Apr. 28, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 106th Precinct and 23rd Transit District are searching for the crook who stole a straphanger’s wallet on a southbound A train in Ozone Park and used his credit card to make more than $1,000 in purchases. Authorities say that the 24-year-old victim was on a southbound…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A South Ozone Park man was arrested in connection with a pair of gunpoint robberies that took place within the confines of the 105th Precinct and police are still searching for his three accomplices. Police say the first incident occurred on April 13 when, at approximately 11 p.m., the…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry In an effort to remedy the chronic workforce shortage that caused sporadic closures of city beaches and pools due to the lack of lifeguards, the city has reached a deal with District Council 37 on a new deal. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced on April 25 that the…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Leaders from cultural institutions and organizations across the borough came together at the Queens Museum on April 25 to officially announce the launch of the Queens Rising June 2023 Initiative. The second annual monthlong arts celebration will bring visitors from across the city to local venues and galleries to…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a crook who burglarized homes two Queens homes over the course of a couple of hours. Police say that at 2:45 p.m. on April 19, the suspect approached a residence located in the vicinity of Seward Avenue and 234th Street in Queens Village, within…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Jamaica men were sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on April 25 for fatally shooting a visitor from Guyana and wounding the victim’s brother during a botched 2017 robbery in Richmond Hill. Shakim Allen, 29, of Merrick Avenue, and Dreshaun Smith, 29, of 160th Street, were…
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Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Queens homeless man was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an Ozone Park deli worker after a brief altercation in 2020, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Steven Cohen, 66, who has no known address, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court…
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Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Woodside residents marked Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, by flooding their Open Street along a stretch of Woodside Avenue between 76th Street to 79th Street. The event also served as a celebration of Songkran, the Thai New Year that took place from April 13 to 15. Thai Community…
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Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has appointed a new chief of staff and new prosecutors to her staff. Katz announced the appointment of Wendy Erdly as chief of staff after nearly a decade of public service experience, mainly at the New York State Department of Financial Services, as deputy…
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Apr. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police at the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are on the lookout for an armed robber who targeted two fast food joints in southeast Queens.