Ridgewood Couple Charged with Serial ‘Stroller Trolling’
A married couple has been charged with being serial pickpockets after allegedly targeting more than a dozen unsuspecting female shoppers with baby strollers at borough…
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Latest DOI Report Rips Rikers Island Security
The city Department of Investigation last week issued a scathing report revealing more lapses in security screening protocols on Rikers Island, and recommendations generated from…
Reckless Driver Facing Murder Charges
A Laurelton man was awaiting arraignment this week on murder, assault, and other charges for allegedly ramming his car into a crowd of people following…
Katz Honors Borough Veterans for Continued Service
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Thursday honored three borough veterans for their continued advocacy on behalf of the nation’s military service members. Katz presented…
Bronx Man Charged with Robbing Elderly Man of Casino Winnings
A Bronx man on Saturday was ordered held on $40,000 bail after he was arraigned on charges that he robbed an 88-year-old borough resident of…
Judge Tears into Baby Killer, Hands Down 45-Year Sentence
A borough Supreme Court justice last Friday unleashed an epic diatribe against an admitted baby killer as he sentenced the Jamaica man to 45 years…
De Blasio, Bratton Detail New Lenient Marijuana Policy
After consulting with all five city district attorneys, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and the courts, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this…
Body Discovered in Area Funeral Home Parking Lot
The body of a 60-year-old man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head last Friday was discovered slumped over in…
Veterans, Community Honor Service Members in Coleman Square
A small, yet diverse group on Veterans Day gathered at Bernard Coleman Memorial Square in Howard Beach to honor all service members; from those who…
Study Proves Area Needs Rockaway Beach Rail Line: Advocates
The defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line could generate a half a million subway rides per day, and many residents in the communities through which the…
Gunmen Rob Liberty Travel in Broad Daylight
Police are on the lookout for two suspects in connection with a robbery at Liberty Travel on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, which occurred…
Port Authority, FAA to Upgrade Noise Pollution Standards
More residents living near Kennedy and LaGuardia airports could be eligible for federal grants to pay for insulating houses from aircraft noise, if the Federal…
You Could be a Hero: Hamilton Beach Man Needs Another Kidney Transplant
Theirs is a love story, the old-fashioned kind—more Bogey and Bacall than Kimye. It is old school, but one that brings new meaning to the…
Twenty-Five Years Later, ‘Big Buddies’ Still Mentoring
A little more than 25 years ago, approximately 5,700 miles from Kissena Boulevard, Arty Salz was inspired to take action. The Queens College professor was…
Goldfeder, SBS Promote Sandy-Affected Businesses
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) last week joined city Small Business Services Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer to promote local businesses recovering from Superstorm Sandy. Goldfeder (c.) and…