Jan. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
Two Queens lawmakers are speaking out about the proliferation of illegal smoke shops in their districts.
Queens elected officials address spread of illegal smoke shops in their districts
Tag: NYPD
Council Member Ung tackles public safety and affordable housing at state of the district address in Flushing
Jan. 24, 2024 By Rachel Butler Approximately 30 members of the public joined Council Member Sandra Ung and special guests at the Glow Cultural Center on 41st Avenue in downtown Flushing on Monday, Jan. 22 for her State of the District address. Sidewalk congestion, public safety and education were the most discussed topics as Ung reflected on her achievements in 2023 and what she hopes to accomplish in 2024 for District 20 in Flushing. Ung said that the most common complaint she received in 2023 dealt with cluttered sidewalks, with Flushing residents saying that there are too many vendors and…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: boroughwide drop in rape and burglaries cases
Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens both dropped over the last month compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21, the number of reported rapes went down 20% in northern Queens, from 15 reported cases last year to 12 this year. Over the same period of time, burglaries decreased 12.4% in northern Queens, from 169 to 148. The 108th Precinct, which oversees Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, experienced…
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Dog-walking gunman sought for opening fire on residential block in Cambria Heights: NYPD
Jan. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who opened fire while walking a dog at the intersection of 211th Street and Murdock Avenue in Cambria Heights last week.
MTA worker assaulted by a woman inside a Jamaica subway station: NYPD
Jan. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
An on-duty MTA worker was attacked inside a Jamaica subway station and the NYPD is still looking for the woman who assaulted him more than a week later.
Peruvian eatery in Forest Hills robbed by two men who claimed they were armed: NYPD
Jan. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Peruvian restaurant in Forest Hills was robbed by two men on the night of Sunday, Jan. 7, with one of the suspects claiming he had a firearm, according to the NYPD. Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are searching for the two perpetrators who walked into…
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Flushing man overjoyed with return of autistic brother thanks to a persistent nurse at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens
Jan. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Flushing man will be forever grateful to a persistent nurse for the safe return of his autistic brother who was reported missing on Jan. 3 after he went out on his daily walk to Flushing Meadows Corona Park and didn’t return.
Infant girl dies Sunday after apparent medical incident inside migrant shelter in Long Island City: NYPD
Jan. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry No criminality is suspected in the death of a three-month-old infant girl who was found by her mother unconscious and unresponsive inside a migrant shelter in Long Island City on Sunday afternoon. Police from the NYPD 114th Precinct in Astoria and EMS responded to a 911 call of an… Read more »
Springfield Gardens man faces up to 90 Years in prison for two-day stabbing spree in Queens: DA
Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry The Springfield Gardens man who became the target of a citywide NYPD manhunt on Wednesday for a two-day stabbing spree in southeast Queens was criminally charged with attempted murder and faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted. Jermain Rigueur, 27, of 160th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on a 19-count complaint Friday charging him with three counts of attempted murder and assault for attacking four people in Springfield Gardens and Jamaica, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced. According to the charges and video surveillance footage, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at…
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Jackson Heights man gets 20 years for sexually assaulting child relative: DA
Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child relative beginning when the girl was 5 years old. Edgar Chalco, 42, of 92nd Street, was convicted by a jury in Queens Supreme Court last month of sexual conduct against a… Read more »