Queens Cyclist Killed in Hit and Run
A Long Island City man was arraigned on second-degree manslaughter and other charges for allegedly striking and killing a 37-year-old bicyclist while driving while under…
Astoria Man Extradited for 2005 Sexual Assault
After fleeing across the globe and six years on the lamb, a former hospital worker accused of sexually assaulting a child in Astoria is back…
Far Rockaway Man Sentenced For Stealing Luggage at JFK Airport
A Far Rockaway man pleaded guilty last week to stealing passenger bags on six different occasions between 2011 and 2012 at John F. Kennedy International…
Judge Strikes Down Turnaround Plan
It’s over—for now. New York City and the Department of Education have lost their bid to eliminate 24 schools forcing all teachers at those institutions…
Man Loads Up Cart, Steals Hundreds of Local Newspapers
Within 50 seconds, a man was in and out of the Queens County Savings Bank on Cross Bay Boulevard and had stolen stacks of community…
Queens Man Gets 25 Years
A Queens judge has added 25 years to the sentence length of a former Far Rockaway man already in prison for attempted murder and other…
Glendale Residents Say Traffic Fix Only Shifts Problem
For years, residents on Doran and Rutledge avenues in Glendale have asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a way to stop drivers making a…
Lawsuit Accuses Neighbors of Sabotaging House Sale
An Ozone Park couple has filed a lawsuit against their next-door neighbors because they say disparaging comments made against their home to potential buyers by…
Council Pushes Legislation Targeting Electronic Bikes
City Council Members are renewing a push for harsher penalties on electronic bicycles that residents have complained about to the 104th Precinct for months. Civic…
Report Suggests Insurmountable Financial Woes Forced Hospital Closure
The site of the vacant building on Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway that once housed 173 hospital beds still causes residents to shake…
Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Queens and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding him…
DOE is Still Fighting To Close 24 Schools and Replace Teachers
The controversial “turnaround” plan to reform under-performing schools is stalled once again. The Bloomberg administration had planned to shutter 24 struggling schools, including seven in…
Editorial: Speak Up
The crime of rape is one considered as particularly violent and tied to psychopathology more so than many other violent crimes. Rape is not nearly…
Grand Jury Indicts Astoria Man on First-Degree Murder
Jason Bohn, the man accused of killing his girlfriend in her Astoria apartment, has been indicted by a grand jury. He is facing first- and…
N J Man Arrested In Sex Sting
A New Jersey man was charged in a “sex sting” case where he allegedly tried to meet up with a 14-year-old, Queens girl he propositioned…