July 11, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct are looking for a woman who allegedly slashed another female during an argument over a parking spot in front of a hookah lounge on Steinway Street in Astoria during the early morning of Monday, July 7. The 23-year-old victim was standing in front of… Read more »
July 9, 2025 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens man was struck and killed by the driver of an SUV while he was riding a moped in Astoria during the early morning of Monday, July 7. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision in the… Read more »
July 8, 2025 By Bill Parry The MTA is once again warning the public of the perils of subway surfing, days after a Bronx boy was killed after falling from the top of a 7 train in Long Island City. During the early morning hours of Friday, July 4, police from the 108th Precinct and… Read more »
Jul. 8, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams The Adams administration’s north star has always been public safety. New Yorkers want to send their kids to school, go to work, shop in their local store, go out for dinner, and come home safely to their family and community. They want to feel safe and be…
July 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police are investigating after a man was found dead aboard a boat on the Newtown Creek Sunday afternoon. According to police sources, officers from the 108th Precinct received a 911 call of a person unconscious near Railroad and Greenpoint Avenues in an industrial portion of Long Island City at… Read more »
July 3, 2025 By Bill Parry Disturbing details have emerged in the investigation and prosecution of a North Corona man who is accused of offering a 13-year-old girl cash in exchange for a sex act late last month. Ali Hamed, 25, of 97th Street in Corona, was taken into custody on Friday, June 27, after… Read more »
July 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A Corona man was sentenced on Wednesday to one to three years in prison for being part of a mob that ambushed two police officers outside a migrant shelter in Long Island City just over a year ago. Miguel Chiluisa, 24, of Roosevelt Avenue, and Natali Iza, 28, address… Read more »
July 2, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for an alleged chain snatcher who targeted a woman in Woodside late last month and remains at large. The 61-year-old victim was in front of 48-41 48th St. near the $275 million East End Studios construction site along… Read more »
July 2, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A man died after being struck by the 7 train in Long Island City during the Wednesday morning rush hour. According to police, the incident occurred around 5:33 a.m. on July 2 at the Court Square station. Officers from Transit District 20 and the 108th Precinct responded to a… Read more »
July 2, 2025 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and other related crimes for shooting at two police officers, who had attempted to question him after spotting him on a Jackson Heights street corner wearing a disguise. Antonio Olmeda, 66, of Fifth Avenue, was convicted by a… Read more »