Borough Among City Leaders in Crime Reduction: DA
It was another banner year for criminal justice in Queens, according to county District Attorney Richard Brown. Queens was again among the city’s leaders in…
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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…
2014: Fewest Murders in Recorded City History
It has unquestionably been a difficult few weeks for the rank and file of the city Police Department. On Dec. 20, two officers were gunned…
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,…
Nassau Expressway in Disrepair for Decades
The Nassau Expressway (Route 878) is a heavily commuted roadway that connects Southwest Nassau to Queens. Every day, approximately 40,000 vehicles travel along the expressway,…
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…
Rep. Meng’s Bill to Study Queens Sites Signed by Obama
Legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-Queens) that seeks to make Queens historic sites part of the National Park Service has been signed into…
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…
Cops and Communities Come Together in Glendale to Honor Slain Detective
Tens of thousands of mourners last Saturday morning turned out in Glendale to pay their last respects to a city police officer who along with…