Queens detectives are on the hunt for a brute who assaulted an 86-year-old woman last week because she asked to move so she could pass him in an apartment building hallway. According to police sources, the attack occurred inside the Ravenswood Houses located at 23-03 36th Ave. in Astoria at around 7 p.m. on…
Mar. 30, 2025 By Dean Moses Kaz Daughtry, the Adams administration’s new deputy mayor for public safety, says he is bringing lofty goals to an expanded portfolio of city agencies that now fall under his purview. A controversial figure in his previous role in the NYPD and often critiqued by those in and out…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams charged on Thursday that his administration has made massive strides in getting those living with homelessness out of the subway system, even as some critics say the impact has been minor. Hizzoner made the announcement at the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station on March 20…
Feb. 2, 2025 By Dean Moses Queens cops are on the hunt for three youths who shot a teen boy in a caught-on-camera afternoon ambush last month. According to police sources, the brazen incident unfolded on 123rd Avenue and 147th Street in Jamaica at around 2:54 p.m. on Jan. 28. Authorities said a group…
Jan. 26, 2025 By Dean Moses Queens detectives are questioning a teenager who allegedly stabbed a man to death during an argument early on Sunday morning. According to police sources, officers from the 115th Precinct were called to a home near the corner of 35th Avenue and 102nd Street in Corona just after 6…
Jan. 26, 2025 By Dean Moses and Robert Pozarycki Newly released surveillance footage of the suspect behind a Queens rape attempt appears to show the sicko with a handkerchief apparently used to subdue his victim. The chilling video that the NYPD released early on Sunday morning shows the suspect walking down a sidewalk and…
Jan. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are still looking for four men who allegedly roughed up a 7 train rider before robbing him in Hunters Point on the night of Friday, Jan. 10. The 37-year-old victim was onboard a Manhattan-bound 7 train… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2025 By Dean Moses A Queens woman accused of killing her building’s superintendent due to a rent dispute came face to face with the press — and the victim’s wife — following her arrest Thursday. Sandra Cotto Navarro, 48, was charged with murder for allegedly pummeling 55-year-old Jose Portillo over the head…
Dec. 22, 2024 By Dean Moses Police say an attempted robbery turned massive brawl on board a Queens train early on Sunday morning left a man stabbed to death. The incident unfolded aboard a Manhattan-bound 7 train as it rolled into the Woodside-61st Street Station at around 12:35 a.m. on Dec. 22. According to…
Dec. 8, 2024 By Dean Moses Investigators have released new images of the alleged assassin believed to have fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown on Wednesday after cops spent Saturday continuing to search Central Park for the murder weapon. The freshly disclosed photographs appear to show the unnamed, hooded killer riding in…