May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Loud music, ATVs and dirtbikes, and a crackdown on illegal smoke shops were just some of the quality-of-life issues discussed during the Queens Borough Board meeting with NYPD officials on Monday, May 1, regarding crime and public safety. The Queens Borough Board meeting, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
Devin Spraggins was indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned Wednesday, May 3, on two counts of attempted murder in the shooting of rookie cop Brett Boller in Jamaica last month.
May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry Support appears to be growing in Queens for Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build a casino as part of an entertainment complex on the parking lot west of Citi Field. A poll conducted last month shows that 70% of the respondents agreed that “something new should be built”…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A Flushing pharmacy owner and his Long Island associate were arrested by federal agents Tuesday morning for allegedly engaging in a $26 million healthcare fraud scam. Dacheng “Bruce” Lu, 44, from Flushing, and Taesung “Terry” Kim, 58, of Great Neck, were arraigned on an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry New York State Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation into a fatal crash in North Corona last week that involved an off-duty NYPD officer. Her Office of Special Investigation (OSI) is probing the collision that killed a 36-year-old NYSDOT contractor standing on the shoulder of the Grand…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry Council member Joann Ariola held her first-ever Hero Story Time at the Howard Beach Library on Saturday, April 29, featuring NYPD, FDNY, and other first responders. More than three dozen children attended the event, which Ariola promised would be the first of many to come across her district, and eventually…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
An E train rider was attacked on the platform at a Jamaica subway station early Saturday morning.
May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a bank robber who struck in broad daylight at a Murray Hill Chase bank branch on Saturday afternoon. The man walked into the 163-20 Northern Blvd. bank just before 2 p.m. and approached one of the tellers. The suspect…
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May. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry
NYC Parks announced Tuesday, May 2, it has been awarded a $629,000 federal grant to establish a paid internship and training program that will help economically disadvantaged and minority high school and college students participate in coastal habitat restoration along Jamaica Bay.
May. 3, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Special victims detectives in Queens are looking for the scooter-riding rapist who violently assaulted a woman earlier this week. Police sources said the suspect lured the victim into a ride on his scooter, then took her to a location in Woodside, where he beat and sexually assaulted her…