May. 9, 2025 By Dean Moses and QNS News team A former NYPD cadet who was stabbed while protecting a civilian during a mental health crisis at a Queens precinct has officially joined the ranks of New York’s Finest. Javiar Elcock, 24, graduated from the NYPD Police Academy on May 8, nearly two years…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Czarinna Andres March 20, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives are on the hunt for the unhinged woman who assaulted a 7-year-old boy and threatened his mother with a knife in a Long Island City subway station last month. According to police sources, the boy and his 37-year-old mother were accosted…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who assaulted a pregnant woman on a J train last week. The unprovoked attack occurred on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 25, as the subway was pulling into the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer station…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man multiple times after the two became embroiled in an argument on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 18. The 37-year-old victim was walking past 90-25 170th St. in Jamaica when he…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Athena Dawson Southeast Queens City Council Member Nantasha Williams is calling on Mayor Adams’ office to support the establishment of a Downtown Jamaica Neighborhood Task Force. Williams sent a letter to the Mayor’s office last week asking for his leadership in developing the task force to address persistent quality-of-life issues…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Governor Kathy Hochul visited Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst on Thursday, engaging with local residents amid their holiday shopping to discuss the rising cost of living in New York and to promote her proposal to deliver Inflation Reduction checks aimed at easing financial burdens for New Yorkers. Hochul,…