Woman Accidentally Shot By Friend In Maspeth
A Queens woman is clinging to life after being accidentally shot in the head by a friend allegedly toying with a handgun while visiting his…
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Police Nab Two Men Jacking Tires In Maspeth
Two men were arrested early Tuesday morning after being spotted trying to steal the tires from a luxury car in Maspeth. According to Captain Michael…
Martin Luther School Honors Four as Student of the Month
Martin Luther School recently announced the school’s Students of the Month for September, 2011. Students are nominated by their teachers; these nominees are then evaluated…
Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Redistricting Plan
Nearly a hundred residents and parents filled the auditorium of PS 58 Tuesday night to send a loud message to city education officials about the…
Man and woman indicted for sex trafficking in Queens
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today that a Queens County grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old Jamaica, Queens, man and a 26-year-old woman…
MTA Releases 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released results yesterday from its series of customer satisfaction surveys con- ducted annually for all MTA services. These surveys show…
Plea in Kidnapping of Eight Children
The Manhattan couple that took their eight children from a Forest Hills foster care center last month pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of second-degree…
Dumping Hits Ozone Park
Residents in Ozone Park say they understand the plight of nearby neighbors in Howard Beach who have in recent weeks been plagued with illegal dumping…
Van Crashes Onto Boat in Hawtree Basin
A hit and run fender bender on the Belt Parkway last Thursday morning led to a car chase that ended with a van crashing onto a…
New Coordination to Reduce Road Repairs
A common sense proposal to reduce the amount of construction work on city streets has finally been implemented this week. On Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
Parents Arraigned in Abduction Case
A Manhattan couple charged with abducted their eight children during a supervised visit to a Forest Hills foster care center, was arraigned on three charges…
DOT Reverses Woodhaven Blvd. Left Turn Restriction
Since 2008, the city Department of Transportation (DOT) has been studying ways to reduce congestion on Woodhaven Boulevard. One idea that immediately concerned residents was…
Largest Identity Theft Ring Ever Busted in Queens
As a result of an investigation that began two years ago, police have finally taken down a Queens based crime ring authorities say was operating…
New Signs Warn Drivers to Slow Down
Some of the city’s most dangerous streets are receiving speed boards that advise drivers to slow down when exceeding the 30 miles per hour speed…
35 to Life for Fatal Stabbing in Elmhurst
A Long Island man who was convicted of fatally stabbing a 22-year-old man outside an Elmhurst nightclub was sentenced to 35 years to life in…