Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry The FDNY battled a massive blaze that broke out on a barge on Newtown Creek in the Blissville section of Long Island City on Tuesday night. The blaze began just before 9:30 p.m. on board the vessel that was tied up alongside the Sims Metal recycling facility located at… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a Croc-wearing burglar who broke into one of the eateries at the International Food Court and stole cash and booze last month. The incident occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, when the bushy-haired hipster entered… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A recidivist animal abuser and hoarder from Jackson Heights was indicted by a Queens grand jury after dozens of dogs and cats were rescued from deplorable conditions from her home on 82nd Street in May. Elizabeth Grant, 56, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court on an 88-count indictment… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A former director at two Queens nursing homes is criminally charged with stealing more than 1,500 oxycodone pills, which were meant to be destroyed. Charles Gonder, 52, of 30th Drive in Astoria, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday on a criminal complaint charging him with criminal possession… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry A 50-year-old woman who was riding the escalator at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub fell victim to a grand larcenist who reached into her backpack and removed her cash and personal property while the victim was distracted. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Long Island City residents are in shock after a 26-year-old man jumped to his death Sunday night from a 33-story building in Hunters Point. The man died after leaping from the south tower of the Gotham Point development, with his body found in front of 56-27 2nd St. Officers… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD released surveillance images of three suspects who went on a bloody rampage, stabbing five men during a street brawl in Corona on the night of Saturday, Aug. 3. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the trouble began at around 11:40 p.m. near the… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A teenager evaded danger on Monday night as he was approached by two masked robbers who pulled out knives while demanding his cash and property in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 42nd Street in Sunnyside. The perpetrators began tailing the 18-year-old as he walked past a row of… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a woman who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint on Roosevelt Avenue last month. The 39-year-old victim was walking in the vicinity of 87th Street and Roosevelt Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, when a… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a truck driver while riding a bicycle in a protected bike lane in Sunnyside on Monday morning, according to the NYPD. The cyclist was traveling eastbound in the protected bike lane of 43rd Avenue at 7:36 a.m. when the 57-year-old driver… Read more »