Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Flushing woman is accused of ordering a hitman on the dark web in a twisted plot to kill her lover’s wife.
Queens woman hires bogus hitman on the dark web to kill her lover’s wife: Feds
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Cause of Ozone Park house fire on eve of July 4 holiday remains under investigation: FDNY
Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell
FDNY fire marshals are working to determine the cause of a fire that gutted a home in Ozone Park last week.
Man shot near Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, suspect remains at large more than a week later: NYPD
Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who shot a 23-year-old man on a residential street in Bellerose last month.
Foreclosures in Queens increase slightly from previous year in second quarter of 2024: report
Jul. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of first-time foreclosures in Queens saw a slight increase from the second quarter of 2023 to the same period in 2024, according to a report by the real estate agency PropertyShark. Year-over-year, foreclosures in Queens rose 8%, from 148 last year to 160 this year. This year’s foreclosures accounted…
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Forest Hills pharmacy owner sentenced for $18M COVID healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme: Feds
Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Forest Hills man was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nearly nine years in prison for his role in an $18 million COVID-19 healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme.
Raising Cane’s, popular chicken finger restaurant chain, set to open first Queens location in Flushing
Jul. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The popular chicken finger restaurant chain “Raising Cane’s” is set to open its first location in Queens on Tuesday, July 9, at its newly established Flushing restaurant at 39-20 Main St. The Flushing restaurant will offer Queens residents a taste of the chain’s fried chicken. Customers can feast on…
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F train rider beaten, robbed by stranger in Atlanta Braves baseball cap in Kew Gardens: NYPD
Jul. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
An F train rider was assaulted and robbed by an apparent Atlanta Braves baseball fan in Kew Gardens last month, and the suspect remains at large more than two weeks later.
Widow of slain detective addresses NYPD graduates in College Point
Jul. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The widow of a murdered New York detective addressed hundreds of NYPD Academy graduates on Tuesday as part of Gun and Shield Day, which sees recruits receive their badge and firearm before officially graduating from the Academy. Maritza Ramos, whose husband Det. Rafael Ramos was slain in an ambush…
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Graffiti Crackdown: Council Member Joann Ariola partners with Queens Economic Development Corp. to rid streets of graffiti
Jul. 3, 2024 By Anthony Medina Council Member Joann Ariola has once again teamed up with the Queens Economic Development Corporation to cleanse her district of unwanted graffiti. In June, the Queens council member, who represents District 32, which covers the southeast section of the borough, worked with QEDC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping…
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Federal ‘Summer EBT’ program rolls out in NYS for school-aged children, gets backing of Queens assemblymember
Jul. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan For some school-aged children, the end of the school year also marks the end of regular free meals, which can heighten existing food insecurities. Luckily for students across the five boroughs, the city’s free Summer Meals Program provides free breakfast and lunch distributed at schools, libraries and pools for…
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