Fire at Parkway Hospital Tonight

Thanks to Luna for sending in these dramatic photos tonight. The hospital by the way has been abandoned for quite some time...

The building was lit up and visible from far away

Fire engines kept coming well past 11 p.m.

Some Law & Order for Parkway Hospital

Maybe not the kind of publicity our neighborhood would desire, but as they say, 'there's no such thing as bad!' Anyway, Forest Hills' abandoned Parkway Hospital was used as the location for the secret lair in a recent episode of the hit show Law & Order SVU (I do so resist writing Law & Order SUV every single time, which would be an interesting show indeed.)
Thanks to Andy for sending in the pic!

Hospital Conversion and New Clothing Store for Austin

A couple of other local developments readers have contacted me about over the past several days...
The former Parkway Hospital, which has been abandoned for the past six years, is being turned into condos. You can read more about it here: Former Parkway Hospital will be converted to condos
And the children's clothing store on Austin near Benetton that closed a couple of months ago is becoming another clothing store called Steps New York, this time a women's clothing store, a chain that is affiliated with Kara New York and located in malls, one reader tells me.