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. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The 16-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed a Brooklyn cheerleader inside a Holliswood home on Saturday, Feb. 15, is being held without bail after he made his first court appearance on Monday night. The teenager, who was not identified because he is a minor, was arraigned in…
Feb. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A Venezuelan man who was living in the migrant shelter on Randall’s Island is now on Rikers Island after he was arrested last month and criminally charged with attempted murder for shooting an Astoria business owner during an armed robbery with his accomplice from Long Island in November. Elier… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry and Dean Moses A 16-year-old Corona boy who was taken into custody for questioning after a housemate was fatally stabbed on Sunday morning was arrested hours later and booked at the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights, where he was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.…
Jan. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry New details have emerged in the murder of a patient at a mental health facility on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village on the morning of Monday, Jan. 19. The victim’s roommate, 23-year-old David Zheng, was arrested and charged with murder and other related…
Jan. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A Rockaway Park man was arrested earlier this month after law enforcement executed a court-ordered search warrant at his Beach 123rd St. home and recovered a loaded firearm, a fake detective’s shield, several CO2 air pistols, and air rifles. Jody Fiorentino, 59, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court…
Dec. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted an East Elmhurst man in connection to a July 4th fatal collision at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Yersson Diaz, 27, of Ericsson Street just south of LaGuardia Airport, appeared at Queens Criminal Court for a summons on Tuesday and was taken into custody,…
Nov. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was criminally charged with grand larceny and other related crimes for allegedly stealing nearly a quarter of a million dollars in pandemic relief funds to help workers and small business owners suffering hardship due to COVID-19. Humayun Kabir, 53, of 161st Street, was arraigned in…
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens FDNY emergency medical technician is criminally charged with attempted murder and other crimes for the unprovoked shooting of a 36-year-old man on Steinway Street in Astoria in late August, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday. Isaiah Keller, 26, of 147th Street in Jamaica, was… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A former PTA president at an Astoria elementary school is accused of stealing more than $41,000 from the organization to pay for personal trips and make purchases at wine stores, smoke shops, and nail salons. Athena Gonzalez, 33, of Greenvale, LI, was arraigned Tuesday night in Queens Criminal Court… Read more »