Dec. 6, 2024 By Niamh McAuliffe Smiling Hogshead Ranch, a community garden unlike most in New York City, is facing eviction after more than a decade of welcoming locals without a waitlist or fence. Located at 25-30 Skillman Ave. in Long Island City, the garden offers an open space for residents to join at any… Read more »
Tag: mta-police
AG’s office opens investigation into MTA police-involved fatal shooting near Jamaica LIRR station
Jan. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has launched a probe into the shooting of 52-year-old Basche McDaniel of Manhattan who was killed during an encounter with MTA Police officers a block away from the Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain station on the night of Friday, Dec. 29.
MTA Police shoot and kill gunman armed with submachine gun during Queens confrontation
Dec. 30, 2023 By Dean Moses
MTA Police in Queens shot and killed a gunman armed with a submachine gun who opened fire on them Friday evening, the authority reported.