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Woman speaks out after being attacked, robbed outside apartment building in Rockaway Beach, Queens
After a lifetime in Brooklyn, Debbie Villanueva moved to Rockaway Beach for the tranquility of the sea, but she is instead recovering after being attacked right in front of her new home.
Person struck by subway in Queens, causing delays: MTA
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A person was struck by a train in Queens on Monday evening, causing major service delays on the No. 7 line, according to the MTA. Emergency crews responded to the 74th Street – Broadway station at around 5 p.m. Service has resumed in both directions with severe delays, according to the MTA. […]
Man violently attacked outside his Queens home: NYPD
SOUTH OZONE PARK, Queens (PIX11) — Husband and father Harbhajan Ghotra, 42, said the situation between him and several of his younger neighbors went from bad to worse after he took issue with them allegedly making noise and drinking right outside his home in South Ozone Park, Queens. The very next afternoon – last Thursday – […]
Belmont: Man Sought following Fatal Shooting of Second 30-Year-Old Man
THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who they say is sought for questioning in connection to a shooting that occurred at the intersection of East 187th Street and Beaumont Avenue in Belmont on May 8, 2024. Video courtesy of the NYPD.
22-year-old woman slashed on NYC subway train in Queens
QUEENS - A 22-year-old woman was slashed by a man on a NYC subway train in Queens, the NYPD said. The attack happened on Friday just before midnight aboard a southbound E train near the Queens Plaza station at Jackson Avenue and Queens Boulevard in Long Island City. According to...
Body discovered outside Queens apartment building: NYPD
REGO PARK, Queens (PIX11) – A badly decomposed body was found outside of an apartment building in Queens this weekend, according to the NYPD and law enforcement sources. The body was discovered around 12:54 p.m. on Sunday near 92-40 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. The body was heavily decomposed, sources told PIX11 News. There was […]
Human remains found in New Jersey identified as 2011 missing NY man
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) -- Human remains found in Galloway Township, New Jersey, in June 2021 have been identified as a man last seen in New York City in 2011, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.Prosecutors said Monday investigators identified the human remains as those of Kevin Morris, who was 32 when he was reported missing out of Staten Island in October 2011.The prosecutor's office said Morris' remains were found in the area of South Pomona Road in Galloway Township in June 2021.Investigators are still working to determine how Morris died.The joint investigation is being handled by the prosecutor's office, Galloway Township police, New Jersey State Police and the Southern Regional Medical Examiner Office.Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them at 609-909-7800 or submit tips online.
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Astoria Park Carnival
Summer is just around the corner and there’s no better activity than grabbing cotton candy and spending all your change on carnival games at one of NYC’s many fests! One particular favorite of ours is the Astoria Park Carnival that’s returning this June. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Astoria Park Carnival. The Astoria Park Carnival is an annual festival in Queens complete with rides, games and fair food. The 2024 Astoria Park Carnival is from Wednesday, June 5th to Sunday, June 9th. Hours of operation are from 4pm-10pm Wednesday through Friday and 12pm-11:59pm on Saturday and Sunday. The Astoria Carnival grounds are under the RFK Bridge at the corner of Hoyt Ave. N and 19th St.
Man on cruise ship falls overboard into East River in Queens: NYPD
Correction: Police initially identified the cruise ship. However, a company spokesperson denied it was their vessel. The story has been updated. QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man on a cruise ship fell overboard into the East River near Queens Sunday night, according to the NYPD. It happened around 10:24 p.m. in the area of Newtown […]
Alleged squatter takes over Queens home, forges lease: DA
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — An alleged squatter is accused of forging lease documents and illegally living in a home in Jamaica, the Queens County District Attorney announced on Monday. Lance White-Hunt, 24, was arraigned on an 18-count indictment. He could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted, prosecutors said. The ordeal began in […]
Spuyten Duyvil: Over 25 Pounds of Fentanyl and Cocaine and $100K Cash Seized in Apartment
A cache of more than 12 kilograms (25 pounds) of suspected fentanyl and cocaine and $100,000 were recovered after members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force executed an unrelated arrest warrant at a home in the Spuyten Duyvil section of The Bronx, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, May 13.
Man stabbed to death in his Harlem apartment, girlfriend questioned by NYPD
A 47-year-old man was stabbed to death in his Harlem apartment, police said Monday — and his girlfriend was taken into custody for questioning. Alejandro Santos was knifed in his sixth-floor apartment on W. 147th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. about 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, cops said. One neighbor said she heard piercing screams followed by the victim’s girlfriend pounding on neighbors’ doors ...
Councilman warns of ‘disaster’ for NYC after beds for mentally ill slashed in half at new Brooklyn jail
An NYC lawmaker Monday warned of a “disaster” for the city after the number of proposed beds for mentally ill inmates was slashed in half for the jail under construction on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Councilman Lincoln Restler grilled city Health and Hospital brass on how the city is prepared to treat mentally disturbed suspects at the jails across the boroughs once Rikers Island is shut down. He noted that 55% of inmates at Rikers require mental health treatment and that the Brooklyn detention center is only slated to have 22% of beds for mentally ill patients — down from initial...
Teen cuffed for allegedly shooting up stores in Brownsville
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Police in Brooklyn have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly shooting into a strip of stores in February. Officers cuffed the kid, whose name is being withheld due to his...
'I was so in shock' - 11-year-old East Harlem slashing victim speaks out
NEW YORK - 11-year-old Maxi Park, the victim of a random slashing attack in East Harlem last Friday, is hospitalized and speaking out after the shocking incident. "Right after he cut me, I was like, so in shock," Park told FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers. On May 10, Park was...
Bronx dad of 2 killed in suspected drug-related shooting mourned
Bronx native Jeffrey Lopez had everything to live for — a loving family, good friends and a 3-month-old newborn son he wanted to introduce to the world. But on Wednesday, all those plans were brought to a violent end in a cloud of gun smoke. “We’re all hurting,” Price, a longtime friend of 30-year-old Lopez, told the Daily News, noting that everyone near the corner of Beaumont Ave. near E. ...
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