Police searched for a man who sexually abused a ten-year-old girl after school inside a Queens Borough Public Library at 158-21 Jewel Avenue.
Captain Thomas Conforti assumed the role of commanding officer at the 112 Precinct . A 20-year veteran of the NYPD, he replaces Deputy Inspector Chris Tamola
A South Ozone Park man who sexually abused his neighbor’s 13-year-old son in April 2010 was released from prison only to move back into his home on 149th Avenue — just up the block from his victim, and across the street from Centerville Playground,
Members of a South Richmond Hill Sikh temple looked to increase safety around their religious building in anticipated fear of hate crimes.
Albert J. Baldeo, a Democratic District leader for Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, faced corruption charges for mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The Democratic district leader is accused of using false donors to add illegal campaign donations to his failed 2010 campaign for the City Council. He attempted to fraudulently increase the amount of matching funds provided by the city.
Full body scanners will be removed from JFK and LaGuardia because they show too detailed of a body image.
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, a 21-year-old Queens man was arrested for an alleged attempt to bomb the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan on behalf of middle-eastern terrorist organization al-Qaeda.
The Resorts World Casino one-year anniversary celebration began, centering on its tremendous success as the largest slot revenue and gaming property i the United States.
A massive manhunt for the parolee who murdered a Nassau County Cop and an innocent motorist ended when police nabbed the suspect after he shot himself several hours following the incident. Darrell Fuller, 33, shot and killed Emergency Services Officer Arthur Lopez, 29, near a Mobil station on Jamaica Avenue and 241st Street in Bellerose Terrace.
Smokey Oval Park was the spot where hundreds of community members crowded onto the grass for a candle light vigil dedicated to four young boys killed when a car driven by their friend went out of control. The driver survived the accident.
Joe DeLuca, 26, a girls basketball coach at Christ the King high school was arrested earlier this month after police found a large stash of drugs in his Maspeth apartment.
Joseph Cassidy III, 37, was remembered by those close to him as somewhat of a tragic figure The community of Howard Beach was saddened last Friday when one of its life time residents was found in the water behind the house where had grown up. According to the release, the casino has made $630 million dollars in revenue, which they say makes Resorts World the largest slot revenue and gaming property in the United States
Principals, teachers and parents reported traffic nightmares outside schools in South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Middle Village, Forest Hills and in other neighboring communities. Claiming the combination of overcrowding on the streets, lack of signage and enforcement and the general disregard of people picking up their children presents clear and present danger to anyone walking on the street at drop off or dismissal.
Thirty kids were injured when a student from Junior High School 226 released pepper spray in the cafeteria, causing several to be hospitalized.
Two former Jamaica Hospital paramedics, Paul Novak, 45, and Scott Sherwood, 40, were charged in the death of the ex-wife of one of the men.
