Kew Gardens Civic Association in the News
July 7, 2021 City Trees (NY1)
60 MPH winds tear down trees in Queens
April 5, 2021 Lefferts Bridge (QNS.com)
Queens lawmakers announce passage of legislation to save Lefferts Boulevard small businesses
March 23, 2021 Jail (Forest Hills Post)
City to Present Plans of Parking Garage and Community Space for Future Kew Gardens Jail Site
January 11, 2021 Umbrella Hotel (AM NY)
Queens residents call for permanent closure of Umbrella Hotel
September 29, 2020 Lefferts Bridge (QNS.com)
MTA announces plan for future of Lefferts Boulevard bridge complex in Kew Gardens
September 25, 2020 Jail (Queens Eagle)
Kew Gardens jail foes cheer Manhattan judge’s decision to block detention tower
August 7, 2020 Lefferts Bridge (QNS.com)
Queens lawmakers aim to maintain character of Lefferts Boulevard Bridge as structural integrity is called into question
December 5, 2019 Lefferts Bridge (Queens Chronicle)
Biz owner: ‘The fight’s not over yet’ —Lefferts Boulevard retail complex in Kew Gardens faces uncertain future
September 5, 2019 Jail (CBSNY)
NYC Council Hears Public Input On Plan To Replace Rikers With Borough-Based Jails
April 18, 2019 Jail (Queens Chronicle)
Area residents rally against jail proposal — Speakers say the city has ignored their objections of Kew Gardens plan
April 13, 2019 Jail (NY Post)
Queens residents protest plan to build 29-story Kew Garden jail
October 26, 2018 Jail (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
OPINION: Locating new jails, difficult no matter what
September 18, 2018 Jail (Forest Hills Post)
City to Present Plans of Parking Garage and Community Space for Future Kew Gardens Jail Site
August 23, 2018 Jail (Queens Chronicle)
Kew Gardens jail plan moving ahead — Some leaders are skeptical, others are opposed to 1,510-bed proposal
August 2, 2018 LIRR Station (Queens Chronicle)
MTA to lengthen two train platforms —Preliminary work underway at the Forest Hills, Kew Gardens stations
May 10, 2018 Crime (Queens Chronicle)
‘Ninja’ ransacking KG Jewish locations — Arrests in car break-ins, fatal crash; teen punched and called ‘Jew boy’
May 3, 2018 Water Tanks (Queens Chronicle)
Kew Gardens water tanks to come down — Structures built in the early 20th century haven’t been used in years
March 27, 2018 Lefferts Bridge (QNS.com)
Queens lawmakers seek to rehabilitate Kew Gardens’ aging Lefferts Boulevard Bridge
August 1, 2017 Rodney Dangerfield (NY Times)
The King of No Respect Finally Gets Some, in His Queens Hometown
June 30, 2017 Lefferts Bridge (DNAInfo)
Community Proposes Plan to Save Kew Gardens Bridge, Officials Say