times