Mar. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man multiple times after the two became embroiled in an argument on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 18. The 37-year-old victim was walking past 90-25 170th St. in Jamaica when he…
Mar. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall In recognition of Brain Health Awareness Week, which runs from March 10-16, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Neurosurgeon Dr. Elizabeth Fontana discussed what actions people can take to stay mentally sharp. Dr. Fontana noted that taking action to try and keep a healthy brain can help reduce the risk…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for rape, attempted murder, and another charge for the violent sexual assault of a woman in broad daylight on a Jamaica rooftop in August 2023. Jerson Vasquez, 25, of 170th Street in Jamaica, pleaded guilty in…
Feb. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report on Wednesday into the death of Ervin Zacarias Antonio Agustin, a 23-year-old man from Valley Stream, LI, who died on May 19, 2024, following a motor vehicle collision involving an NYPD officer near Archer…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Two months after an unhinged robber allegedly attacked a woman in a Long Island City subway station, the NYPD released new images of the suspect and asked for the public’s help in identifying him. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are still looking for… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2025 By Bill Parry A 16-year-old boy was injured while subway surfing at the Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard subway station over the weekend. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call reporting an injured teenager on the roadbed just before 9 p.m. on Saturday. Officers found the fallen…
Jan. 24, 2025 By Bill Parry Homicide detectives at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica are still working to determine the motive behind the fatal shooting of a St. Albans man who was gunned down on a residential street just blocks from his home. Sherman Walker, 51, of Francis Lewis Boulevard was shot multiple times…
Jan. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A 63-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning after he crashed his SUV after losing control of the vehicle on a residential block in Jamaica. The driver was behind the wheel of a 2015 Toyota Rav4 traveling eastbound on 90th Street shortly after 5 a.m. when he jumped the…
Nov. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a gunman who shot a teenager in broad daylight on Thursday, Nov. 7 and remains at large. The shooting went down just after 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Archer Avenue and 153rd Street in Downtown Jamaica, a…
Oct. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a suspect who savagely stabbed a 43-year-old man who refused to give him a cigarette in broad daylight last week. The victim was sitting in his car in the vicinity of Lowe Court and 148th Street after dropping…