Passers-by on 71st avenue in Forest Hills were stopped on Monday by canvassers in blue Environment New York t-shirts asking: “Do you have a minute to save the Catskills from fracking?” Hydraulic fracturing, known more commonly as fracking, is the controversial process used by energy companies to extract natural gas from shale rock located miles [...]
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Forest Hills festival brings the arts to Austin Street
Summer’s almost here and the smell of BBQ and kettle corn is in the air. Festivals are popping up all over Queens and Sunday marked the 32nd Forest Hills Festival of the Arts located on Austin Street between 69th and 71 Avenue. Organized by the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, the festival is dedicated to [...]
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