Oct. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses Two dog walkers strolling along Rockaway Beach on the frigid afternoon of Feb. 5, 2005, made a horrific discovery: the body of a dead toddler lying not far from where the chilled, wintry waves hit the shore. The mystery behind the person who killed the toddler has endured…
Oct. 6, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a man on Sunday morning. Police said the homicide happened at about 3 a.m. on Oct. 6 in an apartment building at 101-66 125th St. in South Richmond Hill. Officers from the 102nd Precinct,…
Oct. 5, 2024 By Tara Siegel Did your favorite Queens spots make the board? Saturday, Oct. 5, marked the official unveiling of the much-anticipated Monopoly: Queens Edition. The event, held at Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst, revealed the local spots that have earned a place on the iconic board game. Several notable speakers were…
Oct. 5, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are on the hunt for the suspect who shot a man dead near a public housing complex on Friday night. Police said Rahsaun Williams, 39, of 160th Street in Queens was gunned down in front of 65-16 Parsons Blvd., near the Pomonok Houses, at about 7:32…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry An 18-year-old reputed gang member is being held without bail after he was criminally charged with murder for allegedly firing multiple gunshots at a car, killing another teenager, outside a McDonald’s in Springfield Gardens on the night of Friday, Sept. 27. Rayvon Philip, of 167th Street in Jamaica,…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was convicted of murder for strangling a transgender woman to death in her Glendale apartment and then tampering with physical evidence in 2010 for the second time. Rasheen Everett, 43, of Jefferson Street in Lower Manhattan, was originally tried and found guilty in 2013. That…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Robert Holden has voiced concerns over New York City’s sanctuary city laws following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) report revealing that a Venezuelan gang member, convicted of criminal possession of a firearm, was twice released into the community after local jurisdiction ignored ICE detainer…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Mandatory composting in NYC per the Zero Waste Act goes into effect this Sunday, Oct. 6, throughout all five boroughs. Pick-up is once a week on your designated recycling day. The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) said all compost must go into bins 55 gallons or less with a…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Homicide detectives out of the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway are investigating the fatal shooting of a 59-year-old man at the Ocean Bay Apartments NYCHA complex in Arverne on the night of Thursday, Oct. 4. Police responded to a 911 call of a person shot inside an apartment…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A study examining how fish in Jamaica Bay responded to environmental stressors over the past three decades found a fish ecosystem reshaped due to climate change. Although it has long been confirmed that changes in water temperature are displacing fish, this study is the first and largest to…