Mar. 23, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook behind a recent spate of antisemitic vandalism in Forest Hills and Rego Park — which included the etching of a swastika into the front of an NYPD precinct — over a five-day span earlier this month. The suspect, who is wanted in six…
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Mar. 23, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner Louis Molina punted on giving an up-to-date timeline for the closure of Rikers Island and transition to borough-based jails when asked for one by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday.
Mar. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry After spending more than a quarter century in prison for the murder of his estranged wife, Michael Robinson had his conviction overturned Wednesday, March 22. The Legal Aid Society secured the ruling from the New York State Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department overturning his 1993 murder conviction based upon…
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Mar. 23, 2023 By Christian Murray The state assembly passed a bill Wednesday that aims to lower the barrier for people wrongfully convicted of crimes to make a case for their innocence. The bill, titled the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act, aims to change existing law that blocks people who have pleaded guilty from filing…
Mar. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 50 community members attended the QueensLink town hall in Ozone Park on March 16 to discuss plans for the dormant 3.5 miles Rockaway Beach train line that would bring accessible transportation to transit desert communities. Volunteers of QueensLink heard community feedback on how to best meet residents’ needs…
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Mar. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry NYPD Special Operations divers made a disturbing discovery beneath the surface of Jamaica Bay on March 22 that was particularly alarming given the location’s proximity to JFK International Airport. Detectives from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway were alerted to multiple firearms submerged in Jamaica Bay by a concerned…
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Mar. 23, 2023 By Christian Murray Ten days after a series of bombshell allegations came out accusing Assemblyman Juan Ardila of sexually assaulting two women, one of the victims told amNY Metro that she is devastated that he has shown no signs of stepping down and that his actions represent a continued “abuse of…
Mar. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed During its virtual meeting held on March 13, Community Board 7 voted to approve plans to reconstruct the deteriorating seawall and rip-rap along the Hermon A. MacNeil Park waterfront in College Point. The $8.86 million project for the seawall reconstruction at MacNeil Park, located near Poppenhusen Avenue between 115th…
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Mar. 22, 2023 By Julia Moro Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on March 22 announced that a Far Rockaway man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the fatal 2018 shooting of a 15-year-old boy who was coming off a city bus in the neighborhood. According to the charges, around 4 p.m. on Thursday,…
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Mar. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A South Jamaica man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an Elmont, Long Island, man in 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on March 22. Edson Giron Figueroa, 21, of 108th Avenue, had pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter in the second…
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