CEC 24 Rejects City’s Rezoning Plan
A city school rezoning proposal that would have reduced overcrowding at PS 49 in Middle Village – but increased the population at two nearby schools…
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Thieves Strike Gym Lockers in 104th Pct.
Officers from the 104th Precinct are urging residents to not store valuables, money, or any important documents inside gym lockers following a number of grand…
At Christ the King, Students Show Off Their Talents With Musical Rendition of ‘A Christmas Carol’
As students whirled around the stage in the Hugh P. Kirwan Perform Arts Center at Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village in…
Father and Son Charged With Half-Mil In Tax Theft
Used auto dealerships to profit and report A father and son team operating two used car dealerships in Hollis Queens has been charged with $500,000…
Multi Million Dollar Counterfeiting Ring Cracked – Woodhaven woman among those arrested
If you’d been wondering how your friend could have afforded a pair of $400 True Religion jeans and you couldn’t, odds are it’s because they…
Queens Congresswoman attacked, robbed – Concerns that it may be part of ‘knockout’ crime
If U.S. Rep. Grace Meng’s (D-Queens) performance in a parody musical performed at Queens College over the weekend is any indication, she is definitely on…
In Afro Wigs and Boas, Boro Pols Take to the Stage
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder in a sparkly gold jacket – and a rainbow Afro wig, in honor of the now famous hairstyle of Mayor-elect Bill de…
Appeals Court Will Not Overturn Stop-and-Frisk Ruling
A federal appeals court rejected the city’s request to throw out Judge Shira Scheindlin’s controversial ruling that the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk is unconstitutional and…
After Fraudulent Contractors Take Advantage of Sandy Victims, A Call for an Investigation
A South Queens legislator and residents have a message for fraudulent Sandy contractors: Beware. Your time is up. After numerous reports of fraudulent contractors exploiting…
Queens College to Study Impact of Rockaway Beach Rail Line Proposals
Proposals for the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, including reactivating the train service and turning the space into a park similar to Manhattan’s High Line,…
Viscious Beating of Off-Duty Cop in Richmond Hill
An off-duty NYPD sergeant out with his wife for the night on Saturday, is being treated for multiple facial lacerations as well as hemorrhaging on…
Woodhaven Man’s Killer Could Face Just Months Behind Bars
The driver who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing a 76-year-old Woodhaven man, described by family as “the sweetest man you could ever know,”…
Ozone Park Man Kills Wife With Pocketknife – Says she cheated on him
It was about 2 a.m. on Saturday morning when a fight broke out between Adalberto Sanchez, 50, and his 41-year-old wife Josefa in their Ozone…
Rapist Gets 100 Years – Rapes two women in two days
A 34-year-old Queens man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison following his conviction on first-degree rape and other charges for the gunpoint sexual assault of…
Rockaway Man Pleads Guilty in Sex Assault – Rapes 62-year-old woman
A Rockaway Beach man plead guilty to first-degree rape in connection with his attack on a 62-year-old woman in Rockaway last year. The defendant identified…