Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
The headless body discovered floating in Queens’ Jamaica Bay last week has been identified as an apparent suicide victim, authorities said.
Headless body found in Queens’ Jamaica Bay was suicide victim: NYPD
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FDNY prevents disaster in East Elmhurst by seizing 68 illegally stored propane tanks
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
For the second time in four months, FDNY fire inspectors averted a potential catastrophe in East Elmhurst after finding stockpiles of illegally stored propane tanks in the residential neighborhood.
Forest Hills Stadium unveils huge summer concert lineup full of music stars
Apr. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Neil Young, Pitbull, and the Marley Brothers are among the big acts set to play Forest Hills Stadium this summer. The landmark arena nestled in Queens announced an electrifying lineup Wednesday for the inaugural season of its second century. The stadium is known for its old-world charm and…
Sign of the times: Why vacant storefronts continue to plague NYC
Apr. 17, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
The number of vacant storefronts in NYC is growing, and the City Council demanded solutions to the economic problem during an oversight hearing at City Hall on Wednesday.
Two Queens Rite Aid stores set to close as part of national downsizing effort
Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Rite Aid locations at 218-35 Hempstead Ave. in Queens Village and 95-14 63rd Dr. in Rego Park are among the 53 national locations the company announced earlier this month that will close soon. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023, Rite Aid has since closed…
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Koeppel Auto Group donates over $130K to NYC students’ scholarships through sales at Queens locations
Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Since the spring of 2023, Queens’ Koeppel Auto Group has donated $20 from every car sale they made at their five Queens locations to the NYC Scholarship Accounts of students at P.S. 148Q, the Ruby G. Allen School, in East Elmhurst. On Tuesday, Apr. 16, it was announced that…
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Jamaica Hills senior dies days after his Hillside Avenue assault just blocks from his home: NYPD
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 76-year-old Jamaica Hills man died Tuesday after clinging to life for 11 days, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has reclassified his assault as a homicide investigation.
Turnabout is ‘Fare Play’: NYPD says fare evasion operation led to 175 arrests of armed or drug-carrying suspects in a week
Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
NYPD transit brass said Tuesday that “Operation Fare Play” was a winning move for public safety, resulting in 175 arrests of dangerous criminals during a concentrated effort to combat fare evasion.
71-year-old man assaulted while exiting bus in Forest Hills by suspect who remains at large: NYPD
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 71-year-old man was attacked by a stranger in broad daylight as he got off an MTA bus in Forest Hills last week, police said.
Flushing Council Member calls for an end to a wave of vandalism at Kissena Park after 300 trees destroyed
Apr. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson More than 300 trees were recently destroyed at Kissena Park, and officials are looking for the culprits. Council Member Sandra Ung, who represents Flushing, held a press conference at the park on Monday to denounce the vandalism and ask the public for information that could lead to the arrest…
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