Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell
FDNY fire marshals are working to determine the cause of a fire that gutted a home in Ozone Park last week.
Cause of Ozone Park house fire on eve of July 4 holiday remains under investigation: FDNY
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Man shot near Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, suspect remains at large more than a week later: NYPD
Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who shot a 23-year-old man on a residential street in Bellerose last month.
Trash in low rise residential buildings must be containerized starting Nov. 12: Mayor
Jul. 8, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced that owners of residential buildings with nine or fewer units will be required to place their trash in containers starting Nov. 12. The mayor also unveiled the new official “NYC Bin.” Owners of small residential buildings and single-family homes must purchase the…
Foreclosures in Queens increase slightly from previous year in second quarter of 2024: report
Jul. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of first-time foreclosures in Queens saw a slight increase from the second quarter of 2023 to the same period in 2024, according to a report by the real estate agency PropertyShark. Year-over-year, foreclosures in Queens rose 8%, from 148 last year to 160 this year. This year’s foreclosures accounted…
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Suspected gunman sought for shooting at a man on a St. Albans commercial street in May: NYPD
Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD identified a suspect who is wanted for shooting at a 26-year-old man in St. Albans back in May.
Police brass say recidivism remains ongoing problem with subway crime
Jul. 8, 2024 By Dean Moses Police brass say they are continuing to zero in on criminals bringing weapons into the subway system, with NYPD’s Chief of Transit noting that their job is being made harder due to recidivism– pointing to the repeat offender who slashed three people at a Queens station last month…
Church in Flushing to host defensive driving course next month to promote road safety
Jul. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A Flushing church will present a Defensive Driving Course sponsored by the National Safety Council next month. The Holy Family Parish, located at 175-20 74th Ave. in Flushing, will present the course on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A church spokesperson shared that the parish…
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Forest Hills pharmacy owner sentenced for $18M COVID healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme: Feds
Jul. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Forest Hills man was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nearly nine years in prison for his role in an $18 million COVID-19 healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme.
Queens College and NYC Parks launch borough-wide cultural partnership
Jul. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A transformative borough-wide partnership between Queens College and NYC Parks was launched at Archie Spigner Park, in Jamaica on Thursday, June 27. The initiative aims to promote cultural vibrancy through a series of free performances and interactive workshops focused on music, dance, and the visual arts. The inaugural event…
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Queens cop killed by alleged drunk driver laid to rest on Long Island
Jul. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses Hundreds of NYPD cops came together at a funeral home on Long Island Saturday to honor the life of Police Officer Emilia Rennhack, who was killed last month by an alleged drunk driver who crashed his vehicle into a storefront that the off-duty officer was frequenting at the…