Pomonok Houses Site of First Borough Murder of 2015
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed early Friday morning inside the doorway of an apartment in a Pomonok Houses building in Flushing, according to…
Neighborhoods
Three Family Members Dead in LeFrak Apartment Kitchen Fire
An accidental cooking fire on New Year’s Eve tore through a 9th-floor LeFrak City apartment, claiming the lives of three family members, according to the…
Flushing Candlelight Vigil Honors Slain Officers
Law enforcement personnel, residents from communities across Queens, civic leaders and elected officials last Tuesday paid respect to two city police officers killed in the…
Emergency Evacuation Route Signage to Get Overhaul
In October 2012, residents evacuating Superstorm Sandy were directed by emergency personnel to one area, while signs clearly indicated another. Confusion ensued. Those evacuation signs…
Howard Beach Home Invasion on New Year’s Eve
Just before 7 pm on New Year’s eve, as people were beginning to enjoy their holiday celebrations, three men were robbing an elderly couple in…
Pair With Plenty of Prior Arrests Nabbed for Shoplifting
Two Brooklyn men with long rap sheets were arrested last Friday after witnesses positively identified them as the perpetrators who allegedly shoplifted a Bluetooth device…
Ave Maria Students Raise Funds for Families of Hero Cops
It seems that New Yorkers of all ages have answered the call. Students from every class at Ave Maria Catholic Academy in Howard…
Pair Arrested in Christmas Day Murder
A Queens man and a Bronx man this week were arrested and charged in the Christmas Day shooting that left one dead in Richmond Hill,…
Four-Month-Old Boy Beaten to Death in Bayside
Jagsheer Singh, 28, of Bayside, Queens, has been charged with first-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly causing his four-month-old son…
Cops Still Investigating Christmas Hit and Run
Cops this week were still investigating a Christmas Day hit-and-run accident in Woodhaven that pinned a woman in her car until she was extricated and…
Civic, Goldfeder Post Blue Ribbons Supporting NYPD
In an effort to memorialize two slain city police officers and show continued support for the NYPD, the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
Forest Hills Man Dead After Five-Car Crash on Woodhaven Boulevard
An elderly Forest Hills man was killed four days before Christmas in a five-car accident on Woodhaven Boulevard in Richmond Hill, police officials said. Cops…
Former TSA Screener Convicted of Stealing Cash from Passengers
A former Transportation Security Administration officer assigned to John F. Kennedy International Airport was convicted last week of grand larceny and other charges for stealing…
Woman Arrested for DWI After Flipping Car on Richmond Hill Block
A Floral Park woman last Friday night was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after the car she was driving allegedly collided with two…
Goldfeder: New ‘e-cycleNYC’ Doesn’t Consider Seniors
Beginning Jan. 1, it will be unlawful to use curbside trash collection as a means to dispose of certain electronic equipment by any individual or…