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…
Four of Seven Judges Reappointed by Mayor Live in Queens
Mayor Bill de Blasio last week reappointed seven judges—four of whom reside in Queens—to the city’s civil, criminal and family courts. De Blasio reappointed three…
Governor Grants Pardon to Borough Man
On the last day of 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted pardons to two men, one of whom calls Queens home, after each “contributed positively to…
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…
Mario Cuomo, Son of Queens, Dead at 82
Mario Cuomo, a boy from Briarwood who went on to become the 52nd governor of New York, died of natural causes due to heart failure…
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…
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…
Promise Me This
Making New Year’s resolutions is like making promises – to yourself or to a higher power – that you rarely, if ever, keep. No one…
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…